Alexander the Grape

Alexander the Grape is an unfinished animated short film produced by Jim Henson.

The film tells the story of Alexander, a small grape who wishes to be a big watermelon. Alexander goes to the library and studies to reach his aspiration. Alexander first transforms himself into a pear and then a pineapple before finally getting becoming a watermelon. Alexander returns to the grocery story only to discover that life as the only big watermelon is far lonelier than life as the smallest grape in a bunch surrounded by others. Alexander decides to work his way back to pineapple and pear until he is again a tiny grape. The story ends happily with Alexander growing into a old raisin.

Henson never finished the film, however a screening of the project - featuring Henson's narration over a mixture of storyboards and hand-drawn animations - was publicly shown in March 2011 at an event promoting A Tale of Sand.