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==Plot== |
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| − | Zeb Norman comes to a strange small island town in search of the perfect gift for his fiancée, Rosalie. Zeb has never met Rosalie, but has fallen in love with her through an exchange of letters. He finds just what he's looking for in a pair of silver slippers at a local antique/curio shop owned by Clara Buford, but before he can obtain them, Clara insists that he accompany her to nearby dark, mysterious Hog Island so she can retrieve a pearl stolen from her by her rival, Fred. As it turns out, the pearl bestows upon its owner the power of transformation, and when Fred sees them coming, he takes action. |
+ | Zeb Norman comes to a strange small island town in search of the perfect gift for his fiancée, Rosalie. Zeb has never met Rosalie, but has fallen in love with her through an exchange of letters. He finds just what he's looking for in a pair of silver slippers at a local antique/curio shop owned by Clara Buford, but before he can obtain them, Clara insists that he accompany her to nearby dark, mysterious Hog Island so she can retrieve a pearl stolen from her by her rival, Fred. As it turns out, the pearl bestows upon its owner the power of transformation, and when Fred sees them coming, he takes action. As he takes on the form of a sea monster, a flying beast, and a giant tentacle, the success of Zeb and Clara's mission is suddenly very much in question. |
==Cast== |
==Cast== |
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| − | *[[Chris Makepeace]] as Zeb Norman |
+ | *[[Chris Makepeace]] as [[Zeb Norman]] |
| − | *[[Helen Burns]] as Clara Buford |
+ | *[[Helen Burns]] as [[Clara Buford]] |
*[[Carolyn Dunn]] as Rosalie |
*[[Carolyn Dunn]] as Rosalie |
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*[[Jerry Nelson]] as [[Fred (Lighthouse Island)|Fred]] |
*[[Jerry Nelson]] as [[Fred (Lighthouse Island)|Fred]] |
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*[[John Dunsworth]] as Sam |
*[[John Dunsworth]] as Sam |
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*[[Marty Reno]] as Jake |
*[[Marty Reno]] as Jake |
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| − | *[[Bruce Armstrong]] as |
+ | *[[Bruce Armstrong]] as Carl |
*[[Gordon Robertson]] as [[Polar Bear (Lighthouse Island)|Polar Bear]] |
*[[Gordon Robertson]] as [[Polar Bear (Lighthouse Island)|Polar Bear]] |
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==Trivia== |
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*In its initial airing as part of ''The Jim Henson Hour'', the special's opening scenes featured voice-over narration by [[Jim Henson]]. When the special was rerun on [[Nickelodeon]] as part of the [[Muppet Matinee]] series, the voice-over was dropped. |
*In its initial airing as part of ''The Jim Henson Hour'', the special's opening scenes featured voice-over narration by [[Jim Henson]]. When the special was rerun on [[Nickelodeon]] as part of the [[Muppet Matinee]] series, the voice-over was dropped. |
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Revision as of 01:48, 20 January 2011
Lighthouse Island is a half-hour telefilm which aired as the second half of The Jim Henson Hour's episode 102 on April 21, 1989. It later appeared as part of the Muppet Matinee programming block on Nickelodeon.
Plot
Zeb Norman comes to a strange small island town in search of the perfect gift for his fiancée, Rosalie. Zeb has never met Rosalie, but has fallen in love with her through an exchange of letters. He finds just what he's looking for in a pair of silver slippers at a local antique/curio shop owned by Clara Buford, but before he can obtain them, Clara insists that he accompany her to nearby dark, mysterious Hog Island so she can retrieve a pearl stolen from her by her rival, Fred. As it turns out, the pearl bestows upon its owner the power of transformation, and when Fred sees them coming, he takes action. As he takes on the form of a sea monster, a flying beast, and a giant tentacle, the success of Zeb and Clara's mission is suddenly very much in question.
Cast
- Chris Makepeace as Zeb Norman
- Helen Burns as Clara Buford
- Carolyn Dunn as Rosalie
- Jerry Nelson as Fred
- Margaret Moore as Fortune Teller
- John Dunsworth as Sam
- Marty Reno as Jake
- Bruce Armstrong as Carl
- Gordon Robertson as Polar Bear
Credits
- Written by Jerry Juhl
- Directed by Eric Till
- Jim Henson's Creature Shop Creative Supervisor: John Stephenson
- Production Designer: Russell Chick
- Music: Eric Robertson
Trivia
- In its initial airing as part of The Jim Henson Hour, the special's opening scenes featured voice-over narration by Jim Henson. When the special was rerun on Nickelodeon as part of the Muppet Matinee series, the voice-over was dropped.