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+'''Virgin Video''' was a British home video distributor who released a number of Henson productions on video in the UK in the 1980s under the "Jim Henson Presents" banner, akin to other international releases.
-[[File:Virgin_Video_Muppet_Trailer|thumb|300px]]
-'''Virgin Video''' released a series of VHS in the 1980s in the UK. Some were compilations from [[The Muppet Show]], with new framing material featuring [[Kermit the Frog|Kermit]], [[Fozzie Bear|Fozzie]] and other Muppets. These were also released in the US by [[Playhouse Video]]. Also released were two [[Fraggle Rock]] videos, each with two episodes from the American production. And three [[Muppet Babies]] videos each with two episodes.
-Also released was [[The Tale of the Bunny Picnic]] and [[The Muppet Movie]].
+A majority of Henson releases from Virgin were''[[The Muppet Show|Muppet Show]]'' compilations that had previously been released in the United States by [[Playhouse Video]], which contain new framing material featuring [[Kermit the Frog|Kermit]], [[Fozzie Bear|Fozzie]] and other Muppets. One of the releases - ''[[The Muppet Revue]]'' was retitled as ''Kermit and Fozzie's Favourites''. Although Virgin released most of the Playhouse titles, they did not release four of them - ''[[Country Music with the Muppets]]'', ''[[Muppet Treasures]]'', ''[[Rock Music with the Muppets]]'' and ''[[Rowlf's Rhapsodies]]''. Virgin also released two ''[[Fraggle Rock]]'' videos, with each containing two episodes of the American version.
-Each video cover has a parade of shadows of the Muppets that appear on that program.
+Each video cover features silhouettes of Muppet characters who appear in that program.
-The only videos that were released in the Playhouse Video series and not in the UK Virgin Videos releases are ''[[:Playhouse Video: Country Music|Country Music]]'', ''[[Muppet Treasures]]'', ''[[Rock Music with the Muppets]]'' and ''[[Rowlf's Rhapsodies]]''.
+Virgin Video was commonly associated with [[Palace]], another video distributor who released Henson products in the UK. Both companies operated under the same distribution arm - ''Palace, Virgin and Gold Distribution Ltd.''
-''Kermit and Fozzie's Favourites'' was released in the US as ''[[The Muppet Revue]]''. The only difference is the title.
+{{br}}
+===Trailers===
+<gallery widths=200 spacing=small orientation=landscape>
+File:Virgin_Video_Muppet_Trailer|Home Video Trailer
+File:The_Muppets-_UK_VHS_TV_Advert_(1986)|TV Trailer
+</gallery>
 ==Videos==
 <gallery>
-Image:TM_TKAMPS_VV.jpg|The Kermit And Miss Piggy Story (JH10011)
+Image:TM_TKAMPS_VV.jpg|''[[The Kermit and Piggy Story]]'' (JH10011)<br><small>({{popup|TM_TKAMPS_VV_2.jpg|cover variant}})</small>
-Image:TM_GPMWS_VV.jpg|Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff (JH10021)
+Image:TM_GPMWS_VV.jpg|''[[Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff]]'' (JH10021)<br><small>({{popup|TM_GPMWS_VV_2.jpg|cover variant}})</small>
-Image:Video_Muppet_Moments.jpg|Muppet Moments (JH10031)
+Image:Video_Muppet_Moments.jpg|''[[Muppet Moments (video)|Muppet Moments]]'' (JH10031)<br><small>({{popup|Video_Muppet_Moments_2.jpg|cover variant}})</small>
+Image:FR_04_VV.jpg|''[[Fraggle Rock]]: [[Episode 302: Red-Handed and the Invisible Thief|Red-Handed and the Invisible Thief]] and [[Episode 307: Home is Where the Trash Is|Home is Where the Trash Is]]'' (JH10041)
-Image:FR_04_VV.jpg|Fraggle Rock (JH10041)
+Image:MB_WYWUAM_VV.jpg|''[[Muppet Babies]]: [[Episode 213: When You Wish Upon a Muppet|When You Wish Upon a Muppet]] and [[Episode 202: Piggy's Hyper-Activity Book|Piggy's Hyper-Activity Book]]'' (JH10051)<br><small>({{popup|MB_WYWUAM_VV_Ver2.jpg|cover variant}})</small>
-Image:MB_WYWUAM_VV.jpg|Muppet Babies (JH10051)
+Image:TMM_VV.jpg|''[[The Muppet Movie]]'' (JH10061)
-Image:MB_WYWUAM_VV_Ver2.jpg|Cardbord box version with different parade of shadows of the Muppet Babies.
-Image:TMM_VV.jpg|The Muppet Movie (JH10061)
+Image:TM_FMS_VV.jpg|''[[Fozzie's Muppet Scrapbook]]'' (JH10071)
-Image:TM_FMS_VV.jpg|Fozzie's Muppet Scrapbook (JH10071)
+Image:Video.kermfozzfave.jpg|''[[The Muppet Revue|Kermit and Fozzie's Favourites]]'' (JH10081)
+Image:MB_VHS_JH10101.jpg|''Muppet Babies: [[Episode 206: Snow White and the Seven Muppets|Snow White and the Seven Muppets]] and [[Episode 212: By the Book|By the Book]]'' (JH10101)
-Image:Video.kermfozzfave.jpg|Kermit And Fozzie's Favourites (JH10081)
-Image:MB_VHS_JH10101.jpg|Muppet Babies (JH10101)
+Image:Bunnies.jpg|''[[The Tale of the Bunny Picnic]]'' (JH1011)
+Image:Fraggles.jpg|''Fraggle Rock: [[Episode 301: The Bells of Fraggle Rock|The Bells of Fraggle Rock]] and [[Episode 305: Blanket of Snow, Blanket of Woe|Blanket of Snow, Blanket of Woe]]''
-Image:Bunnies.jpg|The Tale Of The Bunny Picnic (JH1011)
+Image:BAbies.jpg|''Muppet Babies: [[Episode 201: Once Upon an Egg Timer|Once Upon an Egg Timer]] and [[Episode 203: Fozzie's Last Laugh|Fozzie's Last Laugh]]'' (JH1013)
-Image:Fraggles.jpg|Fraggle Rock
+Image:Csaswtm.jpg|''[[Children's Songs and Stories with the Muppets]]'' (JH1012)
-Image:BAbies.jpg|Muppet Babies
-Image:Csaswtm.jpg|Childrens Songs and Stories with The Muppets (JH1012)
 </gallery>
-==Releases:==
-*'''[[The Muppet Movie]]'''
-*'''[[The Tale of the Bunny Picnic]]'''
-==The Muppet Show==
-*'''[[Muppet Moments (video)|Muppet Moments]]'''
-*'''[[Fozzie's Muppet Scrapbook]]'''
-*'''[[Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff]]'''
-*'''[[The Kermit and Piggy Story]]'''
-*'''[[Children's Songs and Stories with the Muppets]]'''
-*'''[[The Muppet Revue|Kermit and Fozzie's Favourites]]''' (released in the US as '''The Muppet Revue''')
-==Muppet Babies==
-*'''[[Muppet Babies]]''' [[Episode 213: When You Wish Upon a Muppet]] and [[Episode 202: Piggy's Hyper-Activity Book]]
-*'''[[Muppet Babies]]''' [[Episode 201: Once Upon an Egg Timer]] and [[Episode 203: Fozzie's Last Laugh]]
-*'''[[Muppet Babies]]''' [[Episode 206: Snow White and the Seven Muppets]] and [[Episode 212: By the Book]]
-==Fraggle Rock==
-*'''[[Fraggle Rock]]''' [[Episode 302: Red-Handed and the Invisible Thief]] and [[Episode 307: Home is Where the Trash Is]]
-*'''[[Fraggle Rock]]''' [[Episode 301: The Bells of Fraggle Rock]] and [[Episode 305: Blanket of Snow, Blanket of Woe]]
 ==See also==
-[[Palace]]
+*[[Palace]]
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Latest revision as of 20:16, 14 November 2023

Virgin Video was a British home video distributor who released a number of Henson productions on video in the UK in the 1980s under the "Jim Henson Presents" banner, akin to other international releases.

A majority of Henson releases from Virgin wereMuppet Show compilations that had previously been released in the United States by Playhouse Video, which contain new framing material featuring Kermit, Fozzie and other Muppets. One of the releases - The Muppet Revue was retitled as Kermit and Fozzie's Favourites. Although Virgin released most of the Playhouse titles, they did not release four of them - Country Music with the Muppets, Muppet Treasures, Rock Music with the Muppets and Rowlf's Rhapsodies. Virgin also released two Fraggle Rock videos, with each containing two episodes of the American version.

Each video cover features silhouettes of Muppet characters who appear in that program.

Virgin Video was commonly associated with Palace, another video distributor who released Henson products in the UK. Both companies operated under the same distribution arm - Palace, Virgin and Gold Distribution Ltd.