Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas

<p><strong>Day 16:</strong> We gush about the Riverbottom Nightmare Band and Kermit riding a bicycle in this episode about the 1977 Jim Henson special, “Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas.”</p> <h4>On This Episode</h4> <ol> <li><strong>Mike Westfall</strong> (<a href="https://twitter.com/fallwestmike">@fallwestmike</a>), a stoat who looks like a bear, dresses like a pinball wizard, and sounds like he ate Cookie Monster.</li> <li><strong>Emily Rowley</strong> (<a href="(https://twitter.com/mlerowley)">@mlerowley</a>), a snake who can play bass guitar despite no one around her thinking that’s amazing.</li> </ol> <hr /> <h4>Topics and Tangents</h4> <ol> <li>Muppet Wiki has the lowdown of <a href="http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Emmet_Otter%27s_Jug-Band_Christmas">all 5 cuts of this</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrpTNHbqBNE">official outtake reel</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GduZhqftUn8">drum roll outtake reel</a>.</li> <li><a href="http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Of_Muppets_and_Men_%28book%29">Of Muppets and Men: The Making of The Muppet Show</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="https://www.pncchristmaspriceindex.com/">Christmas Price Index</a> of gifts given in “The 12 Days of Christmas.”</li> <li>The <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyDT4Urb8rY">“ass sliding” scene</a> from “RAD.”</li> <li>Jerry Nelson and Louise Gold sing <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJ_up6-uRAs">“When the River Meets the Sea” at Jim Henson’s memorial service</a>.</li> </ol> <hr /> <h5>Previous Episodes of This Podcast Mentioned</h5> <ul> <li>Season 1, Episode 2: <a href="https://adventcalendar.house/episodes/muppet-family-christmas-3d6509c9">A Muppet Family Christmas</a></li> <li>Season 2, Episode 8: <a href="https://adventcalendar.house/episodes/john-denver-muppets-christmas-c13727fa">John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together</a></li> </ul> <hr /> <h4>After This Episode</h4> <p>Listen to the <a href="http://cantwaitforchristmaspod.com/2018/11/25/cwfc-045-emmet-otters