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Revision as of 08:19, 7 April 2017

610px-LMM 4.jpg

Screenshot of one of the unaired episodes.

Status: Partially Found


Another screenshot.

In 1985, after the first season of Jim Henson's Muppet Babies brought in huge ratings, CBS decided to expand the series from a half-hour to a hour-long block, pairing it with a show called Little Muppet Monsters to make a full hour-long package called Muppets, Babies & Monsters.

Plot

The show was based around three young Muppet monsters: Tug (performed by Richard Hunt), Boo (performed by David Rudman) and Molly (performed by Camille Bonora) who, after an incident where Scooter put them in the basement because Molly and Boo played water polo in the living room, host their own basement-based TV show featuring a musical act with Nicky Napoleon and his emperor penguins, a few cameos and segments (like "Fozzie's Comedy Corner" and a segment with Gonzo) from characters of The Muppet Show (including The Electric Mayhem during the opening credits, excitedly watching the show at home on their television and sofa), recurring animated segments like "Pigs in Space", "Kermit the Frog, Private Eye" and "Muppet Sports Shorts" (featuring Animal) and one original Muppet song per episode.

Cancellation

The show was cancelled after three episodes and was never rerun afterwards (although segments of "Pigs in Space" and "Kermit the Frog, Private Eye" from the second episode were used in the final episode of Muppet Babies). According to Muppet performer Kathryn Mullen, this could have been because Marvel Productions were having trouble getting the animated subjects in between puppet wrap-arounds and found footage for the entire season ready for airing, leading CBS to respond by rerunning Muppet Babies in the show's place until Marvel Productions had finished the animated segments. However, the rerun's ratings were quite high, leading CBS to cancel Little Muppet Monsters outright.

But storyboard director Scott Shaw claims that, despite 15 other episodes being made, it was cancelled simply because Jim Henson felt that the concept and show itself wasn't up to his standard of quality, leading him to request its cancellation.

However, according to Mullen, the remaining fifteen episodes were never finished; the puppet wrap-arounds were made, but the animation was never put in, and there were a total of thirteen puppet segments shot (though most of the money was put into the show's animation) and there were ultimately only three "true" episodes made ever.[1]

Availability & Episode Listing

Surprisingly, in addition to the three aired episodes, footage of the puppet segments of three other unaired episodes have surfaced. They were originally uploaded by the Youtube channel Henson Rarities, but the channel has since been terminated. Likewise, mirrors have also shown up.

# Episode Title Air Date Status
1 In the Beginning Sep. 14 1985 Found
2 Space Cowboys Sep. 21 1985 Found
3 The Great Boodini Sep. 28 1985 Found
4 Hi, Mars Unaired Lost
5 Monster Measles Unaired Lost
6 Gonzo's Talent Hunt Unaired Partially Found
7 Can't Stop the Music Unaired Lost
8 Boo Monster Ace Reporter Unaired Lost
9 Feels Like Rain Unaired Lost
10 Foo-Foo Phooey Unaired Partially Found
11 Penguin for a Day Unaired Lost
12 Gunko Unaired Partially Found
13 Mail-Order Guest Unaired Lost
14 Unknown Unaired Lost
15 Unknown Unaired Lost
16 Unknown Unaired Lost
17 Unknown Unaired Lost
18 Unknown Unaired Lost

Gallery

All-Star Rock 'N' Wrestling Saturday Spectacular clip featuring clips from the unaired episodes.

References