Peppermint Park (found direct-to-VHS puppet series; 1987-1988): Difference between revisions

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The Volume 1 VHS

Status: Partially Found

Peppermint Park was an 80's puppet show that was released straight to VHS sometime between the early 80's and early 90's. It had mainly limited releases normally published by low-money companies and was produced by Mark V Productions.

History

Peppermint Park was an American direct-to-video children's show released in 1987. Six volumes of the series were released. The show had many similarities to Sesame Street, in that it was a mixture of live action and puppets. Characters included Ernie, who sang a song about the letter M, and Piggle, a pig with a big appetite. The show's most recent mentioning was by Blameitonjorge on his Top 20 Unintentionally Disturbing Kid's Shows From Around The World and user User IcyRoserade has uploaded a majority of the tapes to YouTube.

The series was directed and produced by John Horton and Mark V. Productions. The puppets were created by Dann O'Quinn. Six episodes, one per volume, were released by Televidics Productions. It was an obvious ripoff of Sesame Street, with puppets that would teach children letters, numbers, and other educational subjects. It also contained short animated and live action segments like Sesame Street as well. Most likely due to very poor sales and negative reviews, the series was cut short and was cancelled sometime in 1988. The six volumes additionally went out of print at this point as well.

VHS

Volumes 1 through 5 have bee discovered by IcyRoserade

Volume 1: Magic Moments Volume 2: The Story Lady Volume 3: Music Land Volume 4: Musical Letters Volume 5: Carnival Fun

Volume 6: Discover Feelings has yet to be found

Videos

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 == History ==
-The show was a clone of Sesame Street featuring doll-headed puppets teaching lessons such as letters, colors and numbers. The show's most recent mentioning was by Blameitonjorge on his Top 20 Unintentionally Disturbing Kid's Shows From Around The World and user User IcyRoserade has [https://www.youtube.com/user/IcyRoserade uploaded a majority of the tapes to YouTube.]
+Peppermint Park was an American direct-to-video children's show released in 1987. Six volumes of the series were released. The show had many similarities to Sesame Street, in that it was a mixture of live action and puppets. Characters included Ernie, who sang a song about the letter M, and Piggle, a pig with a big appetite. The show's most recent mentioning was by Blameitonjorge on his Top 20 Unintentionally Disturbing Kid's Shows From Around The World and user User IcyRoserade has [https://www.youtube.com/user/IcyRoserade uploaded a majority of the tapes to YouTube.]
-Because of the shows rarity, only a few clips currently exist on the internet including the opening sequence. The show was produced by Mark V Productions. It is unknown if full episodes exist.
+The series was directed and produced by John Horton and Mark V. Productions. The puppets were created by Dann O'Quinn. Six episodes, one per volume, were released by Televidics Productions. It was an obvious ripoff of Sesame Street, with puppets that would teach children letters, numbers, and other educational subjects. It also contained short animated and live action segments like Sesame Street as well. Most likely due to very poor sales and negative reviews, the series was cut short and was cancelled sometime in 1988. The six volumes additionally went out of print at this point as well.
-Some known information involves some of the sketches. Ernie loves the letter M and sings a song describing it with words that begin with M. There is also Manyard who sings about being blue to teach other meanings of the word blue.
-There was also a Scarecrow, and a video about the gang showcasing bubbles, stoplights, and crackers. No one knows what happened with the franchise.
 == VHS ==