Peppermint Park (found direct-to-VHS puppet series; 1987-1988)

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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.

History

Because of the show's obscurity, not much information can be said what the show is about. All that is known is it was a rip-off of Sesame Street featuring very disturbing doll-headed puppets teaching lessons such as letters, colors and numbers. TV Tropes describes the series as straight to video and straight from hell. The shows most recent mentioning was by Blameitonjorge on his Top 20 Unintentionally Disturbing Kid's Shows From Around The World.

Because of the shows rarity, only clips currently exist on the internet including the opening sequence. The show was produced by Mark V Productions.

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. He has a voice that could make ears bleed and the song is poorly written. There is also Manyard who sings about being blue (because he used drugs at one point... But a four tear old wouldent know that...) to teach other meanings of the word blue.

There was also a Scarecrow, a video about the gang showcasing bubbles, stoplights, crackers, and little to no information about the show makes it all the more creepier. The puppets look like actors who had their heads removed and replaced with a creepy doll.

No full VHS copies exist online. Only minutes of clips from random episodes.

Known Links On The Series

Videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbBNGyk30Yk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQ-US2sEpXI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZwMDRKee0E

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLq0XFmcTPE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QXqQ8hoMbU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MzIrNx2ZyI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtiHuA6fMpE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oACU4UmgANg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbf_9VC5Z3g

VHS

The Volume 1 VHS of the series is available on amazon for $39.99.

Amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/Peppermint-Park-1-Magic-Moments/dp/B0006V8WI0

A picture of the VHS