The Grover Monster - Jean Marsh Cartoon Special (lost PBS TV special; 1975): Difference between revisions
No edit summary |
m (YoshiKiller2S moved page The Grover Monster - Jean Marsh Cartoon Special (lost TV special; 1975) to The Grover Monster - Jean Marsh Cartoon Special (lost PBS TV special; 1975)) |
||
(11 intermediate revisions by 7 users not shown) | |||
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{InfoboxLost | {{InfoboxLost | ||
|title=<center>Jean Marsh | |title=<center>The Grover Monster - Jean Marsh Cartoon Special</center> | ||
|image=Jeanmarshgrover-pub.jpg | |image=Jeanmarshgrover-pub.jpg | ||
|imagecaption=Jean Marsh ( | |imagecaption=Jean Marsh (left) and Grover (right) appear in a framing segment. | ||
|status=<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | |status=<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''The Grover | '''''The Grover Monster — Jean Marsh Cartoon Special''''' aired over PBS stations on March 10th, 1975.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=Of0QAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA176&lpg=PA176&dq=Jean+Marsh+and+the+Grover+Monster+Special&source=bl&ots=qpwFOKoC58&sig=UGEtfCX9qL0idh6AEqpxTNpYSaw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiU7Jyu0-_OAhUExGMKHbmlDZkQ6AEIVDAN#v=onepage&q=Jean%20Marsh%20and%20the%20Grover%20Monster%20Special&f=false ''Television Specials: 5,336 Entertainment Programs, 1936-2012'', 2d ed.] Retrieved 01 Sept '16</ref>It was produced by David Connell and written by Norman Stiles and Jim Thurman. Jean Marsh, with the assistance of Grover, hosted a collection of the best animation from [[Sesame Street (partially lost children's educational TV series; 1969-present)|''Sesame Street'']] and ''The Electric Company'', including award-winning shorts by Chuck Jones and John Hubley. | ||
==Status== | |||
The only visual evidence concerning this special's existence is a promotional photo that was sold on eBay and can be seen at right. In addition, it is unknown precisely what segments the special used, let alone by Jones or Hubley. Since this special aired when home recording was in its infancy, it's unlikely that anyone recorded it, though Sesame Workshop might have a copy of at least the Grover/Marsh framing segments. | The only visual evidence concerning this special's existence is a promotional photo that was sold on eBay and can be seen at right. In addition, it is unknown precisely what segments the special used, let alone by Jones or Hubley. Since this special aired when home recording was in its infancy, it's unlikely that anyone recorded it, though Sesame Workshop might have a copy of at least the Grover/Marsh framing segments. | ||
Ironically, the "[[Cracks aka | Ironically, the "[[Cracks aka "Crack Master" (found animated "Sesame Street" short; 1975)|Cracks]]" short (which itself was lost for the longest time) has been speculated to have been one of the shorts featured during the program. | ||
== | ==Reference== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
[[Category:Lost TV|Grover Monster - Jean Marsh Cartoon Special | ==External Link== | ||
[[Category: | https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/The_Grover_Monster_-_Jean_Marsh_Cartoon_Special | ||
[[Category:Lost puppetry|Grover Monster - Jean Marsh Cartoon Special]] | |||
[[Category:Lost TV|Grover Monster - Jean Marsh Cartoon Special]] | |||
[[Category:Completely lost media|Grover Monster - Jean Marsh Cartoon Special]] |
Latest revision as of 04:52, 19 September 2024
The Grover Monster — Jean Marsh Cartoon Special aired over PBS stations on March 10th, 1975.[1]It was produced by David Connell and written by Norman Stiles and Jim Thurman. Jean Marsh, with the assistance of Grover, hosted a collection of the best animation from Sesame Street and The Electric Company, including award-winning shorts by Chuck Jones and John Hubley.
Status
The only visual evidence concerning this special's existence is a promotional photo that was sold on eBay and can be seen at right. In addition, it is unknown precisely what segments the special used, let alone by Jones or Hubley. Since this special aired when home recording was in its infancy, it's unlikely that anyone recorded it, though Sesame Workshop might have a copy of at least the Grover/Marsh framing segments.
Ironically, the "Cracks" short (which itself was lost for the longest time) has been speculated to have been one of the shorts featured during the program.
Reference
- ↑ Television Specials: 5,336 Entertainment Programs, 1936-2012, 2d ed. Retrieved 01 Sept '16
External Link
https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/The_Grover_Monster_-_Jean_Marsh_Cartoon_Special