• Welcome to the Muppet Central Forum!
    You are viewing our forum as a guest. Join our free community to post topics and start private conversations. Please contact us if you need help.
  • Sesame Street Season 55
    Sesame Street Season 55 has premiered on Max with new episodes each Thursday. Watch and let us know your thoughts.
  • Jim Henson Idea Man
    Remember the life. Honor the legacy. Inspire your soul. The new Jim Henson documentary "Idea Man" is now streaming exclusively on Disney+.
  • Back to the Rock Season 2
    Fraggle Rock Back to the Rock Season 2 has premiered on AppleTV+. Watch the anticipated new season and let us know your thoughts.
  • Bear arrives on Disney+
    The beloved series has been off the air for the past 15 years. Now all four seasons are finally available for a whole new generation.
  • Sam and Friends Book
    Read our review of the long-awaited book, "Sam and Friends - The Story of Jim Henson's First Television Show" by Muppet Historian Craig Shemin.

Could Fraggle Rock have been considered for ITC?

minor muppetz

Well-Known Member
Joined
Jun 19, 2005
Messages
16,077
Reaction score
2,663
The Muppet Show and first two movies were big hits, and were all originally done by ITC, who then did The Dark Crystal.

Fraggle Rock was not produced or distributed by ITC, but do you suppose Jim Henson had considered pitching the show to ITC?

Given the success of TMS and the movies, it seems possible that Lord Grade would want to finance more Henson productions (though I guess he was a little hesitant about The Dark Crystal). Of course during filming of The Dark Crystal management at ITC had changed and didn't see eye to eye with Jim, leading him to cut further ties with the company. But Jim Henson started talking about Fraggle Rock before The Dark Crystal began production - plenty of time to at least consider doing another show for ITC (before deciding not to).
 
Top