DVD Wishes

[rexcrk]

These are any Henson-related DVDs I'd love:

- The Muppet Movie, Great Muppet Caper, and Muppets Take Manhattan with better DVD releases than the ones already released

- Muppet Christmas Carol and Muppet Treasure Island in WIDESCREEN format (the menus and special features are already great though)

- Every season of the Muppet Show in DVD box sets (can't wait for season one! )

- All of Dinosaurs

- Muppets Tonight!

- Jim Henson hour

and anything else Muppety I forgot

 

[minor muppetz]

I would like it if henson and disney (and possibly hit entertainment, if nessessary) would make a special deal to release every episode of the jim henson hour, uncut and in their original one-hour forms, with show promos (there was a really good one with jim henson talking about the show, which was shown during a commercial break during sesame street: 20.. and still counting) and talk show interviews regarding the show (there was atoday show interview on the day of the shows broadcast).

otherwise, I would be happy if disney released the following:

the jim henson hour: the complete muppetelevision (2-disc set)
disc 1:
first four muppetelevision episodes (science fiction, aquatic life, monster telethon and the ratings game)
muppet morsels
commentary on: the ratings game and monster telethon
concept art
interview with jerry juhl
deleted/ alterd scenes and outtakes
bonus special: miss piggys hollywood
original pilot: innertube

disc 2:
final four muppetelevision episodes (garbage, health and fitness, musicians, and food)
muppet morsels
audio commentary on: musicians
bonus special: the secrets of the muppets
easter egg: dog city pre-show
character bios
deleted/ altered scenes and outtakes

the DVD cover would be the picture of jim henson standing next to a tv with kermit and some of the new characters, seen in jim henson: the works. if it was possible for a deal to be made to have all of the shows in their original one-hour orms, then it should include all of the features listed for the muppetelevision set and the other features i mentioned above, and it would be a four-disc set, with 4-5 episodes per disc.

 

[minor muppetz]

here is what I would want on a four-disc set of muppets tonight, featuring the entire series:
all episodes in broadcast order
muppet morsels on every episode
audio commentary either on every episode, or on the following episodes: michelle phieffer, garth brooks, cindy crawford, jason alexander, heather locklear, the artist formerly known as prince, the cameo show and johnny fiama leaves home.
u.k. spots on each episode.
and here is what I want on each disc (besides what was mentioned):

disc 1: animated menus hosted by kermit the frog
interview with brian henson
interview with clifford
show promos and TGIf bumpers

disc 2: animated menus hosted by clifford
interview with gonzo and rizzo.
trivia game
series artwork

disc 3: animated menus hosted by seymour and pepe
interviews with andy and randy, seymour and pepe, and johnny fiama and sal
new featurette: "the new muppets of muppets tonight"

disc 4: animated menus hosted by johnny fiama and sal
interview with bill barretta
disney channel promos
performer profiles
deleted scenes
series production notes

 

[Kimp the Shrimp]

here is what I would want on a four-disc set of muppets tonight, featuring the entire series:
all episodes in broadcast order
muppet morsels on every episode
audio commentary either on every episode, or on the following episodes: michelle phieffer, garth brooks, cindy crawford, jason alexander, heather locklear, the artist formerly known as prince, the cameo show and johnny fiama leaves home.
u.k. spots on each episode.
and here is what I want on each disc (besides what was mentioned):

disc 1: animated menus hosted by kermit the frog
interview with brian henson
interview with clifford
show promos and TGIf bumpers

disc 2: animated menus hosted by clifford
interview with gonzo and rizzo.
trivia game
series artwork

disc 3: animated menus hosted by seymour and pepe
interviews with andy and randy, seymour and pepe, and johnny fiama and sal
new featurette: "the new muppets of muppets tonight"

disc 4: animated menus hosted by johnny fiama and sal
interview with bill barretta
disney channel promos
performer profiles
deleted scenes
series production notes

that would be decent

 

[minor muppetz]

besides what i listed for the jim henson hour and muppets tonight, and besides every season of the muppet show, and besides EVERYTHING! (from the muppets), here is what else I would want.

the 1985 muppet show playhouse video compilations

the jim henson play-along videos

every season of muppet babies

every season of dinosaurs

the muppets at walt disney world

the muppets celebrate jim henson

the muppets: a celebration of thirty years

all unsold henson pilots, including ones that us fans probably don't know about

every surviving episode of sam and friends

the great santa clause switch, with the five ed sullivan sketches not included on the Muppets Magic dvd as bonus features.

saturday night live: the best of the muppets

a four-disc collection of sesame street inserts

follow-ups to the best of ernie and bert, the best of kermit on sesame street, cookie monsters best bites, and a celebration of me, grover!, as well as a video on the best of the count, monsterpiece theatre and sesame street game shows

julie on sesame street, a special sesame street christmas, out to lunch, the grover monster/ jeaan marsh cartoon special, a walking tour of sesame street, big birds birthday and stars ad streets forever

and the best of rowlf on the jimmy dean show

 

[minor muppetz]

From Gelfing Waldo:
"Parts of "The Jim Henson Hour" are coming to DVD (or already are on DVD), but sadly with the ownership split full intact-episodes are not likely ever."

What parts are comming to DVD?? what parts already are?

This is complete news to me.

All episodes of The Storyteller, including the ones from The Jim Henson Hour, already are availible on DVD. The Dog City episode (minus the opening, the pre-show sequence, and possibly Jim Hensons closing if there was one) is availible on DVD in the united Kingdom (but not the United States ). I don't know if there are plans for anything else from The Jim Henson Hour to be released.

 

[minor muppetz]

tales from Muppet land

here is what I would want on a 2-disc Tales From Muppetland set:

Disc 1:
hey, Cinderella!
The Frog Prince (with commentary by Jerry Juhl)
promotional material
Muppet Morsels
original scripts and storyboards
excerpts from Jim hensons notebook

Disc 2:
The Muppet Musicians of Bremen
Tales of the Tinkerdee (with commentary by Jerry Juhl and Jane Henson)
land of Tinkerdee
original scripts and storyboards
Muppet Morsels
unproduced material (concept sketches for unproduced specials, pilot ideas, and more)
promotional material (including TV commercials for the specials)

 

[minor muppetz]

The Muppet Movie

Here is what I would want on a 2-disc special addition of The Muppet Movie.

Disc 1
Widescreen Version
Muppet Morsels
audio commentary #1: Jerry Juhl, Brian Henson, paul Williams, Kenny Ascher (if he is still alive), Craig Sherman, Karen Falk and James Frawlry
audio commentary #2: Frank Oz, Dave Goelz, Jerry Nelson, Steve Whitmire and Kathy Mullen
audio commentary #3: kermit the frog, miss piggy, fozzie bear, gonzo, statler and waldorf.
talk show interviews with Jim Henson
original theatrical trailer
Muppet Screen Test
photo gallery

Disc 2
the same Muppet Morsels and Commentaries found on disc 1
Full frame version
outtakes and deleted/ alternate scenes
the making of the muppet movie (all-new featurette)
the celebrity cameos (all-new featurette, featuring interviews with the still-living celebrities, including caroll spinney, either as himself or as big bird)
the muppets go hollywood
original script, storyboards and notes from Jim Hensons Notebook

 

[minor muppetz]

the great muppet caper

here is what i would like to see on a 2-disc special edition of The Great Muppet Caper.

Both Discs:
animated menus hosted by Gonzo, with appearances by Rizzo and Beauregard
Muppet Morsels
excerpts from Jim Hensons notebook
Audio Commentary by Frank Oz, Dave Goelz, Jerry Nelson, Steve Whitmire, Kathy Mullen, Brian Henson and Jerry Juhl

Disc 1:
Widescreen presentation
television interviews with Jim Henson
academey awards clip: The First Time it Happens
original theatrical trailer
all-new featurette: the making of the great muppet caper


Disc 2:
Full Frame presentation
photo gallery
interview with kermit, fozzie and gonzo
interview with Jerry Juhl (hosted by Gonzo)
The great Muppet Caper trivia game
outtakes
deleted scenes
storyboards for unproduced scenes

 

[minor muppetz]

the muppets take manhattan

Finally (for now), here is my list of features for a two-disc special edition of The muppets take manhattan. Since Sony owns the distribution rights, they would probably need to make a deal with Disney for some of the following features.

Both Discs:
Commentary by Frank oz
Muppet Morsels
alternate languages/ subtitles (I forgot to include this in my list of features for the other DVD wishlists)

Disc 1:
Widescreen version
original theatrical trailer
music video: "I'm Gonna Always Love You"
interview with frank oz (possibly hosted by either miss piggy or fozzie bear... with eric jacopson performing his characters, frank oz can interact with his own characters)
all-new mocumentary: the making of manhattan Melodies
all-new featurette: the wedding of the century!
interviews with Jim Henson

Disc 2:
Fullframe version
deleted scenes
all-new featurette: how the rats cooked dinner
all-new mockumentary: The Muppets New Jobs
talent biographies