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[WOCKA2416]

I am right...They're editing Kermit out of "Christmas Toy" and/or "Secret Lives of Toys" before they re-release them.

 

[GelflingWaldo]

They're editing Kermit out of "Christmas Toy" and/or "Secret Lives of Toys" before they re-release them.

I had not heard that. Where did you hear that? And are there plans to re-release the "Christmas Toy" and "Secret Lives of Toys" anytime soon?

 

[BoyRaisin2]

I am right...They're editing Kermit out of "Christmas Toy" and/or "Secret Lives of Toys" before they re-release them.

Yeah, where did you hear that? I don't think we should be quick to assume that just because Disney owns the Kermit character, he'll be cut out of "Emmet Otter" and "Christmas Toy," despite how minimal a part he played. Just like I think it'd be wrong to assume that the Sesame and Fraggle and Creature Shop characters will be cut out of scenes from now Disney-owned Muppet specials. Unless we have been told otherwise.

 

[WOCKA2416]

You don't have to believe me...

 

[GelflingWaldo]

I've done some research and tried to put a list togeather of who owns what. If you can give some help I still have some questionables. If you have any information to help my list, or have any corrections/additions please let me know.

The Muppet Holding Company / Disney / Buena-Vista ​

Muppet Feature Films
The Muppet Movie
The Great Muppet Caper
The Muppets Take Manhattan
The Muppet Christmas Carol
Muppet Treasure Island
Muppets From Space

Muppet TV Shows
The Muppet Show
Muppets Tonight
Muppet Babies

Muppet Specials
Tales from Muppet Land: Hey Cinderella
Tales from Muppet Land: The Frog Prince
Tales from Muppet Land: The Muppet Musicians Bremen
Kermit’s Swamp Years
A Muppet Family Christmas
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together
John Denver and the Muppets: Rocky Mountain Holiday
The Tale of the Bunny Picnic
The Muppets at Walt Disney World
The Muppets go to Hollywood
The Muppets go to the Movies
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 years
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
The Muppet Show: Valentine Special
The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence
The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show
The Muppets on Puppets

Other Shows & Specials
Bear In the Big Blue House
Dinosaurs

HIT! Entertainment (Distrubition Rights)​

Fraggle Rock
Fraggle Rock
Fraggle Rock: Animated
Down at Fraggle Rock: Behind the Scenes

Henson Televison Shows
Construction Site
The Hoobs
Mopatop’s Shop
Mother Goose Stories

Henson Specials & Films
Emmet Otter’s Jug-band Christmas

Sesame Workshop​

Sesame Street Shows
Sesame Street
Play with Me Sesame

Sesame Street Films & Specials
Sesame Street Presents Follow that Bird
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Big Bird in China
Big Bird in Japan
Sesame Street in Puerto Rico
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
A Special Sesame Street Christmas
Elmo Saves Christmas
Big Bird Brings Spring to Sesame Street
Elmopalloza
CinderElmo
Sesame Street Stays Up Late!
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
The Adventures of Super Grover
Sesame Street: 20 and Still Counting
All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
The Street We Live On: A Celebration of 30 Years

Jim Henson Company​

Feature Films​

The Dark Crystal
Labyrinth

Specials & Shows
Jack and the Beanstalk the Real Story
Farscape
The Storyteller
The Storyteller: Greek Myths
The Ghost of Faffner Hall
The Jim Henson Hour (Non-Muppet Parts)
Jim Henson Presents
Brats of the Lost Nebula
Aliens in the Family

Unknown Ownership
Jim Henson’s Animal Show
Dog City
Sam and Friends
The Secret Life of Toys
The Christmas Toy
Tales of the Tinkerdee
Land of the Tinkerdee
The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss
Mr. Willowby’s Christmas Tree
Jim Henson: Animal Jams

 

[BoyRaisin2]

Very nice rundown.

As for "Unknown Ownership," Disney owns "Mr. Willowby" and Henson retains the rest.

For the Muppet films Disney has Henson's "stakes," so to speak, in MTM and MFS. TMM and GMC are the two Henson films that Disney bought FROM Henson. As for "Swamp Years" and the NBC movie, assuming they are not owned by CTHE and NBC Studios, they would be part of Disney too. Either way, Disney owns the characters.

 

[Philo and Gunge]

Jim Henson’s Animal Show
Dog City
Sam and Friends
The Secret Life of Toys
The Christmas Toy
Tales of the Tinkerdee
Land of the Tinkerdee
The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss
Jim Henson: Animal Jams

Not sure where AS would fall as Sam the Eagle was in one episode.
Disney likely has Dog City, it's based on a JHH episode that has in it.
Disney most likely has Sam & Friends for
If Disney is getting MWCT then they'll get those 2 specials, them or HIT
Tinkerdee goes with Disney.
Dr. Suess is Henson
Animal Jam is Henson

 

[GelflingWaldo]

In doing more research I have found the owners of the "unknowns":


Tales of the Tinkerdee - Muppet Holding Co.
Land of the Tinkerdee - Muppet Holding Co.
Mr. Willowby’s Christmas Tree- Muppet Holding Co.

Jim Henson’s Animal Show - Jim Henson Company
Dog City - Jim Henson Company
Sam and Friends - Jim Henson Company
The Secret Life of Toys - Jim Henson Company
The Christmas Toy - Jim Henson Company
The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss - Jim Henson Company
Jim Henson: Animal Jams - Jim Henson Company

What I do not know is if HIT! Entertainment also has the distribution rights to any of the Henson shows here aswell. From what I found they don't, but I'm not 100% sure on that.

 

[BoyRaisin2]

Well "Tinkerdee" was an unknown, the rest were pretty much known. And since they are part of Henson's "Family Showcase" catalogue, HIT owns the distribution rights to them for the next 5 years.

 

[WOCKA2416]

I don't think HIT would own 100% of them but I have heard some rumors that one or both of the "Toy" shows is going to be released on DVD but with Kermit edited out as narrator.