45 min

S1 · E1 · Apr 14, 1989

Outer Space Episode 1

Part 1 (MuppeTelevision): Kermit cancels the boring parts of the show when Digit discovers he can tune in cable channels from other worlds. Part 2 (The StoryTeller: The Heartless Giant): An imprisoned giant who terrorized the land tricks young prince Leo into freeing him. After rampaging the kingdom, Leo's older brothers attempt to recapture the giant but are never heard of again. Leo must use his gifts of kindness to save his brothers and free the kingdom from the giant's wrath.

7.5 · You

45 min

S1 · E2 · Apr 21, 1989

Oceans Episode 2

Part 1 (MuppeTelevision): Kermit tries to run the show with several disruptive water-related issues. Part 2 (Lighthouse Island): Zeb Norman visits a strange small town in search of a gift for his fiancée. He finds a pair of silver slippers in a local curio shop run by a witch who drags him to Hog Island to obtain a mysterious pearl once stolen from her rival.

6.8 · You

45 min

S1 · E3 · Apr 28, 1989

Power Episode 3

Part 1 (MuppeTelevision): Gonzo and Leon convince Kermit to take a vacation so they can run the show. Part 2 (The Storyteller: The Soldier and Death): A soldier returns from 20 years of war with only three biscuits in his sack. Soon he must outwit devils, save a kingdom, and try to outwit death. From an early Russian folk tale.

7.3 · You

45 min

S1 · E4 · May 5, 1989

Dog City Episode 4

Part 1 (MuppeTelevision): Kermit announces 'Muppet Night at the Movies' as they try to find a film to broadcast on the All Dog Network (ADN). Part 2 (Dog City): Rowlf the Dog hosts a 1930s gangster-type story in which a dog named Ace Yu travels to Dog City to investigate his uncle's murder. While there, he meets a homeless dog named Collien, and gets in trouble with a gangster named Bugsy Them.

7.3 · You

22 min

S1 · E5 · May 14, 1989

First Show Episode 5

Part 1 (MuppeTelevision). Kermit struggles to keep ratings up while Digit experiences various malfunctions. Part 2 (Miss Piggy's Hollywood): Miss Piggy hosts a tour of Hollywood, with help from Gonzo. However, Piggy quickly learns that Hollywood is not quite what she thought it would be. Meanwhile, Fozzie's audition at The Comedy Store is heckled by Statler and Waldorf.

7.2 · You

45 min

S1 · E6 · Jul 9, 1989

Monster Maker Episode 6

Teenage Matt Banting wants to work with famed eccentric creature/special effects man Chancey Bellow. He gets more than he bargained for when one of the creatures, the giant dragon-like Ultragorgon, takes Matt under his wing. Matt is forced to confront his inner monsters while working out his issues with his father.

7.0 · You

45 min

S1 · E7 · Jul 16, 1989

Fitness Episode 7

Part 1 (MuppeTelevision): Kermit wants the show to be all about health and fitness but doesn't have much luck with all the Muppets getting sick. Part 2 (The Song of the Cloud Forest): A golden toad named Milton worries that he may be the last of his species alive and may never find a mate. He eventually meets another golden toad named Ruth and has an encounter with the Uprights (the forest animals' term for humans) seeking to capture one of them.

7.2 · You

45 min

S1 · E8 · Jul 23, 1989

Videotape Episode 8

Part 1 (MuppeTelevision): In order to be in two places at once, Gonzo prerecords himself. Part 2 (The StoryTeller: The True Bride): A girl is freed from a troll's enslavement thanks to the mysterious white Thought Lion. When she falls in love, she's kept apart from her beloved by the troll's daughter.

6.8 · You

45 min

S1 · E9 · Jul 30, 1989

Garbage Episode 9

Part 1 (MuppeTelevision): The Muppet studio is overwhelmed with animated garbage bags and Kermit can't find a way to get rid of them. Part 2 (The StoryTeller: Sapsorrow): A princess flees when she's forced to marry her father. She poses as a ragged servant in another kingdom, and falls in love with a haughty prince.

7.2 · You

45 min

S1 · E10 · Nov 29, 1992

Secrets of the Muppets Episode 10

Henson takes viewers on a behind the scenes look at the making of the series and many other Henson productions. Back at the control room, the Muppets panic that their secrets are being revealed.

8.3 · You

45 min

S1 · E11 · Aug 7, 1993

Living with Dinosaurs Episode 11

A socially awkward boy struggles with a new school, an unemployed stepfather, a pregnant mother, and asthma. The boy finds comfort in his favorite stuffed toy, a dinosaur named Dog.

7.3 · You

S1 · E12

Food Episode 12

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The Jim Henson Hour

Season 1

Outer Space Episode 1

Oceans Episode 2

Power Episode 3

Dog City Episode 4

First Show Episode 5

Monster Maker Episode 6

Fitness Episode 7

Videotape Episode 8

Garbage Episode 9

Secrets of the Muppets Episode 10

Living with Dinosaurs Episode 11

Food Episode 12

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