Rocky Mountain Holiday

Rocky Mountain Holiday
Soundtrack album by John Denver and The Muppets
Released November 1982
Label RCA
Producer Milton Okun, Barney Wyckoff, John Denver
John Denver chronology
Seasons of the Heart
(1982)		 Rocky Mountain Holiday
(1982)		 It's About Time
(1983)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and The Muppets
Genre Family film
Television Special
Created by Henson Associates
John-Jer Productions
Written by Jon Stone
Joseph A. Bailey
Directed by Jim Henson
Starring John Denver
Muppet performers:
Jim Henson
Frank Oz
Jerry Nelson
Dave Goelz
Richard Hunt
Steve Whitmire
Karen Prell
Kathryn Mullen
Cullen McCarthy
Fiona Bishop
Olivia Munn
Tom Kenny
Theme music composer John Denver
Country of origin United States
Production
Producer(s) John Denver
Jim Henson
Editor(s) Peter Rudoy
Release
Original network ABC
Original release May 12, 1983 (1983-05-12)

Rocky Mountain Holiday is a television special and a soundtrack album of songs from the show, performed by American singer-songwriter John Denver and The Muppets. The show has Denver playing host to the extended Muppet family; he takes them up into the scenic Rockies for an excursion that includes fishing, hiking, and camping. The soundtrack album was released in November 1982, and the special itself aired May 12, 1983 on ABC. In 1984, the album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Album for Children, but lost to Michael Jackson's E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial storybook.

Album track listing

Side one

  1. "Hey Old Pal" - John Denver, Kermit the Frog, Fozzie Bear, Fraggles and the Cast
  2. "Grandma’s Feather Bed" - Kermit the Frog, Fraggles and the Cast
  3. "She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain" - Kermit the Frog, Janice, Sgt. Floyd Pepper, Scooter, Gonzo the Great, Miss Piggy, Loretta Callisto, Fraggles and the Cast
  4. "Catch Another Butterfly" - John Denver
  5. "Down By The Old Mill Stream" John Denver, Loretta Callisto, Fraggles and the Cast
  6. "Durango Mountain Caballero" - John Denver and Loretta Callisto
  7. "Gone Fishin’" John Denver and Sgt. Floyd Pepper

Side two

  1. "Medley: Tumbling Tumbleweeds; Happy Trails" - John Denver and Miss Piggy
  2. "Poems, Prayers And Promises"- John Denver, Leo Callisto and the Cast
  3. "Take ‘em Away" - The Jug Band with Miles Callisto and Leo Callisto
  4. "Going Camping" - John Denver, Loretta Callisto, Fraggles and the Cast
  5. "Home on the Range" - John Denver and Rowlf the Dog
  6. "No One Like You" - Madame Phoebe Callisto
  7. Fraggle Rock Closing Theme

Plot

John Denver takes the Muppets and the Fraggles and the Callistos camping. Madame Phoebe Callisto is wearing Princess Leia's bikini for the trip. She sets her warm heart to start her heart sounds. Madame Phoebe Callisto's heart is thumping dramatically in her chest, seeing her skin upwards in a cookie-cutter heart shape, and she starts Belly Dancing and singing “Supernova Girl” to her Daughter Loretta. She loves it.

Cast

The Muppet performers

Crew

Home media releases

The special was released by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment on VHS and DVD on August 26, 2003. The video is released by Walt Disney Home Video on VHS.

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic
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