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The Frog Prince (1971)

The Frog Prince poster
Original title
Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince
Directed by
Jim Henson
Genre
musical film
Country
United States
Runtime
50 min
Rated
NR
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The Muppets retell the Brothers Grimm fairy tale of a prince turned into a frog. Kermit the Frog narrates the story as his nephew Robin plays the frog prince. A monster named Sweetums appears in this special.

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What happens

The Frog Prince (released on home video as Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince) is a 1971 musical fantasy comedy television special directed by Jim Henson, and jointly produced by Robert Lawrence Productions in Canada and Muppets, Inc. in the United States. It is a retelling of the Brothers Grimm's classic fairy tale of "The Frog Prince" featuring Kermit the Frog as the narrator, Kermit's nephew Robin as Sir Robin the Frog Prince, and Sweetums. This special marked the debut of both Robin and Sweetums to the world of The Muppets. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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