This beautifully realized, baftaaward winning anthology series features human actors alongside creations from jim hensons creature shop in retellings of classic folk tales, fables, and legends from all over the world. An evil witch used her powers to charm a widowed king into marrying her, however she finds his children are standing in the way to her power. They go deeper into the mysteries of times gone by than the storyteller. With michael gambon, brian henson, david greenaway, frances barber. It was an americanbritish coproduction which originally aired in 1987 and was created and produced by jim henson. Watch jim hensons the storyteller season 1, episode 7 sapsorrow.
Watch jim hensons the storyteller season 1 episode 3 online the luck child. With john hurt, brian henson, frederick warder, david greenaway. The storyteller tv series, a 1988 television series by jim henson. The three ravens aired as the second half of episode 112. Jim hensons the storyteller episodes tv series 1988 1991. The storyteller the twilight zone, a 1986 episode of the twilight zone.
Storyteller greek myths episodes the storyteller greek myths graphic novels. Lion the storyteller the jim henson company duration. Reruns of the storyteller episodes were featured in some episodes of the jim henson hour. Definitely worth a look if you know the storyteller series already.
Aided by his cynical dog, the storyteller performed by renowned actor john hurt narrates fascinating tales that combine humor, intrigue, and magic. Watch jim hensons storyteller episodes online season 1. The shortlived series aired over the course of four months in 1989. It stars john hurt as the storyteller who bookends each story as told to his dog performed by brian henson. It was on at irregular times and some of the episodes never aired. The jim henson hour was an hourlong primetime anthology series produced by jim henson as a showcase for a variety of jim henson productions television work. A king has three daughters, two bad and one good, the good daughter has many friends in the animal friends that hide in. Years later, the last devil pays his debt by showing the soldier a. The jim henson company has remained an established leader in family entertainment for over 50 years and is recognized worldwide as an innovator in puppetry, animatronics and digital animation. I love jim henson and adore the uk storyteller but this just wasnt the same with michael gambon as a greek storyteller,bring back john hurt he was the best storyteller. I remember a few episodes of this series airing on tv when i was in high school.
One of jim hensons finest works is the storyteller series, originally airing on hbo in 1987. A storyteller sir michael gambon in a labyrinth tells his dog brian henson the stories of perseus jeremy gilley and medusa frances barber, icarus ian hawkes and daedalus sir derek jacobi, theseus david morrissey and the minotaur steve varnom, and orpheus art malik and. The muppet show, sesame street, the dark crystal, labyrinththe storyteller. The jim henson hour is a television series that aired on nbc in 1989. One of jim hensons finest hours was the storyteller series that aired on hbo in 1987. Watch jim hensons the storyteller season 1, episode 5 hans my hedgehog. An honest soldier receives a ruby whistle, a comparable dance, an unbeatable deck of cards and a magic sack for being kind to three beggars. The story begins with the second storyteller and the storytellers dog crashing through a wall of an. He defeats a bunch of devils by playing cards and catches them in his sack when they refuse to pay up. During this time, a total of nine episodes out of twelve produced in total aired on nbc, before the lowrated series was cancelled. The storyteller is a british liveaction puppet television series that originally aired in 1987 and which was created and executively produced by jim henson. Jim hensons the storyteller episode 4 the luck child 480p dvd source by fremen dar.
On the advice of the village midwife, she tries sleeping upside down, bathing in. The storyteller tv series 19871989 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. This is truly a great gem and can rewatch it over and over again. The storyteller weaves a sad tale about the ghost of an abandoned child. Hans, my hedgehog the storyteller video dailymotion.
The accomplishments in jim hensons life read like the wellworn pages of a beloved book. The storyteller was produced by henson associates so it probably belongs to them. The storyteller, shown in 1988, starred john hurt as the storyteller and with the help of jim hensons workshop of muppets, actors, voices and costumes as well as visual effects, brought a new dimension to television. Watch jim hensons the storyteller episodes online sidereel. Watch jim hensons the storyteller episodes, get episode information, recaps and more.
The princess goes in search of her beloved in this emmywinning episode of storyteller. Storyteller buffy the vampire slayer, a 2003 episode of buffy the vampire slayer. One of jim hensons hidden gems, the storyteller featured an enigmatic trickster mentor and his pet dog, sharing european folk tales with the audience. The storyteller is a liveactionpuppet television series. Shortly before his sudden and tragic death in 1990, jim henson created and produced the storyteller. Jim hensons the storyteller is a fantasy anthology series for television that first aired on nbc on january 31, 1987. A farmers wife drives her husband mad with her desperate measures to have a baby.
The soldier and death the storyteller the jim henson company by the jim henson company. The jim henson company has remained an established leader in family entertainment for over 50 years and is. Home series jim hensons the storyteller dvd order season 1 episode 1 hans my hedgehog from an early german folk tale. An eagerly awaited dvd which in my opinion was a let down. The storyteller as part of the jim henson hour air date. As with his other nonmuppet creations labyrinth, henson fills the screen with wonderful creatures that have a wisp of a j. It was developed as a showcase for the jim henson companys various puppet creations, including the muppet characters nine of the twelve episodes produced aired on nbc before the program was canceled. Watch jim henson s the storyteller episodes online. Watch jim hensons the storyteller online full episodes. The witch uncovers the childrens secret hiding place and turns the three princes into ravens. Starring john hurt as the storyteller and brian henson as the dog accompanying him.
Daedalus was a great inventor but the wanted more than anything to fly. Two episodes later aired on nickelodeon in 1992 and 1993, and the final episode never aired in the us, but did air in the. Each story is a retelling of a classic tale from folklore adapted by anthony minghella with music by rachel portman, and features a human cast with creatures from jim. Taking the rockmusic video as his model, henson dramatized nine fairy tales, set them to engaging music, enlisted major actors to play fantasy characters, and added extraordinary special effects using the resources of his creature shop. Fremantle partners with the jim henson company and author neil gaiman to bring a reimagined version of the storyteller back to television. An old storyteller tells european folk tales to his sarcastic dog. The soldier and death the storyteller the jim henson company.
Wittily told with clever narration and artful animatronics, this shortlived series thirteen episodes total. I would tell friends in vain about this amazing tale of a soldier who captured death, but never could show it to them. Click the link below to see what others say about jim hensons storyteller. Jim hensons the storyteller expands with debut of fairies.
Would of been good to see where this series went had jim henson been around longer. The storyteller the soldier and death tv episode 1988. A cruel king hears of the birth of the 7th son of the 7th son and of a prophecy has it that this child will grow up to become king of his kingdom. Anthony minghella, from an early russian folk tale director. The soldier and death the storyteller the jim henson. Episode numbering generally follows the first known us broadcast order, whether as a standalone show or as part of the jim henson hour.
Nine stories were shown in this series, which was followed a few years later by jim hensons the storyteller. Jim hensons creature shop 3 episodes, 19871988 verner gresty. With john hurt, bob peck, stuart richman, walter sparrow. As with his other nonmuppet creations labyrinth, and the dark crystal, henson fills the screen with wonderful creatures that have a wisp of a j.