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** ''WesternAnimation/TheThiefAndTheCobbler'' is released in 1987 after Creator/StevenSpielberg and Creator/DonBluth begin assisting Creator/RichardWilliams in production. It becomes a flop in the box office, but later becomes a CultClassic.
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* PowerTrio: The trio of Ron Miller, Jim Henson, and Frank Wells, nicknamed "The Three Mouseketeers" by the press.
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* DifferentWorldDifferentMovies: ''Film/BackToTheFuture1'' comes out one year earlier and is thus set in 1984, with Doc Brown played by Creator/JohnLithgow.
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** ''WesternAnimation/TheBlackCauldron'' is directed by Creator/TimBurton and is DarkerAndEdgier than OTL's version.
** ''Film/Ghostbusters1984'' has Winston played by Creator/EddieMurphy instead of Creator/ErnieHudson. It's also distributed by Paramount Pictures instead of Columbia Pictures.
** ''Film/BackToTheFuture1'' comes out one year earlier and is thus set in 1984, with Doc Brown played by Creator/JohnLithgow.
** ''WesternAnimation/TheBlackCauldron'' is directed by Creator/TimBurton and is DarkerAndEdgier than OTL's version.
** ''Film/Ghostbusters1984'' has Winston played by Creator/EddieMurphy instead of Creator/ErnieHudson. It's also distributed by Paramount Pictures instead of Columbia Pictures.
** ''Film/BackToTheFuture1'' comes out one year earlier and is thus set in 1984, with Doc Brown played by Creator/JohnLithgow.
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* AdaptationalNameChange: Creator/TouchstonePictures is known as its originally intended name, Hyperion Pictures.
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* NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity: After the remake of ''WesternAnimation/SongOfTheSouth'' manages to become a success despite the controversy surrounding it. Frank Wells wonders if the film did well ''because'' of the controversy.
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* NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity: After the remake of ''WesternAnimation/SongOfTheSouth'' manages to become a success despite the controversy surrounding it. Frank Wells wonders if the film did well ''because'' of the controversy.
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* RichardNixonTheUsedCarSalesman:
** Henson becomes a high-ranking Disney executive.
** Joe Ranft later becomes head of Disney.
** Henson becomes a high-ranking Disney executive.
** Joe Ranft later becomes head of Disney.
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* SeasonalRot: In-universe, ''The Muppet Show'' gets two more seasons, which aren't seen as good as the first five.
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In the 1980s, Creator/JimHenson flirted with the idea of buying the struggling [[Creator/{{Disney}} Walt Disney Productions]]. This timeline deals with Henson buying into the company and working his way through the ranks, as well as the long-term effects.
The ''Hensonverse'' is a timeline on Website/AlternateHistoryDotCom by Geekhis Khan. The two threads, ''A Hippie in the House of Mouse'' and ''When you Wish Upon a Frog'', can be read [[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/a-hippie-in-the-house-of-mouse-jim-henson-at-disney-1980.489210/ here]] and [[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/when-you-wish-upon-a-frog-book-ii-of-the-jim-henson-at-disney-saga.522021/ here]]. A third thread, focusing on other information, can be read [[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/to-introduce-our-guest-star-thats-what-im-here-to-do-the-hensonverse-fan-contribution-thread.528020/ here]].
!!Tropes include:
* {{Crossover}}: A crossover special between the Disney characters and Franchise/TheMuppets airs in 1980, in which the Disney characters must run ''Series/TheMuppetShow'' while the Muppets must run the Disney parks.
* DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: Music/MichaelJackson dies of surgery complications in 1986, at the age of 27.
* DifferentWorldDifferentMovies: ''Film/BackToTheFuture'' comes out one year earlier and is thus set in 1984, with Doc Brown played by Creator/JohnLithgow.
* TheOtherMarty: In-universe, this trope becomes "The Other Anna", after Creator/ShelleyLong is replaced by Creator/DianeKeaton in the role of Anna during the TroubledProduction on ''Film/TheMoneyPit".
* SparedByTheAdaptation: Henson is still alive ITTL.
The ''Hensonverse'' is a timeline on Website/AlternateHistoryDotCom by Geekhis Khan. The two threads, ''A Hippie in the House of Mouse'' and ''When you Wish Upon a Frog'', can be read [[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/a-hippie-in-the-house-of-mouse-jim-henson-at-disney-1980.489210/ here]] and [[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/when-you-wish-upon-a-frog-book-ii-of-the-jim-henson-at-disney-saga.522021/ here]]. A third thread, focusing on other information, can be read [[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/to-introduce-our-guest-star-thats-what-im-here-to-do-the-hensonverse-fan-contribution-thread.528020/ here]].
!!Tropes include:
* {{Crossover}}: A crossover special between the Disney characters and Franchise/TheMuppets airs in 1980, in which the Disney characters must run ''Series/TheMuppetShow'' while the Muppets must run the Disney parks.
* DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: Music/MichaelJackson dies of surgery complications in 1986, at the age of 27.
* DifferentWorldDifferentMovies: ''Film/BackToTheFuture'' comes out one year earlier and is thus set in 1984, with Doc Brown played by Creator/JohnLithgow.
* TheOtherMarty: In-universe, this trope becomes "The Other Anna", after Creator/ShelleyLong is replaced by Creator/DianeKeaton in the role of Anna during the TroubledProduction on ''Film/TheMoneyPit".
* SparedByTheAdaptation: Henson is still alive ITTL.
