History Series / TheJimHensonHour

* LaughTrack: In ''Miss Piggy's Hollywood'', Fozzie Bear's set at The Comedy Store (a RealLife stand-up comedy club) is heckled by JustForFun/StatlerAndWaldorf. He then reveals he brought a laugh track with him just in case, and when he uses it for the same routine, it works so well that they wind up ''surrendering'', complete with little white flags.

* LaughTrack: In ''Miss Piggy's Hollywood'', Fozzie Bear's set at The Comedy Store (a RealLife stand-up comedy club) is heckled by StatlerAndWaldorf. He then reveals he brought a laugh track with him just in case, and when he uses it for the same routine, it works so well that they wind up ''surrendering'', complete with little white flags.

Unfortunately, it failed to catch on. ExecutiveMeddling resulted in a far less structured show than Henson had in mind, leaving audiences confused, and the new Muppets were largely a disappointment. A common refrain from critics was that people should skip the first half of each episode, and only tune in for the ''Storyteller'' segments. As a result, the show ended up being a complete ratings disaster. Twelve episodes were produced, but the ratings were so bad that NBC cancelled it after only ''five'' of them aired. Four of the remaining episodes were burned off that July. Two more episodes premiered as stand-alone specials on Nickelodeon in 1992 and 1993. The last episode never aired in the United States, while it did air in the United Kingdom on December 30, 1990.

See the ''DogCity'' page for tropes from that special.

[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dogcityld_12.jpeg]]''The Jim Henson Hour'' was Creator/JimHenson's last television series, and aired on NBC from April 14, 1989 to July 30, 1989. The first half of most of the hours was [[Franchise/TheMuppets 'Muppetelevision']], with the second half a half-hour special showcasing what else Henson could do with puppetry (and one Muppet special, ''Miss Piggy's Hollywood''). Several episodes of ''Series/TheStoryteller'' that hadn't yet aired in North America were originally aired here, as was the one-off special ''Dog City'', which inspired [[DogCity a TV series of the same name]]. One character named Clifford would go on to appear in other Muppet productions, such as hosting ''Series/MuppetsTonight'' and appearing in ''Film/MuppetsFromSpace''.

''The Jim Henson Hour'' was Creator/JimHenson's last television series, and aired on NBC from April 14, 1989 to July 30, 1989. The first half of most of the hours was [[Franchise/TheMuppets 'Muppetelevision']], with the second half a half-hour special showcasing what else Henson could do with puppetry (and one Muppet special, ''Miss Piggy's Hollywood''). Several episodes of ''Series/TheStoryteller'' that hadn't yet aired in North America were originally aired here, as was the one-off special ''Dog City'', which inspired [[DogCity a TV series of the same name]]. One character named Clifford would go on to appear in other Muppet productions, such as hosting ''Series/MuppetsTonight'' and appearing in ''Film/MuppetsFromSpace''.

''The Jim Henson Hour'' was Creator/JimHenson's last television series, and aired on NBC from April 14, 1989 to July 30, 1989. The first half of most of the hours was [[TheMuppets 'Muppetelevision']], with the second half a half-hour special showcasing what else Henson could do with puppetry (and one Muppet special, ''Miss Piggy's Hollywood''). Several episodes of ''Series/TheStoryteller'' that hadn't yet aired in North America were originally aired here, as was the one-off special ''Dog City'', which inspired [[DogCity a TV series of the same name]]. One character named Clifford would go on to appear in other Muppet productions, such as hosting ''Series/MuppetsTonight'' and appearing in ''Film/MuppetsFromSpace''.

''The Jim Henson Hour'' was Creator/JimHenson's last television series, and aired from April to July of 1989 on NBC. The first half of most of the hours was [[TheMuppets 'Muppetelevision']], with the second half a half-hour special showcasing what else Henson could do with puppetry (and one Muppet special, ''Miss Piggy's Hollywood''). Several episodes of ''Series/TheStoryteller'' that hadn't yet aired in North America were originally aired here, as was the one-off special ''Dog City'', which inspired [[DogCity a TV series of the same name]]. One character named Clifford would go on to appear in other Muppet productions, such as hosting ''Series/MuppetsTonight'' and appearing in ''Film/MuppetsFromSpace''.

Unfortunately, it didn't catch on. ExecutiveMeddling resulted in a far less structured show than Henson had in mind, leaving audiences confused, and the new Muppets were largely a disappointment. A common refrain from critics was that people should skip the first half of each episode, and only tune in for the ''Storyteller'' segments. As a result, the show was a ratings disaster. Twelve episodes were produced, but the ratings were so bad that NBC cancelled it after only ''five'' of them aired. Four of the remaining episodes were burned off in July of 1989. Two more episodes premiered as stand-alone specials on Nickelodeon in 1992 and 1993. The last episode never aired in the United States, while it did air in the United Kingdom in December of 1990.

* InMemoriam: The episode, ''Sesame Street: 20 Years.... And Still Counting!'' was dedicated to the memory of Sesame Street composer, Joe Raposo.

* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs: One episode that never aired on NBC, ''Living With Dinosaurs''. It subsequently aired in TheNineties on Nickelodeon.

Unfortunately, it didn't catch on. ExecutiveMeddling resulted in a far less structured show than Henson had in mind, leaving audiences confused, and the new Muppets were largely a disappointment. A common refrain from critics was that people should skip the first half of each episode, and only tune in for the ''Storyteller'' segments. As a result, the show was a ratings disaster. Twelve episodes were produced, but the ratings were so bad that NBC cancelled it after only ''five'' of them aired. Four of the remaining episodes were burned off in July of 1989. Two more episodes premiered on Nickelodeon in 1992 and 1993. The last episode never aired in the United States, while it did air in the United Kingdom in December of 1990.

Unfortunately, it didn't catch on. ExecutiveMeddling resulted in a far less structured show than Henson had in mind, leaving audiences confused, and the new Muppets were largely a disappointment. A common refrain from critics was that people should skip the first half of each episode, and only tune in for the ''Storyteller'' segments. As a result, the show was a ratings disaster. Twelve episodes were produced, but the ratings were so bad that NBC cancelled it after only nine of them aired.

* DemotedToExtra / CommutingOnABus: Miss Piggy and Fozzie Bear don't appear very often, as FrankOz was busy with movie projects (particularly Film/WhatAboutBob) during the show's production.

* DemotedToExtra/CommutingOnABus: Miss Piggy and Fozzie Bear don't appear very often, as FrankOz was busy with movie projects (particularly Film/WhatAboutBob) during the show's production.

* CommutingOnABus: Miss Piggy and Fozzie Bear don't appear very often, as FrankOz was busy with movie projects (particularly Film/WhatAboutBob) during the show's production.

* CommutingOnABuss: Miss Piggy and Fozzie Bear don't appear very often, as FrankOz was busy with movie projects (particularly Film/''WhatAboutBob'') during the show's production.

* BehindTheBlack: In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnbgPvgJuV8 one episode]], Gonzo and others are horrified and creeped out by their performers, who are visible in a long shot. When the camera moves in so only the upper halves of the puppets can be seen, he looks down and sees the floor again.

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* DancePartyEnding: At the end of "The Ratings Game", Kermit laments that the show's fallen to pieces and needs ''something'' to save it -- so Bean Bunny launches into "La Bamba" and the rest of the cast (including characters from the preceding sketches) joins in.
** Also the closing number for "Videotape", when Buster Poindexter hosts an "All Night Party".

* Also the closing number for "Videotape", when Buster Poindexter hosts an "All Night Party".

* KarmaHoudini: In ''Miss Piggy's Hollywood'', Gonzo arranges for Miss Piggy to interview Justine Bateman under the false pretenses that it's Barbra Walters who is going to interview her. Bateman ends up throwing Miss Piggy into the pool over it, while Gonzo receives no consequence.

Unfortunately, it didn't catch on. ExecutiveMeddling resulted in a far less structured show than Henson had in mind, leaving audiences confused, and the new Muppets were largely a disappointment. A common refrain from critics was that people should skip the first half of each episode, and only tune in for the ''Storyteller'' segments. Twelve episodes were produced, but NBC cancelled it after only nine episodes aired, because of dismal ratings.

Unfortunately, it didn't catch on. ExecutiveMeddling resulted in a far less structured show than Henson had in mind, leaving audiences confused, and the new Muppets were largely a disappointment. A common refrain from critics was that people should skip the first half of each episode, and only tune in for the ''Storyteller'' segments. NBC cancelled it after just four episodes.

* ExecutiveMeddling: Henson's idea would involve each of the segments getting their own episode on a four week rotation. NBC execs insisted people wouldn't have the attention span for this and made him put bits and pieces from everything in each episode, resulting in a chaotic mess that shed viewers rapidly.