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''Oceans/Lighthouse Island'' is the second episode of ''Series/TheJimHensonHour''.

The first half of the episode is the standard Muppetelevision segment, with this week being an ocean-themed episode with a GreenAesop. It features aquatic-based skits such as "[[Franchise/TheKarateKid The Karate Squid 3]]", "The Underwater Life of [[Creator/JacquesCousteau Jacques Roach]]", and Merlin the Magician (played by Rowlf the Dog) seeing a man with a fish stuck in his head, as well as an environmental fable about pollution, narrated by the Muppet Clifford (Kevin Clash). Creator/TedDanson guest stars.

The second half of the episode is the short TV film ''Lighthouse Island''. A young man named Zeb Norman comes to a strange town on a small island, looking for a gift for his fiancée, Rosalie. He ends up accompanying a witch named Clara Buford on a quest to retrieve a magic pearl that can cause its owner to change shape. In the end, Rosalie is revealed to be a mermaid, and Zeb uses the pearl to turn into a merman himself, and they both jump into the sea and live HappilyEverAfter.

!!''Oceans'' contains examples of
* EarthDayEpisode: Serves as one.
* GreenAesop: The entire thing, but especially the sketch with Clifford and Ted Danson.

!!''Lighthouse Island'' contains examples of
* MacGuffin: The pearl.
* ShapeShifting: Anyone who possesses the pearl can change shape. Fred, the owner of the pearl, transforms into various creatures during the course of the story.
* TwistEnding: Rosalie (whom Zeb has never met) turns out to be a mermaid.

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