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American TV series or program
Rocky Mountain Holiday
is a television special and a soundtrack album of songs from the special, performed by American singer-songwriter
John Denver
and
The Muppets
. The show has Denver playing host to the extended Muppet family; he takes them up into the scenic
Rockies
for an excursion that includes fishing, hiking, and camping. The soundtrack album was released in November 1982, and the special itself aired May 12, 1983, on
ABC
. In 1984, the album was nominated for a
Grammy Award for Best Album for Children
, but lost to
Michael Jackson
's
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
storybook
.
[
citation needed
]
Album track listing
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Side one
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- "Hey Old Pal" ?
John Denver
,
Kermit the Frog
,
Fozzie Bear
, and the Cast
- "Grandma’s Feather Bed" ?
Kermit the Frog
and the Cast
- "
She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain
" ? Kermit the Frog,
Janice
,
Sgt. Floyd Pepper
,
Scooter
,
Gonzo the Great
,
Miss Piggy
, and the Cast
- "Catch Another Butterfly" ? John Denver
- "Down by the Old Mill Stream" John Denver and the Cast
- "Durango Mountain Caballero" ? John Denver
- "Gone Fishin’" - John Denver and Floyd Pepper
Side two
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- "Medley:
Tumbling Tumbleweeds
;
Happy Trails
" ? John Denver and Miss Piggy
- "Poems, Prayers and Promises"- John Denver and the Cast
- "Take 'em Away" ? The Jug Band
- "Going Camping" ? John Denver and the Cast
- "
Home on the Range
" ? John Denver and
Rowlf the Dog
- "No One Like You" ? John Denver
Plot
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John Denver
takes the Muppets camping.
Cast
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The Muppet performers
- Jim Henson
as
Kermit the Frog
,
Rowlf the Dog
,
Waldorf
, and Zeke
- Frank Oz
as
Miss Piggy
,
Fozzie Bear
,
Animal
, and Gramps
- Jerry Nelson
as
Floyd Pepper
,
Robin the Frog
,
Camilla the Chicken
, and Slim Wilson
- Richard Hunt
as
Scooter
,
Janice
,
Statler
, and Bubba
- Dave Goelz
as
Gonzo the Great
,
Zoot
, and Lubbock Lou
- Steve Whitmire
as
Rizzo the Rat
and the Giant Man-Eating Chicken
- Kathryn Mullen
- Karen Prell
Home video
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Rocky Mountain Holiday
was released by
Sony Pictures Entertainment
's
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
division on
VHS
and DVD on August 26, 2003. A scene from the original broadcast in which Denver pilots a plane with Rowlf the Dog to cure the dog of his hiccups was cut for the home video release, out of respect for Denver who died in a plane crash in 1997.
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