0:00 Footage From Lost Episodes
0:20 Footage of an Esskay Commercial
0:44 Footage of Today Show Appearances
1:32 Episode or possibly test footage of Kermit
Here are new footage of lost Sam and Friends episodes, an Esskay Commercial, and unknown footage of the early iteration of Kermit the Frog. All of the footage is sourced from the very recent Jim Henson Idea Man Documentary on Disney Plus.
The first part of the compilation is from lost episodes of Sam and Friends that haven’t been completely found online. The second part is footage of an Esskay Commercial featuring Kermit and Harry the Hipster. The third part are Today Show appearances of one of the Sam and Friends cast of characters that haven’t fully surfaced online. Which one clip is Old Black Magic and a snippet of Yes! We Have No Bananas. The final part is an unknown footage of Kermit the Frog, it’s possible it could either be from an episode or test footage of the puppet, which this could mean that it’s possibly the very first footage of Kermit the Frog in existence perhaps? Until we get an answer I guess we’ll never know.
Hopefully with the rise of the documentary, more Sam and Friends media can be officially released as well as other pieces of Muppet media to be preserved if the Jim Henson Company and Disney have any interest of releasing it on home video in any shape or form, especially paying licensing for music and other stuff from being re-released that easily sadly. But if not we’ll just have to wait and see if more material will surface online.
Source: lostmediawiki.com/Sam_and_Fri...)
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