Emmet Otter's Jugband Christmas "Ain't No Hole in the Washtub"

[drwierd]

why would otters need a boat?

[JordanRodkey]

3 people put a hole in their washtub.

[danielforskater123]

 thumbs up if youve watch thin movie every christmas

[Mondoblasto0]

This song alone just shows the technical brilliance of Jim Henson. How many other puppeteers at the time would of said, "Have two singing and moving characters rowing a boat down a river of real water AND the occasional background charatcer?? ...Sure, we can figure that out."

[TT1478]

Mama can sure hold some high notes.......lol.

[C2CONTINUE]

The Riverbottom Nightmare Band loves holes in the washtub.

[JackIsASexyMf]

OH SOOOOO SORRYYYYYYY! *Spits water in mouth*

[rufelio]

Classic! This brings back many fond memories from back in the day!

[navywife1977]

I love this so much!!  I cannot believe how this song still makes me cry. I am hitting Amazon after this post to order it, my VHS tape is thrashed:( Thank you Jim Henson Co. for posting!!!

[Firebrdsuite]

@navywife1977 Disney and Jim Henson Co are One!

[upstatecryptonite]

straight up classic!!! I was born in 78 and this was my flick. just bought it for my 2 year old nephew for christmas--need to turn the youth onto the good stuff

[jillonya]

Every year when Emmet the Otter Jugband Christmas came on HBO I knew that Christmas was coming soon. It is still the best movie ever! As a matter of fact we just ordered a new copy of it from Amazon. The VHS tape has seen better days.

[upstatecryptonite]

@jillonya what about the BETA? lol

[kimmerpants]

Sweetest Christmas Special EVER!!!

[beenlivinthis]

The 3 dislikes are from The Riverbottom Nightmare Band. The fish hit LIKE. (;

[Pandora4885]

just cry my eyes out every time I see this movie or hear the songs brings back so many wonderful memories

[MissBettylulu]

My favorite Christmas movie of all time! My husband and I say, "I'm not just hungry. I'm huuuuuunnnngryyyyyyyy!" and crack each other up. For those looking for the movie, Wal-Mart and Amazon have it and Netflix is streaming it.

[ladybluluv]

Great cartoon. Always used to watch this every Christmas. Love it!

[MovieGuru251]

2 people have holes in their washtubs

[Sirchud68]

But,... he puts a hole in the washtub :(

[soundgrounds]

@Sirchud68 Yeah but..."Pa woulda done it"! He would've hocked that Toolbox too!!!

[corkscrewfork]

You know who disliked this? A hole in the washtub.

[oldfatjeff]

One person has a hole in the washtub!

[cbeatty551]

Whoever disliked this must have been kicked in the nuts by their drunken dad when watching the movie.

[myfriendangel1]

@cbeatty551 exactlly

[cpza64]

me: doctor i have a crack in my ass doctor:you idot every one has a crack in their ass me:oh

[MsAmyjo79]

I forgot all about this!

[pccoder2671]

I've got a hole in my ass.

[maryted]

I don't know. Watched it twice and didn't see any wires. The boat must be on a stable platform that glides along with the puppeteers underneath with breathing apparatus on. Maybe, somewhere, there is a how they did it to this.

[freakinpetrhino]

1 dislike? Must be E. Scrooge

[jcksnmcivor]

guys chill. they;re on shrooms

[duliGirl]

Thank God for Alamo Drafthouse. Every year in December they have a free showing of Emmet Otter's Jugband Christmas with a real jugband to open the screening. It brings back so many memories from when I was a kid.

[hedwig37]

I miss Emmit at Christmas time. I used to know every song by heart. Gonna have to get it on DVD so I can share it with my niece and hopefully someday soon my own son/daughter.

[Goshujinsama01]

@hedwig37 My dad had the same idea -_- please don't

[lilsuzq32]

How could anyone NOT like this entire movie?

[lilliteningpea]

why don't they play this anymore for Christmas??? Dam tv people

[Bargerland]

The puppeteers chew a special gum that allows them to breath underwater.

[maryted]

How did the puppeteer work the puppets in the water? There are no ripples or air bubbles from scuba gear. Anyone?

[MrsWLeach]

@maryted I think it worked the same as the way Jim did it with Rainbow Connection; he was in a special tank, like a submarine that didn't move. I think it worked the same this way, but click on the owners of this site to be sure.

[freakinpetrhino]

@maryted - :) I hear from a good source, Chuck Norris was the puppeteer for these scenes - because he once held his breath for nine years.

[Gravidtron]

@maryted When you see them in close-up, the boat isn't actually in the water. That's when the puppeteers are working them by hand. In the long shots, it's a different set of puppets-- they're marionettes, being controlled from above with wires. Emmet's arms are motorized to keep rowing without the puppeteer's input.

[SophisticatedPR]

My dad and I still watch this every holiday...I'm 39...LOL! Priceless memories!!

[MissBarghest]

How did they manipulate the puppets in the boat whilst in the water? O.o

[demekonrn]

BRINGS BACK SOOOO MANY GOOD MEMORIES FROM CHILDHOOD. THIS WILL NEVER GET OLD TO ME. THANX SO MUCH FOR POSTING THIS.

[ltrich50]

It was not officially Chirstmas until I saw this show on HBO when I was a kid.

[Meinoikos]

Good times, great memories



[hellomalcolm]

It's not Christmas without Emmet!!!!

[chaksheba]

@hellomalcolm AMEN TO THAT!

[thomasj68]

"Good catch, Wendell!"

"Yeah, they're really biting today."

[philiptwood]

Good memories. :)

[collgoff]

That was a nice song!

[Fragglevision]

They cut out a few lines just before the song begins. The original scene should have gone like this:

Emmet: Well at least there ain't no hole in the washtub.

Ma: Oh, "There Ain't No Hole in the Washtub!" That's what you call your basic 'keeping-warm-while-you're-row­ing-home' kinda song.

Emmet: I'm rowin', where's the singing?

[salamike]

@Fragglevision dude, you're totally right...why'd they do that?? oh yeah and i friggin love this movie.

[WickedKatze]

@Fragglevision They do this a couple of times in the DVD release...it drives me nuts! I watched this movie for years as a kid in a VHS version my mom taped from TV, and now it just throws me off when it doesn't go the way I expect it to!

[lukenuetzmann]

'least there ain't no double negatives in this here washtub for learnin' our chillins right.

[TheMarkofJohn]

"There go two of the nicest folk on the river." :-) I love this film so much.