Rocky Mountain Holiday

Rocky Mountain Holiday
Soundtrack album by John Denver and The Muppets
Released	November 1982
Label	RCA Records
Producer	Milton Okun
John Denver chronology
Seasons of the Heart (1982) Rocky Mountain Holiday (1982) It's About Time (1983)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and The Muppets
Genre	Family film Television Special
Created by	Henson Associates John-Jer Productions
Written by	Jon Stone Joseph A. Bailey
Directed by	Jim Henson
Starring	John Denver Muppet performers: Jim Henson Frank Oz Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Richard Hunt Steve Whitmire Karen Prell Kathryn Mullen
Theme music composer	John Denver
Country of origin	USA
Production
Producer(s)	John Denver Jim Henson
Editor(s)	Peter Rudoy
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	May 12, 1983

Rocky Mountain Holiday is a television special and a soundtrack album of songs from the show, 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. 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.

Album track listing

Side one

1. "Hey Old Pal"
2. "Grandma’s Feather Bed"
3. "She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain"
4. "Catch Another Butterfly"
5. "Down By The Old Mill Stream"
6. "Durango Mountain Caballero"
7. "Gone Fishin’"

Side two

1. "Medley: Tumbling Tumbleweeds; Happy Trails"
2. "Poems, Prayers And Promises"
3. "Take ‘em Away"
4. "Going Camping"
5. "Home on the Range"
6. "No One Like You"

Plot

John Denver takes the Muppets camping.

Cast

• John Denver as Himself

The Muppet performers

• Jim Henson as Kermit the Frog, Rowlf the Dog, Waldorf, Zeke
• Frank Oz as Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, Gramps
• Jerry Nelson as Sgt. Floyd Pepper, Robin the Frog, Camilla the Chicken, Slim Wilson, Gobo Fraggle
• Dave Goelz as Gonzo the Great, Zoot, Lubbock Lou, Uncle Matt Fraggle and Boober Fraggle
• Richard Hunt as Scooter, Janice, Statler, Bubba
• Steve Whitmire as Rizzo the Rat, Giant Man-Eating Chicken, Wembley Fraggle

Additional Muppet performers: Karen Prell as Red Fraggle and Kathryn Mullen as Mokey Fraggle

Crew

• Muppet Performers: With Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Dave Goelz, Richard Hunt, Steve Whitmire, Karen Prell, Kathryn Mullen
• Producers: John Denver, Jim Henson
• Director: Jim Henson
• Writers: Jon Stone, Joseph A. Bailey
• Associate Producer: Al Lowenstein
• Musical Consultan: Ray Charles
• Art Director: Gene McAvoy
• Director of Photography: George Reisenberger
• Production Consultant: Martin Baker
• Production Manager: Andy Corwin
• Production Associate: Barney Wyckoff
• Stage Manager: Carl Lauten
• Muppet Building: Caroly Wilcox, Tim Miller, Connie Peterson, Mimi Kingsley, Cheryl Blalock, Rollin Krewson
• Muppet Special Effects: Faz Fazakas, Dick Loveless, Tom Newby, Larry Jameson
• Muppet Costumes: Polly Smith, Barbara Davis, Deborah Lombardi
• Assistant to the Producer: Stephanie Chaffin
• Production Assistant: Ritamarie Peruggi
• Assistant Art Director: David Kelly
• Technical Supervisors: Tom Kyle, Bob Kaufman
• Technical Director/Video: John Field
• Audio: Doug Nelson
• Recording Engineer: Roger Nichols
• Cameramen: Dave Levisohn, John King
• Audio Assistant: Murray Siegel
• Gaffer: Dennis Rudge
• Videotape Editor: Peter Rudoy
• Executive Producer: Jerry Weintraub

Home media releases

The special was released by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment on VHS and DVD on August 26, 2003.

References

1. Allmusic

External links

• Rocky Mountain Holiday at the Internet Movie Database