ある少年がクリスマスプレゼントにもらった小動物モグワイには絶対に守るべき三つの決まりが……。Ｓ・スピルバーグが製作総指揮した、ブラックユーモアもたっぷりな痛快編。監督はホラー界の鬼才J・ダンテ。脚本は後に「ホーム・アローン」で人気監督になるC・コロンバス。 チャイナタウンの骨董屋で発明家ペルツァーが手に入れた不思議な動物モグワイ。彼はそれを息子ビリーへクリスマス・プレゼントとして贈るが、モグワイには、水に濡らさないこと、太陽光線に当てないこと、真夜中すぎにエサを与えないことの三つの誓いが必要だった。だが、この誓いが破られた時、可愛いモグワイは恐るべき凶悪な怪物グレムリンへと増殖していく。かくして平和な田舎町キングストン・フォールズは悪夢のクリスマスを迎えることになるのだ。
空想好きのサラは、女優を夢見る15歳の少女。ある土曜、両親が連れ立って外出し、彼女はまだ赤ん坊の弟トビーの世話を頼まれる。ぐずるトビーに、サラが愛読書の「ザ・ラビリンス〈迷宮〉」を読んで聞かせると、なんとトビーの部屋の片隅から突然黒い影が動き出し、“迷宮”の魔王ジャレスが現われる。ジャレスはトビーをさらうと姿を消してしまい、サラは後を追って数々の罠が待ち受ける迷宮へと足を踏み入れる。
一人暮らしのゼペットじぃさんは、木でつくった人形に【ピノキオ】と名づけ、星に「自分の子どもになりますように…」と願いをかける。するとブルーフェアリーが現れ、魔法でピノキオに命を授け「勇気を持って生き、正直で優しければいつか本当の人間になれる」と言い残して去って行く。 学校へ通うようになったピノキオだが、いろいろな誘惑に惑わされてしまい…。
木の人形が本物の男の子になるためのスリルあふれる冒険物語を実写とCGで映像化。本物の子供を願いながら操り人形を作った木彫り職人のゼペット、そのゼペットに息子のように愛される人形ピノキオ、そしてピノキオの“良心”に任命され彼を導くジミニー･クリケットといったおなじみのキャラクターが登場。ほかにも、ブルー･フェアリー、正直ジョン、カモメのソフィア、コーチマンなど、多彩で魅力的なキャラクターたちが登場する。
孤独なおもちゃ職人のゼペットじいさんによって作られ、命を宿した木製の人形“ピノッキオ”が、人間になることを夢見ながらゼペットじいさんと繰り広げる愛と葛藤の大冒険を、ダークかつファンタジックなヴィジュアルで切なくもハートウォーミングに描き出していく。
仕事人間のハワードは、息子ジェイミーの空手の段の授与式にも出られなかった。息子の機嫌を取るために、ハワードはクリスマス・プレゼントにターボマン人形を約束する。イヴの朝、ハワードは人形を買いに行くが、どこも品切れ状態になっている。郵便配達人のマイロンも同様に人形を探していた。八方手を手を尽くしたが、手に入れられないハワードは隣の主人と妻の仲を誤解する。ショックを受けた彼は、ターボマンのパレードに紛れ込んでしまい……。
重度のうつ病を患う玩具メーカーのCEOウォルター・ブラックは、ビーバーのハンドパペットを使って家族に心を開くようになる。思春期の息子ポーターは、父親が発狂したかのようになったため、両親に離婚を迫る。
ジョーは、大統領の命を救った事もある元シークレット・サービスだったが、今はしがない探偵に落ちぶれていた。ダンサーのコリーの身辺警護を仕事仲間が持ち込んできたが、女房と密通していたそいつは、ジョーの家の前で車ごと爆死する。一方、コリーの情夫、元フットボーラーのジミーは、妻子を事故で失った傷も癒えぬまま、麻薬と賭博でリーグを追われ、人生に何の目標も持てない日々を送っていた。警護に就いたジョーを何者かが襲う。辛くも相手を倒し、駆けつけるが一歩遅く、ジョーとジミーの目前でコリーは何者かに殺されてしまう。
マネキン工場をクビになったジョナサンは、自分の作ったマネキンが飾ってあるデパートに就職。ある日、そのマネキンが人間になって彼に語りかけてきた……。キム・キャトラルのキュートな魅力を堪能できる人気作。
19世紀のロンドン。金貸しのスクルージは町一番の嫌われもの。ケチで強欲な彼のためにどれほど多くの人達が泣かされてきたことか。けれどクリスマス・イブの夜、3人の精霊があらわれて、過去、現在、未来の彼の姿を見せつける。後悔の念にかられた彼は生まれ変わったようになり、貧しい人々にクリスマスの善行をほどこしはじめた…。
カスタマー・サービスの分野でモティベーション・スピーカーとして名声を築き、本も出版しているマイケル・ストーン。しかしながら彼自身は人生に何の刺激も感じられずにいた。ある日、講演者として呼ばれてきたシンシナティ―で、彼の講演を聞きに来ていたリサという女性と出会う。長いこと、誰の声であっても全て同じ声に聞こえていたマイケルが、唯一聞こえた"別の声"の彼女と特別な一夜を過ごすのだが・・・。
最新科学技術の粋を集めた人類初の有人火星探査ロケット「ゼロエックス号」が離陸後、機内に侵入した悪漢フッドの妨害により墜落、大破してしまう。2年後、国際救助隊に警備された2回目の離陸はほとんど問題なく成功。火星に到着したゼロエックス号は謎の生命体の襲撃を何とかかわし、地球への帰途につくが…。
On a special inner city street, the inhabitants—human and muppet—teach preschoolers basic educational and social concepts using comedy, cartoons, games, and songs.
Children's puppet programme featuring music and stories. Join George, Bungle, Zippy, and all their friends at the Rainbow House, always an exciting place to be.
Cadaverous scream legend the Crypt Keeper is your macabre host for these forays of fright and fun based on the classic E.C. Comics tales from back in the day. So shamble up to the bar and pick your poison. Will it be an insane Santa on a personal slay ride? Honeymooners out to fulfill the "til death do we part" vow ASAP?
The Sooty Show is a British children's Puppet series which aired on the BBC from 1955 to 1967 and ITV from 1968 to 1992. It follows the adventures and comedic day to day life of puppets Sooty, Sweep and Soo with their owner Harry Corbett, and in later years, his son Matthew.
The Fraggles are a fun-loving community of creatures who live in a subterranean fantasy land where they love to play, sing and dance their cares away, sharing their world with the tiny Doozers and the giant Gorgs. The series teaches empathy and tolerance and encourages children to understand people different from themselves.
A pink-haired girl named Stephanie moves to LazyTown with her uncle (the mayor of LazyTown), where she tries to teach its extremely lazy residents that physical activity is beneficial.
Second incarnation of the childrens puppet show, picking up almost directly where "The Sooty show" left off Sooty, Sweep, Soo and little cousin Scampi continue their adventures with Matthew.
Superhero Captain Atomic suffers a setback as he is shaking hands with Joey, a 12-year-old fan, when his disgruntled sidekick transforms him into a powerless puppet. The suddenly not-so-super superhero quickly realizes that the only way he can regain his former powers is to team up with the boy -- which is a dream come true for Joey but not so much for Captain Atomic. Together, the two form an unlikely and awkward partnership that allows them to become the city's newest superhero duo--known as Atomic Puppet.
Thunderbirds is a 1960s British science-fiction television series which was produced using a mixed method of marionette puppetry and scale-model special effects termed "Supermarionation". The series is set in the 21st century and follows the exploits of International Rescue, a secret organization formed to save people in mortal danger with the help of technologically advanced land, sea, air and space vehicles and equipment, launched from a hidden base on Tracy Island in the South Pacific Ocean.
Go behind the curtains as Kermit the Frog and his muppet friends struggle to put on a weekly variety show.
Bodger and Badger is a BBC children's comedy programme which was first broadcast in 1989. It starred Andy Cunningham as Simon Bodger, who had a badly behaved companion, a talking badger with a love for mashed potatoes.
The series provides children with valuable tools for growth in key areas of music, social skill development, and cognitive learning through integrated programs combining music, movement, and exploration. With Bear and all his friends, learn about cooperation, teamwork and more.
A desperate father, alongside a tenacious cop, battles his own demons on the streets of 1980s New York as he searches for his missing nine-year-old son.
Greg the Bunny is an American television sitcom that originally aired on Fox TV in 2002. It starred Seth Green and a hand puppet named Greg the Bunny, originally invented by the team of Sean S. Baker, Spencer Chinoy and Dan Milano. Milano and Chinoy wrote and co-produced the Fox show.
The fifth incarnation of 'The Sooty Show' sees Richard, Sooty, Sweep and Soo start a new job as handymen at a seaside holiday park.
Third incarnation of the Sooty show formula which follows almost directly on from the previous show 'Sooty and Co'. The puppets with Richard Cadell and Liana Bridges decide to leave the 'Sooty and Co.' shop and open a grand seaside hotel.
Muppets Tonight is a live-action/puppet television series created by Jim Henson Productions and featuring The Muppets. Much like the "MuppeTelevision" segment of The Jim Henson Hour, Muppets Tonight was a continuation of The Muppet Show, set in a television studio, rather than a theater. It ran on ABC from 1996 to 1998 and reruns ran on Disney Channel from 1997 to 2002. As of 2013, it is the last television series to star The Muppets characters.
Spitting Image is an award winning British satirical puppet show, created by Peter Fluck, Roger Law and Martin Lambie-Nairn. The series was produced by Spitting Image Productions for Central Independent Television over 18 series which aired on the ITV from 1984 to 1996. The series was nominated and won numerous awards during its run including 10 BAFTA Awards, including one for editing in 1989, and even won two Emmy Awards in 1985 and 1986 in the Popular Arts Category. The series featured puppet caricatures of celebrities famous during the 1980s and 1990s, including British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and fellow Tory politicians, American president Ronald Reagan, and the British Royal Family. The Series was the first to caricature the Queen mother.
With the help of his strange cousin Skeeter, Bobby learns life lessons and tackles the ups and downs of growing up.
Groundling Marsh was a Canadian children's television series featuring puppets. The show was produced by Portfolio Film & Television Inc., Children's Television Workshop and J.A. Delmage Productions. It included songs and animated segments, and enjoyed a certain amount of success and popularity at during its time. The only merchandise produced for the show were videos and they are now exceptionally rare and no longer produced. In the United States, it aired on PBS and the Disney Channel. It received funding from the International Production Fund, formerly the Maclean Hunter Television Fund. This series premiered October 1, 1995. Groundling Marsh was nominated at the 12th Annual Gemini Awards for Best Preschool Program or Series. John Pattison was also nominated for a Gemini for the episode "Bah Hegdish". The show had its series finale on November 28, 1997. The show is still seen on Bell Media-owned educational station CTV Two Alberta in Canada.
