Jim Henson's The Storyteller: The Complete Collection

Jim Henson's The Storyteller: The Complete Collection

Season 1
Aided by his cynical dog, The Storyteller narrates retellings of classic folk tales, fables, and legends that combine humor, intrigue, and magic.
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - The Storyteller: Hans My Hedgehog

    January 30, 1987
    25min
    TV-PG
    Hans, a hedgehog-boy, feels ostracized in his town so he runs away.
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  2. S1 E2 - The Storyteller: Fearnot

    October 25, 1987
    24min
    TV-PG
    Fearnot is a young man who is incapable of feeling fear.
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  3. S1 E3 - The Storyteller: A Story Short

    January 21, 1988
    24min
    TV-PG
    The storyteller recalls his days of servitude to the king for bamboozling the royal cook out of a free meal.
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  4. S1 E4 - The Storyteller: The Luck Child

    April 15, 1988
    24min
    TV-PG
    Upon news of the birth of a luck child, the cruel-hearted king seeks out the boy, pretending to take him under his terrible wing.
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  5. S1 E5 - The Storyteller: The Heartless Giant

    July 2, 1988
    24min
    TV-PG
    A young prince is tricked into helping a heartless giant escape from the king’s dungeon and becomes his servant.
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  6. S1 E6 - The Storyteller: The Soldier & Death

    May 14, 1988
    24min
    TV-PG
    Returning from war, a young soldier trades his last biscuit for a magical sack... into which anything summoned will enter!
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  7. S1 E7 - The Storyteller: The True Bride

    July 9, 1988
    24min
    TV-PG
    A girl who was adopted by an abusive troll finally is freed with the help of a white lion.
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  8. S1 E8 - The Storyteller: Sapsorrow

    June 25, 1988
    24min
    TV-PG
    Upon fleeing her kingdom to escape an arranged marriage, the Princess Sapsorrow toils in the kitchen of a faraway palace, disguised as an ugly hag.
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  9. S1 E9 - The Storyteller: The Three Ravens

    June 18, 1988
    24min
    TV-PG
    After using her powers to charm the widowed king into marrying her, an evil witch sees his children as standing in the way of her power.
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  10. S1 E10 - The Storyteller: Greek Myths: Perseus & the Gorgon

    December 7, 1990
    24min
    TV-PG
    Perseus announces he will present the King with the rarest gift of all - the head of the Gorgon Medusa.
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  11. S1 E11 - The Storyteller: Greek Myths: Orpheus & Eurydice

    December 21, 1990
    24min
    TV-PG
    Orpheus descends to the Land of the Dead in a desperate attempt to try and bring back his beloved wife Eurydice.
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  12. S1 E12 - The Storyteller: Greek Myths: Theseus & the Minotaur

    November 30, 1991
    24min
    TV-PG
    Theseus vows to find his way to the center of the Labyrinth and kill the Minotaur.
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  13. S1 E13 - The Storyteller: Greek Myths: Daedalus & Icarus

    December 14, 1991
    24min
    TV-PG
    After being imprisoned by King Minos, Daedalus and his son Icarus attempt to  flee the island of Crete.
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