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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Free_to_BeFree to Be... a Family - Wikipedia

    Free to Be... A Family is a television special hosted by Marlo Thomas broadcast on December 14, 1988. It was especially notable as a joint production of ABC and Soviet Union television (the USSR then three years before its collapse). It was nominally a sequel to the popular 1974 ABC Afterschool Special Free to Be...

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  3. muppet.fandom.com › wiki › Free_to_BeFree to Be... a Family (album) | Muppet Wiki | Fandom

    Free to Be... a Family, the 1988 sequel to 1973's Free to be...You and Me, is a concept album produced by Marlo Thomas and Christopher Cerf. The album consists entirely of material adapted from the book of the same name.

  4. genius.com › albums › Marlo-thomasFree To Be... A Family Lyrics and Tracklist - Genius

    Marlo Thomas. Released 1988. Free To Be... A Family Tracklist. On My Pond by Sesame Street (Ft. Kermit the Frog & Singing, Gargling Fish) Lyrics. About “Free To Be... A Family”...

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    Streaming Now on Disney+ – Sign Up at https://disneyplus.com/ Sing along with Kermit the Frog as the lyrics to the classic song “Rainbow Connection” play across the screen. This timeless ...

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  7. muppet.fandom.com › wiki › Free_to_BeFree to Be... a Family (special) | Muppet Wiki | Fandom

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    was a television special produced and hosted by Marlo Thomas. A sequel to Thomas' acclaimed 1973 special Free to Be... You and Me and part of a multimedia project, the special was a co-production with Soviet Russia and aired over ABC on December 14, 1988. While the special included some material from the book and album which preceded it (such as Carly Simon's performance of "Turn of the Tide"), the emphasis shifted from individual family relations to the global family. In particular, the special aimed to demonstrate that children in Russia and America were very much alike, and kids in both nations were encouraged to form penpal relationships. In the final special, through satellite, Soviet and American children met their penpals and asked about their respective countries.

    The hour-long special cuts between Thomas and friends at the Hard Rock Cafe at New York City and a Moscow studio, with Tatiana Vedeneyeva as the local host (the satellite connection is handled by Lily Tomlin as Ernestine). Jim Henson's Muppets are among the guest stars, appearing in both cities, with Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy receiving specific billing. A few Sesame Street Muppets make brief appearances as well, namely a pair of Honkers, Meryl Sheep, and Elmo. The latter is fleetingly glimpsed in a video montage, seated on the shoulder of a baseball player who holds a sign displaying a Russian greeting in marker.

    Other US participants include Robin Williams, Whoopi Goldberg, Jon Bon Jovi, the Melody Makers, and Penn and Teller. Donald Faison also appears as one of the young individuals in the American audience.

    Kermit and Piggy appear initially in the program as ambassadors to Russia, where Kermit and Russian TV puppet star Khriusha the Pig (from Spokoynoy nochi, malyshi!) hammer out the details of producing the special. Later, a passing Honker gives Marlo Thomas a quarter for their satellite truck's parking meter.

    This is followed by "Pig to Frog," a segment where Kermit and his "distinguished" panel of Americans (including Miss Piggy, Meryl Sheep, the Honkers, a penguin and some Whatnots) talk to Khriusha and his panel of Russian characters while playing short films on the struggles of living in each country. The Russians' tape of American life stars a down on his luck bear (played by Kevin Clash).

    After the special, an American Airlines promo is shown where Muppet Monsters Miss Kitty, a green-furred Frackle and Thudge come out of the aeroplane.

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    •Executive Producers: Marlo Thomas and Christopher Cerf

    •Producer: Robert Dalrymple

    •Director: Gary Halvorson

    •Writers: Norman Stiles, Sarah Durkee, Christopher Cerf

    •Muppet Segment Producer: Michael K. Frith

    •Muppet Production Assistants: Eric Andrews, Patricia Nugent

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  8. www.amazon.com › Free-Family-Marlo-Thomas-Friends › dpFree to Be... a Family - amazon.com

    Jan 1, 2000 · Free to Be... a Family [Marlo Thomas and Friends, Pat Benetar, Steve Martin, John Hiatt, Kermit the Frog, Amy Grant, The Fat Boys, Carly Simon, Bonnie Raitt, Mel Brooks] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers.

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  9. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Kermit_the_FrogKermit the Frog - Wikipedia

    Kermit the Frog is a Muppet character created and originally performed by Jim Henson in 1955. Kermit is the pragmatic everyman protagonist of numerous Muppet productions, most notably as the showrunner and host of the sketch comedy television series The Muppet Show and a featured role on Sesame Street .