Jim Henson's The StoryTeller & Greek Myths

From Jim Henson: A storyteller shares European folk tales with viewers and with his loyal dog, and actors and puppets bring the stories to life.
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NBC & HBO
Jan 31, 1987 - Jul 30, 1989
S1 9 episodes
S1 E1 · Hans, My Hedgehog
Jan 31, 1987
Tired of being ridiculed, a child who resemble a hedgehog leaves home to spend years living amongst animals in the forest. He comes to the rescue of a lost king and as a reward asks for the first thing the king sees, which happens to be his daughter.
S1 E2 · Fearnot
Oct 26, 1987
A young man named Fearnot sets out on a quest to learn how to shiver in fright; he meets a tinker who vows to lead the boy to frightening places; still, nothing on their path manages to put the shivers into Fearnot, no matter how frightening it gets.
S1 E3 · The Three Ravens
Jan 19, 1988
A witch manages to turn the King's three young sons into ravens; his daughter escapes the curse and vows to remain silent in order to break the spell, but she falls in love with a prince whose new stepmother is the same witch that ruined her family.
S1 E4 · A Story Short
Jan 22, 1988
The Storyteller recounts his own adventure as a wandering beggar who, after swindling the royal cook for a meal, must tell one story each day for a year or face death by boiling. After 364 successful days, he finds himself without a new tale.
S1 E5 · The Luck Child
Apr 16, 1988
When a cruel king hears about the birth of a luck child prophesied to one day rule in his stead, he seeks out the child; years later when the ruler tries once more to sentence the boy to certain death, he ends up becoming his son-in-law instead.
S1 E6 · The Heartless Giant
Apr 14, 1989
Prince Leo learns about a heartless giant imprisoned long ago by his father somewhere in his castle; the boy tries to befriend the giant, but the giant tricks him into setting him free; ridden by guilt, Leo decides to seek out the giant's heart.
S1 E7 · The Soldier & Death
Apr 28, 1989
An honest soldier receives magic gifts for being kind to three beggars; after a successful career as a miracle doctor, the soldier manages to trick Death himself and trap him in his magic sack.
S1 E8 · The True Bride
Jul 23, 1989
After a troll kidnaps a young orphan and vows to make her life miserable, a white lion hears her wish and comes to her rescue. She later falls in love with a gardener, who gets cast in a spell by the troll's daughter just before their wedding.
S1 E9 · Sapsorrow
Jul 30, 1989
A king with three daughters proclaims to marry whoever fits the original queen's ring; when his daughter Sapsorrow puts on the ring by mistake, she escapes from the castle; she sets to work in another castle where she falls for a prince.
Jim Henson's The Storyteller: Greek Myths HBO
The storyteller and his dog wander through the Minotaur's labyrinth, searching for a way out, recounting Greek legends along the way.
Dec 8, 1990 - Dec 15, 1991
4 episodes
S2 E1 · Perseus & the Gorgon
Dec 8, 1990
A prophecy sees Perseus banished from his homeland. After coming of age, he searches for the Gorgon Medusa, vowing to bring back her head.
S2 E2 · Orpheus & Eurydice
Dec 22, 1990
After falling in love with her at first sight, Orpheus pursues Eurydice to the Underworld, where he begs Hades for her return to the land of the living.
S2 E3 · Theseus & the Minotaur
Dec 1, 1991
Theseus battles the Minotaur, half-man, half-bull and master of the maze, who has claimed the life of many a young Athenian.
S2 E4 · Daedalus & Icarus
Dec 15, 1991
A skilled architect and inventor, Daedalus is constantly disappointed by his son Icarus. He takes on Talos as his apprentice, but fears the talented young man will one day surpass him.
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