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, and the special itself aired May 12, 1983 on ABC. 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.
- "Hey Old Pal" - John Denver, Kermit the Frog, Fozzie Bear, and the Cast
- "Grandma’s Feather Bed" - Kermit the Frog and the Cast
- "She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain" - Kermit the Frog, Janice, Sgt. Floyd Pepper, Scooter, Gonzo the Great, Miss Piggy, and the Cast
- "Catch Another Butterfly" - John Denver
- "Down By The Old Mill Stream" John Denver and the Cast
- "Durango Mountain Caballero" - John Denver
- "Gone Fishin’" John Denver and Sgt. Floyd Pepper
- "Medley: Tumbling Tumbleweeds; Happy Trails" - John Denver and Miss Piggy
- "Poems, Prayers And Promises"- John Denver and the Cast
- "Take ‘em Away" - The Jug Band
- "Going Camping" - John Denver and the Cast
- "Home on the Range" - John Denver and Rowlf the Dog
- "No One Like You" - John Denver
John Denver takes the Muppets camping.
John Denver as HimselfThe Muppet performers
Jerry Nelson as Sgt. Floyd Pepper, Robin the Frog, Camilla the Chicken, and Slim WilsonDave Goelz as Gonzo the Great, Zoot, and Lubbock LouFrank Oz as Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, and GrampsSteve Whitmire as Rizzo the Rat and Giant Man-Eating ChickenKathryn MullenKaren PrellRichard Hunt as Scooter, Janice, Statler, and BubbaJim Henson as Kermit the Frog, Rowlf the Dog, Waldorf, and ZekeMuppet Performers: With Jerry Nelson, Dave Goelz, Frank Oz, Steve Whitmire, Kathryn Mullen, Karen Prell, Richard Hunt, Jim HensonProducer: Lawrence S. MirkinDirector: Jim HensonWriters: Jon Stone, Joseph A. BaileyAssociate Producers: Al Lowenstein, Martin G. BakerMusical Consultant: Ray CharlesMusical Director: Don GillisMusic and Lyrics by: Philip Balsam, Dennis Lee (author)Senior Script Coordinator: Jocelyn StevensonArt Directors: Gene McAvoy, Robert HackbornDirector of Photography: George ReisenbergerProduction Manager: Andy CorwinProduction Associate: Barney WyckoffStage Manager: Carl LautenSetting Designed by: William BeetonConceptual Designer: Michael K. FrithMuppet Design Consultant: Bonnie EricksonMuppets by: Caroly Wilcox, Tim Miller, Connie Peterson, Mimi Kingsley, Cheryl Blalock, Rollin Krewson, Polly Smith, Barbara Davis, Deborah LombardiMuppet Special Effects Directors: Faz Fazakas, Dick Loveless, Tom Newby, Larry JamesonAssistant to Producer: Stephanie ChaffinEditorial Assistant: Susan JuhlProduction Coordinator: Gregory J. GettasCBC Manager: John DimonFloor Managers: Wayne Moss, Allan WylieProduction Assistants: Ritamarie Peruggi, Heather Casey, Carroll Hicks, Linda BainAssistant Art Director: David KellyTechnical Supervisors: Tom Kyle, Bob KaufmanTechnical Director/Video: John FieldTechnical Producer: Gerry LeeSwitcher: Harley WalkerLighting Director: Gordon LukerAudio: Doug Nelson, Dietmar Niemietz, Brian RadfordRecording Engineer: Roger NicholsSound Effects: Floyd BurrellVTR Editor: Hamilton WalkerCameramen: George Clements, Dave Levisohn, John King, Tim Rohal, Ron MansonAudio Assistant: Murray SiegelGaffer: Dennis RudgeVideotape Editor: Peter RudoySet Decoration: Stephen Finnie, Eric GilksSpecial Effects: George Clark, Tim McElcheranStaging Crewleader: Ron RobinsonConstruction Crew Chiefs: Derrick Eldridge, Robert LiivojaUnit Managers: Barry Smith, Kim HesterCreative Consultants: Jocelyn Stevenson, Duncan KenworthyCreative Producer: Jerry JuhlExecutive in Charge of Production: Diana BirkenfieldExecutive Producers: Jerry Weintraub, Jim HensonThe special was released by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment on VHS and DVD on August 26, 2003. The video is released by Walt Disney Home Video on VHS.
