Children's & Family Theatre
Enjoy your journey down the yellow brick road and into the wondrous world of family films. Children's and family-oriented films are often suitable for all age groups, and cover a wide range of genre categories (comedy, adventure, fantasy, musicals, etc.).
There are several category choices with something to entertain the little ones or the whole darn family. For the younger ones click on 'Pre-School Entertainment' in green on the left. 'Disney Animation', 'Family Animation' and 'Classic Animation' can be accessed via the 'Animation' link further up the menu.
Pictured: 'The Wizard of Oz', one of the best-loved family films of all time.
The Moon-Spinners / The Parent Trap (1964)
Director: David Swift, James Neilson
Starring: Hayley Mills, Eli Wallach, Joan Greenwood, Maureen O'Hara, Brian Keith
'The Moon-Spinners' - A teenager on vacation in Greece with her aunt becomes involved in a search for jewel thieves and finds adventure, danger and ro... Read more
The Mr Magoo Show: The Complete Series (1964)
Starring: (Voice of) , Jim Backus
First created in 1949 and voiced by Jim Backus (Thurston Howell III in the sitcom 'Gilligan's Island'), Quincy Magoo is a short, wealthy, myopic retir... Read more
The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
7.7/10
Director: Brian Henson
Starring: Michael Caine, Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy
The Charles Dickens yuletide classic gets 'muppetized' in this extravaganza that stars Michael Caine as mean-spirited Ebeneezer Scrooge and muppet fav... Read more
The Muppet Movie (1979)
7.6/10
Director: James Frawley
Starring: Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear
Kermit the Frog thinks he has got what it takes to be a big star in Hollywood, so he leaves the swamp and heads West. Along the way he meets Miss Pigg... Read more
The Muppet Show: Season 1 (1976)
8.4/10
Director: Philip Casson, Peter Harris
Starring: Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Peter Ustinov, Bruce Forsyth, Candice...
All 24 episodes of the emmy award winning first season are finally here with perennial icons Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Gonzo the... whatever, Fozzi... Read more
The Muppet Show: Season 2 (1977)
8.4/10
Starring: Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Don Knotts, Dom DeLuise, George Burns,...
This second season of the hit variety show has all the familiar skits, 'Pigs in Space', 'Swedish Chef', 'Veterinarian's Hospital' combined with anothe... Read more
The Muppet Show: Season 3 (1978)
8.4/10
Starring: Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear
Wocka! Wocka! Wocka! Grab a seat and spend some time with characters that have kept the world laughing for over 50 years. Join the hardest working mup... Read more
The Muppets (2011)
7.1/10
Director: James Bobin
Starring: Chris Cooper, Amy Adams, Jason Segel, Rashida Jones
With the famed puppet troupe's heyday behind them, it's up to young Muppet Walter, his human brother Gary (Jason Segel, who also co-wrote), and Gary's... Read more
The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984)
6.9/10
Director: Frank Oz
Starring: Gonzo the Great, Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Joan Rivers, Art Carney, James Coc...
Fresh out of drama school, Kermit, Fozzie Bear and the entire cast of Kermit's musical - "Manhattan Melodies" - head for the Big Apple with plans to t... Read more
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (2005)
5.3/10
Director: Kirk R Thatcher
Starring: Ashanti , Jeffrey Tambor, Queen Latifah, David Alan Grier, Quentin Tarantino, M...
The muppets take on the Yellow Brick Road with Ashanti as Dorothy, Queen Latifah as Aunt Em and David Alan Grier as Uncle Henry. When Dorothy lands i... Read more