Jim Henson's Muppets take on another classic story, this time it's Treasure Island the famous pirate novel. Jim Hawkins (Kevin Bishop) is the young man enthralled by the stories that he hears from Billy Bones (Billy Connolly) about his glory days sailing as a pirate in search of Captain Flint's treasure. When Bones is given the Black Spot by a blind pirate, he passes it off to Jim right as he dies. Several pirates soon rush in on the scene trying to recover their map, and Jim and his friends Gonzo and Rizzo are suddenly embroiled in a chase for the treasure. Fozzie Bear is Squire Trelawney who's boat they use to seek the treasure, while Kermit is Captain Abraham Smollett, the ship's captain, and Long John Silver (Tim Curry) is the ship's cook. Miss Piggy plays Benjamina Gunn, Captain Smollett's jilted lover, who eventually helps Jim and the crew save themselves from Long John Silver and the mutinous crew, who all turn out to be pirates, except for Captain Smollett, of course.
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Tim Curry | Long John Silver |
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Billy Connolly | Billy Bones |
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Jennifer Saunders | Mrs. Bluveridge |
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Kevin Bishop | Jim Hawkins |
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Dave Goelz | The Great Gonzo |
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Steve Whitmire | Kermit the Frog |
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Jerry Nelson | Statler |
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Kevin Clash | Bad Polly |
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Bill Barretta | Clueless Morgan |
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Frank Oz | Miss Piggy |
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John Henson | Sweetums |
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Danny Blackner | Short Stack Stevens |
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Peter Geeves | Black Eyed Pea |
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Harry Jones | Easy Pete |
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David J. Nicholls | Captain Flint |
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Frederick Warder | Calico Jerry |
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Nigel Plaskitt | Additional Muppet Performer |
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Louise Gold | Female Tourist Rat |
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John Eccleston | Additional Muppet Performer |
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Simon Buckley | Additional Muppet Performer |
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Katherine Smee | Additional Muppet Performer |
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Andrew Spooner | Additional Muppet Performer |
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Robbie Barnett | Additional Muppet Performer |
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James Barton | Additional Muppet Performer |
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Michael Bayliss | Additional Muppet Performer |
| Director | Brian Henson |
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| Writer | Robert Louis Stevenson, Jerry Juhl, Kirk R. Thatcher, James V. Hart | |
| Producer | Martin G. Baker, Brian Henson, Michael Jablow, Frank Oz, Vesco Razpopov, Selwyn Roberts, Halle Stanford | |
| Musician | Hans Zimmer | |
| Photography | John Fenner | |
| Edition | Anniversary Edition |
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| Nr Discs | 1 |
| Edition Release Date | Mar 06, 2006 |
| Regions | Region 2 |