The Frog Prince (1971 film)

The Frog Prince (released on home video as Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince) is a 1971 musical fantasy comedy television special directed by Jim Henson, and jointly produced by Robert Lawrence Productions in Canada and Muppets, Inc. in the United States.

He recounts, through a flashback narrated in song,[1] that he once fought an ogre and was transformed into a frog by a witch, who told him the only way to break the spell was to be kissed by a princess.

However, Melora's enchantment makes her pronounce "Aunt Taminella" as "Taunt Aminella," and her father cannot understand her.

Taminella barges in, recognizing Robin and telling Melora not to kiss the frog, sending her out of the room.

When Rupert II laments that he wants to know who cast the spell on Melora, she points across the table at Taminella, shouting "Taunt Aminella!

[4] Rupert II recounts his first time meeting Taminella, when he encountered her in the woods, and she, recognizing him to be the king, introduced herself as his long-lost sister.

Amid the chaos, Robin realizes that what Melora has been asking of him is to break the ball in the handle of Taminella's cane.

He bites Taminella on the arm, causing her to drop her cane and shatter the glass ball in its handle.

The Frog Prince was first released on LP, then VHS, Betamax and LaserDisc in the United States in 1983 by the Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company through the Muppet Home Video imprint.