Mother Goose Stories (1990)
Jim Henson's Mother Goose Stories was a children's television show hosted by Mother Goose, who tells her three goslings the stories behind well-known nursery rhymes.
Seasons & Episode
The Queen of Hearts baked some tarts, all on a summer's day because the King of Clubs is coming, but a knave steals them away! (The episode retells the nursery rhyme of "The Queen of Hearts.")
Hickety Pickety is a hen who lays nine eggs and sometimes ten. But when the truth is revealed, the other hens get a boost. (The episode retells the nursery rhyme of "Hickety Pickety My Black Hen.")
The queen is in her chamber. All she wants to eat is cheese supplied each day by Ellen's dairy. Why won't the queen come out? (The episode retells the nursery rhyme of "Pussy Cat Pussy Cat." The story was adapted from the tale of "Pussy-cat Mew" in L. Frank Baum's "Mother Goose in Prose.")
Peter's passion for his pumpkin patch poses problems for his wife until their son provides the answer: they can grow themselves a house! (The episode retells the nursery rhyme of "Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater.")
Nicholas wants a real pony more than anything. Will he win the contest and the pony? (The episode was originally titled "Ride a Cock Horse to Banbury Cross", based on the nursery rhyme of the same name.)
The King is always working and he never has time to play, until one night he goes to bed and bumps his head. (The episode retells the nursery rhyme of "It's Raining, It's Pouring.")
The land is filled with dread for there's a giant on the loose who grinds up bones to make his bread. Can he be made a friend? (The episode retells the nursery rhyme of "Fee-fi-fo-fum.")
Tommy's pastime is going fishing in a ditch. But the ditch is owned by Mr. Mean who tries to stop the fishermouse. (The episode retells the nursery rhyme of "Little Tommy Tittlemouse.")
Tom has a little nut tree but nothing will it bear until it grows a silver nutmeg and a golden pear. He doesn't want to part with it, but what else can he do, when the King of Spain's daughter wants the little nut tree too. (The episode retells the nursery rhyme of "I Had a Little Nut Tree.")
Lost, alone in the big dark forest, Jenny must show the wolves how bad she can be. (The episode retells the nursery rhyme of "There Was a Little Girl.")
When a shooting star comes down to Earth, Stella gets her wish, but it doesn't turn out as she expected. (The episode retells the nursery rhyme of "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.")
Jackie the scarecrow is employed to scare the crows. But, instead, they come to the farm to hear him sing. (This episode retells the nursery rhyme of "See Saw Margery Daw.")
A butcher, a baker and a candlestick maker set sail to find adventure. But when a storm blows up, they are saved by a rotten potato. (The episode retells the nursery rhyme of "Rub-a-Dub-Dub.")
