Peppermint Park (TV Series)

Peppermint Park was an American direct-to-video children's show released in 1987. Six volumes of the series were released. The show had many similarities to Sesame Street, in that it was a mixture of live action and puppets. Characters included Ernie, who sang a song about the letter M, and Piggle, a pig with a big appetite.

The videos are now out of print, and are extremely difficult to find, but full VHS transfers of the episodes can be found on YouTube.

Production & Release
The series was directed and produced by John Horton and Mark V. Productions. The puppets were created by Dann O'Quinn. Six episodes, one per volume, were released by Televidics Productions. Televidics Productions Was Located At 1 Richmond Square,Providence RI. The Studio Is Now Several Offices & The Filming Location Became A Lobby & The 2nd One Became Karlee's Kafe. It was an obvious ripoff of Sesame Street, with puppets that would teach children letters, numbers, and other educational subjects. It also contained short animated and live action segments like Sesame Street as well. Most likely due to very poor sales, budget problems, and/or negative reviews, the series was cut short and was cancelled sometime in 1988. The six volumes additionally went out of print at this point as well.