You blinked twice! This is The Muppet Family Christmas. LOOK OUT! Unbeknownst to Fozzie, Emily Bear is preparing to go to Malibu for the holiday and rent her farmhouse to Doc and Sprocket, who want to spend a nice quiet Christmas in the country. What The F**k Was Up With Where the Wild Things Are? Haber told Henson that "Christmas Carol is the greatest story of all time, you should do that" and later informed Henson that he sold the idea to ABC as a television film. During this, the Swedish Chef manages to nab the Turkey, who tries to get out of being cooked by claiming he's a different animal altogether, but the Swedish Chef isn't fooled this time and proceeds with the fitting. [10], Production took place at the Shepperton Studios, England. We're all animals! Christmas Specials Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. Big Bird, completely unaware of the Swedish Chef's intention to cook him, gives him a bag of homemade chocolate-covered birdseed. (slips and falls) Shit! Robin: You wish each other peace on Earth. Single met hitnotering(en) in de Vlaamse Ultratop 50 Datum van verschijnen Datum van … I just took three months of surfing lessons for zip. The site's consensus states, "It may not be the finest version of Charles Dickens' tale to grace the screen, but The Muppet Christmas Carol is funny and heartwarming, and serves as a good introduction to the story for young viewers. Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la! NC: (points to a camera) They'll result in mixed opinions! As the Muppets continue singing, Miss Piggy catches Kermit under the mistletoe and kisses him, and Kermit kisses her back. You look...exactly like you do on film. NC (vo): But before feathers fly, the Sesame Street gang pop by to sing carols. Boober claims that frogs carry disease where Kermit states that isn't true. Caine: Because it weakens me. NC (vo): Okay, she's taking all of this much better than she should be. "Yes" starts with the letter "Y". "We Need a Little Christmas" and the "Jingle Bells"/"Jingle Bell Rock" medley were featured on the album Nick at Nite: A Classic Cartoon Christmas. Do-ho-ho-ho-ho-hoh! Upon reentering the farmhouse, Kermit and Robin are told by Scooter that Miss Piggy was heard outside. During the carols, the Fraggle Five hear the songs and go check it out. Did a bear kill your family?! (takes multiple photos), NC: (as the photographer, pretending to be holding a camera) Don't judge me! NC: Though it's fine for what it is, it is a shame that not a lot of people are aware of the Muppet Family Christmas special. The call is from Miss Piggy who is in the middle of a photo session and that she will be at the farm house soon. You start to listen. The Swedish Chef sings "The Christmas Song" with Big Bird... ...and ultimately decides to make shredded wheat and cranberry sauce instead. NC (vo): But they got some not-so-friendly friends to perform in front of. However, every commercially available version in the United States and Canada has scenes edited out due to music rights problems. Emily states that either that or build bunk beds in the broom closet. The Electric Mayhem: (singing) Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock, / Jingle bell swing... NC: (shaking his arms and dancing) Yeah, there's no point to it, but it'll shut up... (Outside, Fozzie finishes making a snowman. Ernie begins the Sesame Street pageant with him doing the father and Bert doing the mother in a telling of "Twas the Night Before Christmas." Caine: The camera is like somebody who loves you deeply. NC: A, B, C...you're going too fast, but–. Goodman previously scored several films that were directed by Muppet performer Frank Oz.[28]. Emily is pleasantly surprised with the appearance of Fozzie and "his weirdo friends", despite the fact that she now has to cancel her trip, and willingly allows them to stay. (smiles nervously). Fozzie tells his mother, Emily Bear, that he is too old to have a stocking hung for him, then changes his mind. What they do have, though, is a time when they give each other pebbles and pass them on to other Fraggles. This, unfortunately, meant cutting out the topper to the icy patch running gag. (After thinking for a bit, the Chef takes his dish). When Janice asks who that strange creature was, Animal quotes "That my kinda fella." Pinky, Elmyra and the Brain - Was That Real? Doc is looking forward to having "a nice, quiet Christmas" in the countryside. As the Christmas Turkey continues to hit on Camilla, Gonzo catches the Christmas Turkey in the act and ends up trying to fight the Christmas Turkey until he hears carolers approaching. I–. NC: This photographer says he wants these for his personal collection. Why...why are you doing this? [13] However, the film opened in sixth place, initially reported to have collected $5.9 million in box office estimates,[14] which was later revised to $5 million. Fozzie and Emily go over where everyone is going to sleep, and then the Sesame Street Muppets perform a pageant of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas. Rowlf finds a piano which he plays as Fozzie Bear sings "Sleigh Ride" with a Snowman that came to life while doing comedy before the Penguins and the Woodland Creatures. (Caine continues blinking while Kermit just sits there watching. Linda Belcher: (from an episode Bad Tina, dubbed over Ma Bear) Mommy doesn't get drunk. Once they finish, they all come inside. I'm a survivor. At one o'clock, Scrooge is visited by the childlike Ghost of Christmas Past who takes him back in time to his childhood and early adult life, with Dickens and Rizzo hitching a ride too. [7], English actors David Hemmings, Ron Moody, and David Warner and American comedian George Carlin were considered to portray Ebenezer Scrooge. Jim Henson: But I'll tell you what. More Muppets arrive, and they begin to prepare for Christmas. (All the Muppets gather at home together). Jim Henson is seen watching this from the kitchen as he and Sprocket start to wash dishes. NC (vo): Is this something we deserve to see past YouTube and busted VCRs? This guy's nuts. As Beauregard states that there will be lots of snow for him to shovel tomorrow, Doc volunteers to help Kermit by going to look for Miss Piggy. Top 11 Moments You Never Noticed in Ghostbusters, What You Never Knew About Who Framed Roger Rabbit, What You Never Knew About Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, What You Never Knew About Planes, Trains and Automobiles, What You Never Knew About National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. Big Bird: Tell me, exactly, what are you going to fix for Christmas dinner? Rowlf enters the farm where he meets Emily, Doc, and Sprocket. Kermit: That's, um...more of a makeup department issue, isn't it? Ma Bear: Blue monster said he'd sleep in the bathtub. When Robin states to Kermit about telling him about Fraggle Holes and that if they found one, they can go in to meet some Fraggles. (The Muppets sit down to watch The Night Before Christmas pageant). The original opening title (superimposed over a shot of Emily Bear's house). NC: That was a word. NC: (as the turkey) Let's just say (points up, then down) the attic matches the basement, okay?! [21], Also from The Chicago Tribune, Dave Kehr reviewed the film as "a talky, plodding film that seems likely to bore children and adults in equal measure." After Grover pops in as the mouse who is not stirring (literally, he is holding a mixing bowl and his hand is not touching the spoon), Ernie signals for the sleigh being pulled by the reindeer, all played by monster Muppets such as Herry Monster and Elmo, and the Two-Headed Monster appears as Santa Claus (to which Sam the Eagle replies, "Is nothing sacred?"). NC (vo): Speaking of which, they act out their highly-prepared Sesame Street pageant next. Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment released a 20th anniversary collector's edition on Blu-ray, DVD, and digital copy on November 6, 2012. Just then, Fozzie Bear and the other Muppets enter which disrupts Emily and Doc's plans for the holidays.