A Muppet Family Christmas (1987)

Directed by

Peter Harris, Eric Till

Genre

crossover fiction, Christmas film

Country

United States

Runtime

48 min

Rated

G

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 113 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of Muppets decide to surprise Fozzie Bear's mother by visiting her farmhouse for Christmas. They do not realize she has planned a trip to Malibu.

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What happens

A Muppet Family Christmas is a Christmas musical television special starring Jim Henson's Muppets. It first aired on December 16, 1987, on the ABC television network in the United States. Its teleplay was conceived by longtime Muppet writer Jerry Juhl, and directed by Peter Harris. This television special was filmed at 9 Channel Nine Court in Toronto, Ontario. The special features various Muppets from The Muppet Show, Sesame Street, Fraggle Rock, and Muppet Babies. It also stars Gerry Parkes as Doc from the North American wraparound segments of Fraggle Rock, and Henson as himself in a cameo appearance at the end. In the plot, the Muppets surprise Fozzie Bear's mother with a Christmas visit to her farmhouse, unaware of her planned getaway to Malibu. Due to licensing issues with songs featured in A Muppet Family Christmas, some scenes have been cut from subsequent home media releases. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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