A Muppet Family Christmas
| A Muppet Family Christmas | |
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| Written by | Jerry Juhl |
| Directed by | Peter Harris, Eric Till |
| Starring |
Gerry Parkes Muppet performers: Jim Henson Frank Oz Jerry Nelson Richard Hunt Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Caroll Spinney Kathryn Mullen Karen Prell David Rudman |
| Composer(s) | Eric Robertson |
| Country of origin | US and Canada |
| Original language(s) | English |
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| Executive producer(s) | Jim Henson |
| Producer(s) | Martin G. Baker, Diana Birkenfield |
| Editor(s) | Gordon Stoddard |
| Running time | 52 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Henson Associates |
| Distributor | Buena Vista Television |
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| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | December 16, 1987 |
A Muppet Family Christmas is a Christmas television special starring Jim Henson's Muppets. Shot in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the special was first broadcast on December 16, 1987 on ABC.
Fozzie Bear is driving many of the Muppets to his mother Emily's farm for Christmas. Unbeknownst to Fozzie Bear, Emily Bear is preparing to go to Malibu for the holiday and rent her farmhouse to Doc and Sprocket. Doc and Sprocket have arrived when Fozzie Bear and the other Muppets enter, disrupting Emily and Doc's plans for the holidays.
More Muppets arrive, and they begin to prepare for Christmas. After the performance, Fozzie goes into the house where he tells Kermit about his new act. During Fozzie's description, Kermit answers the phone where Miss Piggy tells Kermit that she is doing a little Christmas shopping before she goes to the farm house.
A group of carolers arrives, proving to be Big Bird and the rest of the Sesame Street Muppets. All of the Muppets continue to prepare for Christmas as the news comes on TV that the worst blizzard in 50 years is approaching the area. Kermit realizes that Miss Piggy is out in the storm.
Fozzie Bear and Emily go over where everyone is going to sleep. The Sesame Street Muppets perform a pageant of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas. Kermit gets a call from Miss Piggy stating that her limo got stuck in the snow and that she is calling for a taxi. Fozzie approaches Kermit stating that now is a good time to show him his new comedy act with the Snowman. While Doc is looking for Miss Piggy, Kermit is called to the basement, where he and Robin find a Fraggle Hole and the Fraggles.
Finally, all of the Muppets sing carols and exchange gifts.
This is one of the very few Muppet productions to feature Muppets associated with all four of the major Muppet franchises as a crossover: The Muppet Show, Sesame Street, Fraggle Rock and Muppet Babies (who are seen as actual puppets here instead of animated counterparts). This special also features an onscreen guest cameo by Jim Henson; he can be seen in the kitchen doing dishes towards the end of the special. In addition the United Kingdom broadcast marked the first appearance of Doc on British television, as the UK version of Fraggle Rock featured new "Outer Space" segments, in which Sprocket's owner was a lighthouse keeper.
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