Movie
A Muppet Family Christmas
Overview
Fozzie Bear surprises his mother on Christmas Eve by bringing the entire Muppet gang to her farm to celebrate the holidays. Doc and his dog Sprocket, who had planned a quiet Christmas, end up joining the Muppets in their holiday activities and preparations. The Sesame Street and Fraggle Rock regulars join the festivities, but to Kermit's dismay, the only one missing is Miss Piggy, who has been caught in a snowstorm.
Details
- Release date
- 1987-12-16
- Runtime
- 47 min
- Genres
- Family, Comedy, Music, TV Movie
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Children's Television Workshop, ABC, The Jim Henson Company
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Jim Henson as Kermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Dr. Teeth / Swedish Chef / Waldorf / Ernie / Self
- Frank Oz as Miss Piggy / Fozzy Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster
- Dave Goelz as Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Zoot / Beauregard / Boober Fraggle
- Jerry Nelson as Robin the Frog / Camilla the Chicken / Floyd Pepper / Lew Zealand / Pops / The Count / Gobo Fraggle / Herry Monster
- Richard Hunt as Scooter / Janice / Statler / Beaker / Gladys the Cow / Two-Headed Monster / Snowman (voice)
- Kathryn Mullen as Mokey Fraggle (voice)
- Steve Whitmire as Turkey / Rizzo the Rat / Wembley Fraggle / Sprocket the Dog / Lips (voice)
- Caroll Spinney as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
- Karen Prell as Red Fraggle / Maureen the Mink (voice)
- David Rudman as Miss Piggy's Photographer (voice)
- Gerard Parkes as Doc
- Terry Angus as Additional Muppet Performer (uncredited)
Crew
- Peter Harris - Director
- Eric Till - Director
- Jerry Juhl - Writer
- Jim Henson - Characters
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