movie

1987 · United States

A Muppet Family Christmas

Tonight at a glance

Runtime: 47 min
Age rating: G
Language: English
Country: United States

Why tonight?

Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.

The story

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.

holiday
christmas party
snowstorm
puppet
blizzard
christmas reunion
christmas
broken plans
houseguest
anthropomorphic puppets

The bill

Richard Hunt — Scooter / Janice / Statler / Beaker / Gladys the Cow / Two-H
Kathryn Mullen — Mokey Fraggle (voice)
Steve Whitmire — Turkey / Rizzo the Rat / Wembley Fraggle / Sprocket the Dog
Caroll Spinney — Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
Karen Prell — Red Fraggle / Maureen the Mink (voice)
David Rudman — Miss Piggy's Photographer (voice)
Gerard Parkes — Doc
Terry Angus — Additional Muppet Performer (uncredited)
Debra Spinney — Additional Muppet Performer (uncredited)
Fred Stinson — Additional Muppet Performer (uncredited)
Bob Stutt — Additional Muppet Performer (uncredited)

Directed: Peter Harris, Eric Till
Written: Jerry Juhl

Production

Rating: 6.9 / 10 · 115 ratings
Studio: Children's Television Workshop, ABC, The Jim Henson Company

If this stayed with you

Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.