It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002) (TV)

Director:

Kirk R. Thatcher

Writers (WGA):

Tom Martin (written by) and
Jim Lewis (written by)

Release Date:

29 November 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy | Family

Tagline:

More holiday fun then humanly possible!

Plot:

On Christmas Eve, an angel petitions God to send help for Kermit the Frog who has lost all hope after losing the Muppet Theatre.

Plot Keywords:

The Muppets | Christmas | Angel | Theater | Theatrical Show

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 1 nomination

Cast

Steve Whitmire	...	Kermit / Rizzo the Rat / Beaker / Bean Bunny / Mr. Poodlepants / Statler (voice)
Dave Goelz	...	The Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Waldorf
Bill Barretta	...	Pepe the Prawn / Dr. Teeth / Rowlf the Dog / Swedish Chef / Johnny Fiama / Bobo the Bear / Howard / Lew Zealand
Eric Jacobson	...	Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Yoda
David Arquette	...	Daniel
Joan Cusack	...	Rachel Bitterman
Matthew Lillard	...	Luc Fromage
William H. Macy	...	Glenn
Whoopi Goldberg	...	Daniel's 'Boss'
Carson Daly	...	Himself - Cameo Appearance
Kelly Ripa	...	Herself
Joe Rogan	...	Himself - Cameo Appearance
Molly Shannon	...	Herself - Cameo Appearance
Robert Smigel	...	Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice) (as Triumph The Insult Dog)
Zach Braff	...	Dr. John 'J.D.' Dorian

MPAA:

Rated PG for mild thematic elements.

Runtime:

100 min | Netherlands:85 min (DVD)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Singapore:G | Netherlands:6 | Germany:o.Al. | UK:U | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Lion's Gate Studios, North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

National Broadcasting Company (NBC)

Trivia:

When on the auditorium in the Muppet theater, this is the seating that the Muppets sat in. (From left to right) Row 1: Camilla the chicken, Beaker, Bunsen Hunnydew, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo, Janice, Sam the Eagle and Scooter. Row 2: Dr. Teeth, Swedish Chef, Beuregard, Rowlf, a chicken, Rizzo the rat, Lew Zealand, Johnny Fiamo, Sal Manilla. Row 3: A sheep, an un-named frog, Floyd Pepper, Animal, The Circ Du So Lame worker, Bobo the bear, Zoot, an un-named hippie Muppet, Crazy Harry. Row 4: Sweetums.

Goofs:

Continuity: Kermit's hand shifts on and off the back of the bench between shots during Gonzo's song in the alternate universe

Quotes:

Daniel's 'Boss': People don't need my intervention.
Daniel: If people don't need your intervention, how did the salvation army get all the money, and Kermit and his friends get to keep the theater, and Miss Bitterman nothing but her own greed?
Daniel's 'Boss': Danny-al, I work in mysterious ways.

Movie Connections:

References "SpongeBob SquarePants" (1999)

Soundtrack:

Everyone Matters

Not the best Muppet Movie, but certainly not the worst

The Merry Muppet Christmas movie is really a cute movie. It's nice to have more Muppet characters speaking again, there are very witty parodies, and there is a villain you just love to hate. As for complaints, I don't have many. It would have been better with much, much less of that awful Pepe character, and some of the heaven scenes could have been shorter.

8.5/10 stars A cute movie that deserves a chance.