• Muppet Family Christmas is a made-for-television holiday musical special that first aired on NBC in 1987. It has since been released on DVD with three different versions. In the film, Fozzie Bear's mother invites the crew over to celebrate Christmas in the country, but are left wondering if Miss Piggy will show up.

• Fast Facts

  1. Release date: December 25, 1987
  2. Directors: Eric Till, Peter Harris
  3. Screenwriter: Jerry Juhl
  4. Producers: Diana Birkenfield, Martin G. Baker
  5. Distributors: Disney, Columbia Tri-Star
  6. MPAA rating: Not rated
  7. Run time: 42 minutes
  8. Awards: One WGA Award

• Characters

  Muppet Family Christmas includes different children's fictional characters including figures from the Muppets, Sesame Street, Fraggle Rock, Muppet Babies and a cameo of the Muppets creator Jim Henson.

• Different Versions

  • The film originally aired on NBC in 1987 and later released on DVD in 1994, but with many different scenes edited out. It normally appears on television in its entirety but cannot be sold on DVD as it was originally written due to copyright issues. It has since been released on DVD two more times with slightly different versions.Muppet Central Help: FAQ

• Other Muppet Christmas Specials

  • The Muppet Christmas Carol
  • Letters to Santa: A Muppets Christmas
  • A Christmas Together with John Denver and the Muppets
  • It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
  • Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas
  • Elmo Saves Christmas

• Related Pages on Mahalo

  Muppets | Jim Henson | Christmas | Christmas Special Schedule | Kermit the Frog | Miss Piggy | The Muppet Movie | Best Christmas Movies for Kids | Muppets Christmas Letters to Santa | How to Make Puppets

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