A Muppet Family Christmas

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Summary: what more could you want?
Review: Great fun for kids, but also a blast for those of us "adults" who grew up with Sesame Street, The Muppet Show and Fraggle Rock! If you're a Henson fan, this is a MUST HAVE!

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Summary: Great Christmas movie for the whole family
Review: All of the muppett Charecters get together at Fozzie's mom's house to celebrate the holidays. With special guest apperences by the Seasame Street gang, The Fraggles, and Jim Henson. Make it one of your families Christmas Traditons!

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Summary: The Best of Jim Henson's Muppets
Review: I have loved this movie for years. Not only does it have Kermit and the others(including Robin) but it has Sesame Street, Fraggle Rock, and a special appearence by Jim Henson in it. I have watched this for too many Christmas's to remember, and always cry when I see all of them together.

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Summary: A wonderful Muppet Christmas story.
Review: This is one of Jim Henson's best. This is a charming musical filled with just about every muppet Henson had made at that time. The songs are timeless---"Jingle Bell Rock" and "We Need A Little Christmas" sounded as though they had been written just for this Muppet story. If you have not seen this Muppet classic, it is well worth the money to own this enduring and charming story. If I should get stranded in a snow storm, I would be glad that it was with all my little furry friends.


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Summary: Disappointing edited version...
Review: I was ecstatic to find out that this movie is available on DVD. Unfortunately after I watched it I was confused and disappointed. My favorite scene from childhood, Miss Piggy slipping on the icy patch, is not included!! Neither was my favorite song, "There's no place like home for the holidays.." The movie is significantly lacking without these memorable scenes. It's still nice to have on DVD, but a recorded from TV version is a necessary supplement.

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Summary: Verry saddened by this edit :(
Review: I was really excited to see that this movie had come out on DVD. But the cuts really take away from the movie and it doesn't make complete sense for those who don't remember the missing scenes. Fortunately I have an old copy of the original from TV. I understand that the company didn't have the rights for the other songs for anything other than the original broadcast and that's too bad. Hopefully one day that will be resolved.

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Summary: Missing key scenes
Review: As other people have stated, I'm lucky enough to have the original version taped when it aired on TV. This tape isn't in the gratest condition anymore, so a couple years ago we purchased the VHS version and were very disappointed. Many people mentioned the missing scenes, but I didn't see anyone mention that because of this, a key part of the story line is missing. In the edited version, you don't have any idea why Fozzie is excited about his new act. The "sleigh ride" scene, with its series of jokes, explains why he's so excited. I was just checking the reviews to see if this was "fixed" in the DVD, and evidently it wasn't, so I won't be buying that version either.

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Summary: piglet
Review: As of last year I wrote an email in on the same issue as everyone else and never got any feedback on why they did what they did. I was even more disappointted that they are still selling the cut version when this was brought to their attention and the fact they don't seem to be airing the full version on any channel. Are we ever going to get to see the whole thing in fullness or own it. Thank you

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Summary: That's small talk where we come from. . .
Review: While I also am disappointed by the edits in this DVD version, I can't fault the original creators for that. This movie is truly a must-see around the Holiday time. I recall watching it for the first time when I was younger and thoroughly enjoying the multitudes of characters who showed up.

This is among the last of the big Muppet programs to come out before Henson's death (there were some others after this, but not with all of these characters) and it is a great testament to the wit and charm of the world that Henson and his cohorts created. They don't make them like this anymore.

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Summary: I've got the original version!!
Review: While this had always been my favorite muppet movie, the missing scenes made this tape almost worthless. I found the original, taped from tv version at my parents house and it's in excellent shape, considering it was taped in 1988. It has the Fozzy and snowman song, sleighride, the muppet babies song, Santa CLaus is coming to town, Kermit and Miss Piggy singing, Have Yourself a Merry little Christmas, and Miss Piggy singing, there's no place like home for the holidays. If anyone is dying for the original, just email me for a copy. If you are a true muppet fan, you will be able to tell the difference.
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