He also meets a lady there, Belle ( Meredith Braun). They hang out at Fozziwig’s party, which looks like a grand old time, but of course, younger Scrooge is only there to criticize how much it costs. Somehow, I do believe this is a divergence from the source material. Next, they head to his first job at Fozziwig’s Rubber Chicken Factory. It’s Back to School Night! Scrooge sees many mini Scrooges, who were all too busy for Christmas, even back then. Together, they head to Scrooge’s childhood. She’s there for Scrooge’s salvation, which involves a flight. Specifically, The foretold Ghost of Christmas Past ( Karen Pell/ Jessica Fox). Gonzo Dickens and his faithful rat, Rizzo, break into Scrooge’s apartment to see what’s going on. Unfortunately, evicting orphans does have the nasty habit of leaving you shackled in the afterlife. Then they sing a song about how fun it was to be evil in life. Scrooge is able to chilax a little, but then his doorbell starts to jingle and his fire goes out, so …Īnyway, Robert (Goelz) and Jacob Marley are here to haunt Scrooge with their terrible Vaudeville routine. He gets inside and changes into his super cute jammies. So, then the ghost of Jacob Marley ( Jerry Nelson) pops up in Scrooge’s door. We follow Scrooge home, and Gonzo Dickens reminds us that Scrooge’s business partners, the Marleys are dead as doornails and rotting in the ground. Cue another song … “There’s Only One More Sleep Til Christmas.” When Kermit Cratchit asks for Christmas off, Scrooge begrudgingly grants it to his workers. Fred is low-income, apparently, and encourages Scrooge to love Christmas as much as he does! Then, Scrooge shares his violent fantasies … Scrooge won’t even donate money to charities, saying the houseless and low-income deserve to die and should roast in the oven with their turkeys. Just then, Scrooge’s nephew, his only living relative, the Christmas-loving Fred ( Steven Mackintosh), comes a-calling. You see, because it’s the season of giving … to money lenders, as people blow their mortgages on their Christmas celebrations. Then, he tells Bob to keep writing his pile of eviction notices, and since tomorrow is Christmas, he can gift wrap them if he’s so inclined. Scrooge is not interested in hearing him out about why his payment is late. So, Scrooge goes into his office where Kermit Cratchit is working, and one of Scrooge’s tenants is there for a meeting. He’s basically a Bad Guy he’s Capitalism. The town breaks into a song about how terrible Scrooge is! Even the vegetables don’t like him. Gonzo Dickens is gonna tell us his story and intros Ebenezer Scrooge. We land on Gonzo (who introduces himself as Dickens) and Rizzo, who are selling apples. The Muppet Christmas Carol opens on a busy London (?) street, populated by humans and muppets alike. Here we go! The opening credits tell us the film stars: Kermit ( Steve Whitmire) as Bob Cratchit, Miss Piggy ( Frank Oz) as Emily Cratchit, The Great Gonzo ( Dave Goelz) as Charles Dickens, Rizzo the Rat (Whitmire) as himself, Fozzie Bear (Oz) as Fozziwig, and Michael Caine as Scrooge. What are holidays for, if not nostalgia (and stressful times with family)? Let’s rewatch! My brother and I spent many afternoons watching The Muppet Showwhile doing our homework we grew up on Muppet Babies, so I’m ecstatic to go through The Muppet Christmas Carol with y’all.
#GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST MUPPETS TV#
RELATED: Millennial Misremembers: Goosebumps (The TV Series) What I (mis)remember!Īll right, so what I remember more than anything else is the Christmas album John Denver released with the Muppets, which for whatever reason, I always associated with this movie? Beyond that, I recall the film’s general vibe and the whole “insert muppets into Charles Dickens‘s Christmas classic.”
It was directed by Brian Henson, son of Muppets creator, Jim Henson. And it will be impressive, considering The Muppet Christmas Carol was released December 11, 1992.
That way, when you’re making your rounds at your upcoming holiday parties, you can impress your friends and coworkers with your amazing memory. You know, the content that gives us warm fuzzies when we think about it, but that’s maybe a bit fuzzy in our brains? This time, I’m rewatching The Muppet Christmas Carol.Īfter I tell you what I misremember about it, I’ll rewatch and recap it. ‘Ello! Welcome back to Millennial Misremembers, where I look back at TV shows entertainment from my childhood.
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