J: Okay, we’re back, let me take this back a little…. A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa; Lady Gaga & the Muppets' Holiday Spectacular "Single All the Way" External links. [big deep “here we go” breath] Hello! S: I thought you were just transcribing this, you don’t have to say all this! S: Yeah, that’s maybe one of the reasons why I don’t like Pepe that much. Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa. S: There was a little girl just now writing a letter, and Klaus is about a mailman that delivers kids’ letters to Santa. Go behind the story of the timeless Christmas carol with this half-hour special, about a boy who meets the Wise Men on the way to Bethlehem. I’m just saying. S: Man, they could have solved this whole movie by reading her letter. I think the songs are beautiful. S: I kind of feel like his life was destined for the naughty list considering that his last name is Meanie. Not enough diversity of Muppets. Whoopi Goldberg, Uma Thurman, Nathan Lane and other sensational guest stars join our fuzzy friends on a wild and wacky Christmas adventure full of side-splitting laughs and memorable music. Summary: On Christmas Eve the Muppets mistakenly avert three letters from making their way to Santa Claus in the North Pole--leaving three Christmas wishes at stake. Netflix's big holiday movie last year was this beautifully animated feature about a postal worker who befriends a lonely toymaker. Like Beaker wishing for the hot meeping lady. Take a look at our favorites here. I’m fairly certain that Muppet productions are notorious for cutting out the finest songs from their Christmas movies. Could he then have been thrown out the door by Paul Williams?? Like us on Facebook to see similar stories, US leaders boost security at state capitols across the nation amid experts' concerns of more violence, Joe Biden executive orders will reverse Trump on climate, Iran, Covid and more. Kermit the Frog voiced by Steve Whitmire. The Muppets star in a 45-minute TV special for viewers with shorter attention spans. S: She’s been manipulating the Muppets the whole time! Celebrate the season with this heartwarming and hilarious holiday adventure as Gonzo and his Muppet pals discover true Christmas spirit. The Sopranos sequence, I… I didn’t know why they were doing it, and I don’t have a connection with The Sopranos, but on the plus side it does make me want to see a wealth of HBO Muppet projects – all the dark Muppet stories that could be out there. I think the writing is a lot better than It’s a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie, and those two always get lumped together cause they came out in that chunk of time where there were no full length Muppet films. A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa is a 2008 NBC television special directed by Kirk R. Thatcher featuring The Muppets in a Christmas mission to personally deliver three letters to Santa Claus, accidentally diverted by Gonzo, to the North Pole.The special, shot in Brooklyn and Midtown Manhattan, was released by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment on DVD. The Muppets hold onto the outside of the North Pole airplane and then plummet to the ground. The sequels, The Mrs. S: That was a really fast change of heart. Camilla voiced by Matt Vogel. S: I got the gist of the song. But Jingle All the Way knows that he's still no match for the mob who wants to buy the hottest toy of the year on Christmas Eve. S: Oh! Don't be surprised if you catch yourself watching this one even if your kids aren't around — it's so funny, it's easy to forget that it's only rated PG. J: She’s probably seen bigger ones in the subway. I guess we’ll probably be back next year for, I don’t know, The Great Santa Claus Switch? Great for the family. Everybody knows Santa is a magical, all-powerful being, but nobody really thinks about what it actually takes to do his job. Rizzo the Rat voiced by Steve Whitmire and 1 other. I want to be alone! Spoiler alert: they completely forget to check it out. J: – and then they saw he already left and were like, “Welp, that’s it! The Muppets Sopranos: a relaunch! I think the power of Beaker… I don’t think Beaker gets to the gym because he’s so traumatized by Dr. Bunsen Honeydew so repeatedly. 60 minutes. Spine may show signs of wear. It’s been a lot of – y’know, in the previous feature films Gonzo was with Rizzo and was more of a storyteller or sidekick of the human lead, and everyone else was playing a role. Disney has started to drench the market with Muppets, including “A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa,” a special being shown Wednesday on NBC. What follows is a (condensed) transcript of their conversation during their viewing. 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