The Great Santa Claus Switch was a Muppet television special that first aired on CBS on December 20, 1970. The show, narrated by Ed Sullivan, begins at the North Pole with Santa Claus and his elves getting ready for another Christmas. However, Cosmo Scam has hatched a plan to kidnap Santa and take his place. As part of the plan, Cosmo plans to abduct Santa's elves (one at a time) and replace them with his evil henchmen.
A poor otter family risks everything for the chance to win the cash prize of a talent contest for Christmas. /// Jim Henson's telling of the true meaning of Christmas based around a struggling mother and son who each sacrifice an item of great importance to give the other the perfect gift for Christmas.
John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together (1979)
In this beloved holiday classic, Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy and all the Muppets join the singer for a heart-warming Christmas celebration, with traditional carols as well as lesser-known holiday songs.
John Denver
/ Self - Host Frank Oz
/ Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam the Eagle (voice) Jerry Nelson
/ Camilla / Lew Zealand / Robin the Frog / Sgt. Floyd Pepper(voice) Richard Hunt
/ Scooter / Statler / Janice / Beaker (voice) Dave Goelz
/ The Great Gonzo / Zoot the Sax Player / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew (voice) Jim Henson
/ Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Waldorf / Dr. Teeth / The Swedish Chef (voice) Steve Whitmire
/ Muppet Performer Kathryn Mullen
/ Muppet Performer Bob Payne
/ Muppet Performer Brian Meehl
/ Muppet Performer
When no people are around, the toys still play in the playroom. But since a toy will be frozen forever if a person catches it out of position, they have to be very careful. It's Christmas Eve, and Rugby the Tiger remembers how he was the Christmas Toy last year, and thinks he's going to be unwrapped again. And it's up to Apple the Doll, whom Rugby supplanted as favorite toy, to tell him what's in store. But Rugby won't believe her, and tries to get into the Christmas package and lets Meteora, Queen of the Asteroids loose. Unfortunately, she doesn't know she's a toy, and thinks she's landed among aliens. And it's up to Apple, Mew (the Cat's toy mouse), and the other toys to get Rugby out of the box and Meteora back in it before they're found and frozen.
Kermit and his friends spend Christmas staging a surprise visit to Fozzie Bear's mother's farm. Muppets from both The Muppet Show and Sesame Street are featured, as are Fraggles. Includes a rare cameo appearance by Jim Henson himself.
Frank Oz
/ Fozzie Bear / Animal / Miss Piggy / Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster / Sam the Eagle (voice) Dave Goelz
/ The Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Boober Fraggle / Zoot / Beauregard / Uncle Travelling Matt (voice) Richard Hunt
/ Scooter / Janice / Statler / Beaker / Gladys the Cow / Two-Headed Monster (voice) Richard Hunt
/ Snowman (voice) Kathryn Mullen
/ Mokey Fraggle (voice) Jerry Nelson
/ Emily 'Ma' Bear / Robin the Frog / Sgt. Floyd Pepper / Count von Count / Herry Monster / Two-Headed Monster / Gobo Fraggle / Camilla the Chicken (voice) Karen Prell
/ Red Fraggle / Maureen the Mink (voice) Steve Whitmire
/ Turkey / Rizzo the Rat / Wembley Fraggle / Sprocket the Dog / Lips (voice) David Rudman
/ Miss Piggy's Photographer (voice) Jim Henson
/ Kermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Dr. Teeth / Swedish Chef / Waldorf / Ernie / Guy Smiley / The Newsman / Self (voice)
The Muppet characters tell their version of the classic tale of an old and bitter miser's redemption on Christmas Eve. /// Michael Caine - Jim Henson's creations tackle Charles Dickens' festive favorite. / The Muppets version of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol'. / A musical film featuring The Muppets, with Michael Caine as Scrooge.
"It was the afternoon of Christmas Eve and Scrooge was conscious of a thousand odors, each one connected with a thousand thoughts and hopes and joys and cares long, long forgotten." - Gonzo
Elmo wishes that it would be Christmas every day, but with the help of Santa's reindeer-in-training, Lightning, he learns that might not be such a good idea when he sees the future. /// Inspired by the 1892 short story "Christmas Every Day" by William Dean Howells, Elmo learns that Christmas does not occur every day.
'Twas the night before Christmas and the Muppet Theatre is in danger of being torn down, but with hilarious send-ups of just about every holiday movie ever made, the Muppets discover that what matters most is their love for each other. /// Kermit is shown what life would be like for the rest of the Muppets without him, in this spoof of It's a Wonderful Life.
Steve Whitmire
/ Kermit / Rizzo the Rat / Beaker / Bean Bunny / Mr. Poodlepants / Statler - Assistant (voice) Dave Goelz
/ The Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Waldorf (voice) Bill Barretta
/ Pepe the Prawn / Rowlf the Dog / Swedish Chef / Johnny Fiama / Bobo the Bear / Howard / Lew Zealand (voice) Eric Jacobson
/ Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Yoda (voice) David Arquette
/ Daniel Joan Cusack
/ Rachel Bitterman Matthew Lillard
/ Luc Fromage William H. Macy
/ Glenn Whoopi Goldberg
/ Daniel's 'Boss' Carson Daly
/ Carson Daly
Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show' (1992)
Bob Newhart hosts a retrospective of The Ed Sullivan Show(1948), featuring many brief glimpses of the nearly endless parade of musical and comedic talents that graced the stage over the more than 22 years of the show's run, including many anecdotes.
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