Letters to santa comes to dvd exclusively in an extended edition. Letters to santa you are looking for humorous, exciting and feel good movies about with christmas, best friends, friendship, family, friends, chaos and mayhem and buddies themes of comedy, family and music genre shot in usa. It mixed the sesame street muppets and the cast of the electric company along with guest stars elliott gould, barbara eden and carol burnett. A muppet family christmas family christmas movies, family. Its a very merry muppet christmas movie is a 2002 american television film for nbc, directed by kirk thatcher and written by tom martin and jim lewis and stars whoopi goldberg, david arquette, joan cusack, the cast of scrubs and the muppets.
Letters to santa was a madefortv holiday special that aired on nbc on december 17, 2008. And while its not quite as good as christmas carol then its a very merry muppet christmas movie is still a better muppet film to go for than this one is. Piggy are headed to the caribbean, gonzo is off to hawaii, fozzie is embarking on a comedy road tour, and it seems like. Letters to santa tv movie 2008 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. When gonzo forgets to mail three letters to santa, kermit and the gang help him deliver the notes to the north pole. Miss piggy eric jacobson wants to travel with kermit steve whitmire to caribbean. The movie could have been a little bit longer in return for a stronger ending.
I had heard one or two of the songs before but had never seen the special. Letters to santa a muppets christmas 2008 part 1 of 17. Muppet christmas letters to santa bloopers part 1 duration. Letters to santa by the muppets on your phone, computer and home audio system with napster. I love getting most of my shopping needs from walmart, and their site to store purchases are great no shipping. Upon hearing this, a friend from muppet central forums immediately sent me a copy of the dvd that holiday season. The franchise includes eight feature films, and other television series. Other nations have their own variations, such as father christmas in england and sinterklaas in the netherlands.
Along the way, they discover that christmas is the time to be with those you care about most, as they dash home to make a friends christmas wish come true. Letters to santa, you can catch it again on hulu through december 31, 2008. Classic muppets filming nbc christmas special letters to santa is set on christmas eve when kermit and company mistakenly avert three letters en route to santa claus, which triggers a race against time to bring a happy christmas to the kids whose wishes were lost in the mail. Its a very merry muppet christmas movie film tv tropes. Martin, petra nemcova, madison pettis, steve schirripa, tony sirico, uma thurman, hugh fink. Check out classic muppets music videos like the muppets cover of queens bohemian rhapsody and the muppets music videos for jungle boogie, as performed by dr. Additional muppets voice as leslie carrararudolph stephanie dabruzzo additional muppets voice james godwin additional muppets voice. Dec 21, 2011 along the way, they discover that christmas is the time to be with those you care about most, as they dash home to make a friends christmas wish come true. Letters to santa is a 2008 english film stars steve whitmire, kirk r thatcher, scott ganz, dave goelz, bill barretta, eric jacobson, michael bloomberg, whoopi goldberg, richard griffiths, jane krakowski, nathan lane, jesse l. If you do not see something that you are looking for, please contact me as there are things in my collection not listed on this page. This is robins first appearance since its a very merry muppet christmas movie. When gonzo accidentally diverts three letters to santa, he talks kermit and his friends into delivering them to the north pole personally. Letters to santa is an hourlong christmas special starring the muppets, which first aired on december 17, 2008 on nbc.
Christmas books christmas music all things christmas christmas time muppets christmas christmas specials family christmas merry christmas animated christmas movies immediately following the initial airing of its a very merry muppet christmas movie on nbc in 2002, nbc released a special vhs package of the film bundled with the music, mayhem and. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of open tasks and regional and topical task forces. By and large the muppets are brilliant, and this is another great muppet film, although not on a par with the muppet christmas carol but there are not many films out there that are. Christmas movies a to z christmas movie database complete. I either thoroughly enjoyed this or am slowly descending into madness. Three months before christmas and nine months after first airing, a muppets christmas. We have now added this one to our yearly christmas movie marathon. Anyway, this is great fun, plenty of laughs, only reason it isnt five stars it that it is not very long. Santa has appeared in several muppet sesame street. I love getting most of my shopping needs from walmart, and their sitetostore purchases are great no shipping.
When a mishap at the post office causes several letters to santa to go undelivered, gonzo, fozzie, and. This article is within the scope of wikiproject film. New york city mayor michael bloomberg with the muppets. Download or stream from your apple tv, roku, smart tv, computer or portable device. A muppet family christmas is a christmas television special starring jim hensons muppets. Ultimate christmasyuletide film list page 18 show list info the most comprehensive list possible of yuletide perennial favorites for movie lovers far and wide. Martin, petra nemcova, madison pettis, steve schirripa, tony sirico, uma thurman. Letters to santa is a hourlong christmas special starring the muppets, which first aired on december 17, 2008 on nbc. While there has always been an element of subversion to the. Celebrate the season with all your favorite muppets in this heartwarming and hilarious holiday movie. This is a heartfelt muppet movie that i would have skipped, but now im glad didnt. While letters to santa doesnt reach the heights of these past holiday triumphs, it handily surpasses the groups previous two tv movies, oz and 2002s its a very merry muppet christmas movie. Letters succeeds by toning down some of the unnatural edginess of those two prior outings.
The muppets are back for another holiday special in a muppets christmas. Letters to santa premiered on nbc in 2008 and it was a gift i would like to return. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Muppet fans preschoolers ages 34 kids ages 57 older kids ages 810 young adults adults old folks. Letters to santa on digital and stream instantly or download offline. Dec 12, 2015 christmas is coming and the muppets are busy. Letters to santa 2008 with steve whitmire, dave goelz, bill barretta for free on hoopla. Additionally, some viewers may be disappointed that many of the muppets only make appearances at the start and end of the film, it is primarily kermit, gonzo, pepe, and rizzo earning the screentime. Santa claus is a traditional, secular figure of christmas good cheer, generally depicted as a jolly fat, old man in a red suit.
Letters to santa television musical tv special, first aired on nbc on december 17, 2008. A miser brothers christmas 2008 a mom for christmas 1990 a mouse, a mystery and me 1987 a muppet christmas. The special, shot in brooklyn and midtown manhattan, was released by walt disney studios home entertainment on dvd. Beaker got laid, mike bloomberg makes a cameo, the music is actually good, this was made for tv and has no right to be as good as it is. Dec 23, 2015 it was december of 2011 when i fell headoverheels with a muppets christmas. In quality and style, it is the christmas special equivalent to muppets from space. Below is the list of muppet videos i have available for trade. Letters to santa in 2008, which shared the same principal muppet performers and director, and also aired on.
The movie featured sons by paul williams who also appeared as the chief elf. The muppets film a scene for letters to santa in brooklyn, september 2008. Gonzo dave goelz causes accident in post office and acquires unmailed letters to santa. The final two features actually pertain to the muppet christmas carol. Most shows were recorded from television or received in other trades. Muppet christmas letters to santa bloopers part 2 duration. Letters to santa is a 2008 nbc television special, directed by kirk thatcher and produced by the muppets studio, featuring the muppets in a christmas mission to personally deliver three letters to santa, accidentally diverted by gonzo, to the north pole. When gonzo forgets to mail three letters to santa, he convinces kermit and the gang to help him deliver the notes to the north pole. Join our fuzzy friends on a wild and wacky christmas adventure full of side splitting laughs and memorable music. Before long, the muppet gang has put aside their own holiday vacation plans and set off to find santa claus in hopes of putting the letters in the hands they were intended for before its too late.
The muppets are an institution, and their level of adult content varies. Letters to santa is as fulfilling to the holiday spirit as christmas dinner is to the holiday appetite. To earn that title, the makers have taken a page from jason friedberg and aaron seltzers meet the spartans playbook. Letters to santa features favorite muppet characters like kermit, miss piggy, gonzo, and fozzie bear as they prepare for a busy holiday season in the modern world. Letters to santa a muppets christmas 2008 part 117 film. Courtesy of the brooklyn daily eagle september 8, 2008. Geared exclusively toward a younger audience, the plot involves the muppets mistakenly intercepting three letters sent by children to santa claus after they get thrown out of the post office for causing too. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing a muppets christmas. The franchises main work is the muppet show, a syndicated television series which ran from 1976 to 1981. Letters to santa features favorite muppet characters. Letters to santa whoopi goldberg richard griffiths tony sirico 2008 kermit, fozzie, gonzo and the gang inadvertently misdirect three letters intended for santa, so they decide to deliver them personally. The muppets meet mayhem once again after accidentally intercepting three letters en route to the north pole.
In this onehour christmas special, fozzie bear surprises his mother emily on christmas eve by bringing the entire muppet gang to her farm to celebrate the holidays. Dec 17, 2008 watch the muppet show season 7, episode letters to santa. This is still fun for the kids, but the other two are much better if you want something to watch as a family. Jan 21, 2011 letters to santa a muppets christmas 2008 letters to santa a muppets christmas 2008 skip navigation sign in. Few other stuffed stars can rival the muppets unique blend of comedy, adventure, and musical accomplishment, and this special weaves themes like loyalty, friendship, and good will into a delightful, tunefilled tale that the entire family can enjoy together. A description of tropes appearing in a muppets christmas. As is typical of the series, the heavilyaccented and not overly appealing king prawn gets as much of the spotlight as does gonzo, even though he doesnt appear in christmas carol or any of the other films of this collection. On christmas eve the muppets mistakenly avert three letters from making their way to santa claus in the north. Join our fuzzy friends on a wild and wacky christmas adventure full of sidesplitting laughs and memorable music. Before long, the muppet gang has put aside their own holiday vacation plans and set off to find santa claus in hopes of putting the letters in the hands they were intended for before its.
The muppets are trying to mail last minute christmas cards. Shot in toronto, ontario, canada, its teleplay was conceived by longtime muppet writer jerry juhl, and directed by peter harris and eric till the latter of whom was uncredited. Muppet central news classic muppets filming nbc christmas. The plot involves the muppets mistakenly intercepting three letters sent by children to santa claus and their attempts to fix the problems created by their mishap.
When kermit and the gang cause three letters on their way to santa claus to go missing, the troupe sets off to save christmas for the letter writers. Out to lunch is a primetime television special that was broadcast on december 10, 1974, on abc, from 9 to 10pm et. Letters to santa 2008 a muppet family christmas 1987 a nanny for christmas 2010 a nutcracker christmas 2016 a perfect christmas aka hollys holiday 2012 a perfect christmas 2016 a perfect christmas list 2014. Letters to santa 2008 tv show behind the voice actors. So hurry if you missed it or if you want to see it again. This is another great muppets movie and is full of holiday cheer. It was december of 2011 when i fell headoverheels with a muppets christmas. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. It first aired on december 16, 1987, on the abc television network in the united states. A muppet family christmas muppet wiki fandom surprise.
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