Review of A Muppet Family Christmas (1987) by Courtney W — 05 Dec 2007

My favourite Christmas movie! What could be better than getting all the muppets from The Muppet Show, Sesame Street and even Fraggle Rock in one house?

This review of A Muppet Family Christmas (1987) was written by Courtney W on 05 Dec 2007.

A Muppet Family Christmas has generally received very positive reviews.

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A delightful Christmas special that I must watch every year. Any Jim Henson fan will adore it. (First viewing - Teen years)…

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By Greg R (1,187) on 14 Dec 2017

Where else are you going to find all of Jim Henson's classic characters all in one room singing timeless Christmas songs…

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Fantastic Christmas special. Track down bootlegged VHS copies on the grey market, bt only ones with vintage commercials intact…

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I know it's christmas yet but I already felt christmassy in this november... Well, it's definitely the best christmas movie I have seen…

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The Muppet Family Christmas is about a pig and frog. I only watched this once and wanted it to be better than it was…

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Always enjoyed this one as a kid. Everyone from Sesame Street, the Muppet movies and Fraggle Rock all have a big Christmas get-together…

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By Joe E (634) on 09 Jan 2011

MUPPET AWESOMENESS!!!!! It's not Christmas in my house until we see this TV special! We found it on DVD…

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By Dani B (111) on 07 Jan 2009

Love. <3 I wish the DVD/VHS versions weren't edited from the original. :(…

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