The Muppet Christmas Carol - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

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Fan of The Muppet Christmas Carol or just want to share your movie knowledge? This topic is dedicated to all trivia and questions related to The Muppet Christmas Carol

[toni]

Originally, the three ghosts that visit Scrooge were played by Miss Piggy, Scooter, and Gonzo (as "The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come" with only his nose sticking out of his dark hood). Gonzo performs as Charles Dickens (the story's author) and Miss Piggy performs as Emily Cratchit (Bob's wife) in film, but Scooter is entirely absent in this film.

[brent]

There's another verse on "Marley and Marley", but only on the soundtrack: We're Marley and Marley, And now it's time to part (doot doot) To go back where they keep our kind, The wretched and the heartless The news we've shared has got you scared We're glad that we got through So make amends (and make some friends!) The future's up to you.

[brent]

This was the first major Muppet project after creator Jim Henson's death. The role of Kermit the Frog was handed down to Steve Whitmire. He said he was incredibly nervous about taking over such an iconic character. The night before he recorded Kermit's songs for the movie, he had a dream where he met Henson in a hotel lobby and told him how unsure he was. In the dream, Henson reassured Whitmire that the feeling would pass. After waking up, Whitmire was confident and able to do the part.

[javier]

Some people consider this movie to be one of the darkest and upsetting movie adaptations of "A Christmas Carol". Examples include the song "When Love is Gone", which was cut from most VHS and DVD versions, as it was deemed too upsetting for younger audiences, seeing how sick Tiny Tim really was, and the song "Bless Us One and All" is also considered depressing, while some fans also found the song "Marley and Marley" and the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come disturbing. Rizzo the rat even goes as far to ask Gonzo if the movie is alright for children.

[lynn]

In an interview, Kermit the Frog stated that the most important piece of acting advice ever given to him was by Sir Michael Caine on the set of this movie. His advice: "Never blink."

[camila]

This film along with A Christmas Carol (2001) are the only versions where the scene of the Cratchit family and Fred's party swap places. In the original story and on other film versions, the Cratchit dinner scene takes place before Fred's party.

[edgar]

Before production began, Sir Michael Caine told producer and director Brian Henson, "I'm going to play this movie like I'm working with the Royal Shakespeare Company. I will never wink, I will never do anything Muppety. I am going to play Scrooge as if it is an utterly dramatic role, and there are no puppets around me." Henson replied "Yes, bang on!"

[stephanie]

Richard Hunt could not perform any of the Muppets because he had contracted A.I.D.S. He died one year before this movie's release.

[carl]

Fan, Scrooge's late sister, does not appear in this movie. Instead she is replaced by Scrooge' s old headmaster played by Sam the Eagle.

[jessie]

Dedicated to the memory of Jim Henson and Richard Hunt. Henson created the Muppets, and Hunt was best known as the voice of Scooter. Together, Hunt and Henson performed the characters of Statler and Waldorf.

[jeffrey]

One of the few movies where the opening credits list the starring roles and say what characters they are playing (though it's mostly Muppets). Occasionally, they will do this with one of the actors or actresses.

[ronnie]

According to producer and director Brian Henson, Gonzo and Rizzo narrate because he wanted to incorporate the narration and prose of the original novel.

[kyle]

During one scene, a shop called Morris is seen in the background behind Michael Caine. Although it is spelt differently, Maurice is Michael Caine's birth-name.

[sara]

Sir Michael Caine considers the role of Scrooge to be one of his most memorable (to him).

[kenneth]

This is the only movie adaptation where Charles Dickens appears during the story. It is also the only adaptation where Fezziwig, or "Fozziwig" in this movie, is seen alive at the end, as an elderly Fozzie Bear and Sam the Eagle are seen near the end, and unlike the other movies and the book, Scrooge has several bookkeepers, rather than just Bob Cratchit as his only member of staff.

[kristen]

This is one of the very few adaptations that shows how sick Tiny Tim was as he coughs several times during the Cratchit Christmas dinner, implying he has whooping cough or pneumonia, which was quite common in Victorian times where this movie is set.

[bryan]

Several characters from Fraggle Rock (1983) make appearances in this movie, most of them in crowd scenes. Sprocket the dog is the most notable, but viewers can also spot Mudwell the Mudbunny, Wander McMooch, and several of the Minstrels.

[kristina]

In the final musical scene, a store in the background is called "Micklewhite". Sir Michael Caine was born Maurice Joseph Micklewhite.

[harry]

This movie did modestly well at the box office, but suffered due to competition from Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992).