Product Details

• Actors: Eric Till, Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire, Kathryn Mullen, Jerry Nelson
• Format: Animated, Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Sony Pictures
• VHS Release Date: September 29, 1998
• Run Time: 50 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (44 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 0767815971
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #180,070 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Kermit the Frog as Santa Claus narrates this delightful holiday tale. Rugby the Tiger is Jaime's favorite Christmas toy from last year. Rugby is convinced that he will be wrapped up and placed under the tree again this year. When it's Christmas Eve and all the other toys try to explain to him that that is not going to happen, Rugby decides to take matters into his own paws and place himself under the tree. He makes the dangerous trip from the playroom to the living room trying not to be seen, for if a toy's secret of being able to move when humans aren't around is discovered, it becomes frozen forever. Now all his friends from the toy room must get him back before it's too late. This sweet story about friendship and loyalty is delightful. The songs, including "Try the Impossible" and "Old Friends," are darling. This 50-minute video is great family viewing and an excellent addition to your Christmas collection. (Ages 3 and older) --Peggy Maltby-Etra

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Meteora!, September 6, 2004

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N. Thomas "LibraryFiend" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Christmas Toy [VHS] (VHS Tape)

How sad is this...? My sister and I, who are 27 and 30 respectively, think this is the most fun Christmas movie to watch together around the holidays! When our mother taped it off the TV (and we still have that...and every single commercial is for some kind of margarine, which they don't do anymore [that is, run only one product's commercials during a program]) we watched it over a few Christmases and then forgot about it. In high school we rediscovered the tape and thought the story was really stupid and childish...but then, despite ridiculing the idiocy of the stinking mouse "Mew" and the wide-eyed vacuousness of "Apple" the doll (maybe Gwynnie Paltrow liked this movie too and named her poor daughter after that character...?), we ended up watching it every Christmas since. And of course the busty Meteora, who is as close to a villain as this show has, is particularly worthwhile, with her outrageous "outer space" breastplate and diva-esque song. In truth the songs are memorable, like "Old Friends, New Friends" and of course, as it's a Muppet production, one would be hard pressed to find even the most jaded Gen-X'er who wouldn't smile at the antics of Jim Henson's creations. Merry Christmas!

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Why isn't this on DVD?, December 22, 2006

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Blake Petit "Novelist, columnist & reviewer" (Ama, Louisiana United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Christmas Toy [VHS] (VHS Tape)

After spending an afternoon watching the other Muppet Christmas specials on DVD, I found myself staring at my DVD shelf, seeing a gap where this classic special really should reside. As a child, I fell in love with this special immediately, and whenever they would air it, I'd still feel the same tugs on my heartstrings.

This is one of those Christmas specials that should NEVER be forgotten. Whoever owns the rights to this one now -- whether it's still the Jim Henson company or whether Disney got the rights when they bought the Muppets, take a look at the reviews we've got here. There's an audience! For Christmas of 2007, give us back "The Christmas Toy" on DVD!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars where is the dvd?, November 1, 2005

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Andrea Butler (Monroe, Mi United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Jim Henson Muppets: The Christmas Toy [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I love this movie. It was on tv one day a long time ago and i taped it from like the middle. So anytime i go to watch it, it's not from the beginning. Now, i see all these reviews for this movie that have 5 stars...so why isn't there a DVD version of this movie?! Someone needs to get on that! This is a great movie, if you haven't seen it i suggest you buy the vhs (and then hope for a dvd version!)