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The Muppet Stocking Stuffer Smorgasbord, Deleted Scenes
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Jim Henson created the Muppets in the mid 1950s, and they became hugely popular with young children, thanks to the television series Sesame Street, a show that began production in 1969 and continues today. In The Muppet Show (1976-1981), Henson took the Muppet characters that young children so loved and created a variety show aimed at the whole family. Suddenly Mom, Dad, and kids of all ages fell in love with Henson's adorable creatures, and it seemed like the Muppet movies and TV shows couldn't come fast enough. The Muppets' popularity continued after Jim Henson's death in 1990 with new productions such as the 1999 movie The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland and the television series Bear in the Big Blue House (1997-2006).
A 2008 TV special, A Muppets Christmas: 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. Kermit and Ms. Piggy are headed to the Caribbean, Gonzo is off to Hawaii, Fozzie is embarking on a comedy road tour, and it seems like everybody is in a hurry to get somewhere. Stuck in line at the post office, Kermit tells his friends to relax and enjoy the best time of year, so they all take a moment to "help" their local postal workers. When Gonzo returns from the post office, he realizes that he's forgotten to mail three important letters to Santa--one of which is from his good friend Claire (Madison Pettis), who's already feeling a bit blue because all of her friends are going out of town for the holiday. Selflessly putting their own plans on hold, Gonzo, Kermit, and Fozzie embark on a long journey to the North Pole to deliver the letters. Along the way, they catch a cab driven by Whoopi Goldberg; meet a new friend, Joy (Uma Thurman), who speeds them on their way; and discover a way to help the curmudgeonly Officer Meany (Nathan Lane), who's been on Santa's naughty list for years. What they learn during their journey is that Christmas is really about family, friends, and togetherness. This television special is full of adorable characters and fun songs that appeal to kids of all ages, and it provides the perfect opportunity for a whole new generation of kids to fall in love with the Muppets. Bonus features include deleted scenes and a "Stocking Stuffer Smorgasbord" in which viewers gaze at the fire while listening in on the Muppets' holiday meal. --Tami Horiuchi
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Celebrate the season will all your favorite Muppets in this heartwarming and hilarious holiday movie. Whoopi Goldberg, Uma Thurman, Nathan Lane and other sensational guest stars join our friends on a fun-filled Christmas adventure full of sidesplitting laughs and memorable music. 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. 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 friend's Christmas wish come true. Bursting with bonus material and never-before-seen footage, A MUPPETS CHRISTMAS: LETTERS TO SANTA is hours of holiday fun for the entire family!
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Synopsis: Kermit, Pepe, Miss. Piggy, Gonzo, Fozzy, and the rest of the Muppet crew go to the post office to deliver letters to Santa. While there, some mishaps occur and Gonzo forgets to deliver 3 letters. The gang has to find a way to get the letters to Santa and help him fulfill the Christmas wishes.
Review: I am a big fan of the Muppets, but this film was more boring than magical. The sad thing is that the concept has potential: letters to Santa are accidentally left out of the mail and the Muppet gang has to first deliver them to Santa and then help Santa fulfill the wishes.
The problem is this: the film wastes time in the letter delivery process. At the 30 minute mark of the 44 minute feature, Kermit, Gonzo, Fozzy, and Pepe are just arriving at the North Pole. The film spends less than a minute there-- with a beautiful exterior that goes to waste. We meet 1 elf, and never venture inside. Then, it's back to delivering the letters again, and the viewers finally see Santa 10 minutes before the film ends-- rushing the meat of the story: giving Santa the letters and making wishes come true.
If the writers had been more intelligent, they would have spent only 10 minutes on delivery and the journey to the North Pole. The other 34 minutes then could have been spent in hijinks at Santa's Workshop (instead of the Post Office) and going from house to house making 3 or 4 special children's wishes come true.
You might be better off re-watching The Muppet Christmas Carol - Kermit's 50th Anniversary Edition, A Muppet Family Christmas, or even It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (which parodies It's a Wonderful Life). All 3 are gems.
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Review: I am a big fan of the Muppets, but this film was more boring than magical. The sad thing is that the concept has potential: letters to Santa are accidentally left out of the mail and the Muppet gang has to first deliver them to Santa and then help Santa fulfill the wishes.
The problem is this: the film wastes time in the letter delivery process. At the 30 minute mark of the 44 minute feature, Kermit, Gonzo, Fozzy, and Pepe are just arriving at the North Pole. The film spends less than a minute there-- with a beautiful exterior that goes to waste. We meet 1 elf, and never venture inside. Then, it's back to delivering the letters again, and the viewers finally see Santa 10 minutes before the film ends-- rushing the meat of the story: giving Santa the letters and making wishes come true.
If the writers had been more intelligent, they would have spent only 10 minutes on delivery and the journey to the North Pole. The other 34 minutes then could have been spent in hijinks at Santa's Workshop (instead of the Post Office) and going from house to house making 3 or 4 special children's wishes come true.
You might be better off re-watching The Muppet Christmas Carol - Kermit's 50th Anniversary Edition, A Muppet Family Christmas, or even It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (which parodies It's a Wonderful Life). All 3 are gems.
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10 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
ok, so i'm happy most any time the Muppets do anything at all. it's true.
the only thing that i have NOT liked was the Wizard of Oz disaster.
this is the Muppets back home in New York being themselves, again. it is classicly told in the proper muppet universe.
the music is good and the jokes are fresh.
this ISN'T the MUPPET FAMILY CHRISTMAS, (nothing ever will be that great again!)
but it is the best thing in years!
the only thing that i have NOT liked was the Wizard of Oz disaster.
this is the Muppets back home in New York being themselves, again. it is classicly told in the proper muppet universe.
the music is good and the jokes are fresh.
this ISN'T the MUPPET FAMILY CHRISTMAS, (nothing ever will be that great again!)
but it is the best thing in years!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Like many, I have been a fan of The Muppets for basically my entire life. And with complete confidence, I can say that this is the only Muppet production that is (in my opinion) outright bad. They've fallen a long way since their golden days, and this movie seems to represent the very epitome of the "new iteration of an old franchise penned by people who don't get it or don't really care".
For one, the story is incredibly rushed. Now, it's perfectly acceptable to make a short made-for-TV sort of deal, but the execution was just terrible. It feels like the majority of the film is setting us up for a larger story, and suddenly it all just ends. There's a song and dance number at the post office, then Gonzo and company decide to deliver a few letters to the North Pole and have to find out how to get through the airport's wacky security, then they finally arrive at Santa's workshop and just as we assume that the story is now actually beginning, there's a song and they meet Santa and Christmas is saved and it's over. The film really just has no point--almost like it was more of a stream-of-consciousness effort by someone who really didn't care about pacing or what the story was supposed to achieve.
These might seem like minor gripes, but I can assure you, none of it would matter if any of it was actually funny. Several of the Muppets were there, being Muppets and whatnot, but there really weren't a whole lot of jokes. They were just kind of... there. It focused so heavily on the sentimental themes, yet it seemed that almost no effort was made to make it actually funny, beyond making Pepe say "O'gayyy" a lot, which is what I'm assuming they think the kids like the most. In fact, you can tell that even the creators didn't think there was much fun to be had, because basically the only enjoyment I got out of it came with the bloopers during and after the credits, and they just seemed to go on and on! It honestly felt like a hefty percentage of the film was just these blooper reels, most of them involving Nathan Lane and Bill Baretta as Bobo the Bear (as the two definitely had the best chemistry out of anyone else in the production).
It's been a rough decade for The Muppets. A Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie was pretty decent, and The Muppets Wizard of Oz was kind-of-sort-of-okay... but this just seemed like a no-effort attempt at keeping the cash flow coming. It's the only Muppet production that I feel a good deal of resentment toward.
Though maybe it's only fitting that the farthest they've ever fallen comes right before their glorious return in the new movie (which, by the way, if you haven't seen, go out and do it this very second). Hopefully we won't see another one like Letters to Santa ever again...
O'gayyy.
For one, the story is incredibly rushed. Now, it's perfectly acceptable to make a short made-for-TV sort of deal, but the execution was just terrible. It feels like the majority of the film is setting us up for a larger story, and suddenly it all just ends. There's a song and dance number at the post office, then Gonzo and company decide to deliver a few letters to the North Pole and have to find out how to get through the airport's wacky security, then they finally arrive at Santa's workshop and just as we assume that the story is now actually beginning, there's a song and they meet Santa and Christmas is saved and it's over. The film really just has no point--almost like it was more of a stream-of-consciousness effort by someone who really didn't care about pacing or what the story was supposed to achieve.
These might seem like minor gripes, but I can assure you, none of it would matter if any of it was actually funny. Several of the Muppets were there, being Muppets and whatnot, but there really weren't a whole lot of jokes. They were just kind of... there. It focused so heavily on the sentimental themes, yet it seemed that almost no effort was made to make it actually funny, beyond making Pepe say "O'gayyy" a lot, which is what I'm assuming they think the kids like the most. In fact, you can tell that even the creators didn't think there was much fun to be had, because basically the only enjoyment I got out of it came with the bloopers during and after the credits, and they just seemed to go on and on! It honestly felt like a hefty percentage of the film was just these blooper reels, most of them involving Nathan Lane and Bill Baretta as Bobo the Bear (as the two definitely had the best chemistry out of anyone else in the production).
It's been a rough decade for The Muppets. A Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie was pretty decent, and The Muppets Wizard of Oz was kind-of-sort-of-okay... but this just seemed like a no-effort attempt at keeping the cash flow coming. It's the only Muppet production that I feel a good deal of resentment toward.
Though maybe it's only fitting that the farthest they've ever fallen comes right before their glorious return in the new movie (which, by the way, if you haven't seen, go out and do it this very second). Hopefully we won't see another one like Letters to Santa ever again...
O'gayyy.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Muppet dvd - Letters to Santa
Since I had a son, and many neices and nephews, I ended up watching a lot of shows with them and always loved the muppets the most. Read more
Published 4 months ago by pondlily2010
yaaaaaa
The Muppets are legends and have made a remarkable comeback. We, the people, can keep them up front and on the BIG screen. Let's do it!!!!
Published 4 months ago by Alice
santa spoiler alert!!
I'm 20 minutes into the movie and already I hate it with Christmas passion.
Yet another stupid Disney Christmas movie that asks the big question to young children, "is... Read more
Yet another stupid Disney Christmas movie that asks the big question to young children, "is... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Cicero
Classic
The Muppets are a great gift for anyone of any age. They bring back memories for me and help me make new ones with my children.
Published 5 months ago by Allison
Fun movie, even if the plot is a little underwhelming.
I originally watched this movie last Christmas. Surprisingly, they showed it multiple times on Comedy Network (basically Canada's version of Comedy Central): not exactly a network... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Graeme
I liked it
I am a devoted Muppet fan. My kids did not enjoy this movie at all. They thought it was dumb. It has great entertainment value and sometimes light-hearted movies like this are just... Read more
Published 14 months ago by raincrowfarm
Cute
This is a cute little movie...sweet story with a few "adult type comments" that go over the children's heads but make it fun for adults to watch as well.
Published 16 months ago by Debra A. Bitting
Laughter
This movie is great. I love the fact that the muppets won't let others down by taking their letters to Santa themselves. Read more
Published on April 11, 2010 by E. B. Episcopo
Muppets Christmas Letters to Santa
This is a wonderful family dvd.I gave it to my grandson for Christmas. He really enjoys The Muppets and he added this on to his collect.
Published on January 7, 2010 by LINDA D
I love (not love, but just love) the muppets. :)
Love the muppets. Even when the muppet movies are bad, I just can not help myself. I am a 43 year old man for gods sake!! Come on. Read more
Published on January 5, 2010 by R. Page
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