I love when Rizzo jumps from the gate, gets up, realizes he forgot his jellybeans and goes through the bars of the gate to retrieve them. Gonzo then asks "you can fit through the bars?" Rizzo answers yes, then Gonzo says "Your such an idiot" all time fav part
I would have to agree with you, also The Muppet Christmas Carol is one of my Favorite Muppet Movies, My Other Favorites Are. 1. Emmet Otter's JUGBAND Christmas. - 1977. 2. A Muppet Family Christmas. - 1987. 3. The Christmas Toy. - 1986. 4. Christmas Eve on Sesame Street. - 1978. 5. Elmo Saves Christmas. - 1996. 6. Elmo's Christmas Countdown. - 2007. 7. A Sesame Street Christmas Carol. - 2006. 8. Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas. - 2016.
Just so everyone knows, Abby Cox who is amazing and loves historical costumes as well as recreating them, says that the costume designer deserved an oscar because of all the authentic details put into it. So now you know that.
Rarely do I cry when someone famous passes away, but I cried when Jim Henson died. I grew up watching EVERYTHING he did and it shaped my childhood. Life would be so boring without the muppets and all of the people who bring them to life, So I thank them all
"And Tiny Tim, who did NOT DIE..." gets me every time. I also use "Thank you for makin' me a part of dis." all the time. This, "It's a Wonderful Life" and "The Grinch..." are still a holiday tradition at my house even though my children are all grown.
I usually don’t like musicals, or movies like these, but this is literally my favorite christmas movie ever. Michael Caine is excellent as always, and it somehow balances being funny and emotional extremely well.
As a child born in the 1980's I am forever grateful that I got see several of Jim Henson's projects while he was alive. Despite having never met him in person, I felt like I lost a family member the day he died. Jim Henson taught me that imagination is a powerful tool when harnessed, and you should never stop dreaming.
I adore this movie! I, too, watch it every year at this time. Caine's acting was superb and the sly humor is subtle without hitting you over the head. I actually watched this (I have it on DVD) night before last, and may watch it again for the bonus features which my son isn't usually interested in seeing.
One of the best Muppet movies. Also I like that the "Love is gone" song is in the DVD and back then VHS tape because it wouldn't feel complete without that sequence.
The song provides a contrast, backdrop, and origin point for the final song, "The Love We've Found", as it makes no sense without "When Love Is Gone". Lyrically speaking, "I wish you well, but I must leave you now alone" is the counterpart to "The love we've found, we'll carry with us so we're never quite alone." For me, it belongs there, as that is how I've always known the movie, even if I did not appreciate it once upon a time.
It's so sad to see what has happened to the Muppets franchise. I grew up loving these guys - watched the movies, show, specials, cartoons countless times. And I mean countless... Hope a quality revival happens - the Muppets cannot be forgotten!
I LOVE this version of A Christmas Carol! It's my all time favorite Christmas movie! I've been known to watch it at all times of the year, though. I absolutely agree that Michael Kaine hit it out of the ballpark in his role of Ebenezer Scrooge. I'm so glad he took the role seriously, he gave the movie that something extra that can't be found in any other Muppet movie out there.
This movie came out two years before I was born and our family tradition as I grew up was to play it while we decorated the Christmas tree every year. We had the DVD with “When Love Is Gone” and I loved this song. Even when I was a kid I adored it and I’ve known all the words since I was in elementary school. It was just last year I learned this wasn’t the version most people saw and I was stunned. It’s beautiful, emotional, and it plays such an important roll in the story. Disney + needs to get it together and get this version on their platform.
As of now (Dec 2022) the widescreen version including "When Love is Gone" is available on Disney+, but only on the "Extras" tab, NOT the default "Play" movie option.
When you mentioned the "Love is gone" not being in the movie I was thinking "wait it wasn't?" But then I remembered I never saw it in theaters. Crazy that wasn't in there.
When it was being shown on television, it was cut out a lot of the time too. I had the VHS so when I caught it on TV, I noticed the song was missing too.
There is some here say that they might be putting it back in on Disney plus it was in an article on BBC about the lost song ‘ Lost Muppet Christmas Carol song rediscovered’ www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/entertainment-arts-55232499
It was in the theater I saw it in. I think they took the song out when it came to home video. There was controversy over it being too sad. The song is included as an extra feature for The Muppet Christmas Carol on Disney Plus.
@@BennyLlama39 : that is the part I remember and really enjoy each time I’ve seen it. 🎼We’re having a heat wave, a tropical heat wave 🎶😆🤣😂. The first time I watched that part, I burst out laughing as it was not what I had expected.
Kinda surprised you didn't do a whole section on the loss of Richard Hunt. Henson's death overshadowed his, but Hunt was Scooter, Janice, Sweetums and Beaker. Not only that, Henson and Hunt were the original Statler and Waldorf, so both had to be recast for Christmas Carol.
@@jacobjones1273 I agree, I got a copy of A Christmas Carol starring Patrick Stewart on DVD after I saw on TNT at Christmas one year. Both his version and The Muppet Christmas Carol are my two favorite versions of this tale.
Love that shirt!!! I also noticed the “handbook for the recently deceased” in the background!!! Minty you have a little bit of everything back there buddy...
I LOVE “Belle’s Song”…. It’s so touching, and it makes sense as to *WHY* Scrooge doesn’t want to ‘revisit’ that particular memory (“Oh, *please* do not show me *that* Christmas…….) & make sense as to why (poor) Rizzo is crying his eyes out……. But another favourite scene is with the Ghost of Christmas present………when Scrooge says to him “Aren’t you a little absent minded Spirit?” to which is replied to with “Hahaha, No! I’m a ‘*LARGE* absent minded Spirit”…… such a great line
I’ve watched this film hundreds of times and absolutely love it, but noticed something when watching the other day that I’d never seen before. One of the shops that can be seen in the town (both at the end on Christmas morning and during the Ghost of Christmas Present scenes) is called Micklewhites. That’s Michael Caine’s real surname.
Yes, I'd seen that too and thought that it can't possibly coincidence. Another point, (and this is probably a Muppet thing, that aficionados will already have debated), is that all the Muppets are left handed.
I always thought this version was the best version of a Christmas Carol, as it's so well done and Michael Caine is great as Scrooge. Although it opens with the sad reminder that Jim Henson was no longer with us, I think it shows that his talent obviously rubbed off on his Son, and I'm sure Jim would have been proud. I have fond memories of sitting down on a, I think, Saturday evening to watch the Muppet Show each week, and always loved the Great Muppet Caper movie too, especially as it was set in my home country. The Muppets are among the best film/tv creations of all time. It's just a shame their genius creator was taken far too soon, but what a legacy to leave.
This film is also crammed full of really good music that would steal any Broadway show. Incidentally Michael Caine was desperate to work with the muppets. He had missed out on guesting on the TV series in the 70s as he was living as a tax exile in the US at the time. Peter Sellers and then Sylvester Stallone had told him it was great fun and that he'd be mad to turn it down if he got the opportunity to be on the show so it was something he had deeply regretted. Fast forward many years and Caine is now back living in the UK again and this was the first muppet film made in a few years so he was pretty desperate to get a second chance, which might explain why he turned in such a great performance.
I grew up with the Muppets man❤️. Still a big love in my life. (Always loved Beaker, Animal & Sweetums❤️, and Jim's work in general 🤩). Haven't seen this movie in many years. Maybe time for a rewatch!!! It is nearly Christmas after all🎄😀. Thanks Minty👍💚✌️
I was ten when this movie first came out... I watch it every Christmas so my exhausted, bitter, retail working heart, can feel happy at Christmas. And it still makes me cry a bit. Every time I see it, and I've been watching it for almost 30 years at this point. If you closely watch the old 1951 (I think) version starring Alistar Sim, you can see how much Michael Caine got from that masterful performance (the scene at the end where Scrooge wakes up in particular... That bit with him fussing over his hair in the mirror is right out of Sim's performance). However, the Muppet version reaches across into something more tender. It crosses the lines of class that the Sim verison didn't, and the musical numbers are so good, and so heartfelt without being contrived. It will always hold a special place in my heart, and not just because a smart-ass teenage me got out of trouble once in high school by tying this movie into the group project I was goofing off from, and instead was telling my peers about how they should watch the Muppet Christmas Carol.
One of my favorite Christmas movies, we watch it every year. And honestly I definitely think the "When Love is Gone" drags. It's kind a jarring difference in pace. And surprisingly, of the movie versions of A Christmas Carol I've seen, the Muppets was the most faithful to the book. A pretty big percentage of the dialogue is straight out of the book!
I think the reason this one is my favorite despite seeing so many other renditions is because of Michael Cain. He isn't over the top and it makes a great contrast to the muppets who are over the top. I mean could you manage to see him going over the top and seeing a goofy scrooge. Also the scene with belle needs to be in the movie. I watched it as a kid and even then understood why it was important. Without it you can't really grasp how important Belle was to Scrooge. You only see them meet and then break up. There was no build up. So her singing it ties in the stuff you never see.
This is my favorite version. I am in my 60's and have seen all the other versions, even the Patrick Stewart one. I completely agree that Caine's performance was spot on. But I also love the music and artistry of the Muppet creations. 'Nuff said. And the fact Claire wasn't in the finale just means she was in the kitchen! Like I always am!
I was 7 years old when this came out and I remember seeing it and absolutely LOVING it! This is the ONLY other musical take on the "Christmas Carol" and "Scrooge" is tied with this movie because of that. I do agree that Mr. Caine's performance was wonderful. Also tied with Albert Finney's performance in "Scrooge". I liked the fact that Finney was actually still quite young and that when doing scenes from Christmas past, he was age appropriate. The makeup they put on him to make him look older was awesome! So if anyone loves musicals as much I do, check out "Scrooge". I did find that when they released the movie on VHS they put the musical number in it. I loved "When Love is Gone". Even as a small child I had a pretty good understanding of what the song was about and I totally feel that it added more to the movie. But, then again I was also watching horror movies at age 3 so my understanding of thing were already pretty developed. Thank you Minty for reviewing this wonderful movie that is so cherished and beloved by so many people. This is one of my all time favorite holiday movies and I can honestly recite the whole darn movie in my sleep I've watched it that much. Merry Christmas to all and to all Happy Holidays!
Disney Corp, "they buy everything." That's right. There aren't any creative geniuses like Walt Disney and Jim Henson anymore. It's just Disney Corp buying everything.
If I could only watch one movie for the rest of my life, I would choose Muppet Christmas Carol. It has everything 🙂 I also think Michael Caine's playing it straight is a big part of what makes the movie. It maintains its "Christmas Carol"-ness because he does. (Alistair Sim version #1 George C. Scott #2 for classic adaptations.)
I have to watch this every year without fail. Christmas for me starts when I watch this movie. This year I get to watch it with my 8 month old daughter for the first time.... I can’t wait. Then every year we will do the same. YAY! Merry Christmas everyone.
This is by far my favorite movie to watch at Christmas time! It has a beautiful blend of comedy and drama. Michael Caine was, by far, the best choice for Scrooge and his approach to his role was spot on for his character! Can you please do one on The Gods Must Be Crazy?
Now I wanna watch it! And it's been many years since I've seen it, maybe since the 90s! Thanks Mark! Exciting to see a young Steven McIntosh - loved him in the 90s!
Great video! You summed up my own feelings perfectly! But just to answer your question; According the the behind-the-scenes book "No Strings Attached", no, they did not reuse the ghost-puppet for anything. She was built exclusively for this production, and was quickly disposed of afterwards because she had to suspended in a tank of mineral-oil for filming, and the puppet was soaked through. But here's a positive; as someone who has read the OG book, the Muppet versions of the three ghosts are STILL the most accurate depictions of these characters on screen!
Thank you for covering this movie! It's a holiday classic at our house. And, yes, I think you should cover more Muppet movies! Muppet Treasure Island had Tim Curry in it! 😁
Two of the scariest phrases ever... we're from the government and we're here to help, and, now, then Disney took over. Terrifying Also, just fyi, this is the second greatest Christmas movie ever... only it's a wonderful life beats it
I love the Muppets. I am a child of the 1970's. Watched the Muppets religiously. I love this movie. I put it on just to listen to. I noticed Paul William's wrote the music. I am A Huge Fan of his! His Music is in So Many Awesome movies. Now I know WHY I love this movie. Check him out.. Paul William's was HUGE in the 1970s and 1980s.
Also Mark, deceased people DO visit in dreams. It's a way of saying goodbye to a lot of people who never got to say it. Often people will notice that when they dream of a family member or friend who has died, is that it's not like any other dream they usually have. My dreams are really weird where I cannot even describe them later on, but when I dream of those who have passed on, it's like real life, as the conversation is pretty normal, as if it's real and you don't know you are dreaming. There is always a sense of strangeness after those dreams when you get to meet those who have passed - nothing like the normal dreams you may have...
If those dreams are our own brains playing trick on us or they are real visits, is a matter of debate, but I have a story about it. When I was a kid, my father was really strong (for a period of time he owned a moving truck and he would carry things as heavy as a refrigerator up the stairs), and a little chubby, he never got cold, or at least, he never admitted needing a coat or a jacket. In old age, he got sick and he weakened with time, became very slim, always cold. One day he went to the hospital and stayed overnight for a routine procedure, nothing that have not happened before, so I didn't think anything about it when I went home and got to sleep. I saw him in a vivid dream, young, chubby, in my dream he was smiling and outside, on a green field in the Sun, where I could feel the warmth, almost posing how well he felt. I woke up from that dream, knowing he was well again, and I didn't go back to sleep, I sat in bed to wait for the call, which came 14 minutes after I woke up from the dream. My father had passed away less than an hour before.
Muppets is my favorite version of a Christmas Carol, too, and just like you, I like the most for Caine's perfect representation of Ebeneezer Scrooge. Even if Caine starred in a version without Muppets, it would have been just as good. What you taught me about Michael Caine's role as Ebeneezer Scrooge now makes perfect sense on why I love this version of a Christmas Carol so much!
That song is the single most important song in the movie! It's the whole point where we learn why scrooge is scrooge. I was mad when I watched this on Disney Plus and the song was missing. Even when I was younger I got that the movie needs the song, it's the emotional anchor for the whole film and makes you really want Scrooge to change.
After "Scrooge" starring Alister Sims, this is my *favorite* Christmas Carol movie - because of the blend of drama and silly humor (especially when the Muppets, the "humorous" part, are dramatic). Note: Perhaps, in the movie, Fred's wife Clara was "missing" because she was doting in the kitchen getting more desserts and refreshments prepped! (Problem solved!) And that is not a sexist supposition when one thinks back on the moms, aunts, and grandmas at the Huge Family Christmas Get-together *insisted* on tending the kitchen (what? y'think they're gonna trust the *guys* to do this right? ;-) )
I love when Rizzo jumps from the gate, gets up, realizes he forgot his jellybeans and goes through the bars of the gate to retrieve them. Gonzo then asks "you can fit through the bars?" Rizzo answers yes, then Gonzo says "Your such an idiot" all time fav part
Haha Rizzo and Pepe the prawn are my absolute all time favorite Muppets!
I would have to agree with you, also The Muppet Christmas Carol is one of my Favorite Muppet Movies, My Other Favorites Are.
1. Emmet Otter's JUGBAND Christmas. - 1977.
2. A Muppet Family Christmas. - 1987.
3. The Christmas Toy. - 1986.
4. Christmas Eve on Sesame Street. - 1978.
5. Elmo Saves Christmas. - 1996.
6. Elmo's Christmas Countdown. - 2007.
7. A Sesame Street Christmas Carol. - 2006.
8. Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas. - 2016.
The only Muppet production that makes me cry. Every. Single. Time.
I thought I was the only 1 who love this movie 😀
Me too
😆
Watch big bird sing at Jim Henson's funeral you will cry forever
@@tylers7048 So will the episode of The Muppet Show where Gonzo sings My Way and Frank Oz's speech at Jim Henson's memorial service.
Hands down my favorite version of A Christmas Carol (2nd being Mickey's Christmas Carol)! Michael Caine as Scrooge is pure perfection.
The only Muppets movie I ever liked. I could watch this film any time of year purely for the score. 😊
Those are my top two as well.
Black Pete as thed Ghost of Christmas Future was downright threatening.
my favourite too
If you havent seen it, there is another animated Christmas Carol movie from 1997 that has Scrooge played by Tim Curry
Just so everyone knows, Abby Cox who is amazing and loves historical costumes as well as recreating them, says that the costume designer deserved an oscar because of all the authentic details put into it. So now you know that.
As a MMO pc
Huynhb😅 😅😅😅
Michael Caine is probably my favorite scrooge out of all the interpretations as well.
Me too, 'Born to play Scrooge' is the best way it could have been put.
All hail "my cocaine". Best version ever.
Same!
I’m team George c Scott, but Michael Caine is a close number 2
@@oaf-77
Yeah scott was great in the role as well. easily in the top 3.
Rarely do I cry when someone famous passes away, but I cried when Jim Henson died. I grew up watching EVERYTHING he did and it shaped my childhood. Life would be so boring without the muppets and all of the people who bring them to life, So I thank them all
I own and watch this film every Christmas and every year I cry when Kermit comes back from visiting Tiny Tim’s grave
Us too, on VHS.
You ain't the only one who cries at that scene.
I tear up during Michael Caines song
For me, its tiny Tim's song.
@@cjames22dox same ✌❤
my favourite interpretation of this book. watch it every Christmas
Me too.
@@chuumon95 its basically law isnt it? lol
Me too and if it isn’t Law, it should be!! 😀
I’m watching it right now on blu ray
This is my families tradition, we would watch this every year on Christmas Eve x
I also call everyone into the room after our Xmas dinner and Fire-up Minty's Videos every year ;)
I have a 5 and 3 yr old that im going to carry on the same tradition with. It'll be their 1st. Merry Christmas 🎄
This movie is one of my traditions, too. In addition to the Mickey, Garfield, and Claymation Christmas stuff. Oh-- and Scrooged. 🙂
Me and my family too. It's a great movie.
Bravo, enjoy
"And Tiny Tim, who did NOT DIE..." gets me every time. I also use "Thank you for makin' me a part of dis." all the time. This, "It's a Wonderful Life" and "The Grinch..." are still a holiday tradition at my house even though my children are all grown.
To know so many other people loved this one, warms the heart.
I usually don’t like musicals, or movies like these, but this is literally my favorite christmas movie ever. Michael Caine is excellent as always, and it somehow balances being funny and emotional extremely well.
I loved this as a kid but as an adult I can truly appreciate the amount of hard work and talent that went into making this movie.
This my favorite version of a Christmas Carol! Thank you for covering it!❤️💚
It's kinda sad, but Jim Henson died the day after I was born. At least we shared the world for 24 hours
Beautiful but heartbreaking sentiment.
Very touching...
As a child born in the 1980's I am forever grateful that I got see several of Jim Henson's projects while he was alive. Despite having never met him in person, I felt like I lost a family member the day he died. Jim Henson taught me that imagination is a powerful tool when harnessed, and you should never stop dreaming.
I'd do you one more depressing, he died ON the day I was born
I love the "VHS & Chill" shirt!
I adore this movie! I, too, watch it every year at this time. Caine's acting was superb and the sly humor is subtle without hitting you over the head. I actually watched this (I have it on DVD) night before last, and may watch it again for the bonus features which my son isn't usually interested in seeing.
One of the best Muppet movies. Also I like that the "Love is gone" song is in the DVD and back then VHS tape because it wouldn't feel complete without that sequence.
Same. Because it ties in the repraise song the Love we Found at the end of the movie
As a kid it was my favorite part along with the spirit of Christmas present song
The song provides a contrast, backdrop, and origin point for the final song, "The Love We've Found", as it makes no sense without "When Love Is Gone". Lyrically speaking, "I wish you well, but I must leave you now alone" is the counterpart to "The love we've found, we'll carry with us so we're never quite alone." For me, it belongs there, as that is how I've always known the movie, even if I did not appreciate it once upon a time.
My favourite Christmas movie, loved it since i was a kid. Caine is perfect as Scrooge. I actually still have the VHS stored away somewhere.
The vhs is the theatrical release, and includes the extended ‘when love is gone’ sequence.
I own the vhs as well.
@@oaf-77 That's right. Apparently it's going to be put back in in an upcoming re-release.
It's so sad to see what has happened to the Muppets franchise. I grew up loving these guys - watched the movies, show, specials, cartoons countless times. And I mean countless...
Hope a quality revival happens - the Muppets cannot be forgotten!
I agree
One of my favorite holiday movies! Just adored the humor with Gonzo & Rizzo the Rat. Favorite line: 'Light the lamp, not the rat!'....lol
I loved Michael Cain as Scrooge. He was just perfect
I LOVE this version of A Christmas Carol! It's my all time favorite Christmas movie! I've been known to watch it at all times of the year, though. I absolutely agree that Michael Kaine hit it out of the ballpark in his role of Ebenezer Scrooge. I'm so glad he took the role seriously, he gave the movie that something extra that can't be found in any other Muppet movie out there.
This movie came out two years before I was born and our family tradition as I grew up was to play it while we decorated the Christmas tree every year. We had the DVD with “When Love Is Gone” and I loved this song. Even when I was a kid I adored it and I’ve known all the words since I was in elementary school. It was just last year I learned this wasn’t the version most people saw and I was stunned. It’s beautiful, emotional, and it plays such an important roll in the story. Disney + needs to get it together and get this version on their platform.
As of now (Dec 2022) the widescreen version including "When Love is Gone" is available on Disney+, but only on the "Extras" tab, NOT the default "Play" movie option.
When you mentioned the "Love is gone" not being in the movie I was thinking "wait it wasn't?" But then I remembered I never saw it in theaters. Crazy that wasn't in there.
When it was being shown on television, it was cut out a lot of the time too. I had the VHS so when I caught it on TV, I noticed the song was missing too.
There is some here say that they might be putting it back in on Disney plus it was in an article on BBC about the lost song
‘ Lost Muppet Christmas Carol song rediscovered’
www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/entertainment-arts-55232499
It was in the theater I saw it in. I think they took the song out when it came to home video. There was controversy over it being too sad. The song is included as an extra feature for The Muppet Christmas Carol on Disney Plus.
My favorite line in the beginning of the movie:
"How would you like to spend your Christmas unemployed!"
*"Heat wave!"* 🎵 "Caribbean island in the sun..." 😀
HEAT WAVE!
This my island in the sun.
@@chrismetzger8875 Oi Oi (no idea how to spell that)
@@BennyLlama39 : that is the part I remember and really enjoy each time I’ve seen it. 🎼We’re having a heat wave, a tropical heat wave 🎶😆🤣😂. The first time I watched that part, I burst out laughing as it was not what I had expected.
Kinda surprised you didn't do a whole section on the loss of Richard Hunt. Henson's death overshadowed his, but Hunt was Scooter, Janice, Sweetums and Beaker. Not only that, Henson and Hunt were the original Statler and Waldorf, so both had to be recast for Christmas Carol.
Michael Caine is the best Ebeenezer Scrooge!
Patrick stewart was excellent as well
@@jacobjones1273 I agree, I got a copy of A Christmas Carol starring Patrick Stewart on DVD after I saw on TNT at Christmas one year. Both his version and The Muppet Christmas Carol are my two favorite versions of this tale.
My favorite Scrooge line ever. "Very well, you may gift wrap them." Referring to Christmas eviction notices.
Love that shirt!!! I also noticed the “handbook for the recently deceased” in the background!!! Minty you have a little bit of everything back there buddy...
I'm absolutely blind, where's the book?
@@captin3149 be on the lowest shelf left on the screen. His right side
@@krzyryry8382 Wow good eyes (Or mine are horrible) I was looking for a brighter cover and missed that completely.
yessss I loved this movie as a kid. "Scrooge" and "Marley and Marley" along with "Feels Like Christmas" were my fav songs
Mine is "Bless Us All".
A "10 Things You Didn't Know About Jim Henson" would be really cool!
Years ago I read the Jim Henson Biography. Very fascinating! Lots of jaw dropping facts.
I LOVE “Belle’s Song”…. It’s so touching, and it makes sense as to *WHY* Scrooge doesn’t want to ‘revisit’ that particular memory (“Oh, *please* do not show me *that* Christmas…….) & make sense as to why (poor) Rizzo is crying his eyes out……. But another favourite scene is with the Ghost of Christmas present………when Scrooge says to him “Aren’t you a little absent minded Spirit?” to which is replied to with “Hahaha, No! I’m a ‘*LARGE* absent minded Spirit”…… such a great line
I’ve watched this film hundreds of times and absolutely love it, but noticed something when watching the other day that I’d never seen before. One of the shops that can be seen in the town (both at the end on Christmas morning and during the Ghost of Christmas Present scenes) is called Micklewhites. That’s Michael Caine’s real surname.
Yes, I'd seen that too and thought that it can't possibly coincidence. Another point, (and this is probably a Muppet thing, that aficionados will already have debated), is that all the Muppets are left handed.
I always thought this version was the best version of a Christmas Carol, as it's so well done and Michael Caine is great as Scrooge. Although it opens with the sad reminder that Jim Henson was no longer with us, I think it shows that his talent obviously rubbed off on his Son, and I'm sure Jim would have been proud. I have fond memories of sitting down on a, I think, Saturday evening to watch the Muppet Show each week, and always loved the Great Muppet Caper movie too, especially as it was set in my home country. The Muppets are among the best film/tv creations of all time. It's just a shame their genius creator was taken far too soon, but what a legacy to leave.
I absolutely LOVE this Movie!
Michael Caine plays the best Scrooge by far.
You need to do Muppet's treasure island. Tim Curry is great as long john silver.
Muppets Christmas Carol & Treasure Island are extremely underrated movies. Works of art. Timeless classics.
YESSS! I can't choose which one I like more!
Never cared for that one but Curry was an absolute delight
@@EnsignRedSquad they are both great post-Jim Hensen's death movies
I love when young Scrooge subtly dips out of the scene “When Love is Gone” like he gets bored of it.
My absolute favorite Christmas movie! "Light the lamp not the Rat!!"
Thank you for doing this movie. This has been one of my favorite Christmas movies for years. I admit, I sing along with all the songs.
This film is also crammed full of really good music that would steal any Broadway show.
Incidentally Michael Caine was desperate to work with the muppets. He had missed out on guesting on the TV series in the 70s as he was living as a tax exile in the US at the time. Peter Sellers and then Sylvester Stallone had told him it was great fun and that he'd be mad to turn it down if he got the opportunity to be on the show so it was something he had deeply regretted. Fast forward many years and Caine is now back living in the UK again and this was the first muppet film made in a few years so he was pretty desperate to get a second chance, which might explain why he turned in such a great performance.
what an amazing film. one of my favourite depictions of Christmas Carol.
And it actually quotes large sections of the Dickens book exactly.
My favorite Muppet movie by far and my favorite version of a Christmas Carol! MIchael Cain was brilliant and the use of the Muppets was perfection.
omg that dream anecdote was so beautiful! It's definitely something Jim would have done.
I grew up with the Muppets man❤️. Still a big love in my life. (Always loved Beaker, Animal & Sweetums❤️, and Jim's work in general 🤩).
Haven't seen this movie in many years. Maybe time for a rewatch!!! It is nearly Christmas after all🎄😀.
Thanks Minty👍💚✌️
This is totally my favorite version of "A Christmas Carol" and I've been watching them since the days of black and white. :)
Michael Caine was perfect in this movie and honestly Gonzo and Rizzo are the perfect team for expisition.
I LOVED this film as a kid thanks for uploading Minty request if you don't mind 10 things we didn't know about the Grinch?
plus the girl that sings "when love is gone" NAILED IT!!!
I was ten when this movie first came out... I watch it every Christmas so my exhausted, bitter, retail working heart, can feel happy at Christmas. And it still makes me cry a bit. Every time I see it, and I've been watching it for almost 30 years at this point. If you closely watch the old 1951 (I think) version starring Alistar Sim, you can see how much Michael Caine got from that masterful performance (the scene at the end where Scrooge wakes up in particular... That bit with him fussing over his hair in the mirror is right out of Sim's performance). However, the Muppet version reaches across into something more tender. It crosses the lines of class that the Sim verison didn't, and the musical numbers are so good, and so heartfelt without being contrived.
It will always hold a special place in my heart, and not just because a smart-ass teenage me got out of trouble once in high school by tying this movie into the group project I was goofing off from, and instead was telling my peers about how they should watch the Muppet Christmas Carol.
One of my favorite Christmas movies, we watch it every year. And honestly I definitely think the "When Love is Gone" drags. It's kind a jarring difference in pace.
And surprisingly, of the movie versions of A Christmas Carol I've seen, the Muppets was the most faithful to the book. A pretty big percentage of the dialogue is straight out of the book!
If you appreciate close-to-the-book adaptations, then you should see the Mr. Magoo animated Christmas Carol movie.
So that is why ABC use to play it every Christmas Day. Who knew...
I think the reason this one is my favorite despite seeing so many other renditions is because of Michael Cain. He isn't over the top and it makes a great contrast to the muppets who are over the top. I mean could you manage to see him going over the top and seeing a goofy scrooge. Also the scene with belle needs to be in the movie. I watched it as a kid and even then understood why it was important. Without it you can't really grasp how important Belle was to Scrooge. You only see them meet and then break up. There was no build up. So her singing it ties in the stuff you never see.
When Love Is Gone is such a spectacular song to me.❤😥😁 A great movie!
This is still 1 of my 5 Christmas movies I love love love
I grew up on the Muppets ... been watching the mashups of songs with muppets
This is my favorite version. I am in my 60's and have seen all the other versions, even the Patrick Stewart one. I completely agree that Caine's performance was spot on. But I also love the music and artistry of the Muppet creations. 'Nuff said. And the fact Claire wasn't in the finale just means she was in the kitchen! Like I always am!
I would love to see a list on Emmet Otter’s Christmas Jug Band. Not a movie but a great holiday tv special.
I just watched that last Saturday night! I watched with my 15 and 2 year old girls. They loved it! One of my favorite holiday movies!
I watched that on tv as a kid.
Always gave me the creeps.
I love that one! I remember 'taping' the music on cassette, cause I enjoyed the songs so much!
The muppets is such a classic that! never gets old 🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄
I love this movie, it was my favorite as a child and was my introduction to the muppets
This is my favorite Christmas movie. I've watched it every year ever since I was a child.
Gonzo is my favorite character. He always makes me smile.
I was 7 years old when this came out and I remember seeing it and absolutely LOVING it! This is the ONLY other musical take on the "Christmas Carol" and "Scrooge" is tied with this movie because of that. I do agree that Mr. Caine's performance was wonderful. Also tied with Albert Finney's performance in "Scrooge". I liked the fact that Finney was actually still quite young and that when doing scenes from Christmas past, he was age appropriate. The makeup they put on him to make him look older was awesome! So if anyone loves musicals as much I do, check out "Scrooge". I did find that when they released the movie on VHS they put the musical number in it. I loved "When Love is Gone". Even as a small child I had a pretty good understanding of what the song was about and I totally feel that it added more to the movie. But, then again I was also watching horror movies at age 3 so my understanding of thing were already pretty developed. Thank you Minty for reviewing this wonderful movie that is so cherished and beloved by so many people. This is one of my all time favorite holiday movies and I can honestly recite the whole darn movie in my sleep I've watched it that much. Merry Christmas to all and to all Happy Holidays!
Disney Corp, "they buy everything." That's right. There aren't any creative geniuses like Walt Disney and Jim Henson anymore. It's just Disney Corp buying everything.
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Get this man a soap box and some tissue.
This is the best adaptation of “A Christmas Carol.”
If I could only watch one movie for the rest of my life, I would choose Muppet Christmas Carol. It has everything 🙂
I also think Michael Caine's playing it straight is a big part of what makes the movie. It maintains its "Christmas Carol"-ness because he does.
(Alistair Sim version #1
George C. Scott #2 for classic adaptations.)
A friend once asked me if I enjoyed Dickens. I replied that I’d never been to one.
I asked a girl if she liked Kipling and she told me she never kipled before.
I have to watch this every year without fail. Christmas for me starts when I watch this movie. This year I get to watch it with my 8 month old daughter for the first time.... I can’t wait. Then every year we will do the same. YAY! Merry Christmas everyone.
This is by far my favorite movie to watch at Christmas time! It has a beautiful blend of comedy and drama. Michael Caine was, by far, the best choice for Scrooge and his approach to his role was spot on for his character! Can you please do one on The Gods Must Be Crazy?
Great one! I need more MUPPET vids from you, Minty!
Anything with Animal in it, I'm there!
He was based on John Bonham from Led Zeppelin.
Now I wanna watch it! And it's been many years since I've seen it, maybe since the 90s! Thanks Mark! Exciting to see a young Steven McIntosh - loved him in the 90s!
I love the happy time murders movie, it was funny as heck 🤣
Specially the rotten cotton scene LOL
And YES! Please, PLEASE do more Muppet-videos! =)
Yes! End the crimes against Muppanity!
Michael Caine playing the role straight gives the film a stark contrast which would be lost if someone played the role for high-camp.
It's my favorite Christmas movie of all time. Thank you 😊 many Christmas to you and your family.
Tiny Tim: God bless us, everyone !
Great video! You summed up my own feelings perfectly! But just to answer your question; According the the behind-the-scenes book "No Strings Attached", no, they did not reuse the ghost-puppet for anything. She was built exclusively for this production, and was quickly disposed of afterwards because she had to suspended in a tank of mineral-oil for filming, and the puppet was soaked through. But here's a positive; as someone who has read the OG book, the Muppet versions of the three ghosts are STILL the most accurate depictions of these characters on screen!
I was 5 when this movie came out and I remember having a terrible dream about the Marley brothers comming through the floor and trying to eat my feet.
Thank you for covering this movie! It's a holiday classic at our house. And, yes, I think you should cover more Muppet movies! Muppet Treasure Island had Tim Curry in it! 😁
Two of the scariest phrases ever... we're from the government and we're here to help, and, now, then Disney took over. Terrifying
Also, just fyi, this is the second greatest Christmas movie ever... only it's a wonderful life beats it
I show this to my students every Christmas. And they almost ALL enjoy it. Good video!
Always enjoy your videos m8 merry Christmas 🎅 🎄
I love the Muppets. I am a child of the 1970's. Watched the Muppets religiously. I love this movie. I put it on just to listen to. I noticed Paul William's wrote the music. I am A Huge Fan of his! His Music is in So Many Awesome movies. Now I know WHY I love this movie. Check him out.. Paul William's was HUGE in the 1970s and 1980s.
Also Mark, deceased people DO visit in dreams. It's a way of saying goodbye to a lot of people who never got to say it. Often people will notice that when they dream of a family member or friend who has died, is that it's not like any other dream they usually have. My dreams are really weird where I cannot even describe them later on, but when I dream of those who have passed on, it's like real life, as the conversation is pretty normal, as if it's real and you don't know you are dreaming. There is always a sense of strangeness after those dreams when you get to meet those who have passed - nothing like the normal dreams you may have...
If those dreams are our own brains playing trick on us or they are real visits, is a matter of debate, but I have a story about it.
When I was a kid, my father was really strong (for a period of time he owned a moving truck and he would carry things as heavy as a refrigerator up the stairs), and a little chubby, he never got cold, or at least, he never admitted needing a coat or a jacket. In old age, he got sick and he weakened with time, became very slim, always cold. One day he went to the hospital and stayed overnight for a routine procedure, nothing that have not happened before, so I didn't think anything about it when I went home and got to sleep. I saw him in a vivid dream, young, chubby, in my dream he was smiling and outside, on a green field in the Sun, where I could feel the warmth, almost posing how well he felt. I woke up from that dream, knowing he was well again, and I didn't go back to sleep, I sat in bed to wait for the call, which came 14 minutes after I woke up from the dream. My father had passed away less than an hour before.
Muppets is my favorite version of a Christmas Carol, too, and just like you, I like the most for Caine's perfect representation of Ebeneezer Scrooge. Even if Caine starred in a version without Muppets, it would have been just as good. What you taught me about Michael Caine's role as Ebeneezer Scrooge now makes perfect sense on why I love this version of a Christmas Carol so much!
Would definitely pay to see muppets pulp fiction
Muppet Schindler’s List?
I absolutely love the Muppets. I grew up with them and they were a big part of my childhood.
Michael Caine is also the best Alfred.
Me and my son watch it every yesr multiple times. Since he was a baby and now 4. He especially loves the music ❤
The gonzo still looks familiar...another person who has an “S” and a red cape...just saying.
You're a gonzo!
Super Grover...?
super Grover
@@Gravydog316 YAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYY!!! Groverrrr!
@@DMSProduktions Grovers the best haha
I've watched this four times already this December. Absolutely adore this film.
Anytime, More Muppets!
"When Love Is Gone" is one of my all time favorites!! Still brings me to a tear...
Do 10 things you didn't know about the Muppet show.
That song is the single most important song in the movie! It's the whole point where we learn why scrooge is scrooge. I was mad when I watched this on Disney Plus and the song was missing. Even when I was younger I got that the movie needs the song, it's the emotional anchor for the whole film and makes you really want Scrooge to change.
Could you please do a Q and A soon for your fans?
That would be awesome.
It’s a shame that Steve Whitmire was fired from Kermit. I grew up with him. But after reading about the reason why, I could understand.
After "Scrooge" starring Alister Sims, this is my *favorite* Christmas Carol movie - because of the blend of drama and silly humor (especially when the Muppets, the "humorous" part, are dramatic). Note: Perhaps, in the movie, Fred's wife Clara was "missing" because she was doting in the kitchen getting more desserts and refreshments prepped! (Problem solved!) And that is not a sexist supposition when one thinks back on the moms, aunts, and grandmas at the Huge Family Christmas Get-together *insisted* on tending the kitchen (what? y'think they're gonna trust the *guys* to do this right? ;-) )
Never honestly missed her at the finale. There is so much going on as it is.
Also I absolutely love this production. It gets me EVERY SINGLE TIME!