A Muppet Family Christmas

*A Muppet Family Christmas*
A Muppet Family Christmas
Based on	The Muppets; by Jim Henson
Written by	Jerry Juhl
Directed by	Peter Harris
Starring	Gerry Parkes; Jim Henson; Frank Oz; Jerry Nelson; Richard Hunt; Dave Goelz; Steve Whitmire; Caroll Spinney; Kathryn Mullen; Karen Prell; David Rudman;
Composer	Eric Robertson
Country of origin	United States; Canada
Original language	English
Production
Executive producer	Jim Henson
Producers	Martin G. Baker; Diana Birkenfield;
Editor	Gordon Stoddard
Running time	52 minutes
Production company	Jim Henson Productions
Original release
Network	American Broadcasting Company
Release	December 16, 1987

A Muppet Family Christmas is a Christmas musical television special starring Jim Henson's Muppets. It first aired on December 16, 1987, on the ABC television network in the United States. Its teleplay was conceived by longtime Muppet writer Jerry Juhl, and directed by Peter Harris and Eric Till (the latter of whom was uncredited). This television special was filmed at 9 Channel Nine Court in Toronto, Ontario. The special features various Muppets from The Muppet Show, Sesame Street, Fraggle Rock, and Muppet Babies. It also stars Gerard Parkes as Doc from the North American wraparound segments of Fraggle Rock, and Henson as himself in a cameo appearance at the end. In the plot, the Muppets surprise Fozzie Bear's mother with a Christmas visit to her farmhouse, unaware of her planned getaway to Malibu.

Due to licensing issues with songs featured in A Muppet Family Christmas, some scenes have been cut from subsequent home media releases.

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