Name: A Muppet Family Christmas
Genre: Family, Comedy, Music, TV Movie
Released: 1987-12-16
Duration: 47 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Dave Goelz, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt

1987·Family·47m

7.3

★

Fozzie Bear surprises his mother on Christmas Eve by bringing the entire Muppet gang to her farm to celebrate the holidays. Doc and his dog Sprocket, who had planned a quiet Christmas, end up joining the Muppets in their holiday activities and preparations. The Sesame Street and Fraggle Rock regulars join the festivities, but to Kermit's dismay, the only one missing is Miss Piggy, who has been caught in a snowstorm.

Directed by Peter Harris and Eric Till

holiday

christmas party

snowstorm

puppet

blizzard

christmas reunion

christmas

broken plans

houseguest

anthropomorphic puppets

christmas special

white christmas

puppets

holiday special

sesame street

cheerful

Trailer

IMDB

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Cast

Jim Henson

Kermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Dr. Teeth / Swedish Chef / Waldorf / Ernie / Self

Frank Oz

Miss Piggy / Fozzy Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster

Dave Goelz

Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Zoot / Beauregard / Boober Fraggle

Jerry Nelson

Robin the Frog / Camilla the Chicken / Floyd Pepper / Lew Zealand / Pops / The Count / Gobo Fraggle / Herry Monster

Richard Hunt

Scooter / Janice / Statler / Beaker / Gladys the Cow / Two-Headed Monster / Snowman (voice)

Kathryn Mullen

Mokey Fraggle (voice)

Steve Whitmire

Turkey / Rizzo the Rat / Wembley Fraggle / Sprocket the Dog / Lips (voice)

Caroll Spinney

Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

Karen Prell

Red Fraggle / Maureen the Mink (voice)

David Rudman

Miss Piggy's Photographer (voice)

Gerard Parkes

Doc

Crew

Peter Harris

Director

Eric Till

Director

Jerry Juhl

Writer

Jim Henson

Executive Producer

Jim Henson

Characters

Popular Reviews

128 reviews

Guðmundur

10.0★ · 12/23/25

Just gifted my mom this on DVD so we could watch our favourite christmas film in a better quality then on YouTube.

minjonss

7.0★ · 12/26/25

how does Miss Piggy look more like Barbra Streisand than Barbra Streisand herself?!

Austin

Maybe my biggest hot take as a Millennial? I think A Muppet’s Christmas Carol is…fine. I don’t have nostalgia for it and don’t fully get the intense level of adoration around it. Thats fine and all, don’t wanna yuck anyone’s yums. But I definitely prefer this. The Big Bird/Swedish Chef bits are SO FUNNY 🤣

Penny Iskierski

7.0★ · 12/26/25

The biggest cross over movie ever

Penny

7.0★ · 12/26/25

The biggest cross over movie ever