Jerry Nelson,
Frank Oz,
Marilyn Sokol,
Dave Goelz,
Richard Hunt
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DVD Release Date: November 6, 2001
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November 27, 2008Loved this when I was a kid and even then it kind of depressed me. I know it was the 70s but how the hell can anyone get excited about earning 50 cents or even winning $50? I'll admit that's my own baggage. The old school puppetry is still great and the Riverbottom Nightmare Band... read more
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November 26, 2011A fun and apparently completely forgotten little Muppet Christmas film. It is out-shined by The Muppet Christmas Carol and The Christmas Toy which might account for it not taking on as a the Holiday film it was intended to be. The Story is a reworking of sorts of the short story... read more
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June 1, 2010A forgotten Christmas special from Jim Henson. I didn't get to see this as a child, but sought it out as a Jim Henson fan and enjoyed it.
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July 17, 2008I don't know if kids today could see past the puppets with visible strings, but this movie has some catchy tunes, and a good moral story. If nothing else, it's good for a laugh.
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January 11, 2008When I was a kid, this was our FAVOURITE book, year round. When they made it into a movie, I was already much older so couldn't really 'appreciate' it as much as my younger sisters. I still think it's a cool Christmas story.
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December 11, 2007i watched this when i was young my dad gave it to me when i was young but it burned in my house firer
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December 16, 2007
David Cornelius, eFilmCritic.com
March 1, 2005
Gregory Weinkauf, ÜberCiné
The greatest agnostic redneck holiday puppetshow ever devised.
August 14, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
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