The Muppets celebrate Christmas
| Movie | |
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| German title | The Muppets celebrate Christmas |
| Original title | A Muppet Family Christmas |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1987 |
| length | 48 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK No age limit |
| Rod | |
| Director | Peter Harris , Eric Till |
| script | Jerry Juhl |
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The Muppets celebrate Christmas (original title: A Muppet Family Christmas ) is a television film by Jim Henson from 1987, which was first broadcast in German on December 23, 1990 on ZDF . Although the Muppets play the main role, the characters from Sesame Street , Fraggles and Muppet Babies (who do not appear here as comic characters, but as dolls) are also integrated into the plot in this unique crossover ; Jim Henson also has a cameo himself (at the end of the film he washes the dishes in the kitchen).
action
Doc (from The Fraggles ) decides to spend Christmas undisturbed in the country and rents the home of Fozzie Bear's mother, who in turn wants to spend the holidays in California . However, she is surprised by her son who, along with all the other Muppets , wants to celebrate the festival with his mother. Out of necessity, Mother Bear gives up her vacation and decides to celebrate with the Muppets. Doc, anything but impressed, accepts his fate - and even makes friends with the initially annoying visit. For example, they watch old film recordings from the Muppets' baby days. Later the characters from Sesame Street join in and Kermit and Robin meet the Fraggles in the basement . After Miss Piggy also reached the house, which has meanwhile been snowed in, late, the film ends with several Christmas carols being sung in a large group .
Prices
The film was in 1988 in the category Primetime as Outstanding Children's Program for the Emmy nominated and won in 1989, the Writers Guild of America Award for vaudeville.
German version
The translation into German was done (as with the Muppet Show) Eberhard Storeck ; however, not all of the lyrics were translated. Especially the final medley of Christmas carols can be heard in the original version (with the original voices). This German version has only been released on VHS and not on DVD . The television broadcasting rights are held by ZDF .
Voice actor
Since the synchronization of Sesame Street is made in Hamburg, this TV film like other Muppet productions ( Die Muppet Show , Die Fraggles ) was dubbed near Munich, the following characters got new voices: Bibo (dubbed female without explanation), Oskar the curmudgeon , Grobi (called "Grover" in this synchronization as in the original), Krümelmonster, Robert , Lulatsch (called "Herry Monster" in this synchronization as in the original), and Wembley Fraggle . In addition, new singing voices were found for the following characters: Fozzie Bear, the Snowman, Ernie, Bert, and Graf Zahl (dubbed female, but only for vocals). The latter three Sesame Street characters, however, kept their regular speakers of the Hamburg synchronization in speaking scenes.
Cut versions
Since the music rights were originally only secured for television broadcasting, there are several English-language VHS and DVD editions of this film, all of which differ from one another and from the original uncut television version.
criticism
"'Muppets celebrate Christmas' is colorful, chaotic and very entertaining every year."
Web links
- A Muppet Family Christmas in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Article about the original film in the English-language Muppet Wiki
- Article about the German version in the English-language Muppet Wiki
- Article about the 2001 English DVD step-by-step in the same wiki
- Report on other English versions
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sandra Keil: "Muppets celebrate Christmas" - it gets chaotic. Television for the festival. Welt Online, December 1, 2009, accessed January 26, 2012 (film review).