The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) - from the 45th most popular film of 1992 to Xmas favourite
Film Stories
Monday, 1 December 2025 - 50 minutes
Go down the box office charts for 1992, and you need to look a long way before you find The Muppet Christmas Carol. Directed by Brian Henson, the movie was in 45th place at the box office that year, with surprisingly few choosing to check it out on its initial cinema release.
The film had come together following the death of Muppets creator Jim Henson, and there'd been some difficulty cracking what the next Muppet film should be. Even when they settled on an adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, there were a few different choices that were nearly made.
The story of the film is told in this episode...
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