It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie

It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie is an NBC television movie produced by Jim Henson Television in 2002, starring Jim Henson's Muppets.

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NBC - Television movie - Jim Henson Television - 2002 - Jim Henson - Muppets

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The plot of the movie revolves around the old Muppet Theatre going through financial hardship, and the entire Muppet cast looking towards Kermit the Frog for guidance. Kermit eventually gets fed up, and an angel is sent to help him out. The movie then follows the formula of It's a Wonderful Life, as Kermit is shown what would have happened to his friends if he had not existed. In the opposite world, Joan Cusack's character has changed the park near the Muppet Theatre into a shopping centre. Gonzo is now homeless and Rizzo the Rat has been shoved onto a television show where a woman has to eat him alive. Dr. Teeth and his band have become country dancers. The biggest change is the Muppet Theatre, which has become a dreadful night club. Dr. Honeydew became a rapper, Beaker became a bodyguard, and Fozzie is now a pickpocketer. Miss Piggy is a widow who lives in an apartment with a series of cats.

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Kermit the Frog - Angel - It's a Wonderful Life - Joan Cusack - Gonzo - Rizzo the Rat - Dr. Teeth - Dr. Honeydew - Fozzie - Pickpocketer - Miss Piggy - Widow

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The film stars the usual assortment of Muppets characters, as well as three primary human roles: David Arquette played Daniel, the angel sent to help Kermit; Joan Cusack played the woman trying to purchase the Muppet Theatre; and Whoopi Goldberg portrayed "God". As is customary in Muppet movies, a wide assortment of cameos were also made in the film (including, for the first time, cameos by other puppets—Yoda and Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog).

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David Arquette - Whoopi Goldberg - God - Cameo - Yoda - Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog

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