The Christmas Toy
1986 The Muppets film / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Christmas Toy is a 1986 television film directed by Eric Till and produced by The Jim Henson Company, featuring Jim Henson's Muppets, including Rugby the Tiger who remembers how he was the Christmas Toy last year, and thinks he is going to be unwrapped again this year. The film, which originally aired on December 6, 1986, on ABC, was sponsored by Kraft Foods.[1]
The Christmas Toy | |
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Also known as | The Muppets Christmas Toy |
Genre | Family Fantasy Musical |
Based on | Kermit the Frog by Jim Henson |
Written by | Laura Phillips |
Directed by | Eric Till |
Starring | Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Jerry Nelson Richard Hunt Camille Bonora Jack Riley Jim Henson |
Music by | Jeff Moss Dick Lieb |
Country of origin | United States Canada |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producer | Diana Birkenfield |
Producers | Jim Henson Martin G. Baker |
Production location | Toronto |
Editor | Geoff Craigen |
Running time | 50 minutes |
Production company | Henson Associates |
Original release | |
Network | ABC |
Release | December 6, 1986 (1986-12-06) |
Originally introduced by Kermit the Frog, it was released on VHS format in 1993. In 2008, HIT Entertainment (distributed by Lionsgate) released the special on DVD but edited out Kermit's opening introduction due to legal issues with The Walt Disney Company, the owner of Kermit the Frog since 2004. When it was released on Amazon Prime, Kermit's scenes were reinstated.
The film later inspired a spin-off television series titled Secret Life of Toys (1994).[2]