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The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)

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• The first feature-length production in which Kermit's voice was not provided by Jim Henson (who had recently died). Steve Whitmire took over the role.
  
  
• This was the first major Muppet project after the death of creator Jim Henson. Henson had performed Kermit and the role was now being handed down to Steve Whitmire. According to Whitmire he was incredibly nervous about taking over such an iconic character. The night before he had to go record Kermit's songs for the movie, he had a dream where he met Henson in a hotel lobby and told him how unsure he was. In the dream, Henson reassured Whitmire that the feeling would pass. After waking up, Whitmire was confident and able to do the part.
  
  
• The same puppet used as Sprocket the dog in the Henson series "Fraggle Rock" (1983) can be seen in the very beginning and the final scene of the movie, dressed in a suit.
  
  

• There is a store called "Micklewhite". Michael Caine's real name is Maurice Micklewhite.
  
  
• Towards the end of the film, a tavern called "Statler & Waldorf" (named after the famous Muppet hecklers) can be spotted.
  
  
• During "Scrooge", one of the mice says, "Please, sir, I want some cheese." This is reference to the line: "Please, sir, I want some more," from Charles Dickens's "Oliver Twist".
  
  
• During the song "It Feels Like Christmas" a family is seen building a Muppet snowman. This is the same snowman Fozzie Bear built in A Muppet Family Christmas (1987) (TV).
  
  
• The little rabbit who sings "Good King Wenceslas" at Scrooge's door is called Bean Bunny. He was originaly created for a Henson TV special called The Tale of the Bunny Picnic (1986) (TV). He also plays a major role in the Disney Theme Park attraction Muppet*vision 3-D (1991).
  
  
• When Robert Marley says, "Leave comedy to the bears, Ebenezer," he is making an inside reference to Statler and Waldorf (who play the Marleys), who heckeled Fozzie Bear on "The Muppet Show" (1976).
  
  
• Lew Zealand says, "It's the boomerang fish. Guaranteed fresh. I throw the fish A-WAY... and it comes back to me. Get 'em while they're fresh," as he did on "The Muppet Show" (1976) and on other Muppet movies.
  
  
• David Hemmings, Ron Moody, David Warner, and George Carlin were among the actors who were considered for the role of Scrooge, before Michael Caine was chosen
  
  
• Michael Caine considers the role of Scrooge to be one of his most memorable (to him) roles.
  
  
• At the conclusion of the song "One More Sleep", Kermit is seen standing alone in the street and a shooting star can been seen streaking across the sky. In many (in not all) of the Muppet movies, a shooting star goes across the sky at some point when Kermit is on.
  
  
• According to 'Brian Henson (I)' , the decision to use Gonzo and Rizzo to narrate the story was made because he wanted to incorporate the narration and prose of the Charles Dickens novel into the film.
  
  
• In the film's first scene, there is a shop sign that reads "Duncan & Kenworthy". Producer Duncan Kenworthy was one of the creators of Jim Henson's "Fraggle Rock" (1983).
  
  
• The movie is dedicated to the memory of Jim Henson and Richard Hunt. Henson, of course, was the creator of the Muppets. Hunt was one of the Muppet voice performers, perhaps best known as the voice of the character Scooter.
  
  

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