Anonymous wrote:So it’s weird, I’ve love the Muppets and that was one of the first TV shows I was allowed to watch as a kid.
Everyone raved about the Muppets Christmas Carol, so I watched it recently. I didn’t enjoy it. I think it was too many songs and just wasn’t Muppety like I expected.
I feel like I want Muppets that are funny and silly and hilarious, or Scrooge, which is a totally different story. But not both. I will never watch the Muppet one again and the George C. Scott one is my go to.
I cannot understand this. Michael Cain is tremendous as Scrooge and there is no better Ghost of Christmas present than Sweetums. I also appreciate Piggy’s not too saccharine take on Mrs Cratchit, and Statler/Waldorf’s version of the dead partners. I’ve seen various versions of CC probably about 50 times — I’m a huge fan and this is my favorite.