A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa

TV Movie
2008
G
1h

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Bill Barretta, Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire, and Eric Jacobson in A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa (2008)

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When Gonzo accidentally diverts three letters to Santa, he talks Kermit and his friends into delivering them to the North Pole personally.When Gonzo accidentally diverts three letters to Santa, he talks Kermit and his friends into delivering them to the North Pole personally.When Gonzo accidentally diverts three letters to Santa, he talks Kermit and his friends into delivering them to the North Pole personally.

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IMDb RATING

6.3/10

2.6K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

4,139

1,454

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
- 1 nomination total

Fozzie Bear
(voice)
…

Michael Bloomberg

Self
(as Mayor Michael Bloomberg)

Whoopi Goldberg

Taxi Driver

Richard Griffiths

Santa Claus

Jane Krakowski

Claire's Mom

Nathan Lane

Officer Meany

Jesse L. Martin

Postal Worker

Petra Nemcova

Beaker's Girlfriend

Madison Pettis

Claire

Steve Schirripa

Mobster

Tony Sirico

Mobster

Uma Thurman

Paul Williams

Pam Arciero

Additional Muppets
(voice)

Heather Asch

Additional Muppets
(voice)

Storyline

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Trivia
At the airport, announcements are made for one Frank Oznowicz and one Jerry Nelson. This is a reference to Frank Oz (whose real last name is Oznowicz) and Jerry Nelson, both former Muppeteers.

Quotes
Mobster: Hey, it's that looney shrimp that called us earlier.
Pepe the Prawn: They call me the Prawn.
Mobster: Hey! Are you correcting my friend over here? Because if you are, I'm gonna dip you in cocktail sauce and bite your tasty little head off!
Pepe the Prawn: Shrimp is fine.

Connections
Followed by The Muppets (2011)

Soundtracks
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
Written by J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie
Performed by The Crystals
Courtesy of EMI Blackwood Music Inc.
Under exclusive license from Phil Spector Records, Inc.

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Featured review

6/10

It was good...

I had never actually heard about this Muppets Christmas movie titled "A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa", but of course I opted to sit down and watch it, as part of my 2024 Christmas movie marathon.

Did I harbor great expectations to this 2008 movie? Not really, as I had just sat through the somewhat bland 2002 "It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie" prior to watching this 2008 movie. But still, since I hadn't already seen this one, of course I gave it a chance.

Writers Hugh Fink, Scott Ganz, Andrew Samson and Paul Williams put together a rather enjoyable and entertaining script and storyline. I have to say that I was genuinely entertained throughout the course of the 43 minutes that the movie ran for. "A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa" was definitely a step up from the 2002 "It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie", so I was pleasantly surprised.

The live cast in the movie was good, and they had a great ensemble of talents for the various roles and parts.

With "A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa" being a Henson movie, of course the Muppets are great. There are many familiar Muppets on the screen, and also a bunch that I wasn't familiar with.

While no Christmas classic, I will say that "A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa" definitely is an entertaining Christmas movie for the family.

My rating of director Kirk R. Thatcher's 2008 movie "A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa" lands on a six out of ten stars.