According to filmmakers, Kermit's speech about meetings and parting was aimed at Jim's passing and it still brings me to immediate tears.

Sir Michael Caine has got to be my favourite version of Scrooge to date. He acted as though his costars were actual people, and not puppets, which really made his performance inviting.

Having Gonzo and Rizzo check out during the Ghost of Christmas Future scene under the guise of "being scared" was a great film making choice. Minimizing the silliness allows for the full emotional weight of the scene to be felt by the audience.

A cool subtle thing that I think a lot of people miss is that in Christmas Past, Scrooge tells his fiancee 'business continues to be poor' and she says 'so you said last year'. Then in Christmas Present, Bob tells his wife that Scrooge said business is poor this year and his wife very rightly says 'not for him'. I think it so often gets missed but it feels like such a powerful reminder of Scrooge's obsession with wealth (maybe because he grew up somewhat poor?). As a young man starting out in humble beginnings he's already overly-obsessed with making money, but I think we understand it more because he's not as well off yet (though he has become partner in the firm when his fiancee leaves). But even in the story's present where Scrooge is so wealthy and powerful, he's still convinced that he's not doing well, that business hasn't grown 'as it should', that he's somehow falling short. I think it speaks in a really subtle but very powerful way to this deep-seated insecurity that he's carried with him so much through the years that no amount of time or wealth or any external factors changes his own perception that he hasn't met this imaginary mark where he'll have enough money and be secure. And it seems like he's spent his whole life in this hamster ball waiting to get to that imaginary 'and now I'm secure' point, like that's when his life can finally start. But because it's based on his own feelings and not reality, he can never get there, and his life never starts; he's just been on that hamster wheel this entire time. Also unrelated but Disney just added the When Love Is Gone song back into the movie and that's some of my favorite Michael Cane acting of his entire career.

You know out of all the adaptations of a Christmas Carol, I think the Muppets Christmas Carol is the only one that actually shows Ebeneezer gradually change throughout, starting as a stodgy old black hearted miser, but slowly softening as he starts to take in the lessons the spirits are teaching him, becoming more empathetic towards the suffering of others, remembering how it was due to the kindness of others that helped him to prosper, even becoming more playful when he watches Fred play the game at the party, and then understanding that he was really acting like a jackass when they called him one, and feeling bad about it. Usually in adaptations he's just cold and heartless until ghost #3 scares the shit out of him and he changes heart

It's really hilarious that Michael Caine's best performance is opposite a muppet.

"Happiness is a choice made during hardship", the Cratchits are a perfect example of this; seeing them so happy despite poverty helped Scrooge realize that he had no excuse.

It's not just felt... It's heartfelt.

The funniest part about that little rabbit character is the puppeteers hated how cute he was so they made him suffer in every scene he was in

Sir Michael Caine: probably the only actor I can think of who is fully surrounded by nothing but Muppets, but acts like he's watching something as serious as a car crash while performing in a Shakespearean play. It's hilarious how straight he plays this role, and I love it dearly. It's probably one of my favorite Christmas Carol versions.

An interesting, and important note about his relationship with Fred, which as I recall is left out of this film, is that Fred's mother (Scrooge's sister) was the only member of his family that was actually kind to him, and who he really cared for and loved. She died giving birth to Fred. It colors a lot of their interactions.

Something I like about this redemption arc written in Dickens' time, is that it focuses on Scrooge's future. Scrooge has made decades of mistakes, and despite literally have the chance to time travel and see his past, the cure is focused on his present and future. He can't fix the harm he's done to all of the people in the past, and unlike other stories that "visit the past via time travel and explore how good life could have been if you had made better choices" (which is a weird method of persuading someone - sorry, you're living in the worst timeline, see how other timelines are better than yours), A Christmas Carol doesn't try. The redemption arc is focused on repairing the present to improve the future. This isn't to say Scrooge moves on without apologizing - in fact, he starts right away by apologizing to those he harmed just the day before, and goes on to be the best, most compassionate and giving person he can be.

As a therapist who got her undergrad degree in film, I swear that this channel was tailor-made for me. I’m so glad I discovered you guys this year. Happiest of holidays from Pennsylvania!

No matter how many times I've watched this movie, it still looks like Beaker is giving Scrooge the finger when he gets outside.

Okay as someone who has OCD, can I just say THANK YOU for featuring OCPD and mentioning that it is often confused for OCD. Almost every time I see OCD on TV it's always OCPD. Thank you so much! How many times I have had to explain to someone. OCPD: "I need X done a certain way because I think that is the right way to do it." OCD: "I don't want to do X in this way every time. It's exhausting. I hate this. I know it's irrational and pointless. But doing it is the only thing that makes my brain stop threatening me for 5 seconds."

Thank you for covering this movie! I've read "A Christmas Carol" a *lot*, and studied it... It is NOT about money, it is about miserliness of *spirit*... it's brilliant psychologically... and I will happily argue that A Muppet Christmas Carol is seriously one of the best adaptations of the actual book. So many of the little touches you guys admire are straight out of the book... and this is one of the very, very, few adaptations that put what's in the book on the screen, and it does so beautifully.

Emily's retort of "And I'm about to raise you right off the pavement" remains one of my favorite lines of dialogue.

“we only change if the pain of staying the same is worse than the pain of changing” !!! this rings so true for me after i moved schools and changed from the bullied victim mentality to the i refuse to be a victim mentality

Since you did villain therapy for Michael as Scrooge in Muppet Christmas Carol, you should do a villain therapy of Tim Curry as Long John Silver in Muppet Treasure Island.

I've been waiting for you guys to do a video on this! Amazing! Fun fact: The Ghost of Christmas Present was directly written to resemble Father Christmas, the English mythological "Spirit of Christmas", who embodied the merriment and compassion of the festive season. Father Christmas was one of the several figures from pan-European folklore who ended up being amalgamated into the American character of Santa Claus during the late Victorian era. This is why Santa doesn't feature in A Christmas Carol - the character didn't exist at the time of Dickens' writing, but Father Christmas had existed for centuries. However, I'm very glad the filmmakers leant into the Santa-esque persona (jolly, big-hearted, kind, exuberant) in order to represent the essence of Santa Claus in the movie while keeping it true to the period.

Alan's Swedish Chef impression was impressive and had me rolling. But honestly this is one if my favourite versions of this story because Michael Cain did such an amazing job

I was so mad when Disney took out Belle's "The Love is Gone" song for a little while in re-releases and on Disney+ because they felt it was too sad. The sadness was the point; I remember that song having a profound impact on me as a child because it was one of the first times a film moved me in such a way. So glad they're bringing back the song in the restored cut that comes out on the 11th!

“the love is gone” was such a fabulous ballad and they managed to recover it and keep it as a deleted scene on Disney+. It expands on that whole scene so greatly

i always thought that scrooge suddenly crying after the flashback with his fiancée felt misplaced, then i learned about the song that was cut from that scene!!! never understood why they’ve never re-released it because it explains why rizzo is crying as well

Alan sent me with the Swedish Chef impression. The moment he THREW the food in the microwave and it dropped out, I cackled so hard.

Alan being the Swedish Chef had me dying of laughter. Swedish Chef is literally my favorite Muppet character which made it funnier. 😂

"It's the Summer of the soul in December..." Oh, how I love that muppet and that lyric. Just perfection.

I love how John has just dove head first into the Christmas spirit with that suit and hat. And I say that without irony or sarcasm, it's 100% sincere. This is such a great movie, and it has the most underrated joke ever in it by naming a character Robert Marley.

Two things. Michael Caine sought out the roll because he wanted to do something his grandkids could see. He told them that he was going to play it straight, and they said YES! Do exactly that. Second Scrooge in the novel is an honest but harsh business man. He pays Bob the going rate for his job and no more. It was so cold in his office that Bob tried to warm himself with his candle. It's not just that he hated spending money, but he "walked the earth unseeing". He had to learn to see and care and be generous. I love this movie so much. But my favorite Scrooge is George C Scott.

I don't think I've ever laughed so hard at an ad section. But Alan staying in character the entire time was beautiful.

Scrooge really is the first most detailed and layered character that I have witnessed. A Christmas Carol details what exactly makes a bad person become a bad person, and I love it.

OMG, Alan’s Swedish Chef had me literally wheezing with laughter. Him going around on his knees and throwing the Factor boxes and getting the smoothie all over himself. Comedy gold!

In a DVD special documentary, the director said that at a start, Michael Cane was very nervous around the puppets and acted very rigid. Actually, the wreath tossing was improvised by him. As the filmation went on, he started to warm up to the muppets and had fun acting with them. So that's why he was so on character as Scrooge in the beginning of the movie.

I love how Jonathan mentioned that Scrooge has figured out that the grave is his before even wiping the snow off, finally somebody other than myself that’s noticed that!😃

In general my favorite parts of Muppet movies are when the only human in the scene acts as if it’s completely normal and everyone around them is a normal human. But nobody did or has done it better than Michael Caine. Caine is such a unique individual where he’s a completely masterful and serious actor, but also has the greatest sense of warmth and humor. He could’ve gone full Muppet and done it perfectly. But instead he gave us Royal Shakespeare and made it even better.

Alan throwing the package in the microwave and it falling out was such great physical comedy... a thing, I didn't even know existed, before watching you guys! Also I almost died of laughter, it caught me offguard while eating. Cereal all over my keyboard. Love you guys

Periodic reminder that Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol to illustrate the point that it would take nothing short of divine intervention for the greediest among us to have empathy for those with less.

This is my favorite Christmas movie. I think one note you missed, was how AMAZING the historical costuming was. Abby Cox has a whole long video about it on her channel. The ladies who put together those outfits were off the charts. There are many very serious historical films that put far less effort into historically accurate costumes than the Muppets did. Also, Alan's Swedish Chef? Best ad ever.

The music of Paul Williams just added to the awesomeness of this movie. His talent is so overwhelming and it made this movie so special. Also, when Statler's head appeared as the doorknob in that one scene (before the Marley's show up), and he yelled "SCROOOOOGE!" Yeah. That terrified me as a child.

This may be a little weird but on the assumption this is the only time you'll be talking about Ebenezer Scrooge on this channel I'd really like to give a little praise to my favorite version of this story. The Mickey Mouse one. It's the only version of a Christmas Carol I've seen where the Ghost of Christmas Future speaks. He only has two lines, but he ends up making probably the most powerful statement in the story. When they're at the graveyard Scrooge asks the ghost what poor soul's grave they're looking at that has no mourners. The ghost leans in and answers, "Why it's yours Ebenezer. The richest man in the cemetery." And it just does such a perfect job of putting Scrooge's life into perspective. Just that one sentence encapsulating so perfectly where it's all going to lead him, how little all of the money he's cared so much about will really matter in the end.

One of the best things about one of the best movies ever is that since the source material only had Jacob Marley, they had to come up with a name for the other ghostly heckler. So, naturally they went with Robert. Scrooge is being haunted by Bob Marley.

Even today at 23 years of age, Caine's delivery of "Oh, spirit, must there come a Christmas that brings this awful scene?" still makes me well up. Speaking as an actor, that's a difficult thing to achieve even without the Muppets involved.

I didn’t know OCPD was a thing, but this really helped me to understand a coworker better. I would love to have suggestions for how to deal with people like this. The general result has been a tendency to burn bridges everywhere they go and with every group event they attend. Also, Gonzo and Rizzo should narrate every movie! “Light the lamp not the rat!” Love your channel!❤️

You guys should do Home Alone! That would be interesting to hear your thoughts and how the family needs therapy tips.

I remember in sixth grade, we read this book for school and voted on which version of Christmas Carol to watch when we were done. I was the only one who voted for this version and got laughed at. Ten years later, I feel validated. Thanks!

I totally agree, Gonzo should narrate every story.

Disney should really bring back retelling classic books with Muppets. Christmas Carol and Treasure Island are so, so great. Make them yearly events on Disney+ or something. I just think it would be embraced really well by audiences.

17:41 When Jono said therapy isn't about feeling better immediately, I remembered something my best mentor in grad school said, "Therapy isn't to help you feel better. Therapy is to help you FUNCTION better." I'm an Occupational therapist now, but my training pre-OT was all in theater and literature. I love this channel! 🎉

“Hardships are the norm, that happiness is fleeting, but happiness is kind of a choice you make during hardship.” That was DEEP! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Thank you Alan.💙💜❤️

Another amazing thing about this movie is that it has some of the best historical costumes of any movie I've seen. They made extremely accurate romantic era costumes that perfectly fit muppets and it is amazing.

Therapy is like desinfecting a wound. It hurts at the begninning, but it will hurt more without it in the long run

Sir Michael Caine's emotions during the times of Christmas Past impress me so much. Especially the song. 😭 My therapist told me once that therapy is like giving a sponge bath to a burn victim. It's going to hurt, but it's the path to healing.

The moments that always stood out to me, 1) during the song "When Love is Gone", when it hits Scrooge as he realizes what he lost with Belle, and 2) observing his nephew's party and starting to enjoy himself until he sees the joke of the guessing game is at his expense.

As a fan of the book, I appreciate that they kept some of the language of the book dickens uses - it gives younger audiences an entrance to the literature that inspired the movie!

When you guys were talking about how quickly actors adapt to speaking to the muppets rather than the puppeteers it reminded me of Mr. Rogers and his use of puppets like Daniel Tiger. It’s also a good therapy technique for children to help them open up as it can be easier in a way to talk to a puppet than to a grown up. So this made total sense to me.

"We only really change when the pain of staying the same is more than the pain of change." - Jonathan Decker I'm happy to announce that this quote just made it into my personal quote book

I applaud you for seeking therapy as a therapist. It takes a lot of humility to seek help, especially the help you yourself provide. You should be proud of that.

This channel is one of the only times I don’t skip the sponsors, because they contain things like “WARNING: THIS FOOTAGE CONTAINS ALAN SEAWRIGHT’S FINAL FORM!” 😂

Just here to say that this channel is one of the reasons I opened up to my doctor about my depression! Every video Cinema Therapy has put out just radiates warmth and compassion for me (not to mention all the times I've cried when a topic hit particularly close to home). Thank you Alan, Jonathan, and the rest of the amazing team behind this channel!

I think it’s important to note that Scrooge grew up during a time of great suffering and want. His greed is greatly impacted by growing up in want. Much like those who’s formative years were during the Great Depression. Scrooge feels he has to care for himself and it makes him distrustful and afraid. He’s learning in the story to put himself out there. I think his history shades his story with important elements

My favorite book is A Christmas Carol, and I am HERE for the acknowledgement of Michael Caine as the best Scrooge. His acting top tier and he absolutely carries all the emotional scenes. His reactions ring so true to everything that is happening, from his anger at the start, to his resistance to seeing his past, to his heartbreak at the future death of Tiny Tim, to him begging the last spirit to give him another chance. All this takes a lot of range and talent, to go from a villain at the start to a hero in the end. But unlike any other Scrooge actor, he has to do it all while interacting with muppets, and he does it so well that the audience BELIEVES it and gets just as invested in the story as he is. Michael Caine genuinely elevates this film for me. I watch it every year. And cry. EDIT: Also if anyone doesn't know, there's a deleted song from the Belle and Scrooge breakup scene that is absolutely heart-breaking. You can find it online, titled "When Love Is Gone," and that scene also has some really good emotional acting from Michael Caine.

Muppets Christmas carol is the best version I will not have my mind changed. Plus the costumes are hilariously historically accurate

This version of Ghost of Christmas Present is still someone who I would hang out with! I loved his delivery, compassion, joy, and yet able to teach Scrooge.

I adore this movie! It's a tradition for me to watch it every year close to Christmas. As you said how Sir. Michael Caine plays Scrooge, juxtaposed with the silliness of the Muppets, it's just perfect. Also, thank you for reminding me that it takes time to combat negative thoughts and forge new ways of thinking. I'm going through a bit of a rough time so I needed that reminder as I continue to heal and grow. Happy Holidays from Boston!

Alan's "final form" was a laugh riot!🤣 And I'm glad that you pointed out that, even for Scrooge, not all of his problems are of his own creation. In pretty much every adaptation of "A Christmas Carol", his family life is awfully harsh. His mother is dead (in some versions, she died giving birth to Ebenezer), and his father ships him off to boarding school, and never lets him come home. The one ray of light in his home life is his sister, and her early death leaves him pretty much unmoored. Naturally, he doesn't do himself any favours with the choices he makes, but in a lot of ways Scrooge got dealt a lousy starting hand.

The muppets are not puppets, they are living breathing souls brought to life by brilliant performers. AND YOU CANT CHANGE MY MIND! ❤❤

You guys are awesome:) I’m in a stage production of A Christmas Carol tonight! You released this at the perfect time! Thank you guys for all that you do 😊

Alan, I think you've missed your calling. Your over the top, physical comedy skills are superb. You had me dying, especially when you threw the food into the microwave and it bounced back out.

WHAT?!?! ADDITIONAL SUBTITLE PRAISE!!! Today I noticed that the subtitles y'all so meticulously transcribed actually jumped up the screen, out of the way of the on-screen info pop thing around 6:20. I have NEVER seen this happen before! Amazing!!! I'm going to assume this is your doing, and yet again, express my extreme gratitude that y'all are lookin' out for us folks that use subtitles. This is such a thoughtful adaptation, and I'd just gotten used to pausing, removing subs, rolling back a few seconds, reading the popup, and turning subs back on. Obviously, this is a very silly series of moves to have to make to fully appreciate a video, which is why it's phenomenal you've ensured my watching experience is so smooth. Thank you, again, thank you, thank you, thank you.

Legitimately had no idea that OCD was different from OCPD. I didn't know that OCPD was a thing. It's interesting and I am grateful that you explain it.

The Christmas carol I grew up watching, is absolutely the scariest and still haunts me, Jim Carey’s Christmas Carol

Michael Caine's interpretation of Scrooge is also my favorite. I think it's actually two-fold. The first being what we've all agreed on: if he hadn't played it completely straight against the muppets, it would not have worked. Because he played this like he would if he were in Hamlet, it gave Scrooge's character genuine gravity. The second thing that we (my sis & I) think gets overlooked is the transition. Most Scrooge interpretations do the character transition at the gravesite with the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come. It's right at the end, out of this fear of death; not having enough time. I love this version because you see the spirits' lessons take root and make changes throughout each phase. Christmas Past breaks the defense barrier into vulnerability & evokes the regret needed for phase 2. Christmas Present teaches compassion, joy, and humility. I think this is why Christmas Future doesn't have to speak. With remorse & humility already in place, all the spirit has to do is show Scrooge the end result if the pattern continues. The reason this Scrooge is the best: the emotion you see at the gravesite in this movie isn't fear, like the rest. Fear of death/trying to cheat death. It's shame. Shame for decisions made which lead to a life where he cheated himself of love and happiness and cheated others. This scene right here is what makes me believe that this Scrooge won't relapse into old patterns.

Your guys' comments about the risk of Scrooge backsliding in March/April ect have me thinking about the final monologue of the story. It might be interesting to see future versions say something like "And he regularly conversed with his old friend, Marley, in thanks for what he rescued him from. And with Marley's help, Scrooge was able to stay on the right path instead of falling back to his old ways" to highlight the importance of having someone who's close to you, who knows what you're struggling to overcome, and who is supporting you and helping you "keep up".

I didn't know Alan spoke Swedish, and so eloquently as well! Loved it as always.

"I'm sure we shall never forget Tiny Tim or this first parting there was among us." The puppeteers must have been thinking of Jim Henson and Richard Hunt, both of who passed away not long before they filmed this movie. 🥺 This has always been my favorite adaptation of A Christmas Carol. It's close to the original, and they use many exact/similar words that Charles Dickens used. For example, the line "There's more of gravy than of grave about you, whatever you are!" is an actual line from the original story. The Muppets don't dumb it down for the kids, either. They don't sugarcoat anything. And when Michael Caine was working with the Muppets, he said, "I'm going to play this movie like I'm working with the Royal Shakespeare Company. I will never wink, I will never do anything Muppety. I am going to play Scrooge as if it is an utterly dramatic role, and there are no puppets around me." I have also read the Jim Henson biography by Brian Jay Jones, and it's fantastic. Highly recommend! Jim really cared about his family and the people he worked with. He always saw their work as a collaborative effort.

I worked as choreographer and/or a cast member of our local production of A Christmas Carol for 10 years and yet it took this movie to find the absolute humor in the line "there's more of gravy than the grave" spoken by Scrooge. Every year that line would roll around in our script and I'd just giggle incessantly backstage. Thanks Muppets!

I love that Scrooge gets his words and deeds thrown back at him by two of the three spirits. “If he’s going to die, he’d better do it and decrease the surplus population,” and Scrooge is just human enough to recognize the heartlessness in those words now. Same thing happens to Dr. Strange in his first MCU movie. “You’re just another momentary speck in an indifferent universe,” he says to Christine in the depths of his depression, only to have Caecillius repeat them back to him later on, and that’s when he sees how awful he was to her. Sadly, such a thing doesn’t happen in real life. Usually, when you give a miser or a hateful person their words back, it further pushes them into their shell.

My favorite version of the story. And especially since this is now my 3rd Christmas free of a toxic, abusive, narcissistic family. Wherever you find love DOES feel like Christmas

What I learned about Scrooge and his encounter with the Christmas Yet To Come is not that if you don't change your ways, you'll die. If you don't, no one will care when you die. Ignoring someone is worse than being hated, after all. And also, Dickens didn't write this wonderful novel just so folks would feel good around the holidays, but to make them see that there's way more than just sprinkle joy and deck the halls. The charity spirit has to be present all year long.

Husband and I are a little upset you never mentioned the cut love song the fiance sings. When old scrooge sings along side her after his realization of the pain he put her through is cinematic gold and one of the most emotionally impactful moments in his character development.

I find it a shame that people are so scared of the Christmas Past Ghost. I do see why people are scared of her, but I find her absolutely beautiful. Especially after learning that her entire role was filmed under water, to get that flowy effect of her clothes

This is honestly the best version of A Christmas Carol out there.

It’s a shame they cut Fan out of this version. Fan being so close to Ebenezer and the death being so devastating to him gives us an insight to why he’s so cold to his nephew while not completely cutting him out of his life. Also the realization that she died asking him to take care of her son but he missed it because he left before her death is a major part of his transformation. A part that seems to be tragically underutilized in multiple versions.

This is my favorite Christmas Carol adaptation, plus Muppets! The music, the faithfulness to the source, the wonderful Micheal Caine, and the return of the Muppets for the first time since Jim Hensen's death for a project he always wanted to do. Fun Fact: Micheal Caine told Brian that he was going to approach it as if he was going to so Shakespeare on stage, no silliness. Brian was struggling to fit Gonzo and Rizzo in, then thought of them to narrate the story. There is so much good about this movie and it has been a tradition since it came out.

I won’t condone WHAT he does, but I will die on the hill of defending WHY he does them and why he’s the way he is. It’s honestly disturbing to me that my circle of fellow artists become pretty Judgey McJudgement about him for some reason. We artists are taught to radically empathize and not judge, lest we misunderstand character intent and perspective. He’s not your typical ‘billionaire villain’ living in grandeur. He literally hoards his wealth out of fear and a life of trauma and pain. Even his nephew says point blank that he literally doesn’t do anything with his money. It’s just…sits there. He doesn’t do anything with it for himself, let alone someone else. Doesn’t make his actions any less deplorable, but Dickens made it SUPER clear that this is a man from an abusive and broken home, lived in nothing BUT poverty so of course he’d hoard any money out of fear, he loses the only person in his life who cares about him (his sister) so there’s one huge piece of the trauma puzzle, father was clearly abusive, loses sight of priorities with Belle so he in turn loses her as well…(albeit that leans more towards his own doing) all of what he does is out of fear and trauma. Sound familiar? Except Dickens did it better than Disney 🤣 That’s why I don’t get tired of this story year after year. It both condemns and empathizes the main character.

"It's easier to keep up, than catch up." Wise words, an easy way to remember to complete things regularly.

Therapy makes you more resilient, in my opinion. It gives you a new way to cope with the bad things that happened, but they still happened. I am still sad about bad things that happened in my life, but I no longer dwell on them or let them affect my purpose in life.

Thank you so much for keeping the Miss Piggy line, "Oh, and I'm about to raise you right off the pavement!" Makes me laugh every time 😂

I didn’t watch this movie until I was 26, and I am still deeply embarrassed about that fact a year later! Such a delight!

This is the best adaptation of "A Christmas Carol". Michael Caine's performance is brilliant, the Muppets are a delgiht as always, and the music is classic. So glad you guys did this one. Also, I would absolutely watch "Alan Goes to Muppet Hell". Make it!

I love this version of a christmas carol cause not only do you see his gradually change over the movie. You also see how his past experiences lead him to be a jerk cause of his constant feeling like he never had enough. They should have never cut out when love is gone cause that scene adds so much

The song Belle sings when she walks away from Scrooge pulls all of the heartstrings… I think they probably cut it because they thought kids couldn’t handle it but as a kid (12 when this came out) I was very moved in a good way. Feelings are intense and feeling sadness and regret are part of life; ideally they can motivate you to make good choices so you don’t repeat the choices that got you there to start with.

I never comment on KZfaq videos because I watch them on my TV, but I genuinely have so much love in my heart for how dorky you guys are. I mean… the suit. Beautiful. The hats. Perfect. But the cherry? You already know. Alan as the Swedish freaking Chef. You guys usually always make my heart swell but today was the last straw 😤 too cute. And since I never comment I just wanna say I love crying with Alan. Thank you very much for this channel. 💕✨

This is my favorite version. It not only follows the book pretty closely, but even the costumes are period-accurate. Wonderful.

I love that. "We only change when the pain of doing the same things becomes greater than the pain of change". What a great way to sum up motivation!

I once described therapy as going to the gym and my therapist was kinda offended so I'm glad you said it 😂

I have a strong love-hate relationship with these guys. I love that they always make me feel better and laugh, while I hate how easily they speak to the depth of my soul, including the painful parts. FRT, I love Alan and Jonathan. Happy holidays guys!

I actually have heard that Michael Cain took on the role on the condition that he could portray it like a Shakespearean actor and damn, does he kill it

There were a few scenes that used to freak me out but then I watched some of the CGI Christmas Carol and realized how child friendly Muppets is.

I loved the dialog about stage dropping out as the lights dimmed and how you have to be creative when you work with puppets. It reminds me of the scene in White Christmas where the camera pans in on Mary Clooney and people in the background start slinking to the side so she is the focal point. Classic!