The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
Frank Oz: Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Sam Eagle, Animal, George the Janitor, Horse and Carriage Driver, Vegetable Salesman
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Quotes
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Sam the Eagle : Tomorrow, you become a man of business!
Young Scrooge : I'm looking forward to it, Headmaster.
Sam the Eagle : Mm, you will love business. It is the AMERICAN WAY!
Gonzo : Uh, Sam?
[He whispers in Sam's ear]
Gonzo : It's just that the story takes place in England.
Sam the Eagle : Oh... It is the BRITISH WAY!
Young Scrooge : Yes, headmaster.
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Fozziwig : My speech! Here's my Christmas speech. Ahem. "Thank you all, and Merry Christmas."
Jacob Marley : That was the speech?
Robert Marley : It was dumb!
Jacob Marley : It was obvious!
Robert Marley : It was pointless!
Jacob Marley : It was... short!
[turns to Robert]
Jacob Marley , Robert Marley : I loved it!
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Ebenezer Scrooge : Bob Cratchit, I've had my fill of this.
Miss Piggy : And I have had my fill of you, Mr. Scrooge.
Ebenezer Scrooge : And therefore, Bob Cratchit...
Miss Piggy : And therefore, you can leave this house at once.
Ebenezer Scrooge : And therefore, I'm about to raise your salary!
Miss Piggy : Ooh, and I am about to raise you right off the pavement...! Pardon?
Kermit the Frog : Pardon?
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Sam the Eagle : Work hard, lad, and one day, your life will be as solid as this very building!
[the shelf collapses behind him]
Sam the Eagle : Huh. I've been meaning to fix that shelf!
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Vegetables : If he became a flavor you can bet he would be sour. Yuck!
Muppet Man : Even the vegetables don't like him!
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Fozziwig : Welcome to Fozziwig and Mom's Annual Christmas Party. At this time in the proceedings, it is a tradition for me to make a little speech.
Jacob Marley : And it's a tradition for us to take a little nap!
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Belinda Cratchit : I thought you said we couldn't eat the chestnuts until Father and Tiny Tim get home.
Miss Piggy : I-I-I-I wasn't eating them, I was... I was merely checking them to see if they were not burnt. It's a chef's thing, dear. And do not shout, Betina.
Belinda Cratchit : I'm Belinda!
Betina Cratchit : I'm Betina!
Miss Piggy : Uh, o-of course you are, uh, Betina.
Belinda Cratchit : Belinda!
Miss Piggy : [looking back and forth at them, then at the audience] Whatever.
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Tiny Tim Cratchit : God bless us, everyone.
[singing]
Tiny Tim Cratchit : Life is full of sweet surprises/Every day's a gift/The sun comes up/And I can feel it lift my spirit/Fills me up with laughter/Fills me up with song/I look into the eyes of love/And know that I belong/Bless us all/Who gather here.
Miss Piggy , Tiny Tim Cratchit : The loving family I hold dear.
Kermit the Frog , Tiny Tim Cratchit : No place on Earth/Compares with home/And every path will bring me back from where I roam.
Kermit the Frog , Miss Piggy , Peter Cratchit , Betina Cratchit , Belinda Cratchit , Tiny Tim Cratchit : Bless us all/That as we live/We always comfort and forgive.
Kermit the Frog , Tiny Tim Cratchit : We have so much/That we can share.
Tiny Tim Cratchit : With those in need we see around us everywhere/Let us always...
Kermit the Frog , Miss Piggy , Peter Cratchit , Betina Cratchit , Belinda Cratchit , Tiny Tim Cratchit : Love each other.
Tiny Tim Cratchit : Lead us to the light/Let us hear...
Kermit the Frog , Miss Piggy , Peter Cratchit , Betina Cratchit , Belinda Cratchit , Tiny Tim Cratchit : The voice of reason.
Tiny Tim Cratchit : Singing in the night.
Kermit the Frog : Let us run from anger.
Miss Piggy : And catch us when we fall.
Tiny Tim Cratchit : Teach us in our dreams/And please, yes, please...
Kermit the Frog , Miss Piggy , Peter Cratchit , Betina Cratchit , Belinda Cratchit , Tiny Tim Cratchit : Bless us one and all.
Tiny Tim Cratchit : Bless us all/With playful years/With noisy games and joyful tears.
Kermit the Frog , Miss Piggy , Peter Cratchit , Betina Cratchit , Belinda Cratchit , Tiny Tim Cratchit : We reach for you/And we stand tall.
Kermit the Frog : And in our prayers and dreams, we ask you, bless us all.
Tiny Tim Cratchit : We reach for you/And we stand tall/And in our prayers and dreams, we ask you, bless us all.
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Fozziwig : Belle, you know, I love these annual Christmas parties. I love 'em so much, I think we'll do it twice a year!
Young Scrooge : [brushing past Belle and Fozziwig] Excuse me.
[he sees Belle and is instantly attracted]
Young Scrooge : Oh... Excuse me.
Fozziwig : Oh, Master Scrooge! Belle, I'd like you to meet Mr. Ebenezer Scrooge... the finest young financial mind in the city! Ebenezer, this is Belle! A friend of the Fozziwig family.
Belle : I'm pleased to meet you.
[she offers her hand, Scrooge kisses it]
Fozziwig : Well, I'm glad you two finally met.
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Kermit the Frog : It only seems right that I should lift a glass to my employer. I give you Mr. Scrooge, the founder of the feast.
Miss Piggy : The founder of the feast, indeed!
Betina Cratchit , Belinda Cratchit : Huh!
Miss Piggy : If I had him here, I would give him a piece of my mind to feast upon. And I bet he would choke on it. Hmm!
Betina Cratchit , Belinda Cratchit : Choke!
Kermit the Frog : My dear, the-the children, Christmas Day.
Miss Piggy : Oh, uh... w-well, I-I suppose that on the blessed day of Christmas, one must drink to the health of, uh, Mr. Scrooge, even though he is odious.
Betina Cratchit , Belinda Cratchit : Mm-hmm!
Miss Piggy : Stingy.
Betina Cratchit , Belinda Cratchit : Mm-hmm!
Miss Piggy : Wicked.
Betina Cratchit , Belinda Cratchit : Mm-hmm!
Miss Piggy : And unfeeling.
Betina Cratchit , Belinda Cratchit : Mm-hmm!
Miss Piggy : And badly dressed.
[Belina and Betina gasp]
Tiny Tim Cratchit : To the founder of the feast, Mr. Scrooge!
Miss Piggy : [reluctantly] Ah, to Mr. Scrooge, he'll be very merry and happy this day, I have no doubt.
Betina Cratchit , Belinda Cratchit : No doubt.
Kermit the Frog : Hmm. Cheers.
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Miss Piggy : [Bob and Tiny Tim return home] How was he at church?
Kermit the Frog : Oh, as good as gold and better. He told me that he hoped the people saw him in church because it might be pleasant for them to remember upon Christmas Day who made lame beggars walk and blind men see.
Ebenezer Scrooge : A remarkable child.
Gonzo : And with that, the Cratchits came to what was surely the happiest single moment in all the livelong year.
Ebenezer Scrooge : Such a meager feast.
Ghost of Christmas Present : But very much appreciated.
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Miss Piggy : Peter, do not stop turning that spit. That is the whole secret of a properly roasted goose.
Peter Cratchit : It smells so good, Mother.
Miss Piggy : It does, doesn't it?
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Ebenezer Scrooge : It's Bob Cratchit's house. Oh, yes, spirit. A place of joy and laughter. Thank you for bringing me here.
[looking up and down the street]
Ebenezer Scrooge : It's so quiet. Why is it so quiet, spirit?
[the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come gestures towards the Cratchit house, and he peers through the window]
Betina Cratchit : Oh, Mother, you're crying again.
Miss Piggy : Oh, no, it's just the lamplight, it hurts my eyes.
Ebenezer Scrooge : Not Tiny Tim?
