Muppet Family Christmas

[jusnic]

I have some great news guys, A Muppet Family Christmas is available on DVD in Holland and I think it's unedited! One of my friends knows I'm a big Muppets fan and she sent it to me as a surprise. It has the scene with the Muppet Babies and Piggy slipping on the ice as she enters the farmhouse. You don't have to worry about not being able to speak Dutch because it plays in English automatically, although it will only play on region 2 or multi region players.

Is it wrong to watch a Christmas special in July?;)

[minor muppetz]

Is it wrong to watch a Christmas special in July?;)

No, it's not, although it ain't July yet.

[stephenjlizard]

Wow, that's amazing! That's one of my favorites. Actually, I think most of my favorite Muppet specials are the Christmas ones.

[savagemonkey]

Is it wrong to watch a Christmas special in July?;)[/quote]


i always watch the muppet christmas movies all through the year nothin wrong with it at all! a good movie is a good movies no matter what time of year you watch it! :D

monkey

[Beauregard]

"Christmas in July, (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_in_July) also Holiday in July in the United States, is an unofficial holiday celebrated by some people (mostly young people) and/or exploited as a marketing opportunity."

So...no, you're allowed. :p

Did your copy of the DVD also contain The Christmas Toy? I managed to get hold of a copy from Amazon a few years ago, unedited, because European copyright laws differ slightly from those of the USA.

[Mistersuperstar]

I have the UK release from a few years back which seems unedited (I think). I wonder why copyright for the same piece of material differs from country to country. The even edited Fozzie's comedy routine from the US version. Did that have copyright problems too?

[Beauregard]

No...I think that was edited because without the original Fozzie/Snowman song, it made no sense for him to suddenly turn up inside with a Snowman sidekick.

[Mistersuperstar]

Ah, good point. Hadn't thought of that. :smirk:

[anytimepally]

I have the UK release from a few years back which seems unedited (I think). I wonder why copyright for the same piece of material differs from country to country. The even edited Fozzie's comedy routine from the US version. Did that have copyright problems too?


I bought the UK version as well.. it's not unedited, but it's close.. it's missing the scene (about 5-6 seconds long) where Fozzie and his mom hang their stockings

[Mistersuperstar]

I don't remember that scene. I have it on original video or DVD about 5 times, all different releases. I still find some of the edits confusing. Why edit Fozzie and his mother hanging stockings?

[Beauregard]

As I recall...taht edit was a time-issue. I've never seen a release with the stocking hanging...interesting....

[Mistersuperstar]

They deleted 10 seconds for time? What's with these companies that can't leave things alone? It's bad enough deleting because they can't get permission to include a song or sketch but deleting for time is ridiculous, especially when it's on DVD or video.

[Speed Tracer]

My absolute favorite Muppet production ever is A Muppet Family Christmas. If I owned it, I would watch it year 'round.

[Mistersuperstar]

I loved the mid-80's stuff the Muppets did. Especially when they mixed with Sesame Street and Fraggle Rock. It was really strange to see Kermit and Robin talking to Gobo. It was kinda like the Jetsons meet the Flintstones. You knew it shouldn't really happen but it was kinda exciting. I wish I was a kid again.

Did you know that 2 songs from MFC were commercially released on a kids Christmas compilation CD? We Need A Little Christmas and Jingle Bell Rock.

[anathema]

They deleted 10 seconds for time? What's with these companies that can't leave things alone? It's bad enough deleting because they can't get permission to include a song or sketch but deleting for time is ridiculous, especially when it's on DVD or video.

They didn't. The scene was removed around 1988, most probably for a TV airing. This version of the show is the one that's been aired ever since, and is the only version released on any form of home video. It was further edited for the US VHS/DVD releases as several of the songs could not be cleared for use; the Fozzie/Snowman comedy routine is intact.

See here (http://www.muppetcentral.com/help/faq/collectibles.shtml#9).

[Mistersuperstar]

So it's only the edited-for-TV print of that show they have left? It reminds me of when they bought ALF to DVD. All the episodes were released in their cut, syndicated versions.

[anathema]

So it's only the edited-for-TV print of that show they have left? It reminds me of when they bought ALF to DVD. All the episodes were released in their cut, syndicated versions.

I doubt it, but the re-edited version is probably regarded as the "official" version now.

[zns]

It's great to know that they released some unedited parts on the set. I hope that they also release "The Great Santa Clause Switch". But then again, the Ed Sullivan company owns that special.

[Beauregard]

It's great to know that they released some unedited parts on the set. I hope that they also release "The Great Santa Clause Switch". But then again, the Ed Sullivan company owns that special.
Sheesh...is there no end to the chopping apart of our beloved company's productions?

I'm glad that they managed to release a (pretty much) uncut version of the movie on R2 dvd, but I can't help but wonder if we'll ever see the Celebration of 30 Years hit DVD now that the companies are so drawn apart. It's a pity.