You might not know this but The Muppet Christmas Carol, one of the most beloved Muppet movies, almost didn’t happen at all; or that they originally filmed one of the muppets in a vat of oil, almost bankrupting the production; or that the The Henson Company was THIS close to multiple casting choices that could have ruined the film. There are multiple ways A Muppet Christmas Carol almost lost it’s magic. And we’re going to fill you in on all that Muppety Christmasy tea, as well as, why The Muppet Christmas Carol was able to avoid all those missteps and become the greatest version of A Christmas Carol ever made.

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