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Frank Oz and Jim Henson in A Muppet Family Christmas (1987)

Frank Oz: Fozzie Bear • Animal • Miss Piggy • ...

A Muppet Family Christmas

Frank Oz credited as playing...

Fozzie Bear • Animal • Miss Piggy • Bert • Grover • Cookie Monster • Sam the Eagle

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Quotes22

  • Ernie: Oh, hi there. Hey, we're Ernie and Bert.
  • Doc: Hi there yourself, I'm Doc.
  • Bert: Did you know that Doc starts with the letter "D"?
  • Doc: Why, yes.
  • Ernie: Yes! Yes starts with the letter "Y".
  • Doc: True.
  • Ernie: And true starts with the letter "T".
  • Doc: [chuckles] Hey, what is this?
  • Bert: Where we come from, this is small talk.
  • Doc: Well, whatever you day, nice to be meeting you, but I'd better go up and build some bunk beds.
  • Ernie, Bert: Bunk beds!
  • Ernie: B words.
  • [he and Bert laugh]
  • Snowman: But it's always cold at Christmas.
  • Fozzie Bear: Ah, Christmas. Time for Santa Claus and his eight prancing rein-bear.
  • Snowman: That's reindeer.
  • Fozzie Bear: No, that's SNOW, DARLING!
  • Doc: Careful, Sprocket. These may be from some foreign planet.
  • Emily 'Ma' Bear: Actually, they're from television. I recognize Fozzie's weirdo friends.
  • Dr. Teeth: Yeah, and we're proud of it, too!
  • Sam the Eagle: Why am I here?
  • Snowman: Hey, Fozzie.
  • Fozzie Bear: Yes, Mr. Snowman?
  • Snowman: Did you hear about the church that burned down?
  • Statler, Waldorf: Holy smoke!
  • [they cackle]
  • Kermit: Don't you think we should've called your mother and let her know we were coming?
  • Fozzie Bear: Oh, how little you understand bears, Kermit. My mother loves surprises.
  • Gonzo: Well, good, 'cause she's in for a beauty.
  • Kermit: Where is your partner?
  • Fozzie Bear: Outside.
  • Kermit: Outside? Fozzie, it's too cold to go outside.
  • Fozzie Bear: It's not cold.
  • Kermit: It *is* cold!
  • Fozzie Bear: It's not cold.
  • Snowman: [entering the house] Can I come in and warm up?
  • Fozzie Bear: Okay, so it's cold.
  • Doc: You promised me a nice, quiet Christmas!
  • Animal: Peace on Earth! Give me presents!
  • Bert: Ernie, why must you always humiliate me?
  • Ernie: C'mon, Bert. Somebody has to play Mama, and you lost the toss.
  • Bert: Oh, well, just get it over with.
  • Fozzie Bear: Kermit, now can I tell you about my new act?
  • Kermit: I'm all ears.
  • [hears Sprocket barking]
  • Kermit: Now what can that be?
  • Fozzie Bear: What does he mean he's all ears? Frogs don't even have ears!
  • Maureen the Mink: Hi, I'm Maureen the Mink.
  • Miss Piggy: What?
  • Kermit: She said, "Hi, I'm Maureen the Mink."
  • Miss Piggy: I HEARD HER! I HEARD HER!
  • Emily 'Ma' Bear: I'm afraid we're running out of room. Two of you will have to sleep on hangers on a hook on the wall.
  • Gonzo: What a fabulous idea!
  • Animal: Love hanger! Love hanger!
  • [laughs]
  • Floyd: That's the only way Animal ever sleeps, ma'am.
  • Fozzie Bear: See, Mom? I told you it'd be easy!
  • Emily 'Ma' Bear: They're weirdos, Fozzie.
  • Fozzie Bear: Yeah?
  • Emily 'Ma' Bear: But, they're nice weirdos.
  • Fozzie Bear: Yeah.
  • [chuckles quietly]
  • Janice: [bringing out a basket of Christmas cookies] Hey, everybody, look what I've got: Christmas cookies!
  • Cookie Monster: COOKIE!
  • [gobbles up the whole basket, as Animal watches in amazement]
  • Cookie Monster: [going] Oh, thank you!
  • Janice: Who was that strange blue creature?
  • Animal: Dat my kinda fella! Ahahahahaha!
  • Emily 'Ma' Bear: There. Fozzie's stocking is hung by the mantle so Santa will bring him a present.
  • Fozzie Bear: Aw, Ma, this is embarrassing. I mean, I'm not a cub anymore, I'm a grown bear.
  • Emily 'Ma' Bear: Oh. Well, I'll take it down.
  • Fozzie Bear: Oh, no, I didn't say that.
  • Robin: Speaking of presents, Grover, I'd like *you* to have this Fraggle pebble.
  • [gives the Fraggle pebble to Grover]
  • Grover: [gasps in astonishment as he accepts the pebble] This Fraggle pebble here is for *me*? Oh, I just love Christmas! Ah-ha!
  • Sam the Eagle: [upon seeing the Two-Headed Monster playing Santa in the pageant] Is nothing sacred?
  • Ernie: 'Twas the night before Christmas / And all through the house / Not a creature was stirring, / Not even a mouse. Cue the mouse!
  • Grover: [dressed as a mouse, holding a mixing bowl with a spoon] I am here! I'm here! Cutest little mouse is here!
  • Bert: What's the bowl for?
  • Grover: Oh. Uh, so you can see that I am not stirring. Note how the hand never touches the spoon.
  • [the telephone rings]
  • Animal: Telephone! Telephone!
  • [picks up phone]
  • Animal: Hello? Hello? Gimme presents!
  • Miss Piggy: Joyeaux Noël, Kermie!
  • Animal: Oh. Pig.
  • [gives phone to Kermit]
  • Fozzie Bear: Wow, that's pretty good harmony for a snowman!
  • Snowman: Actually, I'm a "snooman".
  • Fozzie Bear: What's a "snooman"?
  • Snowman: Nothing's "a-snoo," man! What's "snoo" with you?
  • Maureen the Mink: Oh, Miss Piggy, I've seen everything you've done, I'm your biggest fan! I worship the ground you work on.
  • Miss Piggy: Oh, what a wonderful present!
  • Maureen the Mink: Hee hee.

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