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The Muppet Christmas Carol Quotes

G 1992 · 1h 26m
75
Audience
75
Audience
27 quotes
A Muppet's Perspective on Christmas
Performers * ] as Himself
[[w:Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem#Floyd Pepper|Floyd Pepper]
Lighting the Lamp, Not the Rat
Gonzo/"Charles Dickens Night was falling, and the lamplighters were plying their trade. And by the way I don't think I never see Scrooge act like-
[narrating as "Mr. Dickens"; accidentally lights Rizzo's tail]
Rizzo the Rat Hey! Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, light the lamp, not the rat, LIGHT THE LAMP, NOT THE RAT!!!! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!?!! PUT ME OUT!!!!!
Gonzo/"Charles Dickens Oh! My apologies! Um... Rizzo!
[suddenly spotting a barrel of water below the lamp post]
Rizzo the Rat WHAT?!???
Rizzo the Rat Th-th-thank you.
[surfaces from the frozen water, shivering greatly]
Gonzo/"Charles Dickens You're welcome.
[Rizzo sinks back into the water, still shivering]
Struggles of Bookkeepers in Cold December
Scrooge One might say that December is the foreclosure season. Harvest time for the money lenders.
Bob Cratchet If you please, Mr. Scrooge, it's gotten colder. And the bookkeeping staff would like to have an extra shovel-full of coal for the fire.
Bookkeeper 1 We can't do the bookkeeping.
Bookkeeper 2 All of our pens have turned to ink-cicles!
Bookkeeper 3 Our assets are frozen!
Scrooge And how would the bookkeepers like to be suddenly... UNEMPLOYED?!?!?!
Bookkeepers HEAT WAVE! This the island in the sun...
[''Singing'']
Bob Cratchet Um, I believe you've convinced them once again, Mr. Scrooge.
A Muppet's Reflection on Christmas Spirit
Performers * ] as Himself
[[w:Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem#Zoot|Zoot]
A Muppet's Reflection on the Holiday Spirit
Performers * ] as Herself
[[w:Bettina Cratchit|Bettina Cratchit]
Introducing the Muppet Christmas Carol Story
Gonzo/"Charles Dickens Hello! Welcome to the Muppet Christmas Carol! I am here to tell the story.
Rizzo the Rat And I am here for the food.
A Heartwarming Reflection on Family and Love
Performers * ] as Emily Cratchit
[[w:Miss Piggy|Miss Piggy]
Reflection on Change and Memory
Ghost of Christmas Past Let us see another Christmas in this place.
Ebenezer Scrooge They were all very much the same. Nothing ever changed.
Ghost of Christmas Past You changed.
Lessons from the Schoolmaster in Winter
Performers * ] as the Schoolmaster
[[w:Sam the Eagle|Sam the Eagle]
Reflection on Christmas Spirit and Generosity
Performers * ] as Herself
[[w:Ma Bear|Ma Bear]
A Muppet's Perspective on Christmas Spirit
Performers * ] as Himself
[[w:Rizzo the Rat|Rizzo the Rat]
A Muppet's Perspective on Christmas
Performers * ] as Himself
[[w:Bean Bunny|Bean Bunny]
Fozziwig's Joyful Celebration of Christmas Spirit
Performers * ] as Fozziwig
[[w:Fozzie Bear|Fozzie Bear]
Reflecting on the spirit of Christmas
Performers * ] as Himself
[[w:Beaker (Muppet)|Beaker]
Scrooge's Reluctance to Acknowledge Christmas
Bob Cratchet Excuse me, Mr. Scrooge, but it appears to be closing time.
Ebenezer Scrooge Very well. I'll see you at 8 tomorrow morning.
Bob Cratchet Um, tomorrow's Christmas.
Ebenezer Scrooge 8:30, then.
Bob Cratchet If you please, sir, half an hour off hardly seems customary for Christmas Day.
Ebenezer Scrooge And how much time is customary, Mr. Cratchet?
Bob Cratchet Well, the, uh, whole day.
Ebenezer Scrooge The entire day?
Bookkeepers Oh, no! No! It was the frog's idea!
[all talking at once]
Bob Cratchet If you please, Mr. Scrooge, why open the business tomorrow? Other businesses will be closed; you'll have no one to do business with. It'll waste a lot of expensive coal for the fire.
Ebenezer Scrooge It's a poor excuse for picking a man's pocket every December the 25th. But as I seem to be the only one around who knows that... take the day off.
Facing Fear in a Storytelling Adventure
Rizzo the Rat Oh, this is too scary. I don't think I want to see any more!
Gonzo/"Charles Dickens When you're right, you're right. You're on your own, folks. We'll meet you at the finale.
[To the audience]
Rizzo the Rat Yeah!
[Both quickly leave]
Skepticism and Puns in Ghostly Encounter
Jacob Marley Why do you doubt your senses?
Ebenezer Scrooge Because a little thing can affect them. A slight disorder of the stomach can make them cheat. You may be a bit of undigested beef, a blob of mustard, a crumb of cheese. Yes, there's more gravy than of grave about you!
Robert Marley More of gravy than of grave"?
Jacob Marley What a terrible pun! Where do you get those jokes?
Robert Marley Leave the comedy to the bears, Ebenezer!
A Muppet's Reflection on Christmas Spirit
Performers * ] as Himself
[[w:Bunsen Honeydew|Dr. Bunsen Honeydew]
Reflection on Life's Purpose and Meaning
Performers * ] as Himself
[[w:Animal (Muppet)|Animal]
Scrooge's Plea for Redemption and Change
Ebenezer Scrooge Must we return to this place? There is something else I must know, is that not true? Spirit, I know what I must ask. I fear to, but I must. Who was the wretched man whose death brought so much glee and happiness to others?
Ebenezer Scrooge Answer me one more question: Are these the shadows of things that will be, or are they the shadows of things that may be only?
Ebenezer Scrooge These events can be changed... A life can be made right.
Ebenezer Scrooge Ebenezer Scrooge"?! Oh, please, Spirit, no! Hear me! I–I'm not the man I was! Why would you show me this if I was past all hope? I–I will honor Christmas and try to keep it all the year. I will live my life in the past, the present, and the future. I will not shut out the lessons the spirits have taught me. Tell me that I may sponge out the writing on this stone. Oh, Spirit...Please speak to me!
[gasps and breaks down; Goes back to the Ghost, crying; Gestures to his gravestone; Falls to his knees, grasping the Ghost's robe desperately]
Tiny Tim's Hopeful Reflection on Life
Performers * ] as Tiny Tim Cratchit
[[w:Robin (Muppet)|Robin the Frog]
Cultural Commentary on Scary Stories for Kids
Rizzo the Rat Boy, that's scary stuff! Should we be worried about the kids in the audience?
Gonzo/"Charles Dickens Nah, it's all right. This is culture!
The Importance of Remembering Marley’s Fate
Gonzo/"Charles Dickens Once again, I must ask you to remember that the Marleys were dead and decaying in their graves.
Rizzo the Rat Yuck!
Gonzo/"Charles Dickens That one thing you must remember, or nothing that follows will seem wondrous.
[In a hushed voice]
Rizzo the Rat Why are you whispering?
Gonzo/"Charles Dickens It's for dramatic emphasis.
A Muppet's Reflection on Christmas Spirit
Performers * ] as Himself
[[w:Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem#Lips|Lips]
A Muppet's Reflection on Life and Love
Performers * Voice of ]
[[w:Ghost of Christmas Present|Ghost of Christmas Present]
Fozziwig's Christmas Speech and Marley's Distraction
Fozziwig 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!
Fozziwig Oh, pay no attention to them. 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!
Jacob and Robert Marley I loved it!
A Muppet's Perspective on Life
Performers * ] as Himself
[[w:Lew Zealand|Lew Zealand]