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** Creator/GeorgeCarlin, Creator/RonMoody, Creator/PeterOToole and Creator/DavidWarner were considered for Ebenezer Scrooge before the casting of Creator/MichaelCaine. Warner previously played Bob Cratchit in ''Film/{{A Christmas Carol|1984}}''.

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** Creator/GeorgeCarlin, Creator/RonMoody, Creator/PeterOToole and Creator/DavidWarner were considered for Ebenezer Scrooge before the casting of Creator/MichaelCaine. Warner previously played Bob Cratchit in ''Film/{{A Christmas Carol|1984}}''.''Film/AChristmasCarol1984''.
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* ThrowItIn: Allegedly, Rizzo's [[AffectionateGestureToTheNose kiss on Gonzo's nose]] was improvised by puppeteer Steve Whitmire, as a private CallBack to a scene in the ''Series/FraggleRock'' episode "Scared Silly" where Boober (performed by Dave Goelz, Gonzo's puppeteer) gives a nose kiss to an annoyed Wembley (performed by Whitmire).
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** Creator/GeorgeCarlin, Creator/RonMoody, Creator/PeterOToole and Creator/DavidWarner were considered for Ebenezer Scrooge before the casting of Creator/MichaelCaine. Warner previously played Bob Cratchit in ''Film/{{A ChristmasCarol|1984}}''.

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** Creator/GeorgeCarlin, Creator/RonMoody, Creator/PeterOToole and Creator/DavidWarner were considered for Ebenezer Scrooge before the casting of Creator/MichaelCaine. Warner previously played Bob Cratchit in ''Film/{{A ChristmasCarol|1984}}''.Christmas Carol|1984}}''.

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** Creator/GeorgeCarlin, Creator/RonMoody, Creator/PeterOToole and Creator/DavidWarner were considered for Ebenezer Scrooge before the casting of Creator/MichaelCaine. Warner previously played Bob Cratchit in ''Film/{{A ChristmasCarol|1984}}''.



** Creator/GeorgeCarlin, Creator/RonMoody, Creator/DavidHemmings, Creator/PeterOToole and Creator/DavidWarner were considered for Ebenezer Scrooge before the casting of Creator/MichaelCaine. Warner previously played Bob Cratchit in ''Film/AChristmasCarol1984''.
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*** The soundtrack, as mentioned, has the expanded version of this along with wholly {{cut song}}s for Honeydew and Sam the Eagle (which are not present in ''any'' released film cut and were apparently not filmed at all).

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*** ** The soundtrack, as mentioned, has the expanded version of this "Marley and Marley", along with wholly {{cut song}}s for Honeydew and Sam the Eagle (which are not present in ''any'' released film cut and were apparently not filmed at all).

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: [[WhatCouldHaveBeen/TheMuppets We have our own page here Yaaaaaaaaa]].

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: [[WhatCouldHaveBeen/TheMuppets We WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** The original idea for the film was more of a parody of the original story, until Jerry Juhl convinced the rest of the Muppet veterans to go with the straightforward approach using Gonzo as the narrator as seen in the final film.
** Creator/GeorgeCarlin, Creator/RonMoody, Creator/DavidHemmings, Creator/PeterOToole and Creator/DavidWarner were considered for Ebenezer Scrooge before the casting of Creator/MichaelCaine. Warner previously played Bob Cratchit in ''Film/AChristmasCarol1984''.
** Originally, the three ghosts that visit Scrooge were to
have our own page here Yaaaaaaaaa]].been played by Miss Piggy, Scooter, and Gonzo (the last of the three as "The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come" - with only his nose sticking out of his dark hood). But the writers wanted to use those Muppets far more in the story than simply using them as the Ghosts would have allowed for, so new Muppets were created to represent each of the Ghosts. Unfortunately, they could not find a way to put Scooter in the film, so he is left out entirely.

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** The original idea for the film was more of a parody of the original story, until Jerry Juhl convinced the rest of the Muppet veterans to go with the straightforward approach using Gonzo as the narrator as seen in the final film.
** Creator/GeorgeCarlin, Creator/RonMoody, Creator/DavidHemmings, Creator/PeterOToole and Creator/DavidWarner were considered for Ebenezer Scrooge before the casting of Creator/MichaelCaine. Warner previously played Bob Cratchit in ''Film/AChristmasCarol1984''.
** Originally, the three ghosts that visit Scrooge were to have been played by Miss Piggy, Scooter, and Gonzo (the last of the three as "The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come" - with only his nose sticking out of his dark hood). But the writers wanted to use those Muppets far more in the story than simply using them as the Ghosts would have allowed for, so new Muppets were created to represent each of the Ghosts. Unfortunately, they could not find a way to put Scooter in the film, so he is left out entirely.

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** The original idea for the film was more of a parody of the original story, until Jerry Juhl convinced the rest of the Muppet veterans to go with the straightforward approach using Gonzo as the narrator as seen in the final film.
** Creator/GeorgeCarlin, Creator/RonMoody, Creator/DavidHemmings, Creator/PeterOToole and Creator/DavidWarner were considered for Ebenezer Scrooge before the casting of Creator/MichaelCaine. Warner previously played Bob Cratchit in ''Film/AChristmasCarol1984''.
** Originally, the three ghosts that visit Scrooge were to
WhatCouldHaveBeen: [[WhatCouldHaveBeen/TheMuppets We have been played by Miss Piggy, Scooter, and Gonzo (the last of the three as "The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come" - with only his nose sticking out of his dark hood). But the writers wanted to use those Muppets far more in the story than simply using them as the Ghosts would have allowed for, so new Muppets were created to represent each of the Ghosts. Unfortunately, they could not find a way to put Scooter in the film, so he is left out entirely.our own page here Yaaaaaaaaa]].

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