Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Kathryn Mullen Jerry Nelson Richard Hunt Camille Bonora Jack Riley Jim Henson
Music by
Jeff Moss Dick Lieb
Country of origin
United States Canada
Original language
English
Production
Executive producer
Diana Birkenfield
Producers
Jim Henson Martin G. Baker
Production location
Toronto
Editor
Geoff Craigen
Running time
50 minutes
Production company
Henson Associates
Original release
Network
ABC
Release
December 6, 1986 (1986-12-06)
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The Christmas Toy is a 1986 television film directed by Eric Till and produced by The Jim Henson Company, featuring Jim Henson's Muppets, including Rugby the Tiger who remembers how he was the Christmas Toy last year, and thinks he is going to be unwrapped again this year. The film, which originally aired on December 6, 1986, on ABC, was sponsored by Kraft Foods.[1]
Originally introduced by Kermit the Frog, it was released on VHS format in 1993. In 2008, HIT Entertainment (distributed by Lionsgate) released the special on DVD but edited out Kermit's opening introduction due to legal issues with The Walt Disney Company, the owner of Kermit the Frog since 2004. When it was released on Amazon Prime, Kermit's scenes were reinstated. Many have noted the similarities between this film and Toy Story, which released in 1995.
The film later inspired a spin-off television series titled Secret Life of Toys (1994).[2]
^"A Sleighful Of Christmas Specials". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 20, 2010.
^"TV REVIEWS: Muppets Come to Life in 'Toys'". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 20, 2010.
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