I wanted to do something special to ring in the Christmas season in my humble home. I don't decorate a tree and don't hang garland or tinsel, but I found another way to warm up the place.
The first full-length Muppet film I saw as a young man was The Muppet Christmas Carol. The songs and scenes will forever be close to my heart. Fellow fans of The Muppets may be familiar with the incredibly detailed limited edition figures available exclusively from Palisades Toys some years ago before the company folded. The sets command hundreds of dollars on eBay.
I was able to secure sets of the Mini Muppets produced 16 years ago from Wave 2, Series 3 and 4 which capture all the magic of Kermit the Frog as Bob Cratchit, Kermit’s nephew Robin as Tiny Tim, Fozzie Bear as Fozziwig, the hecklers Statler and Waldorf as Jacob and Robert Marley, and the ice skating penguins from the film, as well as the jovial and absent-minded Ghost of Christmas Present.
These premium and exclusive figures are the absolute likeness of the characters I so fondly remember from my childhood. They now encircle my late father's vintage ceramic Christmas tree in my dining room as a centerpiece to the home, just in time for the holiday season.
Thank you, Jim Henson, for all the magic.
