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[[File:300px-German-Its-a-Very-Merry-Muppet-Christmas-Movie-DVD1_8000.jpg|frame|A regular staple of any Muppet Fan's holiday.]]
Take the basic story of ''[[
This 2002 movie is what you get. And it's every bit as good as you'd think.
An angel named Daniel (David Arquette) watches Earth on Christmas Eve in horror. Kermit the Frog and his friends, through a series of mishaps, misplace their theater's December rent payment to the wicked Rachel Bitterman (Joan Cusack), who wants to tear down the theater to build a nightclub. Determined not to let the despondent Kermit give up on his dreams, Daniel appeals to his [[God|Boss]] (Whoopi Goldberg) to review the situation and intervene.
Daniel himself is sent to aid Kermit, who is so distraught by the events that he wishes he had never been born. As in the original film, the angel grants the wish, taking Kermit on a crazy trip through an alternate existence in which Miss Piggy is a theatrical has-been who does telephone acting, Fozzie is a pickpocket, and Gonzo is homeless, among others. Then when Kermit tries to un-wish the situation, Daniel's not entirely sure how to put the world back to normal...
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** [[Star Wars|Yoda]] has a brief cameo while Daniel is attempting to send Kermit back to his own reality.
** And the cast of ''[[Scrubs]]'' appeared during the scene showing Miss Piggy's brief "professional acting career" on that show (she plays a dying patient who is lying motionless under a sheet the whole scene).
* [[Coincidental Accidental Disguise]]: While carrying a big sack of money, Fozzie gets covered in green paint and is mistaken for [[How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (
* [[Conspicuous CGI]]: The giant dragonfly concocted by Whoopi Goldberg just because she can.
* [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]]: Rachel Bitterman
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* [[Eye Scream]]: To get to the alternate universe, Daniel sprinkles snow into Kermit's eyes. {{spoiler|To get out of it, Daniel actually}} {{spoiler|''spits''}} {{spoiler|into Kermit's eyes.}}
* [[Face Heel Turn]]: Pepe the prawn, who leaves the Muppets to work for Bitterman, followed by his inevitable [[Heel Face Turn]] back.
* [[Fun
* [["Gift of the Magi" Plot]]: Spoofed in the beginning of the film, when several Muppets exchange gifts only to discover that they've given up prized possessions to do so.
** [[Subverted]] [[Rule of Three|the third time]] with Johnny Fiama and Sal, because while Sal has sold his moped to buy Johnny a solid gold record player, Johnny apparently hasn't even ''thought'' of getting Sal anything.
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* [[Hotter and Sexier]]: Well, okay, it's still the Muppets, so for the most part it's kid-friendly... but man, did they manage to cram in a lot of innuendoes in this movie. For one thing, they put on a show based on ''[[Moulin Rouge]]'' with Miss Piggy singing "Santa Baby."
* [[Ice Queen]]: Rachel Bitterman, who is so cold that even the ''Muppets'' can't melt her heart.
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* [[Impossible Thief]]: In the alternate reality, Fozzie picks Kermit's pocket and steals his wallet. Daniel [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshades]] the impossible part when he points out that Kermit doesn't ''have'' pockets.
* [[In Mysterious Ways]]: The Boss invokes the trope toward the end of movie.
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* [[Meaningful Name]]: Rachel Bitterman is a very bitter, cynical individual. Inverted with her father, with whom the Muppets are implied to have had a good relationship.
* [[The Muppets]]: Of course.
* [[The Other Darrin]]: Starting with this movie, all of Frank Oz' characters have been recast -- Miss Piggy, Fozzie and Animal (and Yoda) are performed by Eric Jacobsen, while Sam the Eagle is [[Sesame Street
* [[Our Angels Are Different]]: Heaven, at least the part where Daniel works, is a giant cubicle farm.
** So.. basically I die, then go to work with [[Dilbert]]?
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* [[Post-Kiss Catatonia]]: Not quite, but very nearly when Kermit kisses Piggy toward the end.
* [[Race Against the Clock]]: Bitterman is counting on the Muppets failing to pay the rent by the time specified on the modified lease so she can evict them and tear down the theater.
* [[Recycled in Space]]: ''[[
* [[Santa Claus]]: Fozzie accidentally gives the rent money to a street-corner Santa (actually a Salvation Army volunteer) instead of delivering it to Bitterman by the deadline.
* [[Shout-Out]]/[[Mythology Gag]]: A big one to the original ''[[The Muppet Movie]]'', when Kermit discovers that in the world where he never existed, Doc Hopper did successfully open his chain of french-fried frog legs restaurants.
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* [[Station Ident]]: Because the movie originally aired on NBC, there's a humorous moment where Kermit displays the NBC peacock logo on the bottom of one of his feet.
* [[Statler and Waldorf]]: In the alternate reality, they go broke at Bitterman's nightclub buying drinks for girls.
* [[Tongue
* [[Wildlife Commentary Spoof]]
* [[Wonderful Life]]: Kermit needs to be reminded that he has one, hence the story.
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[[Category:Christmas Special]]
[[Category:Films of the 2000s]]
[[Category:Puppet Shows]]
[[Category:It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie]]
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