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Jim Henson *was* the Muppets.. he was the original creator.. and he died of pneunonia just before this was made.. Richard Hunt was a key muppeteer who died of Aids complications just after Jim. I *highly* reccomend Defunctland's 5 part special about The Muppets and Jim Henson on CZcams... I guarantee youll be crying by the end. Jim meant everything to my generation. Between Sesame Street, The Muppet Show and movies, The Dark Crystal, Labyrinth, and all the other movies and shows he worked on... he practically raised my generation.
Nah hold on, what? So there is a version where that song isn’t there? The song that explains why Scrooge is how he is on Christmas? Wait so what song is in the other one?
Affan-The reason Scrooge gave coal to the rats is that he had always been so stingy that they didn't have coal for their fire and they were always cold. They specifically complained of the lack of coal and the freezing work conditions at the beginning of the movie.
They ended up cutting "The Love Is Gone" song for a later release, because it was determined the song was TOO SAD for kids. I have the VHS with this song on it, but almost all versions in the 2000s' has this song cut. Good job getting this version. In the book, Belle gets married and has a gaggle of kids, and has a happy ending. This is also my favorite Christmas Carol adaptation, because Michael Cane came to the directors and said if he was doing the role, he would do it as if he were on the stage, and he is the BEST Scrooge. I re-watch this every year. Also as far as your shirt, please look the bands up, you probably know the songs.
But that song is not just a song it is part of the plot, it explains why Scrooge is how he is on Christmas and his remarks on falling in love and marriage.
@@AffanReactsKattzenberg notoriously thought with Brian about the inclusion of the song as he was under the impression that a love song would take away from the attention spans of the children. Which is indeed ironic because Brian was a big supporter of throwing it back in stating that they have VCRs they can fast forward and if they're too bored. Now the really hilarious thing is they ended up misplacing the master of that scene which is why it wasn't included beyond the DVD release of the film. And it remains lost until it was found within the last 3 years
In the days before good central heating, houses were freezing and drafty. So beds had curtains in an attempt to retain some of the body heat. Also why people wore night shirts and caps to bed.
This movie means so much to me on a personal level. It started as a tradition when I was a kid to watch this movie every year with my family, and now I watch it every year with my own kids. I adore everything about this movie. Michael Caine said he would only take the role if he could play the role totally straight, pretending like the Muppets are just normal citizens in the world and interacting with them accordingly. It's what makes the movie so great imo. I'm SO glad you saw the version with "When love is gone" because it was cut out of most versions, and it relates perfectly to the song at the end that everyone sings "When love is found"
Glad you saw the version with Belle's song. When Scrooge is a little kid, you're supposed to notice that he doesn't go home for Christmas, unlike the kids passing by him - his bitterness is supposed to come off as demeaning something that he is unable to enjoy (sour grapes). In the book his father doesn't allow him to come home for many years. Scrooge only had familial affection for his sister - Fred's mother. An additional tidbit: when talking to the bunny Christmas morning, 5 shillings is close to a week's pay for a laborer (I base that on 20 shillings as a months pay in the Regency period, and the Christmas Carol is set in 1843-ish), so that would be a lot of money for a boy to earn.
on the topic of those bed curtains:houses of that time period didnt have central heating so when the fireplace went out a cold draft usually came in the house.The curtains were sort of protection againts that
Affan, I think you need some context on when the original book was written. Charles Dickens lived in a time in which money lenders were essentially running a risk free enterprise. If you borrowed money and found yourself unable to pay it back, the government would pay it back for you, and then arrest you, throw you into what was called “Debtor’s prison” and force you to work on the treadmill until you paid off that debt, and whatever the cost of feeding and housing you in debtor’s prison was. Scrooge is not simply taking advantage of his fellow men, he is continuing a cycle of poverty in order to put more money in his pockets at the expense of the poorest citizens. Dickens himself was in a debtor’s prison as a child to help his father pay off such a debt.
One of my favorite takes on “A Christmas Carol.” 😄 Michael Caine was an amazing Scrooge, he sold it so well! I love how the human characters respond to the Muppets as if they’re fellow humans and not puppets. ;]
I was scanning for Def Leppard, found them! I think it was much music in the 80's I may have first seen a video, but their music has always been in my life. Can't pick a favorite song to many to choose from 😊 Many great legendary band on that shirt 😊
Michael Caine really sells this movie with his performance. Its such a fun take on Charles Dickens classic story. Love to watch it every Christmas. Merry Christmas!
Thank you for this reaction! I love this movie! The kind of goofy yellow smiley face on your shirt is the band Nirvana. My favourite song by them is the unplugged version of ‘Where did you sleep last night?’
I'm in the middle of cooking Christmas supper (my daughter is going to be at her dad's tomorrow afternoon/evening) so I can't wait to watch this later! It's a favorite here! I hope you and your family have a great holiday season! ❤
Thank you 😊 I wish you and your loved ones, a very merry Christmas. P.S. Wait a minute, I almost didn’t recognize you, Amanda! you need to mention Apollo 8 or whatever every time so I know 😭
@@AffanReacts Hahahaha it's a Christmas miracle that I didn't mention it 😀 Please watch, "Apollo 13" and "Chernobyl" when you can LOL - that feels better now! 🤣🤣🤣
Ah okay, thank you for that I thought cuz like isn’t coal bad? That confused me as one I’m not too familiar with Christmas stuff and second obviously we are long past using coal for fire.
@@AffanReacts Did you see my other comment about the Muppet specials I recommended? You should actually start with “The Muppet Movie” and a few episodes of The Muppet Show.
Merry (belated) Christmas! This is definitely the best Christmas Carol adaptation out there! I watch it every year on Christmas. In terms of Michael Caine being the only “serious” one with the acting… Caine actually only agreed to be in this movie if he was able to play it with an Oscar worthy serious performance. And I think that was why the movie is as good as it is. Oh, and Scrooge gave the bookkeepers coal because it’s to fuel the fire to keep them warm.
Yeah My Cocaine smashed it, the rest were great too brought their own little twist into it. Thank you for explaining that one, yeah that went right over my head, I was thinking like coal is bad or something in Christmas hence the confusion… as I said not familiar with the Christmas festivities
@@AffanReactsfor kids, yes there is the warning that if you're bad you'll get coal instead of toys on Christmas, but the bookkeepers would want coal to be warm. P.S. in the book, Bob Cratchit is the only employee Scrooge has, and he knows better than to ask Scrooge for more coal.
Alice Cooper, introduced to him by The Muppet Show (in keeping with the theme...kinda) Songs I like "Welcome To My Nightmare" and "School's Out For Summer"
The Beatles are probably ley one of the biggest bands on that shirt and you could listen to ANY of there songs The movies Yellow Submarine and Help will get shout outs Just to Knock those off the list but Im not familiar with bands I'll List Singers and bands and songs I like John Denver: Grandma's Teather Bed Monkeys I'm a Believer Queen Bohemian Rhapsody John Williams Raiders March John Philip Sousa Stars and Stripes Forever Glenn Miller Changing Chuchu Charlie Daniels Devil Went Down to Georgia Elvis Hound Dog Baha Men Crocodile Rock Weird Al Yankovic White and Nerdy Huey Lewis & The News - The Power Of Love Ray Parker Jr Ghostbusters Lee Greenwood Thank God for the USA Daft Punk One More Time Michael Jackson Beat it Beach Boys Kokomo Rebecca Sugar Time Adventure Daniel Ingram The Smile Song They Might Be Giants Istanbul (Not Constantinople) Parry Gripp Space Unicorn Steve Franks, I know You Know Bubblegum K.K by K.K. Slider Sherman Brothers Feed The Birds Rodgers, Richard and Hammerstein, Oscar, "My favorite things" Paul Williams When the River meets the Valley Elton John Rocket Man David Bowie Space Oddity Ariefa Franklin Respect The Beets Killer Tofu Max Rebo: Lapti Nek Jefferson Airplane Go Ask Alice Dion DiMucci Runaround Sue Guns N Roses Welcome to the Jungle A-ha Take On Me Cher I Got You Babe
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Thank you & Have A Nice 😊
Jim Henson *was* the Muppets.. he was the original creator.. and he died of pneunonia just before this was made.. Richard Hunt was a key muppeteer who died of Aids complications just after Jim. I *highly* reccomend Defunctland's 5 part special about The Muppets and Jim Henson on CZcams... I guarantee youll be crying by the end. Jim meant everything to my generation. Between Sesame Street, The Muppet Show and movies, The Dark Crystal, Labyrinth, and all the other movies and shows he worked on... he practically raised my generation.
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAH! You got the version with the Love is Gone song! You'd be surprised how many people haven't reacted to that version!
Right?? Cutting it out was the dumbest thing they could have done.
Nah hold on, what? So there is a version where that song isn’t there? The song that explains why Scrooge is how he is on Christmas? Wait so what song is in the other one?
@@AffanReacts There is no song in that scene in the version where "the love is gone" is cut
Affan-The reason Scrooge gave coal to the rats is that he had always been so stingy that they didn't have coal for their fire and they were always cold. They specifically complained of the lack of coal and the freezing work conditions at the beginning of the movie.
They ended up cutting "The Love Is Gone" song for a later release, because it was determined the song was TOO SAD for kids. I have the VHS with this song on it, but almost all versions in the 2000s' has this song cut. Good job getting this version. In the book, Belle gets married and has a gaggle of kids, and has a happy ending. This is also my favorite Christmas Carol adaptation, because Michael Cane came to the directors and said if he was doing the role, he would do it as if he were on the stage, and he is the BEST Scrooge. I re-watch this every year.
Also as far as your shirt, please look the bands up, you probably know the songs.
But that song is not just a song it is part of the plot, it explains why Scrooge is how he is on Christmas and his remarks on falling in love and marriage.
@@AffanReactsKattzenberg notoriously thought with Brian about the inclusion of the song as he was under the impression that a love song would take away from the attention spans of the children. Which is indeed ironic because Brian was a big supporter of throwing it back in stating that they have VCRs they can fast forward and if they're too bored. Now the really hilarious thing is they ended up misplacing the master of that scene which is why it wasn't included beyond the DVD release of the film. And it remains lost until it was found within the last 3 years
In the days before good central heating, houses were freezing and drafty. So beds had curtains in an attempt to retain some of the body heat. Also why people wore night shirts and caps to bed.
Oh that’s pretty cool or hot rather 🥵 anyways 😆 thank you for letting me know 😊
So glad you found the version with the love is gone song
This movie means so much to me on a personal level. It started as a tradition when I was a kid to watch this movie every year with my family, and now I watch it every year with my own kids. I adore everything about this movie. Michael Caine said he would only take the role if he could play the role totally straight, pretending like the Muppets are just normal citizens in the world and interacting with them accordingly. It's what makes the movie so great imo. I'm SO glad you saw the version with "When love is gone" because it was cut out of most versions, and it relates perfectly to the song at the end that everyone sings "When love is found"
Glad you saw the version with Belle's song. When Scrooge is a little kid, you're supposed to notice that he doesn't go home for Christmas, unlike the kids passing by him - his bitterness is supposed to come off as demeaning something that he is unable to enjoy (sour grapes). In the book his father doesn't allow him to come home for many years. Scrooge only had familial affection for his sister - Fred's mother.
An additional tidbit: when talking to the bunny Christmas morning, 5 shillings is close to a week's pay for a laborer (I base that on 20 shillings as a months pay in the Regency period, and the Christmas Carol is set in 1843-ish), so that would be a lot of money for a boy to earn.
Micklewhite's Shoppe: Michael Caine was born Maurice Micklewhite, before he took a stage name for films.
Best christmas movie of all times! With Muppet.
on the topic of those bed curtains:houses of that time period didnt have central heating so when the fireplace went out a cold draft usually came in the house.The curtains were sort of protection againts that
Affan, I think you need some context on when the original book was written. Charles Dickens lived in a time in which money lenders were essentially running a risk free enterprise. If you borrowed money and found yourself unable to pay it back, the government would pay it back for you, and then arrest you, throw you into what was called “Debtor’s prison” and force you to work on the treadmill until you paid off that debt, and whatever the cost of feeding and housing you in debtor’s prison was. Scrooge is not simply taking advantage of his fellow men, he is continuing a cycle of poverty in order to put more money in his pockets at the expense of the poorest citizens. Dickens himself was in a debtor’s prison as a child to help his father pay off such a debt.
Fun fact: at 35:14 you can see a storefront sign saying "Micklewhite's" in the background. Michael Caine was born Maurice Joseph Micklewhite.
Jim Henson company did various movies. The man who does the voice of Miss Piggy and other muppets, Frank Oz does the voice of Yoda in " Star Wars ".
Not just voice, he puppeteered him too!
Journey - Open Arms and Don't Stop Believing.
I smell a music reaction channel coming.
It’s that Alfredo sauce, I had some pasta earlier.
Love your shirt. Those are many of my favorite bands lol. Great movie too. 🎄
One of my favorite takes on “A Christmas Carol.” 😄 Michael Caine was an amazing Scrooge, he sold it so well! I love how the human characters respond to the Muppets as if they’re fellow humans and not puppets. ;]
I was scanning for Def Leppard, found them! I think it was much music in the 80's I may have first seen a video, but their music has always been in my life. Can't pick a favorite song to many to choose from 😊 Many great legendary band on that shirt 😊
My favorite Christmas movie!!
Michael Caine really sells this movie with his performance. Its such a fun take on Charles Dickens classic story. Love to watch it every Christmas. Merry Christmas!
Thank you for this reaction! I love this movie!
The kind of goofy yellow smiley face on your shirt is the band Nirvana.
My favourite song by them is the unplugged version of ‘Where did you sleep last night?’
I love that song too 💕
I'm in the middle of cooking Christmas supper (my daughter is going to be at her dad's tomorrow afternoon/evening) so I can't wait to watch this later! It's a favorite here!
I hope you and your family have a great holiday season! ❤
Thank you 😊 I wish you and your loved ones, a very merry Christmas.
P.S. Wait a minute, I almost didn’t recognize you, Amanda! you need to mention Apollo 8 or whatever every time so I know 😭
@@AffanReacts Hahahaha it's a Christmas miracle that I didn't mention it 😀 Please watch, "Apollo 13" and "Chernobyl" when you can LOL - that feels better now! 🤣🤣🤣
Scrooge gave his bookkeepers coal to put in the fire place because they have been freezing, hence the heatwave joke.
Ah okay, thank you for that I thought cuz like isn’t coal bad? That confused me as one I’m not too familiar with Christmas stuff and second obviously we are long past using coal for fire.
@@AffanReacts
Did you see my other comment about the Muppet specials I recommended? You should actually start with “The Muppet Movie” and a few episodes of The Muppet Show.
bon jovi-its my life
Merry (belated) Christmas! This is definitely the best Christmas Carol adaptation out there! I watch it every year on Christmas. In terms of Michael Caine being the only “serious” one with the acting… Caine actually only agreed to be in this movie if he was able to play it with an Oscar worthy serious performance. And I think that was why the movie is as good as it is. Oh, and Scrooge gave the bookkeepers coal because it’s to fuel the fire to keep them warm.
Yeah My Cocaine smashed it, the rest were great too brought their own little twist into it.
Thank you for explaining that one, yeah that went right over my head, I was thinking like coal is bad or something in Christmas hence the confusion… as I said not familiar with the Christmas festivities
@@AffanReactsfor kids, yes there is the warning that if you're bad you'll get coal instead of toys on Christmas, but the bookkeepers would want coal to be warm. P.S. in the book, Bob Cratchit is the only employee Scrooge has, and he knows better than to ask Scrooge for more coal.
How could you not know Jim Henson?
Alice Cooper, introduced to him by The Muppet Show (in keeping with the theme...kinda)
Songs I like "Welcome To My Nightmare" and "School's Out For Summer"
The Beatles are probably ley one of the biggest bands on that shirt and you could listen to ANY of there songs
The movies Yellow Submarine and Help will get shout outs Just to Knock those off the list but Im not familiar with bands I'll List Singers and bands and songs I like
John Denver: Grandma's Teather Bed
Monkeys I'm a Believer
Queen Bohemian Rhapsody
John Williams Raiders March
John Philip Sousa Stars and Stripes Forever
Glenn Miller Changing Chuchu
Charlie Daniels Devil Went Down to Georgia
Elvis Hound Dog
Baha Men Crocodile Rock
Weird Al Yankovic White and Nerdy
Huey Lewis & The News - The Power Of Love
Ray Parker Jr Ghostbusters
Lee Greenwood Thank God for the USA
Daft Punk One More Time
Michael Jackson Beat it
Beach Boys Kokomo
Rebecca Sugar Time Adventure
Daniel Ingram The Smile Song
They Might Be Giants Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
Parry Gripp Space Unicorn
Steve Franks, I know You Know
Bubblegum K.K by K.K. Slider
Sherman Brothers Feed The Birds
Rodgers, Richard and Hammerstein, Oscar, "My favorite things"
Paul Williams When the River meets the Valley
Elton John Rocket Man
David Bowie Space Oddity
Ariefa Franklin Respect
The Beets Killer Tofu
Max Rebo: Lapti Nek
Jefferson Airplane Go Ask Alice
Dion DiMucci Runaround Sue
Guns N Roses Welcome to the Jungle
A-ha Take On Me
Cher I Got You Babe
It's in the middle of the street cornor Quior
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You must reevaluate yourself if you’re identifying with scrooges philosophy pre-ghosts. You sound a little too unfeeling.
Not to chime in where I wasn't invited, but if that's what you believe about this guy, you clearly haven't watched enough of his reaction videos
Why do you defend selfish greed and ripping off the poor?
Huh? 🤔