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In this special holiday episode, we\u2019re looking back to our seasons on the films of 1977 and 1992, to talk about two Christmas movies featuring Jim Henson\u2019s Muppets, Emmet Otter\u2019s Jug-Band Christmas and The Muppet Christmas Carol. Both written by Jerry Juhl and featuring the Muppets, Emmet Otter\u2019s Jug-Band Christmas was directed by Jim Henson and The Muppet Christmas Carol was directed by Henson\u2019s son Brian.

The contemporary reviews for Emmet Otter\u2019s Jug-Band Christmas quoted in this episode come from Bill Musselwhite in the Calgary Herald and Tom Shales in the Washington Post. 

The contemporary reviews for The Muppet Christmas Carol quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-muppet-christmas-carol-1992) and Janet Maslin in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/1992/12/11/movies/review-film-kermit-etc-do-dickens-up-green.html). 

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