About this episode
In this special holiday episode, we’re looking back to our seasons on the films of 1977 and 1992, to talk about two Christmas movies featuring Jim Henson’s Muppets, Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas and The Muppet Christmas Carol . Both written by Jerry Juhl and featuring the Muppets, Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas was directed by Jim Henson and The Muppet Christmas Carol was directed by Henson’s son Brian. The contemporary reviews for Emmet Otter’s 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 ). Visit https://www.awesomemovieyear.com for more info about the show. Make sure to like Awesome Movie Year on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/awesomemovieyear and follow us on Twitter @Awesomemoviepod You can find Jason online at http://goforjason.com/ , on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JHarrisComedy/ , on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jasonharriscomedy/ and on Twitter @JHarrisComedy You can find Josh online at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/ , on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/ and on Twitter @signalbleed You can find our producer David Rosen’s Piecing It Together Podcast at https://www.piecingpod.com , on Twitter at @piecingpod and the Popcorn & Puzzle Pieces Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/piecingpod . You can also follow us all on Letterboxd to keep up with what we've been watching at goforjason , signalbleed and bydavidrosen . Subscribe on Patreon to support the show and get access to exclusive content from Awesome Movie Year, plus fellow podcasts Piecing It Together and All Rice No Beans, and music by David Rosen: https://www.patreon.com/bydavidrosen All of the music in the episode is by David Rosen. Find more of his music at https://www.bydavidrosen.com Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in as we continue our season on the films of 1953.