We're talking about Minutes 31-32 of The Muppet Christmas Carol, in which Rizzo forgets his jellybeans and the bell tolls one. With special guest Jessica Evans! 

PLUS: Is "You are such an idiot" funny or excessively lowbrow? Roger Rabbit is underappreciated by his friends! The Ghost of Christmas Past looks like a Gelfling! Joel Grey doesn't have muscular arms! And we dip into the Movin' Right Along Comment Bag!

Hosted by Anthony Strand & Ryan Roe

Guest Jessica Evans

Produced & Edited by Ryan Roe

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We're talking about Minutes 29-30 of The Muppet Christmas Carol, in which "Marley and Marley" concludes and Rizzo hates heights. With EXTREMELY special guest Leslie Carrara-Rudolph! She's a Muppet performer!

PLUS: We lose count of "humbugs!" Can Scrooge avoid the past weekend? Leslie gives Cloris Leachman some shoes! Is it okay for Statler and Waldorf to say that word? We want bon-bons! And would Sam the Eagle make a good Scrooge?

Hosted by Anthony Strand & Ryan Roe

Guest Leslie Carrara-Rudolph

Produced & Edited by Ryan Roe

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We're talking about Minutes 27-28 of The Muppet Christmas Carol, in which Jacob and Robert Marley sing their hit song "Marley and Marley." With EXTREMELY special guest Leslie Carrara-Rudolph! She's a Muppet performer! She plays Abby Cadabby and Tango and a bunch of other characters!

PLUS: How tall are Statler and Waldorf? The bully gets bullied! Behind-the-scenes info from Henson puppet builder Peter McKennan! The Marleys' cruelest act! The Olsen twins! And Jerry Nelson's amazing voice!

ALSO: Watch Mary Kate & Ashley Olsen in The Case of the Sea World Adventure (featuring Leslie!) on YouTube!

Hosted by Anthony Strand & Ryan Roe

Guest Leslie Carrara-Rudolph

Produced & Edited by Ryan Roe

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We're talking about Minutes 25-26 of The Muppet Christmas Carol, in which everything is very spooky and we get our first glimpse of Statler and Waldorf as Marley and Marley. With special guest J.D. Hansel of Bad Henson Bistro!

PLUS: How to film a human eating food! Who is Gumshazar? Are Statler & Waldorf among the smoothest recasts? Is their laugh more important than their jokes? And which of them is hotter? 

ALSO: Read the entire menu of J.D.'s Bad Henson Bistro on ToughPigs.com!

ALSO: Check out Statler & Waldorf Through the Years on Muppet Wiki!

ALSO: Check out Statler & Waldorf's Alternate Identities and Ages on Muppet Wiki!

ALSO: Watch the making-of special for Mickey's Christmas Carol on YouTube!

Hosted by Anthony Strand & Ryan Roe

Guest J.D. Hansel

Produced & Edited by Ryan Roe

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We're talking about Minutes 23-24 of The Muppet Christmas Carol, in which Scrooge settles in for a quiet evening at home. With special guest Danny Horn of Superheroes Every Day!

PLUS: More post-structuralist literary theory! Scrooge's stairs are SO wide! Is Labyrinth actually bad? Shaming rich people! Gonzo's amazing curling nose! And Scrooge beats up his dressing gown!

ALSO: Read Danny's classic article comparing The Dark Crystal to Thelma and Louise on ToughPigs.com!

ALSO: Read Danny and Kynan Barker's classic article series My Week with The Muppet Christmas Carol on ToughPigs.com!

ALSO: Watch Dave Goelz demonstrate Gonzo's nose mechanism on YouTube!

Hosted by Anthony Strand & Ryan Roe

Guest Danny Horn

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We're talking Minutes 21-22 of The Muppet Christmas Carol, in which Kermit finishes "One More Sleep" and Scrooge sees something scary. With EXTREMELY special guest Noel MacNeal of Sesame Street, Bear in the Big Blue House, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, The Show-Me Show, and much more!

PLUS: A shooting star shouts "Merry Christmas!" How do Muppets drive horse-drawn carriages? The Ocean's 11 star who steals Rizzo's schtick! The joke of Robert Marley's name! Jerry Nelson's vocal versatility! And Timothee Chalamet dresses like Gonzo!

ALSO: Compare photos of Gonzo's Charles Dickens costume and Timothee Chalamet's Willy Wonka costume on ToughPigs.com!

ALSO: Find Noel and Bear on TikTok and on Cameo!

Hosted by Anthony Strand & Ryan Roe

Guest Noel MacNeal

Produced & Edited by Ryan Roe

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We're talking about Minutes 19-20 of The Muppet Christmas Carol, in which Kermit continues "One More Sleep" and ice-skates with penguins. With EXTREMELY special guest Noel MacNeal of Sesame Street, Bear in the Big Blue House, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, The Show-Me Show, and much more!

PLUS: How do these cool puppet sequences get made? An imaginary bookshelf! Why was it so hard to make Kermit lock a door? Who are Jolly and Joyal? And the penguins' skating party!

ALSO: Find Noel and Bear on TikTok and on Cameo!

ALSO: Read MuppetZine #15 -- which includes Danny Horn's Muppet holiday special guide that asks the question "Who slips on the ice?" -- on ToughPigs.com!

ALSO: Watch the Sesame Street clip of Bert's ice-skating dream on YouTube!

Hosted by Anthony Strand & Ryan Roe

Guest Noel MacNeal

Produced & Edited by Ryan Roe

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Super bonus episode! We're talking about ALL of The Muppet Christmas Carol with EXTREMELY special guest Dave Goelz! He's the guy who played Gonzo, Bunsen, Waldorf, Bettina, Zoot, and various other characters in the movie!

PLUS: Michael Caine never blinks! Gonzo's three phases of characterization! Getting the Muppet gang back together! Waldorf sings! The art of right-handing! Puppeteering pigs in the rain! And Emmet Otter is good too!

Hosted by Anthony Strand & Ryan Roe

Guest Dave Goelz

Produced & Edited by Ryan Roe

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We're talking about Minutes 17-18 of The Muppet Christmas Carol, in which Scrooge begrudgingly allows his employees a day off and "One More Sleep" begins. With special guest Tansy Rayner-Roberts of the Doctor Who podcast Verity!

PLUS: The challenges of acting alongside puppets! Doctor Who's Christmas Carol! Remarkable puppet tricks! How many syllables are in the word "Christmas?" And how many rats die in this scene?

Hosted by Anthony Strand & Ryan Roe

Guest Tansy Rayner Roberts

Produced & Edited by Ryan Roe

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We're talking about Minutes 15-16 of The Muppet Christmas Carol, in which Scrooge deals with charity workers and a caroler. With special guest Patrick Cotnoir of The George Lucas Talk Show!

PLUS: Bunsen's deleted song! The lost episodes of the Statler & Waldorf: From the Balcony web series! Beaker speaks! Harpo's new movie! Bean Bunny is so tiny! And how many rats work for Scrooge?

ALSO: Watch the George Lucas Talk Show live show with special guest Steve Whitmire on YouTube!

ALSO: Read Anthony's oral history of Mo Frackle on ToughPigs.com!

Hosted by Anthony Strand & Ryan Roe

Guest Patrick Cotnoir

Produced & Edited by Ryan Roe

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