Muppets Christmas Carol

Unspooled

Paul Scheer & Amy Nicholson

Tv & Film, Film Reviews

4.6 • 4.7K Ratings

🗓️ 18 December 2025

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Summary

Paul and Amy ring in the holidays with The Muppet Christmas Carol, celebrating the Muppets’ heartfelt take on Dickens, the film’s joyful performances, and the craftsmanship that made it a cozy holiday fave. They also reflect on the movie’s deeper emotional resonance in the years following Jim Henson’s passing, and why this Muppet classic continues to mean so much at Christmastime. You can join the Unspooled conversation on Paul’s Discord at https://discord.gg/ZwtygZGTa6 Follow Paul and Amy on Letterboxd for more of their movie hot takes! https://letterboxd.com/paulscheer/ https://letterboxd.com/theamynicholson/ Paul’s book Joyful Recollections of Trauma is out now! Find it at https://www.harpercollins.com/products/joyful-recollections-of-trauma-paul-scheer Check out more of Paul's writing on his Substack https://substack.com/@paulscheer Episodic Art by Kim Troxall: https://www.unspooledart.com/ Learn more about the show at Unspooledpod.com, follow us on Twitter @unspooled and on Instagram @unspooledpod, and don’t forget to rate, review & subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or where you listen to podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The year is 1992.
0:03.0	It only seems right that I should lift a glass to my employer.
0:06.0	I give you Mr. Scrooge, the founder of the feast.
0:09.0	The founder of the feast, indeed!
0:12.0	If I had him here, I would give him a piece of my mind to feast upon, and I bet he would choke on it.
0:18.0	Choke!
0:19.0	My dear, the children, Christmas Day.
0:22.2	The movie, The Muppet Christmas Carol.
0:28.9	Good day.
0:34.5	Hello, everyone, and welcome to Unspool.
0:41.1	This is the podcast, where I need to apologize for my British accent sounding Australian.
0:45.7	No, by the way, it sounded great because most British people came from Australia.
0:50.0	Now, listen, you're here.
0:52.6	Yeah, don't look it up.
0:54.2	Okay. Or I guess maybe the Brits sent the people to Australia. Anyway, you're here. Yeah, don't look it up. Okay.
0:54.6	Or I guess maybe the Brits sent the people to Australia.
0:57.2	Anyway, we're not here because we know about geography or world history.
1:02.2	We're here because we love movies.
1:03.7	And this is a podcast about good movies.
1:05.6	Critical hits, fan favorites, mustsees, and in case you missed them.
1:08.2	We have covered the AFI top 100.
1:10.5	And now we are checking off movies from three major lists.
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