The Christmas Toy

The Christmas Toy is a 1986 Emmy Award nominated television film, directed by Eric Till and produced by The Jim Henson Company, featuring Jim Hensons Muppets, including Rugby the Tiger who remembers how he was the Christmas Toy last year, and thinks hes going to be unwrapped again this year. The film, which originally aired on December 6, 1986 on ABC, was sponsored by Kraft Foods.

When no people are around, the toys still play in the playroom. But since a toy will be frozen forever if a person catches it out of position, they have to be very careful. Its Christmas Eve, and Rugby the Tiger remembers how he was the favorite Christmas toy last year and wants to be the favorite again this year, as not to be replaced by another toy. However, he doesnt stop to think that if Jamie unwrapped him again this year, shed see him out of his normal place that she usually puts him and hed be frozen forever. Its up to Apple the Doll, whom Rugby supplanted as favorite toy, to tell him whats in store. But Rugby wont believe her, and tries to get into the Christmas package and lets Meteora, Queen of the Asteroids loose. Unfortunately, she doesnt know shes a toy, and thinks shes landed among aliens. And its up to Apple, Mew the Cats toy mouse, and the other toys to get Rugby out of the box and Meteora back in it before theyre found and frozen forever.But Mew is caught, and frozen. Only then does Rugby realize what a good friend Mew has been to him, and how selfishly he has been acting. Rugby sings Old friend, dear friend, friend who has gone away, I want to tell you I love you. I wish youd hear things that I meant to say, I want to tell you I love you. Always you believed in me, but you never knew, old friend, dear friend, so much I longed to say first of all, most of all, I love you. This brings Mew back to life, and then the other toys also know how to revive their other frozen friends. ........

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