‘The Muppet Christmas Carol’ Is a Classic, so Why Doesn’t It Have a LEGO Set?
Every year, The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) gets more love. It’s the kind of film people grow up on, pass down, and start quoting by mid-November. So where’s the LEGO set?
Seriously—how is this not a thing?
LEGO introduced official Muppet minifigures not long ago. They were sold in blind bags, twelve total, and featured just enough characters to tease fans with the possibility of more. Kermit came with a banjo. Beaker looked nervous. Animal had his drumsticks. For a second, it looked like LEGO had plans. But after that initial wave, everything went quiet.
And yet, the demand is right there. The Muppet Christmas Carol is the most consistent piece of Muppet content Disney owns. It’s beloved, it airs annually, and it never goes out of style. LEGO knows the value of seasonal sets—just look at its Winter Village line, which grows every year. Adding a Muppet set to that rotation isn’t just possible, it’s so obvious.
A Victorian London streetscape in LEGO bricks, snow-dusted rooftops, flickering lanterns, Marley and Marley popping out of a modular window. Kermit as Bob Cratchit, with Tiny Tim on his back. Gonzo and Rizzo narrating from a LEGO bookshop rooftop. Enough said.
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It’s not like there’s a licensing hurdle—Disney’s been partnering with LEGO for decades, and The Muppets are very much in-house. It might come down to perceived market size, but if LEGO can greenlight projects from Star Wars and Harry Potter, there’s no excuse for ignoring something with the cross-generational pull of the Muppets at Christmas.
Fans would go nuts for this. It’s displayable, giftable, and steeped in nostalgia. And more than that, it’s the kind of release that builds goodwill with fans who’ve been waiting for something—anything—Muppet-related beyond merchandise tees and cookbook reprints.
It’s time. The Muppets already told the best version of Dickens’ classic. Now let them build it. Literally.
With all that said, there is a LEGO Ideas submission that has a few hundred days left.
Where To Watch The Muppet Christmas Carol
The Muppet Christmas Carol is streaming on Disney+.
“The Muppet Christmas Carol sees The Muppets perform the classic Charles Dickens holiday tale, with Kermit the Frog playing Bob Cratchit, the put-upon clerk of stingy Ebenezer Scrooge (Michael Caine),” Disney’s official description reads.
“Gonzo, as Dickens, narrates the story with the help of Rizzo the Rat. The film also features Miss Piggy as Emily Cratchit, Gonzo as the narrator Charles Dickens, Fozzie Bear as Fozziwig, and Robin the Frog as Tiny Tim. Scrooge receives visits from spirits of three Christmases – past, present and future. They show him the error of his self-serving ways, but the miserable old man seems to be past any hope of redemption and happiness.”
The Muppet Christmas Carol stars Kermit the Frog/Bob Cratchit (Steve Whitmire), Miss Piggy/Emily Cratchit (Frank Oz), The Great Gonzo/Charles Dickens/Narrator (Dave Goelz), Fozzie Bear/Fozziewig (Frank Oz), and Ebenezer Scrooge (Michael Caine).
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