God Bless Us, Every Frog

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By Newsweek Editors

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Plum movie roles often go to neophytes, but never to any quite this green. Come jingle-bell time, Kermit the Frog will costar as Bob Cratchit with Michael Caine as Scrooge, in a musical adaptation of "A Christmas Carol." It's the first time the Muppets play characters other than themselves in a film. With Miss Piggy as Mrs. Cratchit and Gonzo narrating as Charles Dickens, it should be ribbit-ing.

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