Muppets Christmas Carol with Statler and Waldorf

[Nitrinoxus]

This scene scared me as a kid, and its dark tone still gets to me at 20 years of age.

For me, the buildup to the Marleys' reveal got me on edge, and even though Statler and Waldorf are cracking jokes as usual, their quips have a malicious edge to them that makes me shiver a bit.

It's a nice change of pace, considering this is marketed as a kids' film. This movie has stayed one of my favorites, largely on account of this scene and the Ghost of Christmas Future scene, which is also quite dark.

[Nitrinoxus]

This scene scared me as a kid, and its dark tone still gets to me at 20 years of age.

For me, the buildup to the Marleys' reveal got me on edge, and even though Statler and Waldorf are cracking jokes as usual, their quips have a malicious edge to them that makes me shiver a bit.

It's a nice change of pace, considering this is marketed as a kids' film. This movie has stayed one of my favorites, largely on account of this scene and the Ghost of Christmas Future scene, which is also quite dark.

[parisiangirl72]

I want Statler & Waldorf to heckle me to inspire me when I'm lazy!

[Metroidboomkin]

"Leave Comedy to the Bears!!" rofl

[HousingHelp]

this song is epic



[Mamoru0Hasukage]

Hecklers: the two that should be in every movie.

[ItachiUchiha2010]

The original trolls

[evanromano]

I wonder how they convinced Statler and Waldorf to participate

[cesarjimenezanimator]

@evanromano Because they're haters like the original Marley! D'OH-HO-HO-HO-HO-HO!!!

[BlackSabbath1776]

"Your future is a horror story, written by your crime!"

[tinkbday]

its insanely catchy!

[ForceFedFetusFillet]

I REMEMBER THE LITTLE TYKES ALL STANDING IN THE SNOW BANK..

WITH THEIR LITTLE FROSTBITTEN TEDDY BEARS!

[superkar92]

that noise they make when they think of all the horrible things they've done. I totally make that too :3

[iStayFrosty900]

Looks like you.. But i dont believe it.. Because your voices are WRONG. 

[1davidcampbell]

Must have worked on Wall Street.

[lvp20]

Michael Caine O_O

[dalektaliban]

i think 3:07 can be applied to many politicians nowadays

[CandyLover734]

what do they mean by their hearts were painted black and plz respond

[JonNoto]

These guys were jerks on "The Muppet Show." They're downright fucking evil in this.

[CandyLover734]

What does "heckling" mean

[RichardOnADragon]

@CandyLover734 Teasing, annoying, harassing, trolling.

[pokehacker]

@RichardOnADragon well actually worse given what they've said in the song. they were greedy, evil, conniving, and heartless towards the poor. in other words they went to hell

[RichardOnADragon]

@pokehacker Yes, but I was defining heckling.

[TheMercyfulEmperor]

They're the only reason I watch the entire movie^^

[treebear13]

DOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHO

[xMasterOfCallOfDutyx]

Damn this song is so catchy!

[alboretti85]

This part scared the crap out of me when I was a kid, lol. Love this film.

[venom11808]

More of gravy than grave? Where do you get those terrible puns?

[SpyroFan001]

It's sad to think that if this was a true story that Jacob (and Robert) Marley would still today be suffering with the chains and forever more. I always felt bad for Jacob (and Robert).

[disneyhistoryfan]

god this really makes you think about the way you live your life and its consequences

it must be horrible spending the rest of eternity in chains

wooooooooooooooooo!

[vboh2729]

what I love about this is that in the Christmas Carol there was only Jacob Marley. So what do they name the 2nd one in the Muppet parody? Robert (Bob) Marley! FTW!

[Saebeck32]

Thumbs up if Bill Maher brought you here! Republicans are Scrooge!

[cheesegrater23]

@Saebeck32 Yes I totally agree with you!

[kingdemon101]

best part of the movie its awsome

[Jokerman665]

Best part of the movie!

[sspongey98]

"Leave comedy to the bears, Ebenezer! DOHOHOHOHO!"

Well, Fozzie may not be the worst comic ever...

[Banaerz]

It is required of every man that the spirit within him, should walk abroad among his fellow men.

And if that spirit goes not forth in life, he is condemned to do so after death.

To witness what he cannot share, but might have shared, and turned to happiness.

[DarkPaladin24]

"Oh look, it's Ebenezer Scrooge!"

"Looking older and more wicked than ever."

"I knew he wouldn't disappoint us."

DOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHO

[chuckyrocks4321]

@DarkPaladin24 thats 1 of my fave statler and waldorf quotes :)

[DCdabest]

@DarkPaladin24

you forgot to add the awkward silence at the end!

[calabiyauasaurus]

7 people are doomed for all time.

[MessyPaint]

DOOOOHHHOHOHOHOHO!

[RandomTask3000]

Robert Marley? Omg. Bob.

[Animejazzcat2007]

these two muppets (starting with this movie where I first saw them) scared me to tears everytime i saw them as a kid.

[TobyBourne]

i will end up with Jacob and Robert, unless i change my ways! So much meaning behind this video!

[Tannaman]

This scene always scares me, but otherwise a fab film!

[Mantonization]

@PatrickLMT Right after Statler says 'What a terrible pun, where do you get those jokes'. What does Waldorf say. That's what I want to know.

[Mantonization]

What is Waldorf saying at 1:40?

[av3nger3]

@Mantonization Leave comedy to the Bears Ebenezer!

[Imagineer5986]

Dang. They can wail... Literally

[ShadowOfTheSea]

7 people didn't leave comedy to the bears

[Arangarta]

My favourite Christmas Carol film :)

[hypnotisedpenguin]

These two are awesome but as a kid this scene scared the fucking crap out of me. I'm not even joking.

[DaveJ721]

"There's more of gravy than of grave about you!"

Ebeneezer Scrooge said the same thing to Jacob Marley's ghost in the book "A Christmas Carol". Jacob ignored the remark instead of telling Scrooge to "leave comedy to the bears". :)

[NaiTaiDai]

Dave was really just getting into the role of Waldorf by this time, wasn't he?

[MuppetVoicesAndMore]

@NaiTaiDai Yeah, this was his first time performing the character.

[NaiTaiDai]

@MuppetVoicesAndMore Dave's voice kinda slips into the pitch he used for Boober from Fraggle Rock during the number. Notice that?

[MuppetVoicesAndMore]

@NaiTaiDai Haha. Yeah, sometimes. And also, Dave's Waldorf sounds a lot like the pig viking he performed in the "In the Navy" skit on the Muppet show.

[Ultraslainmonkey]

this was the only song that really worked for me in this one

[robbiedistasio]

waldork and statler remind me of jack lemmon and walter mathau

[firefoxerika]

7 people where heckled by Statler and Waldorf

[EpicNinjaShiro]

@firefoxerika probably Statler and Waldorf have 7 accounts



[LeahCSkylighter1]

@EpicNinjaShiro why would they dislike this? they have the time of their lives when they heckle people

[EpicNinjaShiro]

@LeahCSkylighter1 On principle, on principle

[treebear13]

@firefoxerika make that nine people :D



[MajinGatomon]

Leave comedy to the bears :) 

[SimpleJars]

@Trainsz, both Statler and Waldorf are Marley and Marley in this movie.

[tonysixwing]

im srry but i have a colder heart then scrouge yet i whent to help the world i am a living paradox muhahahaha

[multiz007]

Its a shame they recast the voices... the originals rocked !

[WeaponXXIV]

@multiz007 Agreed but they really had no choice...Jim Henson was the voice of Waldorf but died in 1990 and Richard Hunt was Statler but died before this movie was done...Considering this was the first movie since both their deaths I think that Dave Goelz and Jerry Nelson didn't do that bad of a job

[multiz007]

@WeaponXXIV oh wow , i didnt know Henson was Waldorf. And yes, they did a good job. Thanks!

[whiteandnerdy2damax]

@multiz007 BUT THEY DIED

[Studmeister17]

@multiz007 Yeah, its too bad that Jim and Richard passed away before this movie could be made. But I think Dave Goelz and Jerry Nelson did a fine job with the characters.

[miss09lauren]

robert marley lol

[MrVlogWatcher]

Scrooge: "Haunted?, I've already had enough of that!" I don't know why but I really find that bit funny

[frylok69]

Statler and Waldorf vs the 7 people that didn't like this video.

[theboughers]

When you come to send a message to a living person when you're dead so they don't make the same mistake you did, what do you do? Sing a awesome song.

[EvilZattaX]

7 people are stormtroopers.

[Ryokamen]

the 7 people that disliked this have no sense of christmas, and have no childhood. this is a classic of all time and beats just about any holiday movie hands down

[Anexilli]

Man, I completely forgot that was Michael Caine playing Ebenezer!

Freakin' nostalgia man

Also gotta love Statler and Woldorf no matter what

[ysbaddaden2003]

I prefer the George C Scott version

But even with that caveat, Michael Caine played a good Scrooge. Although he had some outbursts, largely to set off comic scenes, he held his own against the muppets, and seemed to be a Scrooge resigned to his lot, not finding pleasure in anything.

Scott on the other hand seemed powerful even as an old man, and really enjoyed wielding that power over others like it was a contest of will.

Unlike Albert Finney, neither played the part like a craven coward.

[fashiondesigner124]

i sang this song aaaaall day today.I cant get enough of it.

[Ashnazgul15]

This movie was all kinds of awesome.

[HollowAxer]

@Ashnazgul15 The BEST "Christmas Carol" Adaptation of ALL TIME!!!!!

[shandyls1]

how do people not like this? I love this video.

[Tygra81]

Michael Caine still my favorite Scrooge!

[Mowac]

I can't imagining anyone else but Jim Henson himself playing Waldorf. They don't even sound like the old Statler and Waldorf.

[Iishieboo]

I love how this version pulls no punches. It was seriously scary and still is, even though I'm 21. It uses big words. It doesn't treat kids like idiots. Awesome. My favorite version of A Christmas Carol.

[CaptainBulldog]

"More of gravy than of grave!"

"What a terrible pun! Where do you get those jokes?"

For years I didn't realize they were referencing the book, which makes these lines even more hilarious. As far as I'm concerned, this is the definitive film version of Dickens' masterpiece. Watching this film has been a tradition since I was very young and now reading the book every year has become a tradition as well.

[savageFTW]

I remember when I was a kid and how when one of them appeared in the doorknob, I was purely terrified :O

[deaconstancil]

so have your fun when life is done, a nightmare waits for you!!!

[juliuswhiteman]

robert zemekis didn't need to make his version with jim carrey.

So long as this film exists; there is no need for another adoptation of a christmas carol. this version will always be king!!

[kirbmaster1990]

My favorite Muppet movie of all time

[Newtwist75]

Dick Cheney and Karl Rove? No nevermind one didnt tell Scrooge what to do to himself.

[CallicoJackracham]

this is actually quitte creepy also the chains add a strange piece of macabre to it.

[Joetheviking84]

YES! I love this part. I love how the camera sloooowly pans around the chair while eerie music takes up all the sound! That particular part is so much like a good horror movie. And then of course you its safe when you realize its just Statler and Waldorf. But I remember being a kid in the theater and I was terrified until the muppets showed up.

[omgitsaaron]

The squinting guy on the left was one of the scariest things in the world to me when I was little, him & Slappy from Goosebumps

[freddiezante08]

So have Your fun when life is done...a nightmare waits for you

Taken out of the song and putin a normal sentence..its bloody terrifying!

Especially for kids!

[Crossbones6732]

Hey, its Alfred from Batman! Applause!

[alexp9999]

ROFL, Robert Marley, haha =D

[BBBoggs]

Michael Caine was a fantastic enough Ebeneezer Scrooge for a serious adaptation. He was even better than Patrick Stewart. His being the genuine role, surrounded by Muppets and their hilarious, top-notch, material is what made the film.

[mario5733]

@BBBoggs

Agreed, unfortunately this film did not get recognized a whole lot around that time in 1992, due to Aladdin and Home Alone 2 stealing the spotlight.

[TRAVISTA87]

I watch this movie every December

[mustang99190]

i love those guys there so awsome when i was younger i was terrified of that bit but now its my fave. bit of the movie!!

[Arran64]

Dooooo hohohohohoh!

[TheNewmanProductions]

I watch the film every Christmas, it's awesome.

[BenJamminForYou]

We're Barley and Marley!...

WOAAH-OOAH-OOAH-OOOAH! :

:)

[Plantslayer78]

This is an very Jim Henson take on the classic story A Christmas Carol. Startler and Waldorf is so hilarious as Jacob Marly and his brother Robert Marley. I laughed watching this scene.

[Studmeister17]

This is my favorite scene from the whole movie!

[Studmeister17]

@lotten16 They sound almost exactly the same here as they did back then...

[Studmeister17]

@lotten16 Yeah, I know what you mean. But I think Dave Goelz and Jerry Nelson do a pretty fair job too.

[Studmeister17]

@lotten16 Yeah, they took over after Henson and Hunt died, but now that Jerry Nelson has retired, Steve Whitmire has taken on the role of Statler.

[KianaN16]

This part has tramatized alot of people hasnt it? Includine me! lmao XD

[Studmeister17]

This was the all time best adaptation of A Christmas Carol !!!

[MarshallMan103]

DOOMED SCROOGE!!! YOUR DOOMED FOR ALL TIME!!!!

[AlexielSnape]

First time I saw Michael Caine. Love him!

[MaxL214]

and to think this song's supposed to be for kids, it's actually quite creepy when you hear this song at night all alone in the dark. 3:06 that's some powerful shit though!

[TheNewmanProductions]

They don't make the Muppets like this anymore... that's rather sad.

[RoninShinobi88]

This whole thing was scarry as a child at first, it still is kind of creepy.

[Pabran]

The bell so scared the shit out of me, ever since I was a kid.

[TheNewmanProductions]

My favorite Christmas movie, watch it every year.

[Kasukimuki]

woah, that would freak out children!

[Megacaesar]

I keep hearing it as;

"As freedom comes from killing laws, old rhythm comes with hate."

I quite know that should be incorrect.

[Meinfuhrerhoffman]

As freedom comes from giving love, so prison comes with hate.

[Xankara98]

@Meinfuhrerhoffman Wow where did you steal that you hack?

[Meinfuhrerhoffman]

@Xankara98 ...It's part of the song this comment is posted to. Not very observant are you?

[Xankara98]

@Meinfuhrerhoffman I read comments while the video loads, so my bad. Though you still used it to make yourself sound better, you hack.

[RyuGabriev]

@Megacaesar Actually it's supposed to be: "As Freedom comes from Giving Love, so Prison comes with hate!"

[twilistar26]

"We're Marley and Marley,

our hearts are painted black!"

Reminds me of another song about wanted it to be black!

[CallicoJackracham]

@twilistar26 i think that you mean paint it black from the rolling stones.

[twilistar26]

@CallicoJackracham That's the one I've been trying to remember. Thanks!

[CallicoJackracham]

@twilistar26 youre welcome.

[lilbaybeepink]

this bit used to terrify me when i was little!

[101101101777]

"With their frosted little teddy bears,

DO HO HO HO *shudder*"

[Megacaesar]

*frost-bitten

[101101101777]

Patrick Stewart is knighted now aswell

[Carrotcake212]

I got this movie for christmas!

[hugatree10]

Leave the comedy to the bears!!

[veggietalesfan65]

huh thats one of the only jokes i don't get that they say

[hugatree10]

@veggietalesfan65 They say it because Fozzie Bear is the muppet who is a standup comedian.

[theallseeingoracle]

Because with the Muppets, the bears are the ones who do most of the jokes. I.E. Fozzie.

[Xerxes2005]

"Please, Robert, Jacob, don't criticize me. You always criticize me !"

Lol ! That was a well placed muppet link.

[mets2128]

Waldorf: "We were always heckling you."

Statler: "It's good to be heckling again."

Waldorf: "It's good to be doing anything again."

[Kain59242]

Micheal Caine is great! where do u get these puns?! lol

[CrackerCarrot]

omg i love this film and this clip :P

[whovian157]

With their little frostbitten teddybears! :) Watched this film today, I still love it.

[veggietalesfan65]

Love waldorf and statler :)

"more of gravy than of grave?"

"what a terrible pun were do you get these jokes?"

Probably from them ^u^

[mets2128]

"Leave comedy to the bears Ebenezeer."

[MarcusSLazarus]

Actually, I think that line was in the original tale by Dickens

[ztslovebird]

So THIS is where they came up with that thing about ghosts wrattling chains!

[CarlisleEsmeluv]

Yeah. You really can't beat the muppets. They're the bomb. ; ).

^_^

[JDay3000]

I just saw Disney's A Christmas Carol and it was cool but this movie is still my favorite adaptation. You just can't beat the Muppets. :)

[Butter89cup]

OMG YOU READ MY MIND! I just got home from it too and this is STILL my favorite! Muppets ftw!!!

[Freakntheworld]

I know!! this one will always be a classic! still warms my heart

[ProgDrummerQ]

"What a terrible Pun...where do you get those jokes" hahahaha (because their puns are usually just as dumb XD) The Teddy bear comment is soooo cruel too lol. I still love this movie as an adult. Also Jacob Marley was the one in the book...Robert Marley was made up to fit them both. Robert Marley. (Bob Marley) XD

[miss09lauren]

this part scared me when i was little lol

[Nate2764]

the beginning of the scene always chills me a bit. one of my favorite moments in the whole movie though. has been since i was a kid.

[meganlikepie56]

lmfao in the book it doesn't say buisness partner so here I am think that Scrooge is gay hahahahahahaha I feel so stupid now!! abosutley my favorite part in the movie!!!

[meerkater]

0:16, spooky as hell!

[retrodude40]

my aunt and uncles house had a stairwell like that and i would never go bye it because i was afraid they'd pop up

[FireXtheRipper]

i would love it if they would pop up ^^

[drewpj88]

yea Michael Caine is an amazing actor! He was Knighted Sir Michael Caine by the queen because of his acting skillz

[FireXtheRipper]

like sean connery right ?

[FireXtheRipper]

sean connory too right ?

[mets2128]

no other knighted actors include Ian Mckellen, Ian holm, and that's all I know

[ROFLLAMOWTFBBQ]

I love the guy who plays scrooge, look how serious he plays this while surrounded by Muppets; give this guy a medal.

[1ceman1988]

@ROFLLAMOWTFBBQ Sir Michael Caine Rules!!!!

[nightwishfan60]

@ROFLLAMOWTFBBQ Michael Cain is just that awesome

[1ceman1988]

@nightwishfan60 Thats SIR Michael Cain to you peasant!

[nightwishfan60]

@1ceman1988 cant believe I forgot that.

*grovels for forgivness*

[terminegger]

@ROFLLAMOWTFBBQ

This guy?!

THIS GUY?!

It's Micheal Goddamn Caine, the greatest actor in the world.

[Studmeister17]

@terminegger Agreed. The only movie I didn't like him in was Quills. That was a terrible movie.