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A Special Sesame Street Christmas

A Special Sesame Street Christmas

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A Special Sesame Street Christmas

"Will Oscar grouch out Christmas?"

1978

0h 48m

6.7(6 votes)

Comedy

Family

TV Movie

Overview

Leslie Uggams hosts this take on A Christmas Carol, where she and fellow guest stars, Anne Murray, Imogene Coca, and Dick Smothers try to get Oscar to stop being such a Grouch on Christmas.

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Production Companies

Children's Television Workshop

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Leslie Uggams

Leslie Uggams

Self

Ethel Merman

Ethel Merman

Self

Imogene Coca

Imogene Coca

Self

Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson

Self

Anne Murray

Self

Henry Fonda

Henry Fonda

Self

Dick Smothers

Dick Smothers

Self

Caroll Spinney

Caroll Spinney

Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

Northern Calloway

David

Will Lee

Will Lee

Mr. Hooper

Creative team

Directed by: Russ Petranto
Written by: Tom Dunsmuir
Produced by: Stephen Pouliot

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