I just can’t wait for Gu Li Duo to have it’s own entry on the Iron Man wiki.

A thousand times yes to this! I find it to be on par with Charlie Brown to be one of the most genuine Christmas specials around. A simple story with a simple message in a beautifully realized world.

This post kind of sums up exactly what’s great about it: http://amuchdeeperlevel.blogspot.com/2011/12/otter-sincerity.html

All the Henson specials are great (“The Bells of Fraggle Rock,” “Muppet Family Christmas,” and “Christmas Eve on Sesame Street”) but Emmet Otter stands apart, given how tragic it becomes for this family of woodland creatures who have done nothing but be pleasant and moral. It reminds us of those less fortunate and how Christmas can be a burden as well as a blessing.