The Christmas Toy

1986

Family / Fantasy / Musical

5
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 76% · 1 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 76% · 500 ratings
IMDb Rating 7.7/10 10 1587 1.6K

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Plot summary

It's Christmas Eve and the playroom is alive with excitement for the new toys that will arrive the next day. Balthazar, the old and wise bear, explains to the other toys that they must welcome the newcomers even though each of them may be replaced as one of the children's new favorite toys.

Director

Eric Till Photo
Eric Till

Top cast

Zachary Bennett Photo
Zachary Bennett as Jesse Jones
Brian Henson Photo
Brian Henson as Cruiser
Steve Whitmire Photo
Steve Whitmire as Mew
Dave Goelz Photo
Dave Goelz as Rugby
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460.83 MB
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English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
12 hr 50 min
Seeds 34
946.95 MB
1438*1080
English 5.1
NR
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23.976 fps
12 hr 50 min
Seeds 79

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by AllisonLVenezio

A Christmas classic!

Imagine being the light of someone's life, the favorite plaything of a child, only to feel rejected when a new plaything gets in the way?"The Christmas Toy" is a 1986 made-for-TV Christmas special that aired on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC-TV) in December 1986, and centers around a playroom full of toys, including Rugby, a self-centered tiger, Apple, a sweet-natured curly-haired doll, Balthazar, an aged teddy-bear, and Mew, a catnip toy mouse, among others. The toys come alive when no one is around. On Christmas Eve, Rugby learns that he will be "replaced" by a new favorite toy, and is determined to get inside the box of the new toy. Rugby and Mew go on an adventure to the living room, where Rugby opens the box of Meteora, a She-Ra-esque doll that causes havock. When Rugby and Mew go back to the playroom, Mew lags behind, and becomes frozen, just like the cute little clown doll, Ding-a-Ling. Can Rugby still compete for his owner's heart?This was a great program that, according to my mom, never aired again. It took forever to be released on video, but those of us who saw it in 1986, and even have it on tape, remember it fondly. I have mine on a tape my parents made in 1986, and it has the old "Kraft" recipe commercials, and my best friend and I thought the recipes were disgusting looking. I love how Kermit hosts the program, and the characters are the same voices as the great Muppets we all know and love.My favorite parts are when Rubgy opens the box to find Meteora, the introduction with Kermit (I LOVE KERMIT!), and the ending, which I won't give away!This was well-done and beautiful to watch, and a great Christmas story that teaches viewers not to be conceited, and that you're never forgotten. Definitely watch this at Christmas time this year, and remember an undying classic for all ages.
Reviewed by utgard14 7 / 10

Together at Christmas

A stuffed tiger named Rugby was a little girl's Christmas toy last year. Wanting to relive that experience, he intends to sneak into the box of this year's Christmas toy and replace it. His toy friends try to stop him before he's seen by a person. If people see the toys when they're moving around, the toys will be frozen forever.This is a delightful Christmas special from Jim Henson with Kermit appearing at the beginning and end. Some good songs (and one not so good near the beginning) with absolutely charming characters and a lovely story. As other reviewers have mentioned, there's an obvious similarity between this and Toy Story. This is something Muppets fans or fans of great old Christmas TV specials will certainly appreciate.
Reviewed by rbooth100 8 / 10

Toy Story inspiration

Two reviewers have already mentioned 'Toy Story'. I can't help but wonder if John Lassetter had seen this special before he made that movie. This isn't in any way to take away from the genius of either Henson or Lassetter, both of whom have been named as latter day Disneys, a sentiment I agree with.There are some intriguing similarities:1 - The overall idea of toys coming alive.2 - The theme of a toy being replaced in a child's affections and how the toy might feel.3 - Toys to the rescue!4 - A science-fictional toy believing they are real. Can't you just see Meteora and Buzz Lightyear hooking up?!
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