The Christmas Toy

The Christmas Toy is a 1986 television special directed by Eric Till and produced by The Jim Henson Company, featuring Jim Henson's Muppets, including Rugby the Tiger who remembers how he was the Christmas Toy last year, and thinks he is going to be unwrapped again this year. The special, which originally aired on December 6, 1986, on ABC, was sponsored by Kraft Foods. The special has many plot points that are notably similar to Toy Story, which was released 9 years later.

The special later inspired a spin-off television series titled Secret Life of Toys.

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International versions

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