Comedy ·Documentary ·TV Movie · United States of America · 1988 · 1h 0m

Free to Be... a Family

Director

Cast

Jon Bon Jovi as Self - Host Mel Brooks as Self Kevin Clash as Elmo / Unemployed Bear (voice) Phil Donahue as Self Whoopi Goldberg as Self Jim Henson as Kermit the Frog (voice)

Crew

Sarah Durkee — Writer Norman Stiles — Writer Christopher Cerf — Writer

Synopsis

Seminal TV special about two groups of children, one in New York City and the other in Moscow, who befriend each other over a satellite connection and find common ground. The Muppets and several celebrities make a cameo.

Key Collaborators

Gary Halvorson Director Sarah Durkee Writer Norman Stiles Writer Christopher Cerf Writer

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