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Free to Be... a Family

1988
Directed byGary Halvorson
1h 0m

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.

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Jon Bon JoviSelf - HostMel BrooksSelfKevin ClashElmo / Unemployed Bear (voice)
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Phil DonahueSelf
Whoopi GoldbergSelf
Jim HensonKermit the Frog (voice)
Penn JilletteSelf
Frank OzMiss Piggy (voice)
Gilda RadnerSelf
Carly SimonSelf
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ComedyDocumentaryTV Movie
STATUSReleased
RATING
9.3

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