Last week, I noticed some signs up in Brooklyn Heights saying that Muppets Inc would be filming something called "Letters To Santa" there on Monday, September 8, and the times were from 6AM to 12AM. Why they thought they needed 18 hours is beyond me. But I got off the train a couple stops early to pop over and check it out, and I got lucky enough to see them film one scene before they called it a wrap. They'd redecorated an apartment building in the neighborhood to look like a post office, and Fozzie, Gonzo and Sam the Eagle were on the steps, worrying that the post office had closed, and it was Christmas Eve and they had to return Santa's letters to him. (Naturally, Sam the Eagle reminded viewers that reading other people's mail was a crime, while Fozzie just worried he'd end up on Santa's naughty list for reading his mail)
So I basically only saw that one bit, then they wrapped. Fozzie and Sam disappeared, but Gonzo came over to thank the little boy in front of me for coming to watch. Thank goodness for the kid, or he might not even have bothered. Though honestly, I think I was probably more excited to be three feet away from Gonzo than the kid was! I don't know why I get so excited to encounter the Muppets, but I do. I can't help it. They just make me feel like a kid again. It's wonderful.
The signs only listed the one day, but I hope they'll be back again. I'm sure they shot more than that one scene if they were there all day, but here's hoping there's even more to shoot... maybe on another street closer to mine?
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