question: Bill Barretta has produced two of the Muppets television films, including a 2002 NBC television film that was written by Tom Martin and Jim Lewis, and was directed by who?
answer: Kirk Thatcher
context: Title: Man or Muppet
  Passage: "Man or Muppet" is a song from Walt Disney Pictures' 2011 musical film "The Muppets", written by singer-songwriter Bret McKenzie.  Performed by the film's main characters, Gary (Jason Segel) and Walter (Peter Linz), the song also features Bill Barretta and Jim Parsons portraying the contrasting identities of Gary and Walter, respectively.  The song was released by Walt Disney Records on November 22, 2011, as part of the film's original soundtrack.
  Title: It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
  Passage: It's A Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie is a 2002 NBC television film, directed by Kirk Thatcher and written by Tom Martin and Jim Lewis and stars Whoopi Goldberg, David Arquette, Joan Cusack, the cast of "Scrubs" and The Muppets.  The plot centers on Kermit the Frog who, after losing all hope for saving the Muppet Theatre, is assisted by an angel who shows him a world in which he had never been born.  The film is an homage to Frank Capra's 1946 film, "It's a Wonderful Life", which has a similar plot.
  Title: Bill Barretta
  Passage: William Paul "Bill" Barretta (born June 19, 1964) is an American puppeteer and producer who has been performing with The Muppets since 1991, when he puppeteered the body of Sinclair family patriarch, Earl Sinclair on "Dinosaurs".  He later developed several new characters on "Muppets Tonight", including Pepe the King Prawn, Johnny Fiama, Big Mean Carl and Bobo the Bear.  Along with having his own Muppet characters, Barretta has taken over several of Jim Henson's roles, such as Dr. Teeth, Rowlf the Dog, Mahna Mahna and Swedish Chef, and briefly took over Jerry Nelson's role of Lew Zealand.  His film debut as a principal puppeteer was in 1996's "Muppet Treasure Island" as Clueless Morgan.  In addition, Barretta has produced two of the Muppets' television films, "It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie" (2002) and "The Muppets' Wizard of Oz" (2005).  Barretta also provides additional voices on "Kim Possible".  His most recent film performance was in Disney's "Muppets Most Wanted", where he also served as a co-producer.  Barretta also served as an executive producer on the ABC series, "The Muppets".
  Title: The Muppets (TV series)
  Passage: The Muppets (stylized as the muppets.)  is an American television comedy series that originally aired on ABC from September 22, 2015 to March 1, 2016.  Co-created by Bill Prady and Bob Kushell, the series is produced by ABC Studios and The Muppets Studio, with Randall Einhorn and Muppet performer Bill Barretta serving as executive producers alongside Prady and Kushell.  On May 12, 2016, ABC cancelled the series after one season.
citations: It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie Bill Barretta