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| + | |writer=Bil Keane {{s|(creator)}}<br>Joseph C. Cavella |
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| + | |release=December 18, 1979 |
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| ⚫ | '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is a 1979 animated {{w|NBC}} special based on {{w|Bil Keane}}'s long-running syndicated comic strip ''{{w|The Family Circus}}''. Produced by Edward F. Cullen and associate produced by Saul Kasdan, it premiered on December 18, 1979. It followed 1978's ''A Special Valentine with the Family Circus'' and was followed in 1982 by ''A Family Circus Easter''. Its theme song, "The Dreamer", was sung by {{w|Sarah Vaughn}}. |
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| − | The family is decorating their tree when Daddy notices the star his father made is missing. When Billy asks Mommy why this made Daddy sad, she tells him it's because the star was made by his father, their Granddad, who is in Heaven. Jeffy then has a vivid dream about Santa, and asks him in the dream to bring Granddad home from Heaven for Christmas to make Daddy happy again. When Billy learns that Jeffy thinks this really will happen, he is afraid that Jeffy's Christmas will be ruined, since Santa can't do that. Mommy tries to explain why it's not possible to Jeffy after Dolly tells her what Jeffy thinks, but he gets upset and doesn't want to hear it. That night, he gets a visit from Santa, |
+ | The family is decorating their tree when Daddy notices the star his father made is missing. When Billy asks Mommy why this made Daddy sad, she tells him it's because the star was made by his father, their Granddad, who is in Heaven. Jeffy then has a vivid dream about [[Santa]], and asks him in the dream to bring Granddad home from Heaven for [[Christmas]] to make Daddy happy again. When Billy learns that Jeffy thinks this really will happen, he is afraid that Jeffy's Christmas will be ruined, since Santa can't do that. However, Jeffy doesn't understand, for when he is at a department store meeting Santa, he makes this same request. The store Santa, trying to dissuade Jeffy is in his own, says that greedy children get nothing, to which Jeffy replies he wants nothing else if his family is reunited with Granddad, making the store Santa shake his head, not sure of what else to say. Mommy tries to explain why it's not possible to Jeffy after Dolly tells her what Jeffy thinks, but he gets upset and doesn't want to hear it. That night, he gets a visit from Santa, who explains there are some things that cannot be asked for, but to show that he meant well, he reunites Jeffy with Granddad. |
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| + | |{{w|Allen Swift}}||[[Santa Claus]] |
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==External links== |
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| − | * [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0308246/ A Family Circus Christmas] at Internet Movie Database |
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| − | * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQyCvttUcMM Watch it] on YouTube |
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Revision as of 14:40, 4 October 2020
The cover to the VHS release.
A Family Circus Christmas is a 1979 animated NBC special based on Bil Keane's long-running syndicated comic strip The Family Circus. Produced by Edward F. Cullen and associate produced by Saul Kasdan, it premiered on December 18, 1979. It followed 1978's A Special Valentine with the Family Circus and was followed in 1982 by A Family Circus Easter. Its theme song, "The Dreamer", was sung by Sarah Vaughn.
Synopsis
The family is decorating their tree when Daddy notices the star his father made is missing. When Billy asks Mommy why this made Daddy sad, she tells him it's because the star was made by his father, their Granddad, who is in Heaven. Jeffy then has a vivid dream about Santa, and asks him in the dream to bring Granddad home from Heaven for Christmas to make Daddy happy again. When Billy learns that Jeffy thinks this really will happen, he is afraid that Jeffy's Christmas will be ruined, since Santa can't do that. However, Jeffy doesn't understand, for when he is at a department store meeting Santa, he makes this same request. The store Santa, trying to dissuade Jeffy is in his own, says that greedy children get nothing, to which Jeffy replies he wants nothing else if his family is reunited with Granddad, making the store Santa shake his head, not sure of what else to say. Mommy tries to explain why it's not possible to Jeffy after Dolly tells her what Jeffy thinks, but he gets upset and doesn't want to hear it. That night, he gets a visit from Santa, who explains there are some things that cannot be asked for, but to show that he meant well, he reunites Jeffy with Granddad.
Cast
| Voice actress/actor | Character(s) |
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| Anne Costello | Mommy |
| Bob Kaliban | Daddy |
| Mark McDermott | Billy |
| Missy Hope | Dolly |
| Nathan Berg | Jeffy P. J. |
| Allen Swift | Santa Claus |
External links
- A Family Circus Christmas at the Internet Movie Database
- A Family Circus Christmas at the Big Cartoon DataBase