"It's an Udderful Life" (also known as A Barnyard Christmas Special) is a special half-hour Christmas-themed episode of the Nickelodeon animated series Back at the Barnyard, produced as the sixteenth episode of its second season (though it was aired as the season's fifteenth episode).
Summary
Otis the Cow, the leader of the Barnyard, convinces his college buddies Donner and Blitzen to stop by the barnyard on Christmas Eve. During the visit, Otis accidentally gives Santa a cup belonging to Freddy the Ferret, who is sick. When Santa comes down with Ferret Fever and can't finish his rounds in the county, which turns out to be his last stop on his Christmas Eve rounds, then Otis and the animals vow to make toys and deliver them by midnight to save Christmas.
In a side-plot, Snotty Boy wants a Red Ryder BB taser in a nod to the 1983 holiday film A Christmas Story.
Availability
The special was included on the Back at the Barnyard: Season 2 manufacture-on-demand DVD set, sold exclusively on Amazon.com.
Cast
| Voice actor/actress | Character |
|---|---|
| Chris Hardwick | Otis Blitzen Narrator |
| Jeff Garcia | Pip |
| Leigh-Allyn Baker | Abby Old Lady Girl |
| Tino Insana | Pig |
| Cam Clarke | Freddy |
| Rob Paulsen | Peck Pizza Twin #1 |
| Dom Irrera | Duke |
| Wanda Sykes | Bessy |
| John DiMaggio | Hilly Burford Donner |
| Steve Oedekerk | Snotty Boy Pizza Twin #2 |
| Jeff Bennett | The Mayor |
| Lloyd Scherr | Everett |
| Fred Tatasciore | Farmer Buyer British Guy |
| Kevin Michael Richardson | Santa Claus |
| Jim Cummings | Polar bear |
External links
- Back at the Barnyard Wiki: It's an Udderful Life
- "It's an Udderful Life" at the Internet Movie Database