The Bad Guys: A Very Bad Holiday is a Netflix special, based upon characters directly licensed to DreamWorks Animation, LLC, with its creator Aaron Blabey serving as one of two consulting producers, that premiered on November 30, 2023. It was a special pilot to its potential spin-off series. It was nominated for the 2024 Annie Award for Best FX - TV/Media, but lost to the Blue Eye Samurai episode "All Evil Dreams and Angry Words".
Synopsis
Set before the events of the film, the Bad Guys are riding around the city and looking forward to commit a bank robbery on Christmas, taking advantage that everyone will be celebrating on their homes. At a parade, their car gets tied to a beloved Santa Claus balloon which they end up destroying accidentally. As a result, the city's mood falls so low that Christmas is cancelled. Concerned that their heist will not be possible, the Bad Guys set up to cheer up the city. At first, Webs suggests replacing the balloon with a Santa Claus exoskeleton she has built, but the rest of the gang disagree as it looks too intimidating. Instead, Wolf suggests recreating the balloon, but it ends up looking horrible and is discarded as well.
With 12 hours left for Christmas morning, they plan to break into a radio station to emit Christmas carols again —having been replaced with rap music— as Wolf and Snake steal presents to deliver them to people's homes. Though the plan is successful, Wolf feels the need for snow to fully rekindle people's spirit. In order to do that, Webs modifies a shaved ice machine on the street, but contrary to her instructions, Wolf increases its power output. Snow begins, but it quickly spirals into an ice storm terrorizing the city. The gang reprimand Wolf's tendency to push things too far, but they forgive him when he admits that he was just trying to give them the best heist ever, instead of showing off. Wolf uses the Santa Claus exoskeleton to deactivate the ice machine. When the storm ends, the exoskeleton becomes the city's new hero and mascot. Through its microphone, Shark tells the citizens to go back to their homes.
The Bad Guys go back to their hideout, but they have now caught a cold and cannot carry out the robbery. To their surprise and dismay, they find presents from Santa Claus, as they have done nothing but good deeds. As a result, they begin working on a plan to heist Santa's workshop to prove that they belong on the naughty list.
Cast
| Voice actor/actress | Character |
|---|---|
| Michael Godere | Mr. Wolf |
| Ezekiel Ajeigbe | Mr. Shark |
| Raul Ceballos | Mr. Piranha |
| Chris Diamantopoulos | Mr. Snake |
| Mallory Low | Ms. Tarantula |
| Zehra Fazal | Tiffany Fluffit |
| Keith Silverstein | Gary the Shaved Ice Vendor |
| Kari Wahlgren | DJ Trudy Tude Holiday Shopper |
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Videos
External links
- DreamWorks Wiki: The Bad Guys: A Very Bad Holiday
- The Bad Guys: A Very Bad Holiday at the Internet Movie Database