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'''''The Stingiest Man in Town''''' is an animated version of [[The Stingiest Man in Town (1956)|the 1956 Alcoa Hour special]] based on ''[[A Christmas Carol]]'', produced by [[Rankin/Bass]] and originally broadcast on [[wikipedia:American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] on December 23, 1978. The musical special features the voices of {{w|Walter Matthau}} as [[Ebenezer Scrooge]] and {{w|Tom Bosley}} as the narrating insect, [[B.A.H. Humbug, Esq.]], whose name is a pun off Scrooge's most famous catchphrase "Bah, Humbug."
 
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|director=[[Arthur Rankin Jr.]]<br>[[Jules Bass]]
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|writer=[[Romeo Muller]]<br>Janice Torre {{s|(original adaptation)}}<br />[[Charles Dickens]] {{s|(book)}}
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|release=December 23, 1978
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|runtime=50 minutes
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|rating=TV-G
 
|available=VHS<br>DVD<br>Hulu}}'''''The Stingiest Man in Town''''' is an animated version of [[The Stingiest Man in Town (1956)|the 1956 Alcoa Hour special]] based on [[Charles Dickens]]' ''[[A Christmas Carol]]'', produced by [[Rankin/Bass]] and originally broadcast on [[wikipedia:American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] on December 23, 1978. The musical special features the voices of {{w|Walter Matthau}} as [[Ebenezer Scrooge]] and {{w|Tom Bosley}} as the narrating insect, [[B.A.H. Humbug, Esq.]], whose name is a pun off Scrooge's most famous catchphrase "Bah, Humbug."
   
 
==Synopsis==
 
==Synopsis==
 
[[File:Stingiestman1.jpg‎|thumb|250px|Scrooge with the Ghost of Christmas Present.]]
 
[[File:Stingiestman1.jpg‎|thumb|250px|Scrooge with the Ghost of Christmas Present.]]
The 1978 version, based on the famous Dickens classic ''A Christmas Carol'', is a tale of Ebenezer Scrooge told through the perspective of narrator B.A.H. Humbug, whose name is of course a word play on Scrooge's catch phrase, "bah humbug". Scrooge is a tightwad, with his consistent resistance to assist the poor or even have Christmas dinner with his nephew [[Fred (A Christmas Carol)|Fred]] and his family. In hopes of resuscitating the goodness of his one-time friend, the ghost of [[Jacob Marley]], Scrooge's former business partner, visits Scrooge in his mansion, exhorting him to change his ways. Scrooge deems this to be madness and soon prepares for bed.
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The tale of Ebenezer Scrooge is told through the perspective of narrator B.A.H. Humbug, whose name is of course a word play on Scrooge's catchphrase, "bah humbug". Scrooge is a tightwad, with his consistent resistance to assist the poor or even have Christmas dinner with his nephew [[Fred (A Christmas Carol)|Fred]] and his family. In hopes of resuscitating the goodness of his one-time friend, the ghost of [[Jacob Marley]], Scrooge's former business partner, visits Scrooge in his mansion, exhorting him to change his ways. Scrooge deems this to be madness and soon prepares for bed.
   
 
[[File:Stingiest14.gif|thumb|250px]]
 
[[File:Stingiest14.gif|thumb|250px]]
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==Songs==
 
==Songs==
 
The special contains the following songs, all from the original special:
 
The special contains the following songs, all from the original special:
*[[Sing a Christmas Carol]]
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*"[[Sing a Christmas Carol]]"
*[[An Old Fashioned Christmas (song)|An Old Fashioned Christmas]]
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*"[[An Old Fashioned Christmas (song)|An Old Fashioned Christmas]]"
*[[Humbug]]
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*"[[Humbug]]"
*[[The Stingiest Man in Town (song)|The Stingiest Man in Town]]
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*"[[The Stingiest Man in Town (song)|The Stingiest Man in Town]]"
*[[I Wear a Chain]]
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*"[[I Wear a Chain]]"
*[[Golden Dreams]]
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*"[[Golden Dreams]]"
*[[It Might Have Been]]
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*"[[It Might Have Been]]"
*[[The Christmas Spirit]]
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*"[[The Christmas Spirit]]"
*[[Yes, There is a Santa Claus]]
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*"[[Yes, There is a Santa Claus]]"
*[[Birthday Party of the King]]
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*"[[Birthday Party of the King]]"
*[[One Little Boy]]
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*"[[One Little Boy]]"
*[[You Wear a Chain]]
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*"[[You Wear a Chain]]"
*[[Mankind Should be My Business]]
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*"[[Mankind Should be My Business]]"
   
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
After acquiring the distribution rights to the post-1973 Rankin/Bass specials, [[wikipedia:Warner Home Video|Warner Home Video]] released ''The Stingiest Man in Town'' on VHS in 1993. Currently, the special has never had its own individual DVD release, but it was made available on Warner's ''Classic Christmas Favorites'' box set in 2008. It was later included in the ''Rankin/Bass TV Holiday Favorites Collection'' manufacture-on-demand DVD, released by [[wikipedia:Warner Archive Collection|Warner Archive]] on July 30, 2012.
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After acquiring the distribution rights to the post-1973 Rankin/Bass specials, {{w|Warner Home Entertainment|Warner Home Video}} released ''The Stingiest Man in Town'' on VHS in 1993. Currently, the special has never had its own individual DVD release, but it was made available on Warner's ''Classic Christmas Favorites'' box set in 2008. It was later included in the ''Rankin/Bass TV Holiday Favorites Collection'' manufacture-on-demand DVD, released by {{w|Warner Archive Collection|Warner Archive}} on July 30, 2012.
   
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StingiestManInTown1978_VHS.jpg|{{Gallery note|VHS|Warner Home Video<br />December 21, 1993}}
 
StingiestManInTown1978_VHS.jpg|{{Gallery note|VHS|Warner Home Video<br />December 21, 1993}}
 
RankinBass_TV_Holiday_Favorites_Collection.jpg|{{Gallery note|''Rankin/Bass TV Holiday Favorites Collection'' DVD|Warner Home Video<br />July 30, 2012}}
 
RankinBass_TV_Holiday_Favorites_Collection.jpg|{{Gallery note|''Rankin/Bass TV Holiday Favorites Collection'' DVD|Warner Home Video<br />July 30, 2012}}
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==Cast==
 
==Cast==
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[[File:B A H HumbugEsq.jpg|thumb|250px|B.A.H. Humbug, the story's narrator.]]
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
! Voice actor !! Character
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! Voice actor/actress !! Character
 
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| {{w|Walter Matthau}} || [[Ebenezer Scrooge]]
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| {{w|Walter Matthau}} || [[Ebenezer Scrooge]] {{s|(adult)}}
 
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| [[Robert Morse]] || Ebenezer Scrooge {{s|(young)}}
| {{w|Tom Bosley}} || [[B. A. H. Humbug, Esq.]]
 
 
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| {{w|Theodore Bikel}} || [[Jacob Marley|Marley's Ghost]]
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| {{w|Tom Bosley}} || [[B.A.H. Humbug, Esq.]]
 
|-
 
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| {{w|Robert Morse}} || Young Scrooge
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| {{w|Theodore Bikel}} || [[Jacob Marley]]
 
|-
 
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| {{w|Dennis Day}} || [[Fred (A Christmas Carol)|Nephew Fred]]
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| {{w|Dennis Day}} || [[Fred (A Christmas Carol)|Fred]]
 
|-valign=top
 
|-valign=top
 
| [[Paul Frees]] || [[The Ghost of Christmas Past]]<br />[[The Ghost of Christmas Present]]
 
| [[Paul Frees]] || [[The Ghost of Christmas Past]]<br />[[The Ghost of Christmas Present]]
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| Debbie Clinger || Martha Cratchit
 
| Debbie Clinger || Martha Cratchit
 
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| Robert Rolofson || [[Tiny Tim]]
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| Robert Rolofson || [[Timothy "Tiny Tim" Cratchit|Tiny Tim]]
 
|-
 
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| Steffani Calli || Belinda Cratchit
 
| Steffani Calli || Belinda Cratchit
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| {{w|Darlene Conley}} || [[Mrs. Cratchit]]
 
| {{w|Darlene Conley}} || [[Mrs. Cratchit]]
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| Dee Stratton || ?
 
 
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| Shelby Flint || [[Belle (A Christmas Carol)|Belle]]
 
| Shelby Flint || [[Belle (A Christmas Carol)|Belle]]
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| Diana Lee || ?
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| Dee Stratton<br />Diana Lee || Additional voices
 
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==Gallery==
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==External links==
 
==External links==
 
* {{imdb title|0227562|The Stingiest Man in Town}}
 
* {{imdb title|0227562|The Stingiest Man in Town}}
 
* {{bcdb title|27856|The Stingiest Man in Town}}
 
* {{bcdb title|27856|The Stingiest Man in Town}}
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[[Category:A Christmas Carol]]
 
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[[Category:Warner Home Video]]
 
 
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[[Category:Originally aired on ABC]]
 
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Revision as of 10:40, 30 March 2020

The Stingiest Man in Town is an animated version of the 1956 Alcoa Hour special based on Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, produced by Rankin/Bass and originally broadcast on ABC on December 23, 1978. The musical special features the voices of Walter Matthau as Ebenezer Scrooge and Tom Bosley as the narrating insect, B.A.H. Humbug, Esq., whose name is a pun off Scrooge's most famous catchphrase "Bah, Humbug."

Synopsis

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Scrooge with the Ghost of Christmas Present.

The tale of Ebenezer Scrooge is told through the perspective of narrator B.A.H. Humbug, whose name is of course a word play on Scrooge's catchphrase, "bah humbug". Scrooge is a tightwad, with his consistent resistance to assist the poor or even have Christmas dinner with his nephew Fred and his family. In hopes of resuscitating the goodness of his one-time friend, the ghost of Jacob Marley, Scrooge's former business partner, visits Scrooge in his mansion, exhorting him to change his ways. Scrooge deems this to be madness and soon prepares for bed.

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Nevertheless, Scrooge's attitude soon changes after a fateful night wherein three ghosts also visit him and take him through his past. Within these pernicious shadows (which Scrooge created because of his avarice) and maliciousness toward his fellow men, Scrooge sees a younger caricature of himself and realizes how cryptic he has become. The Ghost of Christmas Present proceeds to take Scrooge to the home of his diligent employee Bob Cratchit and discovers just how much poverty Cratchit and his family wallow in. Cratchit's crippled son Tiny Tim touches Scrooge's heart and instigates a transformation within his personality. The production concludes with Scrooge manifesting his enhancements as he assists those less fortunate than himself.

Songs

The special contains the following songs, all from the original special:

Availability

After acquiring the distribution rights to the post-1973 Rankin/Bass specials, Warner Home Video released The Stingiest Man in Town on VHS in 1993. Currently, the special has never had its own individual DVD release, but it was made available on Warner's Classic Christmas Favorites box set in 2008. It was later included in the Rankin/Bass TV Holiday Favorites Collection manufacture-on-demand DVD, released by Warner Archive on July 30, 2012.

Cast

B A H HumbugEsq

B.A.H. Humbug, the story's narrator.

Voice actor/actress Character
Walter Matthau Ebenezer Scrooge (adult)
Robert Morse Ebenezer Scrooge (young)
Tom Bosley B.A.H. Humbug, Esq.
Theodore Bikel Jacob Marley
Dennis Day Fred
Paul Frees The Ghost of Christmas Past
The Ghost of Christmas Present
Sonny Melendrez Bob Cratchit
Debbie Clinger Martha Cratchit
Robert Rolofson Tiny Tim
Steffani Calli Belinda Cratchit
Eric Hines Peter Cratchit
Darlene Conley Mrs. Cratchit
Shelby Flint Belle
Dee Stratton
Diana Lee
Additional voices

Gallery

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