A Miser Brothers' Christmas

A Miser Brothers' Christmas
Title page
Based onThe Year Without a Santa Claus
Directed byDave Barton Thomas
StarringCatherine Disher
Mickey Rooney
Juan Chioran
George S. Irving
Brad Adamson
Theme music composerJono Grant
ComposerJono Grant
Country of originUnited States
Canada
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducersTedd Anasti
Patsy Cameron-Anasti
Adam Shaheen
Running timeapprox. 1 hour
Production companiesWarner Premiere
Warner Bros. Animation
Cuppa Coffee Studios
Original release
NetworkABC Family
ReleaseDecember 13, 2008 (2008-12-13)[1]
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A Miser Brothers' Christmas is a 2008 Christmas stop motion spin-off special, based on the characters from the 1974 Rankin/Bass special The Year Without a Santa Claus.[2] Distributed by Warner Bros. Animation under their Warner Premiere label (the rights holder of the post-1974 Rankin/Bass library) and Toronto-based Cuppa Coffee Studios, the one-hour special premiered on ABC Family on Saturday, December 13, 2008, during the network's annual The 25 Days of Christmas programming.[1]

Mickey Rooney (at age 88) and George S. Irving (at age 86) reprise their respective roles as Santa Claus and Heat Miser.[1][3][4] Snow Miser (originally portrayed by Dick Shawn, who died in 1987) is voiced by Juan Chioran,[4] while Mrs. Claus (voiced in the original by Shirley Booth, who died in 1992) is portrayed by Catherine Disher.[5] The movie aimed to emulate the Rankin/Bass animation style.[6] This is the last Christmas special to feature Mickey Rooney as Santa Claus, who died in 2014, as well as the last time George Irving voices Heat Miser, who died in 2016.

Plot

The feuding Miser Brothers Heat Miser and Snow Miser attend their family reunion with Mother Nature and their fellow siblings including the North Wind, Earthquake, Thunder and Lightning, and the Tides. The North Wind passively asks Mother Nature what might happen if Santa would be unable to complete his duties on Christmas. She responds that the North Wind would take control instead. When Mother Nature asks for a report from the Miser Brothers, Heat begins to call out Snow for trying to "give global warming a bad name". Snow responds by talking about Heat's attempts to scare people with reports of a second Ice Age. Heat then reprimands Snow for claiming Iceland as his own, which barely has any ice. Snow then calls out Heat for claiming Greenland as his own because it's full of ice. The Miser Brothers then fight each other causing Mother Nature to break up the fight.

Despite his dashing appearance and devotion toward Mother Nature, the North Wind is far more evil than either of his brothers. He is fixated with the idea of replacing Santa Claus as a way to achieve personal glory. To put his plan into action, the North Wind sends two of his minions to crash Santa's Super-Sleigh designed by his mechanic Tinsel, causing Santa to injure his back after falling in the middle of a fight between the Miser Brothers as he unintentionally crosses into their domain.

Despite what she told the North Wind before and having been informed by Mrs. Claus about what happened to Santa, Mother Nature assigns the Miser Brothers the responsibility of running the toy factory as a way to make it up to Santa. Their fighting continues as they move through several workshop stations. The North Wind hatches a new plan to keep them fighting so it would appear as if they ruined Christmas themselves, but Mrs. Claus convinces the Miser Brothers to put aside their differences and cooperate by showing them the Naughty/Nice list station. The Miser Brothers' history is revealed, showing they've always been on Santa's naughty list for mutual bickering. Upon learning the error of their ways, they begin working together and successfully get work back up to speed. However, the North Wind hatches a plan to destroy their truce and get them fighting again, leaving Santa to deliver the toys and giving the North Wind the chance to finish him off.

On Christmas Eve, the North Wind's minions surreptitiously attach heating and cooling units to the sleigh, apparently capable of heating or cooling entire regions of the planet. The discovery causes the Miser Brothers to blame each other. With them fighting again, Santa has no choice but to drive the sleigh as the North Wind planned. After Santa leaves, Tinsel discovers the super-sleigh has been sabotaged which stops the Miser Brothers' fight as they realize that neither of them was responsible for injuring Santa. Upon finding one of the North Wind's Christmas cards with him dressed as Santa, the Miser Brothers realize the truth about North Wind and comprehend his plan. Meanwhile, the North Wind attacks Santa's sleigh in flight, whipping up a vortex to consume Santa. With the aid of Tinsel and a team of young reindeer, the Miser Brothers save Santa in the nick of time.

The North Wind's cover is blown. Having found out about North Wind's scheme, Mother Nature sentences North Wind to do household chores at her house for the next several thousand years. With the North Wind thwarted, the brothers learn they've finally made the nice list. They deliver the presents for Santa and give gifts to each other in the process, making peace between them and ending their feud.

Cast

The official home video release cover artwork, which was also used in advertising the television special.

Reception

The movie had 3.7 million viewers in its first airing, as determined by Nielsen ratings.[7] It received a nomination for "Best Animated Television Production Produced for Children" in the 36th Annual Annie Awards.[8]

See also


Notes

  1. ^ Recurring characters include Rudolph (voiced by Billie Mae Richards), Santa Claus (voiced by Stan Francis), and Mrs. Claus (voiced by Peg Dixon) in this special. Various actors portray the other reindeer.
  2. ^ Recurring characters include Frosty the Snowman (voiced by Jackie Vernon), Santa (voiced by Paul Frees), and Professor Hinkle Tinkerton (voiced by Billy De Wolfe) in this special. Santa's reindeer also feature.
  3. ^ Recurring characters include Santa (voiced by Mickey Rooney), Mrs. Jessica Claus (voiced by Robie Lester), and S.D. Kluger (voiced by Fred Astaire) in this special. Rudolph and Santa's other reindeer also feature.
  4. ^ Recurring characters include the Easter Bunny (voiced by Casey Kasem), and Santa (voiced by Frees) in this special. Santa's reindeer also feature.
  5. ^ Recurring characters in this special include Santa (voiced by Allen Swift), alongside his featured reindeer.
  6. ^ Recurring characters include Santa (voiced by Rooney), Mrs. Claus (voiced by Shirley Booth), Snow Miser (voiced by Dick Shawn), Heat Miser (voiced by George S. Irving), and Mother Nature (voiced by Rhoda Mann) in this special. Rudolph and Santa's other reindeer also feature.
  7. ^ Recurring characters include Easter Bunny (voiced by Robert Morse and Burl Ives), and Santa (voiced by Frees) in this special. Santa's reindeer also feature.
  8. ^ Recurring characters include Frosty (voiced by Vernon), Mrs. Crystal Frosty (voiced by Shelley Winters), and Jack Frost (voiced by Frees) in this special.
  9. ^ Recurring characters include Rudolph (voiced by Richards) and Santa (voiced by Frees) in this special. Santa's other reindeer also feature.
  10. ^ Recurring characters include Easter Bunny (voiced by Skip Hinnant), and S.D. Kluger (voiced by Astaire) in this special.
  11. ^ Recurring characters in this special include Santa (voiced by Frees), alongside Rudolph and his other featured reindeer.
  12. ^ Recurring characters in this special include Santa Claus during a scene which compares the Ghost of Christmas Present to him (both characters were voiced by Frees).
  13. ^ The recurring character is Jack Frost (voiced by Robert Morse) in this special.
  14. ^ Recurring characters include Rudolph (voiced by Richards), Frosty (voiced by Vernon), Santa (voiced by Rooney), Mrs. Claus (voiced by Darlene Conley), Crystal (voiced by Winters), and Jack Frost (voiced by Frees) in this special. Santa's other reindeer also feature.
  15. ^ The recurring characters in the special include Santa (voiced by Swift), alongside his featured reindeer.
  16. ^ The recurring character is Frosty (voiced by John Goodman) in this special. Mother Nature is also referenced in the short.
  17. ^ Recurring characters include Rudolph (voiced by Kathleen Barr), Santa (voiced by Garry Chalk), and Mrs. Claus (also voiced by Barr) in this film. Santa's other reindeer, and various other characters from the 1964 original also feature.
  18. ^ Recurring characters include Frosty (voiced by Bill Fagerbakke), and Professor Tinkerton (voiced by Kath Soucie) in this special.
  19. ^ Recurring characters include Snow Miser (voiced by Juan Chioran), Heat Miser (voiced by Irving), Santa (voiced by Rooney), Mrs. Claus (voiced by Catherine Disher), and Mother Earth (voiced by Patricia Hamilton) in this special. Santa's reindeer also feature.

References

  1. ^ a b c "ABC Family's Annual '25 Days Of Christmas' Kicks Off Monday, Dec. 1". Starpulse.com. 2008-11-27. Archived from the original on 2012-03-29. Retrieved 2013-01-09.
  2. ^ Robert Lloyd (2008-12-13). "A few holiday tugs at the heartstrings". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2013-01-09.
  3. ^ "New Christmas shows aren't destined to be classics". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 2008-12-11. Archived from the original on September 25, 2013. Retrieved 2013-01-09.
  4. ^ a b Kinon, Cristina (2008-12-13). "New 'A Miser Brothers' Christmas' save Christmas". NY Daily News. Archived from the original on September 29, 2013. Retrieved 2013-01-09.
  5. ^ Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Co. pp. 197–198. ISBN 9781476672939.
  6. ^ "Keeping classic Christmas TV shows alive". The Michigan Daily. 2008-12-01. Retrieved 2013-01-09.
  7. ^ Levin, Gary (2008-12-18). "Nielsens: Dallas, 'Boston' score key ratings wins - USATODAY.com". Usatoday30.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2013-01-09.
  8. ^ "36th Annual Annie award nominations announced". Businessofcinema.com. 3 December 2008. Retrieved 2013-01-09.

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