A Cartoon Christmas

BEAVIS AND BUTTHEAD DO CHRISTMAS Original Airdate: December 19, 1995 Two of cinema’s most wholesome classics tackled by MTV foulest duo…

NESTOR, THE LONG-EARED CHRISTMAS DONKEY Original Air Date: December 3, 1977 Then one day pre-Christmas, Yahweh came to say / “Nestor with your ears so long, won’t you guide my unborn son along!”

TALESPIN – A JOLLY MOLLY CHRISTMAS Original Air Date: December 7, 1990 Baloo, Louie and the gang battle pirates and a fiercely tropical climate to realize Molly and Rebbecca’s dreams of Christmas snow

The Original Christmas Classics Set contains: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town, Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol, Frosty the Snowman, Frosty Returns, The Little Drummer Boy, Cricket on the Heart, and a CD of classic Christmas music!

Of all the specials we covered last year (see sidebar on the left), these have the distinct honor of being our favorites.

FRAGGLE ROCK: THE BELLS OF FRAGGLE ROCK Original Air Date: December 24, 1984 SYNOPSIS: Gobo is having trouble believing in the Fraggles’ Holiday traditions. Is he willing to risk their lives for his curiosity?

THE SUPER MARIO BROS. SUPER SHOW: KOOPA KLAUS Original Air Date: October 23, 1989 SYNOPSIS: King Koopa hatches a plot to ruin Christmas and it’s up to Mario and his trusty whip to save the holidays?

ROBBIE THE REINDEER in HOOVES OF FIRE Original air date: December 25, 1999 SYNOPSIS: Rudolph’s well-intentioned but ill-applied offspring heads to the North Pole to fulfill his destiny as Santa’s chief navigator, only to find that he’s up against both a territorial Blitzen and the march of technology.  Will he step up his party-boy game [...]

MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000: SANTA CLAUS Original Air Date: December 24, 1993 SYNOPSIS: Just in time for the holidays, Mike and the Bots are forced to endure the most twisted version of Santa Claus the world has ever seen!

IT’S CHRISTMASTIME AGAIN, CHARLIE BROWN Original Air Date: November 27, 1992 SYNOPSIS: For the their 36th primetime animated special, Charlie Brown and the Peanuts gang revisit Christmas for the first time in almost 30 years!

CHRISTMAS COMES TO PACLAND Original Air Date: December 16, 1982 Through some undisclosed dimensional gateway, Santa Claus crash lands in Pac-Land. It’s up to the entire Pac-gang to find his toy sack, fix his sleigh, and drug his reindeer before the Ghost Gang can ruin Christmas!

THE GREAT SANTA CAPER Original Air Date: November 30, 1978 SYNOPSIS: A highly derivative villain named Alexander Graham Wolf careens into the North Pole with a nefarious, capitalistic plan to monetize Christmas. Luckily, Comet the Reindeer catches wind of the plot and must employ the world’s only two heroes capable of putting a stop to [...]