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1970 film by John Moffitt
The Great Santa Claus Switch
is a musical
Christmas special
featuring
Jim Henson
's
Muppets
. It first aired on
CBS
on December 20, 1970, as an episode of
The Ed Sullivan Show
.
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It was directed by
John Moffitt
, written by
Jerry Juhl
, with music by
Joe Raposo
and puppets by
Don Sahlin
.
Plot
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The special, narrated by
Ed Sullivan
, begins at the
North Pole
with
Santa Claus
and his
Christmas Elves
getting ready for another
Christmas
. However, Cosmo Scam has hatched a plan to kidnap Santa and take his place. As part of the plan, Cosmo plans to abduct Santa's Christmas Elves one by one and replace them with his evil henchmen.
Cast
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Muppet performers
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- Jim Henson
as Fred the
Christmas Elf
, Lothar
- Frank Oz
as Thig,
Boppity
, Hoppity the
Christmas Elf
, Snerf
- Jerry Nelson
as
Thog
,
Snivelly
, Zippity the
Christmas Elf
- Richard Hunt
as Bing the
Christmas Elf
, Matchbox Frackle, Guard Frackle
- Fran Brill
as Green Bird Frackle
- John Lovelady
as Alarm Frackle, Bong the
Christmas Elf
, Scoff,
Snake Frackle
, Snerf
- Danny Seagren as
Gloat
, Snarl (early
Gonzo
), Skippity the
Christmas Elf
, Snerf
- Greg Antonacchi as
Gloat
Additional Muppets performed by Cary Antebi,
John Byrum
,
Marilyn Sokol
, and Byron Whiting.
Songs
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- "We're Happy Little Christmas Elves"
- "I Want to Help"
- "It's Christmas Time"
- "Rock Music"
- "It's Christmas Time (Reprise)"
References
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External links
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Major works
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films
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TV series
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TV specials
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Other
projects
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- Time Piece
(1965, short film)
- The Cube
(1969, teleplay)
- Gulliver's Travels
(1996, miniseries)
- Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story
(2001, miniseries)
- Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars
(2004, miniseries)
- The Sam Plenty Cavalcade of Action Show Plus Singing!
(2008, web series)
- Unstable Fables
(2008,
DTV
film)
- Tale of Sand
- Oscar's Hotel for Fantastical Creatures
(2015, web series)
- Turkey Hollow
(2015, TV film)
- Pinocchio
(2022,
Netflix
film)
- The Portable Door
(2023,
Stan
film)
- Jim Henson Idea Man
(2024,
Disney+
documentary)
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