"Casper's First Christmas" is a half-hour (well actually, clearly under) television special from 1979, so this one will soon have its 40th anniversary. Of course, there is a lot of scaring going on again, but this is really much more about the Christmas spirit. You can imagine probably already how much Casper (voiced by an actress in her 30s) loves it all and wants to celebrate like everybody else while his ghost pals rather take thr grinchy approach. Several other cartoon characters join in here, like Yogi Bear, so this is a lot more about others too, not just Casper as you may guess from the title. Anyway, I liked this one. Voice acting was fine, message was good, some funny writing and situations too. Of course I'm biased as a Casper fan, but still I think it must be pretty difficult to not like the watch here, even if the supporting characters weren't always to my liking. Visually, it was fine too, very retro certainly, the color won't change that. Urbano, Cuddington and Ogle came up with a convincing holiday special that can also still be enjoyed in January when there's snow outside. In the summer months, not so much maybe. But overall, I give it a positive recommendation for sure. This is worth seeing for the young and the young at heart.
Review of Casper's First Christmas
Casper's First Christmas
(1979 TV Movie)
How can you not love Casper
16 December 2017
Warning: Spoilers