Kung Fu Panda Holiday (TV 2010)

Po is to host the annual winter holiday feast and he struggles to meet his friends' expectations.

Director:

Tim Johnson

Writers:

Jonathan Groff, Jon Pollack

Stars:

Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie

6 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jack Black	...	Po (voice)
Dustin Hoffman	...	Shifu (voice)
Angelina Jolie	...	Tigress (voice)
Seth Rogen	...	Mantis (voice)
Lucy Liu	...	Viper (voice)
David Cross	...	Crane (voice)
James Hong	...	Mr. Ping (voice)
Jack McBrayer	...	Wo Hop (voice)
Dan Fogler	...	Zeng (voice)
Jackie Chan	...	Monkey (voice)
Jonathan Groff	...	Master Rhino (voice)
Conrad Vernon	...	Boar (voice)
Tom Owens	...	Dream Bunny / Panicked Pig (voice)
Susan Fitzer	...	Shop Owner / Baby Bunny / Host Goose (voice)
Mick Wingert	...	Goose Attendant / Pig Tailor (voice)

Storyline

The Winter Festival is coming and Po is asked to host the great exclusive formal banquet for all the Masters of Kung Fu. However, the occasion is on the same night as his father's restaurant's own party and Mr. Ping, upset at his son's absence, will not cancel it to cook for the masters at Po's request. Burdened by his father's imposed guilt about his conflicting responsibilities, Po finds all the preparations a dispiriting struggle. However, the solution comes from where he least expects it even as the panda must decide who truly needs him more on the big night.

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Plot Keywords:

host | feast | restaurant | banquet | kung fu | 

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Genres:

Animation | Short | Comedy | Family

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 November 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Kung Fu Panda - Ein schlagfertiges Winterfest

Company Credits

Production Co:

DreamWorks Animation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

21 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Shifu: Beautiful. Elegant. Perfect. You made me proud. All 29 kung fu schools and their masters. Excellent. Excellent.

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Connections

Follows Kung Fu Panda (2008)

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Soundtracks

The Temple
Written and Performed by Emir Isilay

User Reviews

Beautifully animated with endearing characters and great voice work, if predictable

I thoroughly enjoyed the first Kung Fu Panda films, and while not as good it still had much to like about it. The story while having some nice heart-warming moments is rather predictable and isn't very surprising, and while the dialogue and jokes certainly aren't bad I personally found most of them only amusing in alternative to laugh-out-loud hilarious(like Merry Madagascar, Shrek the Halls and especially Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper). However the animation is simply spectacular with the colours so rich and the characters moving easily. The music is rousing, the characters are endearing especially Shifu though you do empathise with Po and the voice work from Jack Black, Dustin Hoffmann and Angelina Jolie is great. Overall, good holiday special, predictable and not always very funny but beautiful to watch. 7/10 Bethany Cox