Prep & Landing Stocking Stuffer: Operation: Secret Santa (TV 2010)

Directors:

Kevin Deters, Stevie Wermers

Writers:

Kevin Deters, Stevie Wermers

Stars:

Sarah Chalke, Dave Foley, Derek Richardson

Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 3 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Sarah Chalke	...	Magee (voice)
Dave Foley	...	Wayne (voice)
Derek Richardson	...	Lanny (voice)
William Morgan Sheppard	...	The Big Guy (voice) (as Morgan Sheppard)
Betty White	...	Mrs. Claus (voice)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

santa claus | tinsel | christmas tree | christmas gift | christmas | 

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Genres:

Animation | Short | Family | Fantasy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 December 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Preparação e Pouso: Operação Presente Secreto

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Animation Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

7 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Premiered following the 2010 broadcast of A Charlie Brown Christmas to fill out the one-hour time slot allotted to that special, along with segments from Charlie Brown's Christmas Tales.

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Connections

Featured in 2011 Primetime Creative Arts Emmys (2011)

User Reviews

Lovely quality animation but the story lacks zip.

This short was recently shown on TV for the first time following the airing of the Charlie Brown Christmas special. My impressions were mixed. On one hand, the CGI was nice--not great but it's good computer animation. On the other, the story is a bit dull and the payoff at the end was a letdown. Kids will probably like it well enough, but I can't imagine anyone getting excited about "Prep & Landing".

The film begins with Mrs. Claus asking the elves, Prep & Landing, to help her steal something from Santa's workshop. It's odd that neither of them question this and spend much of the cartoon trying to sneak past a sleeping Santa. But there wasn't much in the humor department nor was there much in the way of the story. Not bad, but easy to skip.