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A Christmas Story

  • TV Movie
  • 19721972
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
105
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POPULARITY
65,078
42,091
A Christmas Story (1972)
Animation
A young boys pet dog and a mouse embark on an adventure to deliver his letter to Santa on Christmas eve.A young boys pet dog and a mouse embark on an adventure to deliver his letter to Santa on Christmas eve.A young boys pet dog and a mouse embark on an adventure to deliver his letter to Santa on Christmas eve.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
105
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
65,078
42,091
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    • Directors
      • Joseph Barbera
      • William Hanna
    • Writers
      • Ken Spears(story)
      • Joe Ruby(story)
    • Stars
      • Daws Butler(voice)
      • Don Messick(voice)
      • Hal Smith(voice)
    Top credits
    • Directors
      • Joseph Barbera
      • William Hanna
    • Writers
      • Ken Spears(story)
      • Joe Ruby(story)
    • Stars
      • Daws Butler(voice)
      • Don Messick(voice)
      • Hal Smith(voice)
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    • 9User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Daws Butler
    Daws Butler
    • Gumdrop
    • (voice)
    Don Messick
    • Father
    • (voice)
    Hal Smith
    Hal Smith
    • Santa Claus
    • (voice)
    John Stephenson
    John Stephenson
    • Post Man
    • (voice)
    Walter Tetley
    • Timmy
    • (voice)
    Janet Waldo
    Janet Waldo
    • Mother
    • (voice)
    Paul Winchell
    Paul Winchell
    • Goober
    • (voice)
    Paul DeKorte
    • Singer
    • (voice)
    Randy Kemner
    • Singer
    • (voice)
    Stephen McAndrew
    • Singer
    • (voice)
    Ida Sue McCune
    • Singer
    • (voice)
    Judy Richards
    • Singer
    • (voice)
    • Directors
      • Joseph Barbera
      • William Hanna
    • Writers
      • Ken Spears(story)
      • Joe Ruby(story)
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    3/10
    A not so special Special
    As a one-off, unrelated to any franchise Special (it's also nothing to do with the 1983 movie with the same title) it's clear that A Christmas Story has fallen into massive obscurity. Quite rightly so, as it's a fairly bland story with nothing memorable about it whatsoever.

    It begins in some quaint, little, snow-covered town with little Timmy being read to by his dad on Xmas Eve. But he's forgotten to mail his letter to Santa, so the dog and house mouse take off in search of the big-bearded gift-giver (who conveniently just happens to be down the street instead of anywhere else in the world) in order to give him said letter.

    Limp hijinks follow. And it ends with a total cop-out, borderline illogical ending which pretty much negates everything that precedes it. But I guess I'm scrutinizing a 1972 Hanna-Barbera cartoon a little too closely.

    Forget this one, and stick to Specials based on established franchises.
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    • CuriosityKilledShawn
    • Dec 20, 2010

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    • Release date
      • December 9, 1972 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Mia hristougenniatiki istoria
    • Production companies
      • Hanna-Barbera Productions
      • Avco Broadcasting
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    • Runtime
      30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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