The Great Santa Claus Switch
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| The Great Santa Claus Switch | |
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| Directed by | John Moffitt |
| Written by | Jerry Juhl |
| Narrated by | Ed Sullivan |
| Starring | Art Carney |
| Music by | Joe Raposo |
| Distributed by | CBS |
| Release date(s) | December 20, 1970 |
| Language | English |
The Great Santa Claus Switch was a Christmas special featuring Jim Henson's Muppets. It first aired on CBS in December 1970. It was directed by John Moffitt, written by Jerry Juhl, with music by Joe Raposo and puppets by Don Sahlin.
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[edit] Plot
The special, narrated by Ed Sullivan, begins at the North Pole with Santa Claus and his 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 elves (one at a time) and replace them with his evil henchmen.
[edit] Cast
- Art Carney - Santa Claus, Cosmo Scam
- Ed Sullivan - Himself
[edit] Muppet Performers
- Jim Henson - Fred the Elf, Lothar
- Fran Brill - Snerf
- Richard Hunt - Bing the Elf, Frackle with a Match
- John Lovelady - Alarm Frackle, Bong the Elf,
- Jerry Nelson - Snivelly, Thog, Zippity the Elf, Scoff, Snake Frackle, Snerf
- Frank Oz - Boppity, Hoppity the Elf, Skippity the Elf, Snerf, Thig
- Danny Seagren - Gloat, Snarl, Snerf
Additional Muppets performed by Cary Antebi, Greg Antonacchi, John Byrum, Marilyn Sokol, and Byron Whiting
[edit] Trivia
- Thog would later make an appearance in The Muppet Show as one of the Full-Bodied Monsters. The puppet for Snarl was redesigned for Gonzo the Great while the rest of Cosmo Scam's henchmen were reused as nameless Frackles.
[edit] External links
- Muppet Wiki: The Great Santa Claus Switch
- The Great Santa Claus Switch at the Internet Movie Database
