Intergalactic Thanksgiving
Intergalactic Thanksgiving, sometimes known as Please Don't Eat The Planet, is a Thanksgiving television special first aired in Canada on CBC on October 3, 1979, and syndicated in the US in 1979.[1]
The story revolves around farmers and aliens who try to get along after a serious ecological accident happens.[2] The ranchers help the royal family of the planet Laffalot from their runaway foodmaking machine.[3]
The special has been included on several Nelvana compilations, such as Animated Ink and Nelvanamation (Volume 1).
Cast
The voice cast included:[2]
- King Goochie: Sid Caesar
- Ma Spademinder: Catherine O'Hara
- Pa Spademinder: Chris Wiggins
- Victoria Spademinder: Jean Walker
- Magic Mirror: Martin Lavut
- Notfunnyenuf: Derek McGrath
- The Bug: Al Waxman
- Bug Kid/Cromwell: Toby Waxman
References
- ^ Beard, William (2002). North of Everything: English-Canadian Cinema Since 1980. University of Alberta. pp. 64.
- ^ a b Woolery, George W. (1989). Animated TV Specials: The Complete Directory to the First Twenty-Five Years, 1962-1987. Scarecrow Press. pp. 208–209. ISBN 0-8108-2198-2. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 580–581. ISBN 978-1476665993.
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