A Miser Brothers' Christmas

Name: A Miser Brothers' Christmas
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Released: 2008-12-13
Duration: 45 min
Rating: 6.30
Cast: Catherine Disher, Juan Chioran, George S. Irving, Mickey Rooney

– A Miser Brothers' Christmas is a sequel to the classic 1974 television special The Year Without a Sa..

Type:

TVSeries

Rating:

6.30 / 10

Duration:

45 Minutes

Release Year:

2008

A Miser Brothers' Christmas is a sequel to the classic 1974 television special The Year Without a Santa Claus. The stop-motion animated special, produced by Warner Brothers Television Animation (owners of the post-1973 Rankin/Bass animated special library) and Toronto-based Cuppa Coffee Studios, premiered as part of ABC Family's 25 Days of Christmas on December 13, 2008. Mickey Rooney reprised his role of Santa Claus, which originally debuted in the 1970 special Santa Claus is Comin' to Town, while George S. Irving reprised his role as the Heat Miser. Original music was written by William K. Anderson, with the exception of "Snow Miser/Heat Miser", which was written by Maury Laws and Jules Bass for the 1974 special. Eddie Guzelian (Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch) wrote the story and Dave Barton Thomas directed. The special was nominated for the 2008 Annie Award for Best Animated Television Production.

Styles:

Semi Serious, Humorous, Stylized, Exciting

Story Timeline:

2000s

Producing Country:

Canada, USA

Genre:

Musical, Fantasy, Animation, Family, Comedy

Editor's Pick for:

Kids, Family Outing

Release Date:

13 Dec 2008

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:

G – General Audiences

All ages admitted. Nothing that would offend parents for viewing by children.

A Miser Brothers' Christmas

Directed by:

Dave Thomas

Story Written By:

Eddie Guzelian

Main Actors:

Catherine Disher, Juan Chioran, George S. Irving, Mickey Rooney

Plot:

The story begins when Santa's new chief mechanic, Tinsel, creates a speedy, new high tech sleigh for Christmas. But what Santa doesn't know is that North Wind has secretly sabotaged the sleigh in the hope of taking Santa's place that year. When Santa takes it out for a spin, he gets caught in the cross fire between the feuding Snow Miser and Heat Miser Brothers and his sleigh comes crashing down. North Wind frames the Miser Brothers for Santa's accident and, with Santa stuck in bed with a bad back, everything falls into place for North Wind to slyly come to the rescue as a temporary Santa. But much to his chagrin, Mother Nature punishes the Miser Brothers by forcing them to put their differences aside and fill in for Santa. In between comedic squabbles, the Brothers rediscover what it means to be family and, along the way, save Christmas for everyone!

Awards:

1 nomination.

Production Company:

Warner Home Video

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

6.4/10