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* StraightManAndWiseGuy: Jingle and Jangle, respectively.
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* StandardSnippet: The beginning of the special as well as parts of the ending are accompanied by Leroy Andersson's "Sleigh Ride", and of course, there are sung renditions of "Blue Christmas" and "Here Comes Santa Claus".
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* WaxingLyrical: As was common in the Rankin/Bass specials, there are references to the main song, in this case, Gene Autry's "Here Comes Santa Claus". The elves are named "Jingle Bell" and "Jangle Bell" after the line "Here those sleigh bells, jingle, jangle". And this is also why Vixen and Blitzen are the reindeer with the most prominent role.s
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* RegainedMyFaithInHumanity: A big part of what's making Santa take the year off is the nagging feeling that no one really cares about or believes in him and his mission, and won't notice his absence. After he gets a letter from a little saying how much she misses him ("I'll have a blue Christmas without you"), and starts ''receiving'' presents from the children of the world, Santa has a change of heart.
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* RegainedMyFaithInHumanity: RestoredMyFaithInHumanity: A big part of what's making Santa take the year off is the nagging feeling that no one really cares about or believes in him and his mission, and won't notice his absence. After he gets a letter from a little saying how much she misses him ("I'll have a blue Christmas without you"), and starts ''receiving'' presents from the children of the world, Santa has a change of heart.
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* AdaptationalSympathy: The Meiser Brothers were originally depicted as a pair of bickering brothers--one driven to make the world warmer and the other to cover it in ice and snow--who have no backstories beyond hating each other's guts. This special shows that their mutual dislike of each other stemmed from constant childhood squabbles, and it was this that caused Santa to always stick them on the Naughty List, thus never earning them any Christmas presents. It's this revelation, combined with their bickering seemingly injuring Santa in a sleigh accident and their mother forcing them to make up for it by taking over from him, that causes the two to finally reconcile.
* ATasteOfDefeat: Happens in one of Snow Miser and Heat Miser's childhood memories that shows the two playing checkers and Snow Miser taking Heat Miser's red checker pieces, causing Heat Miser to flip the table over in anger.
* ATasteOfDefeat: Happens in one of Snow Miser and Heat Miser's childhood memories that shows the two playing checkers and Snow Miser taking Heat Miser's red checker pieces, causing Heat Miser to flip the table over in anger.
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* AdaptationalSympathy: The Meiser Miser Brothers were originally depicted as a pair of bickering brothers--one brothers -- one driven to make the world warmer and the other to cover it in ice and snow--who snow -- who have no backstories beyond hating each other's guts. This special shows that their mutual dislike of each other stemmed from constant childhood squabbles, and it was this that caused Santa to always stick them on the Naughty List, thus never earning them any Christmas presents. It's this revelation, combined with their bickering seemingly injuring Santa in a sleigh accident and their mother forcing them to make up for it by taking over from him, that causes the two to finally reconcile. \n* ATasteOfDefeat: Happens in one of Snow Miser and Heat Miser's childhood memories that shows the two playing checkers and Snow Miser taking Heat Miser's red checker pieces, causing Heat Miser to flip the table over in anger.
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* FreudianExcuse: A flashback where the Miser Brothers are seen as babies implies that they hate one another because of exposure to the opposite elements. To elaborate, we see baby Snow Miser react in discomfort to getting hit by a warm spark from the fireplace and we see baby Heat Miser react negatively to having a snowflake enter his clothes. Immediately afterward, the Misers start their endless quarrel.
** Earlier in the film, the Miser Brothers are indifferent about Santa Claus breaking his back and explain that it is because they never got any presents from him before. When they were shown flashbacks of their childhood years, they understand that Santa never gave them presents because they were on the naughty list for their endless bickering and quarreling.
* IWantSong: See VillainSong.
** Earlier in the film, the Miser Brothers are indifferent about Santa Claus breaking his back and explain that it is because they never got any presents from him before. When they were shown flashbacks of their childhood years, they understand that Santa never gave them presents because they were on the naughty list for their endless bickering and quarreling.
* IWantSong: See VillainSong.
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* FreudianExcuse: FreudianExcuse:
** A flashback where the Miser Brothers are seen as babies implies that they hate one another because of exposure to the opposite elements. To elaborate, we see baby Snow Miser react in discomfort to getting hit by a warm spark from thefireplace fireplace, and we see baby Heat Miser react negatively to having a snowflake enter his clothes. Immediately afterward, the Misers start their endless quarrel.
quarrel.
** Earlier in the film, the Miser Brothers are indifferent about Santa Claus breaking his back and explain that it is because they never got any presents from him before. When they were shown flashbacks of their childhood years, theyunderstand understood that Santa never gave them presents because they were on the naughty list for their endless bickering and quarreling.
* IWantSong: See VillainSong.quarreling.
** A flashback where the Miser Brothers are seen as babies implies that they hate one another because of exposure to the opposite elements. To elaborate, we see baby Snow Miser react in discomfort to getting hit by a warm spark from the
** Earlier in the film, the Miser Brothers are indifferent about Santa Claus breaking his back and explain that it is because they never got any presents from him before. When they were shown flashbacks of their childhood years, they
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-->'''Heat Miser:''' My dear brother has been running a campaign of pure propaganda to try to give global warming a bad name.
-->'''Snow Miser:''' Oh-ho, puh-leeze. How long have you been trying to scare people with reports of another ice age coming?
-->'''Snow Miser:''' Oh-ho, puh-leeze. How long have you been trying to scare people with reports of another ice age coming?
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-->'''Heat Miser:''' My dear brother has been running a campaign of pure propaganda to try to give global warming a bad name.
-->'''Snowname.\\
'''Snow Miser:''' Oh-ho, puh-leeze. How long have you been trying to scare people with reports of another ice age coming?
-->'''Snow
'''Snow Miser:''' Oh-ho, puh-leeze. How long have you been trying to scare people with reports of another ice age coming?
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* TookALevelInJerkass: Both of the Miser Brothers to a very small extent. They're not really that mean, but they are shown to be indifferent to Santa Claus's condition early in the film. This is justified by the fact that the Miser Brothers never got any presents from Santa because of their sibling rivalry, and they get better when they are tasked with taking Santa's place in supervising the gift manufacturing and delivering the presents on Christmas Eve.
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* ATasteOfDefeat: Happens in one of Snow Miser and Heat Miser's childhood memories that shows the two playing checkers and Snow Miser taking Heat Miser's red checker pieces, causing Heat Miser to flip the table over in anger.
* TookALevelInJerkass: Both of the Miser Brothers to a very small extent. They're not really that mean, but they are shown to be indifferent to SantaClaus's Claus' condition early in the film. This is justified by the fact that the Miser Brothers never got any presents from Santa because of their sibling rivalry, and they They get better when they are tasked with taking Santa's place in supervising the gift manufacturing and delivering the presents on Christmas Eve.
* TookALevelInJerkass: Both of the Miser Brothers to a very small extent. They're not really that mean, but they are shown to be indifferent to Santa
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* VillainSong: "My Kind of Christmas", where North Wind sings about his plans to take over Christmas and become the new Santa Claus.
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* VillainSong: "My "[[IWantSong My Kind of Christmas", Christmas]]", where North Wind sings about his plans to take over Christmas and become the new Santa Claus.
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* {{Jerkass}}: The North Wind is a narcissistic jerk who only cares about himself, to the point that he wishes to take Santa's place as the one who gives children presents on Christmas Eve and having no problem with framing his two brothers for the accident and getting them to fight after they finally learned to get along.
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* {{Jerkass}}: The North Wind is a narcissistic jerk who only cares about himself, to the point that he wishes to take Santa's place as the one who gives children presents on Christmas Eve and having Eve. He has no problem with framing his two brothers for the accident and getting them to fight after they finally learned to get along.
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* RegainedMyFaithInHumanity: A big part of what's making Santa take the year off is the nagging feeling that no one really cares about or believes in him and his mission, and won't notice his absence. After he gets a letter from a little saying how much she misses him ("I'll have a blue Christmas without you"), and starts ''receiving'' presents from the children of the world, Santa has a change of heart.
-->'''Santa:''' By my maps and charts...who knew children had such big hearts?
-->'''Santa:''' By my maps and charts...who knew children had such big hearts?
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* AdaptationalSympathy: In the original poem, Santa's choice to take a holiday comes across as more selfish: he's just tired and feels entitled to a break. The special adds that he's depressed by people not believing in him and lacking Christmas spirit, and thinks no one will miss him anyway. This adds to his motive for calling off his holiday in the end, because the children's gifts prove that they believe in him and love him after all.
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* AdaptationalSympathy: In the original poem, Santa's choice to take a holiday comes across as more selfish: he's just tired and feels entitled to a break. The special adds that he's depressed by people not believing in him and lacking Christmas spirit, and thinks no one will miss him anyway. This adds to his motive for calling off his holiday in the end, because the children's gifts and a letter from a little girl telling him how much she'll miss him this Christmas prove that they believe in him and love him after all.
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* AdaptationalSympathy: In the original poem, Santa's choice to take a holiday comes across as more selfish: he's just tired and feels entitled to a break. The special adds that he's depressed by people not believing in him and lacking Christmas spirit, and thinks no one will miss him anyway. This adds to his motive for calling off his holiday in the end, because the children's gifts prove that they believe in him and love him after all.
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* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: "See what you did, you old blizzard? She's ''gonna tell Mother!''"
** What ''I'' did, you hot dog? This is all '''your''' fault!
** What ''I'' did, you hot dog? This is all '''your''' fault!
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* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: "See what you did, you old blizzard? She's ''gonna tell Mother!''"
** What ''I'' did, you hot dog? This is all '''your''' fault!Heat Miser and Snow Miser are very keen on sucking up to their "mother dearest", Mother Nature. They fawn over her when she summons them to her side and are quick to obey her when she loses her temper.
** What ''I'' did, you hot dog? This is all '''your''' fault!
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* IAmSong: The Miser Brothers.
* AnIcePerson: Snow Miser.
* IncrediblyLamePun: Snow Miser gets one in the original.
-->'''Snow Miser''': "Well, well, well. If it isn't Mrs. Claus. How's your hubby?"\\
'''Mrs. Claus''': "Mmm, not good. I'm afraid he's got a bad cold."\\
'''Snow Miser''': "Aw, what a shame, the poor fellow. He should have come to see me. I'd have given him a ''good one!''"
** Heat Miser has Mrs. Claus make a call on "the hotline". It's a phone with flames painted on it.
* AnIcePerson: Snow Miser.
* IncrediblyLamePun: Snow Miser gets one in the original.
-->'''Snow Miser''': "Well, well, well. If it isn't Mrs. Claus. How's your hubby?"\\
'''Mrs. Claus''': "Mmm, not good. I'm afraid he's got a bad cold."\\
'''Snow Miser''': "Aw, what a shame, the poor fellow. He should have come to see me. I'd have given him a ''good one!''"
** Heat Miser has Mrs. Claus make a call on "the hotline". It's a phone with flames painted on it.
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* IAmSong: The Miser Brothers.
Brothers' respesctive songs, which summarize who they are and what their respective domains are.
* AnIcePerson: SnowMiser.
Miser. Whatever he touches tuns to snow in his clutch.
* IncrediblyLamePun: Snow Misergets one in the original.
is quite fond of making cold-based puns - or, "chilly humor", as he calls it.
-->'''Snow Miser''': "Well,well, well. If it isn't Mrs. Claus. How's Claus, how's your hubby?"\\
'''Mrs. Claus''':"Mmm, not good. "Well, I'm afraid he's got a bad cold.cold, Snowy."\\
'''Snow Miser''': "Aw,what that's a shame, the poor fellow. He should have come to see me. I'd have given him a ''good one!''"
''good'' one!"
** Heat Miser isn't above this himself, as he has Mrs. Claus make a call on "thehotline". It's hotline" - a phone with flames painted on it.
* AnIcePerson: Snow
* IncrediblyLamePun: Snow Miser
-->'''Snow Miser''': "Well,
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'''Snow Miser''': "Aw,
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* PlayingWithFire: Heat Miser.
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* PlayingWithFire: Heat Miser. Whatever he touches starts to melt in his clutch.
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* PowerStereotypeFlip: Zig-Zagged with the Heat and Snow Misers form a FireIceDuo respectively, but the Snow Miser is a fun-loving LargeHam and the Heat Miser, although grumpy, is calm and calculating; Heat Miser is also very fiery and short-tempered, while Snow Miser is cool and collected.
* RedOniBlueOni: Heat Miser's red to Snow Miser's blue. Note that while Snow Miser doesn't follow the normal archetype of being stoic, closed-off, and quiet, he is by far the more amicable and friendly of the two. He's perfectly happy and even excited to help Mrs. Claus when she asks him to make it snow in Southtown, and it's only due to his brother's vanity and selfishness that he isn't able to immediately honor her request.
* RhetoricalQuestionBlunder: Upon hearing that Heat Miser would let it snow in Southtown in exchange for a concession on his part, Snow Miser sarcastically asks if the "flaming fool" wants the North Pole this time. He experiences a WildTake EyeTwitch when Mrs. Claus tells him that's exactly what Heat Miser wants.
* RedOniBlueOni: Heat Miser's red to Snow Miser's blue. Note that while Snow Miser doesn't follow the normal archetype of being stoic, closed-off, and quiet, he is by far the more amicable and friendly of the two. He's perfectly happy and even excited to help Mrs. Claus when she asks him to make it snow in Southtown, and it's only due to his brother's vanity and selfishness that he isn't able to immediately honor her request.
* RhetoricalQuestionBlunder: Upon hearing that Heat Miser would let it snow in Southtown in exchange for a concession on his part, Snow Miser sarcastically asks if the "flaming fool" wants the North Pole this time. He experiences a WildTake EyeTwitch when Mrs. Claus tells him that's exactly what Heat Miser wants.
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* PowerStereotypeFlip: Zig-Zagged with the Heat and Snow Misers Miser Brothers. They form a FireIceDuo respectively, classic FireIceDuo, but the Snow Miser is a fun-loving LargeHam and the who nevertheless keeps his cool easier, while Heat Miser, although grumpy, is calm and calculating; Heat Miser is also very fiery grumpy and short-tempered, while Snow Miser is cool has a much more restrained and collected.
calculating side to him.
* RedOniBlueOni: Heat Miser's red to Snow Miser's blue. Note that while Snow Miser doesn't follow the normal archetype of being stoic, closed-off, and quiet, he is by far the more amicable and friendly of the two. He's perfectly happy and even excited to help Mrs. Claus when she asks him to make it snow in Southtown, and it's only due to his brother'svanity and selfishness stubborness that he isn't able to immediately honor her request.
* RhetoricalQuestionBlunder: Upon hearing that Heat Miser would let it snow in Southtown in exchange for a concession on his part, Snow Miser sarcastically asks if the "flaming fool" wants the North Pole this time. He experiences a WildTake and EyeTwitch when Mrs. Claus tells him that's exactly what Heat Miser wants.
* RedOniBlueOni: Heat Miser's red to Snow Miser's blue. Note that while Snow Miser doesn't follow the normal archetype of being stoic, closed-off, and quiet, he is by far the more amicable and friendly of the two. He's perfectly happy and even excited to help Mrs. Claus when she asks him to make it snow in Southtown, and it's only due to his brother's
* RhetoricalQuestionBlunder: Upon hearing that Heat Miser would let it snow in Southtown in exchange for a concession on his part, Snow Miser sarcastically asks if the "flaming fool" wants the North Pole this time. He experiences a WildTake and EyeTwitch when Mrs. Claus tells him that's exactly what Heat Miser wants.
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* VillainSong: The Miser Brothers' songs.
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* VillainSong: The Miser Brothers' songs.songs, insofar as they can be considered villains.
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* SaltAndPepper: Jingle and Jangle, thanks to the latter having a RaceLift.
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* NeverMessWithGranny: Mother Nature is actually a very kind and reasonable lady, but she clearly commands respect from her sons the Miser Brothers, whom she quickly brings into line.
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* SiblingRivalry: The Miser Brothers really ''don't'' like each other. Aside from representing opposite elements, they also compete for their Mothers' (Mother Nature) favor. Heat Miser in particular feels that Snow Miser is the favorite of the two.
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-->-- '''''Mrs. Claus''''', "The Year Without a Santa Claus"
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-->-- '''''Mrs. Claus''''', '''Mrs. Claus''', "The Year Without a Santa Claus"
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* PowerStereotypeFlip: The Heat and Snow Misers form a FireIceDuo respectively, but the Snow Miser is a fun-loving LargeHam and the Heat Miser, although grumpy, is calm and calculating.
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* PowerStereotypeFlip: The Zig-Zagged with the Heat and Snow Misers form a FireIceDuo respectively, but the Snow Miser is a fun-loving LargeHam and the Heat Miser, although grumpy, is calm and calculating.calculating; Heat Miser is also very fiery and short-tempered, while Snow Miser is cool and collected.
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* SymbolSwearing: When Heat Miser sees Snow Miser's new addition to his castle, he is livid and swear symbols appear in his eyes.
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* AllAnimalsAreDogs: Vixen, [[JustifiedTrope while]] [[AssInALionSkin disguised as a dog]], barked at and chased a cat. One could argue that she was really in character, but even so.
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* AgeLift: Most depictions of Santa's reindeer show them all as fully grown. In this special, Vixen is just a baby, much younger and smaller than the other seven.
* AllAnimalsAreDogs: Vixen, [[JustifiedTrope while]] [[AssInALionSkin disguised as a dog]],barked barks at and chased a cat.cat, which chases her. One could argue that she was really in character, but even so.
* AllAnimalsAreDogs: Vixen, [[JustifiedTrope while]] [[AssInALionSkin disguised as a dog]],
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* NeverSayDie: No one explicitly says that Vixen might die if she stays too long in Southtown's heat, but Santa remarks "I hope I'm not too late" when he rescues her, and Mrs. Claus narrates that "who knows what might happen" to her if Santa didn't get her back to the North Pole quickly.
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Santa looks completely different in Nestor.
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Followed in 2008 by the '''non'''-Rankin/Bass ''A Miser Brothers Christmas'', in which Heat Miser and Snow Miser are forced to work together to save Christmas. Additionally, at least two other Rankin/Bass specials, ''WesternAnimation/RudolphsShinyNewYear'' and ''WesternAnimation/NestorTheLongEaredChristmasDonkey'', as seen on the DVD cover (right), seem to be set within the same universe, as they have same Santa Claus and the same elf uniforms. Mickey Rooney would later portray Santa in ''WesternAnimation/RudolphAndFrostysChristmasInJuly'', the unrelated 2005 NBC special ''The Happy Elf'', and the 2008 live-action short film ''Wreck the Halls''.
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Followed in 2008 by the '''non'''-Rankin/Bass ''A Miser Brothers Christmas'', in which Heat Miser and Snow Miser are forced to work together to save Christmas. Additionally, at least two other Rankin/Bass specials, ''WesternAnimation/RudolphsShinyNewYear'' and ''WesternAnimation/NestorTheLongEaredChristmasDonkey'', as seen on the DVD cover (right), seem to be set within the same universe, as they have same Santa Claus and the same elf uniforms. Mickey Rooney would later portray Santa in ''WesternAnimation/RudolphAndFrostysChristmasInJuly'', the unrelated 2005 NBC special ''The Happy Elf'', and the 2008 live-action short film ''Wreck the Halls''.
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--->''There he comes now, the big ham.''
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* RhetoricalQuestionBlunder: Upon hearing that Heat Miser would let it snow in Southtown in exchange for a concession on his part, Snow Miser sarcastically asks if the "flaming fool" wants the North Pole this time. He experiences a WildTake EyeTwitch when Mrs. Claus tells him that's exactly what Heat Miser wants.
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IUEO now
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* AwesomeMcCoolName: '''Ignatius Thistlewhite.'''
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* SaltAndPepper: Jingle and Jangle, thanks to the former having a RaceLift.
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* SaltAndPepper: Jingle and Jangle, thanks to the former latter having a RaceLift.
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Followed in 2008 by the '''non'''-Rankin/Bass ''A Miser Brothers Christmas'', in which Heat Miser and Snow Miser are forced to work together to save Christmas. Additionally, at least two other Rankin/Bass specials, ''WesternAnimation/RudolphsShinyNewYear'' and ''WesternAnimation/NestorTheLongEaredChristmasDonkey'', as seen on the DVD cover (right), seem to be set within the same universe, as they have same Santa Claus and the same elf uniforms. Mickey Rooney would later portray Santa in ''WesternAnimation/RudolphAndFrostysChristmasInJuly'' and the unrelated 2005 NBC special ''The Happy Elf''.
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Followed in 2008 by the '''non'''-Rankin/Bass ''A Miser Brothers Christmas'', in which Heat Miser and Snow Miser are forced to work together to save Christmas. Additionally, at least two other Rankin/Bass specials, ''WesternAnimation/RudolphsShinyNewYear'' and ''WesternAnimation/NestorTheLongEaredChristmasDonkey'', as seen on the DVD cover (right), seem to be set within the same universe, as they have same Santa Claus and the same elf uniforms. Mickey Rooney would later portray Santa in ''WesternAnimation/RudolphAndFrostysChristmasInJuly'' and ''WesternAnimation/RudolphAndFrostysChristmasInJuly'', the unrelated 2005 NBC special ''The Happy Elf''.
Elf'', and the 2008 live-action short film ''Wreck the Halls''.
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A live-action remake aired on Creator/{{NBC}} in 2006, starring John Goodman as Santa.
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A live-action remake aired on Creator/{{NBC}} in 2006, starring John Goodman Creator/JohnGoodman as Santa.
Santa, Creator/MichaelMcKean as Snow Miser, and Creator/HarveyFierstein as Heat Miser.
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''The Year Without a Santa Claus'' is a StopMotion puppet-animated (called "Animagic") [[ChristmasSpecial holiday special]] by Creator/RankinBassProductions that debuted on Creator/{{ABC}} in 1974. This time, SantaClaus (voiced by Mickey Rooney, reprising the role from 1970's ''WesternAnimation/SantaClausIsCominToTown'') decides to take a holiday from Christmas when he becomes convinced that nobody really cares anymore. In an effort to get Christmas back on, Mrs. Claus (voiced by Shirley Booth in her final appearance) sends a pair of elves out to find enough Christmas spirit left in the world to make Santa change his mind. HilarityEnsues, contributed to in no small part by the memorable obstructiveness of the climate-ruling Miser Brothers, Snow Miser (Dick Shawn) and Heat Miser (George S. Irving).
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''The Year Without a Santa Claus'' is a StopMotion puppet-animated (called "Animagic") [[ChristmasSpecial holiday special]] by Creator/RankinBassProductions that debuted on Creator/{{ABC}} in 1974. This time, SantaClaus (voiced by Mickey Rooney, Creator/MickeyRooney, reprising the role from 1970's ''WesternAnimation/SantaClausIsCominToTown'') decides to take a holiday from Christmas when he becomes convinced that nobody really cares anymore. In an effort to get Christmas back on, Mrs. Claus (voiced by Shirley Booth in her final appearance) sends a pair of elves out to find enough Christmas spirit left in the world to make Santa change his mind. HilarityEnsues, contributed to in no small part by the memorable obstructiveness of the climate-ruling Miser Brothers, Snow Miser (Dick Shawn) and Heat Miser (George S. Irving).
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* MrsClaus: In one of her rare staring roles in a Santa story, she narrates and plays a key role in the action too.
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* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: When Jingle and Jangle arrive in Southtown, a police officer gives them citiations for going the wrong way on a one-way street, crossing the white line, and wearing funny-looking suits on a Sunday.
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* SavingChristmas: From Santa's ennui, no less.
* SeventiesHair: One of Santa's elves has a bowl cut similar to [[StarWars Luke Skywalker's.]]
* SeventiesHair: One of Santa's elves has a bowl cut similar to [[StarWars Luke Skywalker's.]]
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* SeventiesHair: One of Santa's elves has a bowl cut similar to
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* AdaptationalSympathy: The Meiser Brothers were originally depicted as a pair of bickering brothers--one driven to make the world warmer and the other to cover it in ice and snow--who have no backstories beyond hating each other's guts. This special shows that their mutual dislike of each other stemmed from constant childhood squabbles, and it was this that caused Santa to always stick them on the Naughty List, thus never earning them any Christmas presents. It's this revelation, combined with their bickering seemingly injuring Santa in a sleigh accident and their mother forcing them to make up for it by taking over from him, that causes the two to finally reconcile.
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: At the end of ''WesternAnimation/SantaClausIsCominToTown'', it was established that Santa and the Winter Warlock still had connections, with Winter providing white Christmases from thereon out with his newly-restored magic. However, he's nowhere to be seen here, and his mantle is taken up by Snow Miser.
