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Director
  
John Moffitt

Music director
  
Joe Raposo

Genres
  
Family film, Comedy

Language
  
English

8.6/10
IMDb

Duration
  

Narrated by
  
Ed Sullivan

Writer
  
Jerry Juhl

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Release date
  
December 20, 1970

Cast
  
Jim Henson
(Fred / Lothar (voice)),
Art Carney
(Santa Claus),
Ed Sullivan
(Himself),
Frank Oz
(Thig / Skippity / Hoppity / Boppity / Snerf (voice)),
Jerry Nelson
(Thog / Zippity / Snivelly (voice)),
Richard Hunt
(Bing / Match Frackle (voice))

Similar movies
  
Elf
,
The Nightmare Before Christmas
,
The Polar Express
,
The Night Before
,
Arthur Christmas
,
The Santa Clause

Tagline
  
Another classic Jim Henson holiday film.

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The Great Santa Claus Switch is a musical Christmas special featuring Jim Henson's Muppets. It first aired on CBS on December 20, 1970 as an episode of The Ed Sullivan Show. It was directed by John Moffitt, written by Jerry Juhl, with music by Joe Raposo and puppets by Don Sahlin.

Contents

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Plot

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The special, narrated by Ed Sullivan, begins at the North Pole with Santa Claus and his Christmas 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 Christmas Elves one by one and replace them with his evil henchmen.

Cast

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  • Art Carney as Santa Claus, Cosmo Scam
  • Ed Sullivan as Himself

    • Muppet performers

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  • Jim Henson as Fred the Christmas Elf, Lothar
  • Frank Oz as Thig, Boppity, Hoppity the Christmas Elf, Snerf
  • Jerry Nelson as Thog, Snivelly, Zippity the Christmas Elf
  • Richard Hunt as Bing the Christmas Elf, Matchbox Frackle, Guard Frackle
  • Fran Brill as Green Bird Frackle
  • John Lovelady as Alarm Frackle, Bong the Christmas Elf, Scoff, Snake Frackle, Snerf
  • Danny Seagren as Gloat, Snarl (early Gonzo), Skippity the Christmas Elf, Snerf

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    Additional Muppets performed by Cary Antebi, Greg Antonacchi, John Byrum, Marilyn Sokol, and Byron Whiting.

    Songs

    1. "We're Happy Little Christmas Elves"
    2. "I Want to Help"
    3. "It's Christmas Time"
    4. "Rock Music"

    References

    The Great Santa Claus Switch Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA

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