Writer's Block: B.Y.O.B. Holidays
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"The Christmas Toy." It's this old movie that was made for TV in the mid-80s by Jim Henson about this delusional tiger cub toy who was his owner's favorite new Christmas toy the previous year and thinks he'll be the favorite toy again that year. And all the toys in the toyroom come to life when the kids aren't around. It's very similar to Toy Story, and it predates it by about ten years, but it's all live-action and done with Muppets.
It's VERY hard to find, so every Christmas, I have to dig out this old old VHS tape I have with all sorts of obscure Christmas cartoon specials on it from the 80s. (I understand that there is a DVD of "The Christmas Toy" available, but it's hard to find. The version I have on VHS is the first airing of it complete with Kermit the Frog in the opening and closing sequence.
"The Christmas Toy." It's this old movie that was made for TV in the mid-80s by Jim Henson about this delusional tiger cub toy who was his owner's favorite new Christmas toy the previous year and thinks he'll be the favorite toy again that year. And all the toys in the toyroom come to life when the kids aren't around. It's very similar to Toy Story, and it predates it by about ten years, but it's all live-action and done with Muppets.
It's VERY hard to find, so every Christmas, I have to dig out this old old VHS tape I have with all sorts of obscure Christmas cartoon specials on it from the 80s. (I understand that there is a DVD of "The Christmas Toy" available, but it's hard to find. The version I have on VHS is the first airing of it complete with Kermit the Frog in the opening and closing sequence.
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Date: 2011-12-19 09:02 am (UTC)It might also be on YouTube. Someone on FB brought it up months ago and I was streaming parts of the Christmas Toy before going to work for a week.
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Date: 2011-12-21 03:48 pm (UTC)Plus I just saw a promo for it on the Hub on Christmas morning!