Cheesy cartoon specials from childhood

[ReaganNC]

Is there anyone else out there who still gets excited when those holiday cartoons from your childhood come on each year? I am watching "It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" and have been looking forward to it all day because it kicks off my holiday season. Am I alone here?

[Masja]

Nope, you're not alone! I love them all :) Especially the Rudolph one & A Christmas Carol for Christmas and the Garfield ones for Halloween.....makes me smile.

[ReaganNC]

I need to find the Garfield Christmas special on video since it hasn't been on tv in years. I wish one of the networks would revive that one b/c I always found it amusing.

[swimsweetie401]

I go CRAZY for the little Christmas specials like Rudolph and Frosty. Still. I am so looking forward to them within a month. :rockon:

[Adam777]

I love those as well. I have two little boys now and I will sit down and watch it with them. :)

[sarahjayn1980]

I love them! A few years ago we had a Polar Express party at school. The kids wore their PJs to school and we read Polar Express and watched the movie. In aftercare, we kept the fun going with these cheesy old winter favorites. It was wonderful watching my childhood favorites with all these children!

[jenni-anti-fur]

Yesss soooo much....Frosty The Snowman is my fave...It always makes me Cry...hehe...but sometimes cant wait for the holidays to watch it and pop it in and watch over the summer.

[ReaganNC]

I watch The Charlie Brown Christmas special in the summer. It is nice sometimes to bring the holiday cheer even in the summer.

[jeezycreezy]

They're not cartoons, but I love all the Rankin Bass claymation ones.

Oh. And I <3 Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas. But then I like anything muppety.

[karenlovessnow]

Me! :hi: Me! :hi: I love all of the Holiday TV specials! I like Frosty, maybe because the little girl's name is Karen!
I also like Nestor, the long-earred donkey. I remember watching it with my daughter when she was little and we both cried when Nestor's mom died.
I love Charlie Brown!

[karenlovessnow]

Oh, yes, Emmet Otter!! :up:

[icreep heather]

Rudolph and Charlie Brown!

I miss that land of Misfit Toys :smitten:

[karenlovessnow]

How the Grinch Stole Christmas...

[ReaganNC]

Karen, How the Grinch Stole Christmas will be on this weekend on TBS.

[Scorpius]

Ummm...."Mouse on the Mayflower", anyone!??!

And for the record, Emmet Otter creeps me the hell out. And I usually like Henson's stuff....

Can't go wrong with the Claymation Rudolph tho. That's just pretty much sacred.

[petrak1027]

oh the land of the misfit toys, frosty, rudolf... claymation christmas movies are awesome.

i just saw a tv ad on ABC family for a new claymation movie, Im not sure how i feel about them trying to recreate an original.

[dormouse]

I love them! A few years ago we had a Polar Express party at school. The kids wore their PJs to school and we read Polar Express and watched the movie.

I still remember this from when I was in first grade. They made us hot chocolate with candy canes and put Christmas lights and train decorations on the walls. (Of course, this was way before there was a Polar Express movie)

My mom, sister, and I still watch Rudolph and Charlie Brown every year.

[Brandon]

They're not cartoons, but I love all the Rankin Bass claymation ones.

Oh. And I <3 Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas. But then I like anything muppety.
I watched that like 10000000000x as a kid. Loved it.

How the Grinch Stole Christmas...


Karen, How the Grinch Stole Christmas will be on this weekend on TBS.

The Grinch > all other Christmas specials imo.

[sarahjayn1980]

Does anyone remember Nelvanamation? A Cosmic Christmas?

[WonderRandy]

Moved to the Holiday Forum

[mslinzyann]

I love Rudolph!!! The abominable snowman is the cutest thing ever.

[karenlovessnow]

Karen, How the Grinch Stole Christmas will be on this weekend on TBS.

I only just saw this...:cry: I missed it!!

[LadyFaile]

it's not christmas until i see the old claymation Rudolph cartoon on tv :)

[Jennifer N]

Not a cartoon, but my fam and I love to watch "It's a Wonderful Life" every year for the hilarious shock value. George is such an ass! Beating his wife, emotionally abusing his kids, it's ridiculous fun for the whole family. Not to mention the blatant sexism. And you go, Uncle Billy, effing up everyone's life left and right and facing no consequences whatsoever. By the end, we are all rooting for Potter.

Oh, the 1940's.

[kaythanksbye2]

One of my favorite holiday cartoons from my childhood was Garfield's Christmas. I used to watch my VHS tape of it over and over again all Christmas season long!