The Great Santa Claus Switch (1970)
1h
Running Time
December 5, 1970Release Date
The Great Santa Claus Switch (1970)
1h
Running Time
December 5, 1970Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
Santa Claus and his elves are ready to deliver presents to children everywhere but Cosmo Scam has hatched a plan to kidnap Santa and take his place! One by one, Cosmo abducts Santa's elves and replaces them with his evil henchmen. Can Fred the Elf save Christmas before Cosmo burglarizes the world?
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Art Carney
Santa Claus / Cosmo Scam
Jim Henson
Fred / Lothar / Gloat
Frank Oz
Thig / Skippity / Hoppity
Jerry Nelson
Thog / Zippity / Snivelly
John Moffitt
Director
Jerry Juhl
Writer
Richard Hunt
Bing / Match Frackle (voice)
Marilyn Sokol
Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
Bob Precht
Producer
Joe Raposo
Composer
Joe Raposo
Composer
Fran Brill
Snerf (voice)
Byron Whiting
Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
Danny Seagren
Gloat / Snarl / Snerf
John Lovelady
Bong / Snake Frackle / Scoff
Greg Antonacci
Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
Cary Antebi
Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
John Byrum
Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
Diane Kimbrell
Additional Muppets (voice) (uncredited)
Ed Sullivan
Self (uncredited)
Robert Precht
Producer
Details.
Wiki.
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.