Year Without Santa

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Remember that one? One of the Rankin-Bass puppet shows, back in the 1970s. Plot goes that Santa catches a bad cold and might have to skip his Christmas run. He gets depressed and starts thinking no one believes in him anymore. So Mrs. Claus sends out Jingle and Jangle on Vixen to go and find at least one child who still believes.

The highlight, of the special, though, is the Miser Brothers, Snow Miser and Heat Miser, and their little song and dance numbers:

I’m Mister White Christmas
I’m Mister Snow
I’m Mister Icicle
I’m Mister 10 below!
They call me Snow Miser
Whatever I touch
Turns to ice in my clutch-I’m too much!
I’m Mister Green Christmas
I’m Mister Sun
I’m Mister Heat Blister
I’m Mister 101
They call me Heat Miser
Whatever I touch
Starts to melt in my clutch-I’m too much!

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My absolute favorite! I haven’t watched it in years but when I do it’s for the Heat Mister’s number alone.

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This was on last night, actually. The actual puppetoon version, not the really lousy live-action version that NBC aired last week.

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Yep-that’s actually what inspired me to start this thread. I heard there was a remake, but I refuse to ever watch it. Ugh.

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I’ve got it on DVD, with “Rudolph’s Shiny New Year” and “Nestor the Long-eared Christmas Donkey.” Good stuff.

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A family favorite. Traditionally any sibling who happened to have messed up hair was most assuredly referred to as the Heat Miser.

Great music too. YouTube video here.

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I thought I was the only one who loved the Misers! Glad to see I’m not the lone fan.

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In the interest of fairness, you have to include this, too–faster pace, great voice work by Dick Shawn (The Producers), and the terrific Bbbrrbrbbbbrbbrbrbrrrbrbrbr. Too much!

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I watch this show constantly during the holiday season because my daughter, who is 3, loves it. Anyone else notice an odd inconsistency…

When Ms Claus goes to meet up with Mother Nature, she summons the Miser brothers to “discuss” with them what will happen.

She points to Snow Miser and says “You will let a little snow fall in Southtown” while he nods approvingly, and then points to Heat Miser and says “And you’ll [give them a nice sunny day? something about abnormal weather at the north pole]” while Heat Miser nods approvingly.

This has always struck me as wrong because it’s the exact opposite of what she should be saying…she should be telling Heat Miser to let Snow Miser send snow to Southtown, and telling Snow Miser to let Heat Miser send sun to the NP.

Am I wrong?

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I always suspected that Syndrome in The Incredibles had the same hairstylist as the Heat Miser.

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Although I seriously doubt this is actually happened, I can just imagine Cold Miser and Heat Miser respectively being modeled after Col. Klink and Gen. Burkhalter.

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“Eat, papa, eat! No one wants a skinny Santa!”

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No, you’re not wrong. I caught that too a couple of viewings ago. But I try not to let it ruin the show for me.

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Isn’t that from Rudolf?

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Not sure; a quick google search linked it to A Year Without Santa, and I’ve always thought it was a funny line.

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It’s definitely from Rudolph. Definitely. Definitely.

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I have both at home, and agree with JThunder. It’s part of Rudolph. The Year Without a Santa Claus has a santa who’s already fat.

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…and drunk, by the sound of it (especially as he zombifically staggers around the Santa compound toward the end).

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It was horrible. But the Heat Miserettes…yummy.

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My husband was just asked by a coworker what special this was. Thanks to my powerful influence, he is now wise in the ways of the Heat Miser.

It has always been my favorite but I have always been surprised at the number of folks that have never heard of it.

More Misers for me then!