A Miser Brothers' Christmas

A Miser Brothers’ Christmas is a 2008 Christmas stop motion spin-off special, based on the characters from the 1974 Rankin-Bass special The Year Without a Santa Claus. Distributed by Warner Bros. Animation under their Warner Premiere label (the rights holders of the post-1974 Rankin-Bass library) and Toronto-based Cuppa Coffee Studios, the one-hour special premiered on ABC Family on Saturday, December 13, 2008, during the network's annual The 25 Days of Christmas programming.

A Miser Brothers' Christmas
Official logo
Based onThe Year Without a Santa Claus
Directed byDave Barton Thomas
StarringCatherine Disher
Mickey Rooney
Juan Chioran
George S. Irving
Brad Adamson
Theme music composerJono Grant
ComposerJono Grant
Country of originUnited States
Canada
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducersTedd Anasti
Patsy Cameron-Anasti
Adam Shaheen
Running timeapprox. 1 hour
Production companiesWarner Premiere
Warner Bros. Animation
Cuppa Coffee Studios
Original release
NetworkABC Family
ReleaseDecember 13, 2008 (2008-12-13)
Related
  • Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964)
  • Frosty the Snowman (1969)
  • Santa Claus is Comin' to Town (1970)
  • Here Comes Peter Cottontail (1971)
  • 'Twas the Night Before Christmas (1974)
  • The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974)
  • The First Easter Rabbit (1976)
  • Frosty's Winter Wonderland (1976)
  • Rudolph's Shiny New Year (1976)
  • The Easter Bunny is Comin' to Town (1977)
  • Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey (1977)
  • The Stingiest Man in Town (1978)
  • Jack Frost (1979)
  • Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July (1979)
  • Pinocchio's Christmas (1980)
  • Frosty Returns (1992)
  • Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and the Island of Misfit Toys (2001)
  • The Legend of Frosty the Snowman (2005)
  • A Miser Brothers' Christmas (2008)

Mickey Rooney (at age 88) and George S. Irving (at age 86) reprised their respective roles as Santa Claus and Heat Miser. Snow Miser (originally portrayed by Dick Shawn who died in 1987) was voiced by Juan Chioran, while Mrs. Claus (voiced in the original by Shirley Booth who died in 1992) was portrayed by Catherine Disher. The movie aimed to emulate the Rankin/Bass animation style. This is the last Christmas special to feature Mickey Rooney as Santa Claus, as he died in 2014, as well as the last time George Irving voiced Heat Miser, as he died in 2016.

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