Trivia / Prep & Landing

• Breaking News Interruption: The original broadcast of the first special was pre-empted for a presidental address by Barack Obama. Therefore, the special was rescheduled in the timeslot the annual 1-hour presentation of A Charlie Brown Christmas held, cancelling that event for the year.
• Franchise Killer: Disney stopped making the specials because the ratings for Naughty vs. Nice weren't high enough.
• Write Who You Know: Magee is a caricature of producer Dorothy McKim, while she is named for production manager Jenni Magee-Cook.