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* AlienNonInterferenceClause: The three aliens are told to find the meaning of Christmas without interfering with the Earthlings. However, when Marvin and Peter need rescuing, Amalthor is the first to move to aid them, with the others following.
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* AlienNonInterferenceClause: The three aliens are told to find the meaning of Christmas without interfering with the Earthlings. However, when Marvin and Peter need rescuing, Amalthor is the first of the trio to move to aid them, with the others following.
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This ChristmasSpecial, produced by Canadian animation company Creator/{{Nelvana}} in 1977 for Creator/{{CBC}}, is about a trio of [[SpaceElves scholarly aliens]] who land on Earth on Christmas Eve. They are met by a young boy - and his pet goose - and ask him about a great star that had revealed itself in this solar system 2000 years ago.
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This ChristmasSpecial, produced by Canadian animation company Creator/{{Nelvana}} in 1977 for Creator/{{CBC}}, is about a trio of [[SpaceElves scholarly aliens]] aliens]]--Amalthor (the tall one), Lexicon (the pink one with red eyes) and Pluton (the short green one) - who land on Earth on Christmas Eve. They are met by a young boy - and his pet goose - and ask him about a great star that had revealed itself in this solar system 2000 years ago.
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* CommanderContrarian: One of the aliens is more pessimistic about their mission than the others and a stickler for the AlienNonInterferenceClause. However, he does agree to pitch in with saving the boys.
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* CommanderContrarian: One of the aliens aliens, Lexicon, is more pessimistic about their mission than the others and a stickler for the AlienNonInterferenceClause. However, he does agree to pitch in with saving the boys.
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* AlienNonInterferenceClause: The three aliens are told to find the meaning of Christmas without interfering with the Earthlings. However, when Marvin and Peter need rescuing, Amalthor is the first to move to aid them, with the others following.
* CommanderContrarian: One of the aliens is more pessimistic about their mission than the others and a stickler for the AlienNonInterferenceClause. However, he does agree to pitch in with saving the boys.
* CommanderContrarian: One of the aliens is more pessimistic about their mission than the others and a stickler for the AlienNonInterferenceClause. However, he does agree to pitch in with saving the boys.
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* PoliceAreUseless: Subverted. The chief of police is a lazy man who [[CassandraTruth ignores Peter’s claims on seeing a spaceship,]] but he is the one who organizes the town to save Peter and Marvin from freezing in the lake.
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* PoliceAreUseless: Subverted. Zigzagged. The chief of police is appears to be a lazy man who [[CassandraTruth ignores Peter’s claims on seeing a spaceship,]] spaceship]], but he is the one who organizes the town (as well as the aliens) to save Peter and Marvin from freezing in the lake.
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This obscure special was featured on Website/ThatGuyWithTheGlasses, taking the #3 spot on CR's WebVideo/FamiliarFaces video "Episode 46: 12 Forgotten Animated Christmas Classics", which can be seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_qgmAt5vrs here]]. It's also notable for being the very first animated production done by Nelvana.
The special is available to watch on Website/YouTube on the Retro Rerun channel [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=og2TaEOAYp0 here]].
The special is available to watch on Website/YouTube on the Retro Rerun channel [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=og2TaEOAYp0 here]].
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* ShamingTheMob: When the town begins to insult and belittle Marvin for his actions, Peter’s grandmother steps up and call them out for being so obsessed with their shopping they neglected Marvin, which led to him being bad to begin with.
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* ShamingTheMob: When the town begins to insult and belittle Marvin for his actions, Peter’s grandmother steps up and call calls them out for being so obsessed with their shopping they neglected Marvin, which is what led to him being bad to begin with.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: The townsfolk get caught up in their greed and selfishness for much of the movie, but they are actually an overall decent group of people. When two kids are in trouble they immediately band together to save them. They also get mad at Marvin for stealing Peter’s pet goose, but then immediately soften up when they realize he is a hungry homeless kid they ignored and quickly begin to offer him food.
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* GoodParents: Peter’s mom and dad, as well as his grandmother, are kindly and friendly folk who welcome the aliens to their home.
* HeelFaceTurn: Marvin the bully becomes considerably nicer after Peter tries to save him and being forgiven by the town.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: The townsfolk get caught up in their greed and selfishness for much of the movie, but they are actually an overall decent group of people. When two kids are in trouble they immediately band together to save them. They also get understandably mad at Marvin for stealing Peter’s pet goose, but thenimmediately quickly soften up when they realize he is a hungry homeless kid they ignored and quickly begin to offer him food.food.
** The Chief of Police in particular stands out, being a jaded grump who nonetheless gives his employees Christmas off, rallies the town to save two drowning boys, and lends his badge to use as a star on top of a tree.
* HeelFaceTurn: Marvin the bully becomes considerably nicer after Peter tries to save him and being forgiven by the town.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: The townsfolk get caught up in their greed and selfishness for much of the movie, but they are actually an overall decent group of people. When two kids are in trouble they immediately band together to save them. They also get understandably mad at Marvin for stealing Peter’s pet goose, but then
** The Chief of Police in particular stands out, being a jaded grump who nonetheless gives his employees Christmas off, rallies the town to save two drowning boys, and lends his badge to use as a star on top of a tree.
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* PoliceAreUseless: Subverted. The chief of police is a jaded grump who ignore’s Peter’s clams on seeing a spaceship, but one could hardly blame him. Plus he is the one who organizes the town to save Peter and Marvin form freezing in the lake.
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* OnlySaneMan: Peter‘s parents and grandmother are the only adults not caught up in all the rampant consumerism going on in the town.
* PoliceAreUseless: Subverted. The chief of police is ajaded grump lazy man who ignore’s [[CassandraTruth ignores Peter’s clams claims on seeing a spaceship, spaceship,]] but one could hardly blame him. Plus he is the one who organizes the town to save Peter and Marvin form from freezing in the lake.lake.
* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: The three travelers have an AlienNonInterferenceClause, but break it to help the town save Pete and Marvin. Their leader going so far as directly take Peter’s hand.
* ShamingTheMob: When the town begins to insult and belittle Marvin for his actions, Peter’s grandmother steps up and call them out for being so obsessed with their shopping they neglected Marvin, which led to him being bad to begin with.
* PoliceAreUseless: Subverted. The chief of police is a
* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: The three travelers have an AlienNonInterferenceClause, but break it to help the town save Pete and Marvin. Their leader going so far as directly take Peter’s hand.
* ShamingTheMob: When the town begins to insult and belittle Marvin for his actions, Peter’s grandmother steps up and call them out for being so obsessed with their shopping they neglected Marvin, which led to him being bad to begin with.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: The townsfolk get caught up in their greed and selfishness for much of the movie, but they are actually an overall decent group of people. When two kids are in trouble they immediately band together to save them. They also get mad at Marvin for stealing Peter’s pet goose, but then immediately soften up when they realize he is a hungry homeless kid they ignored and quickly begin to offer him food.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: The townsfolk look truly ashamed when they realize how caught up they got in their shopping sprees, especially since it resulted in them ignoring a kid who really needed help.
* NervousWreck: The mayor of the town panics at the drop of a hat.
* PoliceAreUseless: Subverted. The chief of police is a jaded grump who ignore’s Peter’s clams on seeing a spaceship, but one could hardly blame him. Plus he is the one who organizes the town to save Peter and Marvin form freezing in the lake.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: The townsfolk look truly ashamed when they realize how caught up they got in their shopping sprees, especially since it resulted in them ignoring a kid who really needed help.
* NervousWreck: The mayor of the town panics at the drop of a hat.
* PoliceAreUseless: Subverted. The chief of police is a jaded grump who ignore’s Peter’s clams on seeing a spaceship, but one could hardly blame him. Plus he is the one who organizes the town to save Peter and Marvin form freezing in the lake.
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This ChristmasSpecial, produced by Canadian animation company Creator/{{Nelvana}} in 1977, is about a trio of [[SpaceElves scholarly aliens]] who land on Earth on Christmas Eve. They are met by a young boy - and his pet goose - and ask him about a great star that had revealed itself in this solar system 2000 years ago.
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This ChristmasSpecial, produced by Canadian animation company Creator/{{Nelvana}} in 1977, 1977 for Creator/{{CBC}}, is about a trio of [[SpaceElves scholarly aliens]] who land on Earth on Christmas Eve. They are met by a young boy - and his pet goose - and ask him about a great star that had revealed itself in this solar system 2000 years ago.
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This obscure special was featured on Website/ThatGuyWithTheGlasses, taking the #3 spot on CR's WebVideo/FamiliarFaces video "Episode 46: 12 Forgotten Animated Christmas Classics", which can be seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_qgmAt5vrs here]].
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This obscure special was featured on Website/ThatGuyWithTheGlasses, taking the #3 spot on CR's WebVideo/FamiliarFaces video "Episode 46: 12 Forgotten Animated Christmas Classics", which can be seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_qgmAt5vrs here]].
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This ChristmasSpecial, produced by Canadian animation company Creator/{{Nelvana}} in 1977, is about a trio of [[SpaceElves scholarly aliens]] who land on Earth on Christmas Eve. They are met by a young boy - and his pet goose - and ask him about a great star that had revealed itself in this solar system 2000 years ago. The boy must explain the meaning of Christmas, such as love and kindness to others, in the midst of a frantic city obsessed with consumerism which constantly contradicts him. But even when his goose is stolen by hungry street kids, the good kid risks himself to save their lives by trying to pull them out from an iced-over pond. His efforts are not enough, so the townspeople must interrupt their shopping sprees and come together to help them out. Even the three aliens are called-upon to aid them; after [[AlienNonInterferenceClause some hesitation]], the aliens realize that the meaning of Christmas is helping others - as do the people of the town.
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This ChristmasSpecial, produced by Canadian animation company Creator/{{Nelvana}} in 1977, is about a trio of [[SpaceElves scholarly aliens]] who land on Earth on Christmas Eve. They are met by a young boy - and his pet goose - and ask him about a great star that had revealed itself in this solar system 2000 years ago. ago.
The boy must explain the meaning of Christmas, such as love and kindness to others, in the midst of a frantic city obsessed with consumerism which constantly contradicts him. But even when his goose is stolen by hungry street kids, the good kid risks himself to save their lives by trying to pull them out from an iced-over pond. His efforts are not enough, so the townspeople must interrupt their shopping sprees and come together to help them out. Even the three aliens are called-upon to aid them; after [[AlienNonInterferenceClause some hesitation]], the aliens realize that the meaning of Christmas is helping others - as do the people of the town.
The boy must explain the meaning of Christmas, such as love and kindness to others, in the midst of a frantic city obsessed with consumerism which constantly contradicts him. But even when his goose is stolen by hungry street kids, the good kid risks himself to save their lives by trying to pull them out from an iced-over pond. His efforts are not enough, so the townspeople must interrupt their shopping sprees and come together to help them out. Even the three aliens are called-upon to aid them; after [[AlienNonInterferenceClause some hesitation]], the aliens realize that the meaning of Christmas is helping others - as do the people of the town.
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* TheThreeWiseMen: Three travelers from outer space arrive on Earth and are shown the traditions of Christmas. To set them apart from the Earth people, they are animated using limited animation while the Earth people are fully animated.
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The special is available to watch on YouTube on the Retro Rerun channel [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=og2TaEOAYp0 here]].
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This obscure special was featured on Website/ThatGuyWithTheGlasses, taking the #3 spot on CR's WebVideo/FamiliarFaces video "Episode 46: 12 Forgotten Animated Christmas Classics", which can be seen [[http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/teamt/cr/ff/29204-ff46 [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_qgmAt5vrs here]].
The special is available to watch on YouTube on the Retro Rerun channel [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=og2TaEOAYp0 here]].
The special is available to watch on YouTube on the Retro Rerun channel [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=og2TaEOAYp0 here]].
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This obscure special was featured on Website/ThatGuyWithTheGlasses, taking the #3 spot on CR's FamiliarFaces WebVideo/FamiliarFaces video "Episode 46: 12 Forgotten Animated Christmas Classics", which can be seen [[http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/teamt/cr/ff/29204-ff46 here]].
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This ChristmasSpecial, produced by Canadian animation company {{Nelvana}} in 1977, is about a trio of [[SpaceElves scholarly aliens]] who land on Earth on Christmas Eve. They are met by a young boy - and his pet goose - and ask him about a great star that had revealed itself in this solar system 2000 years ago. The boy must explain the meaning of Christmas, such as love and kindness to others, in the midst of a frantic city obsessed with consumerism which constantly contradicts him. But even when his goose is stolen by hungry street kids, the good kid risks himself to save their lives by trying to pull them out from an iced-over pond. His efforts are not enough, so the townspeople must interrupt their shopping sprees and come together to help them out. Even the three aliens are called-upon to aid them; after [[AlienNonInterferenceClause some hesitation]], the aliens realize that the meaning of Christmas is helping others - as do the people of the town.
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This ChristmasSpecial, produced by Canadian animation company {{Nelvana}} Creator/{{Nelvana}} in 1977, is about a trio of [[SpaceElves scholarly aliens]] who land on Earth on Christmas Eve. They are met by a young boy - and his pet goose - and ask him about a great star that had revealed itself in this solar system 2000 years ago. The boy must explain the meaning of Christmas, such as love and kindness to others, in the midst of a frantic city obsessed with consumerism which constantly contradicts him. But even when his goose is stolen by hungry street kids, the good kid risks himself to save their lives by trying to pull them out from an iced-over pond. His efforts are not enough, so the townspeople must interrupt their shopping sprees and come together to help them out. Even the three aliens are called-upon to aid them; after [[AlienNonInterferenceClause some hesitation]], the aliens realize that the meaning of Christmas is helping others - as do the people of the town.
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This ChristmasSpecial, produced by Canadian animation company {{Nelvana}} in 1977, is about a trio of [[SpaceElves scholarly aliens]] who land on Earth on Christmas Eve. They are met by a young boy - and his pet goose - and ask him about a great star that had revealed itself in this solar system 2000 years ago. The boy must explain the meaning of Christmas, such as love and kindness to others, in the midst of a frantic city obsessed with consumerism which constantly contradicts him. But even when his goose is stolen by hungry street kids, the good kid risks himself to save their lives by trying to pull them out from an iced-over pond. His efforts are not enough, so the townspeople must interrupt their shopping sprees and come together to help them out. Even the three aliens are called-upon to aid them; after [[AlienNonInterferenceClause some hesitation]], the aliens realize that the meaning of Christmas is helping others - as do the people of the town.
This obscure special was featured on Website/ThatGuyWithTheGlasses, taking the #3 spot on CR's FamiliarFaces video "Episode 46: 12 Forgotten Animated Christmas Classics", which can be seen [[http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/teamt/cr/ff/29204-ff46 here]].
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This ChristmasSpecial, produced by Canadian animation company {{Nelvana}} in 1977, is about a trio of [[SpaceElves scholarly aliens]] who land on Earth on Christmas Eve. They are met by a young boy - and his pet goose - and ask him about a great star that had revealed itself in this solar system 2000 years ago. The boy must explain the meaning of Christmas, such as love and kindness to others, in the midst of a frantic city obsessed with consumerism which constantly contradicts him. But even when his goose is stolen by hungry street kids, the good kid risks himself to save their lives by trying to pull them out from an iced-over pond. His efforts are not enough, so the townspeople must interrupt their shopping sprees and come together to help them out. Even the three aliens are called-upon to aid them; after [[AlienNonInterferenceClause some hesitation]], the aliens realize that the meaning of Christmas is helping others - as do the people of the town.
This obscure special was featured on Website/ThatGuyWithTheGlasses, taking the #3 spot on CR's FamiliarFaces video "Episode 46: 12 Forgotten Animated Christmas Classics", which can be seen [[http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/teamt/cr/ff/29204-ff46 here]].
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