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Locoman Since: Nov, 2010
#1: Dec 9th 2010 at 12:51:25 PM

We have a thread for the best specials of the season, but why don't we dig on down to the bottom of the barrel and see what we can find?

Personally, I'd like to nominate Gotta Catch Santa Claus. The animation sucks, the plot goes up and down from nonexistent to just plain stupid (apparently Santa is archnemeses with an alien ice monster, WTF?) and this mess stars William Shatner, of all people, in it.

Actually, come to think of it, that's not surprising...

Razputin Razzle Dazzle from Louisiana Since: May, 2009
Razzle Dazzle
#2: Dec 9th 2010 at 3:37:02 PM

I would say Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer, but I think that'd be too easy.

edited 9th Dec '10 3:37:26 PM by Razputin

I've decided to start posting more often. Sorry.
SatanicHamster Moldova, never change. Since: Jan, 2001
Moldova, never change.
#3: Dec 9th 2010 at 4:13:29 PM

Nestor The Long-Eared Christmas Donkey. For a Rankin-Bass special, it's really dark and depression and the ending was so messed up.

Playedforkeeps Since: Oct, 2010
#4: Dec 9th 2010 at 4:15:12 PM

Grandma Got run over by a reindeer pretty much is the worst xmas special that gets shot down easily. It was like they tried to do it for adults but couldn't do it. He-man xmas special What the freakin f?

And that Jim carrey grinch movie is inexcusable, I bet chuck jones was pissed at that.

SatanicHamster Moldova, never change. Since: Jan, 2001
Moldova, never change.
#5: Dec 9th 2010 at 4:16:41 PM

What, Skeletor finding the true meaning Christmas was WTF moment for you?

Malph (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#6: Dec 9th 2010 at 8:47:23 PM

I would say Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer, but I think that'd be too easy.

I don't care if it's too easy, it fucking sucks!

KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#7: Dec 9th 2010 at 9:54:38 PM

Olive The Other Reindeer, because it's a terrible, terrible, terrible pun. I don't care whether it's actually bad or good, I can't get past the title. *shudder*

edited 9th Dec '10 9:55:27 PM by KnownUnknown

thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#8: Dec 9th 2010 at 10:05:46 PM

[up]I don't care how bad the title is, that's still Complaining About Shows You Don't Watch.

We've made worse puns.

edited 9th Dec '10 10:06:09 PM by thatother1dude

KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#9: Dec 9th 2010 at 10:15:52 PM

Hey, at least I'm complaining about puns I know about, as apposed to plots and such I've never seen.

MrW from some place Since: Sep, 2010
#10: Dec 10th 2010 at 8:39:48 AM

Grandma Got Ran Over By A Reindeer, no contest.

Bananaquit Since: Jan, 2001
#11: Dec 10th 2010 at 2:59:54 PM

Nestor The Long-Eared Christmas Donkey. For a Rankin-Bass special, it's really dark and depression and the ending was so messed up.

I second this one. The Roger Miller theme song is enough to make one slit one’s wrists, and a six year old child should not be contemplating suicide! I had to listen to “Whistle Stop” just to cleanse the morbid imagery from my mind (a pity Hampsterdance [sic] killed that song and defiled the corpse).

HopelessRomance I'm not dead yet! from Minnesota, USA. Since: Mar, 2010
I'm not dead yet!
#12: Dec 10th 2010 at 6:54:13 PM

That one Rugrats Christmas special where they got trapped at the Christmas theme park Stu designed. (I think it was a theme park anyway? It was something close to it.) Anyone remember when Stu was more or less a bumbling inventor instead of a sucessful one?

We're going to spread this shit like Nutella.
Malph (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#13: Dec 11th 2010 at 12:03:20 AM

Anyone remember when Stu was more or less a bumbling inventor instead of a sucessful one?

I do! I don't, however, remember that christmas special. Sounds like it sucked though.

nabaduco Since: Oct, 2010
#14: Dec 11th 2010 at 9:17:52 AM

lol "Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer" ah good times. Me thinks it is So Bad, It's Good, it is funny when you notice that most likely the writer was just bored on board and did not really want to make a Christmas special.

edited 11th Dec '10 9:18:15 AM by nabaduco

punchy Since: Jun, 2016 Relationship Status: Browsing the selection
#15: Dec 11th 2010 at 11:11:45 AM

This is just a personal one, but that Simpsons episode where Bart ruined Christmas for everyone kinda leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

Surprisingly, I love the Funzo episode, despite my general hatred of new Simpsons. Homer, Lisa, Bart, and Gary Coleman debating all night just tickles my funny bone.

AkumaShogun Since: Aug, 2009
#16: Dec 11th 2010 at 2:30:53 PM

I thought the X-men's (the early 90's series) special was pretty painful with Jubilee's whining at her most grating, Wolverine's wangst at its most narmful, and Leech playing the Littlest Cancer Patient.

edited 11th Dec '10 2:33:04 PM by AkumaShogun

Enlong Court Dragon from The Underground Facility Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: is commanded to— WANK!
Court Dragon
#17: Dec 11th 2010 at 2:40:41 PM

[up] That one's good for a few things, at least...

I have a message from another time...
SoneAnna Floatage~! Since: Nov, 2010
Floatage~!
#18: Dec 11th 2010 at 2:54:23 PM

No matter how many times it's been said, Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer . Oh. My. God. And it doesn't help matters that Cartoon Network feels the need to play it once a week during December.

edited 11th Dec '10 2:55:38 PM by SoneAnna

nabaduco Since: Oct, 2010
#19: Dec 11th 2010 at 5:24:29 PM

Just about every time three ghosts of Christmas appear. Bonus points if it is completely bizare. I still get nightmares of re-watching "A Diva's Christmas Carol" ...

[up]"Surprisingly, I love the Funzo episode, despite my general hatred of new Simpsons. Homer, Lisa, Bart, and Gary Coleman debating all night just tickles my funny bone. " The ending is priceless. Most quotable Christmas episode ever.

Lisa: Lets just agree that the commercialization of Christmas is, at best, a mixed blessing. Coleman: Amen.

edited 11th Dec '10 5:31:08 PM by nabaduco

ChevalierMalfait Since: Dec, 2009
#20: Dec 14th 2010 at 5:37:43 PM

Seconding Satanic Hamster's love for the "Christmas makes Skeletor (temporarily) nice" scene from the He-Man Christmas Special. See for yourself.

ManwiththePlan Since: Dec, 2009
#21: Dec 15th 2010 at 3:35:26 PM

And that Jim carrey grinch movie is inexcusable, I bet chuck jones was pissed at that.

Probably not, since the live action version is, like the animated one, an adaptation of THE BOOK. Sure it kept elements of the cartoon that were popular ("You're a mean one, Mr. Grinch" for example), but it's not supposed to be an adaptation of it. Judging it in comparasion is a bad case of Adaptation Displacement. just bugs me IMHO, it's fairly good, and it's definately not inexcusable (the live action The Cat In The Hat film...now THAT'S inexcusable.)

edited 15th Dec '10 3:36:10 PM by ManwiththePlan

miru Knouge forever!! Since: Jan, 2001
Knouge forever!!
#22: Nov 22nd 2011 at 7:01:32 PM

Seconding Gotta Catch Santa Claus.

I am completely, utterly, and thoroughly done with Sola Sonica and 2D
Mort08 Pirate AND writer! from Oklahoma Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
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#23: Nov 22nd 2011 at 7:07:47 PM

I made the mistake of watching Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer once, having no idea what I was getting into. That creepy Villain Song with the hula dancing burned itself into my mind.

I'm not permanently scarred, but I got pretty close.

edited 22nd Nov '11 8:26:53 PM by Mort08

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NONAMEGIVEN from Nowhere Since: Jul, 2013
#24: Nov 22nd 2011 at 7:11:12 PM

I MUST SAY than the invader zim one was one of the worst episodes of the series. Still decent when compared to other christmas SPECIALS, thougt.

"That is not dead which can eternal lie, And with strange aeons even death itself may die."
RichReeders Official Muffin Watcher from Watching this muffin. Since: Feb, 2011
Official Muffin Watcher
#25: Nov 22nd 2011 at 7:13:36 PM

The Star Wars Holiday Special

I have just won at everything ever.

Don't you try anything, you baked good you.

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