The Great Santa Claus Switch (1970)
Another classic Jim Henson holiday film.
Santa Claus and his elves are ready to deliver presents to children everywhere, but the evil wizard, Cosmo Scam, has hatched a plot to kidnap Santa and take his place! One by one, Cosmo abducts Santa’s elves and replaces them with his evil henchmen. Can Fred the Elf save Christmas before Cosmo burglarizes the world?
- Date of release
- 1970-12-20
- TMDB
- 6.1 / 10 (8)
- Runtime
- 52m
- Genres
- Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, TV Movie
- Director
- John Moffitt
Casting
- Art Carney — Santa Claus / Cosmo Scam
- Ed Sullivan — Self / Host / Narrator (uncredited)
- Jim Henson — Fred / Lothar (voice)
- Frank Oz — Thig / Skippity / Hoppity / Boppity / Snerf (voice)
- Jerry Nelson — Thog / Zippity / Snivelly (voice)
- Danny Seagren — Gloat / Snarl / Snerf (voice)
- John Lovelady — Bong / Snake Frackle / Scoff / Snerf / Alarm Frackle (voice)
- Richard Hunt — Bing / Match Frackle (voice)
- Marilyn Sokol — Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
- Fran Brill — Snerf (voice)
- Byron Whiting — Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
- Greg Antonacci — Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
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