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A 1974 animated [[Christmas Special]] from [[Rankin/Bass Productions]] starts when the town of Junctionville has all of its letters returned from Santa Claus -- because a letter proclaiming Santa and his reindeer are fakes has appeared in the local paper and offended the jolly old elf. Father Mouse (George Gobel) investigates, and realizes his know-it-all son Albert (Tammy Grimes) has written the letter. Meanwhile, clockmaker Joshua Trundle (Joel Gray) tries to makes a singing clock in hopes of bringing Santa back. Things go from bad to worse when the clock publicly malfunctions -- but in the end, with the help of a [[Heel Face Turn]] on Albert's part, a happy Christmas ensues. Unlike most R/B productions, this featured 2D animation, rather than the usual [[Stop Motion]] puppet animation (called "Animagic").
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* [[Authority in Name Only]]: The Mayor has shades of this.
* [[Christmas Special]]
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* [[Cross-Dressing Voices]]: Tammy Grimes as Albert.
* [[Don't Touch It, You Idiot!]]: Really, Albert's fascination with the model should have been a warning to Father Mouse to keep him away from the real clock.
* [[Exactly What It Says
* [[Flat Earth Atheist]]: Santa's existence is a demonstrable fact in this special. He makes no effort to hide himself when making deliveries, can receive and return mail, and even has official operators representing him at the North Pole that you can call up at any time. Doesn't stop Albert from disbelieving.
** Might also count as [[Arbitrary Skepticism]]. You live in a world of [[Mouse World|sentient talking mice]], but think Santa Claus is ridiculous?
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* [[Have a Gay Old Time]]: [[ABC Family]] removed the "Give Your Heart a Try" number for having the word "gay" in it when it re-aired the special.
* [[Heel Face Turn]]: Albert
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: The mayor was voiced by John McGiver, a character actor who specialized in playing "stuffed shirt" roles, perhaps most familiar as the Tiffany's salesman in ''[[
* [[Ill Girl]]: Several, and boys too. Father Mouse takes Albert to a hospital full of depressed children to show him the consequences of his letter about Santa.
* [[It Got Worse]]: After the clock malfunctions, no one wants to give Trundle any work. Not only is Santa not bringing gifts for his family, but he can't pay his bills or put food on the table.
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