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Cast:Art Carney
1918 to 2003
American actor and comedian
Playing:  Santa Claus 2 times , Scrooge 1 time , Tiny Tim 1 time
Character Category:Santa Claus
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The Great Santa Claus Switch (1970)
The Great Santa Claus Switch was a Muppet television special that first aired on CBS on December 20, 1970. The show, narrated by Ed Sullivan, begins at the North Pole with Santa Claus and his elves getting ready for another Christmas. However, Cosmo Scam has hatched a plan to kidnap Santa and take his place. As part of the plan, Cosmo plans to abduct Santa's elves (one at a time) and replace them with his evil henchmen.
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1970
12/05/1970
Approved
TV Movie
60 minutes
A
Genre:
Comedy
Family
Director(s):
John Moffitt
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Cast:

Art Carney / Santa Claus
Art Carney / Cosmo Scam
Jim Henson / Fred /  Lothar /  Gloat (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 Muppets (voice)
Fran Brill / Snerf (voice)



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The Night They Saved Christmas (1984)
An oil company is exploring two Arctic sites for oil. The needed blasting at the first site rocks Santa Claus' North Pole village. He realizes that any blasting at the second site will destroy his home. He enlists the aid of a woman and her children to convince her husband (who works for the company) that the first site is where the oil they want is. Along the way, Santa explains all his secrets in delivering presents all around the world.
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1984
12/13/1984
Not Rated
TV Movie
92 minutes
A
Genre:
Drama
Family
Fantasy
Director(s):
Jackie Cooper
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Cast:

Jaclyn Smith / Claudia Baldwin
Art Carney / Santa Claus
Paul Le Mat / Michael Baldwin
Mason Adams / Sumner Murdock
June Lockhart / Mrs. Claus
Paul Williams / Ed (the Elf)
Scott Grimes / David
Laura Jacoby / Marianne
R.J. Williams / C.B.
James Staley / Marin



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