Grampy: Christmas Comes But Once A Year (1936) Max Fleischer Production
Max Fleischer’s Color Classics DVD Set! ► amzn.to XmasFLIX.com ► Like XmasFLIX! ► http Xmas MP3 ► XmasTRAX.com ► Podcast ► http An animated short produced by Fleischer Studios and released on December 4, 1936. You are viewing actual film in this video, with all it’s wonderful imperfections, however, I highly recommend getting the DVD boxed set called “Max Fleischer’s Color Classics: Somewhere in Dreamland” ► amzn.to The short begins in an orphanage, where the orphans are all asleep, awaiting Christmas morning. Just then, the puppy from the clock slides down a ramp and licks on one of the orphans. The first orphan shouts, “Merry Christmas, everybody!” And all the orphans jump out of bed and head to the hall, singing the title song. They grab the toys from their stockings, and get ready to play with them. However, they are sad to discover that the toys are completely broken and fall apart when they are played with. The orphans can’t help but cry. Meanwhile, Professor Grampy is out riding through the snow in his motor-driven sleigh, singing the title song himself. He hears the orphans crying from inside the orphanage, and he parks the sleigh, runs to the door, peeps through the window, and tries to think of a way to give the orphans a better Christmas. He puts on his thinking cap, and shortly, the lightbulb on the cap blinks. Apparently, he has an idea. He climbs through the window and starts making new toys out of household appliances. Finally, he dresses up as Santa …
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Kenai takes an exciting adventure he never dreamed of before his transformation into a bear by the Great Spirits. As Kenai travels the Pacific Northwest at the end of the Ice Age, he’s haunted by dreams of his previous life. As a young human child, he befriended Nita, the daughter of a tribal elder. Now, the grown-up Nita is facing her own challenges and only Kenai can help her. The unlikely pair embark on a journey to rediscover what brought them together as children and learn the true meaning of their bond as adults.
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