The Great Santa Claus Switch
Another classic Jim Henson holiday film.
1970 | 52m | English
Popularity: 0.2 (history)
| Director: | John Moffitt |
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| Writer: | Jerry Juhl |
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| 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? | |
| Release Date: | Dec 20, 1970 |
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| Director: | John Moffitt |
| Writer: | Jerry Juhl |
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| Production Companies | Henson Associates, Sullivan Productions |
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Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 19, 2026 Entered: May 02, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Cary Antebi | Additional Muppet Performer (voice) |
| John Byrum | Additional Muppet Performer (voice) |
| Diane Kimbrell | Additional Muppets (voice) (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| John Moffitt | Director |
| Jerry Juhl | Lyricist, Writer |
| Joe Raposo | Songs, Original Music Composer |
| Bill Bohnert | Production Design |
| Jim Henson | Characters |
| David Jaquest | Set Decoration |
| Leslie Renfield | Costume Design |
| Jean Crossley | Makeup Artist |
| George Claridge | Sound |
| Doug McCormick | Editor |
| Keith Robinson | Editor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Robert Precht | Producer |
| Diana Birkenfield | Associate Producer |
| Jack McGeehan | Associate Producer |
| Jim Henson | Executive Producer |
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