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It's On DVD

posted 16 years ago by ghostbusters
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In case anyone is interested, this title was released by EastWest DVD, and for the low price of $1.00!!! The disc is entitled "Santa And The Three Bears / Night Before Christmas" as it includes these two programs:

* Santa and the Three Bears (1970) (46 min, live-action & animated)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066328/

* The Night Before Christmas (1968) (24 min)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0760178/

What's interesting is that Hal Smith provides vocals in both of these cartoons (and he appears in the live-action segments of Santa...), so it's like buying a Hal Smith double-feature.
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[–] Skywalker_182 15 years ago

Where can you buy it, at a dollar store?

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[–] reddperc 15 years ago

I have purchased two versions of this special on DVD. One of them is by "Westlake Entertainment Corp". The copy is pretty bad (lots of film "grain" and "lines" throughout), but it is the longest version I've found (at 72 minutes). All the other versions are the cut-down made-for-tv versions of like 48 minutes. The problem with the long version I have is that it cuts out the live action at the beginning, where the real Hal Smith talks about his time as a park ranger, which then morphs into the animation. I also bought a version recently that is a double-feature with some Christmas special about a burro. I forget the title at the moment. Anyway, I might try to get the version mentioned at the beginning of this thread. I'm still on the hunt for the long version WITH the live action opener and closer. I know it's a silly, little-known special, but I remember it very fondly, and I still watch it every year.

[–] lanwarder 14 years ago

Speaking of watching it every year, I don't understand why it isn't played anymore. This is an awesome special and much better than most out there.

[–] TheJoshman 13 years ago

I remember it. I used to love it when I was a kid. SO cozy!

[–] TimBur77 11 years ago

This was a Thanksgiving Day staple on KTLA Channel 5 in LA for years. Now they just show New Adventures Of Old Christine in the same 3pm Timeslot.

http://bat115.hubpages.com/hub/Christmas-Film-Reviews-Santa-And-The-3- Bears

[–] HarlowMGM 11 years ago

Since it somehow is public domain, anyone can download it from archive.org and burn a dvd of the show here http://archive.org/details/SantaandtheThreeBears . Note - somebody claims it is out of focus (I'm not downloading it since I have the dvd) but the other reviews seem good.

[–] chilidoggg (13053) 5 years ago

Yes every Thanksgiving Day in Southern California.

[–] HarlowMGM 12 years ago

My version is by "Cartoon Classics" of Solana Beach, California (also known as Movie Classics for their live action feature releases), has a couple of imperfect scenes, but has the live action intro and closing - didn't time it but it seemed to be around 60 minutes.

[–] speccyboy 7 years ago

I got the UK release (doesn't appear to specify the runtime so I don't know what version I got - it was a Christmas present for my 2-year-old nephew). I have a copy of this on VHS in Italian (my first language). :)