Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueThree aliens come to Earth to discover the true meaning of Christmas.Three aliens come to Earth to discover the true meaning of Christmas.Three aliens come to Earth to discover the true meaning of Christmas.
- Réalisation
- Scénario
- Casting principal
- Peter
- (voix)
- Dad
- (voix)
- …
- Lexicon
- (voix)
- (as Richard Davidson)
- Amalthor
- (voix)
- Mom
- (voix)
- Grandma
- (voix)
- Snerk
- (voix)
- Marvin
- (voix)
- Mayor
- (voix)
- Townie
- (voix)
- Townie
- (voix)
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I discovered we could stream it this year, and before Christmas, watched it with a couple of my grown children. Many thanks to the great team that put this together all those years ago.
The only thing that makes it not a 10 is that it is not on DVD, but I still highly recommend it. I think it is the off-beat funny characters and the out of this world story line that was intriguing to me as kid. I mean I have often been asked what would I do if aliens came to earth and I have said that if I wasn't too scared, I would ask them if they had heard about Jesus. This cartoon while not being evangelical in any way, shape or form - it does tell aliens the meaning of Christmas, which I thought was great as a child and still do.
I remember the animation being different from other cartoons that I had seen. The storyline was unique and fresh from all the other sugar-coated Xmaz specials popular at the time.
I remember the story was about how a kid with a goose for a pet is visited by 3 floating aliens who want to know the meaning of Christmas. As the boy tries to explain things to the aliens he discovers the magic of Christmas for himself. At the end the aliens belt out some crazy electro-Christmas music on their alien instruments for the whole town and then blast off into space, leaving the image of a Xmas tree in their wake with their shining ship acting as the crowning star.
After college I started to get nostalgic about my childhood and wanted to see this again however I had no idea what it was called and internet searches were pretty useless. I'm very excited (and also relieved!) to finally track down the details of this show.
They just don't make'em like they used to. I cant wait to see it again!
Le saviez-vous
- AnecdotesThe boy, Peter, and his pet Goose, Lucy, can be seen as part of the caravan in the opening of Nelvana's "Intergalactic Thanksgiving or Please Don't Eat the Planet" released in 1979.
- Citations
Peter: Hi. I'm Peter. That's Lucy. I live here. Over there. I... I guess you don't understand me.
Amalthor: Do not be afraid, young man. That is not so. We are equipped to identify, comprehend and speak all languages known. Hello.
[he bows]
Amalthor: How do you do? I am fine.
Peter: Oh. I'm fine, too, I guess. Lucy?
Plutox: Our scientists have recently detected, 2000 years ago, Earth time, in the 79th Mervent, a transitory celestial phenomenon of the Merbullian class...
Peter: Huh?
Lexicon: What Plutox is trying to say is that in the heavens, visible to many worlds, there appeared for a brief time, a great star, that manifests itself in the heavens...
Peter: Oh. You must mean the Star of Bethlehem.
Lexicon: Star of Bethlehem?
[he, Amalthor and Plutox look at each other]
Plutox: That has no meaning.
Amalthor: Our mission is to search for the meaning of that star.
Peter: You must mean Christmas! Did you come for Christmas?
Lexicon: Christmas?
Amalthor: Christmas?
Plutox: What is Christmas? How do we measure it?
Peter: You don't. The star that you saw shone over Bethlehem because Jesus Christ was born there. He was very special. This is his birthday. We celebrate it every year with love, peace and caring for others. And that's Christmas!
Amalthor: Then that is what we've come for.
Peter: Well, come on! We'll show you.
- Versions alternativesLater re-airings of this special have the music changed due to licensing issues.
- ConnexionsEdited into Nelvanamation: Four Cosmic Fantasies in One (1980)