YES!
This week's Forgotten TV is the 1995 special A Pinky and the Brain Christmas. In traditional P & The B style, the duo plot to take over the world, this time on Christmas Eve via a doll invented by Brain. They trek to the North Pole to trick Santa and his elves to create enough of the mind-controlling dolls to enslave the world's children. All the while, Pinky works on his letter to Santa, much to Brain's annoyance. However, that letter turns out to be a key component in the special's resolution.
I admit that the special isn't exactly on par with the classics such as Charlie Brown and Rudolph, but the ending is so great--and unexpectedly touching--that it's well worth an annual viewing. I was in college when this first aired, and I remember my jaw dropping at how things played out.
Enjoy--NARF!
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I just heard yesterday that Rusty Mills, one of the lead animators on Pinky and the Brain and Animaniacs, has died at age 49 from colon cancer. So sad.
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49...that's Way too close to 48. Sorry to read it.
The only WB network cartoon to get a primetime workout, as I recall...
FF: that is sad, but he leaves some great animation behind him.
Todd: I think you're correct. Fox tried Batman: The Animated Series in a primetime slot for a time, but at Sunday nights at 7, which is not a good hour due to sports overruns. I wish they tried it in a more friendly slot; it could have been a success if marketed properly.
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