Wednesday, December 2, 2020

B.C.: A Special Christmas (1981)

 


Today I present the first animated special of the holiday season, B.C.: A Special Christmas.

This is the second animated TV special based on Johnny Hart's caveman comic strip, but with different creators than the first special from 1973, B.C.: The First Thanksgiving. This special features classic comedy duo Bob Elliot and Ray Goulding as comic strip characters Peter and Wiley, who invent a new holiday, Xmas, to make money off of the other cave folks. By the end of the special, as with most Christmas specials, they learn the true meaning of Xmas, er, Christmas.

Enjoy!

2 comments:

Bob Johns said...

The B.C. specials are so strange.

Phillyradiogeek said...

They are indeed, but worth a watch. I'm a Bob and Ray fan, so this one stays with me better, but the Thanksgiving one, while not necessarily good, is interesting. Definitely made for adults rather than kids.