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cover</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Based on</th><td class="infobox-data"><i>How Murray Saved Christmas</i><br />by <a href="/wiki/Mike_Reiss" title="Mike Reiss">Mike Reiss</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Written by</th><td class="infobox-data">Mike Reiss</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Directed by</th><td class="infobox-data attendee"><a href="/wiki/Peter_Avanzino" class="mw-redirect" title="Peter Avanzino">Peter Avanzino</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Starring</th><td class="infobox-data attendee"><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Stiller" title="Jerry Stiller">Jerry Stiller</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Sean_Hayes_(actor)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sean Hayes (actor)">Sean Hayes</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Michael_Richardson" title="Kevin Michael Richardson">Kevin Michael Richardson</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Jason_Alexander" title="Jason Alexander">Jason Alexander</a><br /><a href="/wiki/John_Ratzenberger" title="John Ratzenberger">John Ratzenberger</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Narrated by</th><td class="infobox-data attendee"><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Haysbert" title="Dennis Haysbert">Dennis Haysbert</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Music by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Walter_Murphy" title="Walter Murphy">Walter Murphy</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country of origin</th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Original language</th><td class="infobox-data">English</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header summary">Production</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Producers</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Claudia_Katz" title="Claudia Katz">Claudia Katz</a><br />Lee Supercinski</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Editor</th><td class="infobox-data">Paul D. Calder</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Running time</th><td class="infobox-data">42 minutes</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Production company</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Universal_Animation_Studios" title="Universal Animation Studios">Universal Animation Studios</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header summary">Original release</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Network</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Release</th><td class="infobox-data">December 5, 2014<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2014-12-05</span>)</span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>How Murray Saved Christmas</b></i> is a 2014 animated <a href="/wiki/Musical_theatre" title="Musical theatre">musical</a> <a href="/wiki/Television_special" title="Television special">television special</a>, directed by <a href="/wiki/Peter_Avanzino" class="mw-redirect" title="Peter Avanzino">Peter Avanzino</a> and written by <a href="/wiki/Mike_Reiss" title="Mike Reiss">Mike Reiss</a>. The story, narrated in verse, is based on Reiss's 2000 <a href="/wiki/Picture_book" title="Picture book">picture book</a> of the same name. Voice actors included <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Stiller" title="Jerry Stiller">Jerry Stiller</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sean_Hayes_(actor)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sean Hayes (actor)">Sean Hayes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Michael_Richardson" title="Kevin Michael Richardson">Kevin Michael Richardson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jason_Alexander" title="Jason Alexander">Jason Alexander</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_Ratzenberger" title="John Ratzenberger">John Ratzenberger</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Haysbert" title="Dennis Haysbert">Dennis Haysbert</a>. </p><p>The special premiered on December 5, 2014, on <a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was nominated for an <a href="/wiki/Emmy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Emmy Award">Emmy Award</a> for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics. The special was the first time <a href="/wiki/Universal_Animation_Studios" title="Universal Animation Studios">Universal Animation Studios</a> produced anything for NBC. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Plot">Plot</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=How_Murray_Saved_Christmas&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Plot"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A quaint little town called Stinky Cigars, a secret location hidden only by a name that was chosen to repel tourists, is populated by iconic holiday characters from every culture around the world. It is home to <a href="/wiki/Santa_Claus" title="Santa Claus">Santa Claus</a> and his workshop full of hard-working elves, and to other holiday figures from the best-known (<a href="/wiki/Cupid" title="Cupid">Cupid</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Easter_Bunny" title="Easter Bunny">Easter Bunny</a>, <a href="/wiki/George_Washington" title="George Washington">George Washington</a> and <a href="/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln" title="Abraham Lincoln">Abraham Lincoln</a>) to the most minor and obscure (<a href="/wiki/Arbor_Day" title="Arbor Day">Arbor Day</a> Aardvark, <a href="/wiki/Labor_Day" title="Labor Day">Labor Day</a> Amos). </p><p>The story, which is narrated in verse and "cheekily punctuated" by original songs,<sup id="cite_ref-variety_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-variety-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> centers on Edison Elf (<a href="/wiki/Sean_Hayes_(actor)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sean Hayes (actor)">Sean Hayes</a>), an optimistic inventor who presents Santa with an unexpectedly hazardous new toy, and Murray Weiner (<a href="/wiki/Jerry_Stiller" title="Jerry Stiller">Jerry Stiller</a>), the cranky owner of the town's diner. Murray's talent for delivering orders makes the unwilling curmudgeon the only person in town who can fill in for an injured Santa (<a href="/wiki/Kevin_Michael_Richardson" title="Kevin Michael Richardson">Kevin Michael Richardson</a>) on Christmas Eve.<sup id="cite_ref-nbcabout_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nbcabout-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cast">Cast</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=How_Murray_Saved_Christmas&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Cast"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Stiller" title="Jerry Stiller">Jerry Stiller</a> as Murray Weiner</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sean_Hayes_(actor)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sean Hayes (actor)">Sean Hayes</a> as Edison Elf</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Michael_Richardson" title="Kevin Michael Richardson">Kevin Michael Richardson</a> as Santa Claus and Easter Bunny</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jason_Alexander" title="Jason Alexander">Jason Alexander</a> as Doc Holiday</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Ratzenberger" title="John Ratzenberger">John Ratzenberger</a> as Officer Bender</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Haysbert" title="Dennis Haysbert">Dennis Haysbert</a> as the Baby New Year and the Narrator</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nick_Jameson" title="Nick Jameson">Nick Jameson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tom_Kenny" title="Tom Kenny">Tom Kenny</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maurice_LaMarche" title="Maurice LaMarche">Maurice LaMarche</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tress_MacNeille" title="Tress MacNeille">Tress MacNeille</a> and <a href="/wiki/Billy_West" title="Billy West">Billy West</a> as various characters</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Production">Production</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=How_Murray_Saved_Christmas&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Production"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>How Murray Saved Christmas</i> was produced by <a href="/wiki/Universal_Animation_Studios" title="Universal Animation Studios">Universal Animation Studios</a>, with the animation being done by <a href="/wiki/Rough_Draft_Studios" title="Rough Draft Studios">Rough Draft Studios</a>, both of which are based in <a href="/wiki/Glendale,_California" title="Glendale, California">Glendale, California</a>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Mike_Reiss" title="Mike Reiss">Mike Reiss</a>, a writer and producer on <i><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a></i>, sought to bring a "<i>Simpsons</i> sensibility" to Christmas specials.<sup id="cite_ref-variety_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-variety-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Reiss adapted the script from his 2000 <a href="/wiki/Children%27s_literature" title="Children's literature">children's book</a> of the same name and its 2002 sequel <i>Santa Claustrophobia</i>, which were both illustrated by <a href="/wiki/David_Catrow" title="David Catrow">David Catrow</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reception">Reception</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=How_Murray_Saved_Christmas&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The special received 3.57 million viewers and a 0.9/3 rating/share.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>How Murray Saved Christmas</i> received mixed reviews from critics. The review-aggregation website <a href="/wiki/Rotten_Tomatoes" title="Rotten Tomatoes">Rotten Tomatoes</a> gives the special a score of 50% based on reviews from 6 critics, with an average score of 3.7/10.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The review-aggregation website <a href="/wiki/Metacritic" title="Metacritic">Metacritic</a>, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 top reviews from mainstream critics, calculated a score of 60 out of 100 based on 4 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Patrick Kevin Day of the <i><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Times" title="Los Angeles Times">Los Angeles Times</a></i> gave the special a positive review: "It's the kind of special that harried parents may want to turn on for their own tired parents to help babysit the kids. They'll enjoy the extended tribute to milkmen".<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Robert Bianco of <i><a href="/wiki/USA_Today" title="USA Today">USA Today</a></i> gave the special a positive review: "The very multicultural <i>Murray</i> is one of those rare holiday specials the entire family can enjoy for years to come".<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Brian Lowry of <i><a href="/wiki/Variety_(magazine)" title="Variety (magazine)">Variety</a></i> gave the special credit for delivering on its "snarky promise" by bringing the <i><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">Simpsons</a></i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span> style to Christmas specials: </p> <blockquote><p>Playfully irreverent ... and clearly pitched to tickle adults along with kids, <i>Murray</i> features such moments as a sprightly elf ditty with the lyrics: "We never miss a day of work, 'cause we don't have <a href="/wiki/Health_insurance" title="Health insurance">health insurance</a>". Nor are the tots likely to get throwaway gags like a store named <a href="/wiki/Salvador_Dal%C3%AD" title="Salvador Dalí">Salvador</a>'s Dollies.<sup id="cite_ref-variety_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-variety-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <p>Nevertheless, Lowry gave the special a negative review, stating that "at the risk of sounding like a <a href="/wiki/Grinch" title="Grinch">Grinch</a>, while Murray gets the sleigh off the ground, <i>How Murray Saved Christmas</i> doesn't manage to stay airborne".<sup id="cite_ref-variety_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-variety-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Erik Adams of <i><a href="/wiki/The_A.V._Club" title="The A.V. Club">The A.V. Club</a></i> gave the special a C+, saying: "Sentiment- and story-wise, <i>How Murray Saved Christmas</i> is all over the place, but its joke-telling abilities live up to the shiniest lines on its creators' resumes".<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards">Awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=How_Murray_Saved_Christmas&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Composer Walter Murphy and writer/lyricist Mike Reiss were nominated for a 2015 Primetime <a href="/wiki/Emmy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Emmy Award">Emmy Award</a> for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for <i>How Murray Saved Christmas</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-emmy_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-emmy-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Release">Release</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=How_Murray_Saved_Christmas&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Release"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>How Murray Saved Christmas</i> was released on DVD on December 16, 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=How_Murray_Saved_Christmas&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span 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Stravaganza</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Evil_Con_Carne" title="Evil Con Carne">Evil Con Carne</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Family_Guy" title="Family Guy">Family Guy</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Full_English_(TV_series)" title="Full English (TV series)">Full English</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Futurama" title="Futurama">Futurama</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Gravity_Falls" title="Gravity Falls">Gravity Falls</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Grim_Adventures_of_Billy_%26_Mandy" title="The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy">The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Grim_%26_Evil" title="Grim & Evil">Grim & Evil</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hailey%27s_On_It!" title="Hailey's On It!">Hailey's On It!</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Happily_Ever_After:_Fairy_Tales_for_Every_Child" title="Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child">Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Harold_and_the_Purple_Crayon" title="Harold and the Purple Crayon">Harold and the Purple Crayon</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Harvey_Birdman,_Attorney_at_Law" title="Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law">Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/I_Am_Weasel" title="I Am Weasel">I Am Weasel</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jackie_Chan_Adventures" title="Jackie Chan Adventures">Jackie Chan Adventures</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jessica%27s_Big_Little_World" title="Jessica's Big Little World">Jessica's Big Little World</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Bravo" title="Johnny Bravo">Johnny Bravo</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jumanji_(TV_series)" title="Jumanji (TV series)">Jumanji</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kim_Possible" title="Kim Possible">Kim Possible</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/King_of_the_Hill" title="King of the Hill">King of the Hill</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Korgoth_of_Barbaria" title="Korgoth of Barbaria">Korgoth of Barbaria</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Life_and_Times_of_Juniper_Lee" title="The Life and Times of Juniper Lee">The Life and Times of Juniper Lee</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Looney_Tunes_Show" title="The Looney Tunes Show">The Looney Tunes Show</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Maxx" title="The Maxx">The Maxx</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/My_Life_as_a_Teenage_Robot" title="My Life as a Teenage Robot">My Life as a Teenage Robot</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Nanny_(TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Nanny (TV series)">The Nanny</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Napoleon_Dynamite_(TV_series)" title="Napoleon Dynamite (TV series)">Napoleon Dynamite</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/New_Looney_Tunes" title="New Looney Tunes">New Looney Tunes</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Oblongs" title="The Oblongs">The Oblongs</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Owl_House" title="The Owl House">The Owl House</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Phineas_and_Ferb" title="Phineas and Ferb">Phineas and Ferb</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Pinky_and_the_Brain" title="Pinky and the Brain">Pinky and the Brain</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Patrick_Star_Show" title="The Patrick Star Show">The Patrick Star Show</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Powerpuff_Girls" title="The Powerpuff Girls">The Powerpuff Girls</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Ren_%26_Stimpy_Show" title="The Ren & Stimpy Show">The Ren & Stimpy Show</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Replacements_(TV_series)" title="The Replacements (TV series)">The Replacements</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Rocko%27s_Modern_Life" title="Rocko's Modern Life">Rocko's Modern Life</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sammy_(TV_series)" title="Sammy (TV series)">Sammy</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Samurai_Jack" title="Samurai Jack">Samurai Jack</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Scooby-Doo!_Mystery_Incorporated" title="Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated">Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sheep_in_the_Big_City" title="Sheep in the Big City">Sheep in the Big City</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sit_Down,_Shut_Up_(2009_TV_series)" title="Sit Down, Shut Up (2009 TV series)">Sit Down, Shut Up</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/SpongeBob_SquarePants" title="SpongeBob SquarePants">SpongeBob SquarePants</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Squirrel_Boy" title="Squirrel Boy">Squirrel Boy</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Summer_Camp_Island" title="Summer Camp Island">Summer Camp Island</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Star_vs._the_Forces_of_Evil" title="Star vs. the Forces of Evil">Star vs. the Forces of Evil</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars:_Clone_Wars_(2003_TV_series)" title="Star Wars: Clone Wars (2003 TV series)">Star Wars: Clone Wars</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Steven_Universe" title="Steven Universe">Steven Universe</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Steven_Universe_Future" title="Steven Universe Future">Steven Universe Future</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sym-Bionic_Titan" title="Sym-Bionic Titan">Sym-Bionic Titan</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tarantula_(TV_series)" title="Tarantula (TV series)">Tarantula</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tig_n%27_Seek" title="Tig n' Seek">Tig N' Seek</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Timon_%26_Pumbaa_(TV_series)" title="Timon & Pumbaa (TV series)">Timon & Pumbaa</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tom_and_Jerry_Tales" title="Tom and Jerry Tales">Tom and Jerry Tales</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Twisted_Tales_of_Felix_the_Cat" title="The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat">The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Uncle_Grandpa" title="Uncle Grandpa">Uncle Grandpa</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/We_Baby_Bears" title="We Baby Bears">We Baby Bears</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/We_Bare_Bears" title="We Bare Bears">We Bare Bears</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Whatever_Happened_to..._Robot_Jones%3F" title="Whatever Happened to... 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Robot Jones?</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_X%27s" title="The X's">The X's</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">People</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gregg_Vanzo" title="Gregg Vanzo">Gregg Vanzo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Claudia_Katz" title="Claudia Katz">Claudia Katz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Avanzino" class="mw-redirect" title="Peter Avanzino">Peter Avanzino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dwayne_Carey-Hill" title="Dwayne Carey-Hill">Dwayne Carey-Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rich_Moore" title="Rich Moore">Rich Moore</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" 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(1994)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Land_Before_Time_III:_The_Time_of_the_Great_Giving" title="The Land Before Time III: The Time of the Great Giving">The Land Before Time III: The Time of the Great Giving</a></i> (1995)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Land_Before_Time_IV:_Journey_Through_the_Mists" title="The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists">The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists</a></i> (1996)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Land_Before_Time_V:_The_Mysterious_Island" title="The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island">The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island</a></i> (1997)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hercules_and_Xena_%E2%80%93_The_Animated_Movie:_The_Battle_for_Mount_Olympus" title="Hercules and Xena – The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus">Hercules and Xena – The Battle for Mount Olympus</a></i> (1998)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Land_Before_Time_VI:_The_Secret_of_Saurus_Rock" title="The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock">The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock</a></i> (1998)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Alvin_and_the_Chipmunks_Meet_Frankenstein" title="Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein">Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein</a></i> (1999)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/An_American_Tail:_The_Treasure_of_Manhattan_Island" title="An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island">An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island</a></i> (2000)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/An_American_Tail:_The_Mystery_of_the_Night_Monster" title="An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster">An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster</a></i> (2000)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Alvin_and_the_Chipmunks_Meet_the_Wolfman" title="Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman">Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman</a></i> (2000)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Land_Before_Time_VII:_The_Stone_of_Cold_Fire" title="The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire">The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire</a></i> (2000)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Land_Before_Time_VIII:_The_Big_Freeze" title="The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze">The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze</a></i> (2001)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Balto_II:_Wolf_Quest" title="Balto II: Wolf Quest">Balto II: Wolf Quest</a></i> (2002)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Land_Before_Time_IX:_Journey_to_Big_Water" title="The Land Before Time IX: Journey to Big Water">The Land Before Time IX: Journey to Big Water</a></i> (2002)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Charlotte%27s_Web_2:_Wilbur%27s_Great_Adventure" title="Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure">Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure</a></i> (2003)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Land_Before_Time_X:_The_Great_Longneck_Migration" title="The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration">The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration</a></i> (2003)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Land_Before_Time_XI:_Invasion_of_the_Tinysauruses" title="The Land Before Time XI: Invasion of the Tinysauruses">The Land Before Time XI: Invasion of the Tinysauruses</a></i> (2005)</li> <li><i>Balto III: Wings of Change</i> (2005)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Brer_Rabbit" title="The Adventures of Brer Rabbit">The Adventures of Brer Rabbit</a></i> (2006)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Universal<br />Animation<br />Studios</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Land_Before_Time_XII:_The_Great_Day_of_the_Flyers" title="The Land Before Time XII: The Great Day of the Flyers">The Land Before Time XII: The Great Day of the Flyers</a></i> (2006)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Land_Before_Time_XIII:_The_Wisdom_of_Friends" title="The Land Before Time XIII: The Wisdom of Friends">The Land Before Time XIII: The Wisdom of Friends</a></i> (2007)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Little_Engine_That_Could_(2011_film)" title="The Little Engine That Could (2011 film)">The Little Engine That Could</a></i> (2011)</li> <li><i>Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle</i> (2015)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Land_Before_Time_XIV:_Journey_of_the_Brave" title="The Land Before Time XIV: Journey of the Brave">The Land Before Time XIV: Journey of the Brave</a></i> (2016)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/All_I_Want_for_Christmas_Is_You_(film)" title="All I Want for Christmas Is You (film)">Mariah Carey's All I Want for Christmas Is You</a></i> (2017)</li> <li><i>Curious George: Royal Monkey</i> (2019)</li> <li><i>Curious George: Go West, Go Wild</i> (2020)</li> <li><i>Curious George: Cape Ahoy</i> (2021)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Woody_Woodpecker_Goes_to_Camp" title="Woody Woodpecker Goes to Camp">Woody Woodpecker Goes to Camp</a></i> (2024)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Theatrical films</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Curious_George_(film)" title="Curious George (film)">Curious George</a></i> (2006)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Curious_George_2:_Follow_That_Monkey!" title="Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!">Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!</a></i> (2009)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Woody_Woodpecker_(2017_film)" title="Woody Woodpecker (2017 film)">Woody Woodpecker</a></i> (2017)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Short films</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Fractured_Fairy_Tales" class="mw-redirect" title="Fractured Fairy Tales">Fractured Fairy Tales</a>: The Phox, the Box, & the Lox</i> (1999)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Van_Helsing:_The_London_Assignment" title="Van Helsing: The London Assignment">Van Helsing: The London Assignment</a></i> (2004)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Chronicles_of_Riddick:_Dark_Fury" title="The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury">The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury</a></i> (2004)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">TV series</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Back_to_the_Future_(TV_series)" title="Back to the Future (TV series)">Back to the Future</a></i> (1991–92)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Fievel%27s_American_Tails" title="Fievel's American Tails">Fievel's American Tails</a></i> (1992)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Exosquad" title="Exosquad">Exosquad</a></i> (1993–94)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Problem_Child_(TV_series)" title="Problem Child (TV series)">Problem Child</a></i> (1993–94)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Monster_Force" title="Monster Force">Monster Force</a></i> (1994)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Beethoven_(TV_series)" title="Beethoven (TV series)">Beethoven</a></i> (1994–95)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Earthworm_Jim_(TV_series)" title="Earthworm Jim (TV series)">Earthworm Jim</a></i> (1995–96)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Savage_Dragon_(TV_series)" title="The Savage Dragon (TV series)">The Savage Dragon</a></i> (1995–96)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Spooktacular_New_Adventures_of_Casper" title="The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper">The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper</a></i> (1996–98)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Wing_Commander_Academy" title="Wing Commander Academy">Wing Commander Academy</a></i> (1996)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Vor-Tech:_Undercover_Conversion_Squad" title="Vor-Tech: Undercover Conversion Squad">Vor-Tech: Undercover Conversion Squad</a></i> (1996)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_New_Woody_Woodpecker_Show" title="The New Woody Woodpecker Show">The New Woody Woodpecker Show</a></i> (1999–2002)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Mummy_(TV_series)" title="The Mummy (TV series)">The Mummy</a></i> (2001–03)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Curious_George_(TV_series)" title="Curious George (TV series)">Curious George</a></i> (2006–22)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Land_Before_Time_(TV_series)" title="The Land Before Time (TV series)">The Land Before Time</a></i> (2007–08)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Woody_Woodpecker_(2018_web_series)" title="Woody Woodpecker (2018 web series)">Woody Woodpecker</a></i> (2018–22)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">TV specials</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Wish_for_Wings_That_Work" title="A Wish for Wings That Work">Opus 'n' Bill: A Wish for Wings That Work</a></i> (1991)</li> <li><i>Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas</i> (2009)</li> <li><i>Curious George Swings Into Spring</i> (2013)</li> <li><i>Curious George A Halloween Boo Fest</i> (2013)</li> <li><i><a class="mw-selflink selflink">How Murray Saved Christmas</a></i> (2014)</li> <li><i>5 More Sleeps 'til Christmas</i> (2021)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Franchises</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Woody_Woodpecker_(franchise)" title="Woody Woodpecker (franchise)">Woody Woodpecker</a></i> (1940–present)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Charlotte%27s_Web" title="Charlotte's Web">Charlotte's Web</a></i> (1973–2003)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/An_American_Tail_(franchise)" title="An American Tail (franchise)">An American Tail</a></i> (1986–1999)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Land_Before_Time" title="The Land Before Time">The Land Before Time</a></i> (1988–2016)</li> <li><i>Balto</i> (1995–2005)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Alvin_and_the_Chipmunks" title="Alvin and the Chipmunks">Alvin and the Chipmunks</a></i> (1999–2000)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Curious_George_(franchise)" title="Curious George (franchise)">Curious George</a></i> (2006–2022)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Associated productions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Charlotte%27s_Web_(1973_film)" title="Charlotte's Web (1973 film)">Charlotte's Web</a></i> (1973)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/An_American_Tail" title="An American Tail">An American Tail</a></i> (1986)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Land_Before_Time_(film)" title="The Land Before Time (film)">The Land Before Time</a></i> (1988)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/An_American_Tail:_Fievel_Goes_West" title="An American Tail: Fievel Goes West">An American Tail: Fievel Goes West</a></i> (1991)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Balto_(film)" title="Balto (film)">Balto</a></i> (1995)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Miscellaneous</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/63rd_Academy_Awards" title="63rd Academy Awards">63rd Academy Awards</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kids_WB!" class="mw-redirect" title="Kids WB!">Kids WB!</a> promos</i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Incredible_Hulk_Coaster" title="The Incredible Hulk Coaster">The Incredible Hulk Coaster</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Amazing_Adventures_of_Spider-Man" title="The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man">The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dudley_Do-Right%27s_Ripsaw_Falls" title="Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls">Dudley-Do Right’s RipSaw Falls</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" 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