I've been watching this cartoon with my brother and sister since I was a kid...probably like 2-3years old. This puts me back in the Christmas spirit and brings back so many memories...they sure don't make cartoons like this anymore...
While noble, he sounds utterly insane. "This'll be the LAST ruined Christmas for orphans! Do you hear me, Kringle? THE LAST! AAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
Love that opening shot of the orphanage. That was one of the trademarks of the Max Flesicher cartoons, creating live action sets with cartoon interacting with them.
I just finished putting up my tree. So, seeing this now is a real treat for me.
Finally found it!!! I've been searching for this film for years!! but had no idea what it was called! just remembered snip-its of it from my childhood! ^_^
I always used to watch this when I was little!!! I JUST found it. Took me WAY back and brought joyful tears to my eyes. I can't wait 'til Christmas. I'll be watching this and all of the other Christmas classics on Christmas morning. :) Hope everyone has an excellent Christmas!
I find it rather disturbing and offensive that an add with a picture of a vampire would appear beside a children's Christmas programme when the 2 concepts (vampire movie and Christmas) are morally and spiritually so diametrically opposed (anyone who knows anything about vampiric cults knows they're not really something suitable for children's viewing and should not be glamourized let alone put alongside something designed for children.
I'm 14 years old. Every time one of my friend says "Why are watching these stupid old cartoons?" i say "Stupid? Phff screw you then" and continue watching :)
i'm one of the few people i know who still appreciates classic old cartoons like this :)
My grandfather had this on video and we used to watch it all the time! I've been searching for this for years! Thanks so much for posting it! This has made my day!
@thelonelyslayer was probably colored later,that or those who made the cartoon were badass animators and colorist....oh shit thats right,its Max fleischer
@wellesradio Some animation technicque where they actually film the drawn animation sequences. i think. i forgot what the technical name for it is called. But they did that in the early disney films a lot.
For the longest time I never knew why I associated the song Noel Noel with being sad and depressed, and now I know why!! This film made me so sad when I saw the kids crying. But man the creative genius!!
The more I listen to the voice of the Santa charactor, The more it sounds like Walter Houston, the gold miner in "Treasure of Sierra Madre" He even laughs like him! I wonder.....
Aww, that's so sweet! People don't do kind stuff for strangers personally like that anymore. Nowadays they like to just donate to some BS "charity" and forget about it.
Kids aren't at all that well-natured anymore, either, it's rare if you find one that's not a whiny, snotty, loud, rude, greedy and spoiled little !@#$.
i loved this growing up!! but there was one that kind of went with this, where two little kids ended up in "Candy Land" or something? does anybody else remember?
Of course, all of these toys were made from nonsafe materials for children and also, what were the kids going to cook with or eat with after Gramps used all their utensils for toys?
I hope that santa guy who wandered into a completely unstaffed orphanage and destroyed the whole kitchen gave the local burns unit the heads-up for the inevitable stream of second degree burn victims that would result from a boiling coffee-powered train.
@yellowfolder lmao! that man is a menace! Allowing children to play so near scalding liquids! someone alert the authorities and have this mad man apprehended!!!! lol.
@DrOlds100 Ahhh, Grampy and his Thinking Cap! Correction...my mistake! Frank Capra used "Buffalo Gal" as a recurring medlody in IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE, the second refrain in Capra's opening credits is almost identical to Christmas Comes But Once A Year. You can almost substitute the lyrics of one song for the other. May Your Days Be Merry And Bright! Have a happy...
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Well first off the into and the tree at the end. Mind blowing to bad the rest of the cartoon looked like shit. And I love how he ruined what little crap they did have to make toys. Also who the fuck was watching those kids? I am pretty sure orphans did not live in a huge two story home alone.
First time I saw this was after a (Syndicated) airing of "It's a Wonderful Life". Which is interesting because the songs "Buffalo Girls" & "Christmas comes but once a Year" have a similar melody.
dat when christmas was bout something.....the enjoyment of it the lights,the fresh air ,egg nog ,trees everything ....now ppl push thanksgiving and christmas to the side like its nothing for holloween everybodys excited its sad how things changes....
I last saw this brilliant Fleischer cartoon on Television on Christmas morning in 1983 during an extreme cold wave witn near zero tempatures and bursting plastic
water pipes everywhere. It brought home the Depression era this film was made in that morning and made many of us appreciate all the more what we had and the real Spirit of Christmas this cartoon so beautifully illustrated.
wow i havent seen any of these since i was a kid.my mom would have us watch the ones that had the kids in them trying to teach a lesson with each video. Man i loved watching these.i think they are wayyy better than what kids are watching now aday.
Grampy was one of the most *entertaining* characters Fleischer ever came up with. He had several outings with Betty, but this was his only solo cartoon. They should have exploited him more - it might have made quite a difference in the studio's fortunes. BTW, this is one of the four or five best Christmas cartoons ever done. See Warner Brothers "Bedtime for Sniffles" for the BEST one ever.
I remember watching the guy walk through the snow and seeing it pile up underneath his feet and being all "If it ever snows here, I wanna do that!!" XD Ahh cartoon physics..
I can't believe I found this! I remember seeing it on TV as a kid over 40 years ago and I've never forgotten it. Never expecting to see it again, and on a total whim, I searched "vintage Christmas cartoon", and here it is! I'm a sucker for nostalgia. Love this toon!
it makes me wanna cry when their new presents fall apart but in the end when they are all happy it makes me smile x 23847 hahaha I love this cartoon I watch it every year:)
I respect what PIXAR has done with CGI animation, but whenever I look at one of these classic Fleischer cartoons and all the hard work and craft that went into creating a cartoon like this,
@cha5 What weve lost is artistic integrity, genuine feelings (which give substance) put into the movies, and a sense of simplicity that allows for entertainment to come in the form of creative and humble feelings -not the flash and mean spirited wit of contemporary children's films (which mirrors modern society's self-centered, greedy spirit)
@NewTypexvii That's the signature of Fleischer Studios, the turntable. Disney had their two story multiplane camera, which could do unbelievable special effects (for example, The Old Mill and the intro to Bambi). Fleischer couldn't compete with something that elaborate, so they built something equally ingenious, a turntable on which they could build a three dimensional rotating set, with an animation cel holder in front of it.
I'm an animation major, so I'm fascinated by these old techniques.
@obi1kenobi1 wow thats pretty interesting. The speed of inovation is quite remarkable for that time. Yet I still can't seem to grasp how a cel holder infront of a model can make the effect that we see. That is with out a computer program. I studied film as well but we never went into animation; so to me it's still more magic than science. ^^
@NewTypexvii As far as I can tell, the first shot is just the model rotating on the table, and then the camera is pushed in towards the door to give the feeling of depth. The place where they used both effects is at the end, when they are singing around the tree. There is a physical model of the orphanage in the background, a model of the umbrella tree on the turntable in the middle, and an animation cel in the front with all of the characters on it. I hope that helps clear things up.
If this were happening today, I am sure Grampy would be going to jail for hanging out with little kids by giving them toys that were not approved by the CPSC
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MAN HOLD UP!!! this cartoon is crazy as hell man i used to watch this when i was a young buck. man ima watch this hoe tonight when i get that kush ya heard
This cartoon has haunted me all of my adult life, I can remember being a small child and watching this.. Amazing what you find if you are patient enough..
But what we don't see here are the tears of the orphanage owners who return to the kitchen only to discover that they no longer have anything with which to prepare food for the children.
That first shot in the cartoon is very unique. That, I think, was a real set, which the Fleischer studios often did, incorporating the cartoon characters (on cels, of course) with real backgrounds---like at the end with the Christmas tree. And I like the tie-in with the Christmas seals at the end.
I used to love watching Grampy in the Betty Boop cartoons. He was so resourceful and inventive. I love the way he created gifts out of everyday objects. We could use more people like him now.
It was hard for me to see the kids so unhappy in the beginning, but it sure was a joy and a relief to see the ending. I love Grampy. If only everybody in this world had a heart like his.
i used to love this when i was younger. I started to cry when the teddy bear and the other toys broke and all the little kids were sad...but i was very happy to see it again. thanks so much for uploading this video!
I've been watching this cartoon with my brother and sister since I was a kid...probably like 2-3years old. This puts me back in the Christmas spirit and brings back so many memories...they sure don't make cartoons like this anymore...
autumnstang97 3 weeks ago
I've been searching for this clip for so long! Thank you!
Tristsbitch 4 weeks ago
macgyver of christmas? :O
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Next to Betty Boop, Grampy was my favorite Fleischer Studio cartoon character.
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BaltoJoey 1 month ago
did anyone notice that the kids all kinda resemble the original campbell soup kids
lilgiggler35 1 month ago
while the music played, i was humming and just kept muttering "...over at grampies house" from that party episode lolol
NymphadoraBeeWolf 1 month ago
childhood memories come flooding back when watching this video my god. its the best
TheRangaNmetalmouth 1 month ago
i love this story ...thank you for posting...
lilapause18 1 month ago
My God this is the most touching cartoon ever!!! The true meaning of Christmas is here!! So glad
kyiakosnspatra 1 month ago
While noble, he sounds utterly insane. "This'll be the LAST ruined Christmas for orphans! Do you hear me, Kringle? THE LAST! AAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
TheHelldragon 1 month ago
my son had me watching this everyday when he was little! we had it on vhs and lost it! so glad i found it !thx
mdonellyrodks 1 month ago
Love that opening shot of the orphanage. That was one of the trademarks of the Max Flesicher cartoons, creating live action sets with cartoon interacting with them.
I just finished putting up my tree. So, seeing this now is a real treat for me.
poughkeepsiejohn1 1 month ago
I remember being so sad when those toys started breaking (sniff) they had waited all year at least for just ONE TOY EACH! DX
1994moviebuff 1 month ago
I would like to thank the King of Cartoons on Pee Wee's Christmas special.
alexvlk 1 month ago
The Original Doctor Gadget!!!
anticorpration 1 month ago
Gramps could show Martha S. a thing or too about crafting!!
anticorpration 1 month ago
I was plunged into uncontrollable laughter at 5:18.
Klurty34 2 months ago
Dude cheers from greece!!! So so so long since i watched this!!!
SuperXarakiri 2 months ago
Finally found it!!! I've been searching for this film for years!! but had no idea what it was called! just remembered snip-its of it from my childhood! ^_^
LiaMizuno 2 months ago
@LiaMizuno Same here!
JaySchway 1 month ago
One of my all-time favorites!
faboolicious 2 months ago
classic!
cheapcape 2 months ago
Finally found it! For the life of me i couldn't remember hardly anything about this cartoon except that I watched it every Christmas growing up.
brandon1268 2 months ago
16 PPL G0T C0AL 4 XMAS!
B0SSBITCH510 2 months ago
They got toys to play with, but no dishes to eat on, no pots to cook with, and nothing to wash clothes with. Truly this is a merry Christmas.
shonenjumpfan 4 months ago
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shonenjumpfan 4 months ago
I always used to watch this when I was little!!! I JUST found it. Took me WAY back and brought joyful tears to my eyes. I can't wait 'til Christmas. I'll be watching this and all of the other Christmas classics on Christmas morning. :) Hope everyone has an excellent Christmas!
jacosam62 4 months ago
don't ya just love this guy?
diddymuck 5 months ago
wats the song in the beginning after the christmas comes but once a year one?
at 0:32
damn it sounds sad,especially when their toys starts to break
Alxmir23 5 months ago
such a relaxing cartoon!! timeless!!!
JCGerryManson 6 months ago
I find it rather disturbing and offensive that an add with a picture of a vampire would appear beside a children's Christmas programme when the 2 concepts (vampire movie and Christmas) are morally and spiritually so diametrically opposed (anyone who knows anything about vampiric cults knows they're not really something suitable for children's viewing and should not be glamourized let alone put alongside something designed for children.
vernorah 7 months ago in playlist Best Christmas Movies
I'm 14 years old. Every time one of my friend says "Why are watching these stupid old cartoons?" i say "Stupid? Phff screw you then" and continue watching :)
i'm one of the few people i know who still appreciates classic old cartoons like this :)
SailorBunnyTiger 7 months ago
What a timeless tale. Almost makes me wanna cry watching it since this was a staple of my childhood Christmases. :')
BlackHallow55 8 months ago
My grandfather had this on video and we used to watch it all the time! I've been searching for this for years! Thanks so much for posting it! This has made my day!
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haha now i know where the term put your thinking cap on"
pinoypride64 10 months ago
i had this on vhs with other old classic cartoons :)
MkMartin05 10 months ago
the beginning is so sad :'(
but I love how papi just made things better :D
shroomzwestside 10 months ago 2
This is the type of cartoon that makes you feel like TOTAL CRAP inside once you finish watching this. :(
MADDOG6400 1 year ago
Why is this cartoon in color if it was from the 1930s? How early did animation and films begin to show in color? I thought it wasn't until the 1940s?
thelonelyslayer 1 year ago
@thelonelyslayer was probably colored later,that or those who made the cartoon were badass animators and colorist....oh shit thats right,its Max fleischer
Alxmir23 5 months ago
how did they do that effect at the beginning and with the tree that made everything look real and 3D?
wellesradio 1 year ago 2
@wellesradio Some animation technicque where they actually film the drawn animation sequences. i think. i forgot what the technical name for it is called. But they did that in the early disney films a lot.
thelonelyslayer 5 months ago
Ahhhhhhhhhhhh! I had this on vhs!! Thank you!!!
demonangel918 1 year ago
Ya da da dee dee doo doo da da da
SonicTheFaggot 1 year ago
13 people are pathetic
TimeForTimer 1 year ago 4
MacGyver Santa! The spinning tree effect was really impressive even today.
jimday666 1 year ago 3
For the longest time I never knew why I associated the song Noel Noel with being sad and depressed, and now I know why!! This film made me so sad when I saw the kids crying. But man the creative genius!!
Nirnglaud 1 year ago
I love this old cartoon. It just goes to show how imagination can be so entertaining.
kennyt1230 1 year ago
Thank you soo much for adding this vid!! I've been looking for this cartoon forever, really brightened up my day ^_^
16Skittlez16 1 year ago
The more I listen to the voice of the Santa charactor, The more it sounds like Walter Houston, the gold miner in "Treasure of Sierra Madre" He even laughs like him! I wonder.....
DrOlds100 1 year ago
Enjoyed the cartoon, but couldn't help thinking, where are the adults in this home?
Would you really want some stranger (disturbingly unable to stop laughing) coming in and wrecking your kitchen?
And the Health and Safety people would have a few things to say about some of the inventive toys and rides.
But in the end, I realise, this was a vision of the future. No flying cars and jetpacks. Just "imagination".
LsBaba 1 year ago
omg on christmmas imma wake up and sing tht song
orangekoolaid100 1 year ago
I bet the elves from the new Family Guy episode made those toys.
HyperclownpennyV2 1 year ago
I think I used to watch this short when I was a kid. I think my dad kept a video from the old days. XD
midnazora 1 year ago
pretty fly for paramount studios with the animation
gurney71 1 year ago
Aww, that's so sweet! People don't do kind stuff for strangers personally like that anymore. Nowadays they like to just donate to some BS "charity" and forget about it.
Kids aren't at all that well-natured anymore, either, it's rare if you find one that's not a whiny, snotty, loud, rude, greedy and spoiled little !@#$.
OceanFire9 1 year ago
@OceanFire9 Forgot to mention "ungrateful."
OceanFire9 1 year ago
Thus showing a small sample of Grampy's epicness.
50chickens50 1 year ago
Christmas is in 11 days! What the fuck?!?! i havent gotten all my shopping done yet.
SweetBrwnSuga 1 year ago
Hey I've been dying to know about the movie that went after when the two kids are licking the lollipops!!!! I don't know how to find it!?!?
Motegimr22 1 year ago
i loved this growing up!! but there was one that kind of went with this, where two little kids ended up in "Candy Land" or something? does anybody else remember?
VintageBeauty1313 1 year ago
@VintageBeauty1313 I think you mean this one "Somewhere in Dreamland"
I loved these when I was little! I'm so glad I found them.
itsmylife826 1 year ago
@VintageBeauty1313 me too!!! I used to love these cartoons
prudey89 1 year ago
Of course, all of these toys were made from nonsafe materials for children and also, what were the kids going to cook with or eat with after Gramps used all their utensils for toys?
rankpines49 1 year ago
They all look like the Campbell Soup kids.
bertmustin 1 year ago
OMG I FOUND IT! THANK YOU. :)
H4x0r18 1 year ago
I hope that santa guy who wandered into a completely unstaffed orphanage and destroyed the whole kitchen gave the local burns unit the heads-up for the inevitable stream of second degree burn victims that would result from a boiling coffee-powered train.
yellowfolder 1 year ago
@yellowfolder lmao! that man is a menace! Allowing children to play so near scalding liquids! someone alert the authorities and have this mad man apprehended!!!! lol.
SweetBrwnSuga 1 year ago
wow those were some dangerous toys for little kids- train that ran on boiling hot tea... lol, very cute cartoon though
swugirl24 1 year ago
@Sourpiemun stfu...you don't know a good christmas cartoon when you see one...these are the best all the ones now suck
xocaraxo13 1 year ago
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xocaraxo13 1 year ago
@CaseyMcLaughalot Uh I think that was a live action stop motion affect
Dakkiller1 1 year ago
I think I'm going to go make a christmas box for kids in the local group home...
Treemeadow 1 year ago
I have this one and love it
coldtears1 1 year ago
Poyeux Nowelll à tous!
eternitydeshabitants 1 year ago
CHRISTMAS COMES BUT ONCE A YEAR is the song for the opening credits of Frank Capra's IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE!
Fiftiesflashback 1 year ago 8
@Fiftiesflashback you are kind of right. The song was more of a "Medly" of Christmas music, And this song was a part of it. Happy Holidays!
DrOlds100 1 year ago
@DrOlds100 Ahhh, Grampy and his Thinking Cap! Correction...my mistake! Frank Capra used "Buffalo Gal" as a recurring medlody in IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE, the second refrain in Capra's opening credits is almost identical to Christmas Comes But Once A Year. You can almost substitute the lyrics of one song for the other. May Your Days Be Merry And Bright! Have a happy...
Fiftiesflashback 1 year ago
d'awww teddy beow, awwww teddy beow :)
sebastianquilt 1 year ago
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Well first off the into and the tree at the end. Mind blowing to bad the rest of the cartoon looked like shit. And I love how he ruined what little crap they did have to make toys. Also who the fuck was watching those kids? I am pretty sure orphans did not live in a huge two story home alone.
Sourpiemun 1 year ago
American made toys lol
sarmanja88 1 year ago
Grampy reminded me of my Grampa, Dang i miss him!
SweetBrwnSuga 1 year ago
Good messages in there gifts in themselves, thank you :)) Rich
richventures 1 year ago
Trivia: This cartoon was featured on the Pee-Wee's Playhouse Christmas Special.
tpirman1982 1 year ago
so many memories :') i looked so long for this.
donut71130 1 year ago
@donut71130 same here!! i love this :)
ilovecarlos89 1 year ago
Its on 3D
ThinkCreativeTv 1 year ago
i am scared :D
Alexmango2k7 1 year ago
First time I saw this was after a (Syndicated) airing of "It's a Wonderful Life". Which is interesting because the songs "Buffalo Girls" & "Christmas comes but once a Year" have a similar melody.
TheLastNetwork 1 year ago
I have this on video somewhere, and I always think about it every year, but haven't been able to find the tape. Thank you so much for posting!
Piggie822 1 year ago
Aww I used to LOVE this movie when I was little!!! I am soooo glad I found it on here!!
Andilee86 1 year ago
Epic Win!!! I love these older cartoons!!!
ohimthat1girl 1 year ago
do u no the one with the elfs that make shoes for the shoe maker win he sleeps like a littel car wash with the roller blades
biancaortiz88 1 year ago
@biancaortiz88 Yes its called The Peachy Cobbler on MGM Cartoon Christmas. I loved that one too
Nikagirl 1 year ago
aww i love this! =D
Duggysgurl 1 year ago
dat when christmas was bout something.....the enjoyment of it the lights,the fresh air ,egg nog ,trees everything ....now ppl push thanksgiving and christmas to the side like its nothing for holloween everybodys excited its sad how things changes....
rudiae11 1 year ago
I last saw this brilliant Fleischer cartoon on Television on Christmas morning in 1983 during an extreme cold wave witn near zero tempatures and bursting plastic
water pipes everywhere. It brought home the Depression era this film was made in that morning and made many of us appreciate all the more what we had and the real Spirit of Christmas this cartoon so beautifully illustrated.
Mr76Yearsago 1 year ago 9
@Mr76Yearsago shut up
mittROMNEY666 1 year ago
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cloud314231 1 year ago
Love Love!!!
Kendyx0x0 1 year ago
This is my most precious childhood memory...
NFS4LFE 1 year ago
i remember this 50 years ago.....
scarypowers 1 year ago
wow i havent seen any of these since i was a kid.my mom would have us watch the ones that had the kids in them trying to teach a lesson with each video. Man i loved watching these.i think they are wayyy better than what kids are watching now aday.
Brought back a lot of memories.
MrCapone105 1 year ago 2
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Man... this cartoon makes me want to hang myself...
HidetoTakari99X 1 year ago
Grampy was one of the most *entertaining* characters Fleischer ever came up with. He had several outings with Betty, but this was his only solo cartoon. They should have exploited him more - it might have made quite a difference in the studio's fortunes. BTW, this is one of the four or five best Christmas cartoons ever done. See Warner Brothers "Bedtime for Sniffles" for the BEST one ever.
MelosAntropon 1 year ago
The old man reminds me of Pappy from the Popeye cartoons. (Popeye's dad).
littlereyrey 1 year ago
XD that dude with that voice reminds me of popeye...
i wish i had a thinkin hat like that...would be shweet
12gonzales 1 year ago
OMG, brings back so many memories! Fantastic :D
pennyiscute84 1 year ago
I watched this as a kid back in the fifties .... it's a classic !!! Thanks for posting.
4933juju 1 year ago
This movie brings back memories.
musicfan0892 1 year ago
man, i haven't seen this since i was 7
PT49ersFan88 1 year ago
aww he has a toy gun thats cu-
a foot ball.. no wait do-
no not to the kids bike he's happy an-
aww a bea- no wait you wouldn't!
no not to the boy! they've suffered enough!
at least they attach a cheery ending much like the others I've seen
cloud314231 1 year ago
This makes me want to cry! It is TOO depressing!
MADDOG6400 1 year ago
Man! what a bunch of cry babies! HA HA!
KakashiSenseiRox 1 year ago
@KakashiSenseiRox How can you be so cold?! Seriously, man!
CJAproductionsINC 1 year ago
THERE IS A SANTY CLAUSE george foreman grill wait whaaa
joemomma824 1 year ago
that guy should be in special forces or something : D
he could probably bake an rpg out of a pipe, mud and rocks
cloud314231 1 year ago
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cloud314231 1 year ago
LOL Grampy made some cool toys but now they can't cook.
BaalRules 1 year ago 2
I remember watching the guy walk through the snow and seeing it pile up underneath his feet and being all "If it ever snows here, I wanna do that!!" XD Ahh cartoon physics..
LillyTeamRocket4evr 1 year ago
@LillyTeamRocket4evr Well, they all might be adopted in a heartbeat anyway.
Mk97709 1 year ago
i wonder if his first idea was to buy stuff for them...
cloud314231 1 year ago
Cute... loved it!
BunnyDrops 1 year ago
cartoons were creative back in the day, after the 90s it seems the creators just gave up and started making crap though
sho5621 1 year ago
apperantly physics didn't apply either which is why i loved it as a kid.
like in
3:54 , numorous times while making the toys... and the popcorn!
it had to be controlled by a demonic power.
the snow hill indoors and the kids NOT getting there eyes burned by the falling "snow"
and that umbrella tree
of course I was to young to realize that the physics what i was watching was impossible.
Max and Dave were genius's
cloud314231 1 year ago
so glad that this is on here! one of my fave classic cartoons that I have on a VHS, but sadly I do not own a VCR anymore...
adporter1 1 year ago
dame!! i had diz movie wen i waz little
BRILUVZANTHONY 1 year ago
I can't believe I found this! I remember seeing it on TV as a kid over 40 years ago and I've never forgotten it. Never expecting to see it again, and on a total whim, I searched "vintage Christmas cartoon", and here it is! I'm a sucker for nostalgia. Love this toon!
edjucat 2 years ago
The kids are not wearing underwear or diapers!!!
SuperDooperVideoBoy 2 years ago
@SuperDooperVideoBoy Well, if they are poor, they certainly couldn't afford those things
CJAproductionsINC 1 year ago
Fantastic cartoon !!
joshhy83 2 years ago
A classic! I love it!!!
MrBlackmambo 2 years ago
When I was a little kid I LOVED this and would just cry my eyes out at the beginning!
UGLYSTIKCOLIN 2 years ago
An every year favourite in my books. (:
quackluckyducky 2 years ago
I fucking LOVE cartoons!!!
LucaviAD 2 years ago 2
i was watching this on VSH and on my laptop i got it almost the exact same moment. less then a second off!
IizJulia 2 years ago
I. Fuckin. Love. This cartoon.
My VHS tape of it died years ago.
BTVstudios 2 years ago
I love this old cartoon!
SerasChan 2 years ago
I love this.
wefallbutoursoulsfly 2 years ago
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ilovecarlos89 2 years ago
Espero que estas navidades no quede ningun niño sin regalo, que todos sientan la gran felicidad y alegria de las
navidades!
Merry Christmas !
dearmalika 2 years ago
Do you have the old Frosty Cartoon? It was on its own tape like the 1944 Rudolph.
heckshotstuff1 2 years ago
it makes me wanna cry when their new presents fall apart but in the end when they are all happy it makes me smile x 23847 hahaha I love this cartoon I watch it every year:)
KelKelray25 2 years ago
such a beautiful cartoon
Carcharadontosaurus 2 years ago 3
omg! ive been loking 4 this all day :) wow i luv this one .. i saw it in pee wees playhouse xmass special .. we had on vhs ...
moonprincesslexie 2 years ago
I respect what PIXAR has done with CGI animation, but whenever I look at one of these classic Fleischer cartoons and all the hard work and craft that went into creating a cartoon like this,
I just really feel like we've lost something.
cha5 2 years ago 15
@cha5 Agree!
PiscesPassion69 1 year ago
@cha5 What weve lost is artistic integrity, genuine feelings (which give substance) put into the movies, and a sense of simplicity that allows for entertainment to come in the form of creative and humble feelings -not the flash and mean spirited wit of contemporary children's films (which mirrors modern society's self-centered, greedy spirit)
FionnghulaThell 1 year ago
Thnks for posting this! haven't seen it in YEARS!
DahBeest 2 years ago 3
For 1936 that "matrix" effect at 0:30-0:35 is AMAZING! It really looks computer cell shades but better! they even got the tree shadow moving.
NewTypexvii 2 years ago 11
@NewTypexvii That's the signature of Fleischer Studios, the turntable. Disney had their two story multiplane camera, which could do unbelievable special effects (for example, The Old Mill and the intro to Bambi). Fleischer couldn't compete with something that elaborate, so they built something equally ingenious, a turntable on which they could build a three dimensional rotating set, with an animation cel holder in front of it.
I'm an animation major, so I'm fascinated by these old techniques.
obi1kenobi1 1 year ago
@obi1kenobi1 wow thats pretty interesting. The speed of inovation is quite remarkable for that time. Yet I still can't seem to grasp how a cel holder infront of a model can make the effect that we see. That is with out a computer program. I studied film as well but we never went into animation; so to me it's still more magic than science. ^^
NewTypexvii 1 year ago
@NewTypexvii As far as I can tell, the first shot is just the model rotating on the table, and then the camera is pushed in towards the door to give the feeling of depth. The place where they used both effects is at the end, when they are singing around the tree. There is a physical model of the orphanage in the background, a model of the umbrella tree on the turntable in the middle, and an animation cel in the front with all of the characters on it. I hope that helps clear things up.
obi1kenobi1 1 year ago
he reminds me of my grandpa he was the coolest
Qp0wer 2 years ago 3
If this were happening today, I am sure Grampy would be going to jail for hanging out with little kids by giving them toys that were not approved by the CPSC
thelurker25 2 years ago
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thelurker25 2 years ago
The first time I saw this cartoon was on the Pee-Wee's Playhouse Christmas Special.
AlmightyToonGod 2 years ago
2:32 The first time I saw that when I was little, I cried.
I love this cartoon. It really brings out the Christmas spirit.
heylinspongesprite 2 years ago 2
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MAN HOLD UP!!! this cartoon is crazy as hell man i used to watch this when i was a young buck. man ima watch this hoe tonight when i get that kush ya heard
Garlemgreen85 2 years ago
This cartoon has haunted me all of my adult life, I can remember being a small child and watching this.. Amazing what you find if you are patient enough..
StupidSheWrote 2 years ago 2
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momameah 2 years ago
my brother and i used to crack up at 5:21 lol
arizon111 2 years ago
aww, how sweet.
But what we don't see here are the tears of the orphanage owners who return to the kitchen only to discover that they no longer have anything with which to prepare food for the children.
*shakes head* and no funding.
Treemeadow 2 years ago
Wow. There was a guy named Adolf. Lol. But I remeber watching this with my grandma.
hotwater10 2 years ago
That first shot in the cartoon is very unique. That, I think, was a real set, which the Fleischer studios often did, incorporating the cartoon characters (on cels, of course) with real backgrounds---like at the end with the Christmas tree. And I like the tie-in with the Christmas seals at the end.
poughkeepsiejohn1 2 years ago
2:40 my worst nightmare!!
killerlady1955 2 years ago
Wow, the animation.... 0:30 Beautiful
killerlady1955 2 years ago 3
I used to love watching Grampy in the Betty Boop cartoons. He was so resourceful and inventive. I love the way he created gifts out of everyday objects. We could use more people like him now.
poughkeepsiejohn1 2 years ago 3
omg i remember this XD i had it on video tape
diverqueen 2 years ago 3
@diverqueen LOL ME TOO :D
cloud1001 2 years ago
I remember this!!
ShaDeed329 2 years ago 2
It was hard for me to see the kids so unhappy in the beginning, but it sure was a joy and a relief to see the ending. I love Grampy. If only everybody in this world had a heart like his.
08skydancer 2 years ago 3
from the days when tricycles were made of wood, teddy bears were filled with sawdust ... and kids were happy just to get an orange in their stocking.
wattever333 2 years ago 2
wow this brings back memories!
i was born in 1994, and my great aunt (in her 60's) has this ojn vhs and always played it for me
i loved it!
never gets old<3
summerlovin1225 2 years ago 3
I love Grampy's "Thinking Cap"
Fiftiesflashback 2 years ago 3
i used to love this when i was younger. I started to cry when the teddy bear and the other toys broke and all the little kids were sad...but i was very happy to see it again. thanks so much for uploading this video!
MissMopPop 2 years ago 12