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KentB3 · 09-30-2025, 06:01 AM

I came up with a list of Christmas/Holiday specials to air on MeTV, as part of the schedule proposal I posted here (airdates TBA, varying by year). In addition to the annual Toon In With Me Christmas Special and Bugs Bunny's Looney Christmas Tales (1979), here's are more TV specials I would run on MeTV during the Christmas season:

A Charlie Brown Christmas: I think it is a terrible disservice to TV viewers not to air what is perhaps THE best animated Holiday TV special ever! Here are a few video clips from this show:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DKh0bQsE60
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHc93R212dY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kH0PeNbI3to

It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown (This is a straight-to-video cartoon from 1992, not sure if it ever actually aired on TV or not):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAFWCzTgbS8 (CLIP)

I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-XPq9y3KLY (CLIP)

A Garfield Christmas:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbL-uxd4ZVw

A Family Circus Christmas:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsPQ0VCIVLA

Raggedy Ann & Andy in The Great Santa Claus Caper: Makes me REALLY feel old when no one knows what Gloopstik is!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3d9yTsh92y4

The Tiny Tree:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11A7Y1cq0kE

Yes Virginia, There is a Santa Claus:
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x549mhp

I also would include Rankin-Bass specials that no longer air on broadcast TV (only Rudolph, Frosty, and Santa Claus is Comin' to Town currently air, though some air on cable networks via AMC and Freeform), such as:

Frosty's Winter Wonderland:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfYTfTKYVsY

Twas the Night Before Christmas:
https://www.dailymotion.com/playlist/x68xn7

Pinocchio's Christmas:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Piu5e-Xcn6A (CLIP)

The Leprechaun's Christmas Gold:
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xw4tki

Rudolph & Frosty's Christmas in July:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stAlp3zSzDQ (CLIP)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5H3b4u4rESE&t=34s (CLIP)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCvH1qRbw5M (CLIP)

Enjoy!

KentB3 · 09-30-2025, 06:03 AM

KentB3 · 09-30-2025, 06:08 AM

Here's some TV specials I would air around Thanksgiving:

A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (like a said earlier, it's a real shame and disservice to TV viewers to not air these cartoon specials on TV anymore!):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEMC6U9XmoY (CLIP)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-fCt1nitmk (CLIP)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VoP6Ga-VV8 (CLIP)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCyijVMynDY (CLIP)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpwQMoTK1fo (CLIP)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twH2_Rmd8as (CLIP)

Bugs Bunny's Thanksgiving Diet:
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5m8bx5

Daffy Duck's Thanks-For-Giving Special:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZ8Si9kTLTg

KentB3 · 09-30-2025, 06:17 AM

If any of you remember this, cartoons often aired on network daytime TV the Friday after Thanksgiving Day in the 1970's and 80's. I know ABC did, not sure about CBS and NBC.

Here's a 1972 promo from ABC:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImuJlRK1CR0

Anyway, it would be great if MeTV did the same thing as well! Here's what I would schedule:

7:00am A special 2-hour edition of Toon In with Me
9:00am Garfield and Friends
9:30am Garfield and Friends
10:00am The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show
10:30am The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show
11:00am Saved by the Bell
11:30am Saved by the Bell
12:00noon The Flintstones
12:30pm The Flintstones
1:00pm Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July (the classic 1979 movie would be a great finale for this special "Day After Turkey Day" lineup!)

Cartoons and episodes airing TBA

09-30-2025, 06:01 AM	#1
KentB3 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Sep 12, 2003 Posts: 553	MeTV Christmas/Holiday specials (for my schedule proposal) I came up with a list of Christmas/Holiday specials to air on MeTV, as part of the schedule proposal I posted here (airdates TBA, varying by year). In addition to the annual Toon In With Me Christmas Special and Bugs Bunny's Looney Christmas Tales (1979), here's are more TV specials I would run on MeTV during the Christmas season: A Charlie Brown Christmas: I think it is a terrible disservice to TV viewers not to air what is perhaps THE best animated Holiday TV special ever! Here are a few video clips from this show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DKh0bQsE60 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHc93R212dY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kH0PeNbI3to It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown (This is a straight-to-video cartoon from 1992, not sure if it ever actually aired on TV or not): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAFWCzTgbS8 (CLIP) I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-XPq9y3KLY (CLIP) A Garfield Christmas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbL-uxd4ZVw A Family Circus Christmas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsPQ0VCIVLA Raggedy Ann & Andy in The Great Santa Claus Caper: Makes me REALLY feel old when no one knows what Gloopstik is! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3d9yTsh92y4 The Tiny Tree: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11A7Y1cq0kE Yes Virginia, There is a Santa Claus: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x549mhp I also would include Rankin-Bass specials that no longer air on broadcast TV (only Rudolph, Frosty, and Santa Claus is Comin' to Town currently air, though some air on cable networks via AMC and Freeform), such as: Frosty's Winter Wonderland: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfYTfTKYVsY Twas the Night Before Christmas: https://www.dailymotion.com/playlist/x68xn7 Pinocchio's Christmas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Piu5e-Xcn6A (CLIP) The Leprechaun's Christmas Gold: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xw4tki Rudolph & Frosty's Christmas in July: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stAlp3zSzDQ (CLIP) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5H3b4u4rESE&t=34s (CLIP) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCvH1qRbw5M (CLIP) Enjoy!

09-30-2025, 06:03 AM	#2
KentB3 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Sep 12, 2003 Posts: 553	Here's a series of specials I would air on MeTV around Easter: It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MErYmV0sFHA (CLIP) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyK13BVkbjA (CLIP) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--YRQDPUvmY (CLIP) A Family Circus Easter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHLWFyN6deE Bugs Bunny's Easter Funnies: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x72sxxb Here Comes Peter Cottontail!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2_ZdknLMIo The Easter Bunny is Comin' to Town: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHHzUmpJ3Jc The First Easter Rabbit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJuECpnPgcg Yogi the Easter Bear: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3urfo9 (CLIP) Will Vinton's Claymation Easter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsXey_s4Dgg (CLIP)

09-30-2025, 06:08 AM	#3
KentB3 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Sep 12, 2003 Posts: 553	Here's some TV specials I would air around Thanksgiving: A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (like a said earlier, it's a real shame and disservice to TV viewers to not air these cartoon specials on TV anymore!): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEMC6U9XmoY (CLIP) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-fCt1nitmk (CLIP) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VoP6Ga-VV8 (CLIP) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCyijVMynDY (CLIP) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpwQMoTK1fo (CLIP) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twH2_Rmd8as (CLIP) Bugs Bunny's Thanksgiving Diet: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5m8bx5 Daffy Duck's Thanks-For-Giving Special: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZ8Si9kTLTg

09-30-2025, 06:17 AM	#4
KentB3 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Sep 12, 2003 Posts: 553	If any of you remember this, cartoons often aired on network daytime TV the Friday after Thanksgiving Day in the 1970's and 80's. I know ABC did, not sure about CBS and NBC. Here's a 1972 promo from ABC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImuJlRK1CR0 Anyway, it would be great if MeTV did the same thing as well! Here's what I would schedule: 7:00am A special 2-hour edition of Toon In with Me 9:00am Garfield and Friends 9:30am Garfield and Friends 10:00am The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show 10:30am The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show 11:00am Saved by the Bell 11:30am Saved by the Bell 12:00noon The Flintstones 12:30pm The Flintstones 1:00pm Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July (the classic 1979 movie would be a great finale for this special "Day After Turkey Day" lineup!) Cartoons and episodes airing TBA