Toon Tracker DVD XMAS -
Just In Time For Christmas -
TOON TRACKER CHRISTMAS CLASSICS
with Hardrock, Coco and Joe and more!

Release Information:
Number of Discs: 1
Running Time: 120 mins
Retail Price: $20.00 (US$)

Description:
Included in this special two-hour holiday collection are


Notes:

 
  • HARDROCK, COCO AND JOE, THE THREE LITTLE DWARFS
    On December 18, 1956, WGN-TV’s “Garfield Goose and Friends” introduced Chicago area children to Santa Claus’ three favorite elves, Hardrock, Coco and Joe. At two-feet-high, Hardrock drove Santa’s sleigh while Coco navigated and Joe tagged along for fun. To create the animated short or “song cartoonette”, Hill & Range Songs hired Centaur Productions. The company was established in the early 1950s by Wah Ming Chang, a sculptor in Walt Disney’s Effects and Model Department who created the model of Pinocchio; and George Pal, a producer and Academy Award nominee. The shorts were produced in black-and-white using stop-motion animation, a cinematic process that brings figures or puppets to life by minutely reposing and photographing them frame-by-frame, resulting as fluid movement on screen.
  • SUZY SNOWFLAKE
    On December 28, 1953, Chicago area kids were introduced to the whimsical story of Suzy Snowflake “tap, tap, tappin’” on every windowpane, seen on “Garfield Goose and Friends” then on WBBM-TV. Like “Hardrock, Coco and Joe”, Suzy too was brought to life by the stop-motion animators of Centaur Productions. Norma Zimmer was Suzy's voice and the song was sung by The Norman Luboff Choir, a premier studio group who recorded with well-known artists, such as Frank Sinatra and Harry Belafonte.
  • FROSTY THE SNOWMAN
    The holiday season wouldn’t be complete without the jolly, happy soul of “Frosty the Snowman.” Chicago area viewers were introduced to Frosty in December 1953 as he ran “over the hills of snow… jing-jing!” “Frosty the Snowman” was produced for Hill & Range Songs by UPA (United Productions of America), a studio comprised of animation veterans with a new approach to cartoons, which focused on contemporary design and stylized movement (which ushered in the “limited animation” associated with TV cartoons). UPA’s most famous cinematic creations were “Mr. Magoo”, “Gerald McBoing Boing” and the “Dick Tracy” cartoons.
  • RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REINDEER
    Rudolph was created by Robert L. May in 1939 as part of his employment with Montgomery Ward. Presented here is Rudolph's first screen appearance from 1944, in the form of a cartoon short produced by Max Fleischer (Popeye, Betty Boop) for the Jam Handy Corporation. It was narrated by Paul Wing and was shown endlessly on TV during the 1950s and early '60s.
  • GINGER NUTT'S CHRISTMAS CIRCUS
    Produced in Great Britain in1949 by David Hand for G-B Animation's "Animaland" series. David Hand had previously worked for Walt Disney on cartoons such as "Snow White", "Pinnochio" and "Bambi". In this cartoon, the Christmas Circus is about to begin and all the animals are invited. All that is, except for Boko the Parrot, who has to steal Willie Weasel's ticket to gain admittence. As the curtain goes up on the performance, Boko must thwart the efforts of Willie to regain his seat and flatten the parrot. But in the end, Willie's the one who's silenced as the applause rings around the Big Top and we're all wished a peaceful Christmas.

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