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    The Flight of Dragons 1982 POSTER

    The Flight of Dragons

    1982

    English

    7.6

    25

    92%

    92%

    Action

    Adventure

    Animation

    based on novel or book

    elves

    Family

    Fantasy

    magic

    Romance

    shield

    time travel

    wolf

    Jules Bass Jules Bass Director Paul Frees Paul Frees as Antiquity Harry Morgan Harry Morgan as Carolinus Don Messick Don Messick as Giles of the Treetops / Lo Tae Zhao John Ritter John Ritter as Peter Dickenson
    The realm of magic is being threatened by the realm of logic, so Carolinus, the green wizard decides to shield it for all time. Ommadon, the evil red wizard, stands in his way. Carolinus then calls for a quest that is to be led by a man named Peter Dickinson, who is the first man of both the realms of science and magic. It is Peter's job to defeat Ommadon.
    The First Easter Rabbit 1976 POSTER

    The First Easter Rabbit

    1976

    English

    6.6

    5

    43%

    43%

    Action

    Adventure

    Animation

    anthropomorphic animal

    Comedy

    easter

    easter bunny

    easter rabbit

    Family

    Fantasy

    holiday

    Musical

    Jules Bass Jules Bass Director Burl Ives Burl Ives as Narrator / Older Stuffy Paul Frees Paul Frees as Spatz / Zero / Santa Don Messick Don Messick as Whiskers / Jonathan / Bruce Robert Morse Robert Morse as Young Stuffy
    A beloved toy stuffed rabbit is rescued by a fairy to be the first Easter Rabbit.
    Here Comes Peter Cottontail 1971 POSTER

    Here Comes Peter Cottontail

    1971

    English

    7.3

    8

    72%

    72%

    Action

    Adventure

    Animation

    claymation

    Comedy

    easter

    Family

    Fantasy

    holiday

    Musical

    rabbit

    spring

    stop motion

    Jules Bass Jules Bass Director Paul Frees Paul Frees as Colonel Bunny's Assistant / Fireman / Father at Thanksgiving Table / Santa Claus Vincent Price Vincent Price as January Q. Irontail Casey Kasem Casey Kasem as Peter Cottontail Danny Kaye Danny Kaye as Seymour S. Sassafras / Antoine / Col. Wellington B. Bunny
    Peter Cottontail wants to be the #1 chief Easter Bunny, and everyone in April Valley agrees...except for Evil Irontail. Peter must deliver more eggs than this archrival to earn the top spot...and save Easter for children everywhere!
    The Daydreamer 1966 POSTER

    The Daydreamer

    1966

    English

    6.1

    7

    40%

    40%

    Action

    Adventure

    Animation

    based on fairy tale

    cobbler

    Drama

    fable

    fairy tale

    Family

    Fantasy

    garden of eden

    Musical

    stop motion

    Jules Bass Jules Bass Director Margaret Hamilton Margaret Hamilton as Mrs. Klopplebobbler Jack Gilford Jack Gilford as Papa Andersen Cyril Ritchard Cyril Ritchard as The Sandman Patty Duke Patty Duke as Thumbelina
    A young Hans Christian Andersen goes in search of knowledge in the Garden of Paradise in order to make his studies easier. Each time he falls asleep, he experiences in his dreams the different characters he would later write about in fairy tales including The Little Mermaid, Thumbelina, and The Emperor's New Clothes.
    Mad Monster Party? 1967 POSTER

    Mad Monster Party?

    1967

    English

    6.6

    8

    67%

    68%

    Animation

    Comedy

    Family

    Fantasy

    mad scientist

    monster

    musical

    Musical

    pharmacist

    spoof

    stop motion

    Jules Bass Jules Bass Director Boris Karloff Boris Karloff as Baron Boris von Frankenstein Allen Swift Allen Swift as Felix Flankin / Yetch / Dracula / Invisible Man / Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde / Chef Machiavelli / Captain / First Mate / Mr. Kronkite / Mail Man / The Monster Gale Garnett Gale Garnett as Francesca Phyllis Diller Phyllis Diller as The Monster's Mate
    When Dr Frankenstein decides to retire from the monster-making business, he calls an international roster of monsters to a creepy convention to elect his successor. Everyone is there including Dracula, The Werewolf, The Creature, Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde and many more. But Frankenstein's title is not all that is at stake. The famous doctor has also discovered the secret of total destruction that must not fall into the wrong hands!
    The Stingiest Man in Town 1978 POSTER

    The Stingiest Man in Town

    1978

    English

    6.5

    8

    60%

    60%

    Animation

    anime

    christmas

    Drama

    Family

    Fantasy

    holiday

    Musical

    Jules Bass Jules Bass Director Walter Matthau Walter Matthau as Ebenezer Scrooge Paul Frees Paul Frees as Ghost of Christmas Past / Ghost of Christmas Present / Old Joe Theodore Bikel Theodore Bikel as Marley's Ghost Ado Mizumori Ado Mizumori as Matha Cratchit
    This cartoon version of A Christmas Carol hails from the production house of Arthur Rankin Jr. and Jules Bass--the team that brought you just about every other Christmas special you saw as a kid (including Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer). Reinvented as a 49-minute musical ghost story, it stars the voice of Walter Matthau as the bedeviled Scrooge and Tom Bosley as the Jiminy Cricket-type narrator, B. Humbug, Esq.
    Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey 1977 POSTER

    Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey

    1977

    English

    6.8

    7

    56%

    60%

    Animation

    christmas

    donkey

    donkey ears

    Drama

    Family

    Fantasy

    holiday

    Musical

    riding a donkey

    stop motion

    Jules Bass Jules Bass Director Brian Cummings Brian Cummings as Nestor's Father Don Messick Don Messick as Roman Soldier Roger Miller Roger Miller as Speiltoe / Narrator Brenda Vaccaro Brenda Vaccaro as Tilly
    Nestor the donkey is a bit of an oddity--his long ears are enough for six donkeys and stretch all the way to the ground. One night, when Nestor is locked out in the cold, he begins to wander the desert.
    The Leprechauns' Christmas Gold 1981 POSTER

    The Leprechauns' Christmas Gold

    1981

    English

    6.1

    9

    50%

    50%

    Action

    Animation

    Comedy

    Family

    Fantasy

    holiday

    Musical

    Jules Bass Jules Bass Director Ken Jennings Ken Jennings as Dinty Doyle / Father Leprechaun Peggy Cass Peggy Cass as Faye Bob McFadden Bob McFadden as Lord of the Leprechauns Art Carney Art Carney as Narrator / Blarney Kilakilarney
    Sent in search of a Christmas tree, cabin boy Dinty Doyle lands on a mysterious, uncharted Irish island where he accidentally releases a bad-tempered banshee from her pine tree prison. Leprechaun Blarney Kilakilarney knows that in order to survive, the banshee will try to swipe his clan's pot of Christmas gold. With some magical assistance from Lord Patrick, the king of the wee folk, Dinty and Blarney make a plan to outwit the gold-hungry hag before Christmas morning dawns.
    The Little Drummer Boy Book II 1976 POSTER

    The Little Drummer Boy Book II

    1976

    English

    6.5

    7

    Action

    Adventure

    Animation

    christmas

    Drama

    Family

    Fantasy

    holiday

    Musical

    stop motion

    Jules Bass Jules Bass Director Zero Mostel Zero Mostel as Brutus Ray Owens Ray Owens as Melchior Greer Garson Greer Garson as Our Story Teller Bob McFadden Bob McFadden as Plato
    Aaron, the drummer boy, struggles to protect a bellmaker's great silver bells from seizure by Roman soldiers
    Pinocchio's Christmas 1980 POSTER

    Pinocchio's Christmas

    1980

    English

    6.3

    9

    20%

    37%

    Action

    Animation

    christmas

    Comedy

    Family

    Fantasy

    holiday

    Musical

    stop motion

    Jules Bass Jules Bass Director Paul Frees Paul Frees as Baker Tiffany Blake Tiffany Blake as Child George S. Irving George S. Irving as Geppetto Gerry Matthews Gerry Matthews as (voice)
    As Geppetto prepares for Christmas, Pinocchio joins a puppet show to earn money for a present. There he meets and elopes with the beautiful girl puppet, Julietta, leaving Geppetto alone and worried.
    Cricket on the Hearth 1967 POSTER

    Cricket on the Hearth

    1967

    English

    5.5

    7

    30%

    30%

    Adventure

    Animation

    christmas

    Comedy

    cricket

    Family

    Fantasy

    holiday

    live action and animation

    Musical

    toy maker

    toymaker

    Jules Bass Jules Bass Director Marlo Thomas Marlo Thomas as Bertha Roddy McDowall Roddy McDowall as Cricket Crocket Abbe Lane Abbe Lane as Moll Danny Thomas Danny Thomas as Self / Caleb
    A delightful, animated musical version of Charles Dickens' classic tale. A Cricket on the Hearth, tells the story of a poor toymaker and his daughter whom a helpful Cricket named Crocket befriends on Christmas morning. When tragedy strikes the family, it's Crocket who comes to the rescue and restores peace and happiness.
    The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus 1985 POSTER

    The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus

    1985

    English

    7.2

    10

    63%

    63%

    Action

    Adventure

    Animation

    christmas

    Family

    Fantasy

    l. frank baum

    Musical

    santa claus

    stop motion

    Jules Bass Jules Bass Director Josh Blake Josh Blake as Child Lesley Miller Lesley Miller as Necile Joey Grasso Joey Grasso as Weekum J.D. Roth J.D. Roth as Young Claus
    The Great Ak calls a council of the Immortals to ask that Santa Claus be given immortality. And to justify it, he tells the history of Santa Claus. The Ak found an abandoned baby and gave it to a lioness and a fairy to raise, who named him Claus. When Claus grew up, the Great Ak showed him the evil and hardship in the world and Claus decides to live there and relieve some of the suffering. He decides to make toys for orphans, but King Awgwa, the ruler of the valley where Claus lives doesn't want the children to be happy, and there is a great battle among Immortals.
    'Twas the Night Before Christmas 1974 POSTER

    'Twas the Night Before Christmas

    1974

    English

    7.3

    6

    71%

    65%

    Animation

    christmas

    clock tower

    Comedy

    Family

    Fantasy

    holiday

    mouse

    Musical

    santa claus

    Jules Bass Jules Bass Director Tammy Grimes Tammy Grimes as Albert George Gobel George Gobel as Father Mouse Joel Grey Joel Grey as Joshua Trundle John McGiver John McGiver as Mayor
    When a town learns that Santa Claus has struck it off his delivery schedule due to an insulting letter, a way must be found to change his mind.
    Rudolph's Shiny New Year 1976 POSTER

    Rudolph's Shiny New Year

    1976

    English

    6.6

    19

    50%

    52%

    Action

    Adventure

    Animation

    christmas

    Comedy

    Family

    Fantasy

    holiday

    musical

    Musical

    new year's eve

    stop motion

    Jules Bass Jules Bass Director Red Skelton Red Skelton as Father Time / Baby Bear Don Messick Don Messick as Papa Bear / Rumpelstiltskin / Prince Charming / The Seven Dwarfs Billie Mae Richards Billie Mae Richards as Rudolph Paul Frees Paul Frees as Santa Claus / Eon / General Ticker / Seventeen Seventy Six 'Sev'
    Rudolph must find Happy, the baby new year, before the midnight of New Year's Eve.
    The Hobbit 1977 POSTER

    The Hobbit

    1977

    English

    6.7

    47

    72%

    65%

    Action

    Adventure

    Animation

    dwarf

    elves

    Family

    Fantasy

    gold

    middle-earth

    Musical

    orcs

    robbery

    Jules Bass Jules Bass Director Don Messick Don Messick as Balin / Tom - Troll #3 / Grinnah - The Goblin / Goblin / Orc / Gwaihir - Lord of the Eagles Orson Bean Orson Bean as Bilbo Baggins Jack DeLeon Jack DeLeon as Dwalin / Fíli / Kíli / Óin / Glóin / Ori / Nori / Bifur / Bofur / Bert - Troll #2 / Goblin / Orc / Spiders / Wood Elves / Lake People Cyril Ritchard Cyril Ritchard as Elrond
    The story follows the adventures of Bilbo Baggins, a diminutive creative who resides in a place called Middle-Earth before he is compelled to go on a quest to find a treasure buried deep in the heart of Lonely Mountain.
    Jack Frost 1979 POSTER

    Jack Frost

    1979

    English

    6.8

    19

    67%

    62%

    Action

    Adventure

    Animation

    cold

    cold weather

    Comedy

    Family

    Fantasy

    holiday

    jack frost

    Musical

    Romance

    stop motion

    winter

    Jules Bass Jules Bass Director Robert Morse Robert Morse as Jack Frost Paul Frees Paul Frees as Kubla Kraus / Father Winter Larry Storch Larry Storch as Papa Don Messick Don Messick as Snip
    Pardon-me Pete, the official groundhog of Groundhog Day, tells the story of Jack Frost, who falls in love with a beautiful young woman and begs Father Winter to make him human so that she can see him. His request is granted, but only on the condition that by the Spring he has a house, a bag of gold, a horse and a wife. But Jack finds that life as a human is more complicated than he thought.
    The Last Unicorn 1982 POSTER

    The Last Unicorn

    1982

    English

    7.3

    22

    75%

    86%

    Action

    Adventure

    Animation

    Drama

    enchantment

    Family

    Fantasy

    love of one's life

    magic

    magic show

    prince

    sorcerer's apprentice

    Jules Bass Jules Bass Director Keenan Wynn Keenan Wynn as Captain Cully / Harpy Tammy Grimes Tammy Grimes as Molly Grue Jeff Bridges Jeff Bridges as Prince Lir Don Messick Don Messick as The Cat
    From a riddle-speaking butterfly, a unicorn learns that she is supposedly the last of her kind, all the others having been herded away by the Red Bull. The unicorn sets out to discover the truth behind the butterfly's words. She is eventually joined on her quest by Schmendrick, a second-rate magician, and Molly Grue, a now middle-aged woman who dreamed all her life of seeing a unicorn. Their journey leads them far from home, all the way to the castle of King Haggard.
    Frosty the Snowman 1969 POSTER

    Frosty the Snowman

    1969

    English

    7.3

    14

    73%

    73%

    Action

    Animation

    christmas

    Comedy

    Drama

    Family

    Fantasy

    holiday

    magic

    Musical

    snowman

    train ride

    Jules Bass Jules Bass Director Billy De Wolfe Billy De Wolfe as Professor Hinkle / The Magician Paul Frees Paul Frees as Santa Claus / Traffic Cop / Additional Voices Jimmy Durante Jimmy Durante as Self - Narrator June Foray June Foray as Teacher / Karen / Additional Voices
    A discarded silk top-hat becomes the focus of a struggle between a washed-up stage magician and a group of schoolchildren, after it magically brings a snowman to life. Realizing that newly-living Frosty will melt in spring unless he takes refuge in a colder climate, Frosty and Karen, a young girl who he befriends, stow away on a freight train headed for the north pole. Little do they know that the magician is following them, and he wants his hat back!
    The Return of the King 1980 POSTER

    The Return of the King

    1980

    English

    5.7

    12

    67%

    39%

    Adventure

    Animation

    elves

    Family

    Fantasy

    musical

    Musical

    orcs

    shire

    tower

    Jules Bass Jules Bass Director Theodore Bikel Theodore Bikel as Aragorn Orson Bean Orson Bean as Frodo Baggins / Bilbo Baggins Don Messick Don Messick as King Theoden / Easterling / The Mouth of Sauron Roddy McDowall Roddy McDowall as Samwise Gamgee
    Two Hobbits struggle to destroy the Ring in Mount Doom while their friends desperately fight evil Lord Sauron's forces in a final battle.
    Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July 1979 POSTER

    Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July

    1979

    English

    6.3

    20

    14%

    40%

    Action

    Adventure

    Animation

    Comedy

    Family

    Fantasy

    friendship

    holiday

    musical

    Musical

    Romance

    snowman

    stop motion

    wizard

    Jules Bass Jules Bass Director Don Messick Don Messick as Sam Spangles Mickey Rooney Mickey Rooney as Santa Claus Alan Sues Alan Sues as Scratcher the Jealous Reindeer Paul Frees Paul Frees as Winterbolt / Jack Frost / Policeman
    Winterbolt is trying to make the North Pole his evil wonderland, and it is up to Frosty the Snowman, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and others to stop him.
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