Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas
Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas
Photo Credit: Gary Krueger/Warner Bros. Ent. Inc./NBC
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Premiered:
- Network: NBC
- Category: Series
- Genre: Special, Annual
- Type: Animated
- Concept:Based on the 2003 theatrical film (Elf) by David Berenbaum
- Subject Matter: Holiday
- Tags: Christmas
Plot Synopsis
Based on the theatrical film ELF and the Broadway show "Elf: The Musical," ELF: BUDDY'S MUSICAL CHRISTMAS is a one-hour stop-motion animated holiday musical special that retells Buddy's delightfully absurd yet heartwarming tale. Santa narrates the story of Buddy's travels to New York City to meet Walter Hobbs, the father he never knew he had. Along the way his unrelenting cheer transforms the lives of everyone he meets and opens his father's eyes to the magic of Christmas. There are nine songs in the special, including "Happy All the Time," "A Christmas Song" and "Nobody Cares About Santa Claus."
Cast
- Jim Parsons - Buddy
- Mark Hamill - Walter Hobbs
- Ed Asner - Santa
- Kate Micucci - Jovie
- Max Charles - Michael Hobbs
- Fred Armisen - Chadwick
- Jay Leno - Fake Santa #1
- Matt Lauer - Mr. Sea Serpent
- Gilbert Gottfried - Mr. Greenway
- Rachael MacFarlane - Emily Hobbs
- Steve Higgins - Matthews
- Kevin Michael Richardson - Fake Santa #2
Production & Distribution
- Produced by Warner Bros. Animation
Settings
- - Manhattan, New York USA