The Great Santa Claus Switch 53 years old

Another classic Jim Henson holiday film.

Santa Claus and his elves are ready to deliver presents to children everywhere but Cosmo Scam has hatched a plan to kidnap Santa and take his place! One by one, Cosmo abducts Santa's elves and replaces them with his evil henchmen. Can Fred the Elf save Christmas before Cosmo burglarizes the world?

Credits

The Great Santa Claus Switch Cast

Name Character
Frank Oz He was 26, now 79 years old as Thig / Skippity / Hoppity / Boppity / Snerf (voice)
Jim Henson He was 34, 53 years old when he died as Fred / Lothar (voice)
Ed Sullivan He was 69, 73 years old when he died as Himself
Art Carney He was 52, 85 years old when he died as Santa Claus
Jerry Nelson He was 36, 78 years old when he died as Thog / Zippity / Snivelly (voice)
Richard Hunt He was 19, 40 years old when he died as Bing / Match Frackle (voice)
Fran Brill She was 24, now 77 years old as Snerf (voice)

The Great Santa Claus Switch Crew

Name Department
John Moffitt as Director. He was 10 (now 43) years old Directing
Jerry Juhl as Writer. He was 32 (67) years old when He died Writing
The Great Santa Claus Switch poster
The Great Santa Claus Switch (53 years)

Another classic Jim Henson holiday film.

  • Release day: Saturday, December 05, 1970
  • Runtime: 60 minutes