The Christmas That Almost Wasn't is a cancelled animated holiday TV special that was supposed to be released in 1983. It would have aired on NBC.
It was canceled due to the Video Game crash of 1983.
Plot[]
The show centers around Chuck E. Cheese and Jasper T. Jowls as they set out to the North Pole in order to save Christmas.
Cast[]
- Lucille Bliss as Mrs. Claus
- John Widelock / Scott Wilson (Singing Voice) as Chuck E. Cheese
- Scott Paulin as Jasper T. Jowls
Trivia[]
- For unknown reasons, Pasqually, Helen Henny, and Mr. Munch do not appear in this special. However, an elf that appears in the special bears a resemblance to Pasqually.
- This TV special marks the first (and so far only) CEC cartoon.