George and Junior's Christmas Spectacular

"George and Junior's Christmas Spectacular" is the fourteenth episode of What a Cartoon! It aired on July 23, 1995 on Cartoon Network. It was written and directed by Pat Ventura. It was the second revival of MGM's George and Junior theatrical shorts, being preceded by "Look Out Below," in the failed hopes that they would be backdoor pilots for a full-length George and Junior spin-off series.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| Junior
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Larry B. Scott
 * style="background-color:#clear"| George
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Faizon Love
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Santa Claus
 * style="background-color:#clear"| T.K. Carter
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Head Elf Steve
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| T.K. Carter
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Greta
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Head Elf Steve
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| T.K. Carter
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Greta
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * North Pole
 * Santa's Fabulous Toy Shoppe!
 * The Moon

Filming
It was copyrighted in 1995.

Music
The What a Cartoon! theme song was performed by Gary Lionelli. The episode's main music was composed by Peter Luyre. The director of music production was Bodie Chandler.

Crew credits

 * Layout artists: Mark Kausler, Andrew Bialk, Miles Thompson
 * Background stylists: Kathryn Yelsa, Jonathan Goley
 * Executive producer: Buzz Potamkin
 * Supervising producer: Larry Huber
 * Line producer: Bob Onorato
 * Executive consultant: Robert Mayer
 * Animation director: Robert Alvarez
 * Unit production supervisor: Sylvia Edwards
 * Unit production coordinator: Heather Pouliot
 * Unit production assistant: Donna Castricone
 * Additional layout artist: Joe Suggs
 * Character clean-up artists: Barbera Krueger, Dana Jo Granger
 * Casting director: Kris Zimmerman
 * Talent coordinator: Cyndi Lyn Peltier
 * Supervising sound engineer: Ed Collins
 * Recording engineer: Preston Oliver
 * Background layout artist: Ted Blackman
 * Xerographists: Star Wirth, Martin Crossley, Richard Wilson
 * Ink and paint supervisor: Alison Leopold
 * Color stylist: Brenda Burns
 * Final checker: Nelda Ridley
 * Ink and paint artists: Lori Hanson, JoAnne Plein, Lydia Swayne
 * Camera operators: Steven A. Mills, Dan Larson, James Keefer
 * Animation checker: Beth Goodwin
 * Track readers: James Hearn, Kerry Iverson
 * Supervising film editor: Tom Gleason
 * Graphics artist: Iraj Paran
 * Post-production supervisor: Gayle Mnookin
 * Post-production coordinator: Gail D. Silvers
 * Sound editor: Paul Douglas
 * Re-recording mixer provider: Larson Sound Center
 * Re-recording mixers: Doug Gray, Anthony Costantini
 * Negative consultant: William DeBoer, Jr.
 * Video services provider: Modern Videofilm
 * Telecine editor: Rick Taylor
 * On-line editor: Cliff Armstrong
 * Pre-production manager: Debby Hindman
 * International production coordinator: Brooke Williams
 * Production assistants: Sandra Benenati, Duke Heberlein, Linda Moore
 * Production liaison: Heather Kenyon
 * Executive in charge of production: Joe Mazzuca
 * Development executive: Dan Smith
 * Produced in association with: FIL-Cartoons
 * Production executive at FIL-Cartoons: Bill Dennis

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: July 23, 1995 on Cartoon Network

Behind the scenes

 * The poster was designed by Jesse Stagg and Maggie Wheeler.
 * On the poster, the Hanna-Barbera logo features Uncle Fester from The Addams Family.
 * Despite being a Christmas special, it aired in July, making it a Christmas in July special.

Home availability

 * Not available. 😢