Christmas in Tattertown

Christmas in Tattertown

1988 · 26 min · ★ 4.6 · Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, TV Movie

Told by an anthropomorphic saxophone, a young girl named Debbie, her pet dog, and her toy doll Muffet are sent to a magical world called Tattertown, where Muffet comes to life and, seeking freedom, refuses to go back to Debbie. As Debbie learns more about Tattertown, she realizes that they have no Christmas, so she tries to bring some holiday cheer to the little town. However, Christmas reminds Muffet of the day she was given to Debbie and plots to sabotage it with the help of her minion Spider. A pilot for Nickelodeon's second-ever series, created by Ralph Bakshi, and later repurposed into a Christmas special.

Directed by Ralph Bakshi · Written by Tom Minton

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Sherry Lynn Debbie (voice)
Keith David Saxophone (voice)
Charlie Adler Sidney the Spider (voice)
Jennifer Darling (voice)
Adrian Arnold (voice)
Arthur Burghardt (voice)
Patrick Pinney (voice)

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