The first film in the series, the film was releaseddirect-to-video on November 20, 2007 and first aired on Playhouse Disney on December 6, 2008.[2] The events of the film take place during the first season ofMy Friends Tigger & Pooh.
Playing outside,Roo andLumpy the Heffalump find a red sack, and a reindeer named Holly stuck in a thicket patch. Holly explains that she is one ofSanta's reindeer, and she's looking forSanta Claus' magical sack after it fell off of his sleigh during a practice run. Roo and Lumpy have the sack, but Holly doesn't know how to get home.
All of the friends set off towards theNorth Pole. After some difficulties, including the loss ofTigger's mask, the group considers giving up, but Darby convinces them to persevere and to keep on going. They discover giant snowpeople, who come to life and open the path to the North Pole. They return the sack to Santa Claus, and he takes them all out in his sleigh to deliver presents. Santa Claus brings the friends home in time to celebrate Christmastime at Winnie the Pooh's house.
Carrie R. Wheadon ofCommon Sense Media gaveSuper Sleuth Christmas Movie a grade of three out of five stars and complimented the depiction of positive messages, calling it a "Gentle saving-Christmas tale for preschoolers."[17]Time Out includedSuper Sleuth Christmas Movie in their "Christmas movies to watch this month" list of December 2020, saying, "If you’ve got tiny tots in the house, you can’t go wrong with a classic, and this is it."[18]
^Crump, William D. (2019).Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Co. pp. 205–206.ISBN9781476672939.
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