| The Great Santa Claus Switch | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Jerry Juhl |
| Directed by | John Moffitt |
| Starring | Art Carney Muppet performers: Jim Henson Fran Brill Richard Hunt John Lovelady Jerry Nelson Frank Oz Danny Seagren |
| Narrated by | Ed Sullivan |
| Music by | Joe Raposo |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Bob Precht |
| Editor | Ken Champin |
| Production companies | Sullivan Productions, Inc. |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | December 20, 1970 (1970-12-20) |
The Great Santa Claus Switch is a musicalChristmas special featuringJim Henson'sMuppets. It first aired onCBS on December 20, 1970, as an episode ofThe Ed Sullivan Show.[1] It was directed byJohn Moffitt, written byJerry Juhl, with music byJoe Raposo and puppets byDon Sahlin.
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The special, narrated byEd Sullivan, begins at theNorth Pole withSanta Claus and hisChristmas Elves getting ready for anotherChristmas. However, Cosmo Scam has hatched a plan to kidnap Santa and take his place. As part of the plan, Cosmo plans to abduct Santa's Christmas Elves one by one and replace them with his evil henchmen.
Additional Muppets performed by Cary Antebi,John Byrum,Marilyn Sokol, and Byron Whiting.