At an orphanage, the children are sad because they received broken toys as gifts. Professor Grampy sees the children while passing by in his sled and has an idea on how to give them a merry Christmas.
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Is it worth the watch? Honestly, if you have eight minutes and a strange fascination with vintage animation, go for it. People who get annoyed by overly cheery, singing orphans should probably skip this one. You’ll definitely hate it if the sight of a 1930s-style rubber-hose animation style gives you the creeps. The w...
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Dave Fleischer
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"Is it worth the watch? Honestly, if you have eight minutes and a strange fascination with vintage animation, go for it. People who get annoyed by overly cheery, singing orphans should probably skip this one. You’ll definitely hate it if the sight of a 1930s-style rubber-hose animation style gives you the creeps. The whole thing starts with these orphans crying in their beds because their toys are literally shattered pieces of wood. It is aggressively sad. Like, way more depressing than it needs..."
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