A Miser Brothers’ Christmas – DVD

Written on December 1, 2009 by Marc Eastman in Television

Everyone knows Heat and Snow, the Miser Brothers, and the new adventure that focuses on them is out on DVD. A Miser Brothers’ Christmas. Two favorites from one of the treasured Rankin & Bass classics are given their own treatment, and though the new look may take some getting used to, the adventure is just the sort of odd, rambling tale that made Rankin & Bass a holiday staple.

The story begins when Santa’s new chief mechanic, Tinsel, creates a speedy, new high tech sleigh for Christmas. But what Santa doesn’t know is that North Wind has secretly sabotaged the sleigh in the hope of taking Santa’s place that year. When Santa takes it out for a spin, he gets caught in the cross fire between the feuding Snow Miser and Heat Miser Brothers and his sleigh comes crashing down. North Wind frames the Miser Brothers for Santa’s accident and, with Santa stuck in bed with a bad back, everything falls into place for North Wind to slyly come to the rescue as a temporary Santa. But much to his chagrin, Mother Nature punishes the Miser Brothers by forcing them to put their differences aside and fill in for Santa. In between comedic squabbles, the Brothers rediscover what it means to be family and, along the way, save Christmas for everyone!

Perhaps not something that will find its way to the upper tier of timeless holiday classics, this one is still a lot of fun, and the kids will love the continuation.

The DVD includes What Makes Stop Motion Go?, a great featurette that shows what goes into the creation process.