
A Very Retail Christmas
1990-12-24 · 30 min · ★ 9.0
North Pole elves meet an elf toy sales rep. Traditional toys developed here are being outdone by other global toy manufacturers, including Crandall Toys, one of the worst. They must expand their toy lines into new directions. The elves must retrain and succeed, or failure means they may need to be outsourced to other manufacturers. Can they survive?
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- Directors
- Paul Fusco
- Production companies
- Boo You Productions
- Countries
- United States of America
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- Released
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Ed O'NeillMax Crandall
Christopher HewettGhost of Christmas Past
Sam WhipplePercival Osgood III
Chuck McCannSanta Claus
June Foray(voice)
Hal Smith(voice)
Paul Fusco
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