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The Great Toy Robbery

This short animation stars the world's most-wanted good guy: Santa Claus. In this spoof of the Wild West, good triumphs over evil, but not before the evil robbers and their innocent victims have romped through some odd situations.
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This short animation stars the world's most-wanted good guy: Santa Claus. In this spoof of the Wild West, good triumphs over evil, but not before the evil robbers and their innocent victims have romped through some odd situations.

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  • storyboard
    Derek Lamb
  • design
    Derek Lamb
  • animation
    Jeff Hale
    Cameron Guess
  • backgrounds
    Robert Verrall
  • music
    Donald Douglas
  • camera
    James Wilson
    Murray Fallen
  • sound editing
    Karl Duplessis
    Don Wellington
  • sound recording
    George Croll
  • voice
    Richard Gilbert
  • director
    Jeff Hale
  • producer
    Robert Verrall
    Wolf Koenig
  • executive producer
    Tom Daly

Education

Ages 16 to 17
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Introduce the concept of the spoof. Research the original film that this film spoofs. Discuss the stereotypical features of the Wild West as they are depicted in this particular film.

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