The City That Forgot About Christmas

This was the third of four animated TV specials produced by Lutheran Television in the 1970s starring the duo of Benji and his faithful sheepdog Waldo. As stated before, these specials were notorious due to its limited animation style and poor writing, but this one is sort of an improvement thanks to a good premise and some witty dialogue.

This special basically tells the story of Matthew, a lonely carpenter who comes to set up shop in a city that is run by a greedy, mean-spirited mayor, who is constantly tagged along by his three annoying aides. Apparently, the city has forgotten the true meaning of Christmas and Matthew tries to spread it to the townsfolk, much to the disdain of the mayor, who thinks Matthew is trouble and wants him gone.

Again, the production company was able to secure big-name voice talent for these specials. This one contains voices by Sebastian Cabot, Casey Kasem, Charles Nelson Reilly, and Louis Nye. It's just too bad these specials have fallen into obscurity due to the technical limitations.