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The Shanty Where Santy Claus Lives

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The Shanty Where Santy Claus Lives is a 1933 Merrie Melodies short directed by Rudolf Ising.

Plot[]

On a cold and snowy Christmas Eve during the Great Depression, an orphan boy is visited by Santa Claus and joins him on his sleigh ride back to the North Pole, where the boy gets to play with all the toys Santa has in his workshop.

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Availability[]

Censorship[]

  • When Cartoon Network aired this short as part of their installment show, Late-Night Black and White, the second half was severely edited to remove three scenes containing outdated African-American stereotypes and blackface:[2][3]
    • The boy starting a "Sambo Jazz Band" wind-up toy.
    • A baby doll falling into a bucket of coal and emerging in blackface to say, "Mammy!" to which a nearby Mammy doll responds, "Sonny boy!"
    • The dolls from "Red-Headed Baby" singing a chorus of the title song.

Notes[]

  • This cartoon entered the public domain in the United States in 1962, as United Artists failed to renew the copyright in time. This is the latest Harman-Ising short currently in the public domain.
  • This short reuses animation from "Red-Headed Baby".
  • This cartoon was shown in theatres with Lawyer Man during its original release.
  • This short was lampooned by Rifftrax, a YouTube series that spawned from the TV series, Mystery Science Theater 3000.

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References[]

  1. ↑ https://www.booktopia.com.au/cartoon-voices-of-the-golden-age-vol-2-keith-scott/ebook/9798215217610.html
  2. ↑ http://www.intanibase.com/gac/looneytunes/censored-s.aspx
  3. ↑ https://drawnandquarteredcartoons.blogspot.com/2024/08/the-shanty-where-santy-claus-lives.html
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