| The Great Santa Claus Switch | |
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| Directed by | John Moffitt |
| Written by | Jerry Juhl |
| Narrated by | Ed Sullivan |
| Starring | Art Carney |
| Music by | Joe Raposo |
| Distributed by | CBS |
| Release date(s) | December 20, 1970 |
| Language | English |
The Great Santa Claus Switch was a Christmas special featuring Jim Henson's Muppets. It first aired on CBS in December 1970. It was directed by John Moffitt, written by Jerry Juhl, with music by Joe Raposo and puppets by Don Sahlin.
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The special, narrated by Ed Sullivan, begins at the North Pole with Santa Claus and his elves getting ready for another Christmas. However, Cosmo Scam has hatched a plan to kidnap Santa and take his place. As part of the plan, Cosmo plans to abduct Santa's elves (one at a time) and replace them with his evil henchmen.
Additional Muppets performed by Cary Antebi, Greg Antonacchi, John Byrum, Marilyn Sokol, and Byron Whiting