The Trolls and the Christmas Express

The Trolls and the Christmas Express
Written by Mel Waskin
Story by Mel Waskin
Bill Walker
Directed by John R. Gaug
Voices of Hans Conried
Paul Soles
Len Carlson
Billie Mae Richards
Carl Banas
Narrated by Roger Miller
Music by Hagood Hardy
Country of origin Canada
Original language(s) English
Production
Executive producer(s) Titlecraft Ltd.
Producer(s) Beryl Friesen
W.H. Stevens, Jr.
Editor(s) Gerald Tripp
Running time 30 minutes
Production company(s) Atkinson Film-Arts
Release
Original network HBO
Original release December 9, 1981

The Trolls and the Christmas Express is a 1981 animated Christmas television special produced by the Canadian-based Atkinson Film-Arts for Pooled Film Services. It was originally broadcast on Home Box Office (HBO) on December 9, 1981.[1]

Plot

Six troublesome trolls, whose leader is called Troglo (voiced by Hans Conried), use their mischievous magic to sabotage Christmas by infiltrating Santa's village disguised as elves. After a week of wreaking havoc but still not completely ruining Christmas, the trolls get a devilishly clever idea: on the day before Christmas Eve, they get the reindeer dancing and singing all night long. The next day, the reindeer are so tired that they cannot find the energy to pull Santa's sleigh. Although it is likely that Christmas is ruined, the elves quickly devise a plan to link the train from Santa's village with tracks that travel all over the world so that Santa can deliver the toys by using the Christmas Express.

Cast

Songs and performers

Home media

The Trolls and the Christmas Express was released on VHS by Paramount Home Video in 1985 which has long been out of print. On August 12, 2008, it was released as a manufacture-on-demand DVD-R as part of the "Holiday Classics" series by Phoenix Learning Group, Inc.[2]

References

  1. ↑ The Trolls and the Christmas Express HBO Guide - December 1981, retrieved July 30, 2015.
  2. ↑ The Trolls and the Christmas Express DVD - Phoenix Learning Group, Inc., retrieved July 30, 2015.

External links

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