The Santa Claus Brothers
The Santa Claus Brothers is a 2001 animated Christmas television special created by Michael Bedard. Co-produced by Nelvana, Sitting Ducks Productions, and Film Roman, for YTV and the Disney Channel, this comic Christmas tale features the voices of Bryan Cranston, Caroline Rhea, Richard Kind, Kevin McDonald, Harland Williams, and Joe Flaherty. It premiered on December 13, 2001.
In 2002, it won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual in Animation.
Summary
Santa Claus has three sons, Roy, Daryl, and Mel, and all of them are talented. They share their father's gift for toy making and scientific genius, but they have little understanding of the true meaning of Christmas. Santa would like to retire and have the sons take over, so he proposes a contest: whichever one of his triplets can first understand the true meaning of the holiday can inherit the family business.Cast
- Bryan Cranston as Santa "Nick" Claus
- Caroline Rhea as Bernice Claus, Santa's wife
- Richard Kind as Roy Claus, the eldest of Santa's sons
- Kevin McDonald as Mel Claus, the youngest of Santa's sons
- Harland Williams as Daryl Claus, the middle of Santa's sons
- Joe Flaherty as Snorkel, the head elf
- Scott McCord as Busby, Snorkel's assistant
- Stephanie Beard as Luisa, a little girl who Roy befriends
- Noah Reid as a teenage boy who Daryl befriends
- Ronnie Burkett as Bert, a hobo who Mel befriends