TELETOON & TELETOON Retro December 2013 Programming Highlights
via TELETOON press release:
TELETOON
Highlights Summary
TELETOON’s December schedule is bursting with special holiday programming all month long, including tons of movie premieres, special presentations and holiday-themed episodes that are sure to get viewers in the holly jolly spirit.
This month, viewers can get out of the cold and snuggle up with TELETOON to a great slate of holiday movie premieres, including Jingle All the Way, Elf, Blizzard, Christmas Carol: The Movie, An All Dogs Christmas Carol, The Flight Before Christmas, Christmas is Here Again, Abominable Christmas and Scooby-Doo! Haunted Holidays.
In addition, TELETOON presents all-new festive episodes of hit shows Regular Show, Annoying Orange and Rocket Monkeys.
DECEMBER 2 – DECEMBER 8
Saturday Morning Movie – Chill Out, Scooby-Doo! (2007)
Airs Saturday, December 7 at 10 a.m. ET/PT
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
Special Movie Presentation
Airs Saturday, December 7 at 4:30 p.m. ET/PT
TELETOON Big Ticket Movie – Jingle All the Way (1996)
Network Premiere
Premieres Saturday, December 7 at 7 p.m. ET/PT
(Encore presentation: Sunday, December 8 at 1:30 p.m. ET/PT)
Howard Langston, a high-powered business man, finds himself in the middle of a shipping war right before Christmas in order to buy his son the hottest action figure of the season — Turbo Man. Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Rita Wilson.
DECEMBER 9 – DECEMBER 15
Scooby–Doo! Haunted HolidaysNetwork Premiere; Special Holiday Presentation
Premieres Monday, December 9 at 6:30 p.m. ET/PT
In this Scooby-Doo! Christmas special, Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Inc. gang participate in a holiday parade where they discover an abandoned, haunted clock tower with a troubled past. Meanwhile, a sinister snowman haunts the streets accompanied with a large blizzard, threatening to close down the town’s toy store for good.
Ice Age (2002)
Special Movie Presentation
Airs Monday, December 9 at 7 p.m. ET/PT
Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas (2011)
Special Movie Presentation
Airs Tuesday, December 10 at 6:30 p.m. ET/PT
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009)
Special Movie Presentation
Airs Tuesday, December 10 at 7 p.m. ET/PT
Regular Show: “Christmas Special” Parts 1 and 2
New Holiday Episodes
Air Wednesday, December 11 at 6 p.m. ET/PT
Mordecai and Rigby have to destroy a gift for Santa, to save Christmas.
Can’t Miss ThursdaysHoliday Specials
Viewers can get a dose of Can’t Miss Thursdays’ merriment on Thursday, December 13 with special holiday-themed episodes of Annoying Orange and Rocket Monkeys:
- Annoying Orange – “Orange Carol”
New Holiday Episode
Premieres Thursday, December 12 at 6:15 p.m. ET/PT
It’s Christmas Eve and Orange’s annoying antics are spoiling everyone’s holiday cheer.
- Rocket Monkeys – “The Peel Who Stole Christmas”
New Holiday Episode
Premieres Thursday, December 12 at 6:30 p.m. ET/PT
Gus and Wally take on extra work delivering a present to a young Gorgonzilla beast. But they have to be careful, it turns out Lord Peel is behind the order and the present isn’t quite what they think.
Saturday Morning Movie – Wakko’s Wish (1999)
Airs Saturday, December 14 at 10 a.m. ET/PT
A Dennis the Menace Christmas (2007)
Special Movie Presentation
Airs Saturday, December 14 at 5 p.m. ET/PT
TELETOON Big Ticket Movie – Elf (2003)
Network Premiere
Premieres Saturday, Saturday, December 14 at 7 p.m. ET/PT
(Encore presentation: Sunday, December 15 at 11 a.m. ET/PT)
Jingle and Bell’s Christmas Star (2012)
Special Holiday Presentation
Airs Sunday, December 15 at 6 p.m. ET/PT
Jingle All The Way (2011)
Special Holiday Presentation
Airs Sunday, December 15 at 6:30 p.m. ET/PT
DECEMBER 16 – DECEMBER 22
Kung Fu Panda Holiday Special (2010)
Special Holiday Presentation
Airs Monday, December 16 at 6:30 p.m. ET/PT
Abominable Christmas (2012)
Network Premiere; Special Holiday Presentation
Premieres Monday, December 16 at 7 p.m. ET/PT
Encore presentation: Saturday, December 21 at 10 a.m. ET/PT
After two abominable snowkids are chased from their mountain hideaway, they are forced to spend Christmas with the most feared animal of them all: humans. Featuring the voices of Ray Liotta, Jane Lynch and Emilio Estevez.
Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas (2006)
Special Presentation
Airs Tuesday, December 17 at 7 p.m. ET/PT
Winter Wednesday
On Wednesday, December 18 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. ET/PT, TELETOON’s Wednesday evening lineup is filled with special holiday-themed episodes:
- Adventure Time: “A Glitch is a Glitch” and “Ice King Gives Up”
Airs Wednesday, December 18 at 6 p.m. ET/PT
“A Glitch is a Glitch”: Ice King creates a computer virus to delete everybody except him and Princess Bubblegum.
“Ice King Gives Up”: His kidnapping scheme foiled again for like the millionth time, Ice King decides he’s had enough. - The Amazing World of Gumball: “The Skull” and “Christmas”
Holiday Episodes
Airs Wednesday, December 18 at 6:30 p.m. ET/PT
“The Skull”: Gumball and Darwin make friends with classmate Clayton, a compulsive liar who can shape-change!
“Christmas”: Santa Claus is coming to town. Unfortunately he gets run over by the Wattersons, so it’s up to them to save Christmas. - Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury
Special Holiday Presentation
Airs Wednesday, December 18 at 7 p.m. ET/PT
Hiccup and Toothless find out what’s in store for the holidays on the festive island of Berk.
- Johnny Test: “Johnny X and Attack of Snowmen” and “Johnny vs. Dukey”
Holiday Episodes
Airs Wednesday, December 18 at 7:30 p.m. ET/PT
“Johnny X and Attack of Snowmen”: It’s snowing in the middle of summer! Johnny and Dukey don’t waste any time putting on their snow gear to head outside. And when Johnny creates a snowman it comes to life and kicks the crap out of him and Dukey.
“Johnny vs. Dukey”: Who would win in the ultimate battle of “Uncle?” The first one to say Uncle loses.
Adventure Time – “Holly Jolly Secrets” Parts 1 and 2
Holiday Episodes
Air Thursday, December 19 at 6 p.m. ET/PT
“Holly Jolly Secrets” – Part 1: Finn and Jake stumble across Ice King’s video diary and try to uncover his secrets.
“Holly Jolly Secrets” – Part 2: Finn and Jake continue to review Ice King’s video diary, which makes the Ice King fuming mad.
Merry Madagascar (2009)
Special Holiday Presentation
Airs Thursday, December 19 at 6:30 p.m. ET/PT
The Looney Tunes Show – “A Christmas Carol”
Special Holiday Presentation
Airs Thursday, December 19 at 7 p.m. ET/PT
Christmas Carol: The Movie (2001)
Network Premiere; Special Movie Presentation
Premieres Saturday, December 21 at 5 p.m. ET/PT
(Encore presentation: Sunday, December 22 at 9 a.m. ET/PT)
Christmas Carol: The Movie represents an animated re-telling of the Charles Dickens’ classic and further develops the relationship between Dickens’ characters. Featuring the voices of Kate Winslet and Nicolas Cage.
TELETOON Big Ticket Movie – Blizzard (2003)
Network Premiere
Premieres Saturday, Saturday, December 21 at 7 p.m. ET/PT
(Encore presentation: Sunday, December 22 at 11 a.m. ET/PT)
One of Santa’s unusual reindeers named Blizzard was born with a gift of empathetic navigation and uses this gift to help a lonely girl named Katie to realize her dream of ice skating. Starring Whoopi Goldberg and Christopher Plummer.
The Powerpuff Girls: ‘Twas the Fight Before Christmas
Special Holiday Presentation
Airs Sunday, December 22 at 8 p.m. ET/PT
DECEMBER 23 – DECEMBER 29
Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale (2007)
Special Holiday Presentation
Airs Monday, December 23 at 4 p.m. ET/PT
An All Dogs Christmas Carol (1998)
Network Premiere; Special Holiday Presentation
Premieres Monday, December 23 at 5 p.m. ET/PT
Anabelle tells the story of how her two favorite guardian angels saved Christmas.
The Flight Before Christmas (2008)
Network Premiere; Special Holiday Presentation
Premieres Tuesday, December 24 at 12 p.m. ET/PT
Christmas is Here Again (2007)
Network Premiere; Special Holiday Presentation
Premieres Tuesday, December 24 at 5 p.m. ET/PT
Marathons, Marathons and More Marathons!
TELETOON is not finished celebrating the holidays yet! Viewers can tune in to TELETOON on weekdays beginning Thursday, December 26 to Friday, January 3 for all-day marathons of fan-favourite shows and hit movies, including The Looney Tunes Show, Ben 10: Omniverse, Teen Titans GO!, Adventure Time, Grojband and Dragons: Riders of Berk:
- Marathons of Hit Shows
Air weekdays from Thursday, December 26 to Friday, January 3 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. ET/PT
DECEMBER 30 – JANUARY 5
Mighty Mighty Monsters in New Fears Eve (2013)
Network Premiere; Special Holiday Presentation
Premieres Tuesday, December 31 at 6 p.m. ET/PT
When forced to appear on a New Year’s Eve television special at human school, the Monster Bros come face-to-face with fellow classmate and wannabe celebrity talk show host Destiny Twang. When tempers flare on‐air between Vlad and Destiny, who are both desperate for the spotlight, the Bros are plunged into a “reality TV” struggle to escape both the human school and Destiny’s dreaded New Year’s Eve kiss.
TELETOON RETRO
Highlights Summary
This December, TELETOON Retro celebrates the most wonderful time of the year with special holiday programming airing throughout the schedule, including the network premiere of TELETOON Retro Fun Flicks, An All Dogs Christmas Carol as well as two other festive premieres, A Garfield Christmas Special and It’s A Wonderful Tiny Toons Christmas Special.
Among other highlights, fans can tune in to exciting Retro Rewind Marathons this December, featuring shows such as The Secret World of Santa Claus and hand-selected holiday episodes of classic retro shows including Care Bears, The Jetsons and The Flintstones. In addition, new episodes of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles continue to air throughout the schedule on Fridays at 10:30 p.m. ET and Garfield and Friends on Saturdays at 9 a.m. ET.
DECEMBER 2 – DECEMBER 8
TELETOON Retro Fun Flicks – An All Dogs Christmas Carol (1998)
Network Premiere; Special Holiday Presentation
Premieres Friday, December 6 at 7 p.m. ET
(Encore presentation: Saturday, December 7 at 1 p.m. ET)
Anabelle tells the story of how her two favorite guardian angels saved Christmas.
Retro Rewind Marathon – The Secret World of Santa Claus (six back-to-back episodes)
Airs Sunday, December 8 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. ET
DECEMBER 9 – DECEMBER 15
The Year Without A Santa Claus (1974)
Special Holiday Presentation
Airs Friday, December 13 at 6 p.m. ET
TELETOON Retro Fun Flicks – Jack Frost (1998)
Special Holiday Presentation
Airs Friday, December 13 at 7 p.m. ET
(Encore presentation: Saturday, December 14 at 1 p.m. ET)
Retro Rewind Marathon – The Secret World of Santa Claus (six back-to-back episodes)
Airs Sunday, December 15 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. ET
DECEMBER 16 – DECEMBER 22
Special Holiday Episodes
TELETOON Retro kicks the holly jolly season into high gear with airings of holiday episodes weekdays from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. ET (and repeating the following day from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. ET) beginning Monday, December 16:
- The Flintstones Family Christmas
Airs Monday, December 16 at 8 p.m. ET
- The Jetsons: “A Jetson Christmas Carol”
Airs Monday, December 16 at 8:30 p.m. ET
- It’s A Wonderful Tiny Toons Christmas Special
Network Premiere; Special Holiday Presentation
Premieres Tuesday, December 17 at 8 p.m. ET
The halls of Acme Loo are decked with holly for the big Christmas show. Frustrated by the havoc of directing the pageant, Buster Bunny has reached his wit’s end and, in a moment of despair, he decides to quit Tiny Toon Adventures. In the St. Nick of time, however, he is visited by a kindred guardian angel who shows Buster Bunny an Acme Acres with a renewed holiday spirit so that he resumes his starring role in what is sure to be an irreverent Christmas classic for years to come.
- Fat Albert Christmas Special
Airs Tuesday, December 17 at 8:30 p.m. ET
- A Garfield Christmas Special
Network Premiere; Special Holiday Presentation
Premieres Wednesday, December 18 at 8 p.m. ET
Jon goes home to the farm for the holidays and Odie works on a mystery gift while Garfield plans to surprise Grandma. - Tis the Season to be Smurfy
Airs Wednesday, December 18 at 8:30 p.m. ET
- The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show: “Fright Before Christmas” and “The Abominable Snow Rabbit”
Special One-Hour Holiday Presentation
Airs Thursday, December 19 at 8 p.m. ET
Bah Humduck! A Looney Christmas
Special Holiday Presentation
Airs Friday, December 20 at 6 p.m. ET
TELETOON Retro Fun Flicks – A Dennis the Menace Christmas (2007)
Special Holiday Presentation
Airs Friday, December 20 at 7 p.m. ET
(Encore presentation: Saturday, December 21 at 1 p.m. ET)
He-Man & She-Ra: A Christmas Special
Special Holiday Presentation
Airs Friday, December 20 at 9 p.m. ET
(Encore presentation: Wednesday, December 25 at 9 p.m. ET)
Holiday Retro Rewind Marathon
On Sunday, December 22, TELETOON Retro presents an extended Retro Rewind Marathon from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. ET featuring tons of festive programming:
Care Bears: “Care Bears Nutcracker” Part 1 12 p.m. ET
Care Bears: “Care Bears Nutcracker” Part 2 12:30 p.m. ET
Care Bears: “Care Bears Nutcracker” Part 3 1 p.m. ET
Tis the Season to be Smurfy 1:30 p.m. ET
Fat Albert Christmas Special 2 p.m. ET
Little Rascals Christmas 2:30 p.m. ET|
The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show:
“Fright Before Christmas” and “The Abominable Snow Rabbit” 3 p.m. ET
He-Man & She-Ra: A Christmas Special 4 p.m. ET
Real Ghostbusters: “Xmas Marks the Spot” 5 p.m. ET
The Jetsons: “A Jetson Christmas Carol” 5:30 p.m. ET
The Flintstones Family Christmas 6 p.m. ET
Horton Hears A Who
Network Premiere; Special Presentation
Premieres Sunday, December 22 at 6:30 p.m. ET
A kindly elephant discovers a civilization living on a speck of dust and protects them from those who don’t believe they exist.
DECEMBER 23 – DECEMBER 29
TELETOON Retro Holiday Programming
On Monday, December 23 and Tuesday, December 24, TELETOON Retro ups its merriment with seasonal programming airing from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. ET:
Monday, December 23:
Horton Hears a Who Special 5 p.m. ET
Dexter’s Laboratory: “Dexter vs. Santa’s Claws” 5:30 p.m. ET
Bah Humduck! A Looney Christmas 6 p.m. ET
Tis the Season to be Smurfy 7 p.m. ET
A Garfield Christmas Special 7:30 p.m. ET
It’s A Wonderful Tiny Toons Christmas Special 8 p.m. ET
The Jetsons: “A Jetson Christmas Carol” 8:30 p.m. ET
Tuesday, December 24:
A Garfield Christmas Special 5 p.m. ET
It’s A Wonderful Tiny Toons Christmas Special 5:30 p.m. ET
The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show:
“Fright Before Christmas” and “The Abominable Snow Rabbit” 6 p.m. ET
The Powerpuff Girls: “’Twas the Fight Before Christmas” 7 p.m. ET
Fat Albert Christmas Special 8 p.m. ET
Little Rascals Christmas 8:30 p.m. ET
The Secret World of Santa Claus Marathon
TELETOON Retro celebrates Santa Claus on Wednesday, December 25 with an all-day marathon of beloved show The Secret World of Santa Claus:
- The Secret World of Santa Claus
Marathon; Special Holiday Presentation
Airs Wednesday, December 25 from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. ET
Garfield Boxing Day
Viewers can spend Boxing Day relaxing with TELETOON Retro and enjoy Garfield programming from 12 noon to 9 p.m. ET, including:
Garfield Gets Real 12 noon ET
Garfield: His Nine Lives 1 p.m. ET
Garfield’s Fun Fest 5 p.m. ET
Garfield’s Pet Force 7 p.m. ET
DECEMBER 30 – JANUARY 5
TELETOON Retro Character Marathons
TELETOON Retro rounds off its holiday schedule with marathons featuring iconic retro characters on Monday, December 30 and Tuesday, December 31 from 12 noon to 9 p.m. ET:
- Bugs Bunny and Tweety Marathon
Airs Monday, December 30 from 12 noon to 9 p.m. ET
- Scooby-Doo Marathon
Airs Tuesday, December 31 from 12 noon to 9 p.m. ET
Awesome 80s New Year’s Day Marathon
TELETOON Retro rings in the New Year with an awesome 80s marathon featuring some of the best episodes of shows that epitomize the 80s, including The Smurfs, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Inspector Gadget and Jem and the Holograms:
- Awesome 80s New Year’s Day Marathon
Airs Wednesday, January 1 from 12 noon to 9 p.m. ET