The Tiny Tree
- Studio
- DePatie-Freleng Enterprises, Bell System Family Theater
Synopsis
A little wheelchair-bound girl and some forest animals celebrate Christmas by decorating a tiny fir tree.
Characters
Squire Badger, Little Girl, Mole, Hawk, Turtle, Field Mouse, Beaver, Groundhog, Boy Bunny, Lady Bird, Girl Raccoon, Father, Fir Tree
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Chuck Couch
Producing
- Producer
- Chuck Couch
- Executive Producers
- David H. DePatie, Isadore Freleng (as Friz Freleng)
Animation
- Animator
- Bob Richardson, John Gibbs, Nelson Shin, Ed Love, Rudy Zamora, Brad Case, Richard Trueblood, Ruth Kissane, Volus C. Jones
- Effects Animation
- Joan Swanson
Voices
- Voice
- Buddy Ebsen (Squire Badger [Narrator]), Paul Winchell (Turtle), Frank Welker (Father, Groundhog, Beaver, Mole), Allan Melvin (Hawk), Stephen Manley (Boy Bunny, Girl Raccoon), Janet Waldo (Little Girl, Lady Bird), Roberta Flack (vocalist), Cherilyn Parsons, Hettie Lynne Hurtes, Stephen Manley, Lucille Bliss
Music
- Music
- Johnny Marks
- Music Supervisor
- Dean Elliott
- Theme Songs Produced And Arranged By
- Roberta Flack, Leon Pendarvis
- Music Conducted By
- Eric Rogers
Editing
- Editor
- Bob Gillis, Joe Siacusa, Rick Steward, Roger Donley, Ron Fedele
Crew
- Created By
- Chuck Couch
- Character Design
- Louis Schmitt, Sophie Quinn, Trudy Philion
- Story Development
- Bob Ogle, Lewis Marshall
- Production Design
- Roy Morita, Dick Ung, Jan Green
- Camera
- John Burton Jr, Larry Hogan, Ray Lee
- In Charge of Production
- Lee Gunther
- Production Mixer
- Steve Orr
- Music Mixer
- Eric Tomlinson
Awards
Nominee, Emmy Award, Outstanding Individual Achievement in Any Area of Creative Technical Crafts, Louis Schmitt, Sophie Quinn and Trudy Philion (animated character designers), 1976
Reviews
The Tiny Tree Chistmas Classic
This was such a great show and it is so sad that it is not available out there. The songs were great and the lyrics have stuck with me for 35 years. The Minuet for Clarinet song is my favorite. Hopefully someone will pull their head out and release this video on a DVD. I know my kids would love this show. NBC pull this from your archives please!!!
The Tiny Tree
I'm so sad to have to give in to the fact that this wonderful little Christmas Story can't be purchased. I too taped the original when watching it with my children way back when. My now 24 year old daughter has been so frustrated the past couple of years because somehow the tape been misplaced. It was one of her favorite Christmas shows which she looked forward to watching when she came home from college for Christmas break!
Is there any way to find out how we might see about getting the show aired or released on DVD??
The Tiny Tree
I watched this with my children back in the 70' when it first aired. As I remember, it only aired twice. This was sponsored by the Bell
system, which was still owned by AT&T. I'd
like to know who owns the rights, and why they keep it hidden from the public. I can only
surmise that keeping it hidden, is part of the
dumbing down process that seems to be prevalent in today's media overall. The owners
should at least let PBS air the program during the holidays. I personally would like to watch
this animation with my grandchildren.
The Tiny Tree
I thank my lucky stars I made a copy of this show when it last aired. Although it has all the commercials, I still watch this show with my granddaughters. I don't believe a copy can be purchased anywhere. Roberta Flack sings "When Autumn Comes" and "To Love and be Loved" these are excellent songs, and the story is wonderful. One that todays kids need to here, the presents from the store aren't as good as the ones from the heart.