The Town Santa Forgot

We had almost nothing growing up, so in the recesses of my brain there is a hatred for those that never have enough. The boy here is a beast who has learned how to work the system. He uses all the typical kid stuff, especially outlasting his parents with total tantrums. So he goes to the Nth degree with his self indulgence and a resolution is in the making. My issue is that this would most likely get him more angry and more frustrated. His empathy for other children is just too fast and too contrived. I know it's a children's fiction, but it should still have some realism.

No Christmas is complete in my house until we watch the "Jeremy Creek" tv special, narrated by Dick Van Dyke. Told entirely in rhyme, this little cartoon teaches a valuable lesson: greed is bad. Sorry, Michael Douglas.

Jeremy Creek is spoiled and wants more toys, toys, toys. He throws an embarrassing tantrum whenever his parents try to say no. They give in and buy him whatever he wants. The whole house is full of his toys, and it's so much fun to see all the unique playthings - and all set to rhyme. When "finally Mom lost it" (a very funny line in my household) and she refuses him any more toys, he decides to write to Santa to ask for all the things he wants.

The fun part of watching certain cartoons (the good ones) is that you learn a little more the older you get. You can't imagine how many years it took me to understand the ending. If it's been a few years since you've revisited Jeremy Creek, check it out this December and see what you pick up.

Nice to start my review with a rhetorical question. Anyway, the Town Santa Forgot is very well done. It has a great timeless message, never be greedy, and is really nice to watch. Sadly, I do confess this isn't a cartoon that I grew up with, I saw this for the first time today. And why did I want to see this? Because of Dick Van Dyke, I have always loved him. And I have to say he does a marvellous job as the voice of the narrator/grandpa(who begins and ends the cartoon). Others pros are the wonderful whimsical animation, the beautiful music and the heart warming ending. The story telling of a very spoiled brat called Jeremy Creek is very charming, and the script is both funny and poignant. My only qualm is that it does drag only slightly in the middle.

Other than that, this is a really nice watch. I do recommend it! 9/10 Bethany Cox

This movie had destroyed my self esteem and sense as a responsible human being at such a young age that I feel like a horrible person any time I get something from somebody. I understood no, and I didn't ask for a lot, but I got it because I was raised in a pretty alright financial situation and this movie made it out to be a horrible thing that I got what I wanted for Christmas as if it was a mortal sin. I hate movies like this and I hate the generic spoiled kid archetype almost as much as I hate real ungrateful kids. The movie is kinda just a generic "be good and not bad" Christmas movie and it's not much more than that, but god it messed me up so bad for no reason.

In the tradition of Scrooge and the Grinch comes Jeremy Creek A Greedy self centered young boy who has so many toys but just wants more.In the middle of the year he makes a really long letter to Santa so long that Santa and the elves can't believe that it came from one person they think it came from a poor town that Santa has forgot. This is an inspirational Story i heard of stories in the news similar to this people going out of there way to give to less fortunate even young kids doing good deeds around the holiday.Sadly i also hear stories of people stealing from the needy around this time.The town of Jeremy Creek is a poor dingy broken town that is in need of happiness at first Jeremy is angry that his toys went somewhere else but seeing what he done and the children's appreciation he learn what Christmas means and like most every bad character in a Christmas special he turns good at the end. Jeremy learn it's better to give then receive and give away most of his toys This can still be viewed on Youtube but good luck finding it on TV anymore.