A 45-minute fever dream where plastic dolls panic about Santa's PTO schedule.
The Cabbage Patch Kids are putting on a Christmas play at school and Vernon's younger cousins Amy and Henry are visiting for the holidays. When Missy & Prissy inadvertently imply that Santa is on vacation and will not show up for Christmas, Amy and Henry go to Vernon for reassurance. Vernon promises them that Santa will visit them on Christmas night. As time goes on Vernon becomes worried that Santa may be delayed and decides, with the help of the other kids to hatch a plan to ensure that Amy and Henry do see Santa.
Practical Effects
Stop-motion dolls with permanent surprised expressions.
Writing
Santa vacation logistics treated like international incident.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This 1999 direct-to-video special came after the Cabbage Patch craze peaked, making it a bizarre late-stage cash grab.
The Cabbage Patch Kids franchise generated $2 billion by 1984; this special represents its weird afterlife in bargain bins.
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