Ep 21. Robot Chicken Christmas Special
- TVMA
- December 23, 2005
- 11 min
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7.5 (257)
In the Robot Chicken Christmas Special, the creators of Robot Chicken take on all aspects of the holiday season. Taking a satirical approach, the special explores a range of classic Christmas themes and traditions, from gift-giving to the nativity scene.
The episode opens with Santa Claus making a special delivery to a young boy's house. However, after the boy sees Santa's reindeer engaged in explicit activities, the boy's parents are forced to have an uncomfortable conversation about the birds and the bees. From there, the episode launches into a series of sketches.
One sketch features a boy with a violent case of Christmas spirit, running around in a Santa suit and wreaking havoc on his family's holiday meal. In another sketch, a man buys a Christmas tree that turns out to be possessed by evil spirits, unleashing havoc on his home.
The episode also spoofs classic Christmas films and TV shows, altering them in amusing ways. For example, a sketch reimagines A Charlie Brown Christmas as a horror movie, with Charlie Brown and the gang being terrorized by a demonic tree. In another, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is remade as an action movie, with Rudolph using his red nose as a weapon to defeat his enemies.
There are also a number of celebrity parodies in the special, with various famous figures and characters getting the Robot Chicken treatment. One sketch features a claymation Osama Bin Laden trying to capture Santa Claus, while another spoofs Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas by presenting a live-action version of the Grinch who robs people's homes on Christmas.
The episode wraps up with a heartwarming sketch about a Christmas miracle that is sure to bring a tear to your eye. Overall, the Robot Chicken Christmas Special is a hilarious and irreverent take on the holiday season that is sure to tickle the funny bone of anyone with a twisted sense of humor.