The Christmas Toy
Seen it?1986 | 50 min | Family, Comedy, Fantasy, Music, TV Movie
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh, fantasy fans and families.
- The mood
- Light and funny, feel-good.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 50 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
It's Christmas Eve and the playroom is alive with excitement for the new toys that will arrive the next day. Balthazar, the old and wise bear, explains to the other toys that they must welcome the newcomers even though each of them may be replaced as one of the children's new favorite toys.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 21K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Eric Till
- Dave GoelzRugby the Tiger / Ditz (voice)
- Steve WhitmireMew the Toy Mouse (voice)
- Kathryn MullenApple the Doll (voice)
- Jerry NelsonBalthasar (voice)
- Richard HuntBelmont (voice)
- Camille BonoraMeteora, Queen of the Asteroids (voice)
- Brian HensonCruiser (voice)
- Rob MillsBleep (voice)
- Nicky TilroeDing-a-ling the Phone (voice)
- Jim HensonKermit the Frog (voice)