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The live-action version had been telecast on December 23, 1956, on the NBC anthology series The Alcoa Hour, and was published on DVD in 2011, by VAI.[3] The animated remake first aired December 23, 1978, in the United States on NBC, and was telecast in Japan the next day.The Stingiest Man in Town is the tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, told through the perspective of the insect B.A.H. Humbug (voiced by Tom Bosley), a word play on Scrooge’s catchphrase, “bah humbug”. Scrooge (voiced by Walter Matthau) is portrayed as the tightwad Charles Dickens intended him to be, with his consistent resistance to assist the poor, or even have Christmas dinner with his nephew Fred (voiced by Dennis Day) and his family. In hopes of resuscitating the goodness of his friend, the ghost of Jacob Marley (voiced by Theodore Bikel), Scrooge’s former business partner, visits Scrooge in his mansion, exhorting him to change his ways. Scrooge deems this to be madness and soon prepares for bed.Nevertheless, Scrooge’s attitude soon changes after a fateful night, wherein three ghosts visit him and take him through his past and present, and show him what his future will be like if he does not change. Scrooge sees a younger version of himself (voiced by Robert Morse) and realizes how greedy and miserly he has become. The Ghost of Christmas Present (voiced by Paul Frees) proceeds to take Scrooge to the home of his diligent employee Bob Cratchit, and discovers just how much poverty Cratchit and his family wallow in. Cratchit’s crippled son Tiny Tim (voiced by Bobby Rolofson) touches Scrooge’s heart and instigates a transformation within his personality. The Ghost of Christmas Future then brings Scrooge to a cemetery to show the result of his once greedy behaviour. The production concludes with Scrooge assisting those less fortunate than himself.Producers\/Directors – Arthur Rankin, Jr., Jules BassAssociate Producer – Masaki IizukaWriter – Romeo MullerBased on the 1843 novella A Christmas Carol – Charles DickensMusic – Fred SpielmanBook and Lyrics – Janice TorreDesign – Paul Coker, Jr.Animation Coordinator – Toru HaraAnimation Supervisor – Tsuguyuki KuboAnimation Director – Katsuhisa YamadaBackground Design – Minoru NishidaBackgrounds – Kazusuke Yoshihara, Kazuko ItoLayouts – Kazuyuki Kobayashi, Tadakatsu Yoshida, Hidemi KuboAnimation – Yoshiko Sasaki, Masahiro YoshidaSound Recording – John Curcio, John Richards, Dave Iveland, Robert ElderSound Effects – Tom ClackVocal Arrangements – Jerry GraffMusic Supervision – Maury LawsMusic Arranger\/Conductor – Bernard HofferTable of ContentsProduction[edit]See also[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]Production[edit]As with previous Rankin-Bass specials, animation duties for the 1978 version were provided by a Japanese studio, in this case Topcraft, many of whose animators would later form the core of Studio Ghibli.[4] Given that The Stingiest Man in Town was actually broadcast in Japan on Christmas Eve of 1978 (under the title Machi Ichiban Kechinb\u014d), it is listed as an anime in some sources.  The Japanese version was directed by Katsuhisa Yamada, better known for his work on Mazinger Z and Devil Hunter Yohko and the characters were designed by Paul Coker Jr.[5]The production features an unusual number of songs, far more than in other animated productions of the story.Sing a Christmas CarolAn Old Fashioned ChristmasHumbugThe Stingiest Man in TownI Wear a ChainGolden DreamsIt Might Have BeenThe Christmas SpiritYes, There is a Santa ClausBirthday Party of the KingOne Little BoyYou Wear a ChainMankind Should be My BusinessSee also[edit]References[edit]^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p.\u00a0330. ISBN\u00a00-8160-3831-7. Retrieved June 6, 2020.^ VanDerWerff, Emily Todd (December 22, 2017). “The makers of Rudolph also created some of the most off-the-wall Christmas specials ever”. Vox. Retrieved September 30, 2019.^ VanDerWerff, Emily Todd (December 14, 2011). “The Stingiest Man In Town”. The A.V. Club. Retrieved September 30, 2019.^ Clements, Jonathan (2017). Anime: A History. Bloomsbury Publishing p. 109. ISBN\u00a0978-1-8445-7884-9.^ Cavallaro, Dani (2014). Anime and the Art of Adaptation: Eight Famous Works from Page to Screen. McFarland p. 62. ISBN\u00a0978-0-7864-6203-2.External links[edit]"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki5\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki5\/the-stingiest-man-in-town\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"The Stingiest Man in Town"}}]}]