animated television special
C24493
concept
An animated television special is a standalone, longer-than-standard TV program that uses animation to tell a self-contained story, often produced for a specific event, holiday, or promotional occasion.
Observed surface forms (8)
- animated television film ×10
- animated musical television special ×3
- Halloween television special ×2
- anime television special ×2
- Disney television special ×1
- Lego animated special ×1
- children's television special ×1
- stop-motion animated television special ×1
Instances (51)
- Obsidian
- Pixie Hollow Games
- You're in Love, Charlie Brown
- A Charlie Brown Christmas
- Fate/Grand Order - First Order via concept surface "anime television special"
- Rankin/Bass Christmas specials
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James Spies
surface form: "The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town"
- Here Comes Peter Cottontail
- Elf (television special) via concept surface "animated television film"
- Toy Story of Terror!
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It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
surface form: It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
- Scared Shrekless
- Shrek the Halls
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966 TV special)
- Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas
- The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol
- The Smurfs: The Smurfs' Big Surprise
- The Smurfs: The Smurfs' Holiday Special
- Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie via concept surface "animated television film"
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas
surface form: How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966 TV special)
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Ian Edelman
surface form: Entergalactic
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Karina Manashil
surface form: Entergalactic
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Maurice Williams
surface form: Entergalactic
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Fletcher Moules
surface form: Entergalactic
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Dennis Cummings
via concept surface "animated musical television special"
surface form: Entergalactic
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Ian Deitchman
via concept surface "animated musical television special"
surface form: Entergalactic
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Kristin Rusk Robinson
via concept surface "animated musical television special"
surface form: Entergalactic
- Lego Frozen Northern Lights
- Christmas: Impossible
- Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side
- Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown
- A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
- Charlie Brown's All-Stars
- A Charlie Brown Celebration
- The Lorax (1972 TV special)
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The Return of the King
via concept surface "animated television film"
surface form: The Return of the King (1980 film)
- Cricket on the Hearth (1967 TV special)
- Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey (1977 TV special) via concept surface "animated television film"
- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964 TV special) via concept surface "stop-motion animated television special"
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January Q. Irontail
surface form: Here Comes Peter Cottontail
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Ayumi Sekine
via concept surface "anime television special"
surface form: Fate/Grand Order: First Order
- Madly Madagascar
- Yogi's Ark Lark
- Yogi’s First Christmas via concept surface "animated television film"
- Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue
- I Yabba-Dabba Do! via concept surface "animated television film"
- Hollyrock-a-Bye Baby via concept surface "animated television film"
- A Flintstone Family Christmas
- Is It Fall Yet? via concept surface "animated television film"
- Is It College Yet? via concept surface "animated television film"