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)

Surface form Occurrences
animated television film 10
animated musical television special 3
Halloween television special 2

Instances (51)

Instance Via concept surface
Obsidian
Pixie Hollow Games
You're in Love, Charlie Brown
A Charlie Brown Christmas
Fate/Grand Order - First Order anime television special
Rankin/Bass Christmas specials
James Spies
surface form: "The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town"
Here Comes Peter Cottontail
Elf (television special) animated television film
Toy Story of Terror!
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 animated television film
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
surface form: How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966 TV special)
Ian Edelman
surface form: Entergalactic
Karina Manashil
surface form: Entergalactic
Maurice Williams
surface form: Entergalactic
Fletcher Moules
surface form: Entergalactic
Dennis Cummings
surface form: Entergalactic
animated musical television special
Ian Deitchman
surface form: Entergalactic
animated musical television special
Kristin Rusk Robinson
surface form: Entergalactic
animated musical television special
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)
The Return of the King
surface form: The Return of the King (1980 film)
animated television film
Cricket on the Hearth (1967 TV special)
Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey (1977 TV special) animated television film
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964 TV special) stop-motion animated television special
January Q. Irontail
surface form: Here Comes Peter Cottontail
Ayumi Sekine
surface form: Fate/Grand Order: First Order
anime television special
Madly Madagascar
Yogi's Ark Lark
Yogi’s First Christmas animated television film
Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue
I Yabba-Dabba Do! animated television film
Hollyrock-a-Bye Baby animated television film
A Flintstone Family Christmas
Is It Fall Yet? animated television film
Is It College Yet? animated television film