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1982 American TV series or program

Ziggy's Gift
Based on	Ziggy comics
Written by	Tom Wilson
Directed by	Richard Williams
Music by	Harry Nilsson Perry Botkin Jr.
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Richard Williams
Running time	24 minutes
Production companies	Welcome Productions, in association with Universal Press Syndicate
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	December 1, 1982 (1982-12-01)

Ziggy's Gift is a 1982 American animated holiday television special based on the Ziggy comics. Directed by Richard Williams, the special first aired December 1, 1982, on ABC.

Production

Written by Ziggy cartoonist Tom Wilson, the special includes animation by Eric Goldberg and Tom Sito. The original song "Give, Love, Joy" was composed by Harry Nilsson.

Premise

Ziggy takes a job as a street Santa to raise money for the poor, accompanied by his faithful dog Fuzz. Surrounded by crooked Santas, sneaky thieves, and a suspicious cop, Ziggy remains honest and kind (while speaking no dialogue).

Accolades

Ziggy's Gift won the 1983 Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program.

References

"Unflinchingly unhip but unbelievably popular, Ziggy turns 35". The Associated Press. 2006-06-28. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
Woolery, George W. (1989). Animated TV Specials: The Complete Directory to the First Twenty-Five Years, 1962-1987. Scarecrow Press. pp. 474–476. ISBN 0-8108-2198-2. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
‘Ziggy’s Gift’ Christmas Special from 1982:Retro Network
Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Co. pp. 351–352. ISBN 9781476672939.
Ziggy's Gift : Academy of Television Arts & Sciences

External links

Ziggy's Gift at IMDb

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program

1970s

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1980s

Carlton Your Doorman (1980)
Life Is a Circus, Charlie Brown (1981)
The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat (1982)
Ziggy's Gift (1983)
Garfield on the Town (1984)
Garfield in the Rough (1985)
Garfield's Halloween Adventure (1986)
Cathy (1987)
A Claymation Christmas Celebration (1988)
Garfield's Babes and Bullets (1989)

1990s

The Simpsons ("Life on the Fast Lane") (1990)
The Simpsons ("Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment") (1991)
Claymation Easter (1992)
Batman: The Animated Series ("Robin's Reckoning: Part I") (1993)
The Roman City (1994)
The Simpsons ("Lisa's Wedding") (1995)
Pinky and the Brain ("A Pinky and the Brain Christmas") (1996)
The Simpsons ("Homer's Phobia") (1997)
The Simpsons ("Trash of the Titans") (1998)
King of the Hill ("And They Call It Bobby Love") / Todd McFarlane's Spawn (1999)

2000s

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2010s

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The Penguins of Madagascar ("The Return of the Revenge of Dr. Blowhole") (2012)
South Park ("Raising the Bar") (2013)
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Archer ("The Figgis Agency") (2016)
Bob's Burgers ("Bob Actually") (2017)
Rick and Morty ("Pickle Rick") (2018)
The Simpsons ("Mad About the Toy") (2019)

2020s

Rick and Morty ("The Vat of Acid Episode") (2020)
Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal ("Plague of Madness") (2021)
Arcane ("When These Walls Come Tumbling Down") (2022)
The Simpsons ("Treehouse of Horror XXXIII") (2023)
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Films directed	The Little Island A Christmas Carol Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure Ziggy's Gift Who Framed Roger Rabbit (animation) The Thief and the Cobbler Prologue
Books written	The Animator's Survival Kit

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