Ebenezer Scrooge
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Ebenezer Scrooge is the main character in the Charles Dickens' tale, A Christmas Carol. He is a very cold-hearted, selfish man, who has no love for Christmas, children, or anything that even resembles happiness. The story of his transformation by the three Ghosts of Christmas (Past, Present, and Yet to Come) has become a defining tale of the Christmas holiday.
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[edit] Potrayals
Portrayals of Scrooge | ||||
| Picture | Production | Year | Actor | Notes |
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-wte-3- Scrooge; or Marley's Ghost |
-wte-4- 1901 |
-wte-5- unknown |
-wte-6- - |
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-wte-8- A Christmas Carol |
-wte-9- 1908 |
-wte-10- Thomas Ricketts |
-wte-11- - |
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-wte-13- A Christmas Carol |
-wte-14- 1910 |
-wte-15- Marc McDermott |
-wte-16- - |
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-wte-18- A Christmas Carol |
-wte-19- 1913 |
-wte-20- Sir Seymour Hicks |
-wte-21- - |
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-wte-23- A Christmas Carol |
-wte-24- 1914 |
-wte-25- Charles Rock |
-wte-26- - |
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-wte-28- The Right to be Happy |
-wte-29- 1916 |
-wte-30- Rupert Julian |
-wte-31- - |
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-wte-33- A Christmas Carol |
-wte-34- 1922 |
-wte-35- H. V. Esmond |
-wte-36- - |
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-wte-38- A Christmas Carol |
-wte-39- 1923 |
-wte-40- Russell Thorndike |
-wte-41- - |
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-wte-43- Old Scrooge |
-wte-44- 1926 |
-wte-45- unknown |
-wte-46- - |
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-wte-48- A Christmas Carol |
-wte-49- 1928 |
-wte-50- Bransby Williams |
-wte-51- - |
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-wte-53- Scrooge |
-wte-54- 1935 |
-wte-55- Sir Seymour Hicks |
-wte-56- - |
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-wte-58- A Christmas Carol |
-wte-59- 1938 |
-wte-60- Reginald Owen | Reginald Owen played Scroge in the 1938 film produced by MGM. The feature was originally intended to star Lionel Barrymore, who played the role of Scrooge annually on radio, but Barrymore was forced to drop out of the film because of his arthritis. |
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-wte-62- A Christmas Carol |
-wte-63- 1943 |
-wte-64- William Podmore |
-wte-65- - |
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-wte-67- A Christmas Carol |
-wte-68- 1947 |
-wte-69- John Carradine |
-wte-70- - |
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-wte-72- A Christmas Carol |
-wte-73- 1948 |
-wte-74- Dennis King |
-wte-75- - |
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-wte-77- A Christmas Carol |
-wte-78- 1949 |
-wte-79- Taylor Holmes |
-wte-80- - |
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-wte-82- A Christmas Carol |
-wte-83- 1950 |
-wte-84- Bransby Williams |
-wte-85- - |
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-wte-87- Scrooge |
-wte-88- 1951 |
-wte-89- Alastair Sim | Alastair Sim's performance as Ebenezer Scrooge in the 1950 production "Scrooge" is generally regarded as the definitive portrayal of the role. The film expands on the original story by adding Scrooge's rise as a prominent businessman who was corrupted by a greedy new mentor that had lured him away from the benevolent Mr. Fezziwig. Alastair Sim reprised the role two decades later, lending his voice to Richard Williams' 1971 animated version of the tale. |
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-wte-91- A Christmas Carol |
-wte-92- 1951 |
-wte-93- Ralph Richardson |
-wte-94- - |
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-wte-96- A Christmas Carol |
-wte-97- 1952 |
-wte-98- Malcolm Keen |
-wte-99- - |
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-wte-101- A Christmas Carol |
-wte-102- 1953 |
-wte-103- Noel Leslie |
-wte-104- - |
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-wte-106- A Christmas Carol |
-wte-107- 1954 |
-wte-108- Fredric March |
-wte-109- - |
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-wte-111- The Stingiest Man in Town |
-wte-112- 1956 |
-wte-113- Basil Rathbone | Basil Rathborn plays Scrooge in a musical adaptation of the tale, originally broadcast live from the Alcoa Theater. Rathborn would go on to play Scrooge again in 1988's film of "A Christmas Carol" as well. |
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-wte-115- The Trail to Christmas |
-wte-116- 1957 |
-wte-117- John McIntire |
-wte-118- - |
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-wte-120- A Christmas Carol |
-wte-121- 1958 |
-wte-122- Basil Rathbone | Rathborn reprises the role of Scrooge in this production. He had played Scrooge prevously in the 1956 production of The Stingiest Man in Town. |
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-wte-124- Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol |
-wte-125- 1962 |
-wte-126- Quincy Magoo | Mr. Magoo (voiced by Jim Backus) takes on an acting role where he plays Scrooge in a Broadway theatre play. There are number of references to Scrooge's (more accurately Magoo's) poor vision within the stage production presented in the special, a nod to the Magoo character. In the opening Mr. Magoo, out of character, is shown arriving at the theater, and at the end is shown taking a bow with the other actors. |
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-wte-128- Mr. Scrooge |
-wte-129- 1964 |
-wte-130- Cyril Ritchard |
-wte-131- - |
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-wte-133- Carry on Christmas |
-wte-134- 1969 |
-wte-135- Sid James |
-wte-136- - |
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-wte-138- Famous Classic Tales: A Christmas Carol |
-wte-139- 1970 |
-wte-140- Ron Haddrick |
-wte-141- - |
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-wte-143- Scrooge |
-wte-144- 1970 |
-wte-145- Albert Finney |
-wte-146- Albert Finney potrayal of Scrooge in this musical adaptation of "A Christmas Story" won him the a Golden Globe for The Best Motion Picture Actor in a Musical/Comedy in 1971. |
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-wte-148- A Christmas Carol |
-wte-149- 1971 |
-wte-150- Alistair Sim |
-wte-151- Alistar Sim, famously known for playing Scrooge in the 1950 production "Scrooge", reprises the role - this time voicing the character of Ebenezer for an animated adapation. |
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-wte-153- A Christmas Carol |
-wte-154- 1977 |
-wte-155- Michael Hordern |
-wte-156- - |
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-wte-158- A Christmas Carol |
-wte-159- 1978 |
-wte-160- Warren Graves |
-wte-161- - |
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-wte-163- The Stingiest Man in Town |
-wte-164- 1978 |
-wte-165- Walter Matthau |
-wte-166- - |
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-wte-168- Rich Little's Christmas Carol |
-wte-169- 1978 |
-wte-170- Rich Little |
-wte-171- - |
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-wte-173- Bugs Bunny's Christmas Carol |
-wte-174- 1979 |
-wte-175- Yosemite Sam |
-wte-176- - |
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-wte-178- A Christmas Carol |
-wte-179- 1981 |
-wte-180- William Paterson |
-wte-181- - |
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-wte-183- A Christmas Carol |
-wte-184- 1982 |
-wte-185- Richard Hilger |
-wte-186- - |
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-wte-188- The Gospel According to Scrooge |
-wte-189- 1983 |
-wte-190- Robert Buchanan |
-wte-191- - |
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-wte-193- Mickey's Christmas Carol |
-wte-194- 1983 |
-wte-195- Scrooge McDuck |
-wte-196- Scrooge McDuck was created by Disney comic book writer/artist Carl Barks in 1947 for a Donald Duck comic book story titled "Christmas on Bear Mountain". Originally intended as a one-shot character, Scrooge proved to be so popular that he made many reappearances since then, and eventually he replaced Donald as the starring character in Barks' stories. He was named after the Ebenezer Scrooge characteer, so it was quite fitting that he would portray that character in Mickey's Christmas Carol. Scrooge was voiced by Alan Young, who would reprise the role for the series DuckTales (which, ironically, never had a Christmas episode) as well as the direct-to-video films Mickey's Once and Twice Upon a Christmas. |
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-wte-198- Scrooge's Rock 'N' Roll Christmas |
-wte-199- 1984 |
-wte-200- Jack Elam |
-wte-201- - |
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-wte-203- A Christmas Carol |
-wte-204- 1984 |
-wte-205- George C. Scott | George C. Scott potrays Scrooge. Scott was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Special for his portrayal in this version of A Christmas Carol. Scrooge notably wears dress-slacks, a dress-shirt, a vest and a smoking jacket on his journey through Christmases past, present and future rather then the traditional nightgown, slippers and cap. Sources have stated that Scott openly reeled at the thought of portraying Scrooge under such conditions, especially in mid-winter England. |
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-wte-207- A Christmas Carol |
-wte-208- 1984 |
-wte-209- Michel Bouquet |
-wte-210- - |
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-wte-212- Christmas Carol II the Sequel |
-wte-213- 1985 |
-wte-214- James Whitmore |
-wte-215- - |
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-wte-217- The Muppet Christmas Carol |
-wte-218- 1992 |
-wte-219- Michael Caine |
Michael Caine is very believable as Scrooge. His transformation from a tight-fisted workaholic to a more amiable person seems real . The music is all good with some of it being great. Kermit is Bob Cratchit with Mis Piggy as his lovely wife.-wte-220- - |
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-wte-222- A Flintstones' Christmas Carol |
-wte-223- 1993 |
-wte-224- Fred Flintstone | Fred Flintstone (voiced by Henry Corden) wins the role of Scrooge in the play of A Christmas Carol at the Bedrock Community Theatre, he becomes so obsessed with the part that he begins living it, and through playing Scrooge he ends up learning a valuable lesson about his own selfishness. |
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-wte-226- A Christmas Carol |
-wte-227- 1994 |
-wte-228- unknown |
-wte-229- - |
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-wte-231- A Christmas Carol |
-wte-232- 1997 |
-wte-233- Tim Curry |
-wte-234- - |
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-wte-236- Ebenezer |
-wte-237- 1997 |
-wte-238- Jack Palance | Set in the wild west, Jack Palance plays Ebenezer Scrooge, the "most greedy, corrupt and mean-spirited crook in the old West". |
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-wte-240- A Christmas Carol |
-wte-241- 1999 |
-wte-242- Patrick Stewart |
-wte-243- - |
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-wte-245- A Christmas Carol |
-wte-246- 2000 |
-wte-247- Ross Kemp | Eddie Scrooge, played by Ross Kemp, is an unscrupulous loan shark living on a poor estate, his business partner Jacob Marley is killed while out on business, though Eddie knows why he was killed he does no disclose this information to the police, or Marley's family. In this modern adaptation, Eddie is taught the true meaning of Christmas by the three ghosts of Christmas, past, present and future. |
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-wte-249- Christmas Carol: The Movie |
-wte-250- 2001 |
-wte-251- Simon Callow |
-wte-252- - |
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-wte-254- Scrooge and Marley |
-wte-255- 2001 |
-wte-256- Dean Jones |
-wte-257- - |
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-wte-259- A Christmas Carol: The Musical |
-wte-260- 2004 |
-wte-261- Kelsey Grammer |
-wte-262- - |
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-wte-264- The Northern Ballet Theatre presents A Christmas Carol |
-wte-265- 2005 |
-wte-266- Jeremy Kerridge |
-wte-267- - |
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-wte-269- A Christmas Carol: Scrooge's Ghostly Tale |
-wte-270- 2006 |
-wte-271- unknown |
-wte-272- - |
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-wte-274- The Carol Project |
-wte-275- 2006 |
-wte-276- Bill Bourne |
-wte-277- - |
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-wte-279- The Nutcracker: A Christmas Story |
-wte-280- 2007 |
-wte-281- Marc Wenke |
-wte-282- - |
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-wte-284- A Christmas Carol |
-wte-285- 2009 |
-wte-286- Jim Carrey | The film, directed by Robert Zemeckis, will utilize the motion capture techniques previously featured on The Polar Express. Zemeckis wrote the screenplay with Jim Carrey in mind, and (like Tom Hanks in the Polar Express) Carrey has agreed to play multiple roles in the film, including Ebenezer Scrooge as a young, middle-aged, and old man, along with the three ghosts who haunt him. |
Female Scrooges | ||||
| Picture | Production | Year | Actress | Notes |
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-wte-288- Scrooge: A Christmas Sarah |
-wte-289- 1990 |
-wte-290- Sarah Greene |
-wte-291- - |
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-wte-293- Ebbie |
-wte-294- 1995 |
-wte-295- Susan Lucci |
-wte-296- - |
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-wte-298- Ms. Scrooge |
-wte-299- 1997 |
-wte-300- Cicely Tyson |
-wte-301- - |
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-wte-303- A Diva's Christmas Carol |
-wte-304- 2000 |
-wte-305- Vanessa Williams |
-wte-306- - |
Other Chracters in the Scrooge Role | ||||
| Picture | Production | Year | Character | Notes |
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-wte-308- Carol for Another Christmas |
-wte-309- 1964 |
-wte-310- Daniel Grudge |
-wte-311- - |
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-wte-313- A Special Sesame Street Christmas |
-wte-314- 1978 |
-wte-315- Oscar the Grouch |
-wte-316- - |
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-wte-318- Skinflint: A Country Christmas Carol |
-wte-319- 1979 |
-wte-320- Cyrus Flint |
-wte-321- - |
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-wte-323- An American Christmas Carol |
-wte-324- 1982 |
-wte-325- Benedict Slade | Henry Winkler plays Benedict Slade, a depression-era American version of Ebenezer Scrooge, who is visted by the three Christmas ghosts to see the error of his ways. |
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-wte-327- A Jetson Christmas Carol |
-wte-328- 1985 |
-wte-329- Cosmo S. Spacely |
-wte-330- - |
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-wte-332- Scrooged |
-wte-333- 1988 |
-wte-334- Francis "Frank" Xavier Cross | Frank Cross is a selfish, cynical television programming executive whose concentration on his lucrative, fast climbing career cost him his true love, alienated him from his family and obliterated any chance of having a happy and fulfilling life. When he is given the task of heading up a live broadcast of A Christmas Carol, his life inexplicably begins to mirror the story he's producing. |
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-wte-336- Blackadder's Christmas Carol |
-wte-337- 1988 |
-wte-338- Ebenezer Blackadder | Victorian moustache shop owner Ebenezer Blackadder is the nicest man in England - until the Spirit of Christmas shows him what life in the past, present and future would be like if he was a little bit more mean spirited. |
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-wte-340- Christmas |
-wte-341- 1988 |
-wte-342- John Grin |
-wte-343- - |
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-wte-345- Alvin and the Chipmunks: Alvin's Christmas Carol |
-wte-346- 1992 |
-wte-347- Alvin the Chipmunk |
-wte-348- - |
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-wte-350- Animaniacs: "A Christmas Plotz" |
-wte-351- 1993 |
-wte-352- Thaddeus Plotz |
-wte-353- - |
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-wte-355- Beavis and Butt-head: "Huh-Huh-Humbug" |
-wte-356- 1994 |
-wte-357- Beavis |
-wte-358- - |
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-wte-360- Xena: Warrior Princess: "A Solstice Carol" |
-wte-361- 1996 |
-wte-362- King Silvas |
-wte-363- - |
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-wte-365- 101 Dalmatians: "A Christmas Cruella" |
-wte-366- 1997 |
-wte-367- Cruella De Vil |
-wte-368- - |
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-wte-369- |
-wte-370- An All Dogs Christmas Carol |
-wte-371- 1998 |
-wte-372- Carface Malone |
-wte-373- - |
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-wte-374- |
-wte-375- Maxine's Christmas Carol |
-wte-376- 2000 |
-wte-377- Maxine |
-wte-378- - |
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-wte-379- |
-wte-380- Brer Rabbit's Christmas Carol |
-wte-381- 2002 |
-wte-382- Brer Rabbit |
-wte-383- - |
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-wte-385- A Carol Christmas |
-wte-386- 2003 |
-wte-387- Carol Cartman |
-wte-388- - |
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-wte-389- |
-wte-390- VeggieTales: "An Easter Carol" |
-wte-391- 2004 |
-wte-392- Ebenezer Nezzer |
-wte-393- - |
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-wte-395- Chasing Christmas |
-wte-396- 2005 |
-wte-397- Jack Cameron |
-wte-398- - |
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-wte-399- |
-wte-400- Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends: A Lost Claus |
-wte-401- 2005 |
-wte-402- Mr. Herriman |
-wte-403- Because he was only going to give one gift to each resident, Bloo decided to scare this six-foot-tall imaginary rabbit out of his wits on Christmas Eve. |
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-wte-405- A Sesame Street Christmas Carol |
-wte-406- 2006 |
-wte-407- Oscar the Grouch |
-wte-408- - |
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-wte-410- Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas |
-wte-411- 2006 |
-wte-412- Daffy Duck | Daffy is the owner of the Lucky Duck Mall, and he treats his employees very shabbily. After Daffy states he hates the holidays, Bugs warns him about the Ghosts of Christmas, which Daffy simply scoffs at. However the duck changes his tune after a vist from the series of Christmas spirits arrive and show him the err of his ways. |
[edit] External links
- Ebenezer Scrooge on Wikipedia
