The Great Santa Claus Switch

The Great Santa Claus Switch was a Muppet television special that first aired on CBS on December 20, 1970.

Jim Henson's Muppets had made several successful guest appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show and in Christmas of 1970, when Sesame Street was starting to become popular, Ed gave Jim Henson and the Muppets a whole hour of his show as a Christmas gift.

The Great Santa Claus Switch was a full-on Henson production -- written by Jerry Juhl, music by Joe Raposo and puppets by Don Sahlin.

Cast

 * Jim Henson: Fred, Lothar
 * Frank Oz: Thig, Skippity, Hoppity, Boppity, Snerf
 * Jerry Nelson: Thog, Zippity, Snivelly
 * Richard Hunt: Bing, Frackle with a match
 * John Lovelady: Bong, Snake Frackle, Scoff, Snerf, Alarm Frackle
 * Danny Seagren: Gloat, Snarl, Snerf
 * Fran Brill: Snerf
 * Additional Muppet Performers: Marilyn Sokol, Byron Whiting, Greg Antonacchi, Cary Antebi, John Byrum