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The Happy Elf is a 3D-animated family holiday special, which first aired December 2, 2005 on the NBC television network in the USA. Based on Grammy®-winner Harry Connick, Jr.’s original song, The Happy Elf.

Production on the special is by Film Roman, an IDT Entertainment company, the same animation company known for producing The Simpsons.

Plot

The story centers on the lovable character Eubie the Elf, whose quest is to bring Christmas joy to an entire town of naughty children in a gloomy little town called Bluesville.

Settings

Eubie the Elf is one of Santa's helpers, and part of the plot takes place at the North Pole, other parts of the plot takes place where Eubie sets out to bring Christmas joy, in a town called Bluesville.

Characters

The following are the characters in the show:

Eubie — Eubie is a hyper-positive, over-enthusiastic elf, whose rosy outlook on life is put to the test, when he tries to bring Christmas joy to the town of Bluesville.
Lil' Farley ** — "Lil' Farley" is the all-seing narrator. This down home storyteller/one man band tells the story about Eubie, the happy elf.
Gilda — A sweet elf and one of Eubie's best friends. She is as sensitive and nervous as Eubie is happy and hyper.
Santa Claus — The big man himself, he is the all-seeing, ever popular chief ("Big Red", to Eubie) of Christmas day.
Derek — Eubie's other best friend completes the elf trio. Where Eubie is hyper and Gilda is nervous, Derek is cynical and streetwise.
Molly — This is a naughty ten year-old citizen of Bluesville.
Tucker — The no-nonsense head of the toy department feeling pushed to the limit by Eubie's enthusiasm.
Norbert — The head of the naughty and nice department, an extremely tightly wound elf.
Curtis — A brooding "goth" tween who is a member of the Bluesville secret society of happy people.
Brother and Sister ** — These two bickering siblings are attempting to decorate a Christmas tree in the town square when Lil" Farley steps in to tell them the story of "The Happy Elf".
Mayor — This imposing man is the leader of the town Bluesville, and reflects the true meaning of "the blues."
Toady — The mayor's "yes-man", Toady is part secret service, part corporate flunky. Nothing and no one gets past Toady. Until now.

** Characters who are hearing or telling the story about Eubie

Cast

Rob Paulsen
— Eubie
Harry Connick, Jr.
— Lil' Farley
Carol Kane
— Gilda
Mickey Rooney
— Santa
Kevin Michael Richardson
— Derek, Tucker, Mayor and Toady
Mae Whitman
— Molly
Lewis Black
— Norbert
Candi Milo
— Curtis
Rory Thost — Brother
Liliana Mumy
— Sister

Various information

Harry Connick Jr. has written the music score, which includes the title tune "The Happy Elf", along with two new songs, "Smile on Christmas Day" and "Bluesville". He sings the title tune, he also gives the look to and is the voice of the story's narrator Lil' Farley.

Connick was also one of the executive producers, and bringing Eubie to life was a little tricky, "He looked a bit psychotic at first, so they made him cuter," Connick says. "It was a collaborative process, where the animators would communicate with me from what they learned in the script. We formed a triangle between me, the animators and the writer."

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