''Hank Zipzer's Christmas Catastrophe'' is a 2016 standalone British

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, that appeared during Season three of the

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. It is an adaptation of the ''Hank Zipzer'' book series by American actor Henry Winkler and children's book author

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began streaming ''Hank Zipzer's Christmas Catastrophe'' on December 2, 2022.

Plot

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and the Zipzer family are preparing for a new baby. Meanwhile, Mr. Rock's '' Rudolph the Rock 'n' Roll Reindeer'' is soon turned into a one-woman ''

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'' by Miss Adolf. Mr. Joy hates Christmas and wants to cancel it altogether but Hank causes a Christmas catastrophe. His catastrophe leads to his friends being arrested, and a Christmas tree nearly gets plummeted into a crowd. But will everything go to plan before Hank's new baby brother is born?

Cast

Production

The film is written by Joe Williams and

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, and directed by

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. It is produced by

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in association with Walker Productions and

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with support from

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's Yorkshire Content Fund. Production on ''Hank Zipzer's Christmas Catastrophe'' began on 26 July 2016 and ended on 18 August 2016. The film was commissioned by

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, Controller of

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. The executive producers for the film are

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