''Albert'' is a 2016 American CGI

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-themed musical

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produced by

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and distributed by Paramount Television. It premiered on December 9, 2016, and is Nickelodeon's first original animated TV movie.

Premise

Albert, a small Douglas fir tree, sets out on an adventure to become the most famous Christmas tree in his hometown.

Cast

Bobby Moynihan Bobby Moynihan (born January 31, 1977) is an American actor, comedian and writer who was a cast member on ''Saturday Night Live'' from 2008 until 2017. He also voiced Louie Duck on Disney's ''DuckTales'' from 2017 to 2021, Panda in ''We Bare Be ...

as Albert, a small Douglas fir tree who wants to become the Empire City Christmas tree *

Sasheer Zamata Sasheer Zamata Moore (; born May 6, 1986) is an American actress and comedian known for her work as a cast member on ''Saturday Night Live'' from 2014 to 2017 as well as her leading roles in the TV series ''Woke'' (2020–2022) and ''Home Econom ...

as Maisie, a very positive corn plant, hence the name, and Albert's girlfriend *

Judah Friedlander Judah Friedlander (born March 16, 1969) is an American actor and comedian, known for playing the role of writer Frank Rossitano on the NBC sitcom ''30 Rock''. Friedlander is also known for his role as Toby Radloff in the film '' American Splendo ...

as Gene, a weed and Albert's best friend who is disliked by everybody *

Cheri Oteri Cheryl Ann Oteri () is an American actress and comedian. A nominee of a Primetime Emmy Award, Oteri is best known for her tenure as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' from 1995 to 2000. Early life The daughte ...

as Linda * Rob Riggle as Cactus Pete/Roy, the main antagonist who loathes Christmas, because he is taken out of the spotlight of his restaurant for a month, and seeks revenge on Christmas trees. *

Tom Kenny Thomas James Kenny (born July 13, 1962) is an American actor and comedian. He is known for voicing the titular character in ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' and associated media. Kenny has voiced many other characters, including Heffer Wolfe in '' ...

as Horton * Breanna Yde as Molly, a helpful young girl who believes that Albert can do big things. *

John DiMaggio John William DiMaggio (; born September 4, 1968) is an American actor. His various voice roles include Bender on ''Futurama'', Jake the Dog on ''Adventure Time'', Marcus Fenix in the ''Gears of War'' series, Dr. Drakken on ''Kim Possible'', H ...

as Donny, Molly's father. *

Mary Pat Gleason Mary Pat Gleason (February 23, 1950 – June 2, 2020) was an American film and television actress and an Emmy Award-winning writer. From 1983 to 1985, she appeared as "Jane Hogan" on the daytime soap opera '' Guiding Light'', for which she was a ...

as Earth Mama, Molly's grandmother and the caretaker of Albert, Maisie and the rest of the plants.

Premiere

''Albert'' premiered on Nickelodeon on December 9, 2016. It also premiered on

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the following day.

Home media

The television film was released on

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in Region 1 on November 14, 2017 by

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. It was then released on DVD in Region 2 on October 29, 2018 by Paramount Home Entertainment.

Book

Aaron and Will Eisenberg, the film's screenwriters, have written a book based on it, ''Albert: The Little Tree with Big Dreams'', to anticipate the premiere of the film.

References

External links

* 2010s American animated films 2016 computer-animated films 2016 television films 2016 films Nickelodeon animated films Nickelodeon original films Films set in Vermont Films set in New York City Christmas trees 2010s English-language films Films directed by Max Lang {{US-tv-film-stub