''Intergalactic Thanksgiving'', sometimes known as ''Please Don't Eat The Planet'', is a 1979 Canadian Thanksgiving animated television special that premiered on CBC and in the United States in syndication on November 22, 1979. ''Intergalactic Thanksgiving'' was the fourth television special produced by

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in their 1977 to 1980 series of specials, '' A Cosmic Christmas'', ''

The Devil and Daniel Mouse ''The Devil and Daniel Mouse'' is a 1978 Canadian animated Halloween television special, based on the 1936 short tale ''The Devil and Daniel Webster'' by Stephen Vincent Benét. ''The Devil and Daniel Mouse'' is the second television special produ ...

'' and '' Romie-0 and Julie-8'', all premiering in 1977, 1978 and 1979. The story revolves around farmers and aliens who try to get along after a serious ecological accident happens. The ranchers help the royal family of the planet Laffalot from their runaway foodmaking machine. The special has been included on several

compilations, such as ''Animated Ink'' from 1980 and ''Nelvanamation (Volume 1)'', also from 1980.

Plot

Cast

The voice cast included: * King Goochie: Sid Caesar * Ma Spademinder:

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* Pa Spademinder: Chris Wiggins * Victoria Spademinder: Jean Walker * Magic Mirror:

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* Notfunnyenuf: Derek McGrath * The Bug: Al Waxman * Bug Kid/Cromwell: Toby Waxman

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