''Operation: Secret Santa — A Prep & Landing Stocking Stuffer'' is a
computer-animated
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short film sequel to 2009's Christmas special ''
Prep & Landing'', produced by
Walt Disney Animation Studios, and directed by Kevin Deters and
Stevie Wermers-Skelton. The short premiered on TV channel
ABC
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on Tuesday, December 7, 2010. The second half-hour Christmas TV special, ''
Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice'' aired on December 5, 2011, on ABC.
Plot
Wayne and Lanny, now partners, are called by Magee to meet with a secret contact –
Mrs. Claus
Mrs. Claus (also known as Mrs. Santa Claus or Mrs. Santa) is the legendary wife of Santa Claus, the Christmas gift-bringer in Western Christmas tradition.
She is known for making cookies with the elves, caring for the reindeer, and preparing toy ...
, who sends them on a new mission to retrieve a box from Santa's secret workshop. Later they sneak into Santa's office while he is asleep, using their high tech equipment from the previous film. Lanny's expertise at dressing the tree enables them to enter the hidden workshop where they recover the box and escape just in time. Mrs. Claus reveals the contents of the box to be the last part of the first toy that Santa ever made, and gives the complete toy (a wooden duck on wheels) back to him as his Christmas Present.
Cast
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Derek Richardson as Lanny
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Dave Foley as Wayne
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Sarah Chalke as Magee
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Betty White as
Mrs. Claus
Mrs. Claus (also known as Mrs. Santa Claus or Mrs. Santa) is the legendary wife of Santa Claus, the Christmas gift-bringer in Western Christmas tradition.
She is known for making cookies with the elves, caring for the reindeer, and preparing toy ...
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W. Morgan Sheppard
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Stage career
Sheppard graduated from the Royal Academy of ...
as
Santa Claus
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(credited as "The Big Guy")
Release
''Prep & Landing: Operation: Secret Santa'' aired on TV channel
ABC
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ABC or abc may also refer to:
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* American Broadcasting Company, a commercial U.S. TV broadcaster
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on Tuesday, December 7, 2010.
The short was released on the ''Prep & Landing'' DVD on November 22, 2011, accompanying the original special and the short film ''Tiny's Big Adventure''.
It was also released on DVD and Blu-ray of ''Prep & Landing: Totally Tinsel Collection'' on November 6, 2012, together with ''
Prep & Landing'', ''
Naughty vs. Nice'', and ''Tiny's BIG Adventure''.
It was released on the ''Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection'' Blu-ray on August 18, 2015.
See also
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List of Disney Animated Shorts and Featurettes
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Walt Disney Animation Studios
References
External links
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2010 television films
2010 films
2010 short films
2010 computer-animated films
2010s Disney animated short films
2010s Christmas films
American Christmas films
Christmas television specials
Computer-animated short films
American Broadcasting Company television specials
Films scored by Michael Giacchino
Emmy Award-winning programs
American Christmas television specials
Santa Claus in film
2010s English-language films
Films directed by Kevin Deters