Jewish Holiday TV Specials?

Question

My Daughter likes the Rugrats Chanukah special,Any one know when this show will air this year and any other Chanukah Specials???

Answer 1

I LOVE that Rugrats special (they also have a Christmas one). I don't know why someone would find that disturbing. BTW, the Rugrats Chanukah special airs Saturday, December 17 2PM. on Nickelodeon.

Speaking of Rugrats, there is another holiday special called "The Finster Who Stole Christmas", in which Dil tries to write a Chanukah song. See a review here:

http://www.tv.com/all-grown-up/the-finster-who-stole-christmas/episode/348966/summary.html

I did a search for more specials and found:

Chanukah Stories, airing on PBS stations in December (check listings)

Blues CLues celebrates Christmas and Chanukah: see:

http://www.allinfoaboutfamilyscreenscene.com/Blues_Clues.htm

A more "Local" special is the animated: "Chanukah on Planet Matzah Ball," airing on WQED at 3 p.m. Dec. 25, the first day of the Jewish holiday. This special follows a group of Muppet-style characters as they leave outer space and descend on planet Earth to learn about their Jewish roots.

See: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05329/611637.stm for more info--other stations may carry it.

This site gives a listing of various holiday DVD's and videos, including Chanukah ones:

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/christmas.cfm

There are music CD's and movies at this site: http://store.torah.tv/ along with many other items and books on Jewish holidays and traditions.

You may have to rent some of these. I'm pretty sure Sesame Street has some kind of Chanukah programming.

Happy Chanukah in advance!

Answer 2

Why do I find the concept of a Rugrats Chanukah Special disturbing?

Answer 3

PBS confirmed "Lamb Chop's particular Hanukkah," with the television veteran Shari Lewis utilising her hand puppets and ventriloquist wizardry to describe, extremely laboriously, the roots and value of the holiday. Nickelodeon provided "The Weinerville Hanukkah particular," a type of Marx Brothers physique of techniques to the holiday, whipped up by way of the gifted comedian Marc Weiner.