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The Happy Elf
Directed by	John Rice
Produced by	Scott D. Greenberg Sidney Clifton IDT Entertainment HC Productions
Written by	Andrew Fishman Scott Landis
Starring	Rob Paulsen Harry Connick, Jr. Carol Kane Mickey Rooney Kevin Michael Richardson Mae Whitman Lewis Black
Distributed by	IDT Entertainment
Release date(s)	TV December 2, DVD December 6, 2005
Running time	45 min.
Language	English
Budget	$53,000,000
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The Happy Elf is a 3D-animated family holiday special, which first aired December 2, 2005 on the NBC television network in the USA. Based on Grammy®-winner Harry Connick, Jr.’s original song, The Happy Elf.

Production on the special is by Film Roman, an IDT Entertainment company, the same animation company known for producing The Simpsons.

Contents 1 Plot 2 Settings 3 Characters 4 Cast 5 Quotes 6 Various information 7 Soundtrack 8 External links

The story centers on the lovable character Eubie the Elf, whose quest is to bring Christmas joy to an entire town of naughty children in a gloomy little town called Bluesville.

Eubie the Elf is one of Santa's helpers, and part of the plot takes place at the North Pole, other parts of the plot takes place where Eubie sets out to bring Christmas joy, in a town called Bluesville.

The following are the characters in the show:

• Eubie — Eubie is a hyper-positive, over-enthusiastic elf, whose rosy outlook on life is put to the test, when he tries to bring Christmas joy to the town of Bluesville.
• Lil' Farley ** — "Lil' Farley" is the all-seeing narrator. This down home storyteller/one man band tells the story about Eubie, the happy elf.
• Gilda — A sweet elf and one of Eubie's best friends. She is as sensitive and nervous as Eubie is happy and hyper.
• Santa Claus — The big man himself, he is the all-seeing, ever popular chief ("Big Red", to Eubie) of Christmas day.
  

  

  "Big Red", voiced by Mickey Rooney
• Derek — Eubie's other best friend completes the elf trio. Where Eubie is hyper and Gilda is nervous, Derek is cynical and streetwise.
• Molly — This is a naughty ten year-old citizen of Bluesville.
• Tucker — The no-nonsense head of the toy department feeling pushed to the limit by Eubie's enthusiasm.
• Norbert — The head of the naughty and nice department, an extremely tightly wound elf.
• Curtis — A brooding "goth" preteen who is a member of the Bluesville secret society of happy people.
• Brother and Sister ** — These two bickering siblings are attempting to decorate a Christmas tree in the town square when Lil" Farley steps in to tell them the story of "The Happy Elf".
• Mayor — This imposing man is the leader of the town Bluesville, and reflects the true meaning of "the blues."
• Toady — The mayor's "yes-man", Toady is part secret service, part corporate flunky. Nothing and no one gets past Toady. Until now.

** Characters who are hearing or telling the story about Eubie

• Rob Paulsen — Eubie
• Harry Connick, Jr. — Lil' Farley
• Carol Kane — Gilda
• Mickey Rooney — Santa
• Kevin Michael Richardson — Derek, Tucker, Mayor and Toady
• Mae Whitman — Molly
• Lewis Black — Norbert
• Candi Milo — Curtis
• Rory Thost — Brother
• Liliana Mumy — Sister

Lil Farley: There was very little laughter in Bluesville, either. It was so dark and depressing that people who lived there didn't know how to tell a joke.

Curtis: When is a cup of milk like a ballerina?

Man 1: I don't know

Curtis: Tuesday.

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Eubie: I thought I made the sleigh team.

Norbert: As usual, what you think and reality have nothing to do with one another.

• Harry Connick Jr. has written the music score, which includes the title tune "The Happy Elf", along with two new songs, "Smile on Christmas Day" and "Bluesville". He sings the title tune, he also gives the look to and is the voice of the story's narrator Lil' Farley.
• Connick was also one of the executive producers, and bringing Eubie to life was a little tricky, "He looked a bit psychotic at first, so they made him cuter," Connick says. "It was a collaborative process, where the animators would communicate with me from what they learned in the script. We formed a triangle between me, the animators and the writer."
• Packaging on some DVDs includes multi colored blinking lights and a short soundclip of the song "The Happy Elf".

Some DVDs come with a free soundtrack

1. "The Happy Elf" - 03:43 - vocal track, sung by Harry Connick, Jr.
2. "Smile on Christmas Day" - 01:00 - vocal track, sung by Rob Paulsen
3. "Bluesville" - 01:34 - vocal track, sung by Kevin Michael Richardson
4. "Lil' Farley's 'Happy Elf'" - 00:22
5. "Old Santa Claus" - 02:25
6. "Eubie and Friends Pole Adventure" - 00:43
7. "Gingerbread House Test" - 00:46
8. "Eubie's Toy Car Test" - 00:36
9. "Coffee Shop Theme" - 00:56
10. "Department of Naughty and Nice" - 01:18
11. "Norbert's Orders" - 00:33
12. "Eubie's Naughty & Nice Tally" - 02:15
13. "Eubie Lands in Bluesville" - 00:59
14. "Bluesville Street Theme" - 01:31
15. "Molly and Friends Coal Toss" - 02:09
16. "Down Town Theme" - 01:05
17. "S.L.O.B. Meeting" - 01:27
18. "'Try'" - 01:33
19. "Molly and Gang's Christmas Mission" - 02:40
20. "Santa's Elves Wrap Party" - 00:38
21. "Santa Getting Ready for Xmas" - 00:26
22. "Mayor Gives the Town a Tree" - 01:03
23. "'Bluesville' Reprise" - 01:21
24. "Lil' Farley's 'Happy Elf' Reprise" - 01:05
25. "'Happy Elf' Wrap" - 00:19

• The Happy Elf, Official Website
• The Happy Elf at the Internet Movie Database
• The Happy Elf, Trailer
• Article about The Happy Elf, by John Crook