I think most people will agree that Grampy is the best thing to come out of the post-code Boop shorts by a country mile. He creates such a sense of infectious joy as he dances around with his inventions, cackling like a madman the entire time - truly an example of chaotic good if I've ever seen one.
Grampy was the best early example of the “mad-but-well-meaning” scientist we had until Wallace in the 80s (Emmet L. Brown from _Back to the future_ also comes to mind)
Professor Grampy deserves to be given a humanitarian award for making all of those children happy. And there should have been more cartoons of him coming back to the orphanage after Christmas being a frequent visitor, much to all of the orphans' delight where he would regal them with many tall tales and even stories of his own adventures, which makes all of the children happy and excited.
My head canon is that he bought the orphanage afterwards and has his young wards test out all sorts of new toys, selling them to keep the kiddos happy all through the year.
when people say "lovingly restored," THIS is what they mean. this makes me feel LOVED by not only the original creators but the restoration team. thank you so very much.
This is a cartoon that needs to be seen by all generations. A man who simply wanted to see children happy, used his skills to work and creating a lifetime of memories. A beautiful remembrance of how precious innocence is.
This is the saddest but also the cutest cartoon every The parts with the toys all falling apart genuinely broke my heart seeing all the little ones cry It seriously made me break down and cry Then Grampy comes along and turns everything around and its the sweetest thing ever 🥹
Right?! I usually watch this cartoon every Christmas morning. I watched it yesterday like always and the clarity and how amazing it looks is mind blowing. Definitely reminds me of my childhood watching Christmas Cartoon in the morning on TV.
Beautiful restoration. I hope Grampy is able to do the same to the orphanage when Christmas is over. Those identical children are going to get pretty hungry now that the cookware has been made into toys.
My Grandparents were kids during this period of time. Making something out of nothing was something that had to do because they didn’t have a choice. Never forget what that generation instilled into our society. Appreciate what you have, because it could all go away in a blink of an eye. Just think… Not too long ago, people would say you were crazy if you told them phones would have videos on them, and then look down at their newspaper. Merry Christmas! 🎄
The teddy bear bit breaks my heart every time… This cartoon always comes into my mind as the holidays near, and though it hurts to rewatch at first, I remind myself that it really does work out in the end, and so I give it a watch. Seeing this as a kid was life changing, and helped open my heart to those in great need at a young age. This cartoon is a beautiful example of how impactful pure hearted kindness can be, and with the setting of the great depression, that notion shines ever stronger. I hope this cartoon inspires us to be generous this year, and to find out how we can help those in need as the holidays approach. I hope all who come by this comment section are well this season, and if not, I hope generosity like we see from Grampy comes to you. I have a tear in my eye and a full heart as I write this, wishing you all a wonderful holiday season. TL;DR: Such a beautiful cartoon, and seeing it restored in this way feels just right given the subject of this toon. Let’s be good to each other, and spread joy to someone or even to an establishment like this orphanage who may need it~ 💙
The teddy bear part is also the saddest part for me too. Couldn't Grampy try to repair him? It's great he made the children new toys but what about poor teddy?
And it makes you realize how heartless the management was for giving these poor children broken gifts... The teddy bear was the worst one in my opinion because those in charge could very well sew that hole. THEY HAVE A SEWING MACHINE geez.
@@Octolicia AGREED and yeah the teddy bear bit is what tips me over every time. Thank goodness this cartoon ends with great joy because GOODNESS that whole scene is brutal to my sensitive heart haha
I was thinking the exact same thing! Having owned VHS copies of this film from my childrenhood.... where the audio was so muddled and the transfer so dark..... the clarity here is phenomenal. They must utilize some sort of AI to reconstruct the optical audio as every transfer I've ever heard is clipping like mad due to trying to boost the signal to a level that's louder than the noise floor. I guess they can do all sorts of things in the digital world now.
@@That_AMC_Guy Here is a great video on the restoration process. In short; a team of passionate cinephiles using the best technology to restore the picture and sound to as close to original quality without too much modern overcorrection th-cam.com/video/rIOgaMnwRrQ/w-d-xo.html
@@That_AMC_Guy They actually do this process manually (well, they use computers and digital tools but it's still very human involved). There's a video on TH-cam where they explain how they restore these old films.
For the first time I get to see the Christmas tree sequence how it was meant to be seen! This cartoon made me sad as a child when the toys broke. Still does. Yet I still seek it out each Christmas. Thank you so much! You have no idea how much this means to me!
Absolutely love this cartoon. It doesn't shy away from the fact that poorer groups still have it rough during the holidays. But also beautifully illustrating how a single compassionate individual who actually cares can help to add a bit of happiness. Grampy honestly deserves an award for going so far to make these kids happy on Christmas, because he did it for no monetary gain and for the sole purpose of spreading joy. Respect!
One of my all time favorite animated shorts. The stereoscopic sequences look fantastic in this restoration. Seeing the way the shadows move on the front of the orphanage is incredible. The soundtrack sounded clearer than ever. The team did a wonderful job restoring this one.
I remember watching this on DVD when I was kid, and when I saw those poor orphans so sad it even made me cry but when I saw that kind man cheer them up it filled me with tears of joy
I remembered watching this cartoon as a kid in the late 90’s early 2000’s and the scene where all the toys fell apart and stuff was absolutely the saddest fricken thing I’ve ever seen and my heart really broke watching those poor kids crying over their toys falling apart was absolutely devastating, heartbreaking and very hard to sit through. 😭😭Watching it again years later and its still very heart wrenching to watch. I’d like to see more and more teachers show this to their kids in class to teach them compassion, empathy, kindness, love and selflessness and get kids to start thinking about the less fortunate. That would be life changing. 😊
I grew up watching this as part of the Pee-Wee’s Playhouse Christmas Special on VHS! I have never seen the fully cartoon, let alone in color, until today! Thank you for this wonderful childhood memory 🥹
This is a beautiful restoration! My grandma had this cartoon on VHS when I was little, and it was a faded, yellowish print. I'm so happy to see my all-time favorite Christmas cartoon getting the restoration it so deserved! Thank you!
This is pretty much how I got my first copy of it my DVD of it is it is a extra on toxic crusaders my first copy I watched on Christmas almost every year that the vhs got ate
@@SpongeDan the first was “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”. Although I forgot the name of the third, all I remember is it was colorless animation/live-action.
Oh my God. This is core-memory level flashback right here. Im getting all teary-eyed at work cause the nostalgia is hitting me so hard!!! Thank you for giving me back a chunk of my childhood lost to old corrupted VHS tapes!!
Fantastic restoration! It looks like an entirely brand new cartoon! Thank you for breathing life back into this classic. I can’t wait to show this to my dad, he grew up with the Fleischer cartoons and shared them with me. ❤
It is I believe similar qualities is on the box set for toxic Avenger and crusaders that made me cry when I noticed that because every Christmas I would watch this with my grandparents
It breaks my heart to see these kids crying, knowing that they were given defective toys and their day was initially ruined. I'm glad that Professor Grampy saved the day, but Christmas should always start off happily. If you haven't done so already, make a donation to Toys for Tots or any other charity that gives to kids on Christmas. I would give hugs for the sad children. 💔 😔
One of my favorite things about the Cartoons Grampy shows up in is his ability to help people and use his inventions to turn any negative situation into a positive. I think Grampy's Optimistic Point of view is something we could all do to try on for size. Thank you for restoring this wonderful Cartoon and all the other Cartoon's you're making an effort to restore and preserve. MERRY CHRISTMAS!
This should be shared and enjoyed by everyone! It's such a treat to be able to watch cartoons that are now close to a century in this quality! Such an amazing effort and beautiful work. This is truly a labor of love to be shared with all generations!
I’m so thankful that there are people who painstakingly clean up and recolor the fragile negative films and audio tapes these were recorded on so that they aren’t lost forever to decay Now we can not only enjoy this every Christmas, but it will look superb and close to what the animators _wanted_ the film to look and sound like when shown to an audience. (And not a echoey, garbled mess)
“Christmas comes but once a year, but no more kitchen stuff, I fear!” “To the nearest box store steer, fa la la la la!” *Grampy roller-skating up and down the aisles of Walmart’s kitchen/home section with a shopping cart*
This preservation initiative means so much to us. We had so many of these Fleischer shorts on VHS growing up. I can't believe I can't watch these is such great quality now! Fleischer Studios is so pivotal to animation history. Thank you for preserving it and protecting it. ❤
Bill, always enjoyed your comments on the various blogs over the years, so appreciate the kind words. I'm only sorry Michael Sporn didn't get to see it.
This is a feel good cartoon dressed up for Christmas. Grampa Claus knows exactly what to do to make those kids Christmas bright. He also gives them hope for the future too
One of those neat little details you only notice in the restored version: the vacuum cleaner chair car and the toy train set being plugged into the overhead screw in outlets! When I was little my grandmother still had appliances that screwed in like a light bulb. The toys Grampy makes are all so inventive, too. Can you imagine how much fun they had coming up with all those crazy ideas?
Used to have this on tape with Somewhere In Dreamland, Rudolph, and Our Funny Finny Friends. I had only ever seen the worn out looking one on my tape. My jaw dropped as soon as this began to play and I teared up. This is beautifully redone and you can tell a lot of love and hard work went into this.
THANKS! i remember this one when i was younger being shown on TV. never could find a good print. love it you are taking the time to restore these and sharing for other people to enjoy
Definitely what I call an improvement over the one that spoiled rotten little rich brat had in the b&w animated short subject picture of “MICKEY’S GOOD DEED” from 1932.
I just found the cartoon last week and really liked it. My late gramma was poor and born in 1917, and much of her family died of TB and the flu. They had no running water, or heat other than a coal stove. So this looked to me like what was a normal situation for most folks, except my gramma never had a tree or stocking. (I made her a stocking of her own with her name on it when she was about 80.) This cleaned up and clear version is so nice. The other was harder to see what was going on, like the pop gun for example. Gee I bet this was neat to see new in the theater!
So thrilled to see this lovingly restored holiday classic! This was beautifully animated and finally, with this restoration, given the respect it and all those involved in its creation deserve. Well done!
Its like watching the short for the first time. All these years with color faded prints, I never saw much of the intricate details like fine stitching unraveling in the toys, the candle on the opening title card, the hot plate popping the corn and the umbrella tree's many decorations as it spins in a beautifully done rotoscoping. It brings tears to my eyes. Well done!
This cartoon perfectly captures the spirit of Christmas, seeing a generous and kind old man go through the insane amount of effort to make those poor little orphans happy after they got some very shitty toys for Christmas. God bless you, Grampy. And Merry Christmas to one and all.
I was born in 1992. Each childhood Christmas I would watch this video and other Christmas cartoons. I think this one especially had a great impact on me. The joy of those kids receiving one present each - and their devestation when that one present falls apart. I watch this video every now and then and it still makes me emotional, just like when I was a kid.
I remember the shortened version of this from the Pee-Wee's Playhouse Christmas Special, and never really saw the full version until years later. Seeing the full version of "Christmas Comes But Once A Year" is one thing, but seeing it fully restored is a whole other deal. Oh, and also, that stamp that shows up at 8:05 is the 1936 Christmas Seal stamp.
I don't have any childhood memories of this cartoon, but seeing it definitely brought back memories of my childhood Christmases. You're doing great work restoring these films!
This looks amazing...thanks so much for sharing it in far better condition than I've seen on countless "public domain" VHS/DVD releases over the past 35+ years!
I know it's just a cartoon, but the saddest part for me to watch was at 2:30 when that poor kid was so happy with her teddy then just seeing her sad little face crying when it was ruined....omg I actually cried for her 😭💔
Bravo!!! Bravo on a beautiful restoration! I grew up with this short in dingy to ok quality and my jaw dropped to the floor when I experienced the brilliance here of the picture and sound! Max, Dave and the rest of the team would be proud!
Beautiful restoration! I have memories of watching this on a VHS tape of Christmas themed public domain cartoons over my Grandma's when I was a little one. Seeing this again at such a high resolution and audio quality is like watching it for the first time! Thanks for the happy memories.
This is amazing! Though now they have no plates to eat and no umbrellas, no coffee pots, chairs and pans... 😂 Was this man a blessing or a curse?? Amazing quality! You guys do an incredible job remastering those cartoons!
I bought a cheap cd with this on it in the 90’s, and our two toddlers watched it over and over again for years. So glad to find it again to show their toddlers!
I remembered watching this cartoon in monochrome back when I was a kid. I never thought to see this in colour, let alone see this again, Thanks for the little childhood trip and preservation/enhancement of this film. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays.
I seen this cartoon countless of times and seeing this restoration is like seeing it for the very first time. Thank you for all the work you put to restore this classic!
Thank you so much! Watching this short on TH-cam each year is one of my favorite Christmas traditions. This looks so amazing I'm so happy you participated in that video on Tested the other day so I could learn about your work!
Note: Later remade by Famous Studios as True Boo (1952) starring Casper the Friendly Ghost from Harvey Entertainment which has the exact same but similar story with some familiar scenes comes from Christmas Comes but Once A Year with Grampy.
That old man was the exact opposite of the Grinch. While the old man like the Grinch dressed up as Santa, he unlike the Grinch wanted to give joy to the kids while the Grinch unsuccessfully wanted to ruin Christmas
Thank you so much for restoring this cartoon, which was one of my favorites growing up and an essential part of my childhood Christmas memories. I never knew how vibrant that it actually looks, and the rich details of the gorgeous backgrounds that were lost in the dirty, degraded copies I watched on VHS. Now that I think about it, I think that Grampy is probably a huge creative influence in how I view objects and art, creating something completely new by combining differing objects. I can't tell you how much I love this!
I think the thing that impresses me the most in a lot of these restorations is the crispness of the audio. Almost every other copy of the cartoon online sounds really crackly and distorted. Meanwhile, this sounds almost brand new. Did the audio process simply fare better than competing studios at the time? It's aged surprisingly well.
This is the clarity that you can achieve when you have the original track negative and expert technicians. Credit goes to Deluxe Laboratories, who did the scan.
This was really cool to see, in such amazing quality. Thank you! It sent me down the rabbit hole of finding other Fleischer cartoons. I had forgotten all about "Small Fry" from my childhood. I hope to one day see that one restored as well.
Beautifully restoration, my mom have this on home video when I was little, and it looks like a muddy yellow print, but now I’m really happy that they making it look clean and restored into it’s original better quality, thank you!
Re-Post : Wow this looks amazing. Remember this movie but in lower quality. One thing I always wondered, even as a child. If that guy used almost everything in the orphanage for new toys. Aren't they gonna have a big problem after the fun is over?
I think most people will agree that Grampy is the best thing to come out of the post-code Boop shorts by a country mile. He creates such a sense of infectious joy as he dances around with his inventions, cackling like a madman the entire time - truly an example of chaotic good if I've ever seen one.
He's like a prototype version of Wallace from Wallace and Gromit.
My favorite is when they go to Grampys house
@@FleischerToons gonna have to be a bit more specific there Chief. You mean the one with Hold That Tiger? I love that one!
@@TVkingOmega you mean "Tiger Rag", but yes, that one is great.
Grampy was the best early example of the “mad-but-well-meaning” scientist we had until Wallace in the 80s (Emmet L. Brown from _Back to the future_ also comes to mind)
Professor Grampy deserves to be given a humanitarian award for making all of those children happy.
And there should have been more cartoons of him coming back to the orphanage after Christmas being a frequent visitor, much to all of the orphans' delight where he would regal them with many tall tales and even stories of his own adventures, which makes all of the children happy and excited.
Agreed. If only there were a lot more people like him in the world.
Had never seen this and I’m 83yrs old.
My head canon is that he bought the orphanage afterwards and has his young wards test out all sorts of new toys, selling them to keep the kiddos happy all through the year.
I agree. Because I was crying tears of happiness when I saw the way he made those kids feel happy and better. All that I can say is god bless him 🥲
when people say "lovingly restored," THIS is what they mean. this makes me feel LOVED by not only the original creators but the restoration team. thank you so very much.
I absolutely shouted when I saw this! Even when I had this on tape it never looked this good.
Yea! I’ve never seen it look THIS good! Phenomenal work by these people!
I'd love to own a physical version of this to have for years to come.
This is a cartoon that needs to be seen by all generations. A man who simply wanted to see children happy, used his skills to work and creating a lifetime of memories. A beautiful remembrance of how precious innocence is.
This is the saddest but also the cutest cartoon every
The parts with the toys all falling apart genuinely broke my heart seeing all the little ones cry
It seriously made me break down and cry
Then Grampy comes along and turns everything around and its the sweetest thing ever 🥹
Omg it’s restored 💕🎄🎄🎄this is such a gift to the world
I think it is nice for the guy who made toys for the children
Not gonna lie, seeing the stuffing fall out of the teddy bear almost makes me cry. That is a cruel visual! Grampy is a freak'n hero!
IDK why I always cry when I see this video but I do love this so and seeing it for the first time in color was amazing.
this is stunning. it’s such a treat to watch this 86 year old classic cartoon with this level of clarity. thank you for this gift!!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Right?! I usually watch this cartoon every Christmas morning. I watched it yesterday like always and the clarity and how amazing it looks is mind blowing. Definitely reminds me of my childhood watching Christmas Cartoon in the morning on TV.
This was a childhood memory for me. The restoration is simply breathtaking! I think I speak for everyone here.
Beautiful restoration. I hope Grampy is able to do the same to the orphanage when Christmas is over. Those identical children are going to get pretty hungry now that the cookware has been made into toys.
Maybe they should have thought this a little more through.
My Grandparents were kids during this period of time.
Making something out of nothing was something that had to do because they didn’t have a choice.
Never forget what that generation instilled into our society.
Appreciate what you have, because it could all go away in a blink of an eye.
Just think… Not too long ago, people would say you were crazy if you told them phones would have videos on them, and then look down at their newspaper.
Merry Christmas! 🎄
The teddy bear bit breaks my heart every time…
This cartoon always comes into my mind as the holidays near, and though it hurts to rewatch at first, I remind myself that it really does work out in the end, and so I give it a watch.
Seeing this as a kid was life changing, and helped open my heart to those in great need at a young age. This cartoon is a beautiful example of how impactful pure hearted kindness can be, and with the setting of the great depression, that notion shines ever stronger. I hope this cartoon inspires us to be generous this year, and to find out how we can help those in need as the holidays approach.
I hope all who come by this comment section are well this season, and if not, I hope generosity like we see from Grampy comes to you. I have a tear in my eye and a full heart as I write this, wishing you all a wonderful holiday season.
TL;DR: Such a beautiful cartoon, and seeing it restored in this way feels just right given the subject of this toon. Let’s be good to each other, and spread joy to someone or even to an establishment like this orphanage who may need it~ 💙
Right there with you...makes me wonder why people choose to donate used or shoddy toys to the less fortunate
The teddy bear part is also the saddest part for me too. Couldn't Grampy try to repair him? It's great he made the children new toys but what about poor teddy?
And it makes you realize how heartless the management was for giving these poor children broken gifts... The teddy bear was the worst one in my opinion because those in charge could very well sew that hole. THEY HAVE A SEWING MACHINE geez.
@@Octolicia AGREED and yeah the teddy bear bit is what tips me over every time. Thank goodness this cartoon ends with great joy because GOODNESS that whole scene is brutal to my sensitive heart haha
Not only the picture is stunning, the quality of sound is astonishing.
I was thinking the exact same thing! Having owned VHS copies of this film from my childrenhood.... where the audio was so muddled and the transfer so dark..... the clarity here is phenomenal. They must utilize some sort of AI to reconstruct the optical audio as every transfer I've ever heard is clipping like mad due to trying to boost the signal to a level that's louder than the noise floor. I guess they can do all sorts of things in the digital world now.
@@That_AMC_Guy Here is a great video on the restoration process. In short; a team of passionate cinephiles using the best technology to restore the picture and sound to as close to original quality without too much modern overcorrection th-cam.com/video/rIOgaMnwRrQ/w-d-xo.html
@@That_AMC_Guy They actually do this process manually (well, they use computers and digital tools but it's still very human involved). There's a video on TH-cam where they explain how they restore these old films.
It made me cry to see those children weep over the defunct toys😢😢❤
For the first time I get to see the Christmas tree sequence how it was meant to be seen! This cartoon made me sad as a child when the toys broke. Still does. Yet I still seek it out each Christmas. Thank you so much! You have no idea how much this means to me!
Happy holidays! Glad you enjoyed it!
@@FleischerToons 1:40 - Marvel Studios' Black Widow (2021) brought me here.
I never even knew that the tree was green! 😍
Absolutely love this cartoon. It doesn't shy away from the fact that poorer groups still have it rough during the holidays. But also beautifully illustrating how a single compassionate individual who actually cares can help to add a bit of happiness. Grampy honestly deserves an award for going so far to make these kids happy on Christmas, because he did it for no monetary gain and for the sole purpose of spreading joy. Respect!
One of my all time favorite animated shorts. The stereoscopic sequences look fantastic in this restoration. Seeing the way the shadows move on the front of the orphanage is incredible. The soundtrack sounded clearer than ever. The team did a wonderful job restoring this one.
God I remember watching this on vhs...always made me cry because of how sweet it was
I remember watching this on DVD when I was kid, and when I saw those poor orphans so sad it even made me cry but when I saw that kind man cheer them up it filled me with tears of joy
I remembered watching this cartoon as a kid in the late 90’s early 2000’s and the scene where all the toys fell apart and stuff was absolutely the saddest fricken thing I’ve ever seen and my heart really broke watching those poor kids crying over their toys falling apart was absolutely devastating, heartbreaking and very hard to sit through. 😭😭Watching it again years later and its still very heart wrenching to watch. I’d like to see more and more teachers show this to their kids in class to teach them compassion, empathy, kindness, love and selflessness and get kids to start thinking about the less fortunate. That would be life changing. 😊
I grew up watching this as part of the Pee-Wee’s Playhouse Christmas Special on VHS! I have never seen the fully cartoon, let alone in color, until today! Thank you for this wonderful childhood memory 🥹
Beautiful! A perfect one to restore. In hard times Grampy is the best character to bring cheer and imagination. Thank you guys for this!
I used to watch a tape of this every year when I was little for Christmas ❤️
This is a beautiful restoration! My grandma had this cartoon on VHS when I was little, and it was a faded, yellowish print. I'm so happy to see my all-time favorite Christmas cartoon getting the restoration it so deserved! Thank you!
This is pretty much how I got my first copy of it my DVD of it is it is a extra on toxic crusaders my first copy I watched on Christmas almost every year that the vhs got ate
I remember I saw it on VHS. There were three Christmas cartoons. This was the second.
@@harrystoller4147What were the other two?
@@SpongeDan the first was “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”. Although I forgot the name of the third, all I remember is it was colorless animation/live-action.
Oh my God. This is core-memory level flashback right here. Im getting all teary-eyed at work cause the nostalgia is hitting me so hard!!!
Thank you for giving me back a chunk of my childhood lost to old corrupted VHS tapes!!
That is some restoration. I can finally see the picture of the orphanage's Trustee so much clearer now, and yet he still looks creepy.
Fair play to that elderly bloke for making the kids happy by making toys and decorations.
Merry Christmas from Ireland 🇮🇪
What a fantastic restoration. Thank you for giving new life to one of my top favorite Christmas cartoons.
Our pleasure!
Amazing Restoration! I hope Cobweb Hotel will be as great as this!
Fantastic restoration! It looks like an entirely brand new cartoon! Thank you for breathing life back into this classic. I can’t wait to show this to my dad, he grew up with the Fleischer cartoons and shared them with me. ❤
It's a good short for the holiday season and has been wonderfully restored. Not often the over-looked shorts get a well-maintained restoration.
It is I believe similar qualities is on the box set for toxic Avenger and crusaders that made me cry when I noticed that because every Christmas I would watch this with my grandparents
It breaks my heart to see these kids crying, knowing that they were given defective toys and their day was initially ruined. I'm glad that Professor Grampy saved the day, but Christmas should always start off happily. If you haven't done so already, make a donation to Toys for Tots or any other charity that gives to kids on Christmas. I would give hugs for the sad children. 💔 😔
One of my favorite things about the Cartoons Grampy shows up in is his ability to help people and use his inventions to turn any negative situation into a positive.
I think Grampy's Optimistic Point of view is something we could all do to try on for size.
Thank you for restoring this wonderful Cartoon and all the other Cartoon's you're making an effort to restore and preserve.
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Here’s to more Grampy restorations! 🍻
This should be shared and enjoyed by everyone! It's such a treat to be able to watch cartoons that are now close to a century in this quality! Such an amazing effort and beautiful work. This is truly a labor of love to be shared with all generations!
The restoration looks fantastic. I am so glad I see this cartoon as such a good quality !
I’m so thankful that there are people who painstakingly clean up and recolor the fragile negative films and audio tapes these were recorded on so that they aren’t lost forever to decay
Now we can not only enjoy this every Christmas, but it will look superb and close to what the animators _wanted_ the film to look and sound like when shown to an audience. (And not a echoey, garbled mess)
Grampy is such a blessing!
Happy Holidays Fleischer friends!
Thank you Hector!
@@FleischerToons Can you do the HD restoration for Max Fleschier's Color Classics short, Peeping Penguins (1937), please?
The pop gun going off and immediately shattering has always been super funny to me, but also heartbreaking.
Wow, excellent restoration. One funny thing I find about this cartoon is that won't the Orphanage owners wonder where all their stuff went?
Oops! 😬
“Christmas comes but once a year, but no more kitchen stuff, I fear!”
“To the nearest box store steer, fa la la la la!”
*Grampy roller-skating up and down the aisles of Walmart’s kitchen/home section with a shopping cart*
@@FleischerToons Grampy can explain what happened to the Stuff.
😁😁😁😁😁😁😁💗💗💗💗💗💗💗
If the owners were to show up.
They clearly weren’t using it anyway. They left the children alone on Christmas with no food, no Christmas tree, and crappy gifts.
This preservation initiative means so much to us. We had so many of these Fleischer shorts on VHS growing up. I can't believe I can't watch these is such great quality now! Fleischer Studios is so pivotal to animation history. Thank you for preserving it and protecting it. ❤
I saw this on Toon In With Me, this morning. I loved the restoration. I remember watching it on the Pee-Wee's Playhouse Christmas Special.
My brother and I grew up watching this every Christmas ❤️ Thank you so much for restoring and sharing!
I’ve watch this cartoon every Christmas for 25+ years, and always dreamed of a restoration. This looks INCREDIBLE! Thank you!
Bill, always enjoyed your comments on the various blogs over the years, so appreciate the kind words. I'm only sorry Michael Sporn didn't get to see it.
This is a feel good cartoon dressed up for Christmas. Grampa Claus knows exactly what to do to make those kids Christmas bright. He also gives them hope for the future too
Happy childhood memories unlocked. Thank you for this! Excellent restoration
Max Fleischer is a cartoon genius and should be remembered more than he is.
It's so nice to finally see a copy of this film with a final scene that's actually VISIBLE!
This was delightful! Thank you folks so very much for restoring and presenting Grampy's glee to us nearly a century later!
One of those neat little details you only notice in the restored version: the vacuum cleaner chair car and the toy train set being plugged into the overhead screw in outlets!
When I was little my grandmother still had appliances that screwed in like a light bulb.
The toys Grampy makes are all so inventive, too.
Can you imagine how much fun they had coming up with all those crazy ideas?
It was all worth it to see those kids happy❤
Used to have this on tape with Somewhere In Dreamland, Rudolph, and Our Funny Finny Friends. I had only ever seen the worn out looking one on my tape. My jaw dropped as soon as this began to play and I teared up. This is beautifully redone and you can tell a lot of love and hard work went into this.
That was so nice of Grampy to make toys for those little Children.
Yeah too bad he had to use all their things in the house to cook and clean with
Breathtaking restoration. I've watched it several times over the 2022 Holiday Season and it is just pure magic.
THANKS! i remember this one when i was younger being shown on TV. never could find a good print. love it you are taking the time to restore these and sharing for other people to enjoy
The coffee pot train was genius
I agree! I've always had a soft spot for toy trains.
Definitely what I call an improvement over the one that spoiled rotten little rich brat had in the b&w animated short subject picture of “MICKEY’S GOOD DEED” from 1932.
It looks so good! Absolutely gorgeous! This amazing work of art can finally be viewed as intended! And Professor Grampy is a hero!
I just found the cartoon last week and really liked it. My late gramma was poor and born in 1917, and much of her family died of TB and the flu. They had no running water, or heat other than a coal stove. So this looked to me like what was a normal situation for most folks, except my gramma never had a tree or stocking. (I made her a stocking of her own with her name on it when she was about 80.)
This cleaned up and clear version is so nice. The other was harder to see what was going on, like the pop gun for example. Gee I bet this was neat to see new in the theater!
So thrilled to see this lovingly restored holiday classic! This was beautifully animated and finally, with this restoration, given the respect it and all those involved in its creation deserve. Well done!
Its like watching the short for the first time. All these years with color faded prints, I never saw much of the intricate details like fine stitching unraveling in the toys, the candle on the opening title card, the hot plate popping the corn and the umbrella tree's many decorations as it spins in a beautifully done rotoscoping. It brings tears to my eyes. Well done!
This cartoon perfectly captures the spirit of Christmas, seeing a generous and kind old man go through the insane amount of effort to make those poor little orphans happy after they got some very shitty toys for Christmas.
God bless you, Grampy. And Merry Christmas to one and all.
Good. I can’t explain how happy I was when this negative restoration came out, when it specifically has the original titles! Thanks to Paramount! 😊
I was born in 1992. Each childhood Christmas I would watch this video and other Christmas cartoons. I think this one especially had a great impact on me. The joy of those kids receiving one present each - and their devestation when that one present falls apart. I watch this video every now and then and it still makes me emotional, just like when I was a kid.
So beautifully restored! This was on a VHS of Christmas cartoons I watched as a child and it's so nice to see it again in such high quality.
Wow! I've never seen this cartoon so clear and with such clear audio. There are details I was never able to make out before. This is amazing!
I remember the shortened version of this from the Pee-Wee's Playhouse Christmas Special, and never really saw the full version until years later.
Seeing the full version of "Christmas Comes But Once A Year" is one thing, but seeing it fully restored is a whole other deal.
Oh, and also, that stamp that shows up at 8:05 is the 1936 Christmas Seal stamp.
Absolutely incredible restoration work. This brings back a lot of memories. God bless.
WOW! I’ve never seen a print of this cartoon that looks this good! Thank you!
I think I saw this restoration on MeTv not too long ago. Excellent work!
I don't have any childhood memories of this cartoon, but seeing it definitely brought back memories of my childhood Christmases. You're doing great work restoring these films!
This looks amazing...thanks so much for sharing it in far better condition than I've seen on countless "public domain" VHS/DVD releases over the past 35+ years!
Absolutely beautiful restoration,for this beautiful short. This cartoon holds a special place in my heart for its creativity and message. Thank you
I know it's just a cartoon, but the saddest part for me to watch was at 2:30 when that poor kid was so happy with her teddy then just seeing her sad little face crying when it was ruined....omg I actually cried for her 😭💔
Bravo!!! Bravo on a beautiful restoration! I grew up with this short in dingy to ok quality and my jaw dropped to the floor when I experienced the brilliance here of the picture and sound! Max, Dave and the rest of the team would be proud!
Beautiful restoration job, it's always amazing to see an old cartoon in such a clean and crisp quality!
Beautiful restoration! I have memories of watching this on a VHS tape of Christmas themed public domain cartoons over my Grandma's when I was a little one. Seeing this again at such a high resolution and audio quality is like watching it for the first time! Thanks for the happy memories.
WOW!!!!!
That looks spectacular!
I used to have this on a VHS when I was a kid in the 80s.
Thank you so much this is a wonderful treat °~•.☆.•~°
This is amazing! Though now they have no plates to eat and no umbrellas, no coffee pots, chairs and pans... 😂 Was this man a blessing or a curse?? Amazing quality! You guys do an incredible job remastering those cartoons!
Don’t worry.
Professor Grampy can invent a solution to any problem.
I bought a cheap cd with this on it in the 90’s, and our two toddlers watched it over and over again for years. So glad to find it again to show their toddlers!
this is so beautiful!!!! Happy Holidays!!! I love the innocence of this piece...
Absolutely fabulous.
Thank you so much for sharing.
I remembered watching this cartoon in monochrome back when I was a kid.
I never thought to see this in colour, let alone see this again,
Thanks for the little childhood trip and preservation/enhancement of this film.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays.
Glad to share 🌈
Oh my freaking god, i've never seen such a high quality fleischer cartoon in color. I hope you restore the rest of the cartoons
I seen this cartoon countless of times and seeing this restoration is like seeing it for the very first time. Thank you for all the work you put to restore this classic!
Thank you so much! Watching this short on TH-cam each year is one of my favorite Christmas traditions. This looks so amazing I'm so happy you participated in that video on Tested the other day so I could learn about your work!
Note: Later remade by Famous Studios as True Boo (1952) starring Casper the Friendly Ghost from Harvey Entertainment which has the exact same but similar story with some familiar scenes comes from Christmas Comes but Once A Year with Grampy.
Thanks for reminding me how many Famous Studios cartoons were remakes of the old Fleischer ones.
The quality is so beautiful!! I am crying, this is an excellent Christmas present!!
That old man was the exact opposite of the Grinch. While the old man like the Grinch dressed up as Santa, he unlike the Grinch wanted to give joy to the kids while the Grinch unsuccessfully wanted to ruin Christmas
Thank you so much for restoring this cartoon, which was one of my favorites growing up and an essential part of my childhood Christmas memories. I never knew how vibrant that it actually looks, and the rich details of the gorgeous backgrounds that were lost in the dirty, degraded copies I watched on VHS. Now that I think about it, I think that Grampy is probably a huge creative influence in how I view objects and art, creating something completely new by combining differing objects. I can't tell you how much I love this!
It’s so surreal seeing this cartoon so crisp and clean after watching it so many times from nothing but old vhs tapes. Looks fantastic!!
Merry Christmas 2023!🎄☃ 🎅 🎁
This means the world to me, thank you so much for uploading this I used to watch this on VHS every Christmas at my grandma's:)
This remaster is beautiful
So wonderful! What a gift to share this restoration with the world! Thank you!!!
wow i only ever watched an older looking version of this but its still nothing short of amazing! i love grampy!
I think the thing that impresses me the most in a lot of these restorations is the crispness of the audio. Almost every other copy of the cartoon online sounds really crackly and distorted. Meanwhile, this sounds almost brand new.
Did the audio process simply fare better than competing studios at the time? It's aged surprisingly well.
This is the clarity that you can achieve when you have the original track negative and expert technicians. Credit goes to Deluxe Laboratories, who did the scan.
This restoration of the video and audio is state of the art! Thanks for the restoration. ☺️
This was really cool to see, in such amazing quality. Thank you! It sent me down the rabbit hole of finding other Fleischer cartoons. I had forgotten all about "Small Fry" from my childhood. I hope to one day see that one restored as well.
Beautifully restoration, my mom have this on home video when I was little, and it looks like a muddy yellow print, but now I’m really happy that they making it look clean and restored into it’s original better quality, thank you!
Re-Post : Wow this looks amazing. Remember this movie but in lower quality.
One thing I always wondered, even as a child.
If that guy used almost everything in the orphanage for new toys.
Aren't they gonna have a big problem after the fun is over?
Grampy sure knows how to put a smile on everyone's faces.
rw:no little orphan should get broken and defected toys for christmas,,cause thats just heart breaking.