Ziggy's Gift | |
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Based on | Ziggy comics |
Written by | Tom Wilson |
Directed by | Richard Williams |
Music by | Harry Nilsson Perry Botkin Jr. |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producer | Richard Williams |
Running time | 24 minutes |
Production companies | Welcome Productions, in association with Universal Press Syndicate |
Original release | |
Network | ABC |
Release | December 1, 1982 |
Ziggy's Gift is a 1982 American animated holiday television special based on the Ziggy comics. Directed by Richard Williams, the special first aired December 1, 1982, on ABC. [1] [2]
Written by Ziggy cartoonist Tom Wilson, the special includes animation by Eric Goldberg and Tom Sito. [3] The original song "Give, Love, Joy" was composed by Harry Nilsson.
Ziggy takes a job as a street Santa to raise money for the poor, accompanied by his faithful dog Fuzz. Surrounded by crooked Santas, sneaky thieves, and a suspicious cop, Ziggy remains honest and kind (while speaking no dialogue).
Ziggy's Gift won the 1983 Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program. [4] [5]