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Despite the failure, it was nominated for five Academy Awards, including one for Best Picture.
There Was Supposed To Be A Laugh Track For A Charlie Brown Christmas
Back in the sixties, it was a standard procedure to have a laugh track over any half-hour sitcom. The Flintstones were notorious for using a canned studio audience to help cue viewers for jokes. When it came to A Charlie Brown Christmas, executive producer Lee Mendelson told Charles Schulz he didn’t see the Peanuts special being any different.
Schulz left the room before coming in and continuing as if nothing had happened. Mendelson got the hint.
How The Grinch Stole Christmas Almost Never Happened
Today’s studios and production companies provide funding for projects of interest. However, for specials like A Charlie Brown Christmas and How The Grinch Stole Christmas, they had to rely on company sponsorship to get made. Charlie Brown found its financier from Coca-Cola, but for The Grinch, it struggled to find a benefactor.
Eventually, The Grinch was produced by The Cat in the Hat Productions in association with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and a Christmas classic was born.
John Hughes Flight From New York To Chicago Inspired Planes, Trains, And Automobiles
Long before he became a screenwriter, Hughes used to work as a copywriter for the Leo Burnett advertising agency in Chicago. Hughes had an early morning presentation in New York and planned to be home on an evening flight. But, thanks to mother nature giving Chicago a snowstorm, his flight had been canceled that night, so he stayed in a hotel.
