A Garfield Christmas becoming increasingly popular in voice work. After the 1970s, she was working on "Legends of the Superheroes" and "Pound Puppies". The episode first aired on December 21, 1987. According to "Bustle", the special was rebroadcast every year until 2000. It often played along with the 1965 "Peanuts" special "A Charlie Brown Christmas." In 2004, "A Garfield Christmas" was released on the DVD "Garfield Holiday Celebrations", along with "Garfield's Halloween Adventure" and "Garfield's Thanksgiving". It appeared 23rd in TV DVD sales for the week of November 10, 2007. In 2014, "Entertainment Weekly" reported copies of the DVD "were selling on eBay
Mr. Hankey, the Christmas Poo 1998 Christmas season. In addition to the title character, "Mr. Hankey, the Christmas Poo" included the first appearances of characters Father Maxi and Mr. Mackey. Both characters appeared in "Damien", which was produced before "Mr. Hankey, the Christmas Poo", but the Christmas episode aired first. Mr. Mackey was inspired by Parker's real-life school guidance counselor; Parker, who provides the voice for Mackey, said the real-life counselor was similarly thin and wiry and that Parker's voice for Mr. Mackey is an exact, unexaggerated version of how his counselor spoke. "Mr. Hankey, the Christmas Poo" includes several references to the "Peanuts" holiday