Mr. Hankey, the Christmas Poo classic Christmas specials with their own irreverent "South Park" twist, and so they watched the famous 1965 "Peanuts" special, "A Charlie Brown Christmas", repeatedly during the production process. Parker said, "At this point, we just sort of wanted to do a Charlie Brown Christmas "South Park" version. That [special] was definitely a huge part of my life growing up." The episode was considered the first "South Park" musical episode, and included such songs as "Mr. Hankey, the Christmas Poo", "A Lonely Jew on Christmas" and "Kyle's Mom is a Big Fat Bitch". Parker and Stone were initially concerned about making
A Christmas Story (1972 TV special) On July 31, 2012, Warner Home Video released "Hanna-Barbera Christmas Classics Collection" on DVD in region 1 via their Warner Archive Collection burn on demand service. This collection features a trilogy of Christmas specials: "A Christmas Story", "The Town Santa Forgot" and "Casper's First Christmas". A Christmas Story (1972 TV special) A Christmas Story is a 1972 American animated Christmas television special produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions which was broadcast in syndication on December 9, 1972. As a family gathers around the tree on Christmas Eve, their son Timmy has made a special wish in his letter to Santa Claus. But