Pieces of Lost Media Christmas | Scribbles to Screen

[@hunterolaughlin]

I’m actually glad Rankin-Bass added the epilogue of Rudolph returning to the Island of Misfit Toys with Santa to rescue the Misfit Toys. Not only is it satisfying seeing Rudolph keeping his promise and the Misfit Toys being dropped off by one of Santa’s elf from Santa’s sleigh during the end credits, but it actually gives the Island of Misfit Toys sequence narrative purpose because without seeing Rudolph return and keeping his promise or the Misfit Toys again, the sequence where Rudolph, Hermie and Yukon Cornelius discover the island and meet the Misfit Toys would’ve been just another detour for a song number and introducing more colorful characters that won’t have as much a large role in the special.

[@rosieleaverton]

I'm glad too. My family had the version with the extra ending scene on VHS when I was growing up, and I had no idea until today that it originally wasn't there. I think it makes for a much better conclusion.

[@Nerdtendo6366]

So if I make a KZbin Poop of It’s a Wonderful Life, I can legally sell it…

[@ScribblestoScreen]

Well that's one way around it maybe 🤣

[@TheDigitalApple]

Remember if it gets taken down………it’s canon!

[@omegacatcj1712]

Yes but actually Yes

[@Mrnotpib]

Don Knots: Pingus.

[@Mewtwo_150]

That's still plagiarism, which is illegal and can get you into serious trouble.

[@teddyobrien4801]

Fun fact: The deleted motorcycle scene from The Grinch appears in the PS1 tie-in game as a minigame only available by completing the game 100%.

[@Zulf85]

ngl, people like Tom and his Grinch hunt make me so happy to know they exist. The world needs passionate people. I hope he finds those missing scenes.

[@TheDigitalApple]

Really hope “It’s A Wonderful Life’s” alternate ending is eventually found, as it’s my favorite Christmas movie ever!

[@RonMotta1972]

They already did - where George and his family beat Mr. Potter to death.

[@Peppmintleaf]

@@RonMotta1972 huh?!

[@RonMotta1972]

@@Peppmintleaf It's an SNL sketch from the late '80s. Try and find it, it's hilarious.

[@RadioLaPrincess]

Just a minor clarification but Virginia Patton Moss was the last ADULT credited cast member, she wasn't 6. There were (and still are) a few of the kids still living (the actresses who played Zuzu and Janey, along with child versions of Mary and Violet and actors who played Tommy Baily, and I think the actor who played child, Sam Wainwright). That's at least what I heard. Patton Moss died recently so there are no adult credited cast members alive.

[@Rusty3659]

We lost another of the child cast members earlier this year. Jeannen Roos, who played the young Violet in the beginning of the film, was a radio actress, who played Phil Harris and Alice Faye's youngest daughter on their radio show. She passed away in early May.

[@RadioLaPrincess]

@@Rusty3659 Yeah after I posted that I Googled and saw she passed. I'm a bit confused about young Mary, some sources say she died in 1988, while others say she's still living. Apparently, there were a few Jean Gale's and all had different ages. There was one from 1926 and 1912 who state they are the same but young Mary wouldn't be old enough to have been born in those years.

[@FrankRemley]

Karolyn Grimes Wilkerson played Zuzu and is very much alive.

[@wallygator92]

I honestly think that Elf is better off staying a stand alone movie

[@hunterolaughlin]

Plus, it’s hard to make a sequel with both Ed Asner (Santa Claus) and James Caan (Walter Hobbs) sadly dead now. Sure, it’d be easy to have Walter Hobbs pass away in a sequel, but it’d be hard to get another character who could play Santa as well as Ed Asner. Ed Asner is one-of-kind and just cannot be replicated.

[@curtthegamer934]

@@hunterolaughlin Just go the route of other Santa movies and have the Santa in the sequel be a successor, and not the same character. That way he wouldn't have to replicate the performance because he'd be a new character.

[@hunterolaughlin]

@@curtthegamer934 While I’ll give it it’s a clever way of working around Ed Asher’s death, it just isn’t the same. I think most would really miss Ed Asner’s performance as Santa.

[@dyrr836]

Agreed. If a sequel had to be made, I'd rather it was just the same universe but with a different cast. At best maybe a cameo from Buddy but that's it. But overall I'm glad they just left it alone.

[@PeterParker-ff7ub]

@@curtthegamer934 no that sucks

[@axolotlfairy2473]

I love Tom and how passionate he is about the full grinch cut, hope this man gets his full cut of the movie

[@DaksDoesStuff]

Teenage Grinch had meme potential.

[@mightyfilm]

The Gift of Light is a weird case, not so much being lost media per se, but being completely forgotten media. Hard not to see why, as there were a LOT of forgettable one shot Christmas specials produced back in the 90's. Something that (at least in the States) would have aired on a random Saturday or Sunday afternoon with little or no promotion. Think Rapsitte Kids only not even legendarily bad enough to be memorable or mysterious. The fact it was meant as an actual series, quite possibly sold to a Christian network, makes it all the more interesting. They made the pilot a Christmas episode so that if it didn't go to series, they could still air it annually and sell it as a Holiday VHS. I've noticed a few of those before, but all I can remember is something called "Hollywood Hounds," which seems like a more aggressive attempt at a series and toyline. I think I saw it once, and it was instantly forgettable had I not seen a bunch of the VHS at some liquidation outlet. Either came with a plush toy or a book.

[@Cryinginthecloudssss]

I would love to watch 4 hours of Jim Carey being the grinch I believe in you Tom

[@Fangirl-Nerd12]

Perfect time to watch this holiday season

[@dylanmcintyre0502]

Right? :))

[@dreamlandnightmare]

Um, on an American phone at least, each number corresponds to 3 or 4 letters of the alphabet. There are 7 numbers not counting the area code/800 prefix in an American telephone number. "Spank me" is seven letters. (I can't post the numbers to which they correspond because YT auto-deletes the message.) Anyone with an American phone could have figured this out. So, this story may not have been a hoax.

[@ScribblestoScreen]

oh crap

[@haljordan777]

I think it's a hoax because of the 800 part. 800 numbers were usually toll free, and the numbers that cost money were generally 900. Naughty lines and also wrestling companies that used it to get money from curious young fans. I never called one of the sex lines, but I called a pro wrestling illustrated 900 line to get the results of a PPV. I got into some trouble, but less than I would have gotten into if it had been a sex 900 number. I heard my dad say to my mom something like "at least it wasn't---".

[@dreamlandnightmare]

@@haljordan777 Most were 900, but some 800 numbers were pay hotlines.

[@faeoori]

I 100% called 1-800-spank-me as a child. It was just a matter of knowing the numbers to line up with the letters. I called it from a payphone (because those existed back then). So I didn't get super far. But I remember gathering my friends around the payphone to show them the naughty number.

[@MartinGiadrosich]

Yeah I was confused by the "phone number wasn't displayed" like, just pick the numbers that line up with the letters, they still exist today on the keypads.

[@pikachuiguana]

20:30 perhaps that deleted scene explains the motorcycle level at the end of the Grinch video game that was released for the film and felt out of place

[@brandonwholikesstuff]

Loved the documentation of Christmas night with the stars. It feels like not enough people are talking about that

[@dreamlandnightmare]

There's no way the original cut of The Grinch was 4 hours long.

[@grinch5270]

I do have proof of ron howard say this in a interview

[@dreamlandnightmare]

@@grinch5270 He may have said it. Doesn't mean it's true.

[@theautisticcomedian]

I wonder if in the extended cut, there's a sex scene between Martha May and the Grinch. I can't be the only one who thinks this was a cut scene.

[@dreamlandnightmare]

@@theautisticcomedian So, you think there was an R-rated version?

[@theautisticcomedian]

@@dreamlandnightmare I mean the original storybook was less than 30 pages and the full unedited cut is more than 4 hours, what else are they filming?

[@grinch5270]

Amazing video man thanks for get word out about lost extended cut #releasehowardgrinchcut

[@YoursTrulyThe1Pony]

The extended cut of How The Grinch Stole Christmas does exist, but can only be viewed on the Freeform TV channel.

[@grinch5270]

@@YoursTrulyThe1Pony there is 4 hour cut of film

[@grinch5270]

@@YoursTrulyThe1Pony there is so much footage that the public haven't seen of jim carrey as grinch. The freeform version only adds 10min of deleted scenes to film. Abc Freeform has lost rights to air grinch film now. HBO has rights now to air the film

[@grinch5270]

Abc freeform lost the rights to air grinch 2000 film. now freeform now own the grinch 2018 film 🤮🤮🤮

[@FrenkTheJoy]

#releasegrinchbuttholecut

[@higbeeproductions2340]

Do you know what I wish we would find? Some lost clips of season two of the banana splits and the 2008 shorts…. but sadly nobody really looks for them

[@MattHedgern]

Frankly I always wondered why there was never a follow-up to Elf, considering how popular the film still is to this day. Wild to hear of the scrapped sequel script

[@DrawtoonzStudio]

According to an earlier version of the screenplay that can be found online, Elf was originally going to be slightly raunchier, presumably PG-13. Just look up "Elf screenplay" and you can find a draft that has a bit more casual swearing and crass humor.

[@bleakobituary]

I’m so glad I found your channel, your voice is so comforting to me

[@superradness]

My brother in law’s great uncle was Burl Ives. It’s cool to have a connection to Rudolph, which I loved as a kid.

[@MrWiki-cm8hu]

I don’t know why this old man with glasses is so mysterious

[@SquirrelMario]

I watched elf today and thought that it was weird there wasn’t a sequel. Then I got recommended this video

[@ScribblestoScreen]

Now you know 😅

[@Mooms]

It’s probably better it didn’t get a sequel. Elf is essentially lightning in a bottle and trying to do it again for a sequel would end terribly

[@SquirrelMario]

@@Mooms I definitely agree

[@mateus02681]

There's an Elf stop-motion but idk if it's related to the movie or not.

[@FrenkTheJoy]

@@mateus02681 The Elf stop-motion special is a 30 minute adaptation of the musical version of Elf and isn't remotely a sequel. It's also not very good.

[@matane2465]

You know what lost media we could find? Some full episodes of that King Koopa show, or all the live action segments from the Korean version of the Super Mario Bros Super Show.

[@motxmod]

In regards to The Santa Clause, even though the scene doesn't display the number you forget that each number on a phone's number pad corresponds with 3 letters as you often see phone words explicitly for advertising. See the ads for JG Wentworth as an example. More inquisitive kids may have been able to put 2 and 2 together. I'm more inclined to believe that the $400 phone bill itself is a tall tale though.

[@Person-wz6iy]

I'm watching this on the 29th of December.

[@StinkBugWizard]

The Grinch fan sounds like Chris Chan 💀

[@EBThisThat]

I remember the ‘spank me’ line when I saw The Santa Clause in theatres and it made me laugh a little too loudly.

[@Spirits-n-Giggles]

There was an old cartoon, black and white, involved some sort of ghosts, and it was set during Christmastime, but it was a little on the spooky side and it had some morbid moments. The only version of it i ever saw was a rough recording on a videocassette that someone happened to record it on when when was a child, so I'm not even sure who made it. I want to say it was Disney but I really can't say for sure. I just remember it hitting my mind like the rattle of a tin can, but I can't remember the name of it. I wish I did.

[@Formerpresidentbarackobama696]

A Christmas carol?

[@smhgaming3259]

@charliemaloney1354 the christmas carol cartoon was made in the 70s it wouldn't be black and white

[@LynetteTheMadScientist]

Might be a Max Fleischer cartoon

[@skootergirl22]

Still elf is popular in the UK like friends is I still see merchandise everywhere

[@ivane5110]

Another enjoyable video. And now I want a Grinch/Elf crossover movie.

[@harrisonallen651]

What a great way to end the year with, Merry Christmas!

[@tomico9154]

I'm pretty sure I remember that Santa Claus joke being in the UK DVD release I had years ago.

[@whatdidujustcallme]

Ah!! I’ve been waiting patiently for this, what a lovely early Christmas present❤️ thank you again, Scribbles, your efforts and quality content are always appreciated🎄

[@gracedarlene6670]

The tin toy baby scared me so bad as a kid lmfao

[@spencerdokes6056]

I like how he says Blameitonjorge

[@Nerdtendo6366]

If we can get a 4 hour cut of The Grinch than we can get The Don Vito cut of jackass number two and I’ll fight that till the day I die

[@withintheshyness]

Another note about Jim Carey’s Grinch movie, over Christmas I watched it again on HBO Max and it was missing quite a few scenes from the original release such as when Cindy says she wants to do her school project on the Grinch, the Christmas house light show between Martha May and Cindy’s mother (and the Mayor cheating to make sure Martha wins) and what present pass it on is (only shows them giving the Grinch his “joke” present of a razor and the Mayor proposing)

[@captaingeneroddenberry8439]

I do remember seeing the video of talking about the original version of the end scene and credits of Rudolph. I also now what to see a directors cut of How the Grinch Stole Christmas of these deleted or extended scenes.

[@kittykatmeow2224]

14:30 I recently found a supposed deleted scene for Elf (on Facebook of all places!) where it was Buddy playing hockey with the elves and Buddy (as well as a few other elves in the scene) was wearing a purple/dark blue suit with blue tights. Not sure if that counts but it showed up a few days after I initially watched this video but figured I'd come back and mention it :)

[@fandarzelig]

Declaration of war spotted: That picture of Canada with the maple leaf background includes Alaska.

[@Quartzer.]

10:35 also it was originally a Hollywood Pictures film which was geared less towards kids than the main Disney branch

[@HemmasStudios_]

15:44 There I am Gary! There I am! Thanks for the shoutout! 😎

[@ScribblestoScreen]

No problem mate! really deserve more subs!

[@doctabaldhead]

That storyboard of greaser Grinch is really similar to the Grinch's Ultimatum animation by Pilotredsun that made the rounds as a meme a while back.

[@dylanmcintyre0502]

Can’t wait to watch this :DDD

[@CoolestALTdogever360]

I find it amusing that ASDA masked some shot's of Buddy to the right shot's in the store to some camera shot's so he wouldn't look off pointing to many views living in the UK and when someone use's the word mask/masked it always reminds me of KZbin Poop's have gotten better and better at masking a character like Buddy for example to seem like they are in a other location like ASDA for example for ad it's quite interesting how they didn't get something from WB about them using some of the Buddy scenes of him in ASDA store as you would think they would get something like you can't use are brand of character from our thing that we own to be used in your ad or something like that but no it's weird how that doesn't happen but I bet they got the thumbs up by WB by saying yes you can use those shot's of Buddy in your ad and if they did say something like that then that's a thumbs up from me as well if that's the case or not then that's completely fine by me they do own it since they made it it's not like they don't own it cause they obviously do own the thing they did made the thing so yeah if that happened that wouldn't made any sense at all in my opinion

[@WalkerFilmsOfficial]

Good work. Sub earned from me dog! The ending of this was precious. I appreciate the video and your efforts.

[@spencerdokes6056]

Now if only that seduce the Grinch video would become lost

[@ANewEra05]

i’m very ashamed to say, i thought the It’s A Wonderful Life alternate ending was just a simpsons joke.

[@d_dizzie_druck5753]

awe no talk about A Muppet Family Christmas now missing parts?🤔

[@Necrodius]

Eventually they made that bonus rudolph scene into a mini board book. I have it, it isn't old, at least the one I have, who knows the first print. But it is cool

[@christiandevey3898]

4:20 nice map of Canada, don't know how the people of Alaska will feel about it

[@CassiusStelar]

Idk if fat thumbnail elf was in the video, but Phelous did a video on the movie after it was found. It was the first (and only) Soulmates movie

[@Stibly]

7:21 There you go

[@DVDandFilmBloke]

It's a Wonderful Life 2, now that's a name I've not heard in a long time. I first heard of it thanks to GoodBadFlicks "WTF Happened to Movie Posters?" video back in 2013. All I can say is thank god it's not happening, even the plot synopsis sounds like a rehash of the original.

[@shepman709]

10:56 i have the vhs tape and watch it every christmas lmaoooooooooooooo i didnt know it was removed lol

[@edmccray212]

You have the wrong actress as Zuzu from It's a Wonderful Life.

[@strawberrylemonadelioness]

"1-800-Spank-Me...I know that number." I swear that line sounds familiar, but I don't think if I ever watched the VHS version.

[@BaconAdventures]

4:19 Why does Canada have Alaska

[@coreyrobertson7858]

I THINK I MAY HAVE FOUND A SCENE FROM ELF WITH ALTERNATE OUTFIT I'M POSTING IT TO MY KZbin PAGE

[@linainverse9369]

You sound like Bastion Misawa from Yu-Gi-Oh GX, smart and British and cool

[@bottombarrelbudgetfilms1854]

There's no way in hell they shot a 4-hour Grinch movie. A lot of movies have ridiculously long early raw edits called Assembly Cuts before they get to doing the proper edits. At the very most they would've made a 2-hour cut.

[@ANewEra05]

at the most, i think the longest cut that exists would be around 2 hours and 20 minutes. and even then, outside of a few good deleted scenes, it probably wouldn’t have anything of note. just some alternate takes and a slightly different story.

[@Bopperann]

Damn it, Paramount. Wish they would have compromised.

[@MrPaws54]

I have this memory of the grinch 2000 Of some point in the film we’re the grinch and the little girl are in a snow storm and they are in the sleigh That’s from the 3rd act I don’t know if this is real or a figment of my imagination I was like 5 i don’t know

[@archielovell5517]

Which is your favourite lost media you mentioned in the video?

[@ScribblestoScreen]

I wanna see that 4 hour Grinch cut badly! you?

[@dylanthejdfan637]

@@ScribblestoScreen agreed I want to see it so badly!

[@mightyfilm]

@@ScribblestoScreen That Whovenile Delinquent scene NEEDS to be found.

[@archielovell5517]

@@ScribblestoScreen yeah I'd like to see it but not as much as I want to see the original version of elf because that's me and my dad's favourite Christmas.👍

[@soniczone91]

Hey can you send the link to the Grinch channel, I can’t seem to find them

[@Mudjuggernog]

4:18 y is Alaska included with Canada? U trying to tell us something??

[@Someone69769]

Awesome

[@SuperMarioJames]

Cool!

[@FrenkTheJoy]

I actually headcanon that The Lego Movie is the sequel to Elf. Both feature Will Ferrell as a character who is fantastic at building with LEGOs. I like to think that after spending so many years in the "human" world, Buddy gradually lost his childlike spark and became the jaded businessman we see in the movie. Buddy's daughter Susie is either an entirely unseen oldest child in the movie, or is the little sister and it just turns out Elf skipped over showing that he had a son first (in the stage musical version of Elf, Buddy DOES have a son, though).

[@Cocomanvideo]

Alaska is not part of Canada lol

[@RonMotta1972]

I read the “Elf 2” script and it was awful. Will Ferrell dodged a bullet.

[@blackcat223364]

I disagree with your assertion that children would not be able to call the phone number just because the phone number was not explicitly stated or displayed, spank me is seven digits which does correlate with a phone number in the United States therefore just by saying 1 800 spank me they are giving children the phone number.

[@TyckinTymeBom]

merry crime

[@hectormanuel8360]

Watch the documentary claydream

[@RogueCove]

Alaska is not a part of Canada

[@drakeshazamvideos9376]

#releasehowardgrinchcut

[@gg-vs5dp]

ok

[@DeshraD]

I can give you a another lost christmas movie. "Like Father, Like Santa" aka "The Christmas Takeover". Starred Harry Hamlin and was ran on fox family's 25 days of christmas beginning in 1998. Thanks to the help of r/helpmefind I was able to find a very bad recording of the movie in english, which is the best that I've found in all the years I've been looking for it.

[@Sillygooberwhopostsstuff]

THE GRINCH GUY 😭😭😭