The RCA Videodisc which included The Devil and Daniel Mouse, Romie-O and Julie-8, Easter Fever, Intergalactic Thanksgiving, and A Cosmic Christmas.
CED (or Capacitance Electronic Disc) was an analog video disc you played in a special machine with a stylus! It had high-density grooves and converted the signal to a video picture and stereo sound. They were only ever really available from 1981-1984, so they’re a mere footnote to the technological revolution that was happening around that time, but it’s cool to see another format that A Cosmic Christmas was released on.
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1 hour 53 minutes / color
The Devil and Daniel Mouse
And Tales of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Top quality cartoon animation, terrific music, and wonderfully creative stories all add up to perfect family entertainment in this colorful new videodisc. Featuring original songs and music by John Sebastian, these marvellous programs also employ the very special voices of Sid Caesar and Garrett Morris. All of these delightful cartoon episodes are full of fun and fabulous characters. Each story also carries an important message sure to enlighten the children while it warms the hearts of adults.
Side One
The Devil and Daniel Mouse (0:00)
When a down and out singing mouse signs a contract with “Devil May Care Productions”, her career rockets to stardom. It screeches to a halt, however, when she realizes that she didn’t read the fine print, and the Devil has arrived to collect his due. Can music save the day? Leave it to Daniel Mouse!
Romie-O and Julie-8 (22:00)
Inhuman humans from the future learn the value of feelings and emotions from a love affair between household robots, in this charming adaptation of the classic theme suggested in the title.
Easter Fever (45:00)
It’s “hare-raising” news when the public learns that Jack the Easter Rabbit has decided to quit. A “Celebrity Roast” on the occasion of his retirement provides a “quick-as-a-bunny” review of Jack’s life that finally brings him face-to-face with the very last Easter egg. Suddenly he just can’t quit! After all, as Jack says, “Easter has been very, very good to me!”
Side Two
Intergalactic Thanksgiving (8:00)
The spirit of Thanksgiving comes to life on a far away planet when two communities must put differences aside to join forces in order to save their world.
A Cosmic Christmas (32:00)
A young boy named Peter and his pet goose Lucy encounter three Wise Men from outer space on Christmas Eve. When a sudden accident occurs, the unfriendly people of Peter’s community and the three Wise Men are forced to work together as everyone clearly learns the true meaning of Christmas.
The number in parentheses following each listed selection indicates the time of the start of that selection to the nearest minute. Use your appropriate player controls to locate the precise start of the selection.
Note: Romie-O in Romie-O and Julie-8 is spelled incorrectly.
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