Intergalactic Thanksgiving

Intergalactic Thanksgiving, sometimes known as Please Don't Eat The Planet, is a 1979 Canadian Thanksgiving animated television special that premiered on CBC and in the United States in syndication on November 22, 1979. Intergalactic Thanksgiving was the fourth television special produced by Nelvana in their 1977 to 1980 series of specials, A Cosmic Christmas, The Devil and Daniel Mouse and Romie-0 and Julie-8, all premiering in 1977, 1978 and 1979.^[1]

Intergalactic Thanksgiving
Also known as	Please Don't Eat the Planet
Screenplay by	Greg Duffell Don Arioli Martin Lavut
Story by	Michael Hirsh Frank Nissen Clive A. Smith
Directed by	Clive A. Smith
Starring	Sid Caesar Catherine O'Hara Chris Wiggins Jean Walker Martin Lavut Derek McGrath Al Waxman Toby Waxman
Music by	Patricia Cullen
Country of origin	Canada
Original language	English
Production
Producers	J. Gordon Arnold Michael Hirsh Patrick Loubert
Production company	Nelvana
Original release
Release	November 22, 1979 (1979-11-22)

The story revolves around farmers and aliens who try to get along after a serious ecological accident happens.^[2] The ranchers help the royal family of the planet Laffalot from their runaway foodmaking machine.^[3]

The special has been included on several Nelvana compilations, such as Animated Ink from 1980 and Nelvanamation (Volume 1), also from 1980.

Plot

Cast

The voice cast included:^[2]

• King Goochie: Sid Caesar
• Ma Spademinder: Catherine O'Hara
• Pa Spademinder: Chris Wiggins
• Victoria Spademinder: Jean Walker
• Magic Mirror: Martin Lavut
• Notfunnyenuf: Derek McGrath
• The Bug: Al Waxman
• Bug Kid/Cromwell: Toby Waxman