Merry Christmas. Peace on Earth, good will toward men. Women, on the other hand, need to learn their place. In what may be the most sexist Christmas movie ever, Joe Santa Claus tells the story of a man who runs away from his wife. The woman did, after all, want to cook, clean, raise their child, and HAVE A JOB! Their family was torn asunder by Mrs. Joe Santa Claus' determination to keep them out of bankruptcy. Joe finally manages to find a way to keep his wife at home-- by becoming an illustrious retail associate and being fondled by the janitor. Will Joe ever come to terms with his wife's devotion? Will he ever go back to his family? Will dinner be ready when he gets there?
Find out in this holiday special so classic, no one remembers it!
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good entertainment. i have to ask...was this a movie or a short? i made a weak effort at looking it up and then i gave up because it didn't come up right away. if it's a short, i wonder where it was shown. sure, it's an age old message - get (and keep) a job! - but where would you gather the audience? the unemployment office? the bureau of war-bride information and services? on a loop at The Santa-Suit Store? my brain burns for these answers and more. good job - my only suggestion would be more riffs. but i wouldn't hesitate to buy another riff from you~~~~monkey
I honestly don't know what to make of this short. I get the impression it was some sort of Christmas special from the 50s, not a full-length movie. Thanks for the feedback and for giving me a try-- I plan to make each iRiff better and better!
riff on, riffer...and i shall laugh at those riffs that you riff....riffs!
To answer your question, this was an episode of "Gruen Guild Playhouse" originally shown on ABC on December 20, 1951.
Details:
http://www.archive.org/details/Joe_Santa_Clause
Some good riffs in this one. The Dilithium mines, Silly Putty, Alfred E. Neuman and Nusring Home ones were good. But I agree with Monkey, you need to add more riffs to your projects. That helps keep with the flow and makes it so that the viewer does not feel like he is watching unriffed at tines. But I will be on the lookout for your other projects.
We at Cinemasochism just relased our version of this short ourselves. Take a gander here, if you like.
Merry Christmas!