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Atomic Betty Season 1 Episode 25

Twas the Fight Before Xmas / Toy Hystoryia

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Twas the Fight Before Xmas / Toy Hystoryia

AIRED: 5/8/05

Twas the Fight Before Christmas: The Chameleon wants to give Maximus something he's always wanted for Christmas -- the destruction of Atomic Betty! Toy Hystoryia: Evil Infantor kidnaps Santa Claus and takes over the North Pole to get all the toys in the world.

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The very first Christmas episode(s) of Atomic Betty--and very special ones, at that.

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By delete_lover, Dec 24, 2005

I recently watched this awhile ago, and I'm always one for holiday specials--especially the Christmas ones, because they're so heartwarming--heck, if "heartwarming" were a category I'd classify it as that, but unfortunately it isn't. But that's not the point; on with the review:

The first episode, "Fight Before Christmas" (later re-named "Jingle Brawls") features Betty dressing up as Santa Claus in order to make the local children of Moosejaw Heights happy. However, she gets called away on a mission because the Chameleon has promised Maximus a very special gift--Atomic Betty's complete and total anihillation. Needless to say, Maximus is quite impressed by the Chameleon's cunning and strategic thinking, and Chameleon is trying to butt in and take poor Minimus out of the picture--which the two-headed creature immediately senses and becomes immensely jealous. He and Chameleon spend the entire episode snarling and fighting with one-another, competing over what little affection Maximus has--and Chameleon ends up winning, crushing Minimus's holiday spirit and spirit altogether, at that.

However, Minimus isn't completely stupid. Deciding to exact his revenge in order to get Maximus back, he sends Sparky the pair of infrared goggles that allow him to see the invisibility bubble that Maximus and Chameleon are plotting their infernal plans in. Once Sparky has found out what's really going on, he warns Betty and X-5, who immediately come up with a logical solution and save the day. Maximus naturally blames the Chameleon for the failure and fires him, taking Minimus back. Minimus is overjoyed and declares that it's his "best Christmas ever"--resuming to caring for the wounded Maximus and taping the Chameleon's mouth shut with wrapping ribbons.

I found this particular episode very heartwarming, funny, and sad at the same time--the part where Minimus said "But we're a team!", nearly in tears, completely melted my heart. I know, I'm such a big freakin' softie when it comes to that stuff, but Minimus is my favorite, next to Maximus, of course. What Minimus fan WOULDN'T have enjoyed that scene?

"Toy Historya" involves Infantor becoming greedy at Christmas and hijacking Santa's workshop with help from his Terma-Nannies, taking every single toy for himself and manipulating them to suit his own needs. Betty is summoned to go to the rescue--but at the same time has to help her father buy a good present for her mother. After Sparky and X-5 exchange gifts, the three speed out to Santa's workshop and battle it out one-on-one with Infantor, his deadly army of toys, and his terma-nannies--with help from Santa and his elves, and the new James-Bond style pen that X-5 gave Sparky for Christmas--does everything BUT write. I found that kind of funny, in a way.

Betty's secret is almost revealed again in this episode when she gives her mother the satellite that Sparky gave X-5 in order to get better television reception, but she quickly blocks the television and creates a diversion for the holidays. Not that it would matter, but oh well...moreless
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Adrian Truss	Admiral DeGill
Colin Fox	Maximus I.Q.
Patrick McKenna	Dad
Catherine Disher	Penelope Lang/Sarah
Stephanie Morgenstern	Megan
Len Carlson	Minimus P.U.

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- Betty's Dad: I need your help. Every year your mom hates what I get her. Last year, I got her the perfect gift. Golf clubs.
  Betty: Mom doesn't golf.
  Betty's Dad: That's what she said.
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- Maximus: Chameleon, you're fired. Minimus, you're re-hired. No raise, no days off.
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- Minimus: A baby could catch up to that sled, single-brain!
  Chameleon: That's what I'm counting on, helicopter-head!
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- Chameleon (To Minimus): Watch your step, swivel-head!
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- Santa: Look at those toys! No child would want one of those under the tree!
  Sparky: Not unless he hated the tree!
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- Santa: (After Infantor freezes the elves) You're in trouble now! They're union!
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- Villains: Maximus, The Chameleon and Infantor.
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- Title pictures:
  
  Twas The Fight Before Christmas: A fireplace with a stocking hung by it which is in the shape of a boxing glove
  Toy Hystoryia: A group of evil toys about to attack.
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- Before it was shown, Atomic Cartoons had to change the episode title of "'Twas the Fight Before Christmas", because it was previously used as the title of the 2003 "POWERPUFF GIRLS" Christmas special. This episode was finally shown as "Jingle Brawls".
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- The "Dog star sirius" song from "toxic talent" plays during the training sequence.
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- Apparently, each of Minimus' faces has it's own brain.
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- This show's Christmas special aired in March.
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- Title: Toy Hystoryia
  This is an allusion to Disney/Pixar movie Toy Story.
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- 'Twas the Fight Before Christmas was later re-named "Jingle Brawls" when it first premiered in the US.
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- Episode Title: Twas the Fight Before Xmas
  The title is a parody of the first line of a famous Christmas story, The Night Before Christmas.
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