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TELETOON Host Holiday Toons for Christmas

TELETOON is celebrating the holiday season with a lineup full of holiday-themed episodes and specials.

Airing Dec. 22, 2006, at 4:00 pm, TELETOON will air the one-hour ATOMIC BETTY special, THE NO-L-9. The NO-L-9 features a cameo by famed Canadian actor William Shatner as Betty's grandfather. In the special, Betty battles Maximus to keep him from capturing the legendary planet No-L 9 as she tries to prevent Infantor from stealing Santa's toys while she tries to make it home in time to spend Christmas with her family. Repeat airings will be on Dec. 23, at 11:00 am and Dec. 25, at 7:00 am.

Premiering Dec. 16, at 7:00 pm, BILLY & MANDY SAVE CHRISTMAS has Grim, in a bid to prove to Mandy that Santa Claus really exists, takes her and Billy to the North Pole. But when they got there, they have a much bigger problem on their hands: Santa Claus has been bitten by a vampire.

In a repeat broadcast, TELETOON will show the 6TEEN special, SNOW JOB on Dec. 22, at 5:00 pm. This new one-hour special features a guest appearance by Leanne Wolkowski, a 9-year-old contest winner from Saskatchewan. In April 2006, Leanne visited the Nelvana studios to record her voice and have her character animated. A making-of video is available.

With only three days before the biggest dance of the year, the gang uses the time to work out important issues at the mall. Like will Jonesy finally ask Nikki to the dance? Will Wyatt and Caitlin score their dream dates, or humiliate themselves trying? And how will Jude live after Ron-the-Rentacop bans him from the mall -- forever?

THE NUTTIEST NUTCRACKER comes to TELETOON on Dec. 23, at 9:00 am the repeats at 3:00 pm as well as 7:00 am on Dec. 24. Featuring the voices of Jim Belushi as the Mouse King, Phyllis Diller as the Sugar Plum Fairy, and Cheech Marin as Mac, a young girl named Marie enters a magic kingdom where she meets the Nutcracker Prince. Leading a bunch of mixed nuts that includes the wisecracking Mac, the Prince enlists Marie's help to overthrow the evil Mouse King, who has stolen the Christmas star and enslaved the kingdom.

TELETOON will also air the ANIMANIACS special, WAKKO'S WISH, beginning Dec. 23, at 5:00 pm with repeats on Dec. 25, at 12:00 and 7:00 pm. Wakko picks the only magical falling star capable of granting his wish, but the entire ANIMANIAC clan must battle its way across a vast snowy country and outrace the evil King Salazar to reach the star and get his wish.

For more information, visit www.teletoon.com.

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