Christmas in Monkeytown

The subject of this article is not in the Miaverse, meaning it is in the real world.

* Screenshot
* Titlecard
* Alternate titlecard

## In-universe information

### Fictional timeframe

November 26, 1336 through December 31, 1336

"*It's the Christmas season in the Snortleson household! While Karen's hyper-feminist family is visiting for the month, Buck discovers that he's been fired from Monkey's Pride. With Christmas fast approaching, will the family have a happy holiday?*"
—Official episode synopsis from YouTube.
"**Christmas in Monkeytown**" (also known as simply the **Monkeytown Christmas Special**) is the tenth epispode *Monkeytown*, and was released on December 20, 2015. It is a standalone special, not included in either season one or two.

## Production

The Christmas special was first rumored on Bennett Joel's blog in October 2015. It was then officially confirmed on December 15, 2015 on the Monkeytown Facebook page, along with a promotional image. It also revealed that the episode would be the first to be released in HD. The episode was first scheduled for release on December 16, 2015, but the Facebook post was later edited to make the phrasing more vague. The title, "Christmas in Monkeytown", was revealed in a reply to a comment on December 16.

The episode was posted online on December 20, 2015.

## Characters

Major roles
* Buck Snortleson
* Karen Snortleson
* Bradley Snortleson
* Jasmine Snortleson
* Marge Bonobo (debut)
* Cleo Bonobo (debut)
* Gordon Pillsbury

Minor roles
* Monisha Brown
* Felix Baboon
* Bobby Snortleman
* Ping Ching Ling Ming

Characters mentioned
* Queen Kong Snortleson (0:52)
* Santa Claus (1:27)
* Shrek (1:33)
* Gary (7:00)
* Chad Gross (7:12)
* Yogi Bonobo (15:15)
* Wanda Pillsbury (20:14)
* Mrs. Claus (26:20)

Cameo and background roles
* Grouch Groucheberger (10:16)
* Flipper Pucenose (10:16)
* Taylor Coolman (10:16; later has speaking role at 27:11)
* Unidentified dog (10:16)
* Unidentified white mouse (10:16)
* Unidentified white platypus (10:45)
* Jackson Pillsbury (24:52)

Special type appearances
* Dr. Womyn (on book cover; 11:01)
* Matilda Redford (voice only; onscreen in *Judge Mia* episode; 15:38)
* Mia Redford (onscreen in *Judge Mia* episode; 15:42)
* Fransisco del Gumbo (mentioned onscreen in *Judge Mia* episode; 15:42)
* Judge Maya (her likeness as a doll; 23:48)

## Trivia

* During pre-production, the Christmas special was titled "The Holidays".
* This episode was originally intended to be a *Judge Mia* reunion episode, but that concept was likely incorporated into "The Funeral" instead.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 On the official Monkeytown website, the Christmas special is listed as "S--E10", which implies that it is not within either season.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1  Post on Facebook (December 15, 2015). "the Monkeytown Christmas special premieres this week."
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3  Video on YouTube (December 20, 2015). *Monkeytown Christmas Special: "Christmas in Monkeytown"*.
4. ↑ Seen in the alternate titlecard of the episode.
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Joel, Bennett. *All Things Elwood*. (October 30, 2015). *Monkeytown update (+new blog!)*
6. ↑  Post on Facebook (December 15, 2015). "Click "Edited" to see history of post.." **(destination expired)** See this image
7. ↑  Post on Facebook (November 15, 2015). "What's the Christmas special's title?." **(destination expired)**