- Snow Miser
Snow Miser is a
fictional character from theRankin/Bass -produced1974 stop-motion animatedChristmas special "The Year Without a Santa Claus ". Snow Miser was voiced by actor/comedianDick Shawn .In the special, Snow Miser controlled cold weather all over Earth; his is his stepbrother,
Heat Miser .Mother Nature was Snow Miser's (and Heat Miser's) mother.Snow Miser was a giant
humanoid creature, with the supernatural power to freeze objects at will. Snow Miser lived in a large icecastle , and was attended to by a host of miniature versions of himself. He defended his domain fiercely, yet unlike Heat Miser, was a gregarious, friendly, jocular sort, given to gales of laughter and bad puns aboutsnow and cold weather.Both Snow and Heat Miser sing a memorable
ragtime style song introducing themselves.In the 2006 NBC live-action remake, he is played by actor
Michael McKean . Also, rather than miniature versions of himself, his underlings are replaced by women in white swimsuits and scarves, warring with Heat Miser by firing giant icicles fromcrossbows .Collectibles
Action figures based on "The Year Without a Santa Claus" were produced by Palisades Toys in 2002 and included the Snow Miser, the Heat Miser and their tiny clone-like assistants. The figures were re-released by NECA in late 2006.
Trivia
In the movie "
Batman and Robin ",Mr. Freeze (played byArnold Schwarzenegger ) tries to get his henchmen to learn the Snow Miser's song. A clip from "The Year Without a Santa Claus" is shown, during the point in which Snow Miser sings his memorable ragtime song to introduce himself.Snow Miser is allegedly based on
Spiro Agnew while his nemesis brotherHeat Miser is based onRichard Nixon .fact|date=September 2008ong Lyrics
[Snow Miser] I'm Mister White Christmas, I'm Mister Snow.I'm Mister Icicle, I'm Mister Ten Below.Friends call me Snow Miser, whatever I touchturns to snow in my clutch...I'm too much!
[Chorus] He's Mister White Christmas, he's Mister Snow
[Snow Miser] That's right!
[Chorus] He's Mister Icicle, he's Mister Ten Below
[Snow Miser] Friends call me Snow Miser, whatever I touchturns to snow in my clutch
[Chorus] He's too much!
[Snow Miser] I never want to see a dayThat's over forty degrees.I'd rather have it thirty,twenty, ten, five and let it freeeeEEEEEEeeze!
[Chorus] He's Mister White Christmas, he's Mister Snow
[Snow Miser] That's right!
[Chorus] He's Mister Icicle, he's Mister Ten Below
[Snow Miser] Friends call me Snow Miser, whatever I touchturns to snow in my clutch!...Too much.
[Everybody] Too Much!!
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