It was a pretty bad mashup. Would have been improved 100% if the Apteryx had been around, sarcastically commenting on and lampshading the proceedings - but Johnny Hart (being a devout Christian fundie) never, ever would have allowed it. The blatant reference to the Nativity at the end was little more then an "Author Tract."

Least Grog got a few cameos, and of course, nothing much fazes Grog, even weird new-fangled holidays. ^.^

I did miss seeing the eatanter -- er, the anteater (not sure why they felt the need to include the ants but not him), and the Dookey Bird wasn't there to fly the turtle to safety when the Fat Broad kicked him. But I did enjoy the Bob & Ray banter, and the departure from the usual "we gotta save Christmas" plot overused by so many other, better known specials.

Ironically, this was made in 1981 -- before Hart went totally off the deep end like he did in the 90's. Yes, the bit at the end was kind of tacked on, but compared to some of the Sunday strips Hart did near his end, it seemed more like an acknowledging nod and wink than a Jack Chick tract. At least that's my take on it...

I think it's a very good take, actually.

I completely forgot about the Anteater and the Dookie Bird; maybe it wouldn't have been, er, family-friendly enough to have the anteater show up and eat the ants?

Dookie bird was missed, though. Apparently, in the computer-animated B.C. movie, they DID include the anteater and Dookie Bird: http://fanon.wikia.com/wiki/B.C._%28film%29.

(With John the turtle voiced by Larry the Cable Guy. How's that for a scary thought?)

And yeah, I should give Hart the benefit of the doubt: the end wasn't anything more then the sort of Nativity reference found in many other Christmas specials. He got FAR more blatant in the 90s; this was a classic example: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...../Bc_easter.gif

(But still no Apteryx. At least, except this fine lady:  jenkiwi, who can snark with the best of 'em. )

Cavemen celebrating Christmas?

Cavemen with glasses, snorkels, steel axes, and the Gregorian calendar?

Somehow, I don't think historical accuracy was a concern.

Well, no worse then the Flintstones, anyway, and back before he went over the Jack Chick Cliff, Hart was a very snarky, very sharp-witted writer.

Besides, as you can probably guess above, it's the critters that really are the fun part of B.C. for me. (And yes, I classify Grog as a "critter"...albeit a really BIG, really LOUD one)

I never saw this before. I was a fan of BC when this came out, but I never saw it. I guess no station near me covered it... Thanks, Tracy!