It’s been a while since a new holiday series has come along that is not only worth watching, but is worth keeping around for future celebrations. The adventures of Prep and Landing fill the bill nicely. The short animated films tell the adventures of Christmas elves Lanny and Wayne who work for Santa’s Prep and Landing division, which means they visit the house before the sleigh arrives to make sure there are no creatures stirring, that the milk and cookies are in place, that there’s enough room under the tree for the presents and, most importantly, that the landing lights are set up on the roof for the reindeer to guide them to a safe landing. In the first movie, Prep & Landing, Wayne doesn’t do a very good job of making sure the children are snuggled all snug in their beds and they get caught. In the second, they have to battle a young girl who has hacked into Santa’s main frame on Christmas Eve to change everybody’s status to naughty. The stories are smart and funny, the animation better than expected and the voice talent, particularly Dave Foley (A Bug’s Life) as Wayne, is excellent.
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