1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:03,280 Viewers like you make this program possible. 2 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:07,000 Downloaded from YTS.MX 3 00:00:03,360 --> 00:00:05,760 Support your local PBS station. 4 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:13,000 Official YIFY movies site: YTS.MX 5 00:00:12,720 --> 00:00:16,000 I'm going to tell you a story, 6 00:00:16,120 --> 00:00:19,640 a rather wonderful Christmas story. 7 00:00:46,640 --> 00:00:52,440 It's a story about a clown who was thrown away, 8 00:00:52,560 --> 00:00:56,840 a faithful friend adored in childhood 9 00:00:56,920 --> 00:01:00,280 but disowned when the child grew up, 10 00:01:00,320 --> 00:01:05,120 and discarded like a moldy apple core. 11 00:01:44,200 --> 00:01:47,680 Wait! What's this? 12 00:01:47,760 --> 00:01:50,040 Is Clown alive? 13 00:01:50,120 --> 00:01:52,560 Is someone pulling his strings? 14 00:01:52,640 --> 00:01:55,200 No, no. That can't be it. 15 00:01:55,280 --> 00:01:58,560 Is there the faintest flicker, 16 00:01:58,680 --> 00:02:02,680 the tiniest trace of life left in his batteries? 17 00:02:02,760 --> 00:02:05,480 Oh, no batteries, eh? 18 00:02:08,120 --> 00:02:11,120 So is it just that it's Christmas, 19 00:02:11,160 --> 00:02:15,240 a time for mistletoe and mince pies and merrymaking 20 00:02:15,280 --> 00:02:17,360 and magic? 21 00:02:17,400 --> 00:02:19,880 We're going to find out. 22 00:02:57,560 --> 00:03:03,000 Teddy bear, bunny, ostrich, parrot, and elephant 23 00:03:03,120 --> 00:03:07,240 all lay together unloved and abandoned 24 00:03:07,280 --> 00:03:11,280 in that dark and dingy dustbin. 25 00:03:11,400 --> 00:03:15,080 Oh, Clown did so want to save his friends. 26 00:03:21,280 --> 00:03:24,000 He looked around for something, anything 27 00:03:24,080 --> 00:03:26,400 that might prove useful. 28 00:04:14,360 --> 00:04:17,280 Now, at least, he could run for help. 29 00:04:19,240 --> 00:04:23,920 For the first time in his life, he didn't feel safe. 30 00:04:24,040 --> 00:04:27,240 Never before had Clown been alone 31 00:04:27,360 --> 00:04:31,000 in the helter-skelter world of grown-ups. 32 00:04:41,480 --> 00:04:44,000 But which way should he go? 33 00:04:44,040 --> 00:04:48,360 Thank goodness he had his shoes to give him confidence. 34 00:05:08,160 --> 00:05:12,280 Enchanting children was what he did best. 35 00:05:12,360 --> 00:05:14,480 He told her a tale 36 00:05:14,560 --> 00:05:17,480 about a baby boy who grew bigger... 37 00:05:17,560 --> 00:05:20,160 and heavier... 38 00:05:20,240 --> 00:05:24,720 and taller... 39 00:05:24,800 --> 00:05:29,920 until he was too old for bedtime cuddles and adventures. 40 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:33,240 And, well, we know the rest. 41 00:05:52,000 --> 00:05:55,560 Poor clown. He was left behind once more. 42 00:06:00,840 --> 00:06:04,400 But life has a habit of springing surprises. 43 00:06:08,680 --> 00:06:11,720 It was the school's Christmas assembly. 44 00:06:13,840 --> 00:06:16,120 Ahh. How funny! 45 00:06:16,160 --> 00:06:19,000 They thought Clown was one of the children 46 00:06:19,040 --> 00:06:22,360 disguised in fancy dress. 47 00:07:01,600 --> 00:07:05,040 Clown was so excited. It was his turn at last! 48 00:07:25,400 --> 00:07:27,600 But some people don't know talent 49 00:07:27,680 --> 00:07:30,800 when it's dancing right under their nose. 50 00:07:36,600 --> 00:07:40,920 He was determined to try again to save his friends. 51 00:07:43,000 --> 00:07:47,720 After all, enchanting children was what he did best. 52 00:08:42,080 --> 00:08:45,480 Where on earth was she taking him? 53 00:08:48,840 --> 00:08:52,120 Ah! The toy shop was a marvel. 54 00:09:06,440 --> 00:09:11,080 Gosh! Those toys really did remind him of someone. 55 00:09:17,760 --> 00:09:21,120 Had he been forgotten already? 56 00:09:24,480 --> 00:09:26,880 In the warmth of that hug, 57 00:09:27,000 --> 00:09:31,480 he felt hope fluttering like a fledgling baby bird. 58 00:09:34,240 --> 00:09:37,000 The room was bathed in light, 59 00:09:37,120 --> 00:09:40,520 a sparkling Christmas paradise. 60 00:09:55,760 --> 00:10:02,080 But not everything or everyone sparkled quite so brightly. 61 00:10:35,720 --> 00:10:38,480 Thrown away again. 62 00:10:44,840 --> 00:10:48,120 And then in that desperate moment, 63 00:10:48,240 --> 00:10:51,080 hanging by a thread, 64 00:10:51,120 --> 00:10:54,240 something astonishing happened... 65 00:10:57,080 --> 00:10:59,760 something really stupendous... 66 00:11:03,480 --> 00:11:05,960 to turn things on their head. 67 00:11:31,000 --> 00:11:34,480 The view was breathtaking. 68 00:11:36,640 --> 00:11:41,320 Oh! What a jolt of pure joy for his spirits. 69 00:12:13,440 --> 00:12:17,000 Uh-oh. Here comes trouble. 70 00:12:23,600 --> 00:12:26,960 Ohh! Oh, dear. 71 00:12:31,480 --> 00:12:35,120 He dredged up a drop of magic 72 00:12:35,200 --> 00:12:38,480 and danced for his life. 73 00:13:00,080 --> 00:13:04,480 Just when he thought he might be out of danger, 74 00:13:04,600 --> 00:13:07,720 a far greater menace loomed large. 75 00:13:37,960 --> 00:13:40,840 Thrown away again. 76 00:13:42,760 --> 00:13:49,080 And right there, at that moment, Clown thought that all was lost, 77 00:13:49,120 --> 00:13:52,640 but life often has a strange way to turn one's luck 78 00:13:52,720 --> 00:13:55,640 when least expected. 79 00:14:07,600 --> 00:14:10,720 It was a dreadful sight. 80 00:14:12,600 --> 00:14:16,640 Clown could tell immediately that something must be done. 81 00:14:16,720 --> 00:14:21,120 After all, enchanting children was what he did best. 82 00:15:00,080 --> 00:15:03,880 It was the last chance to save his friends. 83 00:15:13,640 --> 00:15:17,480 But everything was so topsy-turvy 84 00:15:17,520 --> 00:15:20,360 and such a terrible mess. 85 00:15:27,880 --> 00:15:32,720 Time to roll up their sleeves and make everything sparkle. 86 00:16:19,640 --> 00:16:22,600 The room had never been so tidy before. 87 00:16:22,720 --> 00:16:26,120 What a wonderful surprise for Mum. 88 00:16:28,720 --> 00:16:33,480 At last, Clown had found someone who would listen. 89 00:16:57,840 --> 00:17:01,320 Everything was quiet and, oh, so still. 90 00:17:01,360 --> 00:17:03,360 Everybody was home, 91 00:17:03,440 --> 00:17:05,920 busy preparing their Christmas dinners. 92 00:17:06,000 --> 00:17:08,960 The city was empty... 93 00:17:19,560 --> 00:17:23,240 Would his friends still be there? 94 00:17:30,400 --> 00:17:33,280 Parrot... 95 00:17:33,400 --> 00:17:37,800 elephant... 96 00:17:37,920 --> 00:17:42,520 ostrich... 97 00:17:42,640 --> 00:17:46,320 bunny... 98 00:17:46,440 --> 00:17:50,720 and teddy bear. 99 00:17:50,760 --> 00:17:55,000 The friends were reunited at last. 100 00:18:22,240 --> 00:18:25,200 Clown had a simply splendid idea. 101 00:19:51,720 --> 00:19:56,960 And that's how with a bit of luck, a lot of determination, 102 00:19:57,000 --> 00:20:00,880 and a sprinkling of magic, 103 00:20:00,960 --> 00:20:05,560 Clown and his friends got a new home, 104 00:20:05,680 --> 00:20:08,720 a home where they were loved again 105 00:20:08,800 --> 00:20:11,480 because, now you know, 106 00:20:11,560 --> 00:20:15,920 toys like Clown and his five friends, 107 00:20:16,000 --> 00:20:23,240 well, they only come to life when children love them.