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The Seder on Planet Matzah Ball (2004) [N/A]

Release Date:
January 1, 2004

Original Title:
The Seder on Planet Matzah Ball

Genres:
Family

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 28

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Millions of miles away, on a giant Matzah Ball in outer space, lives a family of funny, furry aliens who just happen to be Jewish. Most Jewish traditions on Planet Matzah Ball have been lost. One starry night, just before Pasover, an Intergalactic Passover Guide Book comes crashing down on Planet Matzah Ball. The curious Jewish aliens who discover it decide to follow its instructions and have a Seder of their own! But there's a problem: they need someone to lead the Seder who will make sure that the most important parts of the Passover story are told. Oogy volunteers to find a leader and travels to Planet Earth on his spaceship in search of one. Crash landing in Cleveland, Ohio, right in the middle of the Rosenberg family Seder, he learns everything about Passover. But when it's time to return to Planet Matzah Ball Oogy realizes that he hasn't accomplished his mission, for he still hasn't found a leader for his seder - or has he?

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Production

Executive Producer:
Yale Roe
Kenneth Schur

Lyricist:
Cathi Turow

Music:
Stephen J. Lawrence

Producer:
Victor DiNapoli

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