December 1981
Johnny Hart's B.C.: A Special Christmas is a Canadian-produced holiday special based on the B.C. comic strip. The special starred the radio and television comedy duo of Bob and Ray, the former of whom is the father of actor/comedian Chris Elliott, and originally aired on HBO beginning in 1981.
This is the second TV special based on B.C. The first one, B.C.: The First Thanksgiving, initially aired on NBC in 1973.
Storyline
Peter enlists his sarcastic one-legged friend Wiley to help conjure a myth based around the idea of giving. Seeing the chance to make a profit off the selflessness of others, the two caveman create a figure that develops into the first Santa Claus but are then baffled when the "myth" they've created apparently becomes real. Substituting gain for fulfillment, Peter and Wiley experience the true meaning of Christmas.