Tobar said:

Hey everyone, I think I might have found a new copy of the Holiday Special. Back around February I was browsing around on Youtube and found this pristine scene (for youtube) from the Holiday Special. I'm no expert on the various copies floating around out there but it's the cleanest copy I've ever seen. So I contacted the uploader asking about where he had gotten his copy and he told me the following:

One that I found myself! The guy recorded it at SP mode on a VHS tape, if you believe it. It's too bad he didn't leave the commercials in, but other than that it's complete.

Rick

I told him that you guys might be interested in it and he was completely open to being contacted about it. What do you guys think?

I think this looks like a winner. The picture and color is very sharp. It may even be better than the KCCI copy, or at least as good, and worth looking into for preservation's sake. At the very least, it's a broadcast version I've never run across before. Does this guy Rick own the original tape now, or did he just make a copy from the guy who does?

--SKot