Festive feature in which a young orphan embarks on an adventure with the talking dog responsible for making Santa's 'naughty and nice' list. Max Moogle (Anthony Robinson) is something of an average 12-year-old boy, sweet-natured but with a mischievous side that sometimes leads him into trouble. When he meets Hercules (voice of Luigi Francis Shorty Rossi), a talking dog with an interesting occupation, Max resolves to mend his ways and make it onto Santa's present list. Hercules, however, wants Max to prove his change of heart. Together, the pair head off to San Francisco, where Max is handed the daunting task of convincing a grumpy man, Rick Wilder (Danny Arroyo), of the magic of Christmas...