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Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Year:

1964

Duration:

47 min | 55 min

Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Family | Fantasy | Musical

IMDB rate:

8.2

Director:

Larry Roemer

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1964-12-06

Filming Locations: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Cast

Actor

Character

Billie Mae Richards

Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Burl Ives

Sam the Snowman (voice)

Paul Soles

Hermey

Larry D. Mann

Yukon Cornelius

Stan Francis

Santa Claus

Paul Kligman

Donner

Janis Orenstein

Clarice

Alfie Scopp

Charlie-In-The-Box

Carl Banas

Head Elf / Spotted Elephant / Other Toys (voice)

Corinne Conley

Doll / Others (voice)

Peg Dixon

Mrs. Donner /

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Trivia

The black and white live action footage at the beginning of the show, presumably portrays the bad snowstorm mentioned late in the story. Since the cars in the footage are of mid-to-late 1950s vintage, apparently the story in the 1964 special takes place in the then-recent past. However, the newspaper in that footage shows the date 12-24-1964.

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Why is Dolly for Sue, who is apparently a perfectly ordinary doll, living on the Island of Misfit Toys? This gripping debate raged on for decades, until official word from Rankin-Bass recently decided the issue: Dolly for Sue is a "misfit" because she has psychological problems - she feels unloved.

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Yukon Cornelius' stalwart sled dogs include a cocker spaniel, a poodle, a Saint Bernard, a collie, and a dachshund.

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Goofs

When Rudolph leaves Yukon and Hermey, he says he hopes Yukon finds lots of tinsel. But Yukon never said he was looking for tinsel. He was looking for gold, then later silver. Only Sam the Snowman mentions tinsel, when he speaking (not singing) between the verses of his "Silver and Gold" song.

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As Sam introduces the Christmas seals, clapping is heard in the soundtrack, but none of the seals are clapping.

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The elf "Hermey" is called "Herbie" by some characters.

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Quotes

Narrator: Sam the Snowman: Well, as good as everyone feels, this is no time for celebrating, because the next day is Christmas Eve, the biggest day of the year!

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Narrator: Sam the Snowman: I don't know what we would have done without Rudolph to pull us through. Anyway - uh, Rudolph? Huh, could it be that some of you are not acquainted with the story of Rudolph?

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Hermey: [musically] Why am I such a misfit? I am not just a nitwit. You can't fire me, I quit. Seems I don't fit in.

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Faq

What makes the doll on the Island of Misfit Toys a misfit?

The doll was not originally in the script of this special and was added later. According to Arthur Rankin, one of the producers of this special, her problem was more "psychological than physical."

What happened to the song "Fame and Fortune" and the Yukon peppermint scene?

The original 1964 NBC telecast featured a duet reprise of a song performed earlier in the film called "We're A Couple Of Misfits", but when it was re-edited a year later it was replaced by a new song, "Fame And Fortune", a song that was seen in all subsequent telecasts through 1997. When CBS aired a restored version of the film in 1998, the "Misfits" reprise was added back in place of "Fame and Fortune", which by the way can be found on the DVD edition as a deleted scene. The "Peppermint Scene" was also a casualty of the 1965 re-edit and replaced by a new sequence where Santa rescues the toys from the Island of Misfit Toys--that was created and filmed by Rankin/Bass after people complained Santa didn't keep his promise to return to the Island. The 1998 CBS telecast has the Misfit Island finale in story context, while the DVD contains both "Peppermint Scene" and "Misfit Island" finales. Incidentally, the "Peppermint Scene" has still not aired on CBS; in fact, it has not been seen on network television since its 1964 debut on NBC.

What are the lyrics to "Fame and Fortune"?

Hermey & Rudolph: "Fame and fortune, fame and fortune, we're off to seek them now. Anyone can have them both, it just takes the right know how.Hermey: We put on our travelin' shoes today.Rudolph: We won't stop until we find the way.Hermey & Rudolph: To fame and fortune. Fame and fortune, they will be ours some day. Fame and fortune, fame and fortune, they will be ours some day.

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