Rudolph/Red Nosed

[podunk press]

Sort of annoying that they air the holiday classics while Fox runs a new episode of "Glee."

 

[Della9250]

Personally I'm partial to the Year Without a Santa Claus, just for the Meiser brothers.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

My kids watch the Grinch and Rudolph (and Frosty) year round.

 

[HC]

Saw the premiere of Rudolph as a 4-year old. Abominable Snowman scared the beejeebus out of me.

 

[terrier]

The Burgermeister was a *******.
It's awesome that the Rankin/Bass ouevre has lasted more than 40 years, while Christmas specials from the '80s on have been mostly disposable crap.

 

[TwoGloves]

Ever notice that when Santa takes off, there are only seven reindeer (including Rudolph) pulling the sleigh? I wonder if two got laid off because of the economy. Perhaps they had to leave Donner and Blitzen behind.

 

[Buck]

I don't know about the puppets. It always looks like it's a mixture of solid objects that are animated. Watching it on HD, you can see hair on the deer.

Yeah, definitely not puppets, I know. More like dolls? I read somewhere they had to move them for every click of the camera to create motion.

The same way they made 'The Golden Girls.'

 

[imjustagirl]

I don't know about the puppets. It always looks like it's a mixture of solid objects that are animated. Watching it on HD, you can see hair on the deer.

Yeah, definitely not puppets, I know. More like dolls? I read somewhere they had to move them for every click of the camera to create motion.

The same way they made 'The Golden Girls.'

I just nearly choked to death on my Cookie Crisp. Well played, sir.