[quote=jayjay
Nobody seems to know about the doll. This page, which denotes characters’ script names in ALL CAPS, calls her the MISFIT GIRL DOLL and says that producer Arthur Rankin and script writer Romeo Muller both state that the doll’s problem is psychological rather than physical, but give no details. There is a link at the bottom of the cited page to a second page continuation.[/quote]
What, King Moonracer couldn’t fly into a drug store for some Xanax?
In case anyone is interested, this edition of the DVD has at least one scene that has not aired possibly since the 60’s - immediately after Santa leaves we see a quick reaction from Rudolph’s parents and Clarice. Then we see Yukon find some of the treasure he’s looking for. The scene itself is very short and not much to look at but it was cool to see a scene that I had never had a chance to see even though I’ve watched this show since I was little. It also contains the song “Fame and Fortune” as an extra since it shows the original reprise of “We’re a Couple of Misfits” in the show instead.
There was no Xanax (or Prozac or Zoloft or Cymbalta or Celexa) in 1964.
Holy smokes! I remember those scenes.
I love my daughter. She’s 5 and was playing with her plush Rudolph toys today. “Mommy, why is Charlie-in-the-box a misfit? Why doesn’t he just change his name to Jack?” Then we ran through several of the toys and why they were misfits, and she is just confused as to why they can’t make the easy fixes. And, of course, she thinks the Misfit Doll is just sad. I love that she has thought about this so hard!
I don’t know if the show plays the song’s intro, so sorry if this is out of place, but if Rudolph is in fact “the most famous reindeer of all” then why are we asked if we recall him while it is taken for granted that we know the other eight?
Finally, somebody sees the lesson behind the lesson that I did:
What? King Moonracer couldn’t have flown into the future?
This thread is hilarious.
I never knew there was a Hermie/Herbie debate. So to see it go on for so long amazed me.
HERMIE, everyone. HERMIE! (spelling can be an issue, but the key letter is an M, not a B.)
Herbie was a “Love Bug”. 
The guesses on the girl doll were all great too. My favorite is the psychological flaw. That’s great! Some kid was waiting for her 'Baby Bi-Polar" doll, and was disappointed Christmas morning.
The Charlie-in-the-Box was a freak, and a miserable bastard too. He kind of reminds me of the Simpson’s Moe Szyslak.
I never got the homosexual undercurrent with Hermie. Or any of the characters, frankly. As a child, I didn’t let a clay-mation character’s sexuality creep into my head. Perhaps I was repressing something.
Thanks for the laughs everyone!
Okay, King Moonracer couldn’t raid some pharmacy for some “Mother’s Little Helper”?
Neither did I, I was only joking.
He does sound kinda artistic though, doesn’t he?
again, joking.
Spelling is an issue - according to early promotional materials, it’s spelled HERMEY.
Then where did the spelling “Hermie” come from?
Are these early promotional materials canon?
Probably Hermie comes from a conflation with Herbie.
What that elf chooses to do in his spare time is no business of ours.
(But that does help confirm he is more a fairy than an elf…)
Not really sure there is a “canon” for this one. I got it from this article.
And again in this quote:
Interesting article.
I just have to note my favorite atheist podcast, Irreligiosophy #89 has just done a wonderful hatchet job on Rudolph and the assholes he lives with, what a riot. These guys will not be to everyones taste but they are funny.
http://www.irreligiosophy.com/
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer airs this year on CBS, Tuesday, Nov 29 at 8:00 PM
I always liked this short story I first read 20+ years ago on USENET: Rudolph’s Last Goodnight, by Darren Davis. (Mods: if that’s a copyright violation of some kind and the story is not properly in the public domain, please remove the link)
Whoohoo!
“Ready, Freudian Slit?”
“Fuck yeah, Santa!”