Where were Rudolph’s parents and Clarice for the several “months” they were out looking for Rudolph?
As you remember, Rudolph returns home to the Reindeer Cave(?) and finds it empty. A forlorn Santa says that “they’ve been gone for months, out looking for you!”
Granted, they ended up in the Abominable’s rather sparse cave, but it doesn’t seem possible that the monster could have been toying with them for months.
Also, what happened to the “storm of the century” when they’re out delivering the toys? Seems I recall moonlight during Santa’s big “Me-e-e-rr-eee Christmas” finale.
Having just watched it on the BBC, I have to say that the show gets more and more disturbing every time I see it.
Hermie does indeed seem to deserve his name. Note that every other male elf is completely bald (excluding facial hair), whereas all the female elves have blonde hair. Hermie is the only male elf with blonde hair; therefore, Hermie displays both male and female elven characteristics. Hence, “Hermie”.
And an inadvertent MST3K moment: when Rudolph sneaks away from his friends on the Island of Misfit Toys, he leaves the door open.
<Spouse>: Hey! Close the door!
<Me>: Yeah! Were you born in a barn?
WoW! I had no idea this thread was started 2 years ago when I started reading it!
And in those 2 years nobody has brought up my biggest problem. It’s on the Island of Misfit Toys. Ok, so you have:
-Dolly: We’re not sure, probably an early interpretation of clinical depression (it would be interesting to find out if any of the original writers had any relatives with depression, hence including it int he show).
-The Train: Square wheels.
-The Elephant: Polks-Dotted.
-The Cowboy / Ostrich.
It’s the last 2 that truly bothered the hell out of me.
-The squirt-gun: He shoots jelly. Huh? How 'bout you stop filling him with jelly in the first place! I mean, as a gun he seems quite functional, except the stupid kid he was given to keeps filling him with jelly!
-The Charlie in the box: This one boggles the mind! Just give him a new bloody name for christsake!
Hell, even the train can be fixed easily enough! Sqaure wheels can become circles pretty darn easily. You mean to tell me nobody thought of grinding off the corners??
The Misfit Toys & citizens of the kingdom of Moonracer certainly aren’t an industrious folk!
When I was at my friends’ Christmas party earlier in the month, we concluded that Mrs. Claus must have had breast reduction. She had big giant hooters in “Santa Claus is Coming to Town,” but not so in “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.”
I agree, it’s kinda nice to be immortalized in a thread that returns once a year. Still, I did a doubletake when I saw it. Startled me a bit.
*raises a glass of egg nog"
Here’s to Poohpah!
And as for the thread: I’ve always loved the Bumble. Pity he wasn’t accepted into the community until they maimed him… Destined for a life of apple sauce.
