Rudolph - Behind the scenes of a holiday classic

[MIB41]

In the true spirit of Christmas, I thought this would be a great story to post. The real story behind the classic Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer program. Did you know the family of Burl Ives still gets a royalty check every time it is shown today? But none of the other participants do. A great read with some great behind the scenes pics. Also note more links at the bottom of the article. Great stuff! Enjoy!

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sourc...8DYAvA&cad=rja

[kingdom warrior]

The guy who wrote the article Rick Goldschmidt wrote THE best book ever "The Enchanted World of Rankin Bass. It is a MUST have for fans of Rankin/Bass. It's out of Print but I'm sure you can find copies on Ebay. I treasure my copy of that book. It goes into great detail about everything that they put out.

[4NDR01D]

The guy who wrote the article Rick Goldschmidt wrote THE best book ever "The Enchanted World of Rankin Bass. It is a MUST have for fans of Rankin/Bass. It's out of Print but I'm sure you can find copies on Ebay. I treasure my copy of that book. It goes into great detail about everything that they put out.

Cool, I'm gonna look for that.

[HardyGirl]

Crap, the action keeps getting aborted so I can see the link.

[MIB41]

Here's the website address for you HardyGirl.

http://www.tvparty.com/xmasrudolph.html

[HardyGirl]

Thanks MIB.

Ok, I did call the elf Herbie, I do like Fame and Fortune better, (and that's on the versionI recorded in the 80s), and I always thought the doll was a misfit b/c she didn't have a nose. But it's good to learn new things about a cherished classic.

[Earth 2 Chris]

I KNEW it was Hermey, not Herbie. There is a fairly recent Golden Book version, based on the special, where the elf is called Herbie. Even the copyright owners can't get it right!

Great article. I'm a bit confused now about what I have on DVD. I recall the "Fame and Fortune" song, but I guess I just didn't realize it had originally replaced "We're A Couple of Misfits".


Chris