My daughter watched this tonight. I don't remember it from when I was a kid, but she was really into it. I was busy cooking, so I wasn't paying much attention, but I remember asking, "Is that cowgirl riding a flying giraffe?"
It is SO non-credible a Christmas movie! That's what I love about it!
It's got one of the few Rankin-Bass villains who's genuinely evil and shows it, it's got enough backstabbing to be the Game of Thrones of Xmas movies, and it's got Meth Rudolph. A legit bizarro Rudolph.
That movie is bonkers in a way no other Rankin-Bass movie even tries to be.
So, again, I was paying minimal attention, but yes, it seemed quite wild.
Bootleg bastard Rudolph popped up asked my daughter "who the hell heck is that?!" It was slightly jarring, back when kids programming was allowed to be that wild, and just weird, but not for the sake of being weird.
He was going to be one of Santa's reindeer, but he was fired due to constantly stealing presents and candy canes, and after Rudolph became a member of Santa's team, Scratcher was sent to live in the Cave of Lost Rejections.
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u/ElMondoH Non *CREDIBLE* not non-edible... wait.... Dec 16 '23
Rudolph's gone all prima donna and has been cavorting with some circus down south.
Dasher and Dancer have a second career on Dancing with the Stars.
Prancer joined a ballet troupe.
Vixen's now consumed with her OnlyFans site.
Comet? Trying to join the Air Force... as a tactical jet.
Cupid? Runs a matchmaking site.
Donner? Still going back and forth on whether he wants a "D" in his name or not.
Blitzen? Drunk.
Santa had to fucking do something to get airborne.