Is your dog yeti to take on this ferocious snowmonster? Bumble’s long ‘n’ strong plush exterior tears away to reveal a squeaky, bouncy rubber core—don’t worry, it sounds far less abominable than barking at squirrels. Yukon Cornelius™ DC Comics, then known as National Periodical Publications, published a series of 13 annuals titled Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer from 1950 to 1962. [24] [25] Rube Grossman drew most of the 1950s stories. [26] Demoted to Extra: He's completely absent from the other two Rankin-Bass Rudolph specials, but gets a bit player role in The Island of Misfit Toys. Bullying a Dragon: Winterbolt tries to freeze Lady Boreal with his staff at the beginning of the film, but she deflects it and puts him into a deep sleep for many years.

The Toy Taker is then confronted by Rudolph and Clarice in which Rudolph blinds him with the red light from his nose, prompting the Toy Taker to parachute into the Peppermint Mine. After a long chase, the thief attempts to make a run for it, but is lassoed by Yukon. Once his trench coat and hat are yanked off, everyone watching discovers that the Toy Taker is Mr. Cuddles, who wore stilts to make himself more intimidating. Informed Deformity: While Rudolph's lightbulb nose is indeed bizarre, it certainly isn't something to be afraid of or have him ostracized over. Mr. Cuddles was a teddy bear that started as a present given to Steven, and was his favorite gift that he played with. When Steven grew up however, he became interested in other things and forgot about Mr. Cuddles. The teddy bear was put inside a box, was taken to the dump, and his parts were torn apart. Wanting to save other Christmas toys from the fate of being forgotten, he put on a green trench coat, an olive green fedora, sky blue mittens, and wore brown stilts, going under the name the "Toy Taker". He used a magic flute to hypnotize other toys. This ironically becomes a conflict again in The Island of Misfit Toys, as Rudolph thinks people only like him because of his nose and seriously considers getting plastic surgery to replace it with a normal nose, but Clarice talks him out of it. Nathaniel Dominy, an anthropology professor at Dartmouth College (Robert L. May's alma mater), published a scholarly paper on Rudolph's red nose in the open access online journal Frontiers for Young Minds in 2015. In the paper, Dominy noted that reindeer eyes can perceive shorter wavelengths of light than humans, allowing them to see ultraviolet light; ultraviolet light, however, is much more easily scattered in fog, which would blind reindeer. Thus, Rudolph's red nose, emitting longer-wavelength red light, would penetrate the fog more easily. A summary of Dominy's findings was released in an Associated Press article on December 22. [35] Cast and characters [ edit ] Characters

The Dreaded: The mere thought of him makes Sam the Snowman shiver in fear, and not without reason. Subverted later on once he becomes a good guy. Twas the Night Before Christmas: Edited by Santa Claus for the Benefit of Children of the 21st Century" (2012) being Pamela McColl "smoke-free" edit of Clement Clarke Moore's poem In Rudolph to the Rescue (originally titled Rudolph's Second Christmas), Rudolph instantly starts crying since he can hardly read Sonny and Sis's letter to him and decides to have Santa read it for him out loud.

Non-Standard Character Design: To help sell the idea that he's a misfit, his appearance was deliberately designed to be distinct from the other elves, having blonde hair poking out, whites in his eyes, a small nose, and round ears. In Rudolph's Shiny New Year he remains hopeful on rescuing Happy the Baby New Year. Notably when Rudolph, alongside O.M., Sir 1023, and Sev enter The Sea of Dispair. O.M., Sir 1023, and Sev all begin losing up while Rudolph remains upbeat and even sings "Have A Little Faith In Me" to raise their spirits up. Luminescent Blush: In the original story, after the reindeer congratulate him on Christmas morning. Rudolph starts blushing, which causes his entire body to literally turn red that's as bright as his nose. ◊

Markstein, Don. "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer". Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Archived from the original on September 12, 2012 . Retrieved December 4, 2011. A Wizard Did It: Both the "Foggy night" and Rudolph's shiny nose are retconned into having supernatural origins in Rudolph & Frosty's Christmas In July. Hero of Another Story: In the novel "The Island of Misfit Toys", is it explained that while Rudolph was saving his parents from the Bumble, they were rescuing Charlie-in-the-Box, who got himself lost in the sea during the terrible snowstorm. MadTV featured Rudolph in a parody of the 1964 Rankin-Bass special called Raging Rudolph. Rudolph is beaten up for his red nose, and decides to get revenge on Santa Claus with Hermie the Elf by hiring Yukon Cornelius (a hitman in the special) to kill and decapitate Santa. Rudolph then takes over the North Pole. A sequel to the skit, The Reinfather, shows Rudolph exacting revenge for his hitman's death in a nod to The Godfather.

Similar to Rudolph's Shiny New Year, while Donner only had a brief speaking appearance in Rudolph & Frosty's Christmas in July. He's a lot kinder and less aggressive toward Rudolph than in his previous appearance and he appears to have learned his lesson. All There in the Manual: For years, there was a lot of confusion as to whether his name was Herbie or Hermie and how his name was spelled, but the original script shows his name to be spelled as Hermey. Cursed with Awesome: His dentistry talents (or at least his peculiar desire to do it at the expense of his job and tradition) makes him an outcast among the other elves, but he uses it to save his friends from the Abominable. Maxton Books published the first mass-market edition of Rudolph in 1947 [17] and a sequel, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Shines Again, in 1954. [ citation needed] In 1992, Applewood Books published Rudolph's Second Christmas, an unpublished sequel that Robert May wrote in 1947. [ citation needed] In 2003, Penguin Books issued a reprint version of the original Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer with new artwork by Lisa Papp. [ citation needed] Penguin also reprinted May's sequels, Rudolph Shines Again and Rudolph's Second Christmas (now retitled Rudolph to the Rescue). [18] Story [ edit ] Disney Villain Death: Subverted: as while he seemingly falls to his death with Yukon, but it turns out "Bumbles bounce!"This not-so-giant tree has help from the world’s furriest interior decorator—and now your dog! With a vanilla-scented rubber core, pups only need to tear away the fabric cover to help Bumble place the star on top. Rudolph® Chew