Ho Ho Ho
Remember the stop-motion puppet film "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"?
They just found a bunch of the puppets.
From the
Western Star:
Rudolph's nose glows again after dark years
You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen. And you know the most famous reindeer of all.
But you don't know the story of this Rudolph — a 5-inch-high little guy made of wood, wool and wire. Once a star, then forgotten for decades, he's making an unusual comeback starting today at Atlanta's Center for Puppetry Arts.
The Rudolph scheduled to go on display at the center today is the well-known figure used in making the 42-year-old animated TV special "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," which airs tonight on CBS. The Santa puppet from the same show will join his lead reindeer at the center.
Although Gene Autry's 1949 song set Rudolph on his way to Christmas fame, in many ways the 1964 TV special — with its story of Hermey the Elf (who'd rather be a dentist), the Misfit Toys, Yukon Cornelius and the gang, and filled with original songs like "Holly Jolly Christmas" — has become the Rudolph story many people remember.
And what happened:
Kreiss says an animation company called Rankin/Bass made the special, and when it was done with the figures, stuck them in a closet. When they were about to be thrown away, a Rankin/Bass secretary, who has asked to remain anonymous, got permission to take them home instead. The secretary's children played with them for years at Christmas; no one thought they would ever be of great value.
Very cool! Makes you wonder what else is out there being loved on by some kids. Where is the monolith from 2001?
Posted by DaveH at December 9, 2006 12:23 PM