TheChristmas Experiment: Hours 19+20: Reindeer Aplenty

Time for some good old fashioned Reindeer stuff.

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: Another special I'm surprised I've never covered. Weird. So much has been said over the years. For starters, there's the interpretation that it's only okay to be different if you have something to offer society. There are ones that equate what happens to Rudolph and Herby to growing up gay. There are a lot of interpretations out there. Mine is that everyone is kinda crummy. Santa openly discriminates against Rudolph. His parents are terrible to him because of his nose. It's a terrible world that he got stuck in.

Robbie The Reindeer: Oh, goody. A British Special that got redubbed with American Voice Actors including Brittney Spears. Now, some of the voice actors are kept but, overall, the new voice cast is workable. Of course, the voice they keep is that of the villain. American's seem to only be comfortable with British voices when they're evil.

You may notice that I haven't mentioned the plot. Well, there isn't much of one. Robbie has a nose that can find anything but he's lazy. Blitzen hated Rudolph (who's never named) and is trying to emotionally destroy him. It's kinda mean. I like it. The special is two halves. The first half is how Robbie joins the team. The second Blitzen getting out of Reindeer Jail and tricking the Reindeer into building a trap for themselves. Its okay, nothing special.

The thing I will give this special? Claymation. I love all animation but Claymation is always something special. Claymation is a labor of love if there's ever been one. I love Claymation and so should you!

Non-Viewing Thoughts: A lot of today has been possible because of luck with VHS tapes when I was out at Thrift Stores and and grocery stores. I really hope I find some awesome stuff next year.

Late Christmas Ideas: Oooh, clay!

Notable Commercials: There's a commercial for Lilo and Stitch. I always forget that one and it's one of the better of a dark period for Disney animation.

Oh god, for that matter, and like all good sane people, I had shoved the Roberto Begnini Pinocchio film from my mind. Yeah, some movies a sane person doesn't watch,

Tally:
Mountain Dews left: 4
Amps left: 2
Coffee Drank: 2 Bottles
Pumpkin Pie Left: 2/3rds Left
Sanity Rating: (1 being 8 Tiny Reineer, 10 being 8 infernal dire reindeer):5