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I assume this has been discussed and debated since the show premiered in 1964, but what’s the deal with the doll on the Island of Misfit Toys? Why’s she there?

Also, at the very end when the misfit toys are all given umbrellas to float down with from Santa’s sleigh, one toy isn’t given one. You know which toy that is? The friggin’ bird that CAN’T fly! I’d hate to be the kid who wakes up to that in the yard on Christmas morning.

I obviously have a lot of free time now that the semester is over and I have no finals to grade.
 
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I can’t get past the dirty fingers on Santa, Mrs. Claus and the elves!!


 
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OuiRPSU said:
one toy isn’t given one. You know which toy that is? The friggin’ bird that CAN’T fly! I’d hate to be the kid who wakes up to that in the yard on Christmas morning.
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it was a Turkey. And I think I now know why Mr. Carlson in WKRP in Cincinnati thought turkeys could fly. I love crossover episodes!
 
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Why is the doll a misfit toy in Rudolph?​

We first see Dolly for Sue — "the kind that will even say 'How do you do?'" — during "The Most Wonderful Day of the Year," which introduces the audience to the island’s lonely, yet hopeful inhabitants.
Though Dolly appears joyful throughout the song, producer Arthur Rankin Jr. revealed in an interview with the Archive of American Television that she ended up on the island due to depression and low self-esteem. Yikes, that’s heavy.
 
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OuiRPSU said:
I assume this has been discussed and debated since the show premiered in 1964, but what’s the deal with the doll on the Island of Misfit Toys? Why’s she there?

Also, at the very end when the misfit toys are all given umbrellas to float down with from Santa’s sleigh, one toy isn’t given one. You know which toy that is? The friggin’ bird that CAN’T fly! I’d hate to be the kid who wakes up to that in the yard on Christmas morning.

I obviously have a lot of free time now that the semester is over and I have no finals to grade.
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The original ending just had the elf tossing out presents with the credits written on them. People complained about all the misfit toys getting hosed by Santa so they re-did the ending in 1965 to the current scene of elf tossing out toys with umbrellas. Perhaps the elf tossing the bird out without an umbrella was Rankin’s FU to the complainers about the misfit toys? Santa then could take over King Moonracer’s island all for himself!!

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rudedude said:
The original ending just had the elf tossing out presents with the credits written on them. People complained about all the misfit toys getting hosed by Santa so they re-did the ending in 1965 to the current scene of elf tossing out toys with umbrellas. Perhaps the elf tossing the bird out without an umbrella was Rankin’s FU to the complainers about the misfit toys? Santa then could take over King Moonracer’s island all for himself!!

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We were actually watching this the other day on BBC. That version shown in Canada has a few different scenes, which was a surprise to me (and also mentioned above). Today in our current environment this animated show would never have been produced. I was born in the 60's and I can relate to the culture portrayed in Rudolph. So the scientist in me was wondering (and I mentioned to my wife) if Rudolph can fly why didn't he fly around to get places and elude the abominable snow monster? I mean if you can fly why not! Also when Rudolph was fighting the snow monster his parents and Clarice were just watching. It's a gang fight at that stage and everyone jumps in (again my wife was telling me to keep my comments to myself). It is still a classic and even at our age we enjoy watching it at Christmas. Have a good day everyone.
 
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PSUMichFan said:
We were actually watching this the other day on BBC. That version shown in Canada has a few different scenes, which was a surprise to me (and also mentioned above). Today in our current environment this animated show would never have been produced. I was born in the 60's and I can relate to the culture portrayed in Rudolph. So the scientist in me was wondering (and I mentioned to my wife) if Rudolph can fly why didn't he fly around to get places and elude the abominable snow monster? I mean if you can fly why not! Also when Rudolph was fighting the snow monster his parents and Clarice were just watching. It's a gang fight at that stage and everyone jumps in (again my wife was telling me to keep my comments to myself). It is still a classic and even at our age we enjoy watching it at Christmas. Have a good day everyone.
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Rudolph, as well as the Sally doll, were depressed. Now if Hermey had been a psychiatrist instead of a dentist, then a nice script of some Elavil would do the trick and Rudy could fly and Sally would get off the Island of Misfit toys ( hopefully not on the back if the non-flight bird!).
 
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PSUMichFan said:
We were actually watching this the other day on BBC. That version shown in Canada has a few different scenes, which was a surprise to me (and also mentioned above). Today in our current environment this animated show would never have been produced. I was born in the 60's and I can relate to the culture portrayed in Rudolph. So the scientist in me was wondering (and I mentioned to my wife) if Rudolph can fly why didn't he fly around to get places and elude the abominable snow monster? I mean if you can fly why not! Also when Rudolph was fighting the snow monster his parents and Clarice were just watching. It's a gang fight at that stage and everyone jumps in (again my wife was telling me to keep my comments to myself). It is still a classic and even at our age we enjoy watching it at Christmas. Have a good day everyone.
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Somewhere else, someone asked why Santa's reindeer just fly away from the North Pole. Some body else wrote that it's possible that the reindeer can only fly when they are hooked up to Santa's magic sleigh. If they are not fastened to it, they are like ordinary reindeer and are docile. You see this notion in the movie "Elf" in that the sleigh has magical properties, based on the people's belief in Christmas, so that's one theory.
 
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NittPicker said:
IIRC, the doll is a lesbian. In 1964 that got her banished to the island.
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A cop was on his horse waiting to cross the street

when a little girl on her new shiny bike stopped beside him.

"Nice bike," the cop said. "Did Santa bring it to

you?"

"Yep," the little girl said, "he sure did!"

The cop looked the bike over and handed the girl a

$5 ticket for a safety violation and said, "Next year tell Santa

to put a reflector light on the back of it."

The young girl looked up at the cop and said,

"Nice horse you've got there sir. Did Santa bring it to you?"

"Yes, he sure did," chuckled the cop.

The little girl looked up at the cop and said,

"Next year tell Santa the dick goes underneath the horse, not on top."
 
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I would like to know why The Year Without a Santa Clause was taken off the air for a couple decades. It has since returned, but it was gone for about 20 years.
 
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JWB389 said:
I would like to know why The Year Without a Santa Clause was taken off the air for a couple decades. It has since returned, but it was gone for about 20 years.
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Probably because nobody could stand that Ignatious Thistlewhite, or whatever his name is. That kid single-handedly ruined it for the Cold Miser and Heat Miser…two of the best Christmas characters ever!
 
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All I know is if Rudolph walked under my treestand this year I would have smoked his ***! No buck this year! WTF!!!
 
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