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You might even say it glows!

Overview

Sam the snowman tells us the story of a young red-nosed reindeer who, after being ousted from the reindeer games because of his glowing nose, teams up with Hermey, an elf who wants to be a dentist, and Yukon Cornelius, the prospector. They run into the Abominable Snowman and find a whole island of misfit toys. Rudolph vows to see if he can get Santa to help the toys, and he goes back to the North Pole on Christmas Eve. But Santa's sleigh is fogged in. But when Santa looks over Rudolph, he gets a very bright idea...

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Burl Ives

    Sam the Snowman (voice)

  2. Billie Mae Richards

    Rudolph (voice)

  3. Cast 1

    Larry D. Mann

    Yukon Cornelius (voice)

  4. Stan Francis

    Santa Claus / King Moonracer (voice)

  5. Cast 1

    Paul Kligman

    Donner / Clarice's Father / Comet the Coach (voice)

  6. Janis Orenstein

    Clarice (voice)

  7. Alfie Scopp

    Charlie-in-the-Box / Other Reindeer (voice)

  8. Cast 1

    Carl Banas

    Head Elf / Spotted Elephant / Other Toys (voice)

  9. Cast 1

    Peg Dixon

    Mrs. Donner / Others (voice)

This program is of course a Christmas classic. I don’t even know how young I was when I first watched it, or have any idea how many times I have seen it since. The music is fun and the story cute even in its lack of depth. But of course it is aimed at children, to watch as children, with children, or as an adult remembering childhood. There are a group of follow-up shows in what the industry calls a franchise, but I confess I haven’t seen any of them. I expect I wouldn’t have the same fond feelings for them, if only because I would judge it for the first time as an adult. It is like the Ch...

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Original LanguageEnglish 

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