Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer

Snowflake · 12-07-2007, 02:33 PM

I grew up loving the Rankin Bass puppet animated classic. Just heard a story on NPR about how the original Rudolph has been found and restored.

The NPR All Things Considered story will be here after 4:00 Pacfic with I hope before and after photos. He was restored by a puppeteer in LA and will be on display in Chicago and then on to PA.

Going to have to watch this again, netflix if not regular TV.

Ponine · 12-07-2007, 02:36 PM

This story was on CNN the other day, let me see if I can find it.

How TV's 'Rudolph' was Saved
Full story here

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<snip> Two years ago, the figures were acquired by current owner Kevin Kriess. Santa's face was stained, there was mold under his beard and half his mustache was gone. Rudolph was missing the red light bulb from his nose, said Kriess, a longtime fan of the special whose Harmony, Pennslyvania-based business TimeandSpaceToys.com sells action figures and other collectibles based on movies and TV shows.

Kriess, 44, said he bought his two treasures from a person whose family had received them years ago from a relative who worked for Rankin/Bass. For many years, the delicate wood, wire and fabric puppets had been treated casually: first as toys and later as holiday decorations.

"They had Rudolph in a candy dish with candy all around him, just on a coffee table, and people would just reach in around Rudolph's body and pull out a candy cane or something," Kriess said. In the family's holiday photos, you could spot Santa slumped under a tree in a corner, he said. <snip>

Snowflake · 12-07-2007, 02:43 PM

Thanks!

Chernabog · 12-07-2007, 02:52 PM

My roommate always expresses surprise when I tell him I have never seen this.

Snowflake · 12-07-2007, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Chernabog

My roommate always expresses surprise when I tell him I have never seen this.

I'm totally shocked! !!!!!!!!!!

Chernabog · 12-07-2007, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Snowflake

I'm totally shocked! !!!!!!!!!!

It just wasn't one of those things I ever saw as a kid!!! I've seen photographs of it, and isn't there one with that Jack Frost character too (my cousin has a bobblehead of him)? I dunno. I think I only saw "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" as an adult too.

Really, my favorite Christmas movies are "Christmas Vacation" and "A Christmas Story", which I used to watch with my brother every year as a kid. But never the other ones. We were always with the rest of the Jews eating Chinese food and going to the movies on Xmas (yes, I know that is a total cliche, but we really SERIOUSLY do that every year).

Stan4dSteph · 12-07-2007, 03:01 PM

I can't stand it anymore. Is your avatar supposed to look like Bjork is eating a piece of poop?

Chernabog · 12-07-2007, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Stan4dSteph

I can't stand it anymore. Is your avatar supposed to look like Bjork is eating a piece of poop?

<--- Huh? No way, now get your mind out of the gutter!

katiesue · 12-07-2007, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Chernabog

My roommate always expresses surprise when I tell him I have never seen this.

How could you possibly escape it?

Of course I've never seen the Wizard of Oz all the way through so it is possible I guess. The monkeys freak me out.

Gn2Dlnd · 12-07-2007, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Chernabog

My roommate always expresses surprise when I tell him I have never seen this.

Whaaa!?!

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