RudolphTheRed-nosedReindeer-related stories
Posted Dec 1st 2006 1:59PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Video, Animation, Web, Festivus, Children
Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer is one of my favorite Christmas specials, along with It's A Wonderful Life, A Charlie Brown Christmas, and Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town, but a few things about it have always bothered me. Like the way Santa treats a lot of his workers, from the flying reindeer to his elves, he just seems a little harsh and mopey.
This video after the jump explains it further. It's like a little investigative compilation of scenes from the special to show how much of a jerk Santa is. Is this fair? Or did the person who put it together have it out for Santa and only pick the worst parts? I would say it's fair, because there's a lot of proof, from almost every scene in the special.
Continue reading Santa Claus is a jerk - VIDEO
Posted Nov 13th 2006 9:36AM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: CBS, Programming, Animation, Festivus, Children

CBS will air the beloved Christmas specials
Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer and
Frosty the Snowman on the same night, Friday, December 8.
Wait a second. December 8? Isn't that a little eary for a classic Christmas special? I know that every company starts to celebrate and advertise Christmas earlier and earlier every single year (this year all the stores in my area had Christmas decorations for sale right next to Halloween candy in October), but shouldn't shows this classic be aired closer to December 25, or at least repeated later in December after the December 8th airing?
Continue reading Rudolph and Frosty to air December 8