Happy Father's day!

Here is the link to my latest Rankin/Bass Productions article!

https://www.remindmagazine.com/article/2403/rankin-bass-puppets-santa-rudolph/

 

The publicity photo only Animagic figures of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Santa Claus (not screen used in the Animagic animation). More to come in my ReMind magazine article about them.

Wednesday mail!

I am getting all sorts of bad reports on the 4K blu rays and dvd set...

     Many fans are complaining to me of Mastering errors and of course, historical errors with the new 4k blu rays and dvd releases.  I don't own them.  After Universal's failed Blu Ray releases of The Little Drummer Boy (16 mm print with black fades right in the middle of scenes) and their Here Comes Peter Cottontail (They issued the syndicated, time compressed version and it is missing 8 minutes of the special), I gave up.  I was willing to help with these and the Producer they hired, wanted me (we had several long discussions about how to do these right), but politics and budget took over.  I guess I could say, "I told you so!"  I would rather see them done right, so until that time, they do not have the Rankin/Bass Productions seal of approval.  I really wish they did!  I have the original 1964 color ending of Rankin/Bass' Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, with the elf throwing the packages out of the sleigh, with the credits on them.  That would be a wonderful extra for fans!  In fact, I have lots of great things that could be extras for all of the Rankin/Bass titles.  I had a friendship with every key player at Rankin/Bass Productions, and could have shared this in commentary, as I did on The Daydreamer blu ray.  The best documentaries to date are the ones we did for The year without a Santa Claus blu ray and for the Mad Monster Party blu ray and dvd.  I will do more for Kino Lorber/Scorpion.

 

Wednesday

Still signing...

Many, many Radio DJs have been asking me, who created the Island of Misfit toys, Hermey the Elf, Yukon Cornelius, etc. ?

 

The answer is always easy:   Romeo Muller, Jr., with an assist by Tony Peters.  Romeo added all of the characters we know and love and wrote the story that has lasted over fifty four years now!  He and Antony deserve all the credit for the television version by Rankin/Bass Productions.   If it were not for them, it would never have been as successful as it has become!

Who remembers when Rudolph product actually looked good? I remember...I designed this for Enesco 18 years ago. #rudolphtherednosedreindeer #rankinbass #enesco #foremanelf #memorialdayweekend

Who remembers when Rudolph product actually looked good?  I remember...I designed this for Enesco 18 years ago. #rudolphtherednosedreindeer #rankinbass #enesco #foremanelf #memorialdayweekend

Billie Mae Richards (Rudolph) on radio with Rudolph expert Rick Goldschm...

Here is another version of the article about my involvement with the USPS Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer stamp project in 2014

 

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2016 Holiday Appearance Schedule!

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Come and celebrate a Merry Christmas with me at the OAK LAWN PUBLIC LIBRARY Friday December 16th, 2016 from 2:00 pm until 4:00 pm!

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This will be a fun event for the holidays!   I will be bringing some cool stuff and there may be a display in cases the month of the event.

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Red Nose Day!

 

Everything you ever wanted to know about this Red Nose is in the book available here:  BUY THE BOOK!

Here is the link to the CNN story about the original ANIMAGIC figures, that came out today!

 

http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/23/living/rudolph-red-nose-reindeer-figurine-feat/

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