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Post by Sephiroth on Nov 25, 2023 11:31:48 GMT -5
Am I the only one who wonders how these became generational classics? They are actually really weird. And it’s not even particularly good stop motion.
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Post by WoodStoner1 on Nov 25, 2023 11:46:30 GMT -5
I guess Rudolph nostalgia, and that carried over to the rest when they got to cable.
That said, love the last one actually...The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus.
P.S. still love the Hammerman villain.
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Post by ace on Nov 25, 2023 11:57:37 GMT -5
Am I the only one who wonders how these became generational classics? They are actually really weird. And it’s not even particularly good stop motion. There used to be three or four channels and everyone watched the same things. |
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Post by Sephiroth on Nov 25, 2023 12:00:51 GMT -5
I guess Rudolph nostalgia, and that carried over to the rest when they got to cable. That said, love the last one actually...The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus. P.S. still love the Hammerman villain. I consider that one the weirdest out of all of them |
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Post by BlackoutCreature on Nov 25, 2023 12:12:37 GMT -5
Am I the only one who wonders how these became generational classics? They are actually really weird. And it’s not even particularly good stop motion. There used to be three or four channels and everyone watched the same things. Yeah, I don't know why this is such a surprise. Options used to be really limited and until recently if Rudolph or Frosty were the only things on, they were what you watched. |
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Post by WoodStoner1 on Nov 25, 2023 12:20:12 GMT -5
I guess Rudolph nostalgia, and that carried over to the rest when they got to cable. That said, love the last one actually...The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus. P.S. still love the Hammerman villain. I consider that one the weirdest out of all of them You who pays homage to Hammerman! ;-) Yeah a lot of people do. Almost like a have your cake and eat it too case between "modern" Christmas lore and pagan rituals. |
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Post by WoodStoner1 on Nov 25, 2023 12:26:34 GMT -5
There used to be three or four channels and everyone watched the same things. Yeah, I don't know why this is such a surprise. Options used to be really limited and until recently if Rudolph or Frosty were the only things on, they were what you watched. And as such, there's multiple generations who grew up with them. Like I said, I feel loving one led people to be interested in/seek out the rest as they "look like Rudolph/Frosty". Or might even be a sequel special, easier still. Especially in the cable generation, where non-network channels ran more obscure specials besides the Big Two. The Disney Channel's first decade, for instance. Then later, on CBNFOXABC Family Freeform every year (a tradition AMC thankfully retrieved). But...not all the networks shied away from non-Rudolph and non-Frosty altogether. I remember a few of the others making it onto CBS, particularly Twas The Night Before Christmas, in the 80s. Still, it's astounding how the Miser Brothers got really big...maybe as much/more than Rudolph. I'll give credit to Arnold for that. ("Sing everybody...SING!") |
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Post by Sephiroth on Nov 25, 2023 12:36:55 GMT -5
I consider that one the weirdest out of all of them You who pays homage to Hammerman! ;-) Yeah a lot of people do. Almost like a have your cake and eat it too case between "modern" Christmas lore and pagan rituals. Considering it was based off a boom by Frank L Baum, the guy who wrote the Oz books, the weirdness is a given |
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Post by Sephiroth on Nov 25, 2023 12:41:40 GMT -5
Yeah, I don't know why this is such a surprise. Options used to be really limited and until recently if Rudolph or Frosty were the only things on, they were what you watched. And as such, there's multiple generations who grew up with them. Like I said, I feel loving one led people to be interested in/seek out the rest as they "look like Rudolph/Frosty". Or might even be a sequel special, easier still. Especially in the cable generation, where non-network channels ran more obscure specials besides the Big Two. The Disney Channel's first decade, for instance. Then later, on CBNFOXABC Family Freeform every year (a tradition AMC thankfully retrieved). But...not all the networks shied away from non-Rudolph and non-Frosty altogether. I remember a few of the others making it onto CBS, particularly Twas The Night Before Christmas, in the 80s. Still, it's astounding how the Miser Brothers got really big...maybe as much/more than Rudolph. I'll give credit to Arnold for that. ("Sing everybody...SING!") I didn’t several years of my youth working retail. Way too many Christmas seasons in a row. There are certain Christmas songs that set me off to this day because I heard them on an endless loop. The miser brothers song is one of them. PS am I the only one who remembers the godawful sequel from the 2000’s that introduced another mixed-that looked like Jay Leno? |
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Post by WoodStoner1 on Nov 25, 2023 12:55:49 GMT -5
And as such, there's multiple generations who grew up with them. Like I said, I feel loving one led people to be interested in/seek out the rest as they "look like Rudolph/Frosty". Or might even be a sequel special, easier still. Especially in the cable generation, where non-network channels ran more obscure specials besides the Big Two. The Disney Channel's first decade, for instance. Then later, on CBNFOXABC Family Freeform every year (a tradition AMC thankfully retrieved). But...not all the networks shied away from non-Rudolph and non-Frosty altogether. I remember a few of the others making it onto CBS, particularly Twas The Night Before Christmas, in the 80s. Still, it's astounding how the Miser Brothers got really big...maybe as much/more than Rudolph. I'll give credit to Arnold for that. ("Sing everybody...SING!") I didn’t several years of my youth working retail. Way too many Christmas seasons in a row. There are certain Christmas songs that set me off to this day because I heard them on an endless loop. The miser brothers song is one of them. PS am I the only one who remembers the godawful sequel from the 2000’s that introduced another mixed-that looked like Jay Leno? Radio stations now put R-B songs in their holiday playlists too. Usually the Big Two's theme songs of course, think I just heard the Misfit Toys song too. Not sure if the Miser song is used there. |
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Post by Sephiroth on Nov 25, 2023 13:36:12 GMT -5
I didn’t several years of my youth working retail. Way too many Christmas seasons in a row. There are certain Christmas songs that set me off to this day because I heard them on an endless loop. The miser brothers song is one of them. PS am I the only one who remembers the godawful sequel from the 2000’s that introduced another mixed-that looked like Jay Leno? Radio stations now put R-B songs in their holiday playlists too. Usually the Big Two's theme songs of course, think I just heard the Misfit Toys song too. Not sure if the Miser song is used there. The miser brothers song-both the original and the big bad voodoo daddy version. Santa baby-the Madonna and Chicago version (and hearing a man sing that is just wrong). Christmas by Gary Glitter. The Christmas shoes. Is that you santy claus. The candy cane twist. I’m grinding my teeth just thinking of them. |
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Post by WoodStoner1 on Nov 25, 2023 14:26:34 GMT -5
Radio stations now put R-B songs in their holiday playlists too. Usually the Big Two's theme songs of course, think I just heard the Misfit Toys song too. Not sure if the Miser song is used there. The miser brothers song-both the original and the big bad voodoo daddy version. Santa baby-the Madonna and Chicago version (and hearing a man sing that is just wrong). Christmas by Gary Glitter. The Christmas shoes. Is that you santy claus. The candy cane twist. I’m grinding my teeth just thinking of them. Ohhhhh, don't get me started on annoying Christmas songs. Now I'm not one of those who throw out the baby with the bathwater, and despite the overplaying there's a lot I do like and love, even. But then there's the likes of... - The Christmas Shoes, deffo. And I never hear it on any radio station, so I guess they got the hint. - Double yes for Madonna. I think and hope Eartha Kitt really once said, it was my favorite song until Madonna ruined it. Don't tolerate the Taylor Swift version either. - Where Are You Christmas...reminds me of the movie it's from (Jim Carrey Grinch) Now oddly enough, Mariah Carey is no longer on this list for me. I guess someone made me go soft on her :-) |
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Post by tirtefaa on Nov 25, 2023 17:55:04 GMT -5
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer is an absolute classic, something I still watch from time to time.
All the others are completely shippable, even including the Grinch and any Peanuts stuff.
I'll watch Garfield on the farm though.
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