1964 Rudolph and Santa, as Good as New

[MrBern]

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/23/arts/television/23rudo.html

The 1964 Santa and Rudolph from Rankin-Bass, all touched up & on display.
The puppets starred in the 1964 stop-motion classic “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”

The pair, made of wood, felted wool and wire, are thought to be two of the last surviving figures of the thousands made for Rankin-Bass.

 

[BegintheBeguine]

Cool. The kids are cute, too. Mr. Wong the pug and I watched the movie on tv last night.

 

[MrBern]

golden age reindeer

a trivia note:

"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was born for the American department store chain Montgomery Ward in 1939, and has since entered the public consciousness as Santa's ninth and lead reindeer."

 

[happyfilmluvguy]

I've seen a entire set, not of the originals, but of all of the characters of the Rankin Bass specials. Pretty neat

Has anyone seen Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & the Island of Misfit Toys?

Horrible! It will never live up to the original stop motion by Rankin Bass.

 

[Senator Jack]

I seem to remember seeing these puppets on display at the NBC Studios in Rockefeller Center when I was a kid. They didn't have just Santa and Rudolph, though, and from what I recall, the guide say they were the original puppets. Any other New Yorkers remember seeing them there?

Regards,

Senator Jack

 

[scotrace]

I would seriously make the trip to see them. What a great story!

 

[Feraud]

I do not recall seeing the Rudolph crew at Rockefeller Ctr. but the picture brings back a lot of Christmas memories.