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Overview

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6.7/10   380 votes
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Writer:
Romeo Muller (writer)
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Release Date:
10 December 1976 (USA) more
Plot:
Rudolph must find for Happy, the baby New Year, before midnight, New Year's Eve. full summary | add synopsis
User Comments:
One of the first things I saw as a little kid- and it can stick with you more

Cast

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Red Skelton ... Father Time / Baby Bear (voice)

Frank Gorshin ... Sir Ten-To-Three (voice)

Morey Amsterdam ... One Million (O.M) (voice)
Harold Peary ... Big Ben (voice)
Paul Frees ... Santa Claus / Eon / General Ticker / Seventeen Seventy Six 'Sev' (voice)
Billie Mae Richards ... Rudolph (voice)
Don Messick ... Papa Bear (voice)
Iris Rainer ... (voice)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
USA:60 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Canada:G (Manitoba/Quebec) | UK:U (video release) (2000)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Red Skelton recreated his popular radio character "Junior" for the voice of the Baby Bear on Fairy Tale Island. more
Quotes:
Big Ben: Don't you fret about that overgrown chicken. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Pod People (#4.3)" (1991) more
Soundtrack:
Turn Back the Year more

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10 out of 11 people found the following comment useful:-
One of the first things I saw as a little kid- and it can stick with you, 2 December 2004
Author: JackGattanella from United States

Rudolph's Shiny New Year can be striking, and entertaining, if you're watching it when you're little - little enough that by the time you're my age you have no clear memory of the first time you watched it, just that you did over and over. As a kid you get introduced to claymation someway or another (even those of today who don't have Gumby get Wallace and Gromit), and this plays for a fine hour for the little ones, but can perhaps be of worth for the parents here and there. The story of Rudolph saving the "baby new-year" from the clutches of Eon, a vulture looking to keep December 31st on a loop, is pretty simple, with conflicts and characters that are typical and funny enough to take. But what can be memorable for a child is how some of this special is dark (with Eon) when it's not cute (most scenes with the baby). It's also interesting as a kind of sequel-cum-remake of the original Rudolph story, as the baby has to contend with having big ears- something that a child might find more relatable than a shiny nose. The songs are also a bit of a treat, if dated, and Red Skeleton does a fine double-job with the voicing of Father time and the little Bear on the island. Basically, it's the kind of special that is worth checking out with the kids for a few minutes, and if they get into it, it may prove a treat, and if not, there's still Nickelodeon.

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