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brb1006 t1_iu2uauu wrote

Reply to comment by CleverInnuendo in ‘It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown’ Has Become A Bee-Hive For Stupid Parent Complaints by Da_Kahuna

I remember visiting Cracked almost religiously during my Middle School and early High School days. Sometimes during computer class, I would be able to read the articles on that site because of how super amusing the writers discussed a certain topic.

My favorite was their "Top "Insert Number" famous people that were secretly perverts" where they talked about the dirtier side of famous people and authors. It's where I first discovered Osamu Tezuka's (Astro Boy, Kimba, and Unico) secret naughtier drawings of anthropomorphic animals and his X-Rated Animated Films.

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brb1006 t1_iu2qmfk wrote

Reply to comment by Supergazm in ‘It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown’ Has Become A Bee-Hive For Stupid Parent Complaints by Da_Kahuna

Same here, I hadn't visited Cracked.com since they ditched the red, yellow, and white layout years back. I knew that site wasn't what it used to be once they changed the layout.

The departure of Seanbaby didn't help either, I still read his article titled "Frosty the Snowman Declares War on Christmas" which I read every Christmas season for a good laugh.

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brb1006 t1_itsppd1 wrote

Reply to comment by inkista in Jules Bass, Producer Behind the ‘Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer’ and ‘Frosty the Snowman’ TV Specials, Dies at 87 by Melanismdotcom

You're almost correct, "The Leprechaun's Christmas Gold", "Pinocchio's Christmas", "The Story of the First Christmas Snow", and "Nestor, The Long-Eared Christmas Donkey" all air on AMC during the Christmas (since all post-1974 Rankin/Bass specials are owned by Warner Bros) alongside Rudolph's Shiny New Year and "A Year Without A Santa Claus". Glad to know the lesser-known Rankin/Bass Christmas Specials still air on television.

I also loved "Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey" because of how perfectly executed they handled talking animals set during The Nativity. To this day, I can't think of any other fictional donkey that looked as adorable as Nestor. Fun Fact, the special is actually the voice acting debut of Brenda Vaccaro who voiced Tilly (best-known as Bunnie Bravo from Johnny Bravo and Scruple from the Smurfs).

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brb1006 t1_itrcf01 wrote

Reply to Jules Bass, Producer Behind the ‘Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer’ and ‘Frosty the Snowman’ TV Specials, Dies at 87 by Melanismdotcom

For those curious, AMC still airs Rankin/Bass' other Christmas Specials after Thanksgiving for their "Best Christmas Ever Block" and usually has an entire weekend dedicated to airing all Rankin/Bass Christmas Specials post-1974 when other Rankin/Bass specials aren't airing on weekdays known as "Rankin Bass Weekends". FreeForm (formerly "ABC Family") also airs the original Rudolph and Frosty specials besides CBS alongside Santa Claus Is Comin to Town which also airs on ABC. FreeForm airs both Rudolph and Santa Claus Is Comin To Town in it's unedited format. They also air the lesser-known special "The Little Drummer Boy" from 1968 while it's sequel airs on AMC.

While I still dearly love the original Rudolph special, I'm very fond of the 1976 follow up "Rudolph's Shiny New Year" despite Hermey, Clarice, and the other characters absence (not counting Santa). As strange as that special is (in a good way), it has my all-time favorite moment from a Rankin/Bass Special.

It's when Rudolph finally meets Happy the Baby New Year near the end of the special after One Million, Sev, and Sir 1023 end up trapped inside giant snowballs after Aeon notices them. Rudolph decides to talk to Happy about how similar his situation with his big ears is with Rudolph's red nose. He actually makes Happy not ashamed for his ears and how people only laughed at him because it made them feel happy after telling him the story of his red nose. That scene alone is why I always tune in to watch it when it's airing because of how genuinely sweet and heartfelt Rudolph and Happy's interactions is. To a similar degree, Red Skeleton's performance as Father Time alongside his singing throughout the special because of how welcoming and charming it is.

I don't care if Rudolph's Shiny New Year has gained mixed reception from Rankin/Bass and Christmas Special fans. I will defend that special until the day I die! I still love the musical numbers all sung by Father Time especially "The Moving Finger Writers" and "Turn Back The Year". Red Skeleton's role is on par with Burl Ives in terms of perfectly capturing that timeless Christmas feeling to boot.

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brb1006 t1_itqnre1 wrote

Reply to comment by theblackfool in The Cuphead Show! Season 3 Hits Netflix on November 18, 2022 by DemiFiendRSA

Blame Netflix, I remember some of the crew members were actually upset that the remaining episodes of Season 1 were moved to Season 2 due to how many episodes could only be allowed. Plus they aren't the best at marketing newer animated projects. As a longtime admirer of Tonko House, Netflix gave the series zero marketing to the limited series "Oni: Thunder God's Tale" that released last Friday. I had to rely on Tonko House's official Youtube channel to get updates leading up to it's premiere.

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