Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Other mistake: At the end of the show when the misfit toys are being delivered, the elf in Santa's sleigh gives an umbrella to each of the misfits so they can glide down with the exception of the bird, who jumps off, apparently forgetting that he is a misfit toy and can't fly; as he stated earlier in the show, he can only swim.

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Factual error: During the opening credits, the show's copyright date is shown in Roman numerals as MCLXIV. In Arabic numbers, that's 1164 - it should have been MCMLXIV for 1964.

Audio problem: At the end of the elf concert, when Mrs. Claus walks right out right after Santa does, we hear the sound effect of a door slam before she even closes the door. (00:13:40)

Other mistake: In the opening credits, when it pans to the yellow card showing the names of the songs that Burl Ives sings, his name is spelled "BURI" instead of "BURL".

Continuity mistake: When Rudolph and Hermey sing the Misfit song and they are crossing the wood log across the crack, at first the shot is under Hermey and it shows Hermey crossing half of the log. When the shot comes above Hermey, he is once again where he started. (00:23:25)

Continuity mistake: While the misfit toys are singing "When Christmas Day is Here," the camera pans behind Cornelius, Rudolph, then Hermi. When the camera returns in front of them right afterwards, their order is reversed.

Continuity mistake: Sam's (the Snowman) pocket watch never advances past 2 o'clock from his introduction at the beginning of the movie to the end.

Other mistake: Right before the snowman starts singing "Silver and Gold", a seal hands him a banjo. However, when you hear the song playing, there are no banjo sounds in any of the music.

Continuity mistake: Before the elf choir sings for Santa, the Head Elf begins the countdown with his left and right index fingers, then suddenly there is a baton in his right hand as the choir begins singing.

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Audio problem: In all post-1998 releases, the audio from the original 1964 ending (where the elves drop boxes) is used over the visuals of the refilmed 1965 ending (where the elves drop Misfit Toys). The "swoosh" sound from the old ending (being the sound effect from when the boxes were dropped) is heard multiple times and is not in sync with anything happening in the refilmed scene.

King Moonracer: Come closer. What do you desire?
Rudolph: Well, we're a couple of misfits from Christmastown, and now we'd like to live here.
King Moonracer: No, that would not be possible. This island is for toys alone.
Yukon Cornelius: How do you like that? Even among misfits you're a misfit.

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Trivia: Rudolph and others visit the island of misfit toys and promise to help them. In the original version, the Misfits don't get mentioned again, and the producers were swamped with letters from children, upset that the Misfits didn't get the help they were promised. A new scene was produced and included in future versions, where Santa and Rudolph give the toys new homes.

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Question: Yukon has a gun - why he didn't just shoot the snow creature at the cave?

Answer: It's a kid's show, not Game of Thrones.

Answer: Plot wise, if the snow creature had been killed, it would have ruined the happy ending. Yukon has a kind nature, and he probably wouldn't kill anything.

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