Rudolph and Frosty’s Christmas in July

<p>Rankin/Bass’s Avengers assemble in 1979’s “Rudolph and Frosty’s Christmas in July.” The studio’s longest holiday special ever opens with the shine on Rudolph’s nose blipping out of existence, and what happens to Frosty and his whole family is worse.</p><hr /><h4>On This Episode</h4><ol><li><strong>Mike Westfall</strong> (<a href="https://twitter.com/fallwestmike">@fallwestmike</a>), formerly reduced to a puddle and then brought back to life but only up to my chest.</li><li><strong>Brandon Medley</strong> (<a href="https://twitter.com/brandmed">@brandmed</a>), the human embodiment of the Aurora Borealis, at this time of year, at this time of day, in this part of the country, localized entirely on my podcast, from <a href="http://starweirdos.podbean.com">Star Weirdos</a>.</li></ol><hr /><h4>Topics and Tangents</h4><ol><li>Frosty’s a dad! And Rudolph’s a fake uncle!</li><li>King Winterbolt’s <a href="https://the-haunted-closet.blogspot.com/2009/12/king-winterbolt-rudolph-and-frostys.html#BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417768644220926578">genie of the ice scepter</a>, allegedly Thurl Ravenscroft, is the stuff of nightmares.</li><li>“The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus” may be <a href="https://fitfordragoncon.com/2013/11/13/the-most-pagan-christmas-special-you-will-ever-see/">the most metal Christmas special</a>, but this is a contender.</li><li>Rudolph’s entire story gets retconned into a long play to stop Winterbolt’s foggy Christmas Eve from grounding Santa.</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNpojJxxm7k">Ethel Merman on “The Muppet Show.”</a></li><li><a href="https://christmas-specials.fandom.com/wiki/Scratcher">Scratcher</a> is a great evil reindeer, but we’d like it better if he was <a href="https://christmas-specials.fandom.com/wiki/Fireball">Fireball</a>.</li><li>A couple of songs were cut for time from TV, including:<ul><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f61tT1YKnw4">Chicken Today, Feathers Tomorrow</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ltpvy4Gubu8">I See Rainbows When