Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

<p>It’s the 50th episode of the Advent Calendar House, so it’s time to tackle the Christmas special that put Rankin/Bass on the map and into our hearts, 1964’s “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.”</p><hr /><h4>On This Episode</h4><ol><li><strong>Mike Westfall</strong> (<a href="https://twitter.com/fallwestmike">@fallwestmike</a>), ostrich-riding cowboy struggling with an inferiority complex despite being able to outrun a horse.</li><li><strong>Brandon Medley</strong> (<a href="https://twitter.com/brandmed">@brandmed</a>) from <a href="http://blessedarethegeek.tumblr.com">Blessed Are the Geek</a>.</li><li><strong>Joey O.</strong> (<a href="https://twitter.com/ImGonnaDJ24">@ImGonnaDJ24</a>) from <a href="http://ynotradio.net">Y-Not Radio</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/Words_W_Nerds">Words With Nerds</a>.</li></ol><hr /><h4>Topics and Tangents</h4><ol><li>Is Santa really this big of a jerk or just hangry?</li><li><a href="http://www.history.com/news/rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer-turns-75">The History Channel on the creation of Rudolph</a>.</li><li>Mashable’s <a href="https://mashable.com/2014/12/06/rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer-tv-special-facts/">12 ‘Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer’ facts</a>.</li><li>Burger King and Hallmark’s <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeSeEYm6dQE">Rodney Reindeer plushes</a>, which at one point doubled as stockings.</li><li>Rudolph almost had huge, glowing eyes instead of a red nose, and all I can think of is the terrifying <a href="https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Mr._Snuffleupagus_Through_the_Years?file=Firstsnuffy.jpg">original version of Mr. Snuffleupagus</a>.</li><li>The rare and expensive <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Santas-Castle-Rudolph-Island-Misfit/dp/B002V5AY2Q">Santa’s Castle play set</a>, which includes Santa and Mr. Claus’s maybe queen-size bed.</li><li>A lot of voices in this cast were later part of the 1960s “<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsx3JCw62WQ">Spider-Man</a>” and “<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8XL99rL6Gc">The Marvel Super