TRIVIA
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What is wrong with the Dolly that she is on the
Island of Misfits?
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Image is animated; be patient for view.
The tag on the CVS bean bag toy of the little Dolly reads: "I'm a little rag doll who just wants a friend. I think that will help my
broken heart mend." This seems to be the ever-burning question for Misfit philosophers of all time. Rick Goldschmidt in his book "The Enchanted World of Rankin Bass" writes: In the original broadcast the Dolly's screen time is mere seconds. I don't believe Romeo Muller really gave the character much thought. She was granted more screen time in the 1965 and 1997 broadcasts which ultimately led many a fan to wonder what was wrong with her. Arthur Rankin says that Dolly's problem is more psychological. As it is never mentioned in the script why in particular the doll is a misfit, some offer this: Charlie-in-the-Box tells Rudolph, Hermey and Yukon when they arrive on the Island of Misfit Toys that King Moonracer flies over the earth each night and brings unloved toys to the Island of Misfits. Dolly is perhaps there because she feels she is unloved (as King Moonracer explains about misfits) and perhaps the little girl who onced played with her is now grown up and Dolly now sits in a box, unwanted, waiting to be loved by another little girl again. "In certain circles," this explanation is offered and widely accepted by Misfit Philosophers. |
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REST (don't click) your cursor on the picture in the following questions to "reveal" the answer!
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Why is the water pistol a misfit?
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Yukon is on his way to get what four "life sustaining
supplies"?
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What is the "Bumble's"
one
weakness?
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Who am I?
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Who am I?
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What is the jack-in-the-box's occupation on the
Island of Misfit Toys?
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The jack-in-the-box is a misfit
because
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Why is the train a misfit?
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Why is the cowboy a misfit?
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Why is Santa's sleigh team led by SIX tiny reindeer and Rudolph rather than EIGHT tiny reindeer with Rudolph?
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Author of The Enchanted World of Rankin/Bass Rick Goldschmidt: In the 1964 version I believe the reason the Animators/Director decided to go with six reindeer plus Rudolph is because Donner could not say his line "That's my buck" up in the air with the other reindeer. He had to be on the ground with his family.
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If the bird is on the Island of Misfit Toys because he can't fly, why do the elves not give him an umbrella when they are dropping him out of the sleigh at the end?
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Author Rick Goldschmidt: If you look hard, the misfit bird appears to be making a flying motion which leads the viewer ... to believe that the bird always could fly ala The Wizard of Oz. OZ was, of course, fresh on the minds of Arthur Rankin and Jules Bass after the premiere of their first GE special in early 1964 called Return to Oz. ... The song lyric is "Oz never did give nothing to the Tinman, that he didn't already have." Ironically, that lyric comes from an America song ... America appears in the soundtrack from Rankin/Bass' The Last Unicorn.
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PREMIERED
Sunday, December 6, 1964
on NBC
General Electric's Fantasy Hour
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CAST & CREDITS
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| Written by : |
Romeo Muller |
| From Story by : |
Robert L. May |
| Produced by : |
Arthur Rankin Jr. & Jules Bass |
| Directed by : |
Larry Roemer |
| Music & Lyrics : |
Johnny Marks |
| Musical Director : |
Maury Laws |
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Gather the family and friends around the television. Pop in a DVD or CD of the Rankin/Bass classic TV special "Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer" and have an old-fashion sing-along with all your favorite characters -- Rudolph, Clarice, Hermey, Yukon Cornelius, Santa and his Elves, Sam the Snowman and, don't forget, all the Misfit Toys!
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