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Rudolph's Shiny New Year | 
 enlarge | Directors: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr.
Actors: Red Skelton, Frank Gorshin, Morey Amsterdam, Harold Peary, Paul Frees
Studio: Warner
Category: Video
Buy Used: CDN$ 11.99
Used (2) from CDN$ 11.99
Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 78
Format: Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Media: VHS Tape
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 6302503760
UPC: 012569073937
EAN: 9786302503760
Theatrical Release Date: December 10, 1976
Release Date: August 26, 2003
Availability: Usually ships within 1 - 2 business days
Condition: From private collection, sticker on back
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| Editorial Reviews:
From Amazon.com
Rudolph is legendary for saving Christmas, but did you know he saved the New Year as well? While Santa Claus is recuperating from his December sleigh ride, he receives a letter from an old friend, Father Time. Seems that Baby New Year is missing, and if the little tyke isn't found, Old Year will continue on forever--a catastrophe for Father Time, whose job it is to keep things moving forward. A search party is essential, yet with such thick fog, there's only one reindeer fit for the job. "Rudolph with your nose so bright, you've six days left to set things right," says Santa. Trouble hits immediately when Rudolph discovers that Aeon the Terrible, a big-beaked monster bird, is also searching for the missing baby. Rudolph gets help from a giant whale and a good-natured caveman, who dish up plenty of song and dance in between narrow escapes in their race against the end-of-the-year calendar. Sound far-fetched? Perhaps, but it contains as much magic as its predecessors, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town, all produced and directed by Jules Bass and Arthur Rankin Jr., and written by the esteemed Romeo Muller. The same stop-motion animation we've grown to love is here as well, and narrator Red Skelton has as trusted a voice as Burl Ives and Fred Astaire. While the New Year holiday will never be as celebrated as Christmas, this title is a welcome addition to any Rankin and Bass collection of holiday films. --Lynn Gibson
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| Customer Reviews: Read 2 more reviews...
 Rent it or buy it on sale March 8, 2004
A. Reader (Boise, Idaho United States)
I remember liking this movie as a child, so I must believe that it is still a good children's movie. However, this is definitely a "B" list movie from Rankin-Bass, and doesn't have the charm, music, or cohesion of their "A" list movies--"Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer," "The Year Without a Santa Claus," and "Santa Claus is Coming to Town." Adults will be disappointed with this movie, because it seems stilted and thrown together. Rudolph is asked by Father Time to find Happy, the baby new year, who has run away because people laughed at his ears. Happy is probably hiding in the archipelago of last years, which is a great premise that is barely developed. The characters Rudolph meets are undeveloped and sometimes flat-out strange. At the end, Rudolph laughs at Happy's ears as well, saying they make him feel happy, but it's a difficult conclusion to follow. Wouldn't there be a better lesson for children if a true friend DIDN'T laugh at his ears? I did enjoy this when I was younger, so it may still be a good children's movie, but adults can probably find better things to do with an hour.
Disappointing. December 7, 2003
TerryT (WA United States)
I love the original "Rudolph" and thought this was decent, but nowhere near as good as some of the other Rankin/Bass films. The story kind of fell flat and wasn't all that entertaining. Instead of feeling like clever and amusing tale, it felt like a repititious one following the pattern of the others because it couldn't really stand on its own. Unfortunately, some parts were enjoyable, and the whole thing was certainly good for at least one viewing. But in the end, you were left with no unforgettable new characters or songs to cherish. Happy, the baby new year, ran away, and Santa & Father Time needed Rudolph to find him. With the help of a whale, Rudolph travels through an archepelago and goes back in time and visits many fairy-tale characters (and a singing caveman) in his search until he finally meets with success (as we always knew he would.) I liked it but there is no comparison with the first Rudolph or anything else. The first one was amazing. This one didn't do anything special for the character of Rudolph. It was just "alright."
 A New Year's Special January 26, 2003
R. Mark Melville (North Salt Lake, UT USA)
I saw this on TV. It is kind of lame but I still like it. Most holidays have specials, whether it be a movie or a TV special, but the only other New Year Special I know of is "Happy New Year, Charlie Brown".Therefore, this is unusual. It is supposed to be a Christmas special but I consider The New Year and Christmas seperate holidays. It has more to do with the New Year than Christmas. The only Christmas parts are Rudolph, his song, and Santa Claus at the beginning and end. Ironically, there is a 4th of July song,when they go to the Island of 1776.
List of Characters:
Santa Claus
Rudolph
General Ticker
Father Time
Happy,The baby New Year
Eon
Big Ben
One Million, B.C.
Sir 1023
The 3 bears
1776
Full of corny songs, like Turn Back the Years, It's Raining Sunshine, Make Believe, The Fourth of July Parade, and Happy New Year, and narrated by Red Skelton, this special will make you smile, or make you puke.
 Save your money December 24, 2002
Bob Flathers (San Francisco, CA United States)
I just watched this last night and it was laughably awful. The original is fun to watch and a very memorable story, ect. But this storyline is an embarrasment. Unless you are buying this for a VERY small child your money can be better spent elsewhere.
. December 17, 2000
Alf Kremer (Denver CO)
I finally watched this video again for the first time after, oh, 15 or 20 years. I do recall not liking it as much as RTRR, but I didn't know why. Now, I've got some idea. The animation is fine, the songs are decent to good, the voicework is excellent. But something was majorly wrong - instead of a good story, we get a plot outline. The plot is a good enough one (Rudolph out of find Happy the New Year, a fellow misfit) but it's never developed at all. Rudolph is set up to cross the Sands of Time, which is made out to be a dangerous task, but after meeting the evil bird, Rudolph and his friends cross it "in no time at all." Characters come and go with no apparent reason (I'm thinking Father's Time "stalwart" general, but there are plenty) and with no...I was going to say development, but we hardly get introduced to the characters before they're gone. Then Rudolph goes to search the Archepelego of Lost Years, which contains 1023, the year all the fairy tales happened (geez, I'll bet you 1024's pretty ticked). My cynical brain wondered if Prince Charming had to put that slipper on Cinderella every day for the rest of eternity. This story seemed like far too many ideas thrown together, with not enough story. The first Rudolph special was busy (Herbie the dentist elf, Island of Misfit Toys, Yukon Cornelius) but it sort of congealed into a story. This one just didn't. Young folk may like it (although in this computer age, they may not) but I found it really rough going.
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