best rankin/bass movies

There's a lot to love about it, but it will never live up to its predecessor. Patti LaBelle, Charles Nelson Reilly,

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24,045 Animation, Comedy, Family. Reactions: MrGrey.

The Groundhog tells the story of how, for once, Jack Frost became human, and helped a knight win his lady love. If you're looking for peak Rankin/Bass imagination (even if it doesn't always make sense), this is it. | The 10 Best Rankin/Bass Christmas Specials, Ranked From Rudolph to a sad donkey, these are the best of the Rankin Bass Christmas specials.

Paul Frees, Directors: Weird Thing? Morey Amsterdam, In various other Rankin/Bass Christmas specials, Jack Frost is portrayed as a villain, or a reformed villain. | 25 min Just kidding. I guess it's summer, right?

Though, there are a few things now that I seemed to have missed as a kid.

Animation, Comedy, Family, The story begins when Santa's new chief mechanic, Tinsel, creates a speedy, new high tech sleigh for Christmas. Stars: And if you have a particular favorite, let us know in the comments. Animation, Adventure, Family.

Stars: Michele Johnson-Murray, Dick Shawn, Not the most festive of the Rankin Bass Christmas claymation movies, but an interesting one nonetheless.

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| Gross: | ), a skinny Santa Claus who won’t stop calling Mrs. Claus, “Mama,” and reindeer who fall in love. Animation, Adventure, Drama. Jay Silverheels Jr. Stars:

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Directors: | There are charming moments (as there are in all Rankin/Bass specials) but it never delivers quite as well as it should. But that’s not all the duo of Jules Bass and Arthur Rankin, Jr., accomplished. Billie Mae Richards,

It's also just one of the weirdest holiday specials ever conceived. Dina Lynn, TV-G Arthur Rankin Jr. Mike Martinez, Bob McFadden, The future Mrs. Claus sings a song about what could be with Kris, going into a kind of psychedelic fantasy. Brian Doyle-Murray, Unrated

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There's an entire subplot that completely rewrites Rudolph's origin story, a circus, and a magical device that allows Frosty and his entire family to walk around in warm climates without melting.

All die. Each show ... See full summary ». Stars: 22 min

Yukon Cornelius? Arthur Rankin Jr. 97 min

Bernard Cowan, | this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. Frosty, his wife, their kids. Stars: Though I guess this isn’t totally surprising considering it is Rankin and Bass. Paul Frees, TV-G Eartha Kitt, 24 min |

Arthur Rankin Jr. It gets a little bogged down by its own insistence on worldbuilding, but if you make it to the final moments, you get one of the most moving things Rankin/Bass ever produced. |

Arthur Rankin Jr., | Animation, Family, Fantasy. | Stars:

Stars: | Greer Garson, Rankin/Bass produced holiday specials of various kinds for nearly 50 years, so they were bound to get around to Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol at some point. Directors: Jules Bass,

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Hint hint . After Ebenezer Scrooge refuses to assist the poor or have Christmas Dinner with his nephew, he is visited by the ... See full summary », Directors: Lynne Lipton, Passed Release Calendar DVD & Blu-ray Releases Top Rated Movies Most Popular Movies Browse Movies by Genre Top Box Office Showtimes & Tickets Showtimes & Tickets In Theaters Coming Soon Coming Soon Movie News India Movie Spotlight. It's about a kid who can make animals dance with his drumming who shows up at the birth of Christ and creates some magic, and it's a tiresome journey to the end. Nestor the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey (1977), Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July (1979), The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow (1975), The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (1985), By submitting your information, you agree to our, Every Rankin/Bass Christmas special, ranked, WIRE Buzz: Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children announces final book; Steven Universe PSA; Be My Eyes, Mustafarians revolt in new Star Wars Adventures: Shadow of Vader's Castle one-shot, Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio 'as far as you can get' from Disney version, says one of film's writers, The two sides of empowerment for Black women in Lovecraft Country, Very Important Binge: The 13 scariest episodes of The X-Files, WIRE Buzz: Adam Sandler blasting off for 'Spaceman of Bohemia'; rare Black Panther comic; The Pope's Exorcist, Brother Voodoo offers Marvel a chance to explore Black spirituality and acceptance, Why Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns is still the most influential comic, Catch up and rock out with our Back to the Future franchise rap-up, Picard finally joins the game in the Star Trek: The Next Generation finale [Warp Factor 4.5], Monsterland combines fairy tale horrors with true crime obsession, Share Every Rankin/Bass Christmas special, ranked on Facebook, Share Every Rankin/Bass Christmas special, ranked on Twitter, Share Every Rankin/Bass Christmas special, ranked on Reddit, You can buy the original Rudolph stop-motion puppets, for a very unmerry price, WATCH: Everything you didn't know about Silverhawks.

| | Animation, Family, Musical, Rather than adapt a later or create a new Oz story, this production has Dorothy still in posession of the shoes, and she clings to an apple tree during a tornado which takes her back to Oz.... See full summary », Directors:

Jules Bass, Ted Eccles, TV-G John McGiver, But no one, not even Rankin discussing it in an interview later, really knows why. | The final Rankin/Bass Christmas special to be produced in the stop-motion style is an adaptation of L. Frank Baum's slim (but memorable) novel providing an origin story for Santa Claus. Larry D. Mann, 51 min Orson Bean,

Larry Kenney, From the whimsical plot to Burl Ives’s warm and cozy narration, the movie is like a big Christmas hug. Lots of death.

But a donkey’s mom dies on top of her son. No, Rudolph isn't the best Rankin/Bass special. Jane Curtin, Larry Kenney, John Huston, It's just so, for lack of a better word, Christmassy.

Paul Frees, TV-G Peggi Loder, The First Christmas, despite its odd and redundant title, is not that. A little weird. Animated feature film based on Charles Perrault's stories and nursery rhymes. Our protagonist (a little boy) sees his parents get killed at around 8 minutes in.

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There are lots of great Christmas movies—A Christmas Story, White Christmas, Die Hard—but the best of the best will always be the stop-motion animated movies from Rankin/Bass Productions. When Santa caves and decides to stay in bed, Mrs. Claus (Shirley Booth) hatches a plan to get him back on his feet.

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