Agumon meets Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Transcript

Newspaper Prologue/A Welcome Visit to the North Pole/Sam the Snowman/Santa and Mrs. Claus/Who is Rudolph?/Opening Credits
The episode opens with a huge blizzard all over America with people struggling against it. The newspapers then appears on the screen to show us the announcing words of how it is possible to fight it: "Cold Wave in 12 Day", then "We're FrOzen", "ICE PERIL WARNING", "TOUGH GOING! Sanitation Army Digging Us Out", and last but not least... "FOUL WEATHER MAY POSTPONE CHRISTMAS". We then fade to the a clear blue sky with snowflakes falling down as the first of the opening credits appear, saying...

Rankin/Bass present

Then after the words disappear, the next shows a whole team of good guys, consisting of eight Digimon (short for Digital Monsters) from the Digital World, four duelists from Japan, four piñatas from Piñata Island, a group of heroes from their home planet Pandasia, and a friendly Mogwai, arrived at the North Pole with lots of pine trees covered in snow. They are known together in one as the Digi-Squad.

Old Snowman (walking towards our heroes): If I lived to be a hundred, I'll be able to forget that big snowstorm a couple of years ago. The weather closed in, and...well, you might not believe it, but the world almost missed Christmas.

Old Snowman: Oh, excuse me. (tips his hat) Call me Sam.

Sam: What's the matter? Have you ever seen a talking snowman before?

Sam: Nice around here, isn't it? I call it Christmas Town, better known as the North Pole. A Christmas tree forest. Yep, here's where we grow 'em. Nice place to live, you know. Christmas seals.

Sam and our heroes observe the Christmas seals having fun, doing tricks with presents.

Sam: Of course, the number-one citizens up here are the Clauses, Santa and Missis (Mrs.).

Sam (points to where the camera then shows us): They lived right over there, first castle on the left. Matter a fact the only castle on the left. (chuckles)

Inside the dining room of the castle, Santa was waiting to eat while Mrs. Claus is encouraging his husband to start digging as she is holding his red suit with white fluff on it.

Mrs. Claus: Papa, you haven't touched a morsel. I'll have to take this suit in. Eat.

Santa (picks up his fork and knife): I'm busy, Mama. I'm almost Christmas.

Mrs. Claus (annoyed): Whoever heard of a skinny Santa. Eat. Eat!

Sam: Now, don't any of you worry your heads about Santa. Mrs. Claus will have him plenty fatten up by Christmas Eve. It's always the same story.

Sam: Ahhh! I love this Christmasy time of year, especially when everything is running happy and smooth like it is this season.

Sam: Nothing like that year of the big snowstorms. (shivers) Ooh! I don't know what we would have done without Rudolph the pull us through. Anyway...

Sam (confused): Hmm, Rudolph?

Sam: Nonsense, he's no human. Heh, could it be that some of you were not with the story of Rudolph?

Sam (pulling his own cube of ice next to him): Well, pull up some ice blocks and lend ears.

Sam: Very well, my friends. Do as you please. Now... Have you know how Santa uses these flying reindeer to pull a sleigh? You know, Dasher, and Dancer and...Prancer and Vixen...Comet and Cupid, and Donner and Blitzen? (singing): ♪ But do you recall... ♪

♪ The most famous reindeer of all? ♪ ♪

As Sam finishes his song in a short opening version, the effects of the wind blowing snow leads to the snow-covered Christmas tree to resume the opening credits.

Burl Ives Tells The Story Of

As the camera then moves to another tree, the second snowy wind past it, making the title of the episode, our Christmas story appear with copyright notice underneath it.

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer © Videocraft Int'l. Ltd. MCLXIV

We then moves down to three Christmas presents with more names of the staff members of Rankin/Bass, the studio that made this Christmas special as well as other stop motion or traditional animated productions.

Written by Romeo Muller

Adapted from a Story by Robert May

And the Song by Johnny Marks

The camera then moves us to another snow-covered Christmas tree where the snowy wind went pass it to release the name of who wrote the music and lyrics for the song.

Music and Lyrics by Johnny Marks

Burl Ives Sings: 'Holly Jolly Christmas', 'Silver and Gold', 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer'

Co-Producer: Jules Bass

Directed by Larry Roemer

Produced by Arthur Rankin, Jr.

Then the camera moves up to the sky with more credits from the series appearing as Sam and the chorus sings the next song which will come later by the near end of the episode.

Rudolph Is Born...With A Shiny Red Nose/Jingle, Jingle, Jingle/Donner's Idea/Training and Protection from the Abominable Snow Monster
Agumon:

Cool:

Yugi:

Leonardo:

Sam: Well, now know let me tell you about Rudolph. It all started a couple of years, before the big storm. And in addition, all of you, my dear friends, will be in there later too.

Raphael: Okay, dude. As you insist.

Sam: It was springtime...

The scene fades to the next one showing a cave with two reindeer and a young one as the camera zooms in slowly

Sam: And Santa's lead reindeer, Donner, had just become a proud papa.

Inside the cave, Donner and his wife bearing the same name as him was observing the little reindeer which is their son.

Donner: Nah, we'll...we'll call him Rudolph.

Mrs. Donner: Rudolph is a lovely name. Rudolph.

Upon hearing his mother mention repeating his new name, Rudolph moves his head with a strange red-colored nose back up to look at his mother, making his father happy.

Donner: Hey-hey! He knows his name already.

Then all of a sudden, Rudolph's nose started to glow with beeping sounds, surprising his parents.

Rudolph (as his nose beeps more): Papa. Mama.

Mrs. Donner (surprised): He's...he's got a shiny nose.

Donner (confused): Sh...sh...shiny? It didn't say it glows.

Rudolph's nose made more beeping sounds as it glows and stops.

Mrs. Donner: Well, we'll simply have to overlook at it.

Donner: Now how can you overlook that? His beak blinks like a blinking beacon.

A familiar laugh of "Ho, ho, ho!" was heard, prompting Donner and his wife to look back to the entrance of their cave. Standing outside as the still-skinny Santa himself.

Santa: Well, Donner. (walks into the cave and to Donner) Where is the new member of the family? After all, if he's going to be on my team

Santa then to Mrs. Donner and Rudolph's spot just to see the little red-nosed reindeer.

Santa: Well, hi there. Aren't you the sturdy little fellow. (chuckles)

Rudolph: Santa?

Santa (chuckling): And smart too.

Rudolph's nose glowed once more with a long beep, and Santa glares at it in amazement.

Santa (surprised): Great bouncing icebergs!

Donner (walks up to Santa): Uh, I'm sure it'll stop as soon as he grows up, Santa.

Santa: Well, let's hope so if he wants to make the sleigh team someday. (turns to Rudolph): You see, little fellow? Every year, I shine up my jingle bells for eight lucky reindeer.

And in continuing to explain more, Santa then began to sing his song about Jingle Bells.

Santa (singing): ♪ Jingle, Jingle, Jingle ♪

♪ You will hear my sleigh bells ring ♪

♪ I am old Kris Kringle ♪

♪ I'm the king of jingling ♪

Santa then removes a purple collar with bells on it, and places around Donner.

Santa (singing): ♪ Jingle, Jingle, reindeer ♪

♪ Through the frosty air they'll go ♪

Donner then leaps into the air and is not to be seen, while Santa then turns back to Rudolph

Santa (singing): ♪ They are not just reindeer ♪

♪ They're the fastest deer I know ♪

Rudolph attempt to jump into the air like his father did, but he trips and fall over.

Santa: Ho ho! (Singing): ♪ You must believe that on Christmas Eve ♪

♪ I won't pass you by ♪

After Rudolph receives some pats on his head from Santa after getting up, he looks at the collar with bells and tries it out as his nose glowed yet again.

Santa (singing) ♪ I'll dash away in my magic sleigh ♪

♪ Flying through the sky ♪

♪ Jingle, Jingle, Jingle ♪

♪ You will hear my sleigh bells ring ♪

♪ You will hear my sleigh bells ring ♪

♪ I am old Kris Kringle ♪

♪ I'm the king of jingling ♪

♪ You will hear my sleigh bells ring ♪

♪ I am old Kris Kringle... ♪

(tips his hat while leaving) ♪ I'm the king...of...jingling. ♪

Santa leaves as he finishes his song and leaves out his "Ho, ho!" chuckle.

Rudolph: Bye-bye.

Donner then became uncertain about Rudolph with his red nose and Santa's capability to make a sleigh team.

Donner: No, Santa's right. He'll never make a sleigh team. (thinking of an idea) Wait a minute! I got it! We'll hide Rudolph's nose.

Mrs. Donner: Hide it? Yeah.

Donner: Come here, boy. (scraping some mud) You'll be a normal little buck, just like everybody else. (covers Rudolph's nose with mud for a disguise) Right? A chip off the old antlers.

Rudolph then looks deeply hurt as he is going to burst into tears because of his father.

Donner: Now, now. You'll get used to it. Put it there, son.

Rudolph did so, but only to walk up to his father and hugged him with his head as to either thank him for his help, or just to be cuddly.

Donner (embarrassed): Aw, gee.

Mrs. Donner then licks the mud off Rudolph's nose, and it glowed much to his amazement. Donner looked at her and she licks Rudolph again. Then the story fades back to Sam and our heroes.

Sam: Well, for the first year, the Donners did a pretty fair job of hiding Rudolph's...uh...uh... uh, non-conformity.

We fade to a scene where Rudolph was under training with Donner.

Sam: ''Donner taught Rudolph all the ins and outs of being a reindeer: how to get food, how to fight off enemies, things like that. But most important...''

(a sudden loud roaring sound is heard, and the two reindeer hide behind a snowbank, as two white fuzzy feet are seen walking past)

Sam: ''Most important of all, he taught his son to beware of the Abominable Snow Monster of the North. He's mean, he's nasty, and he hates everything to do with Christmas.''

(They emerge from hiding, and Rudolph jumps down into one of Bumble's huge footprints)

Male Voice: HERMEY!

Hermey picks up hus paint brush to look at the speak who is the Boss Elf with a green jacket, yellow pants and gold quil feather.

Boss Elf: Aren't you finished painting that yet?

Boss Elf: There's a pile of

Hermey: No happy in my work, I guess.

Boss Elf (shocked): WHAT!?

Hermey: I just don't like to make toys.

Boss Elf: Oh, well. If that's all... (becomes shocked again) WHAT!? You don't like to make toys!?

Hermey: No.

Boss Elf (to the other elves): Hermey doesn't like to make toys!

Elf 1: Hermey doesn't like to make toys.

Elf 2: Hermey doesn't like to make toys.

Elf 3: Hermey doesn't like to make toys!

Elves (in unison): Oh, shame on you!

Boss Elf: Do you mind telling what you do want to do?

Hermey: Well, sir. Someday, I like to be, uh, a dentist.

Boss Elf (outraged): A DENTIST!?

The other elves laughed.

Hermey: Well, we need one right here.

Boss Elf (furious): Now, listen, you! You're an elf, and elves make toys. Now, get to work!

Picking up the toy which Hermey is assigned to work on, the Boss Elf knocked the little elf's dentistry book out of his hand and gives back to him. Then all of a sudden, the bell is ringing in an alarm fashion.

Boss Elf: Ten minute break!

The other elves laughed with their delightful need of a break time, and in order to get out of making toys, Hermey pretends to be ready to join in, but the Boss Elf caught him in the act very quickly.

Boss Elf: Not for you! Finish the job, or you're fired!

So after the Boss Elf and the other elves were gone out, Hermey is left alone a very sad elf. After painting his toy for a little while, he picks up his dentistry book to continue study.

Hermey: Why am I such a misfit? I am not just a nitwit. (singing): You can't fire me

I quit!

Seems I don't fit in.

Sam: Ah, well. Such is the life of an elf.

Sam: Meanwhile, Rudolph is having his growing pains too.

As we fade into the next scene with Rudolph, Donner and Mrs. Donner inside the cave, the camera zooms in slowly toward their entrance.

Sam (narrating): Old Donner is determined to keep Rudolph's nose a secret.

Inside the cave, Donner is holding a mud cover for Rudolph to wear it on his red nose for a disguise as a ordinary reindeer.

Donner: Alright, son. Try it own.

Rudolph (lighting his nose): I don't wanna. Daddy, I won't like it.

Donner (enraged): YOU'LL LIKE IT AND WEAR IT!

Rudolph: Aw, but, Daddy...

Donner placed the mud cover on Rudolph's red nose by force anyway, and he finds it difficult for him to breathe in the air, or to talk with his voice nearly distorted.

Rudolph: It's not very comfortable.

Donner: There are more important things than comfort, self respect! Santa can't object to you now.

Rudolph walks away from his father with his mother watching from behind. He went outside the cave, and as he sat down on the ground, he removed the mud cover off his nose which glows again with a beep.

Rudolph (singing sadly): Why am I such a misfit? I am not just a nitwit. Just because my nose glows. (his nose beeps.) Why don't I fit in?

Sam: And so time happens, Christmas comes and goes and soon it is April. That’s when all the new fawns and