Changes: Reindeer

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PDVD 064 — The Reindeer on the Ed Sullivan Show

The Reindeer are five of Santa's famous sleigh-pullers, featured in a repeated TV Christmas skit. The group consisted of boss Dasher (aka Charlie), Dancer, Donder, Prancer, and Blitzen. The reindeer made various bad puns, broke into random carols, and attempted to make it snow with a "snow dance".

First appearing noseless with Rowlf like bodies on the Christmas installment of Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall on December 20, 1965, the reindeer re-appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show on Dec. 22, 1968, this time without live-hands but with rodded hooves instead and also with shiny black noses. The reindeer were built by Don Sahlin, and their voices were performed by Jim Henson (Dasher, Donner), Frank Oz (Prancer), Jerry Juhl (Blitzen), and Bob Payne (Dancer).

The Ed Sullivan Show version was included on the Muppets Magic from the Ed Sullivan Show DVD.

Other reindeer

Characters as Reindeer

A team of monsters played reindeer in A Muppet Family Christmas.
Wontkins appeared as a reindeer in a Wilkins Coffee commercial.
Rizzo and the rats appeared as "ratdeers" in It's A Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie.

External links

Falk, Karen. "Jim Henson's Red Book", 12/22/1968 – Sullivan – Reindeer Bit.

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+[[Image:PDVD 064.JPG|thumb|300px|The Reindeer on the Ed Sullivan Show]]
-'''The Reindeer''' are five of Santa's famous sleigh-pullers, featured in a repeated TV Christmas skit. The group consisted of boss Dasher (aka Charlie), Dancer, Donner, Prancer, and Blitzen. The reindeer made various bad puns, broke into random carols, and attempted to make it snow through a "snow dance".
+'''The Reindeer''' are five of [[Santa Claus|Santa's]] famous sleigh-pullers, featured in a repeated TV Christmas skit. The group consisted of boss Dasher (aka Charlie), Dancer, Donder, Prancer, and Blitzen. The reindeer made various bad puns, broke into random carols, and attempted to make it snow with a "snow dance".
-First appearing on the Christmas installment of [[Perry Como]]'s "Kraft Music Hall" on Dec. 20, [[1965]], the reindeer re-appeared on [[The Ed Sullivan Show]] on Dec. 22, [[1968]]. The reindeer were built by [[Don Sahlin]], and their voices were performed by [[Jim Henson]] (Dasher, Donder), [[Frank Oz]] (Prancer), [[Jerry Juhl]] (Rumpelstiltskin aka Blitzen), and [[Bob Payne]] (Dancer).
+First appearing noseless with Rowlf like bodies on the Christmas installment of ''[[Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall]]'' on December 20, 1965, the reindeer re-appeared on ''[[The Ed Sullivan Show]]'' on Dec. 22, [[1968]], this time without live-hands but with rodded hooves instead and also with shiny black noses. The reindeer were built by [[Don Sahlin]], and their voices were performed by [[Jim Henson]] (Dasher, Donner), [[Frank Oz]] (Prancer), [[Jerry Juhl]] (Blitzen), and [[Bob Payne]] (Dancer).
-The "Ed Sullivan Show" version was included on [[Muppets Magic (DVD)]].
+The ''Ed Sullivan Show'' version was included on the ''[[Muppets Magic from the Ed Sullivan Show]]'' DVD.
-==Characters as Reindeer==
-*Two [[Anything Monsters]] played reindeer in ''[[A Muppet Family Christmas]]''
+<gallery widths="150" spacing=small orientation="landscape" position="center" hideaddbutton="true">
+Perry_Como_REINDEERS1.jpg|''Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall''
+Perry_Como_REINDEERS.png|''Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall''
+Don&JaneBuildingReindeer.jpg|[[Jane Henson]] and [[Don Sahlin]], 1965
+ReindeerPic.jpg|Dasher, 1968
+</gallery>
+===Other reindeer===
+<gallery widths="275" captionalign="center" orientation="landscape" position="center" hideaddbutton="true">
+File:Character.lightning.jpg|[[Lightning]]
+File:Charlesblitzen.jpg|[[Charles Blitzen]]
+</gallery>
+===Characters as Reindeer===
+[[Image:Wilkinssantaclaus.jpg|thumb|300px]]
+*A team of monsters played reindeer in ''[[A Muppet Family Christmas]]''.
 *[[Wilkins and Wontkins|Wontkins]] appeared as a reindeer in a [[Wilkins Coffee]] commercial.
+*[[Rizzo the Rat|Rizzo]] and the [[Rats|rats]] appeared as "ratdeers" in ''[[It's A Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie]]''.
+==External links==
+*Falk, Karen. "[http://www.henson.com/jimsredbook/2011/12/22/12221968/ Jim Henson's Red Book]", 12/22/1968 – Sullivan – Reindeer Bit.
 [[Category:Muppet Characters]]
 [[Category:Repeated Sketches]]
-[[Category:Christmas Characters]]
+[[Category:Character Groups]]
+[[Category:Muppet Christmas Characters]]
+[[Category:Variety Show Sketches]]