Talk:Reindeer

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Audio from the version from the Perry Como Show version was included in one of The MuppetCast christmas episodes, and I've noticed that it was longer then the version from The Ed Sullivan Show. One major difference between the two was that the original version had several puns based on christmas song lyrics, while this only occurs once or twice in the Ed Sullivan Show version. However, I'm mostly basing this on what's shown in Muppets Magic from the Ed Sullivan Show (though I did see the sketch on TV ten years ago, but I can't remember if there are any differences or if they were edited the same way). Does anybody know if most of the music puns were cut from the Muppets Magic release, or if that version originally didn't have so many song puns? --Minor muppetz 16:28, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

Since the audio was taken from a different program, I see no reason to assume the video release of the Ed Sullivan version was edited. As we know, repeated sketches weren't always performed the same way twice, and there were such issues as time considerations and so on. The only way to know with absolute certainty is to compare original broadcast versions of both shows, and that's not really practical right now. -- Andrew Leal (talk) 17:46, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

I guess that's reasonable. I can't remember what songs were used in the other program, but I recall there being several instances where, whenever Dasher or another reindeer said something that was either also a line from a christmas song or simialr to a line from a christmas song, the other reindeer would start singing another verse. And I'm not sure whetehr all/ most of thsoe songs are in the public domain. --Minor muppetz 19:37, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

Reindeer Performers?

Thanks, Dean. I did think the high pitched reindeer sounded a bit like Jim, but I also wondered if it was possible for him to operate both, given how they were spaced, and the Feature Creature listed Nelson as being involved (though possibly only in the Como version). That's why I only identified the three voices I was sure of (must have transposed Oz's character name). Is it possible the dialogue was pre-recorderd? (though it seemed more like it was performed live). Aleal 02:38, 30 January 2006 (UTC)