The Rankin/Bass Cinematic Universe

[@tremisanthrope]

Vixen didn’t age backwards Vixen died and named his child Vixen, and so on so forth.

[@crimsondynamo615]

tremisanthrope it’s like when there’s people named John or Michael or whatever. Names are passed down from generation to generation and such. I figure that it applies to the reindeer as well since they’re sentient.

[@jeim376]

Nah. His niece was named Veronica, and she named her son Vixen Giovanni Thomson. Who, in turn, had a grandson with no arms and he was an orange juice salesman named Jon Thomson and he married Blitzen’s great great granddaughter, Joanna, who, surprisingly, was actually a reptile. Nobody really knows how a reptile got into their family, because a reindeer can’t give birth to a crocodile, and they’re not native to the North Pole of course, but we’ll just skip over this as it doesn’t matter to the plot. Anyway, they adopted a reindeer named Bruno, who named his first son after his grandfather, Patrick Stewart I, king of the penguins, and his second after his great great great great great grandfather, Geoffrey Stewart, the husband of Patrick’s grandfather, and he named his third after Dasher. Dasher’s cousin had a step-uncle named Jorge McDavis and his son (adopted during his first marriage), Brad Nelson, a transgender pigeon and lawyer involved in the infamous Santa’s Bag Case, named his son Vixen after his step-second-cousin’s great great great great great great grandfather. This is the one you see in the movie.

[@crimsondynamo615]

Eli M *slow clap turns to standing ovation*

[@Superboi7777]

@@jeim376 YES!!!!!

[@haakenbailey7381]

How can he name his child Vixen if he's dead?

[@Dr.Barber]

The delivery on "Well giving toys is my way of saying hello" is so unbearably unbelievably sweet it makes me tear up a little.

[@RemnantCult]

Oh my lord, I was just about to say the same thing. What an adorable couple too.

[@thebrideofghostface]

It's his love language. : )

[@HinataChick38]

That whole scene makes me wanna cry, it's so sweet.

[@madison5645]

I fear the day these are remade, possibly by Illumination because Universal has distribution rights, and they make young Kris Kringle a sexy guitar playing hipster and the elves are Minions.

[@babypurplebat2610]

this is a cursed comment

[@Ryeven]

NOPENOPENOPENOPENOPE h e c k I can visually see that in my head.

[@LimeyLassen]

That would be like remaking the Notre Dame cathedral out of particle board and milk crates.

[@TheShyNarwhal]

Oh, no thanks....

[@tenacioustravicious7871]

How dare they even think of it...

[@Dalton_Boardman2000]

The retcon of Rudolph getting his powers from a sky goddess in preparation for the return of an ancient evil is straight out of something like LOTR or Marvel.

[@memethyst]

what pisses me off the most about the later rankin bass movies is that the rudolph sequels completely forgot about hermey and yukon and clarice, and the frosty sequels completely forgot about karen...

[@nyanpirethecat2257]

At least she returned in the unofficial sequel.

[@marioguy5443]

@@nyanpirethecat2257 what is the name of that movie

[@nyanpirethecat2257]

@@marioguy5443 "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer and The Island of Misfit Toys" that was straight to video by GoodTimes Entertainment. In the unofficial sequel, Clarice wants to learn how to fly like the other reindeer but has trouble throughout the film.

[@runedoom]

I wish I could forget about Karens

[@QTCutes]

memethyst Karen died of hypothermia

[@SkellaBella1396]

When I was really little, I LOVED Santa Clause is Coming to Town. Took it as true historical fact lol so I wrote a letter to Santa asking questions in regards to the movie and bless my father, I got a reply telling me not to believe everything I see in films lmao

[@idunnobutyay2520]

Put One Foot In Front of the Other is a banger, tho.

[@garycarpenter2980]

Claus not Clause.... you are mixing up the show with the movie 🎥

[@crimsonstudios680]

My dad did the exact same thing when I wrote a similar letter!!!!

[@nilessebek4255]

Plot twist: Their dad was Burgermeister Meisterburger

[@MWSfan18]

​@@nilessebek4255More like S.D. Kluger.

[@slavpepe6581]

Weird story but the Rankins were my old neighbours back in Bermuda before I immigrated, my dad used to talk with him and would go over with fish cakes at Christmas, one time he let us in to their house and showed us around his workshop with a collection of models and materials, weird guy, nice guy. Good video 👌

[@Ryeven]

That's actually really wholesome heh ;w;

[@AlexMint]

I don't know many animators who aren't a bit weird.

[@femmefuntime]

Alex Mint a lot of artists may come off as weird because of being so passionate about their art. Many artists are on the spectrum or have adhd/add (and there’s absolutely nothing bad about that, i have adhd) so they tend to be super fascinated, passionate about, and focused on one particular thing. This might come off as weird to neurotypicals who don’t do that.

[@idunnobutyay2520]

I would have loved to hang out with them

[@IcyDiamond]

Cool

[@SpyroTheGerudo]

20:05 - "I couldn't afford a present this year, so I got you this box" "That's what I got you!"

[@zaragozrex]

WHY WEREN'T YOU AT ELF PRACTICE!?

[@grfrjiglstan]

Just fixing these dolls' teeth.

[@casual_ice_consumer4148]

I was looking for this comment.

[@cherrylemon2940]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@trinitech2live13]

WHY WEREN'T YOU AT ELF PRACTICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@michael120.]

I can do a perfect impression of him and I do it every year near or during Christmas to my younger cousins, friends, etc. at random times

[@inazumanfrash]

You forget the postman is frickin everywhere in a bulk of these specials.

[@memethyst]

what else is he in besides santa claus is coming to town? i thought that was his only movie...

[@Antifearn]

@@memethyst He was in The Easter Bunny is Comin’ to Town, which is a copy-paste version of SCICTT, but with the Easter Bunny.

[@memethyst]

@@Antifearn ah right, i've heard of it but i haven't seen it

[@Antifearn]

@@memethyst I don’t recommend it, but it’s their best Easter special and best Easter Bunny backstory.

[@KombatGod]

14:20 oh so the Rankin/Bass universe is also where the Charlie Chaplin's Tramp movies take place... and since the Tramp also appears in the 1939 short Mickey's Polo Team, this means it's also the mainstream Disney universe... which of course is part of the Kingdom Hearts universe... where also Cloud from Final Fantasy VII appears. And Cloud is in Super Smash Bros. alongside Ryu, who in turn appeared in Marvel vs. Capcom. So yeah, this is actually all connected to the MCU.

[@KombatGod]

@@qwertybear.7120 thank God it isn't that stinker.

[@mattiesavannahpahl9934]

Kingdom Hearts Universe is obviously a secondary Disney verse though. Hercules and Aladdin crossover is canon, but KH has them on different worlds.

[@HistoricaHungarica]

But we gotta find Pepe Silvia!!!!

[@hunterjulian98]

So Frosty the Snowman and Spider-Man could be in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as DLC?

[@Chad_McRad]

You cant use smash bros its a party game

[@lauren-ko7mr]

this is.... an incredibly dense and rich mythology. damn

[@babypurplebat2610]

the MCU could NEVER

[@Karbonic]

That scene when they talk about the china doll is seriously heartwarming, real emotion there

[@imperialsunstrider7873]

The noise that machine made in the beginning sounds like the screams of the damned that you would hear while being rowed across the River Styx.

[@Quadrenaro]

Deer, including reindeer, shed their antlers every year and regrow them back. So Rudolf having small antlers is really nothing wrong, just implies its spring or summer.

[@Ms.gnomer]

Quadrenaro in December?

[@Quadrenaro]

@@Ms.gnomer Not impossible either. Low testosterone. Given the right imbalance in an ecosystem, a doe could have a larger rack than the bucks.

[@suddenllybah]

Eh, think of it as someone be rassled for having a weak beard.

[@PixelOverload]

@@Quadrenaro The shrinkage in body mass and muscle tone is far more concerning

[@kirkbupkis]

@@PixelOverload Rudolph the Atrophied Reindeer.

[@eduardo_corrochio]

Speaking from experience, as a kid in the 1970's and 1980's, there was nothing like watching the Rankin Bass Christmas specials , because we only had one night to see each show, once a year. If you missed it, you were screwed royally and had to wallow in shame and woe for months, LOL. Oh, and most of these shows are not "movies", as a lot of people seem to call them; for me, a movie is longer than an hour and debuted in a theater/cinema. But I digress. As I matured and became a grownup, I grew to appreciate all the great voice talent in these programs as well as the fun songs. They've never lost their charm and appeal, and they win over new fans every generation. I need to make a KZbin playlist of the best songs from the specials. Of course the most supreme tune of all is the Heat Miser/Snow Miser song. I especially liked the version by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy. Merry Christmas!

[@totallynotjeff7748]

So, the new year's movie. Does this mean that there's an island that's always 2016? That would be it's own form of hell. Edit: it has now become clear that there is a far worse island out there.

[@espurious]

David Bowie dying again, and again, and...

[@crimsondynamo615]

That there is an island that deserves an atomic bomb testing

[@bruhvengers7050]

Actually in one of the people in the background of the New Years movie was a character in a year without a Santa Claus

[@pyroshell5652]

@@espurious And Suicide Squad is the only movie in theaters. And everyone is in a constant state of outrage over the election.

[@TheProWrestlingPodcast]

Just wait for the 2020 island lol

[@MasterMemo]

Jack Frost showing up to save Frosty like Sonic showing up at the end of Smash Bros Brawl to save everyone lol

[@Hippiethecat124]

Rudolph's Shiny New Year sounds like a D&D campaign I would write while tripping absolute balls on DMT

[@b.parker1740]

Speaking of, if you want a real trip, there was an '80's special that they made entitled "The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus." It was based on a story by Frank L. Baum and was about a council of pagan-esque forest gods of faeire and elf variety debating on whether or not Santa should be granted immortality. Among them is even a horned god and an Odin-like all-father god who raised Santa as a warrior via a lion and taught him about how the world is a suffering place and features Santa learning how to fight with demons, monsters, and even Chinese myth dragons whilst also learning wisdom through nymphs. It's insane and actually real.

[@TheJohno95]

I miss that one! You never see it anymore! Back in the 90's, it was a staple. You could at least catch it on some channel early in the morning before the adults were up to see how weird it was.

[@b.parker1740]

@@TheJohno95 If you're referring to the high fantasy one, it was recently on AMC (oddly enough). It hadn't been on in ages and seeing it kind of reminded me that it was a thing. To me, the weirdest part about it, not so much that it even was such a clash with the already convoluted religious identity of Christmas, was that it really doesn't mesh with anything previously by R/B. They reused the same model for the present Santa, but it gave such a different backstory to the Santa usually in the specials. Then again, continuity was always odd between the old specials (if they really were meant to link up, after all).

[@TheJohno95]

I don't mess with cable anymore, but it is strange that AMC is showing Life and Adventures of Santa Claus. But, at least someone is. It is very strange compared to some of the other specials, but I've got a soft spot for it. Of the "newer" ones, it's probably my favorite. Very weird, but cool show.

[@PixelOverload]

@@b.parker1740 Fuck I remember that, I need to find myself a copy and give it a watch sometime, i recall that being pretty awesome.

[@Bururaian]

I noticed the swimming bird thing when I got older. Blew the whole family's minds when we put two and two together. That bird is dead. That elf killed it. Also, Winterbolt turning into a tree gave me nightmares when I was little.

[@oliverbrownlow5615]

Maybe the elf dropped the swimming bird into a body of water as a gift to the kids in a family of Sea Monkeys, and that's why he judged that the bird didn't need an umbrella.

[@christinemurphy730]

"Jack's Lament" OH MY GOD. I'm amazed that I just never realized how Nightmare was inspired by Rankin/Bass. I've seen both Nightmare and most Rankin/Bass movies at least 30 times each and just never made the connection.

[@idunnobutyay2520]

I can kinda see it at points.

[@garycarpenter2980]

Nightmare is a frightmare...... to me it's not a Christmas movie 🎥 but for Halloween 🎃👻🦇🐈‍⬛🧹🤡☠️💀

[@TV-8-301]

I'm not totally convinced Nightmare was directly inspired by Here Comes Peter Cottontail but it's possible. There should be concrete evidence before Quinton just states stuff like that

[@deadturret4049]

"People who do that go to hell before they die" Captain Lou Albano, is that you?

[@just2good]

Next year you should do a look into the more obscure ones you skipped over, I think it'd be interesting!

[@figglebottom3171]

thank u just2good very cool

[@blakespeers2456]

Yes, I'm a big fan of the incredibly "pagan" version of "The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus" which A) Doesn't fit well in this narrative and B) Is the only Christmas movie I"m aware of in which a dragon is incinerated by a magic leaf.

[@rileymcilvaine2393]

Mad Monster Party!

[@jtszabo1691]

Nester the Long Eared Donkey shows Rudolph existing in the same world as Jesus. I’m 32 and I never saw that one until I was about 29

[@jtszabo1691]

Blake Speers that one was amazing. It’s also based on a novel by L. Frank Baum, the author of the Wizard of Oz

[@RainbowblitzFTW]

Convinced that the names of the reindeer on the sleigh aren't actually names, but more like specific rank names. So the baby Vixen we see is just the next Vixen training for when the current one retires. Kinda like how in Kingsmen the different agents code names are the Arthurian knights

[@ThePacMiner]

Theres actually another copyright typo thing that had an even bigger impact on media. The only reason why Romero-style Zombies are in the public domain is that they just forgot to add a copyright indication in the title sequence of "Night of the Living Dead".

[@oliverbrownlow5615]

The zombies ate it.

[@ColeHrusovsky]

Originally it was gonna have a different title, and that title card had the copyright date. But at the last minute they changed the title, and forgot to add the date to that one

[@sonicfanboy3375]

Or the 3 Stooges cartoon

[@ajr01-x6e]

My theory about the misfit toys is that they came to life by staying in the magical realm of the North Pole for longer than normal. They were sent to their island, not by the kind Santa Claus, but by the secretly cruel Head Elf who acts nice and changes his voice around Santa. The Head Elf was too unforgiving towards the Elves that made the slightest mistake in making the toys, and wouldn't let them fix then. So he tossed them on a nearby island.

[@dracocrusher]

Alternate explanation: Santa just has high standards and is worried that things that don't look 'normal' will go unloved, so the island is meant to be a better alternative. Honestly, I feel like that fits with the whole "Rudolph is an outcast because of his nose until he proves that being different can win people over" thing. They just didn't think some of this stuff would be accepted by picky kids, so they didn't take the chance.

[@LynetteTheMadScientist]

In the movie the toys themselves tell Rudolph and Hermie that Moonraiser travels the earth finding toys that no little girl or boy loves and brings them to the island until someone wants them

[@Ronin11111111]

You put the Aurora Borealis bit at the perfect place.

[@aseheavyindustries798]

may I see it?

[@JPdraws_]

ASE Heavy Industries 23:06

[@TheSteamLord]

At this time of year, at this time of day, in this part of the country, localized entirely within your cave?

[@thehunterator520]

@@TheSteamLord yes

[@robbiewalker2831]

@@TheSteamLord I was gonna say "localized entirely within your Rudolph Movie".

[@bezoticallyyours83]

Its a pity most people only remember Rankin/Bass for its iconic holiday movies. They've also done animated adaptations of Flight of Dragons The Last Unicorn Black Beauty The Hobbit Lord of the Rings Trilogy Wind in the Willow

[@maxweII_demon]

The Last Unicorn still kicks ass

[@bezoticallyyours83]

@@maxweII_demon It's a beautiful, melancholy film that's pretty faithful to its beautiful, melancholy book.

[@toocartoony]

26:40 So Jack Frost's involvement is basically the equivalent of Thor in Wakanda?

[@SirBlackReeds]

Basically.

[@Ryeven]

cONAN O'BRIEN SHOWS UP IM CRYINg

[@QTCutes]

Ryeven I can never see this character other than Conan

[@JPdraws_]

😂

[@markuswolf7884]

Best part of the commentary

[@DanielGreen52]

The birds not flying, it’s falling with style.

[@collectiblemayhem5112]

No the birds not falling with style it’s dying with style

[@MovieFan1912]

To infinity and beyond!

[@robertdaniel6508]

"Rudolph will return in 'Rudolph and Frosty: Christmas in July' "

[@JakeTakesTheCakes]

I mean...they could've just named another reindeer Vixen.

[@skittycecil9786]

JakeTakesTheCakes That’s what I always thought.

[@oliverbrownlow5615]

Clearly the younger Vixen is a descendant of the original.

[@commanderblackheart5856]

@@oliverbrownlow5615 vixen jr. if you will

[@garrettbates9124]

Could be Vixen Jr.

[@IcyDiamond]

Could even be Vixen The Third

[@jenaconard2524]

26:07 I can honestly say this part utterly terrified me as a kid. Just the look on his face when he is dying stuck with me after the first time I watched this movie. Still is a little unsettling to this day

[@tomatoanus]

quinton in a 4:3 ratio, crossover with always sunny confirmed

[@ThomasTheBullet]

Nice to see you here tomato!

[@tremisanthrope]

Comment on a Quinton Reviews video speed run any%

[@Dravis0101]

this

[@Dravis0101]

4:3 in 2018 lol

[@The420033]

I just started to watch it and now i see references all over the internet

[@acopella431]

"Infinity War is the most ambitious crossover in the history of movies" Rankin and Bass: Pffft OK

[@broskydoodle6697]

Rankin Bass > MCU

[@leow3696]

*RBCU

[@nitrosherbert888]

Only if you include Disney if you include dead pool that alone makes it better

[@mippa]

You are right and you should say it.

[@robbiewalker2831]

I agree that the Rankin Bass Cinematic Universe is better than Marvel’s; because the simplicity of Rankin Bass’ universe makes it easy to understand. Each story is like a chapter, and each story shows off how far in said universe that these characters went on in their lives; and you didn’t need to cram in the same characters so many times to the point where there might be misstep in continuity, you just need some simple happenstances where they feel like there’s a weird connection at some point, with the major players being Santa, Rudolph, Frosty and Jack Frost.

[@1980rlquinn]

My favorite adaptation of The Wind in the Willows was the Rankin/Bass version. Their work is seriously underappreciated.

[@brandonlyon730]

For a long time I always thought that was the Disney version of the story until year's later I find out the Disney one was a package film series that also had the Headless horseman story in it.

[@BeccaBlasphemous]

Jack Frost has always been my favourite Rankin Bass film and was the reason I go so into Rankin Bass (aside from growing up with the films). I’ve always loved stop motion like I was the person who loved the nightmare before Christmas because of the way it was made and learning everything I could about it instead of being an edgy emo kid (which I absolutely was). I remember being so excited when the mister brothers Christmas came out because Mickey Rooney reprised his role as Santa Claus. Everything about this movies warms my heart from the stop motion to just the over all nostalgia of watching them every year for as long as I can remember. Oof this got long but I’m really passionate about my love of Rankin Bass.

[@GabyGeorge1996]

The Salandria Jack Frost is a genderbent Little Mermaid

[@TheMadisonMachine]

@@GabyGeorge1996 dont disrespect Jack Frost like that, at least he's got agency and common sense.

[@bkwright7773]

My girlfriend and I watched Jack Frost this past Christmas. We absolutely loved everything to do with Kubla Kraus! Also, we noticed Jack Frost bared a striking resemblance to David Bowie. This lead us to calling Jack Frost, “David Snowie”, for the rest of the film

[@garycarpenter2980]

I didn't realize that Jack looked like David Bowie

[@SenkouNoMahimeEne]

@@garycarpenter2980 you should look up "David Bowie Pierrot". The costume and makeup that Bowie used totally reminds me of Jack Frost. Never made the connection until reading this comment haha

[@xvalkyx3170]

The Snow Miser/Heat Miser song is that one song I cant's stop listening to every time December shows up.

[@Sara3346]

I'm actually convinced Mother Nature from Year Without A Santa Clause is their highest god or should be since father winter seems to be differential to Nature which could be interperted as being her.

[@Stinkoman87]

Father Winter is her husband, or one of her husbands. He is the father of the Snow Miser.

[@BigAmericanGirlFan]

@@Stinkoman87 I've always liked the idea that Jack Frost and Snow Miser are brothers by way of Mother Nature and Father Winter

[@JonathanAuburn]

I may disagree with this on the basis of The Little Drummer Boy explicitly expresses the existence of Jesus Christ. Jingle saying that they're going "straight to the top" means that they're going to the highest power they can actually get to in the physical world - which is in fact Mother Nature.

[@nyanpirethecat2257]

I'm so glad I'm not the only person who believes Rankin/Bass had a Cinematic Universe since each special felt like a connection.

[@GabyGeorge1996]

Nyanpire The Cat can I just point out that their adaptation of Jack Frost is a gender-flipped version of The Little Mermaid?

[@godzilla154]

Gaby George more like Little mermaid is a gender flipped Jack Frost

[@gplgs4640]

I really don’t like how you brushed off Vixen’s changing age as “It’s a movie”, but I bet you this. The Vixen we see in “Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town” is a Vixen Sr, and the Vixen we see in “A Year Without a Santa Claus” is his child, Vixen Jr, which ends up being the main Vixen in the universe.

[@elizabethlee2136]

Blitzen wanted to name Rudolph Blitzen until he ended up deformed

[@unknownuser3926]

1:17 Where can I get a shrieking Christmas gremlin that plays music? That rubber face is the stuff of nightmares

[@faith4disney]

Reminds me of Jack Stauber.

[@1977TA]

These specials are known lovingly by me and my friends as "The Good Shit" No matter how old you are when you find one of these timeless classics on tv you become a kid again inside.

[@_mango_]

I love the Miser Brothers’ songs.

[@idunnobutyay2520]

Those songs are so catchy! I honestly am surprised that people haven’t been clamoring for a The Year Without a Santa Claus soundtrack to be released.

[@kademcarthur5362]

I always imagined the Snow Miser as a Democrat and the Heat Miser as a Republican.

[@Perid0tStar]

@@kademcarthur5362 I did notice that good Chuck Schumer has a nose just like Snow Miser :) Now we just gotta get him to dance around to sweet ragtime piano music to compare.

[@boxylemons7961]

I think part of the reason they made it a “cinematic universe” was more or less to give kids a sense that Santa was real and give detail into the whole “mythology” of christmas.

[@majinally3527]

“i’ll have a bluuuueeee christmaaaaaasssss withouuttt yooouuu” 💔

[@unlaidenswallow]

2018 Quinton: I can’t talk about every special or this video would be an hour long 2022 Quinton: here’s an 8 hour video about the second half of Victorious We love character development

[@just-a-silly-goofy-guy]

Yeah the MCU got nothing on this

[@felixvanstaden]

Brother

[@toonlive2098]

SENPAI NOTICE ME

[@SonicXtreme99akaCreeperMario]

Fun fact Justin was also in this comment section Anyways Santa told me that instead of a heart he's gonna give you coal

[@kirkbupkis]

It's June why did I just watch a 30 minute recap of Christmas movies.

[@GreatFlamingEyebrows_]

Winterbolt = holiday Thanos

[@DW3010]

I am inevitable.... and I...am...Rudolph

[@IcyDiamond]

Winterbolt can easily beat Thanos

[@LordHoth_90]

The Rankin/Bass stop motion movies are absolutely perfect. Every Christmas Eve my family still binge watch the whole series before bed.

[@pkthunder416]

The song "I Believe in Santa Claus" from Year without a Santa Claus is the most insane shit. The whole second verse is about how Santa threatened Iggy's Dad and made him question his whole reality. It literally has the line "Now, look into my eyes and tell me, what is real to you?" That sounds like a damned threat to me!

[@itsweebtime3461]

Growing up as a American Muslim I never observed or understood how Christmas worked. (I still don't) But I always enjoyed a Nightmare Before Christmas because it was about an outsider's fascination with a holiday he knew nothing about. That being said I don't think ive ever seen any of these films. But ill give them a shot

[@lauratatum509]

It's Weeb Time tell me what you think of them after you watch some! I’m curious to hear your reaction.

[@JT5555]

*THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS IS AWESOME* As For Christmas As A Whole: It's Really More HOW You Celebrate It Then The Holiday,Itself. It's The Kind Of Holiday That May Be "Religious Based",But You Don't Have To Be Christian To Enjoy Giving/Getting Gifts With Family And Friends While Sitting Around Pretty Lights And Music. That Kind Of Stuff Is Universal So,Again Christmas Has Whatever Meaning You Give It And HOW You Celebrate Is More Important Then WHAT You Celebrate.^^

[@badreality2]

"aaand they caaall hiiim Saaandy Claaaaaaws!"

[@nyanpirethecat2257]

You never seen any of the specials?!?

[@coreythepeanut]

Isn't christ still incredibly holy in Islam? Thought they'd celebrate christmas..... oh well.

[@mechajay3358]

Woah, I never thought of the Rakin-Bass Christmas special to be a Cinematic Universe. I always felt each of the films were somewhat connected, but never to this extent.

[@jamesfranco1997]

Someone needs to make a supercut of all these movies in chronological order

[@TallManVanitas]

I was raised on these movies and I'm truly amazed in retrospect that they're just so heartwarming and timeless. 26 years later and I still watch the original Frosty The Snowman every year. They're just as much a part of Christmas as trees, presents, and snow and I hope they either continue as long as possible or possibly be remade with the same audio and voices, but updated visuals.

[@idunnobutyay2520]

I know I say this a lot, but I wish I had Snow Miser’s sass and Heat Miser’s assertiveness. And Yukon Cornelius’ confidence.

[@Vulspyr]

"Father Winter... Who might just be God." I absolutely lost it here. Good show Quinton.

[@Sara3346]

19:19

[@ash7324]

It doesn't matter if the Christmas special is late if it's this beautifully written, structured and paced. These videos get better each year. ❤️

[@MrVoltySquirrel]

Thank you for rendering this video out at 4:3. I primarily watch KZbin shit on my iPad and so it’s always refreshing to have a video, especially a new one, fill the whole screen. Usually people render out to 16:9, even when it’s a video essay about a 4:3 film. Never fun to get pillarboxed AND letterboxed at the same time.

[@SomerLoser0]

"People who do that go to hell before they die." It's true, did that, now in hell

[@anonymousyoutuber1405]

Jack Frost is the first husbando

[@babypurplebat2610]

you just ruined my day

[@memethyst]

fun fact all of these movies were animated in japan so they are all in fact animes.

[@Account_Not_Applicable]

It's true, but you shouldn't say it

[@IdeaBox-dk5vj]

And, according to Dreamworks, regardless of actual profit, he is one of the more recent examples of such as well.

[@firstname7606]

so wait Rudolph the Red Nose Raindeer is legally the oldest movie, since the copyright dates it to 1164

[@arbyw.1889]

How many personifications of winter or characters that use the power of the winter are in these movies.

[@skittycecil9786]

Arby W. At least four if I remember correctly.

[@Antifearn]

There are multiple characters in the RBCU with winter-related powers: -The Winter Warlock from Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town -Snow Miser from The Year Without a Santa Claus -Jack Frost and all of the other “Snow Gypsies” in Jack Frost -Zero from The First Easter Rabbit (which he never brought up) -King Winterbolt from F&R Christmas in July

[@BigAmericanGirlFan]

@Arby W. Honestly, it's this number of winter spirits or winter mages that makes me roll my eyes at the "Summer Wheeze" guy from Frosty Returns when he says "Let Mother Nature try and win" and even as a child, I went "Alright buddy, your funeral" and assumed that either Mother Nature heard and called upon Father Winter, Snow Miser and/or Jack Frost to teach him a lesson or Snow Miser and Jack Frost are such sweet Momma's Boys that they decided to head down there just to screw with him for insulting their mother. And while Heat Miser would love to see a green Christmas/winter, given that he's also a Momma's boy, he might let his step/half brothers take this one to teach this human a lesson on offending powerful natural forces and/or his mother. It also doesn't help him that he was trying to hurt Frosty because Jack Frost personally helped him and would want to help him again.

[@mrh8142]

Watched Santa Claus is Comin' to Town for the first time in years, it made me so happy. Genuinely a wonderful film filled with joy

[@kia7061]

I honestly thought no one remembered Jack Frost. It's one of my favorites, and I feel like it barely comes on T.V anymore. Nice on ya.

[@SawGoodMan]

It really is Christmas, when someone appreciates Jack Frost for the gem that it is.

[@JesusMartinez-rr2ry]

I really appreciate the mind-blowing ways the Rankin-Bass specials are so interconnected with each other.

[@angelbeast1841]

I have repeated "nothing is forever" throughout my whole life and it always holds true: my family is broken up but that wont last forever, we all come together around Christmas and I know this wont last forever but I'm comforted it's absence wont either.

[@KrystineBrown]

I've been waiting for someone to discuss this. As a kid I thought it was cool that these were all connected.

[@thehypist2587]

I love the Rankin-Bass films. The Year Without a Santa Claus was my favorite mostly due to the Miser Brothers, my favorite part od the film and both have the best songs. I'm glad you gave the films a better look, best part of Christmas for me!

[@SheriffDuncanFlynn]

Let us not forget that Special Delivery Kluger from Santa Claus Is Comin To Town reappears in The Easter Bunny Is Coming To Town, and that the two specials are very similar in terms of story.

[@pavloverboy]

Theory: There is no Rankin-Bass cinematic universe, Quinton just wanted to talk about some good Christmas movies.

[@kellanlevi5663]

Relatable

[@jestersmith9349]

It makes me happy to hear about these films. When I was little, my dad would always sing the One Foot In of the Other song. I always thought the style was really unique and pretty growing up. Great vid

[@idunnobutyay2520]

Put One Foot In Front of the Other is my winter finals motivational anthem.

[@spindalis79]

What do these Holiday specials and a fishing tournament have in common? They're both "Rankin' bass!"

[@driveasandwich6734]

Maybe baby Vixon is actually the original's child. Vixon Jr., if you will.

[@StunsyGND]

I can’t believe someone figured this out before me. There goes all my college essays

[@blacksheep1924]

The movie "Jack Frost" is my favorite Christmas movie of all time, it is gorgeous and wonderful, and no one will every convince me otherwise.

[@kevildead]

im fully gonna cry wheres NESTOR THE LONG-EARED CHRISTMAS DONKEY 🥺

[@3guzica]

"People who do that go to hell before they die" -QR

[@runedoom]

As such, my mom is in hell. (Which she deserves, as she tryed to choke me to death before I could talk.)

[@CatholicPiccolo]

@@runedoom what the

[@somebakedgood]

Relevent video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q5XdaYOhZdSFpMk

[@shawnleeguku]

Personal headcanon that the reindeer names are actually titles, named for the original set that have been passed on since the originals. The original Vixen is dead, the current Vixen as of "Year Without" is the next in line to take up the title

[@CinnamonGrrlErin1]

I am so glad to see that other people love Rankin-Bass films; they're so charming, which is not a word I would use for a lot of modern animation.

[@reannamckee43]

I'd watch 2 hours of you talking about these movies. And watch it every year

[@multifandommaster9303]

Rudolf:"Stand down, final warning." Santa:"If you sit on my lap today...A kiss a-toy is a price to pay.." Frosty:"Mr. Red nosed reindeer...I don't feel so good" Frost becomes a snowman again.

[@Inkyink]

I'm so glad my parents showed me some of these movies as a kid.

[@LadyHawke78]

Deformed Baby New Year = 2020. (Rudolph. WHY DID YOU SAVE HIM?!? Lol.)

[@Perid0tStar]

I think that the baby new year for 2020 may have had horns, hooves and a little pitchfork.

[@captianbacon]

As someone who's 25. Every Christmas these movies I didn't seek them out as a kid but they were just always around. And they just have always been a consistent thing about Christmas that I love. I really hope future generations can enjoy there purely timeless magic for many generations to come.

[@oliviapolychronopolis4150]

These are all good movies, but Nestor the Long Eared Christmas Donkey is inexplicably my jam and I'm pretty disappointed he didn't get mentioned.

[@rosykindbunny1313]

Same. I hate how people just call him a Dumbo/Rudolph ripoff.

[@Lifesizemortal]

Here's my reasoning regarding the sentience of the lost toys: in some ancient mythologies, unused tools or items which were never used for their purpose will take on a life of their own. There's several Yokai monsters like the famous umbrella monster which was once just a regular umbrella which was neglected for many years. Estonian mythology also has a monster called a Kratt, in which a farmer would gather together some of his rusty old tools and bundle them together with hay to form a scarecrow. After this, the farmer would sell his soul to the devil and the scarecrow would do his bidding.

[@animefreak8535]

I am crying so hard at Santa saying I love you to Mrs Santa 😣😣😣

[@spooderman6312]

this all leads up to a great battle in which thanos is overcome by the power of christmas cheer and he snaps along to music leading to a finale where santa goes back in time with rudolph who swallows the stones

[@Benny685685]

Don't forget that Lord of the Rings is also canon in the RBCU. My working theory is that the hobbits and the elves interbred to form the modern elves seen in the bulk of the RBCU.

[@madisonsveen9396]

Jack Frost has always been my favorite and it has such a special place in my heart. Especially after the JelloApocalypse video only giving it a 5/10 I was SO excited to hear you liked it. Your thoughts on it were really touching and made me happy. Also while I’m here I guess: I love your videos and you’ve improved so much over time and make such consistently great stuff and I’m really glad. Thank you

[@Thatdumbgremlin]

......Jello gave Jack Frost a 6. He also said he liked it and that he would recommend it to people in his Patreon audio post, along with Santa Claus is Coming to Town and Year Without a Santa Claus. Oh, and possibly Rudolph too. Though I would clear that up for ya. ☺

[@Wolfette-gl8vl]

I like Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas In July and I will keep loving it, especially being in a cinematic universe!

[@DoctorNumber10]

I grew up with the Year without a Santa Claus, we watch it every year with my mom. Absolute best part is when Santa materializes from behind a tree that's half his width. 10/10

[@Jcc2224]

I loved these movies. I was thankfully able to catch on to the cinematic universe as a kid and I really enjoyed the links. Comin' to Town and Year Without are my two favorite Christmas movies. Here Comes Peter Cottontail is unfortunately one I missed growing up. Great vid Quinton!