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''Robbie the Reindeer'' is a series of three animated comedy

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and the charity

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which were broadcast on

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between Christmas 1999 and 2007. Although the series is distributed commercially by

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, and has been sold to more than 30 countries internationally, the entirety of the net profits from the series go to Comic Relief. The first two specials were animated in stop motion by the BBC Bristol animation unit, while the third was a CGI animation by Absolute Digital Pictures. Loosely based on ''

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is a fictional reindeer created by Robert L. May. Rudolph is usually depicted as the ninth and youngest of Santa Claus's reindeer, using his luminous red nose to lead the reindeer team and guide Santa's sleigh on ...

'' by

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, ''Robbie the Reindeer'' was created by

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, who also was executive producer of the first two specials and co-wrote ''Hooves of Fire''. The programmes follow Robbie, a reindeer who travels to the North Pole to follow in the footsteps of his father Rudolph and join Santa's sleigh team, his encounters with the vengeful Blitzen and his relationship with love interest Donner.

Characters

*Robbie: The easy-going and childlike son of Rudolph whose nose acts as a tracking device. He is the captain of the sleigh team. Appears in all three films. *Prancer: An upbeat and slow-witted reindeer and a member of the sleigh team that befriends Robbie. Appears in all three films. *Donner: A support member of the sleigh team who is Robbie's best female friend, love interest and eventual wife. The name is a play on the British pronunciation of the feminine name 'Donna'. Reindeer, unlike other members of the deer family, have antlers in both sexes, so that both Donner and Vixen can be accurately portrayed as female. Appears in all three films. *Blitzen: The former captain of the sleigh team who is envious of Rudolph's popularity (so much so that he won't let anyone speak his name in his presence) and plots to "destroy" Robbie as revenge. Appears in ''Hooves of Fire'' and ''Legend of the Lost Tribe''. *Old Jingle: The reindeer that trained Rudolph and prepares Robbie for The Reindeer Games. *Tapir: A reindeer who is a good friend of Robbie and a member of the sleigh team. Appears in all three films. *Des

Yeti The Yeti ()"Yeti"
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and Alan

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: Commentators for The Reindeer Games. The characters are parodies of presenter

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and football commentator

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, who both starred on BBC One's ''

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'' in the 1990s. Appear in ''Hooves of Fire'' and ''Legend of the Lost Tribe''. *Vixen: An attractive, but apathetic female reindeer and a member of the sleigh team. She was Blitzen's girlfriend (until she ended their relationship at the end of ''Hooves of Fire'') and Robbie's original love interest before falling in love with Donner. Appears in ''Hooves of Fire''. * Robbie's father: A legendary former sleigh team member who once "saved the day" for Santa and as a result is popular enough to have merchandise and a song named after him. He is unseen (apart from a painting of him in the sleigh team's home) and unnamed; a running gag sees any character who attempts to say his name immediately interrupted by Blitzen, who hates him. The character is implied to be

, with the censorship of his name presumed to stem from

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restrictions.

List of specials

Release

American dub

The programme was first shown in the United States on Fox Family with the original British voices until 2001. In 2002,

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acquired the rights to the first two specials and recorded new dialog with American actors. The American cast included

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(''Robbie''),

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(''Donner''),

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(''Narrator'', ''Viking 1''),

Brad Garrett Bradley Henry Gerstenfeld (born April 14, 1960), known professionally as Brad Garrett, is an American actor and stand-up comedian. Possessing a distinctive deep voice, he has appeared in numerous television and film roles in both live-action and ...

(''Prancer''),

Hugh Grant Hugh John Mungo Grant (born 9 September 1960) is an English actor. He established himself early in his career as both a charming, and vulnerable romantic lead and has since transitioned into a dramatic character actor. Among his numerous a ...

(''Blitzen'', largely imitating Coogan's original characterization), Leah Remini (''Vixen'', ''Koala''),

Jerry Stiller Gerald Isaac Stiller (June 8, 1927 – May 11, 2020) was an American actor and comedian. He spent many years as part of the comedy duo Stiller and Meara with his wife, Anne Meara, to whom he was married for over 60 years until her death in 2015 ...

(''Old Jingle''),

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(''Des Yeti''),

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(''Allan Snowman''),

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(''Mrs. Santa'', ''Arctic Fox'', ''Female Viking''),

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(''Head Elf'', ''Viking 2/4'') and

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(''Santa'', ''Tapir'', ''Little Magnus''). Whereas the original British characters of Des Yeti and Alan Snowman originally parodied their counterparts on ''Match of the Day'', the selection of Enberg and Dierdorf for the American dub parodied their work as a broadcast team for the ''

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'' at the time. CBS stopped showing the program after the 2005 Christmas season, after which

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showed the original British version for two years. In 2016, CBS began broadcasting the first two specials again using the American dub. "Close Encounters of the Herd Kind" has not been dubbed nor made available in the United States. In addition to the dub, the first two films have been shown as a single-hour long (45 minutes and advertisements) special on CBS, cutting around fifteen minutes of material from the original versions. One of the most obvious edits is the removal of the scene where Robbie actually discovers the Vikings in the first place. The uncut version of the dub is featured on the 2003 American DVD, with the original British version as an alternate audio track.

Home video

In the United Kingdom, ''Hooves of Fire'' was released on DVD on 27 November 2000. A "Collector's Edition" release adding ''Legend of the Lost Tribe'' followed on 24 November 2003 and a collection of all three specials, subtitled ''The Whole Herd'', was released on 2 November 2009.
- The 2009 release contained the special features from previous releases, including a 5.1 sound mix on ''Hooves of Fire'', directors' commentary on the first two specials, the complete ''Hooves'' storyboard, behind-the-scenes footage and an interview with Peter Peake. In the United States, ''Hooves of Fire'' was released on DVD on 4 September 2001, containing the British voice cast and the same extras as the UK release. A DVD adding ''Legend of the Lost Tribe'' was released on 7 October 2003, containing both the British and American dialogue tracks. This release also contained the extras from the UK edition, with the exception of the 5.1 mix and storyboards for ''Hooves of Fire''.

References

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