Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer's mom was Japanese

[Taro Toporific]

This year “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer ” celebrates its 50th anniversary, extending its reign as television’s longest-running TV special. Since Dec. 6, 1964, television audiences have been watching never knowing that Rudolph’s “mother” was Japanese.

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‘Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer’: 10 things you didn’t know about the holiday classic
San Jose Mercury News | Nov. 25, 2014
…Rudolph might appear to be an all-American reindeer, but he and his pals were lovingly brought to life overseas by Japanese stop-motion animators working in a building that had previously been used to test engines for fighter planes…more...

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[Coligny]

A bit like the furst GI-joes toys who were handmade for cheap in japan...