0:37 It's hilarious how Rick Goldschmit quotes the Grinch in his "review"

10:02 I own that Keepsake Edition, and I've done some inspecting. Firstly, there are no bonus features, sound options, or even any setup screens. Cricket on the Hearth is on the same DVD instead. The film looks grainy. It's pretty hard to miss, to be honest. The intro might have had a brownish tint at first that got corrected. But I couldn't see it to clearly, so if it was there, it wasn't as prominent as it was elsewhere. "Burl Ives Sings": It looks like "BURl" The animal sounds in "There's Always Tomorrow" are not present. "We are Santa's Elves" is in full. Speaking of the elves, they are entirely blue clothes until towards the end. At that point, some of them go green, while others remain blue. One of them seemed to permanently turn to green clothes after "We Are Santa's Elves." It's highly inconsistent by my observations, but at least Hermey always has blue clothes. "Everyone wishes for silver and gold": "for" is there. I listened to it like 6 times, and I could not tell whether "Everyone" was clipped or not. If it was, it was masked with a sound effect. Which, in that case, might be an indication of desynced audio. Yukon Cornelius always has green clothing. "As good as everyone felt" sounded like it was clipped. The peppermint scene was present. The ending had a whooshing wind sound to it. The sleigh lifting off, I'm pretty sure I noticed a bit of a skip before it cross faded to Sam the Snowman. These are my observations, but I may have misheard some things/saw something incorrectly. The Limited Keepsake Edition is the one I'm most familiar with, as I've seen that one more than any others. I never noticed anything odd before, so your videos brought some interesting information to my attention.

That was very thorough and interesting! It is always interesting to compare films and specials such as this that have had so many varied releases over the years!

I have the 4k five pack with: Rudolph, Frosty, Santa Clause coming to town, Little Drummer Boy, and Cricket On Hearth from 2021

That trailer got me like 😂. I love the reference

a perfect version would be the 4K, in its original mono audio, removing the DNR, adding back the last few frames of Santa flying away, & the option of watching fame & fourtion & the original ending edit: you can always just rip the 4K take out the DNR (the way he said in the video) add the last frames of the slay flying away, & the choice for the other clips I mentioned put into the movie, & put it back into the actual disc, somehow

Only releases I had was the 90s F.H.E. VHS tapes (my childhood copy and a second copy which I got in maybe 2009) as well as the 1998 Golden Books VHS which I got at a consignment store in 2012 and still have. I don't remember what previews were on my two 90s F.H.E. VHS copies which kinda drive me crazy but oh well! Glad I own the best VHS release of the special, and I didn't even know it until your last Rudolph video!😉👌

I had quite a few releases of Rudolph through the years. I do have the 1989 VHS and the 2018 Blu-Ray. And I did rent the 1993 and 1999 VHS tapes.

I almost wonder if the 1964 version being apparently in bad condition and unable to get a new scan is the reason CBS airs such a poor version to this day. They probably couldn't scan the "We're a Couple of Misfits" song for their 2005 TV cut, so they just used the visuals of Fame and Fortune with the audio of the older song. Personally, I'd rather they'd have just used Fame and Fortune there if that really was the case, rather than do such a poor editing job, even if the Fame and Fortune song is inferior. I'd rather have CBS show a consistent cut of the film with an inferior song than an inconsistent cut.

I have a 2010 DVD released by Vivendi which is the exact same as the 2007 Genius release but with a different cover and a Vivendi logo at the beginning

I wish they would release a deluxe edition soundtrack of the 1964 special with alternate takes, TV special scores, the song Fame and Fortune, Hermey and Rudolph’s versions of Why Am I Such A Misfit?, the Weather Report version of We Are Santa’s Elves, the 1968 version of Silver And Gold and the TV special versions of A Holly Jolly Christmas and Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer-Finale if they still exist in the vaults.

I also prefer the Universal re-release of the special as well except from 2018 (is it the same master as the 2022 Blu-ray/4K Ultra HD?)! So you're not alone on this one!

Years before the set came out, I’d been sayin we NEEDED it. 2022 was finally the right time I guess and I’d received a copy for my 18th birthday. Unfortunately, I only got to use it a few times before leaving for the Navy last summer. You best BELIEVE I watched it during Christmas leave last year!!

I always like these types of videos. It helps me know which version to get.

I love this channel!! Great job man. Instant fan of your work.

I just got the Deluxe release a few days ago (it came with a cool christmas slip cover) so Im curious what the best version is according to you (Id also be curious to see this for Frosty (personally I have the 45th anniversary dvd although again I have yet to watch (the only reason I got it over Deluxe was cause I know for sure it has Frosty Returns)

To be honest, I'd prefer the Golden Books VHS and DVD releases of this film, because that's the release I grew up with, but you do have great points here. 😊 I've never even noticed those errors until I watched this video. 😮

15:37 I noticed someone signed your Blu-Ray copy of Rudolph. I don't know who did it, but that's pretty cool.

12:50 I have the Wal-Mart exclusive of that Blu Ray which has a case with the original storybook version of Rudolph printed inside

I’m grateful that I grew up with the 2002 DVD

I think maybe the quiet audio on the one dvd when Rudolph leaves the island was attempting to make the dvd more immersive, like Rudolph and Sam are trying not to wake Ucon and Hermie.

Sadly, my family currently owns the 2007 Genius DVD. No, I don't say "sadly" because of the clipped audio, muted colors, or DNR. It's because of the voice role and likeness of Trump in the exclusive Regis Philbin music video. Unless you think you'd be the only one in the family laughing hysterically as opposed to glaring in horror like me, avoid this release at all times. It's more cursed than the VHS tape from The Ring.

4:27 Classic Media is the company that owns many other franchises like Rocky & Bullwinkle, Underdog, and even VeggieTales!

I liked your review on the extremely rare LP mode copy of the Rudolph VHS from 1988. By the way, have you thought at all about putting a label on it or taking the record tab out? Thanks a lot, and nice DVD collection by the way.

I was recommended this by the algorithm, and believe me, that was a good thing. Your videos remind me of Patmac's so I guess he’s your inspiration to these kind of videos you make. You put put a great amount of effort into making them like he does as well.

Thank you for making Rudolph content. Rudolph is one of my special interests and i don't really have friends who love it as much as i do. So thank you for making this content, i really appreciate it!

Ok I have a few things to say. 1. My copy of the 2005 DVD is a bit different from yours. It still has the Arthur Rankin Jr. introduction, is the version with the CD (although I don't have it since I bought it secondhand even though it came with the other inserts), and the screenshot of Destiny's Child on the front is the actual group, not them in a Rankin/Bass style from the music video. 2. What type of portable media player do you use? Pretty neat that it plays Blu-rays and 4Ks. 3. The model of Santa on the music video in the 2007 DVD is off model. 💀 4. Rankin/Bass style Donald Trump is cursed.

Glad I have the Sony 2002 dvd version on vhs & the 4K so I have the best ones to watch period. You should do a video on year without Santa clause

I have a rebranded one of those bluray players. Bought it when I was taking a several day train ride.

Classic media 2005

Do you know if he covers the version in the rankin bass complete collection?I know he mentioned it at the beginning but does he go into detail?

Can you do a DVD blu ray comparison of a charlie brown christmas

I respect your opinion but I can't find the Sunday Wonder or I don't have a 4K but I have the DVD release of Rudolph from 2018.

I don't own any of the home video releases so, I'm kinda suprised the version I downloaded online was the 2010 Blu-Ray Rip (only without subtitles)

Whyyy weren’t you at elf practice 😡

Oh no

Hold Still

The There's Always Tomorrow scene on the 2007 Genius Ent. release appears to have been sourced from an cleaner audio copy that's also inexplicably louder than the rest of the special's audio. BTW, their "Original Christmas Classics" release does use the 2007 "remaster".

So, is the 2002 DVD the only version with “Fame & Fortune”, or just the best version with that song?

They shouldn’t just kept it the same instead of changing it.

14:55 who signed your DVD here?

I had exhibit d growing up

Not sure how good the version you can buy on KZfaq Movies & TV is, but this version feels like the best version to me: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/p7Wbp5iVlsrQhGQ.htmlfeature=shared

I already knew the special had a few master oddities over the years (*coughs* the 2005 CBS airing), but I didn't think there was this many on each physical release. Looking at the versions I own, on DVD I seem to have the worst print. That being the 2007 Genius release with the grossly faded colors (which I think even I noticed back then). The disc is scratched on mine so it skips a lot on the Island of Misfit Toys song, but with this being a shitty release of the special, it's not really a huge loss as I can now just easily buy a better copy of the special anyway. I've also got a 1993 VHS released by F.H.E., but I don't know where it's at currently. Also now just checking the YTP I did of Rudolph back in 2017, since I usually get my sources from wherever online, I must've have sourced the special from a 2010 blu-ray rip (because I noticed the green on Yukon's clothes throughout).

I don't even like rudolph all that much. I watched it growing up, but haven't watched it in almost 30 years.

6:15 That's the DVD Version of Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer I remember having

2:52 I remember having that VHS Tape

The Golden Books releases of Rankin/Bass material released from 1998 to 2002 are distributed by Sony Wonder.

2:53 I’ve Got the 1999 Golden Books Release on VHS✌️👋👍🤩❤️🤶🎅🎄🎁❄️⛄️📖📕📚

My copy of the 2004 dvd does not have the scene edited

I own the original Christmas classics set

What what about frosty🥺?

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