Trivia / Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and the Island of Misfit Toys

• Acting for Two:
  • Kathleen Barr voices Rudolph, Mrs. Claus, Dolly, Peggy the Pig and Female Cardina.
  • Scott McNeil voices both Hermey and Yukon Cornelius, who interact with one another quite frequently. Similarly, Garry Chalk voices both Santa Claus and Bumble, who do share a few scenes together.
• Celebrity Voice Actor: Richard Dreyfuss, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Rick Moranis are featured as such in the film.
• Creator Killer: Helped contribute to Good Times Entertainment's downfall, as the company folded in 2005.
• Cross-Dressing Voices: Rudolph, a male reindeer, is voiced by a female actress.
• Direct to Video: Was released in this format in 2001.
• Franchise Killer: Seems to have done this for the modern Rankin-Bass sequels, as only two have since come out after this one: The Legend of Frosty the Snowman and A Miser Brothers Christmas (though both ultimately fared better than this film).
• No Budget: It would appear to be this way, considering the quality of the animation.
• Non-Singing Voice:
  • Rick Moranis voices the Toy Taker principally, with his laughter and higher emotive expletives doubled by Don Brown, but his singing is done by Bruce Roberts. Roberts also took on the Kite's singing for Alec Willows.
  • Shawn Southwick did Clarisse's singing instead of her normal actress Elizabeth Savenkoff.
• The Other Darrin: A necessity, considering most of the original cast had already passed away or retired. To note:
  • Kathleen Barr replaces Billie Mae Richards as Rudolph (though she has played Rudolph before), along with Corinne Conley as Dolly.
  • Scott McNeil replaces Paul Soles as Hermey, Larry Mann as Yukon Cornelius, and Paul Klingman as Coach Comet.
  • Garry Chalk replaces Stan Francis as Santa Claus, while Francis' other role as King Moonracer is replaced with Colin Murdock. Garry also replaces Pinto Colvig as the Abominable Snow Monster.
  • Elizabeth Carol Savenkoff replaces Janis Orenstein as Clarice.
  • Peter Kelamis replaces Carl Banas as the Elf Foreman.
  • Lee Tockar replaces Aflie Scopp as Charlie in the Box.
• Playing Against Type: Considering Scott McNeil's most known roles consist of the snarky Rattrap, the honor-bound Dinobot, the hapless Waspinator, and the chivalrous Silverbolt, playing a relatively well known Nice Guy like Hermey is definitely this trope. It's averted with Yukon Cornelius since a lot of the aforementioned characters can get quite hammy.
• Role Reprise: Kathleen Barr returns to voice Rudolph, after already playing him in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1998).
• Sequel Gap: The film was released in 2001, 37 years after the original special came out. It was also released 22 years after the last sequel, Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July (though it seems to ignore this one).

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