Rudolph's Darker Secrets Revealed

Stop right there! You think you know the Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer special?

Think again. 4 FACTS YOU MISSED. FACT #1. For its first broadcast in 1964,

the story was actually darker. The Island of Misfit Toys was abandoned! Rudolph never went

back to save them. It was only after massive viewer outrage that the producers added a new scene

for all future airings, showing Rudolph flying back to guide them. FACT #2.

You know the Abominable Snowmonster, The Bumble? He's terrified of only one thing:

dentists. And the elf that wants to be a dentist, Hermey, is the one who took

him down. FACT #3. The original, 60-year-old stop-motion puppets of Rudolph