Looking back on one of my many Rudolph interviews......

50th Anniversary interview for ABC7 Chicago

I enjoy being the expert on Rankin/Bass' Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and am adding things to my collection and learning things every day.   Arthur Rankin, Jr. and Jules Bass Produced the longest-running, highest-rated television special of all-time and that is why I wrote the book on it!  You can get the book with everything you wanted to know about the special right here:  http://miserbros.com/shop/books/the-making-of-rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer-hard-cover/

Eat Poppa! Eat!

10 years ago..

My pal Mike O' Reilly says this was 10 years ago at the Borders on Schaumburg, IL! #Rudolphtherednosedreindeer #animagic #Christmas #bordersbooksandmusic #animation #icons

Posted a few new things on Ebay

Sunday night art!

 

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Going through my Kirsten Ulve book

HAPPY NEW YEAR sale is live! I know many were waiting for it! We rarely have a 25% off sale!

Happy New Year!   CODE:  HAPPY   www.miserbros.com

KTOE interview with Dustin Wilmes, which aired today!

https://www.mixcloud.com/KTOE/12-22-15-rick-goldschmidt-interview/

The Best commercial DVD release from GOLDEN BOOKS 2001

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/rudolph-ax-licking_56607408e4b079b2818d781d?utm_hp_ref=entertainment&ir=Entertainment&section=entertainment

Saturday! Christmas party! Holiday fun! Great gifts for the family and personalized too!

Come on out!!!!

MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND SPECIAL!

For MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND, we are doing some special things at www.miserbros.com One of the things is this. Any book order starting now through midnight Sunday night, gets a hand signed bookplate FREE ($20 value). This also includes PRE-ORDERS for THE ARTHUR RANKIN, JR. SCRAPBOOK HARDCOVER (Which is at the printer now: Can't wait!). The book plate is signed by RANKIN/BASS Designers Jack Davis and Paul Coker, Jr. and myself. I can personalize it to you or a friend as well. You can also get Package discounts with multiple book orders. Mention BOOK PLATE with your order.  www.miserbros.com

I hear it is RED NOSE DAY today!

 

C. 2012 MISER BROS PRESS/RICK GOLDSCHMIDT ARCHIVES

Mitch O' Connell

I want to Thank my pal Mitch O' Connell for giving me not only his original black and white art for this, but for the color piece that is hanging in an art show he participated in because of me :)
www.mitchoconnell.com

RANKIN/BASS Christmas Hijinx!

It's a madcap Holiday season in Aurora, Illinois with my pals Ron Murphy (left) and Mitch O' Connell! www.mitchoconnell.com

The restored ANIMAGIC figures of Santa and Rudolph will be on a cable show December 9th! More news to follow....

HASBRO Sponsors RANKIN/BASS' RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER in the early 1970's after it's move to CBS.

c. 1964 RANKIN/BASS PRODUCTIONS/RICK GOLDSCHMIDT ARCHIVES

This is the photo (transparency) I lent GOLDEN BOOKS for the 2nd edition of the DVD release for the cover. The first cover featured some poor artwork. Initially, GOLDEN BOOKS credited me for not only the cover photo (on the back cover of the DVD) BUT also all of the photos during the Arthur Rankin introduction. These are the editions that have the name RANKIN/BASS right on the front covers (As they should have to this day). Then about 4 years after these releases (Somewhere around 2002), my credit and the name RANKIN/BASS mysteriously disappeared. As a result, Arthur Rankin asked that his introductions (Which made it a much better and special DVD) be removed.

I have the 1967 GE/IDEAL TOYS version of THE GENERAL ELECTRIC FANTASY HOUR on DVD now! Very cool!

JOHNNY MARKS

Robert L. May's brother-in-law came along and took RUDOLPH and turned him into a musical sensation! The first big hit was recorded by Gene Autry and many recorded the tune after him. Johnny was Arthur Rankin's neighbor and he convinced him to make the TV Spectacular. Marks wrote all of the songs for the 1964 classic.

The Late, Great TONY PETERS

RANKIN/BASS Designer in the early days of RANKIN/BASS. He designed RANKIN/BASS' RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER