Rudolph 's Shiny New Year - wikipedia Rudolph 's Shiny New Year Rudolph 's Shiny New Year Cover of the 1999 VHS release Written by Romeo Muller Directed by Jules Bass Arthur Rankin Jr. Voices of Billie Mae Richards Red Skelton Morey Amsterdam Frank Gorshin Paul Frees Don Messick Harold Peary Narrated by Red Skelton Theme music composer Johnny Marks Composer ( s ) Johnny Marks Maury Laws Country of origin United States Japan Original language ( s ) English Japanese ( Dubbed ) Production Producer ( s ) Jules Bass Arthur Rankin Jr. Cinematography Akikazu Kono Ichiro Komuro Running time 50 minutes Production company ( s ) Rankin / Bass Productions Distributor Warner Bros. Television Distribution Release Original network ABC ( 1976 -- present ) Freeform ( present ) TV Asahi ( 1979 ) Original release December 10, 1976 ( 1976 - 12 - 10 ) ( USA ) December 24, 1979 ( 1979 - 12 - 24 ) ( Japan ) Chronology Preceded by Rudolph the Red - Nosed Reindeer ( 1964 ) Followed by Rudolph and Frosty 's Christmas in July ( 1979 ) Rudolph 's Shiny New Year is a 1976 Christmas / New Year 's stop motion animated television special and a sequel to the 1964 special Rudolph the Red - Nosed Reindeer produced by Rankin / Bass Productions. The special premiered on ABC on December 10, 1976. Three years later, it was also aired on TV Asahi in Japan on December 24, 1979 under the Japanese dub title 赤鼻 の トナカイ ルドルフ 物語 ( Akahananotonakai Rudorufu Monogatari ). Contents 1 Plot 2 Archipelago of Last Years 3 Cast 4 Crew 5 Songs 6 Production 7 Home media release 7.1 DVD details 8 References 9 External links Plot A year after delivering Christmas presents, Santa Claus receives a letter from his friend Father Time asking for help to find Happy the Baby New Year before midnight on New Year 's Eve, or else it will be December 31 forever. Santa sends Rudolph out to find him. An evil vulture called Eon the Terrible is supposed to live for exactly one Eon after which he will turn into ice and snow and disintegrate. As his particular Eon will end January 1 of the New Year, he plans to kidnap Happy to keep the year from ending and stop time, thus preventing his predestined death. Father Time speculates that Happy, who ran away due to his big ears being laughed at, is hiding out in the `` Archipelago of Last Years '' where the Old Years retire and rule over an island styled to resemble the year over which they ruled. Sent to assist in this journey are some agents of Father Time including General Ticker ( a military clock ), the great Quarter - Past - Five ( a camel with a clock in his hump ), and Big Ben ( a whale with a clock attached to his tail ). Upon arrival in the Archipelagos, Rudolph first travels to the island belonging to a caveman named One Million B.C. ( `` O.M. '' for short ). O.M. inhabits an island anachronistically inhabited with friendly dinosaurs and other prehistoric and long - extinct creatures. As Rudolph and his friends search for Happy ( who left after his hat accidentally fell off and revealing his big ears, causing the dinosaurs to laugh ), they repeatedly encounter Eon. After other off - screen visits to the islands of 4000 B.C., 1492, 1893, and 1965 have been completed without success, Rudolph and O.M. head for the island of 1023 ( pronounced ten - two - three ), belonging to a knight named Sir 1023 whose island is filled with medieval trappings along with several fairy tale and Mother Goose characters. Meanwhile, Happy managed to befriend the Three Bears, but becomes saddened when he removes his hat and exposing his big ears to them, causing him to leave again. The group then travels to the island of 1776, which reflects Colonial America and is ruled over by `` Sev '' ( AKA 1776 ) who resembles Benjamin Franklin. Following Happy 's seeming rejection on the Island of 1776, Eon kidnaps him and takes him to his lair on the Island of No - Name which is said to be located `` due north of the North Pole ''. The group now leaves the Archipelego in pursuit. Catching up to Eon, they attempt to rescue Happy. However, Eon ( upon being awakened by the sound of O.M. tumbling ) thwarts them by sending an avalanche down on the group and trapping them inside giant snowballs. Managing to melt his way free using his nose, Rudolph climbs up to Eon 's nest where he finds Happy, who refuses to leave. Rudolph shows Happy his nose and tells him his own story of being bullied because of his nonconformity before asking Happy to let him see his ears. Happy does so, and Rudolph, like everyone else before him, laughs at the sight. Happy once again gets upset, but Rudolph explains that the sight of Happy 's ears had made him feel so wonderful that he had to laugh out loud, just like it had done with everyone else. With this declaration, Happy shouts out with joy, but causes Eon to awaken. Rudolph quickly tells Happy to take off his hat and leave it off for good. At the sight of Happy 's large ears, Eon bursts into uncontrollable laughter which sends him tumbling down the side of the mountain and into the three remaining snowballs, freeing O.M., 1023, and Sev. Rudolph realizes that Eon is now so full of warmth and happiness that it would be impossible for him to turn to ice and snow. With Santa 's help, they return to Father Time 's castle with Happy just in time for the beginning of the new year, which is designated `` Nineteen - Wonderful ''. After the celebration, everyone wishes Happy a happy new year and Rudolph proclaims to the viewers that it may be shiny, too. Archipelago of Last Years Map of the Archipelago of Last Years Among the islands of the Archipelago of Last Years are : 1,000,000 BC : Represented as a prehistoric, anachronistic island that consists of dinosaurs, other prehistoric creatures, and cavepeople living together. O.M. lives here. 4000 BC : Rudolph mentions that all its inhabitants wanted to do was build pyramids. 1023 : Represented as a medieval island filled with fairytale characters. The year 1023 is said to be when all the well - known fairy tales and nursery rhymes actually happened. Sir 1023 lives here. 1492 : Rudolph mentions that the people on that island were too busy discovering things to help them. 1776 : Represented as a Colonial American island that celebrates American Independence Day on a daily basis. 1776 lives here. 1893 : Rudolph mentions that the inhabitants have never heard of Happy. 1965 : Rudolph stated that island was `` too noisy '' to search for Happy. Cast Red Skelton as Father Time ( Narrator ), Baby Bear Billie Richards as Rudolph Morey Amsterdam as One Million BC Frank Gorshin as Sir 1023, Quarter Past Five Paul Frees as 1776, Santa Claus, General Ticker, Eon the Terrible, Humpty Dumpty Don Messick as Papa Bear, Rumpelstiltskin, Prince Charming, Seven Dwarfs Harold Peary as Big Ben the Whale Iris Rainer as Mama Bear, Nanny Nine O'Clock Crew Produced and Directed by Arthur Rankin, Jr. and Jules Bass Written by Romeo Muller Music and Lyrics by Johnny Marks Design : Paul Coker, Jr. Sound Recording : John Curcio, Don Hahn, Bill Bell Effects : Tom Clack `` Animagic '' Production Supervisors : Akikazu Kono, Ichiro Komuro Post Production Supervisor : Irwin Goldress Music Arranged and Conducted by Maury Laws Songs Have a Happy New Year The Moving Finger Writes Turn Back The Years It 's Raining Sunshine What A Wonderful World We Live In Fourth Of July Parade Have A Little Faith In Me Rudolph the Red - Nosed Reindeer Production The special was filmed in 1975 ( according to the copyright ), but it was shown on ABC on December 10, 1976. Home media release Rudolph 's Shiny New Year was first released on VHS by Warner Home Video in 1992. It is also re-released on VHS in 1999, and for the first time on DVD on October 31, 2000. The special, along with other Rankin / Bass Christmas specials and Chuck Jones ' animated TV adaptation of Dr. Seuss ' How the Grinch Stole Christmas !, was bundled in Warner 's Christmas Television Favorites DVD box set, released on October 2, 2007. On October 7, 2008, these same titles are released in another holiday - themed DVD set, Classic Christmas Favorites. Once again and this time, Warner Home Video released seven different original Rankin / Bass holiday classics along with Dr. Seuss ' How the Grinch Stole Christmas ! on the third DVD box set, Santa 's Magical Stories, released on October 4, 2011. A Miser Brothers ' Christmas, a sequel to the 1974 special, The Year Without a Santa Claus, is also included. DVD details Released with The Year Without a Santa Claus Release date : October 31, 2000 Full Screen Region : 1 Aspect Ratio : 1.33 : 1 Audio tracks : English Second extra : Nestor, The Long - Eared Christmas Donkey References Jump up ^ Hyatt, Wesley ( 2004 ). A Critical History of Television 's The Red Skelton Show, 1951 -- 1971. External links Rudolph 's Shiny New Year on IMDb ABC Feature Page for Rudolph 's Shiny New Year Archived ABC Feature Page for Rudolph 's Shiny New Year Rudolph the Red - Nosed Reindeer Music `` Rudolph the Red - Nosed Reindeer `` Run Rudolph Run '' Film and television adaptations Rudolph the Red - Nosed Reindeer ( 1948 film short ) Rudolph the Red - Nosed Reindeer ( 1964 TV special ) Rudolph 's Shiny New Year ( 1976 TV special ) Rudolph and Frosty 's Christmas in July ( 1979 TV film ) Rudolph the Red - Nosed Reindeer : The Movie ( 1998 film ) Rudolph the Red - Nosed Reindeer and the Island of Misfit Toys ( 2001 made - for - video film ) Related Rudolph the Red - Nosed Reindeer ( video game ) Santa Claus 's reindeer Robert L. May Rankin / Bass Productions Television specials Return to Oz Rudolph the Red - Nosed Reindeer The Edgar Bergen & Charlie McCarthy Show The Ballad of Smokey the Bear Cricket on the Hearth Mouse on the Mayflower The Little Drummer Boy Frosty the Snowman The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians Santa Claus Is Comin ' To Town Here Comes Peter Cottontail The Enchanted World of Danny Kaye : The Emperor 's New Clothes Mad Mad Mad Monsters Willie Mays and the Say - Hey Kid Red Baron That Girl in Wonderland ' Twas the Night Before Christmas The Year Without a Santa Claus The First Christmas : The Story of the First Christmas Snow The First Easter Rabbit Frosty 's Winter Wonderland Rudolph 's Shiny New Year The Little Drummer Boy, Book II The Easter Bunny Is Comin ' to Town The Hobbit Nestor, the Long - Eared Christmas Donkey The Stingiest Man in Town Jack Frost Rudolph and Frosty 's Christmas in July The Return of the King Pinocchio 's Christmas The Leprechaun 's Christmas Gold The Flight of Dragons The Coneheads The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus The Wind in the Willows Santa Baby ! 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Question: when did rudolph's shiny new year come out
Answer: 1976