Olive, the Other Reindeer

Olive, the Other Reindeer is a 1999 American 2D computer-animated Christmas comedy musical film written by Steve Young, based on the children's book by Vivian Walsh, and directed by Academy Award-nominated animator Steve Moore (credited as Oscar Moore). The feature was produced by Matt Groening's The Curiosity Company and animated by DNA Productions. It first aired on December 17, 1999 on Fox, ten years to the premiere date of Groening's television series The Simpsons alongside Futurama. Produced by 20th Century Fox Television and Flower Films, the special uses the animation of illustrator J Otto Seibold. Sometimes, traditional animation is used.
After airing again the following year, the special made its first cable TV premiere on Nickelodeon on December 15, 2001; It would then premiere the following year on Cartoon Network on December 11, 2002, and aired during each holiday season until it was last seen as late as December 26, 2010. The special would also air on other local syndicated networks, such as The WB, MyNetworkTV, The CW and WGN-TV.
The story was based on the 1997 children's book by Vivian Walsh and illustrated by J. Otto Seibold. In the song, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, the lyric "All of the other reindeer" can be misheard in dialects with the cot–caught merger as the mondegreen "Olive, the other reindeer".
Drew Barrymore voices the title character, and she is credited as an executive producer on the special.
The special was nominated for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program.
Category:1999 films
Category:20th Century Fox Television films