Olive, the Other Reindeer

Olive, the Other Reindeer is an animated Christmas television special, produced by Matt Groening of "Simpsons" fame. First aired in 1999, and based on the 1997 children's book by Vivian Walsh and J. Otto Siebold. The story follows a dog named "Olive" (voiced by actress Drew Barrymore), who mis-hears the phrase "... all of the other reindeer" from the song Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, as "Olive the other reindeer," and assumes that the song is somehow referring to her. Like the title character, many of the characters' names are well known mondegreens; "Richard Stands" (from the phrase "which it stands" in the U.S. Pledge of Allegiance) and "Round John Virgin" (from "... round yon virgin" from the song "Silent Night"), for example.

Related Topics:
Christmas - Television special - Matt Groening - Simpsons - 1999 - 1997 - Child - Book - Vivian Walsh - J. Otto Siebold - Dog - Drew Barrymore - Reindeer - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer - Mondegreens - Pledge of Allegiance - Silent Night

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