The (Merry) Tale of Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment | Stop Motion Holidays | History in the Dark

Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment, founded as Videocraft International, was a production studio organized by Arthur Rankin Jr. and Jules Bass. They would rise to fame with a series of classic holiday specials including Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer, Frosty the Snowman, and Santa Claus is Coming to Town. While they attempted other outtings, none did quite as well as their Christmas-themed specials. Except Thundercats. People liked Thundercats.

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