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| December 2006
Interviews With Rick Goldschmidt, Kevin & Elana Kreiss, and Arthur Rankin!.....
Rudolph & rankinbass.com Make Cover of GoTriCities!.....
Rankin/Bass Dolls Are Everywhere!.....
Animation Legend Joseph Barbera Dies at age 95.....
Rudolph's Bernard Cowan!.....
Rankin/Bass DVDs Released in Australia!.....
Shopping For Rankin/Bass on VHS and DVD?
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| November 2006
Santa and Rudolph To Return To Chicagoland!.....
Miser Bros. Collectibles 'Too Much' For Tree Alone!.....
Robin Wilson Sings Rankin/Bass!.........
More November News Coming Soon!
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| October 2006
Mad Monster Party DVD Re-packaging!.....
The Art of Stop-Motion Animation!.....
Check Out This 28" Uncle Boris Figure!.....
The Nightmare Before Christmas in 3D!.....
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| September 2006
Cricket On The Hearth Now Available On DVD!.....
Another Animation Great Leaves Us - 'Flintstones' Artist Ed Benedict Dies.....
The Making of Rudolph Book To Be Released In Japan!
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| August 2006
The Last Unicorn Now Available On DVD!.....
Chicago Wizard World Con 2006.....
More From Rick Goldschmidt!.....
Coming Soon: Live-action Year Without a Santa Claus!
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| July 2006
Restored Rudolph & Santa Figures To Be Displayed At Chicago Wizard World Convention!.....
Red Buttons Dies At Age 87.....
Lane Smith Does It Again!.....
New Rankin/Bass Items at Time and Space Toys!
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| March 2006
Rick Goldschmidt Releases Solo CD!.....
Maury Laws & The Baseball Music Project!.....
A St. Patrick's Day Question!.....
Classic Horror & Sci-fi Fan? See What Mark Has For Sale In His ebay Store!
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| February 2006
Mad Monster Party Fantastik Plastik Line fom Funko!.....
Rick Appears On Mancow's Christmas Show!.....
Autographed Miser Brothers Postcards Back In Stock!.....
Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer: Behind The Scenes Update!.....
Return To Oz and Festival of Family Classics on DVD!.....
Another Cool Book Coming From Our Friends Greg Ehrbar and Tim Hollis!
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January 2006
Happy New Year From Father Time!.....
One Star In The Night Lyrics!.....
Miser Bros. Press To Publish Chicago Kid's TV Book By Rick Goldschmidt!.....
Bozo the Clown in The Year Without A Santa Claus?.....
Clutch Cargo and Patrick Owsley!.....
Nestle Does Rankin/Bass' Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town!.....
Rick's Denver Post Interview!.....
Jack Davis' Christmas Card!.....
Paul Coker's Christmas Card!.....
Kirsten Ulve's Christmas Card!
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December 2005
The Real Rudolph Shines Again After 40 Years! .....
The Happy Elf With Harry Connick, Jr. on DVD!.....
Frosty & Friends Now Available At Build-A-Bear Workshop!.........
King Kong Escapes Available on DVD!.....
An Interview With Phyllis Diller!.....
The Most Requested DVD This Year!.....
Order your Rudolph Book In Time For Christmas!.....
Nicole Kidman To Produce Film of Jules Bass Book!.....
Busy, Busy, Busy!.....
Letters That Warmed Our Hearts!.....
Shopping For Rankin/Bass on VHS and DVD?.....
A Couple Of Coker Holiday Cartoons!
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| November 2005
New Items In Our Online Shop!.....
Rudolph To Air on Broadcast Television November 30th!.....
Arthur Rankin & Rick Goldschmidt Interviewed For Leeza Live!.........
Imitation Is The Sincerest Form Of Flattery!.....
Remember Hardrock, Coco and Joe?.....
The Easter Bunny Is Comin' To Town On DVD!
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| October 2005
Remember The Mini-Monsters?.....
King Kong DVDs Coming Nov. 15th - With No Mention of Rankin/Bass!.....
We Want The Bermuda Depths!.....
Riding The Coattails - The Legend of Frosty.....
Rankinbass.com Assists With Another Holly, Jolly Publication!.....
The Highest Rated Rankin/Bass Special!.....
Make 2005 a Rankin/Bass Christmas With Gifts & Decorations From Time And Space Toys!.....
Starving Artists Acoustic duo!
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| September 2005
Warner Fixes Thundercats DVD!.....
Paul Coker Art at The Deep Archives Gallery!.....
Rick Interviewed for Chicago Tribune Article!.....
First Trekkies - Now Ringers!
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| August 2005
Mad Monster Party DVD Gets New Cover!.....
Another Animation Great Leaves Us - R.I.P. Joe Ranft.....
Rick Interviewed for Toy Shop Article!.....
Rudolph's Official CBS Web Page!.....
Gin Blossoms & Rankin/Bass!.....
Mad Monster Party & Funko!
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July 2005
Thundercats Season 1 Volume 1 DVD Set!.....
Heaven Shines a Little Brighter Now......
A Vintage Color Ad - Frosty's Premier!.......
Need A Don Duga Original? Get One Here!.....
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June 2005
Comcast Airs Re-mastered
Tales Of The Wizard Of Oz!.....
Howard Beckerman: A Rankin/Bass Person You Should Know!.....
Cool Vintage King Kong Merchandise!.........
Tons of New Rankin/Bass Merchandise at Time & Space Toys!.....
Rick Goldschmidt's WGN Visit!.....
There's No Need to Fear!
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| May 2005
A Cool Rankin/Bass Item from Christmas 2004!.....
Rick Invited to WGN as Special Guest In Live Audience!.....
When You Think Of Michael.........
rankinbass.com Helps With
Tolkien Documentary!.....
Did You Know?.....
Paul Coker's Hallmark Cards!
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| April 2005
Thundercats Coming to DVD from Warner Brothers!.....
Cool Stuff Up on Ebay!.....
Arthur Rankin, Jr. & Jules Bass to Appear in Documentaries!.....
Re-mastered Pinocchio and Wizard Of Oz on Pay TV!.....
The Original Book Cover Designs!
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| March 2005
Rudolph on Animal Planet in 2005!.....
Happy Easter from Your Friends at rankinbass.com!.....
Rick Records Solo CD with the Gin Blossoms!
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| February 2005
The Magic Behind The Voices!.....
Clutch Cargo on DVD!.....
Ah, Yes, '97 - I Remember It Well!.....
Starving Artists to Play Navy Pier!.....
New R/B Toys For 2005!.....
Completely Operational and All Circuits Functioning Perfectly!
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January 2005
Rick Makes Cover of The Chicago Reader!.....
Miser Brothers Bobbleheads Still Available!.....
Rick Pays a Visit to the Sundance Film Festival!.....
Playing Mantis and Enesco Rankin/Bass Lines To End?.....
Benefit Concert for Erick Orquiola a Great Success!.....
Our Annual Christmas Card from Paul Coker!.....
What Were They Thinking?
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| December 2004
Rick & Billie Mae Richards on NPR Morning Radio!
.....Holiday Event at TheDeepArchives Animation Gallery!
.....Starving Artists Benefit Show!
.....New Christmas Discussion Forum Site!
.....Order your Rudolph Book In Time For Christmas!
.....Rudolph at Build A Bear Workshop!
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| November 2004
Pics From Alex Ross' Annual Halloween Bash!.....
Little Drummer Boy Figures Coming from Playing Mantis!.....
Rick Visits St. Patricia School - continued!......
rankinbass.com Cited as Excellent Source!
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| October 2004
What's New in the World of Rankin/Bass?
.....Rankin/Bass Makes the Cover of The Village Idiot!.....
Lane Smith & Jon Scieszka Are At It Again!.....
Rick Visits St. Patricia School 10-26-04!
.....Rare Items To Go Up For Auction!
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| September 2004
SHAZAM! Rick Meets Captain Marvel!.....
Time & Space Toys and RankinBass.com Team Up at Comic Convention!.....
New on DVD! Bill Jackson's Gigglesnort Hotel!.....
Even More From The Starving Artists!.....
~ In Memorium ~ Frank Thomas & Jackson Beck.....
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| August 2004
Rick Meets Robin Wilson of the Gin Blossoms!
.....A Live Action Mad Monster Party?
.....Rick Donates Books to School Libraries!
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| July 2004
New Mad Monster Party Model Kits Available!.....
New Rankin/Bass DVDs Coming Soon!.....
Son of Frosty! - David Vernon Tells His Story!.....
Own An Owsley Original!.....
Free 2004 Rudolph Ornaments!
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| June 2004
Where Are The "Animagic" Figures Now?
.....1961 Pinocchio Article Discovered!
.....Rare Hobbit Soundtrack LP Located!
.....Trio Network in New York!
.....Paul Coker Paints the Starving Artists!
.....More Images of the Starving Artists!
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| May 2004
Arthur Rankin to Direct Play!.....
A Burl Ives Christmas Card!.....
Paul Winchell - We Love Him!
......Super Clearance Sale at Time & Space Toys!
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| April 2004
Cyril Ritchard and The First Christmas!
.....Burl Ives and Johnny Marks!.....
Meet Talented Jenny Campbell!.....
New Animated Motion Picture Inspired by a Rankin/Bass Classic!
.....More Great Stuff at Time and Space Toys!
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| March 2004
rankinbass.com Meets Voice Actor Larry Kenney!.....
The 2004 Rankin/Bass Merchandise Line!.....
The Bermuda Depths DVD Online Petition!.....
More From The Starving Artists!.....
Online Shoppe Temporarily Closed
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| February 2004
Lion-O Speaks!
.....A Rankin/Bass Gift of Love!
.....Rick Lends a Hand at tvguide.com!
.....New Rudolph DVD?
.....Ebay Charity Auctions!
.....Autographed Mrs. Claus Photo!
.....The Starving Artists!
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| January 2004
Rankin/Bass Makes Plans For 2004!.....
Museum of TV & Radio!.....
Glenn Yarbrough Looks Back at Hobbit and Return of the King!.....
Murray In The Morning Interviews Rick!.....
WGN's Larry Potash Interviews Rick!.....
DVD News: The Last Unicorn Coming Soon! R/B Tolkien Sale!.....
Six Degrees to Green Bay Packers?.....
Our Annual Christmas Card From Paul Coker!.....
Rankin/Bass and Brach's!.....
Disney Book Updates!.....
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| December 2003
New Jack Davis 2003 Christmas Ad With Rudolph!
.....Arthur Rankin Signs Patch Game sets!
.....Billie Mae Richards Visits rankinbass.com!
.....Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town - But Where Is Rankin/Bass?
.....Order your R/B Books In Time For Christmas!
.....Rick's New York Visit!
.....Rick Meets Millie Dillmount on Broadway!
.....Other Rankin/Bass News
.....Shopping For Rankin/Bass on VHS and DVD?
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| November 2003
Rankinbass.com Mourns the Passing of Art Carney.....
Rick Goldschmidt To Make Various Appearances.....
Santa Baby Available on VHS & DVD!.....Freshen Your Breath With Rankin/Bass!
......New S.D. Kluger Prototype Figure From Playing Mantis!
......Visit MBC Before The Temporary Closing!
......New Little Drummer Boy Book!
......New DVD and Video Packaging...the 3rd Version!
......Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town Promotion at Walgreens!
......Pics From Alex Ross' Halloween Bash!
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| October 2003
Watch Mad Monster Party
This Halloween!
.....R/B Fans Cheer Santa Claus is Comin' to
Town Items!.....
Rare R/B Single in the Archives!.....
"Have a Holly Jolly Christmas" with Rankin/Bass!
.....Official T-Shirts Available!
.....Rare Model sheet in R/B Archives!
.....Rick's Halloween Auctions!
.....Great Rudolph Merchandise!
.....Walgreen's Following in the Same Footsteps as CVS?
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| September 2003
Arthur Rankin to Appear at NY Museum!.....
A Maury Laws Tribute Concert!.....
A Rankin/Bass Trivia Question!.....The Ballad Of Smokey The Bear!.....
Rankin/Bass Soundtrack Album Catalog Pages!.....
Charlie-In-The-Box 16" Ultimate Electronic Toy!.....
Rick's Art To Appear at thedeeparchives.com!.....New Santa Claus is Comin' To Town Ornaments!
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| August 2003
Santa Claus is Comin' To Town Joins Enesco Family!.....
Timeandspacetoys.com
and Rankinbass.com Make a Splash at Summer Con!.....Rick's Book Recommendation!
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| July 2003
Wizard World Convention Fun!.....
A Rankin/Bass History tidbit!.....A Gift From Bob!
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| June 2003
Last Unicorn on DVD in the UK!.....
Rudolph Bellywashers for the Summer!.....Rare R/B Songbook Found!.....A Tip O' the Hat!
.....Lane Smith Delivers Another Hit Book!
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| May 2003
R/B Music Director Maury Laws Joins Rick in
Recording Studio!.....
The New 2003 Rudolph Games and Puzzle Playset!.....
New Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Postcards?.....An Independent Review...
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| April 2003
R/B Composer Maury Laws to go into studio with
rankinbass.com!.....
Wild Chicago R/B Segment a Hit!.....
Owsley Art Featured in Gallery!.....Miser Bros. Press Meets Captain Marvel!.....Mad Monster Party Picks Up a Few Die-Hard Fans!
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| March 2003
Free Peter Cottontail Action Figures!.....
Wild Chicago Airdates!.....
Santa Baby Writers Nominated!.....Miser Brothers Costumes a Hit!.....
Explore the World of Mary Blair!.....Rankin/Bass DVD Reviews at cartoonresearch.com!
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| February 2003
Thundercats Fans Rejoice!.....
Rankin/Bass On VH1?.....
Another Rare Stop-Motion Figure Surfaces!.....Long Lost Rankin/Bass Toy Discovered!.....
Artist Patrick Owsley Launches Website!.....Rick Assists With Production Of Man From U.N.C.L.E. Soundtrack!
.....New R/B DVD Release Reminder!.....Enesco 2003 Rudolph Line Available For Preorder!
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| January 2003
The Daydreamer & The Wacky World Of Mother Goose DVDs!....
Rankin/Bass & More at New Online Gallery!.....More Cool R/B Stuff at Time & Space Toys!....
Willy McBean & His Magic Machine on DVD?....Rare Burl Ives Photo Discovered!....
rankinbass.com in December 2002 Chicago Tribune!....Christmas Cards
We'd Like To Share!....More Alex Ross' Halloween Pics!....Wild Chicago Update!....
Rudolph Book at Animation Blast!
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| December 2002
Have a Fun Christmas Eve - Watch R/B on TV! .....
R/B in the News!.....Drawing Results!.....Little Drummer Boy
Keepsake Collection!.....Order your R/B Books For Christmas!.....Rankin/Bass VHS and
DVD List!.....Andy Williams!.....More R/B DVDs in 2003!.....The Christmas Song Stories Book....
.Statues Coming To rankinbass.com!.....Alex Ross
Halloween Party Pics!.....A "Thank You" To Share!
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| November 2002
Mad Monster Party Buttons Coming Soon!.....Two Holiday Classic
DVDs Don New Covers!.....R/B Products & Collectibles News.....Year Without a Santa Claus Action
Figures and PVCs!.....Christmas Specials On ABC Family!.....Rudolph Book Signing!.....MAD
MONSTER PARTY CD gets color booklet!
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| October 2002
Wild Chicago Comes To rankinbass.com!.....In The New York City
Area? - Your Invited!.....New R/B Bobblehead Dolls Arriving in October!.....The Cartoon Music
Book Arrives Early!.....Mini- RUDOLPH ornaments by ENESCO available at TARGET stores!.....Interview
CD Set Give-A-Way!
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| September 2002
Rankin/Bass Composer Maury Laws' New Website!.....The Santa
Claus is Comin' to Town / Frosty the Snowman Soundtrack CD Coming Soon!.....
New 2002 Stop-Motion Products at Time And Space Toys!.....Plus New Davey And Goliath Merchandise!
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| August 2002
The Enchanted World of Danny Kaye: The Emperor's New Clothes.....
TV Party - The Book!.....
OK, it's not Rankin/Bass, but.........and some General R/B News!
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| July 2002
Mad Monster Party Screening at Horror/Sci-Fi Con!....
More Mad Monster Party DVD Updates!.....MMP Article in Cinescape!....
rankinbass.com in The Barker Magazine!....rankinbass.com branches out in 2002!....
Cool Stuff to bid on!
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| June 2002
Mad Monster Party DVD Card Set Designed by rankinbass.com to
be Released!.....Where's the King Kong Videos?.....Rhino to Release Santa Claus
is Comin' to Town / Frosty the Snowman CD!.....Jackson 5 Cartoons in VH1 Bubblegum
Rock Series!
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| May 2002
Here they are, the new Playing Mantis products for 2002!.....
Don't Be Fooled - Mad Monster Party Bootleg Videos on ebay.....Rhino and rankinbass.com pair
up for CDs in 2002!.....The Hobbit Soundtrack?
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| April 2002
Maury Laws, Rankin/Bass' Composer/Musical Director, visits Chicago!.....The New 2002 Rudolph Product Line
From Enesco!.....More Mad Monster Party DVD News!
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| March 2002
Peter Cottontail Action Figures!.....Here Comes Peter Cottontail
Now on DVD!.....The Rankin/Bass Holiday DVD Box Set
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| February 2002
Rankinbass.com to Collaberate With Anchor Bay for Upcoming R/B DVD Releases!.....
Paul Coker Christmas Art!.....Shirley Temple as Dorothy Gale?
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| January 2002
New R/B Items at Time & Space Toys!....
Yukon Cornelius at 2001 Rudolph Party!.....Jack Frost Now on DVD!....
Anchor Bay To Release R/B DVDs!....More Surviving Animagic Figures Discovered!....
Rudolph Irony!....Behind the Scenes @ Miser Bros. Press!....Spotlight Updates!....Collector's
Corner!....New Items From Playing Mantis!
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| December 2001
Which of the Rankin/Bass specials are available on VHS
and DVD?.....Here it is - Santa, Baby!.....Sneak Peek - Year Without a Santa Claus!
.....ABC Family Kicks Off December With an All-Day Rankin/Bass Marathon!.....Rankin/Bass 'handmade' CDs
and raffles!.....R/B Merchandise at Walmart!.....Mad Monster Party!.....Rankin/Bass Newspaper Articles to Look For!
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| November 2001
Rudolph Book Arrives!.....
Artist Alex Ross' Halloween Party.....Exclusive! Animagic Shots That Didn't Make the Book!
.....Frosty at Mervin's!.....Meet Don Duga in Person!.....Rare LPs & Upcoming DVD Release!.....
Rudolph & the Island Of Misfit Toys - Direct-to-video 'So called' Sequel.....Maury Laws' 'Christmas Suite'!
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| October 2001
Miser Bros. Press Books Arrive!
.....New R/B Merchandise: Rudolph Bobbleheads!.....Kyoko Kita & Pinchan Featured in New Book!..
...Willy McBean and Enchanted
World of Danny Kaye Deserve Deluxe DVD Releases from Golden Books/Sony Wonder!.....R/B
Merchandise and Other Things
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| September 2001
Enesco Exclusives at Hallmark & timeandspacetoys.com for Rankin/Bass
'Rudolph' Collectors! .....Miser Bros. Press and rankinbass.com Bring You Rankin/Bass Books
for the Holidays!
.....Our Friend Greg Ehrbar Produces Toon CDs for Rhino!
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| August 2001
Another Surviving "Puppet" Discovered - Smokey the Bear!.....
Look What's Coming - The Ultimate Rankin/Bass Toy! Santa's Castle Playset!.....
Rankin/Bass Christmas DVD Collection from Golden Books/Sony Wonder Arrives in September, 2001!
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| July 2001
A Rankin/Bass Christmas In July!....
New Novel released June, 2001 from Jules Bass!.....A Gallery of R/B Art from Professionals
& Friends!
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| June 2001
The Making of The Rankin/Bass Holiday Classic: Rudolph
The Red-Nosed Reindeer "The Book" Coming to this website in the Fall of 2001!.....
Santa Claus is Comin' to Town CD arrives for 30th Anniversary celebration!.....
Golden Books Takeover by DIC!.....www.timeandspacetoys.com official Link for Your Enesco and
Playing Mantis Needs!
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| May 2001
He'll Go Down in History!.....
Marco Has Arrived on DVD!.....Sheet Music in the Rankin/Bass Archives!
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| April 2001
Playing Mantis Displays Rudolph Line in NY!
.....Rankin/Bass and Other Cool VHS and DVD Updates!.....Items Available on Our Site!.....
Rudolph Book Progress!
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| March 2001
A Peek Into The rankinbass.com Scrapbook!.....Danny Kaye
Featurette Uncovered!
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| February 2001
New Enesco Peter Cottontail Line of Figurines!.....
Making of Rudolph Book Update!.....
Enesco's New 2001 Rudolph Figurines!
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| January 2001
Marco DVD Coming Soon!.....
Comment on Rankin/Bass Newspaper Article.....
Mad Monster Party's Uncle Boris Statues Coming to rankinbass.com!.....A Little known Fact About the Enesco/CVS Ornaments!
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| December 2000
Rudolph Article at tvparty.com!.....
Rudolph Merchandise at Suncoast!.....
Enesco Frosty Ornaments!.....Marco DVD info!.....Enchanted World of Rankin/Bass Book Sold Out!
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| November 2000
Playing Mantis Rudolph Merchandise!.....
Frosty the Snowman at Sears Portrait Studio!.....Frosty Ornaments at Menards!
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| October 2000
The 1964 Print of Rodolph thr Red-Nosed Reindeer Compared
To Today's Version!
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| All The Rest!
News From the Magic Easter Egg!....
Rick on NY Radio!....
The Enchanted World On CLTV News!....
Frank Frazetta: Legacy.....Rudolph Revelations!.....More Rudolph Revelations!....
Romeo Muller's Scrapbook!....M&M/Mars Candy Promotion!....
R/B Article in TV Guide!....Rudolph Web Page Under Construction!....ebay
Shoppers Beware!....Mad Monster Party!....Rudolph DVD!....Year Without a Santa Claus VHS!....
Willy McBean Restoration....Rudolph Toys, Ornaments, Keychains, Beanbags....
The Latest R/ B Projects!
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