[Holiday Hoopla 17] Olive the Other Reindeer (1999)

 

As we make our way toward the 21st century, we finally start seeing movies and TV specials I remember from when I was a kid. Olive the Other Reindeer (directed by Steve Moore and produced by Matt Groening) was one I experienced first as a book in elementary school, and then finally as a TV special a little later on.

This seems to have Groening's fingerprints all over it, from the sense of humor to the cadre of familiar voices featured. It's a silly, funny, and delightful experience overall, and Olive the titular dog-slash-reindeer is just adorable.

45 minutes of cute cartoon is just about what Quinn and I needed after the twin Jacks Frost the last two days, since both of those movies were far longer than they had any right to be, and less funny than they thought they were.

8/10