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The Enchanted World of Rankin/Bass [Paperback]

Rick Goldschmidt
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Book Description

September 21, 2001
Author Rick Goldschmidt has assembled the definitive history of RANKIN/BASS Productions, documenting every one of their shows with rare photographs, production stills, concept drawings and memorabillia. Packed with background information, production details, and interviews with Arthur Rankin, Jr., Jules Bass, Maury Laws, and dozens of the actors, artists and animators who worked on the shows. Lavishly illustrated with over 400 photos, plus 16 pages in full color. This is the reference that no fan of RANKIN/BASS can live without! This is also a 2nd Printing from MISER BROS. PRESS released BY POPULAR DEMAND!

Who can forget the TV Specials RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER, FROSTY THE SNOWMAN, THE HOBBIT, SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN, THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY and of course the Heat Miser and Snow Miser in THE YEAR WITHOUT A SANTA CLAUS. RANKIN/BASS Produced feature films like MAD MONSTER PARTY, THE LAST UNICORN and THE BERMUDA DEPTHS. They also did television series like THE KING KONG SERIES, TOMFOOLERY, THE TALES OF THE WIZARD OF OZ, THUNDERCATS, THE JACKSON FIVE SERIES and THE OSMONDS.

Leonard Maltin said, "I was blown away by this new book ... what an incredible tribute, and what a wealth of information it contains!"



Editorial Reviews

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"In his very thorough book about RANKIN/BASS Productions, Goldschmidt lists more than 50 television specials, series and films." -- THE TAMPA TRIBUNE, December 10, 1999

"Thorough enough to give us three appendices, two indexes, and a section on collectibles and memorabillia at no extra charge" -- TOON MAGAZINE Summer, 1998

About the Author

Rick Goldschmidt has been the official RANKIN/BASS Biographer/Historian for the studio for the last decade. He has worked with various companies (GOLDEN BOOKS FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT, PERCEPTO.COM, ENESCO CORP., PLAYING MANTIS, etc.) on RANKIN/BASS related products since the release of his first book THE ENCHANTED WORLD OF RANKIN/BASS. With MISER BROS. PRESS, he has recently published his 2nd book available in Hardback only, THE MAKING OF THE RANKIN/BASS HOLIDAY CLASSIC: RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER which features a foreword by Arthur Rankin, Jr. and the participation from all that made the longest-running, highest-rated TV Special in the history of the medium.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 176 pages
  • Publisher: Miser Bros. Press (September 21, 2001)
  • ISBN-10: 097130811X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0971308114
  • Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.2 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,689,911 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I am the official RANKIN/BASS PRODUCTIONS historian/biographer and have authored two books on RANKIN/BASS. The first is THE ENCHANTED WORLD OF RANKIN/BASS: A PORTFOLIO and the second THE MAKING OF THE RANKIN/BASS HOLIDAY CLASSIC: RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER. I also was the project consultant and am featured in the documentaries on the DVDs MAD MONSTER PARTY (Sept. 8, 2009 DELUXE EDITION) and THE YEAR WITHOUT A SANTA CLAUS (Christmas edition 2007)BOTH available on AMAZON. I have recorded three CDs with the GIN BLOSSOMS and my first is available at AMAZON "Rick Goldschmidt Sings."

Customer Reviews

Stop reading this review and buy the book...NOW! Kenneth B. Sharp  |  7 reviewers made a similar statement
The color pages have tons of pictures and they are the most vibrant I have seen! Joshua G  |  6 reviewers made a similar statement
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars An old Holiday friend returns June 4, 2002
Format:Paperback
The Rankin/Bass animagic Holiday specials are as much a part of my childhood memories as putting up the tree, hanging the stockings and painting the eggs.

It is nice to see Rick Goldschmidt drag them from the foggy haze of my nostalgia and bring them back into the light. I never new that there was so much information on Arthur Rankin and Jules Bass. "The Enchanted World of Rankin/Bass" has it all, from the most obscure cel animated cartoon to the classic animagic of Rudolph and Santa.

Everything you could want is here: Behind the scenes photographs, a complete list of Rankin/Bass works, well-written articles and a jumble of Rankin/Bass memorabilia. This book is even more relevant, now that the Rankin/Bass filmography is being released on DVD. It will make you chomp at the bit for each new release.

If Peter Cottontail, The Snow Miser and Heat Miser, Frosty the Snowman and Happy the Christmas Baby ("those ears!") ring any bells for you, then you will enjoy "The Enchanted World of Rankin/Bass."

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding! October 18, 2000
Format:Paperback
Impeccably researched and comprehensively detailed, "The Enchanted World Of Rankin/Bass" is a treasure trove of info for fans of the wonderful animated programs created by the duo. Lovingly written by Rick Goldschmidt, the book is a wonderful keepsake chronicling the creation and enduring impact of the classic rankin/Bass animated shows. Tons of rare photos--many in breathtaking color--rare memorabilia plus lots more await the reader on this terrific journey back in time. Compelling interviews with many of the personnel involved with the shows --voiceover artists, script writers, set designers, inudstry big wigs---draw the reader into the story. From "Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer" to "Frosty The Snowman," all your faviorites are here in this terrific tome. This is the bible for fans of Rankin/Bass and author Goldschmidt should be commended for his exemplary efforts. Refreshing, informative and full of fascinating minutaie, the book is a true labor of love. What are you waiting for? Stop reading this review and buy the book...NOW!
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Bouncing Icebergs! October 23, 2000
Format:Paperback
Rick Goldschmidt has done an UTTERLY SUPERB job in creating his incandescently splendid book, "The Enchanted World of Rankin/Bass!" Not only is it a unique goldmine of information about the studio and its magnificent writers and artists and musicians, it is also the single most gloriously illustrated book I have EVER seen! I've had the book for two years, and every time I look at it, I'm STILL bowled over by the incomparable beauty of the photographs depicting the various films made by Rankin/Bass. The gorgeous quality of the photographic reproductions is UNMATCHED by any other book I've EVER seen! (How'd you do it, Rick?!?) In sum, this book is bright, brilliant, effulgent, lambent, luminous, lustrous, refulgent, shiny, bewitching, charming, enthrallong, entrancing, spellbinding, fascinating, lovely, delightful, coruscating, gleaming, glimmering, glinting, glistening, glittering, scintillating, shimmering, twinkling, winkling, peppy, pert, spirited, sparkling, resplendent, sumptuous, ebullient, exuberant, joyous, and marvelous! BRAVO!!!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Book
Who cannot remember these shows...great and wonderful review of those classic holiday shows..Well written and beautifully illustarted and our copy signed by author.. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Roger A. Gilson
4.0 out of 5 stars Just what I wanted
Just received the hardcover 3rd edition directly from the author, who also signed it and included extra loose leaf paged info. Read more
Published on July 9, 2009 by Catherine Mawer
5.0 out of 5 stars 3rd PRINTING LE Hardcover back in print!
I have listed several copies of my NEW 3rd edition limited hardcover here in AMAZON MARKETPLACE and published some images for you to look at! IT'S BACK! HAPPY HOLIDAYS 2008! Read more
Published on November 30, 2008 by Richard J. Goldschmidt
5.0 out of 5 stars He'll go down in History!
I think the other reviewers here have just about covered it BUT I wanted to add that this is the way a book should be done on a classic HOLIDAY TV SPECIAL. Read more
Published on November 20, 2002
5.0 out of 5 stars WONDERFUL Book for all ages!
The 2nd printing is WONDERFUL! So glad to see this book come back! Make your HOLIDAYS HOLLY & Of Course JOLLY! This book is it!
Published on June 5, 2002
5.0 out of 5 stars Listen up boys & girls!
If you LOVE Rankin/Bass, holiday specials, or childhood memories, then this is a MUST have book! Mr. Read more
Published on October 25, 2001 by Christopher
5.0 out of 5 stars Best thing since sliced bread!
This book is my favorite book I have ordered from AMAZON.COM! The color pages have tons of pictures and they are the most vibrant I have seen! Read more
Published on October 19, 2001 by Joshua G
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect book for the Holidays!!!
Every book written about an ANIMATION STUDIO should be like this! The Color pages are AMAZING! Now if someone will do a book on HANNA-BARBERA like this. Read more
Published on October 11, 2001
5.0 out of 5 stars The 2nd printing is EXCELLENT!
WOW! I missed out on this book the first time around and couldn't afford the prices in the 2nd hand market! Was sooo happy to see it here again and bought mine immediately! Read more
Published on October 2, 2001 by "wonderfullife01"
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely the BEST Holiday book out there!
This book is AMAZING and I was so happy to hear it was in PRINT again! Copies were selling for Hundreds of dollars at EBAY...even for the soft-cover! Read more
Published on September 29, 2001 by LINDSEY LYTHBERG
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