Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Donner, Santa Claus’ lead reindeer and his wife are surprised to find out their new fawn, Rudolph, has a glowing red nose. Donner attempts to first cover Rudolph's nose with mud and later uses a prosthetic nose so Rudolph will fit in with the other reindeer.

The following spring, Rudolph goes to the reindeer games where the new fawns learn to fly and are scouted by Santa for future sleigh duty. Rudolph meets a doe named Clarice, who tells him he is cute, making Rudolph fly. While celebrating with the other bucks, Rudolph's prosthetic pops off, causing the other reindeer to mock him and Coach Comet to expel him.

Rudolph meets and joins Hermey, a misfit elf who left Santa's workshop to follow his dream to become a dentist, and Yukon Cornelius, a prospector who has been searching for silver and gold throughout his life. After escaping the Abominable Snow Monster, the trio land on the Island of Misfit Toys. It is a place where unloved or unwanted toys reside with their ruler, a winged lion named King Moonracer who brings the toys to the island until he can find homes and children who would love them. The king allows them to stay the night on the island and asks them for Santa's help in finding homes for the toys. Rudolph leaves on his own that night, worried that his nose will endanger his friends.