NEWS FLASH! NEWS FLASH! NEWS FLASH! PRESS RELEASE 12/03/2008 NO "MERRY" FOR THIS CHRISTMAS ICON Arthur Rankin, Jr., creator of such holiday TV classics as RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER, FROSTY THE SNOWMAN, THE YEAR WITHOUT A SANTA CLAUS, THUNDERCATS and THE HOBBIT is dealing with a BURGERMEISTER MEISTERBURGER in the form of WARNER BROS. It seems that WARNER BROS. had underpaid RANKIN/BASS in various ways, including 19 years of impermissible $200,000 annual deductions from the pool of revenues from which Rankin's profit participation is paid. "It was an accounting mistake on WARNER BROS., part, a mistake that the company's accountants readily admit, right down to the penny," said Rankin. "However, WARNER BROS. is now claiming I caught their error too late. So instead of doing the right thing and fairly compensating RANKIN/BASS for helping generate years of viewer enjoyment, not to mention an awful lot of revenue,WARNER BROS.is hiding behind the statute of limitations." The dispute dates back to the 1980's, when WARNER BROS. acquired from RANKIN/BASS, the rights to several of the RANKIN/BASS Christmas classics and other animated properties, including the enormously popular 1980's animated television series THUNDERCATS and SILVERHAWKS. The recent WARNER BROS. home video DVD box set releases of THUNDERCATS sold over a million DVDs and they are getting ready to release SILVERHAWKS. Mr. Rankin even graciously appeared on Set #2 of THUNDERCATS in a documentary and did the same for the WARNER BROS. Deluxe DVD release of THE YEAR WITHOUT A SANTA CLAUS (Which is also available in a new box set). "This is obviously not the right thing to do to a creator of such wonderful programming and the rest of his staff," says Rick Goldschmidt RANKIN/BASS Historian/Biographer. "As in all RANKIN/BASS specials, writer Romeo Muller would reform the villains. This villain needs to be reformed." "As far as I am concerned," continues Rankin, "There is no question as to what is right and what is wrong. If you take something by mistake, you put it back. You don't get to keep it. We put those kinds of ethics into our shows for children. Maybe the folks at WARNER BROS. should watch a few of them." ******* Read more here: (Help spread the word and embed links to these stories on your site!) Bah humbug! Stingiest Firm in Tinsel Town Refuses To Pay Who Owns Christmas? by William Pentland Forums: Classic Horror Film Board Rankin/Bass Meets The Stingiest Studio In Town ...

Welcome to the Enchanted World of Rankin/Bass!
presented by: Rick Goldschmidt and Mark Sykora "Generations after Rudolph first took flight, Rankin and Bass are more popular than ever" - TV GUIDE (1999)

W elcome to RANKINBASS.com! It is with great pride that we Celebrate our seventh year on the web! It has been almost nine years since the release of my book and the interest in RANKIN/BASS PRODUCTIONS is at a new all time high! I can barely keep up with all the many developing projects. My SOLD OUT book with TIGER MOUNTAIN PRESS has now also SOLD OUT of its 2nd printing with MISER BROS. PRESS! We are also PROUD TO PRESENT...THE MAKING OF THE RANKIN/BASS CLASSIC: RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER (Miser Bros. Press)!

O ver the past few years I have heard from Movie Producers, Record (CD) Companies, Toy and collectible manufacturers, Television News shows, Newspaper and magazine writers, and many, many fans. This type of interest has prompted this particular website. Mark Sykora (co-founder of the site) and I have always felt the BEST way to present this information to the many R/B fans should be of an immediate nature and this site will be the best place to do just that.

I n most cases, you will learn of projects and products months in advance just by tuning into our site. We have built a strong relationship with GOLDEN BOOKS FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT and WARNER BROTHERS HOME VIDEO and will be able to pass along future re-mastered video and DVD release information. We are involved with several RANKIN/BASS figurine lines being developed by ENESCO CORPORATION. ENESCO and PLAYING MANTIS are releasing perhaps the most faithful RANKIN/BASS likenesses ever produced for three-dimensional R/B collectibles. Both companies made BIG strides in 2001!

I n addition to NEW product information, we will spotlight the talented people behind the scenes on the making of the classic R/B shows. Since the release of my book, I have assembled ring binders full of NEW and RARE material! It gives us great pleasure to continue showcasing the many wonderful people that helped to put these shows together. Look for bios on people like Jolly Jack Davis, Don Duga, Antony Peters, Len Korobkin, Romeo Muller, Howard Beckerman, Robert McFadden, Susan Conway and many more on future pages.

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S pecial THANKS to Arthur and Jules for making my books and this website a reality! We have also invited Arthur Rankin and Jules Bass to address their fans in the pages of this site.

M usic has always been a very important part of the history of RANKIN/BASS and for this we have Maury Laws and Jules Bass to thank. We will be talking about some RARE record albums that were not included in my book and some newly discovered demonstration tapes and records. We have put together Promotional CDs of this RARE material for the RANKIN/BASS staff as well as offering a few in special raffles at RANKINBASS.com to our loyal customers!

W ell, we invite you to look over the site and look forward to hearing from you. This will be the place to learn about all things RANKIN/BASS and you will also be able to take advantage of some special offers! THANK YOU for your support! Enjoy exploring.....