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Olive, the Other Reindeer is a 1999 American computer-animated Christmas television special written by Steve Young, based on the children's book by Vivian Walsh, and directed by Oscar Moore. The feature was produced by Matt Groening's The Curiosity Company and animated by DNA Productions. It first aired on December 17, 1999 on Fox, produced by 20th Century Fox Television and Flower Films. The special combines paperlike character art in 3-D environments. Sometimes, traditional animation is used. The special made its cable TV premiere on Nickelodeon in 2001. The special premiered on Cartoon Network on December 11, 2002 and aired during the holiday season until it was last seen in 2014.
Original Release
12/17/1999
US Release
12/17/1999
Cast
Name | Character |
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Drew Barrymore | Olive (voice) / Olive |
Dan Castellaneta | The Postman (voice) / The Postman |
Joe Pantoliano | Martini (voice) / Martini |
Edward Asner | Santa / Santa Claus (voice) |
Peter MacNicol | Fido (voice) / Fido |
Tim Meadows | Richard Stands / Richard Stans (voice) |
Jay Mohr | Tim (voice) / Tim |
Michael Stipe | Schnitzel (voice) / Schnitzel |
Diedrich Bader | Zoo Director / Zookeeper (voice) |
David Herman | Guard Shack Elf / Additional Voices |
Directors
Writers
J. Otto Seibold, Vivian Walsh, Steve Young
Cast
Name | Character |
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Drew Barrymore | Olive (voice) / Olive |
Dan Castellaneta | The Postman (voice) / The Postman |
Joe Pantoliano | Martini (voice) / Martini |
Edward Asner | Santa / Santa Claus (voice) |
Peter MacNicol | Fido (voice) / Fido |
Tim Meadows | Richard Stands / Richard Stans (voice) |
Jay Mohr | Tim (voice) / Tim |
Michael Stipe | Schnitzel (voice) / Schnitzel |
Diedrich Bader | Zoo Director / Zookeeper (voice) |
David Herman | Guard Shack Elf / Additional Voices |
Tress MacNeille | Mrs. Claus / Mrs. Eskimo / Newsreporter (voice) |
Mitch Rouse | Round John Virgin / Comet / Additional Voices |
Kath Soucie | Rhoda / Ticket Booth Lady / Additional Voices |
Billy West | Mr. Eskimo / Eskimos (voice) |
Matt Groening | Arturo (voice) / Arturo |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Drew Barrymore | Executive Producer |
Matt Groening | Executive Producer |
Claudia De La Roca | Executive Producer |
Nancy Juvonen | Executive Producer |
Michael Stipe | Producer |
Keith Alcorn | Producer |
Alex Johns | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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2000 | Emmy | Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming More Than One Hour) | Nominated |