After their success with the 1977 animated Hobbit, Arthur Rankin Jr. and Jules Bass set to work on a sequel, which would specifically adapt Return of the King, but through the frame of The Hobbit.

Jackson's trilogy was not the first cinematic adaptation of The Hobbit, and Pace was not the first actor to portray the King of the Woodland Realm. Over 30 years earlier, Rankin/Bass Animated ...

But I have a new suggestion for Rings fans who might want to shake things up, or put an all-ages-friendly spin on the tradition: 1977’s The Hobbit. Animated for Rankin/Bass by Topcraft ...

Whether you grew up watching these beloved classics or recently saw your first (we force our friends to watch them every year), we found all of the ways to stream the top Rankin/Bass specials online.

Inside? Absolute nostalgic Christmas magic: the original Santa and Rudolph puppets from Rankin/Bass’s iconic 1964 holiday special, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. 'When he opened the container ...

Yes, most serious Tolkien-heads have seen the classic 1977 Rankin/Bass version of The Hobbit, but it’s in the beautiful strangeness of the 1980 Return of the King that the best and weirdest ...

Arthur Rankin, Jr. and Jules Bass are best known for producing some of the most popular animated holiday TV specials ever aired, including “Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer,” “Santa Claus is ...

Every holiday season, we give thanks for Rankin/Bass, the team behind Christmas TV specials “Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer” and “Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town.” The production company ...

Where the Rankin-Bass Hobbit feels like a warm cup of tea ... the movie gets some help from the the Minstrel of Gondor. Samwise holds Sting the sword in the animated The Return of the King ...