Robbie the Reindeer in Hooves of Fire and the Legend of the Lost Tribe (1999)

TV. Robbie the Reindeer is Wallace & Gromit meets Rex the Runt with reindeers. It's hilariously inventive in characters and ripostes (comebacks) without being cliched in the least. As one running gag, Robbie is Santa's new navigator and the son of the most famous reindeer named R--- (no one is allowed to say his name, presumably for copyright reasons). Santa wears Coke-bottle glasses -- though he also likes stylin' and bling -- and his wife and infant child sport identical beards. Robbie must save the day amidst two evil plots hatched by the nefarious Blitzen, assisted first by gnomish elves and then Vikings. For those with young innocents to protect, Donner is a strong female and Robbie's eventual love interest while Vixen is a female who is mildly suggested as naughty and Blitzen apparently gets blitzed at a campfire. The doughnut mouths are cute and evocative of Davey & Goliath stopmotion animation. The voice talent (Ben Stiller, James Woods, James Belushi, Jerry Stiller, Hugh Grant, Jeff Goldblum, Britney Spears and many more) is simply great! I can't say enough about how funny the pratfalls and prattle are in this show -- I love it! 5 stars.