Nobody expects a holiday cartoon to be totally logical; still, with Rudolph, there are a lot of puzzling elements. For instance: Is the show actually a metaphor for the LGBTQ+ community's struggle for acceptance? After all, Rudolph and Hermey are distinctly different from their peers, can't fit in no matter how they try, and are rejected for being their authentic selves (via Vulture). This seemingly simple holiday special have been hiding a deeper message?

Also, who took care of elves' teeth before Hermey came along? For that matter, who does all the housekeeping, cooking, tailoring, repair work, and cleaning reindeer poop at the North Pole? Does Mrs. Claus work overtime, or is there a separate staff hidden behind the workshop?What's more, most of the Misfit Toys have basic manufacturing defects. So if the elves make all the toys, which one was responsible for making the jelly-squirting gun and the square-wheeled train, and is he still employed? And speaking of the Misfits, why has Santa been turning a blind eye to them all these years? Doesn't he realize that some child might actually want a Charlie-in-the-Box? 

Ah, well. Sometimes you have to stop being a grown-up and look at a holiday cartoon through a child's eyes. For Rudolph, we're willing to believe in holiday magic.