Yukon Cornelius....

[mattwithcats]

In the Holiday classic "Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer ",
Yukon Cornelius keeps poking his axe in the snow and licking it...
Why?
What is he after?

 

[Saleen0679]

Gold and silver were mentioned.

 

[mattwithcats]

Peppermint...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVOkBrfKADs&feature=youtube_gdata_player

 

[bullwinkle]

"Nuttin'"!

 

[simple_gifts]

Yukon Cornelius! He's gone.

 

[spasm3]

Bumbles bounce!

 

[dlundblad]

I always wondered why his tongue didn't get stuck. Id assume it'd be pretty chilly up there at the North Pole.

 

[DBMaster]

How about this? I've seen it in a couple of search hits and it makes sense.

Ax licking

 

[demarpaint]

He's sitting next to the Abominable Snowman on my the edge of my staircase.

 

[UncleS2]

Ol' Yukon is prospecting, looking for silver &/or gold. The shtick is, just by planting his pick in the ground or snow, he can then tell by taste if it has gold/silver or not. But so far,"Nuttin'!"

Remember, Bumbles are good helpers for Santa after their teeth are pulled.

 

[DBMaster]

^According to the few references I looked at, he is looking for a peppermint mine, but that part was edited out of the program. So, he's trying to taste peppermint.

 

[antiqueshell]

Originally Posted By: DBMaster
^According to the few references I looked at, he is looking for a peppermint mine, but that part was edited out of the program. So, he's trying to taste peppermint.


Yep, they really screwed the story up when they deleted that scene.

I believe that scene and the original closing credits haven't been seen on television in 49 years!