In a production with a number of things one could take issue with, one of the things that really bugs me about the Rankin & Bass "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" is that, in the scene after the disastrous reindeer games in which Rudolph's "nonconformity" is discovered, Clarice tries to comfort Rudolph, and he says to her:
"Aren't you going to make fun of *my* nose, too?"
...with the emphasis on *my* instead of *you*. With the emphasis on *my*, it sounds like Clarice has just been making fun of other reindeer's noses and now Rudolph is expecting her to also make fun of his. If the emphasis were properly placed on *you*, then it would correctly sound like a bunch of other reindeer have been making fun of Rudolph's nose, and he is expecting her to join the others in making fun of it.
(note: posted 12/24/25, backdated to when I originally shared to friends on FB)
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