Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Outdated gender representations include girl reindeer with bows and long eyelashes, boy reindeer playing games to impress the "does," and soft-spoken Hermey being mocked by his gruff, "manly" elf foreman. Comments about "getting the women" to safety, Donner as "man of the house," and Mrs. Donner not being allowed to search for Rudolph because it's "man's work." Female characters have fewer lines than male characters and are mainly defined as wives, mothers, and girlfriends. Rudolph is initially laughed at, called names, and excluded for his physical difference. Even though the film goes about it in a flawed way, differences are ultimately shown as positives that should be valued and celebrated. Two Indigenous characters are stereotypically depicted as "Eskimos" and briefly shown in an igloo.

Mild peril, mostly related to the Abominable Snow Monster. He has a scary growl and attempts to eat Rudolph's family. Rudolph and friends fight him by pulling his teeth and pushing him off a cliff. Yukon Cornelius wears an axe, knife, and gun, and brandishes a whip to drive a dog sled.

Rudolph and Fireball flirt with does. Rudolph and Clarice are romantically interested and kiss.

Mild name calling such as "nitwit."