Olive, the Other Reindeer is an animated 45-minute-long Christmas television special, written & produced by Matt Groening of Simpsons fame and directed by Oscar Moore. It first aired on December 17, 1999, and was based on the 1997 children's book by Vivian Walsh and illustrated by J. Otto Seibold. It stars Drew Barrymore and features the voices of Dan Castellaneta, Peter MacNicol, Joe Pantoliano, Jay Mohr, Ed Asner, Tim Meadows, Billy West, and Michael Stipe.
After mis-hearing a radio broadcast about Santa canceling his Christmas trip due to an injured reindeer, Olive the dog decides to travel to the North Pole and volunteer to be a replacement. Unfortunately, Olive must deal with an evil postman who's tired of handling all the extra Christmas mail. Will Martini the penguin be able to help Olive realize her dream? Written by Mike Konczewski
