year has been retired, they settle on an island in the Archipelago of Last Years where time remains still on that island. Among the islands of the Archipelago of Last Years are: 1,000,000 BC Island: Represented as a prehistoric, anachronistic island that consists of dinosaurs, other prehistoric creatures, and cavepeople living together. O.M. lives here. 4,000 BC Island: Rudolph mentions that all its inhabitants wanted to do was build pyramids. 1023 Island: Represented as a medieval island filled with fairy tale characters. The year 1023 is said in Father Time's narration to be when all the well-known fairy tales and nursery rhymes actually happened. Sir 1023 lives here. 1492 Island: Rudolph mentions that the people on that island were too busy discovering things to talk to Rudolph and O.M. 1776 Island: Represented as a Colonial American island that celebrates American Independence Day on a daily basis. 1776 (Sev) lives here. 1893 Island: Rudolph mentions that the inhabitants have never heard of Happy. 1893 was indeed an unhappy time as a major economic depression called the Panic of 1893 hit the United States that year. 1965 Island: Rudolph stated that island was "too noisy" to search for Happy. Among the noisy world events of 1965 included Beatlemania (and other British Invasion-related hysteria) and growing opposition to United States involvement in the Vietnam War. Cast Red Skelton as Father Time (Narrator), Baby Bear Billie Richards as Rudolph Morey Amsterdam as One Million BC Frank Gorshin as Sir 1023 Paul Frees as 1776, Santa Claus, General Ticker, Eon the Terrible, Humpty Dumpty and Quarter Past Five Don Messick as Papa Bear, Rumpelstiltskin, Prince Charming, Seven Dwarfs Harold Peary as Big Ben the Whale Iris Rainer as Mama Bear, Nanny Nine O'Clock, Happy the Baby New Year Crew Producers/Directors: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin, Jr. Writer: Romeo Muller Music/Lyrics: Johnny Marks Design: Paul Coker, Jr. Sound Recording: William Bell, John Curcio, Don Hahn Sound Effects: Tom Clack "Animagic" Production Supervisors: Ichiro Komuro, Akikazu Kono Post Production Supervisor: Irwin Goldress Music Arranger/Conductor: Maury Laws Songs The Moving Finger Writes Turn Back The Years It's Raining Sunshine What A Wonderful World We Live In Fourth Of July Parade Have A Little Faith In Me Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Have a Happy New Year Production The special was filmed in 1975 (according to the copyright), but it was shown on ABC on December 10, 1976. For the special,