Hermey

Hermey the elf is a Christmas elf who befriends Rudolph and Yukon Cornelius in the Christmas Special, ''Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. ''He befriends Rudolph because, like him, he considers himself a misfit as he was not like the other Christmas elves. He always wanted to be a dentist, which stopped him from making toys, angering the elf forman and led to his friends teasing him.

When the Abominable Snow Monster found them and tried to eat them, they are rescued by Yukon Cornelius and the three journeyed on together until they reached the Island of Misfit Toys. After Rudolph returned to Christmas town, he gets captured by the Abominable and Hermey and Yukon return to find their friend. Hermey's first act as a dentist pays off when Yukon knocks the monster unconscious and Hermey takes out all his teeth with his pliers. Hermey was very sad when Yukon sacrificed himself to stop the monster. When they returned to Santa's workshop, the foreman accepted Hermey as a dentist and becomes his first paying customer. When Yukon and the monster return, a little party is held before Santa leaves with the toys and Hermey dances with the most popular female elf.

He does not appear in Rudolph's Shiny New Year nor Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July, but does so along with the original cast in the 2001 sequel about the thief of misfit toys. Frosty the Snowman takes his place when he and Rudolph sing the "We're a couple of misfits" song.