Rudolph's shiny red nose brings the young reindeer nothing but trouble. His father wants him to hide it, the other reindeer tease him about it and Santa won't let a red-nosed reindeer pull his sleigh. Miserable and rejected, Rudolph runs away from home with Hermey, an elf who would rather be a dentist than make toys. The two misfits find excitement and new friends in the great wild world and learn that dentist elves and red-nosed reindeer can save the day too.