Dave:  Did you catch the Christmas specials the other day?

Kevin:  Yes, I did.

Dave:  I missed them. I was really looking forward to seeing Rudolph.

Kevin:  That’s one of my favorites. I think, I mean, that’s something I’ve watched for, now, almost thirty years – scary as that may be – and, um, it’s such a great show. It’s very fun.

Dave:  I love it. When he goes to the Land of Misfit Toys.

Kevin:  Filled with weirdos.

Dave:  Filled with weirdos.

Kevin:  Yeah, pretty much.

Dave:  But, in the end, he saves the day, right, with his glowing nose.

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is a coming-of-age story. Rudolph and Herbie learn to appreciate their individuality and realize that it’s okay to be different from everybody else. Maybe that’s why I like the show so much: it promotes diversity and says that it’s good to be unique.

catch
v. watch (usually on tv)

Examples
Did you catch the show on Africa last night? It was really good.

weirdo

n. someone who is strange or unusual

Examples
Look, he's putting the spoon in his nose. What a weirdo!

coming-of-age

Definition
expr. reaching a certain age, becoming an adult, becoming more mature, learning what it takes to be an adult

Examples
Your 16th birthday will be a coming-of-age. You can drive a car!

individuality

Definition
n. unique; being special and different from others

Examples
Many Americans are proud of their individuality. They like being unique and different from everybody else.

Hands down

Definition
expr. Without a doubt, without question

Examples
My favorite movie star is Julia Roberts, hands down!

outcast

Definition
n. someone who is ignored by others; someone who different from other people

Examples
Brian was a social outcast in high school. He didn't have many friends.

schnoz

Definition
n. nose; a Yiddish word used in English as a colloquialism for the word 'nose'

Examples
He's got a huge schnoz!