Boss Elf is one of the many characters found in the Rankin/Bass Christmas special, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. He is definitely one of the characters who rubs you the wrong way because he is just a flat out jerk.

He is the leader of all the Christmas elves, whose tasks include making toys and, oddly enough, singing as well. I can imagine his workload is probably 200 hours a week or something. I suppose I cannot fault him for being too irritable.

He is the one who gives Hermie the elf the most grief about not making toys very well. Perhaps a little less singing and more toy making could have made up the difference.

He definitely does not understand Hermie’s desire to be a dentist instead. That conflict causes the young elf to abandon his post and join a life of homelessness.

However, by the end of the movie, all the water goes under the bridge and Hermie has no problems with his former boss. He even schedules an appointment with him to fix his teeth. If I were the young blonde dentist elf, I would be upselling him on everything at my dental office.