Fireball is a minor character in the 1964 Rankin/Bass television special, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. A yearling buck, Fireball attempted to befriend the title character before the start of the "reindeer games." Shortly after introducing himself to the reindeer who would later become Santa's 9th(see notes), Fireball playfully told him of the attention he immediately received at a distance from Clarice, a yearling doe.