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Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town

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Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town is a Stop Motion animated ("Animagic") Christmas Special produced by Rankin/Bass and originally broadcast on ABC in 1970, which details Santa Claus's early years.As narrated by polar postman S.D. ("Special Delivery") Kluger (Fred Astaire), a family of toy-making elves adopts a foundling baby and decides to name him Kris Kringle. When Kris grows into a young man (Mickey Rooney), he offers to smuggle the toys the elves have made past the mountain of the evil Winter Warlock (Keenan Wynn) to the children of Sombertown. Unfortunately for Kris, the leader of the town, Burgermeister Meisterburger (Rankin/Bass favorite Paul Frees), injured himself sometime earlier by tripping over a toy left by a child and subsequently banned all toys from the town. The story details how Kris outwits the Burgermeister, but is eventually forced to run from his soldiers to the safety of the North Pole.The script, by Rankin/Bass's usual writer, Romeo Muller, uses elements suggested by The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus by Oz author L. Frank Baum; Rankin/Bass would produce a more direct adaptation in 1985. The music followed the favored R/B formula, starting with a classic Christmas tune and adding original songs by Maury Laws (music) and co-producer/co-director Jules Bass (lyrics).Followed by 1977's The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town, which had Fred Astaire back as S.D. Kluger telling kids about the Easter Bunny's origins, with a plot very reminiscent of the original. Mickey Rooney would reprise the role of Santa Claus in two later Rankin-Bass Christmas specials (The Year Without a Santa Claus and Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July), plus the former's belated sequel A Miser Brothers Christmas, the unrelated 2005 NBC special The Happy Elf, and in the 2008 live action short film Wreck the Halls.
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Applied Phlebotinum
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Applied Phlebotinum: Magic feed corn that makes reindeer fly! And apparently, the effect is permanent (unless they found a way to make more of it and started mixing it in to the regular feed).
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Kaiserreich
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Kaiserreich: While the setting is an unspecific, vaguely Germanic hodgepodge, Prussian stereotypes were clearly the main inspiration. The Burgermeister's soldiers even have Pickelhaube helmets.
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Heel–Face Door-Slam
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Heel–Face Door-Slam: Happens to Burgermeister Meisterburger.
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Not-So-Harmless Villain
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Not-So-Harmless Villain: Grimsley proves how scarily competent he really is when he and a Meisterburger posse bust the Kringles' toy-making operation (leaving only Jessica unscathed in the ambush):
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Misplaced Wildlife
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Misplaced Wildlife: Topper. Justified, as he was looking for the South Pole and ended up in the Arctic Circle by mistake. "You're about as lost as you can get!"
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Only Six Faces
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Only Six Faces: The King in Tanta Kringle's song "First Toymakers to the King" has the same character design (at least facially) as the Doctor who attends the Burgermeister and the father of the children who find toys in their stockings.
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Title Drop
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Title Drop: When the Title Theme Tune is sung at the beginning and at the end, and very nearly when Kris Waxes Lyrical to the kids of Sombertown (See below).
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Why We Can't Have Nice Things
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Why We Can't Have Nice Things: The children of Somber Town aren't allowed to have toys, all due to Burgermeister Meisterburger tripping on a toy duck and injuring his foot, which leads him to outlaw toys for Somber Town... because he tripped over a toy.
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The Cameo
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The Cameo: Rudolph during the assembling of Kris's reindeer team. Scrooge at the end.
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Visual Pun
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Visual Pun: The ‘’Put One Foot in Front of the Other’’ sequence makes use of a solitary door in the woods to fit the “And soon you’ll be walking out the door� lyric. In the same scene, the Winter Warlock sings “If I want to change the reflection I see in the mirror each morn,� while looking at a piece of ice that acts just like a mirror.
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Villain Song
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Villain Song: No More Toymakers to the King.
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Framing Device
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Framing Device: The special is framed by S.D. Kluger telling the origin of Santa Claus to the offscreen children.
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Failed a Spot Check
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Failed a Spot Check: The Sombertown guards completely fail to spot that the children suddenly have toys again after one of their own confiscated them until Meisterburger himself noticed.
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Fun-Hating Villain
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Fun-Hating Villain: Burgermeister Meisterburger hates toys so much, he has them outlawed and confiscated from all the children in town. He will have anybody seen with toys arrested when he sees them.
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Anachronism Stew
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Anachronism Stew: Although the story allegedly takes place several centuries ago in a medieval walled city, the clothing is mostly Victorian (and Jessica seems dressed for 1910); later scenes mix Victorian adultwear and kids in jeans. A character is seen at a desk with a touch tone telephone from the 1960s and Kris is seen giving a child in Sombertown a toy train; he also gives one to the Warlock. Also, a toy automobile is visible in one of the piles of confiscated playthings in the Burgermeister's home. This may have been done deliberately to give it a timeless feeling.
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Defrosting Ice Queen
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Defrosting Ice Queen: Jessica... about five seconds after Kris meets her. The Winter Warlock is a gender inversion; once Kris gives him the toy train he's always wanted, he literally defrosts.
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Bilingual Bonus
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Bilingual Bonus: German-accented Tanta Kringle's name sounds like the German word tante, which means "aunt." Also "Is that why he's called Santa Claus?" Until you learn that "santa" is Spanish for "saint," this line can be meaningless.
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Post-Kiss Catatonia
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Post-Kiss Catatonia: A kiss on the cheek from Jessica causes Kris's eyeballs to roll in his head and blush, and he says "Golly!" like some country bumpkin. However, taking into consideration that Tanta Kringle is presumably the only woman Kris has ever known and that he didn't go to Sombertown until he was an adult, Jessica's the first person he's ever had any major interaction with outside of the Kringles (with the exception of the children of Sombertown). Small world.
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Lampshade Hanging
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"You're about as lost as you can get!"
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Sophisticated as Hell
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Sophisticated as Hell: The full text of the Burgermeister's decree:
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Single-Palette Town
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Single-Palette Town: Sombertown is gray, which makes Kris' red coat stand out all the more.
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Redemption Rejection
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Redemption Rejection: Burgermeister is a rare case of a Christmas villain who never truly reforms, but he almost does. After Kris gives him a gift (the method he uses to befriend both the Warlock and Jessica) he's actually happy for a few brief minutes. However, Grimsley reminds him he's breaking his own law, embarrassing him in public, so he reverts to his old attitude quickly.
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Karmic Butt-Monkey
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Karmic Butt-Monkey: The Burgermeister. Not only does he suffer Amusing Injuries as he causes everyone misery and unhappiness in this life, but S.D. Kluger goes on to explain that after his death, his lineage "kind of died off, and fell out of power", as represented by his portrait falling off his wall, to be replaced by one of Kris as Santa Claus. All of his laws were quickly repealed and the few who still remember him consider him a joke.
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Adaptational Sympathy
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Adaptational Sympathy: Most stories involving Santa Claus depict him as a saintly figure who goes out of his way to make children happy (barring Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, where he was a jerk to the poor reindeer). This special depicts his origin story, showing him as a good-hearted man trying to do the right thing for a miserable town under the cruel thumb of the greedy Burgermeister Meisterburger, who wants to make everyone as glum as possible simply because a toy broke his foot—and it just so happens Kris Kringle wants to deliver them to the good little children. It also shows that his kind heart does in fact have an impact on others, as he got both Ms. Jessica and the miserly Winter Warlock to make a Heel–Face Turn and help him out, simply because he acted from the goodness of his heart.
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Blithe Spirit
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Blithe Spirit: Kris, upon visiting Sombertown.
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Surprisingly Realistic Outcome
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Surprisingly Realistic Outcome: Santa Claus is much younger than the Burgermeister, and given it's Santa presumably becomes immortal, Meisterburger...simply dies of old age without Santa having to do anything more than avoid him and let time do him in. As Meisterburger was a Child Hater, he seemingly didn't have an heir and his lineage dies with him, at which point his very unpopular laws are thrown out with him.
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Captain Obvious
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Captain Obvious: Kris's observation to Tanta Kringle that "I'm a man now!" Double points for having this declaration immediately follow the Narrator's announcement that Kris was now a man. Also nearly every damned time the special shows the origin of some part of the Santa legend, the kids the narrator is telling the story to feel the need to point it out. Made particularly annoying since the kids are very bad actors.
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First-Name Basis
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First-Name Basis: What the Winter Warlock tries to be on with Kris after his Heel–Face Turn. However, Kris continues (for centuries) to address him as "Mr. Warlock." It just may be that Kris is trying to sound formal, since Winter, after all, is a very important friend.
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Killed Offscreen
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Killed Offscreen: The Burgermeister dies offscreen (presumably of old age) and implicitly takes his lineage with him. Given the fact that he hates children and doesn't seem to be married, that wouldn't be surprising.
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Disney Acid Sequence
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Disney Acid Sequence: The song Jessica sings, "My World is Beginning Today", and its animation are straight out of The '70s. Psychedelic, man. It's so out of place that lots of channels airing the special actually cut out that scene.
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Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right!
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Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right!: Pretty much what Kris (and later Jessica) did to help make the children of Sombertown happy, inspite of the Burglermeister's tyrannical laws, particularly the "no toys" one.
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Ultimate Authority Mayor
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Ultimate Authority Mayor: Burgermeister Meisterburger, who has the power to ban toys "throughout the land, from sea to sea." Pretty impressive, since a burgermeister (or more accurately, Burgomeister, which means 'Master of the Burghers') in real life is basically a mayor. Add to that, he has the authority to arrest the toy makers of the King. Mind you, in former times a burgermeister traditionally got the job because he was the wealthiest - and therefore the most powerful - person in the district, and it was hinted that Meisterburger and his family had clout with the Burgermeisters in all the surrounding villages, and perhaps even related to at least some of them. Sort of a legal Mafia. It's also noted by Tanta Kringle that the Kringles were the Royal Toymakers "years and years ago," and she wistfully comments that she hopes Kris taking the toys out into the world will make the Kringles world-renowned as they once were. The implication is that they've diminished in importance - and, given how few of them there are, they've likely diminished in number as well.
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Important Haircut
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Important Haircut: Inverted with Kris's beard.
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Jerk with a Heart of Gold
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Jerk with a Heart of Gold: The Winter Warlock starts off as a grumpy, wrathful hermit who terrorizes anyone who trespasses on his domain, but soon warms up after Kris gives him a toy train.
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Jerk with a Heart of Jerk
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Jerk With A Heart Of Jerk: The Burgermeister. As he attempted to have Kris arrested for giving out toys, the latter tries to change his mind by giving him a yo-yo. At first, the Burgermeister enjoys it, but after being reminded by Grimsley that he's breaking his own law, he angrily dispatches the yo-yo and orders his soldiers to arrest Kris, who is forced to escape.
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Would Hurt a Child
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Would Hurt a Child: Burgermeister Meisterburger has no qualms about imprisoning children if it suits him. And he takes far too much glee in taking their toys away and forcing them to watch him burn them in a bonfire. One of the lyrics in his Villain Song even has him sing about kicking children with his boot if they object.
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_479d4e5a
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_479d4e5a
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
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Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_479d4e5a
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_48e8fe57
type
Happily Adopted
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_48e8fe57
comment
Happily Adopted: Kris, by the Kringles.
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_48e8fe57
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_48e8fe57
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
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Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_48e8fe57
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_4c3f14e0
type
You Are Too Late
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_4c3f14e0
comment
You Are Too Late: After overhearing Meisterburger’s plan, Jessica attempts to warn Kris, but she reaches the Kringle’s home too late to inform him. S.D. Kluger lampshades this, pointing that Kris would have already left by the time she arrived.
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_4c3f14e0
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_4c3f14e0
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
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Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_4c3f14e0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_50b05d30
type
Disproportionate Retribution
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_50b05d30
comment
Disproportionate Retribution: What spurs the toy-ban? The Burgermeister tripped on a toy duck and broke his leg in the fall. Upon discovering the cause of his accident, Meisterburger declares It's Personal.
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_50b05d30
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_50b05d30
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
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Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_50b05d30
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_51e0e476
type
Micro Monarchy
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_51e0e476
comment
Micro Monarchy: The setting.
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_51e0e476
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_51e0e476
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
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Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_51e0e476
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_52989fee
type
Narrator
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_52989fee
comment
Narrator: Fred Astaire's Arctic mailman, S.D. Kluger.
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_52989fee
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_52989fee
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
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Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_52989fee
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_535156bc
type
Christmas Special
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_535156bc
comment
Christmas Special
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_535156bc
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_535156bc
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
hasFeature
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_535156bc
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_53f5119f
type
The Dragon
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_53f5119f
comment
The Dragon: Grimsley, to Burgermeister Meisterburger.
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_53f5119f
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_53f5119f
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
hasFeature
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_53f5119f
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_54adb6a3
type
Staircase Tumble
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_54adb6a3
comment
Staircase Tumble: This trope kickstarts the main conflict when Burgermeister Meisterburger trips on a toy while descending the stairs outside his home, breaking his leg in the process. This causes him to ban all toy in retaliation.
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_54adb6a3
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_54adb6a3
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
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Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_54adb6a3
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_557a31ce
type
Actual Pacifist
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_557a31ce
comment
Actual Pacifist: Kris is able to win solely via nonviolent protest until the public starts to realize that the Burgermeister is nothing but an obsessive fool. But it doesn't stop him from being a... Badass Pacifist: He's practically a pope with a bag of toys.
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_557a31ce
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_557a31ce
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
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Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_557a31ce
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_57b74bd4
type
Achievements in Ignorance
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_57b74bd4
comment
Achievements in Ignorance: The Warlock's enchanted corn that makes reindeer fly was a failed experiment, or so he claims. As it turns out, it has more practical uses than he thought.
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_57b74bd4
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_57b74bd4
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
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Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_57b74bd4
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_581f6468
type
Hero of Another Story
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_581f6468
comment
Hero of Another Story: Rudolph is mentioned but is quickly said to be part of another story.
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_581f6468
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_581f6468
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
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Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_581f6468
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_59907e4f
type
Police Are Useless
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_59907e4f
comment
Police Are Useless: In this case, it's a good thing. The Sombertown garrison are dim, easily bamboozled, lazy and somehow forget they can throw their spears at a fleeing fugitive.
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_59907e4f
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_59907e4f
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
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Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_59907e4f
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_5cd8680b
type
Doorstop Baby
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_5cd8680b
comment
Doorstop Baby: Kris himself. Unique in that the person who owned the doorstep Kris was left on (Burgermeister Meisterburger!) had no interest in raising a child, and had the baby sent to an orphan asylum. It's only due to the forces of nature and some friendly animals that Baby Claus ended up with the Kringles.
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_5cd8680b
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_5cd8680b
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
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Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_5cd8680b
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_5f39656d
type
Grow Old with Me
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_5f39656d
comment
Grow Old with Me: Kris and Jessica are shown to have grown old together by the end.
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_5f39656d
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_5f39656d
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
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Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_5f39656d
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_615285d0
type
Foreign Re-Score
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_615285d0
comment
Foreign Re-Score: The Brazilian Portuguese dub has the original score recomposed by Mário Lúcio de Freitas.
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_615285d0
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_615285d0
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
hasFeature
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_615285d0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_617f0563
type
Heel–Face Turn
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_617f0563
comment
Heel–Face Turn: The Winter Warlock. Jessica is a minor version as well; she's initially in support of Sombertown's "no-toys" policy. A china doll from Kris is enough to get her to realize it's a "silly law" and work with him to deliver the toys instead.
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_617f0563
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_617f0563
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
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Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_617f0563
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_6201e8b0
type
I Have Your Wife
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_6201e8b0
comment
I Have Your Penguin: The Burgermeister finally lays a trap for Kris and catches him coming out of a chimney. Kris surrenders when he realizes they've already captured Topper.
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_6201e8b0
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_6201e8b0
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
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Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_6201e8b0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_643659d4
type
Spit Take
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_643659d4
comment
Spit Take: The Burgermeister, when Grimsley reveals Baby Claus to him.
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_643659d4
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_643659d4
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
hasFeature
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_643659d4
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_64cde060
type
Christmas Elves
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_64cde060
comment
Christmas Elves: The Kringles (well, the males in the family) appear to be little old men with beards. More like dwarves really.
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_64cde060
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_64cde060
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
hasFeature
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_64cde060
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_66ea7e5c
type
Brought Down to Normal
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_66ea7e5c
comment
Brought Down to Normal: Winter loses his magic post-Heel–Face Turn. It's revealed in the ending that he regains his abilities, though, as he promises that he'll give Kris Kringle and his allies a white Christmas this year.
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_66ea7e5c
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_66ea7e5c
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
hasFeature
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_66ea7e5c
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_6732af17
type
Pep-Talk Song
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_6732af17
comment
Pep-Talk Song: "One Foot In Front Of The Other"
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_6732af17
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_6732af17
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
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Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_6732af17
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_676a6e39
type
Never Had Toys
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_676a6e39
comment
Never Had Toys: Kris Kringle makes friends with stern Miss Jessica and the "evil" Winter Warlock when he gives them, respectively, a China doll and a train. Jessica confesses she wanted a doll when she was a kid but her parents never allowed her. About Winter, nobody never gave him anything before, when he receives the train from Kris, he cries so much that his "ice heart" melts, turning him into a human. In Somberland, the Burgermeister Meisterburger banishes all the toys from the town, after he trips accidentally on one. Kris Kringle becomes an outlaw because he finds rather unfair that children have to suffer because of a man's selfishness.
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_676a6e39
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_676a6e39
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
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Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_676a6e39
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_68068108
type
Evil Laugh
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_68068108
comment
Evil Laugh: Burgermeister Meisterburger delivers one after announcing his intention to initiate a worldwide manhunt for Kris. It's the last thing we ever hear him utter while he's onscreen (his reading of the WANTED poster shortly afterward doesn't count).
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_68068108
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_68068108
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
hasFeature
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_68068108
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_69cce3dc
type
Explain, Explain... Oh, Crap!
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_69cce3dc
comment
Explain, Explain... Oh, Crap!: In the prelude to Kris's (stroke Klaus's) arrival at the Kringles'... The good news is that Kris and Topper managed to escape an entire legion of armed guards by escaping into the woods. The BAD news: Earlier, when Burgermeister Meisterburger is making his rounds...
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_69cce3dc
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_69cce3dc
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
hasFeature
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_69cce3dc
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_6a0f3c49
type
Beardness Protection Program
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_6a0f3c49
comment
Beardness Protection Program: Why Kris originally grows his beard.
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_6a0f3c49
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_6a0f3c49
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
hasFeature
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_6a0f3c49
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_6a6e2a10
type
Don't Call Me "Sir"
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_6a6e2a10
comment
Don't Call Me "Sir": "Winter, please." Interestingly, Winter insisted on being called 'Mister Warlock' during his initial encounter with Kris. The insisting on being called 'Winter' starts after he turns good.
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_6a6e2a10
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_6a6e2a10
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
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Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_6a6e2a10
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_6d24a3cd
type
Mrs. Claus
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_6d24a3cd
comment
Mrs. Claus: The special is unique in that it actually gives her an origin, recounting how she and her husband first met and first fell in love.
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_6d24a3cd
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_6d24a3cd
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
hasFeature
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_6d24a3cd
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_6de71c57
type
Disc-One Final Boss
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_6de71c57
comment
Disc-One Final Boss: The Winter Warlock is hyped up in his debut scene as the potential Big Bad... but Burgermeister Meisterburger winds up having that position instead.
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_6de71c57
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_6de71c57
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
hasFeature
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_6de71c57
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_70c73c20
type
TheUnseen
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_70c73c20
comment
The Unseen: The children who want to know about Santa. Justified as they are really just personifications of questions asked in the letters to Santa.
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_70c73c20
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_70c73c20
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
hasFeature
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_70c73c20
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_7315fd38
type
Covers Always Lie
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_7315fd38
comment
Covers Always Lie: The late '90s Golden Books/Sony Wonder VHS cover featured a drawing of Santa from Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, whose Black Bead Eyes and turned-up mustache make him look quite different from how Kris ever looks in this special. Subsequent VHS and DVD covers rectified this by instead relying on photographs of the Kris puppets.
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_7315fd38
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_7315fd38
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
hasFeature
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_7315fd38
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_7570a10c
type
Bond Villain Stupidity
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_7570a10c
comment
Bond Villain Stupidity: It takes Burgermeister Meisterburger no less than three failed attempts to stop Kris Kringle's toy delivery service (Kris's tactics to overcome them each resulted in a new Christmas custom) to realize that the only way to do so is by striking at its heart. His own soldiers are just as dumb, overlooking the stockings when searching the houses as well neglecting to search Winter when arresting him and the Kringles.
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_7570a10c
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_7570a10c
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
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Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_7570a10c
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_76d6c3df
type
I Don't Like the Sound of That Place
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_76d6c3df
comment
I Don't Like the Sound of That Place: Erm, Sombertown. A Meaningful Name too, as everyone there is sad and depressed until Kris comes along.
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_76d6c3df
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_76d6c3df
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
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Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_76d6c3df
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_78629e9c
type
Badass Pacifist
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_78629e9c
comment
Badass Pacifist: He's practically a pope with a bag of toys.
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_78629e9c
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_78629e9c
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
hasFeature
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_78629e9c
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_78c895c8
type
Amusing Injuries
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_78c895c8
comment
Amusing Injuries: Happens to Burgermeister Meisterburger at least three times, including once in the form of an Ass Shove.
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_78c895c8
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_78c895c8
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
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Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_78c895c8
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_7a0b9d67
type
Redemption Demotion
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_7a0b9d67
comment
Redemption Demotion: The Winter Warlock lampshades and justifies it. He gets his powers working at full strength again, come the epilogue, though.
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_7a0b9d67
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_7a0b9d67
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
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Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_7a0b9d67
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_7c4ae6b0
type
Hot Librarian
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_7c4ae6b0
comment
Hot Librarian: Jessica, the schoolteacher of Sombertown.
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_7c4ae6b0
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_7c4ae6b0
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
hasFeature
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_7c4ae6b0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_7efd2e30
type
Expository Hairstyle Change
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_7efd2e30
comment
Expository Hairstyle Change: When Jessica finally realizes that she's in love with Kris and no longer cares what people think, she starts to sing. Two birds fly down and pull her hair from its tight bun, reflecting her newfound freedom (she's literally letting her hair down). Oddly, though, the next scene has it back in the bun; presumably the animators decided it was easier to have short-haired characters.
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_7efd2e30
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_7efd2e30
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
hasFeature
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_7efd2e30
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_8409a385
type
Exactly What It Says on the Tin
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_8409a385
comment
Exactly What It Says on the Tin: Sombertown. The whole town is somber.
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_8409a385
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_8409a385
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
hasFeature
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_8409a385
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_8504b817
type
Where the Hell Is Springfield?
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_8504b817
comment
Where the Hell Is Springfield?: Where exactly is Sombertown? It's implied that the town is somewhere in Germany, given the use of the title of burgermeister and Grimsley's helmet (below), but this is never explicitly stated, and the hodgepodge of vocal accents in the show doesn't really clarify anything. Burgermeister Meisterburger seems to speak in a stereotypical German accent and wears lederhosen. Grimsley has a small mustache. Considering that it was released in the seventies, the concept that they would frame post-WWII Germany as the grim, dark, and cheerless "Sombertown" isn't such a reach.
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_8504b817
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_8504b817
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
hasFeature
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_8504b817
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_863fa679
type
What Happened to the Mouse?
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_863fa679
comment
What Happened to the Mouse?: The fate of the "very, very sick" Susie, who vanishes from the story once her role in inspiring Kris to come down chimneys is complete. So perhaps she got better, and getting her Noah's ark was somehow instrumental in that?
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_863fa679
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_863fa679
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
hasFeature
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_863fa679
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_871cff0c
type
Create Your Own Hero
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_871cff0c
comment
Create Your Own Hero: The person to thank most for Santa's career? Burgermeister Meisterburger. This starts by the villain rejecting the Doorstop Baby (ensuring a group of toymakers find him) and every aspect of Santa's life and every Christmas tradition is a direct result of Kris taking steps to defy the villain's silly laws.
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_871cff0c
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_871cff0c
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
hasFeature
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_871cff0c
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_879b744c
type
Badass Santa
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_879b744c
comment
Badass Santa: A young Santa, no less, carrying a big bag of toys and defying draconian anti-toy laws.
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_879b744c
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1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_879b744c
featureConfidence
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
hasFeature
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_879b744c
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_8a295a46
type
Cool Car
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_8a295a46
comment
Cool Car: Kluger's snowmobile/truck.
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_8a295a46
featureApplicability
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_8a295a46
featureConfidence
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
hasFeature
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_8a295a46
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_8d3349bb
type
Canon Character All Along
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_8d3349bb
comment
Canon Character All Along: Initially stuffy schoolteacher and ally Jessica turns out to be Mrs. Claus.
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_8d3349bb
featureApplicability
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_8d3349bb
featureConfidence
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
hasFeature
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_8d3349bb
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_916c72b3
type
Rule of Symbolism
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_916c72b3
comment
Rule of Symbolism: The Burgermeister's eventual death isn't shown; instead it's symbolized by his portrait falling off the wall and breaking.
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_916c72b3
featureApplicability
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_916c72b3
featureConfidence
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
hasFeature
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_916c72b3
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_95f2d65e
type
DefrostingIceKing
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_95f2d65e
comment
Afterwards, he's polite enough to have Kris and Jessica just call him Winter.
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_95f2d65e
featureApplicability
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_95f2d65e
featureConfidence
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
hasFeature
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_95f2d65e
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_96b89043
type
Not So Above It All
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_96b89043
comment
Not So Above It All: Meisterburger is about to arrest Kris in their first meeting, but Kris hands him a yo-yo and...
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_96b89043
featureApplicability
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_96b89043
featureConfidence
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
hasFeature
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_96b89043
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_970c790a
type
Big Bad
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_970c790a
comment
Big Bad: Burgermeister Meisterburger ultimately turns out to be more of a threat to Christmas than the Winter Warlock.
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_970c790a
featureApplicability
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_970c790a
featureConfidence
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
hasFeature
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_970c790a
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_973d220f
type
Never My Fault
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_973d220f
comment
Never My Fault: Meisterburger blames his fall entirely on the toy duck and not at all on his failure to watch where he was going.
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_973d220f
featureApplicability
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_973d220f
featureConfidence
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
hasFeature
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_973d220f
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_97fa0a10
type
Mass "Oh, Crap!"
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_97fa0a10
comment
Mass "Oh, Crap!": After having his clothes commented on, Kris states that all he wanted to do was give out the toys he brought. Cue a mass panic as the adults start yelling about it and running inside, all because they fear they will be severely punished if their children are caught with the toys.
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_97fa0a10
featureApplicability
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_97fa0a10
featureConfidence
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
hasFeature
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_97fa0a10
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_9a072432
type
Royal Decree
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_9a072432
comment
Royal Decree: Burgermeister Meisterburger does one that outlaws toys and toymakers in the town.
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_9a072432
featureApplicability
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_9a072432
featureConfidence
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
hasFeature
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_9a072432
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_9a6fbae7
type
Hurt Foot Hop
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_9a6fbae7
comment
Hurt Foot Hop: Upon seeing that Kris slipped toys by him again, Burgermeister accidentally jabs his sore foot with his crutch, causing him to hop a little.
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_9a6fbae7
featureApplicability
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_9a6fbae7
featureConfidence
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
hasFeature
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_9a6fbae7
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_9af54b9d
type
Double Take
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_9af54b9d
comment
Double Take: "Ah, a perfect day. Everybody is glum. Ah, and see all the little children are playing with their toys. [realizes] PLAYING WITH THEIR TOYS?!"
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_9af54b9d
featureApplicability
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_9af54b9d
featureConfidence
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
hasFeature
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_9af54b9d
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_9bf3470e
type
Santa Claus
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_9bf3470e
comment
Santa Claus: Kris takes this as his name in order to hide from his pursuers; according to the tag he was wearing when he was abandoned as a baby, Claus was his birth name. (The 'Santa' part was added later by other people; see Bilingual Bonus, above.)
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_9bf3470e
featureApplicability
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_9bf3470e
featureConfidence
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
hasFeature
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_9bf3470e
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_9dab0a6e
type
Continuity Nod
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_9dab0a6e
comment
Continuity Nod: Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer makes a brief cameo, with S.D. Kluger telling us that his origin is another story.
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_9dab0a6e
featureApplicability
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_9dab0a6e
featureConfidence
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
hasFeature
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_9dab0a6e
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_9e9203e1
type
Dramatically Missing the Point
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_9e9203e1
comment
Dramatically Missing the Point: When asked if everybody loves Santa, Kluger says most everyone, before showing a brief montage of several "poor misguided folks who missed the whole point" and wonder why everyone enjoys Christmas and Santa Claus so much when there is so much unhappiness in the world. Kluger says while that may be true, Christmas always takes a little of that unhappiness away, and maybe if we all tried to be like Santa Claus learned to share our possessions and talents with others, the world wouldn't be so unhappy.
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_9e9203e1
featureApplicability
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_9e9203e1
featureConfidence
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
hasFeature
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_9e9203e1
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_a195310a
type
Red Is Heroic
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_a195310a
comment
Red Is Heroic: Kris in his youth had vibrant red hair.
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_a195310a
featureApplicability
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_a195310a
featureConfidence
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
hasFeature
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_a195310a
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_af616e40
type
Accidental Misnaming
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_af616e40
comment
Accidental Misnaming: People keep referring to the Winter Warlock as 'Mr. Warlock' after he starts insisting on being called 'Winter'. When the children are naming off Santa's reindeer, one of them refers to Blitzen as "Blitster". This was not corrected to make dialogue more endearing since young children often mispronounce words.
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_af616e40
featureApplicability
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_af616e40
featureConfidence
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
hasFeature
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_af616e40
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_b02f21f
type
Digital Destruction
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_b02f21f
comment
Digital Destruction: Initial pressings of the 45th Blu-Ray inserted a few fade to black transitions into some parts that originally didn't have any. Fortunately, DreamWorks allows fans to exchange these discs for ones without them.
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_b02f21f
featureApplicability
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_b02f21f
featureConfidence
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
hasFeature
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_b02f21f
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_b349aa46
type
Premiseville
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_b349aa46
comment
Premiseville: Sombertown is a somber town indeed.
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_b349aa46
featureApplicability
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_b349aa46
featureConfidence
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
hasFeature
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_b349aa46
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_b5049d76
type
Added Alliterative Appeal
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_b5049d76
comment
Added Alliterative Appeal: Apart from main character Kris Kringle, there's also the Winter Warlock and his tree monsters, Willy Willow and Peter Pine.
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_b5049d76
featureApplicability
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_b5049d76
featureConfidence
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
hasFeature
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_b5049d76
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_b5b4b077
type
The Ace
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_b5b4b077
comment
The Ace: Due to Kris' spectacular abilities, he is never in any danger of capture from the Sombertown Guards, even when they are fully alerted to his presence.
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_b5b4b077
featureApplicability
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_b5b4b077
featureConfidence
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
hasFeature
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_b5b4b077
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_b790a174
type
Metaphorical Marriage
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_b790a174
comment
Metaphorical Marriage: Since Kris and Jessica are outlaws and cannot present themselves for official marriage without being captured, they hold hands in the forest in front of God and some Christmas trees instead and call it a day.
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_b790a174
featureApplicability
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_b790a174
featureConfidence
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
hasFeature
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_b790a174
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_b818d204
type
Forbidden Holiday
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_b818d204
comment
Forbidden Holiday: Burgermeister Meisterburger, the leader of Sombertown, outlawed all toys after he'd tripped on one earlier. As such, Christmas itself was banned by proxy.
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_b818d204
featureApplicability
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_b818d204
featureConfidence
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
hasFeature
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_b818d204
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_b8dbbc07
type
Ink-Suit Actor
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_b8dbbc07
comment
Ink-Suit Actor: Kris (Mickey Rooney) and the narrator, S.D. Kluger (Fred Astaire). Keenan Wynn as the Winter Warlock to a lesser extent. Some of the features such as the long nose and eyes match up very well.
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_b8dbbc07
featureApplicability
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_b8dbbc07
featureConfidence
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
hasFeature
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_b8dbbc07
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_ba0791de
type
First Girl Wins
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_ba0791de
comment
However, taking into consideration that Tanta Kringle is presumably the only woman Kris has ever known and that he didn't go to Sombertown until he was an adult, Jessica's the first person he's ever had any major interaction with outside of the Kringles (with the exception of the children of Sombertown). Small world.
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_ba0791de
featureApplicability
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_ba0791de
featureConfidence
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
hasFeature
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_ba0791de
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_bc03c871
type
Child Hater
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_bc03c871
comment
Child Hater: Though the reason he bans toys is because he tripped on one and broke his funnybone, the Burgermeister is a massive one throughout the special, even appearing to get a kick out of seeing kids unhappy. This trope proves to be his undoing as when he died, so did the Burgermeister legacy.
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_bc03c871
featureApplicability
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_bc03c871
featureConfidence
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
hasFeature
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_bc03c871
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_bc74ef27
type
Berserk Button
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_bc74ef27
comment
Berserk Button: Don't let Burgermeister Meisterburger catch a toy in his town.
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_bc74ef27
featureApplicability
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_bc74ef27
featureConfidence
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
hasFeature
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_bc74ef27
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_be0ad6b7
type
Used to Be a Sweet Kid
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_be0ad6b7
comment
Used to Be a Sweet Kid: By the Burgermeister's own admission, he used to love playing with yo-yos and doing all kinds of tricks with them. Unfortunately, that was before he grew up to be a toy-hating sourpuss.
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_be0ad6b7
featureApplicability
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_be0ad6b7
featureConfidence
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
hasFeature
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_be0ad6b7
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_be192f18
type
Yes-Man
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_be192f18
comment
Yes-Man: The ludicrously underrated character Grimsley, who tends to steal every scene he's in. If you don't know who he is, he's the one with the Pickelhaube (Prussian spiked helmet) and the little moustache, who sounds kinda British. And is adorable.
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_be192f18
featureApplicability
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_be192f18
featureConfidence
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
hasFeature
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_be192f18
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_bea84606
type
Pain to the Ass
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_bea84606
comment
Pain to the Ass: During one of his rants, Burgermeister accidentally knocks a confiscating toy soldier into his wheelchair and sits down on it. In the next scene, he's seen walking on crutches with a cushion tied to his backside.
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_bea84606
featureApplicability
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_bea84606
featureConfidence
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
hasFeature
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_bea84606
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_bf927e82
type
Non-Human Sidekick
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_bf927e82
comment
Non-Human Sidekick: Topper the penguin, who serves as Kris's Loyal Animal Companion.
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_bf927e82
featureApplicability
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_bf927e82
featureConfidence
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
hasFeature
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_bf927e82
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_c09c2921
type
Dystopian Edict
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_c09c2921
comment
Dystopian Edict: No toys allowed!
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_c09c2921
featureApplicability
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_c09c2921
featureConfidence
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
hasFeature
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_c09c2921
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_c0afd51a
type
Evil Cripple
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_c0afd51a
comment
Evil Cripple: Burgermeister is this after the fall that causes him to hate toys, walking with crutches or being pushed in a wheelchair for the remainder of the cartoon.
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_c0afd51a
featureApplicability
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_c0afd51a
featureConfidence
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
hasFeature
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_c0afd51a
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_c4ea54f6
type
TheyCallMeMrTibbs
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_c4ea54f6
comment
They Call Me Mr Tibbs: Lampshaded by the Winter Warlock, when Kris Kringle first meets him, before his Heel–Face Turn: Afterwards, he's polite enough to have Kris and Jessica just call him Winter.
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_c4ea54f6
featureApplicability
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_c4ea54f6
featureConfidence
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
hasFeature
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_c4ea54f6
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_c5f0119c
type
Insane Troll Logic
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_c5f0119c
comment
Insane Troll Logic: After learning that it was a toy that he tripped over, The Burgermeister says he hates toys and angrily comes to his own ridiculous conclusion that toys hate him as well. He also says that either he is going or the toys are going and then declaring that he is certainly not going anywhere.
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_c5f0119c
featureApplicability
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_c5f0119c
featureConfidence
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
hasFeature
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_c5f0119c
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_c614edde
type
Another Story for Another Time
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_c614edde
comment
Another Story for Another Time: When the kids pointed out Rudolph in the story, S.D. chuckles that he's another character who is gonna have his own story next time.
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_c614edde
featureApplicability
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_c614edde
featureConfidence
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
hasFeature
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_c614edde
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_c75df49a
type
Shout-Out
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_c75df49a
comment
Shout-Out: To Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Also towards the end of the film, when explaining about people who don't understand the true meaning of Christmas, an old man grumbles, "Bah humbug!"
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_c75df49a
featureApplicability
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_c75df49a
featureConfidence
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
hasFeature
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_c75df49a
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_c8862f75
type
Open the Iris
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_c8862f75
comment
Open the Iris: Seen on Kris a few times when he's surprised or shocked about something.
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_c8862f75
featureApplicability
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_c8862f75
featureConfidence
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
hasFeature
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_c8862f75
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_cbd0ac32
type
Environmental Symbolism
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_cbd0ac32
comment
Environmental Symbolism: Sombertown and its citizens are done in drab grays with occasional muted blues or purples, whereas Kris and the Kringles are bright and colorful. Jessica's dress is notably a brighter blue than the rest of the townspeople's clothes, hinting at her coming Heel–Face Turn.
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_cbd0ac32
featureApplicability
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_cbd0ac32
featureConfidence
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
hasFeature
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_cbd0ac32
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_ccfc0535
type
Letting Her Hair Down
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_ccfc0535
comment
Letting Her Hair Down: Jessica, during her song sequence. (Mind you, she apparently just lost her job as village schoolteacher, so she no longer had to keep up appearances.)
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_ccfc0535
featureApplicability
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_ccfc0535
featureConfidence
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
hasFeature
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_ccfc0535
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_cd336741
type
"Wanted!" Poster
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_cd336741
comment
"Wanted!" Poster: Kris finds one calling for his arrest following his escape from Sombertown dungeon.
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_cd336741
featureApplicability
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_cd336741
featureConfidence
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
hasFeature
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_cd336741
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_d129e13e
type
"Eureka!" Moment
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_d129e13e
comment
"Eureka!" Moment: After the Burgermeister implements yet more measures to stop Kris from delivering toys, Kris is left thinking of what the children could be doing without toys. The ones he thinks of include chores such as cleaning and washing stockings. It is right after talking about stockings that he thinks of having Jessica tell the kids to hide the toys in said stockings.
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_d129e13e
featureApplicability
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_d129e13e
featureConfidence
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
hasFeature
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_d129e13e
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_d4690452
type
ArtisticLicenceBiology
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_d4690452
comment
Artistic Licence – Biology: After Meisterbuger falls at city hall and breaks his leg, the doctor states that he 'broke [his] funny bone'. The 'funny bone' (aka the ulnar nerve) is located in the forearm, nowhere near the leg bones. It's also possible that the doctor was simply making a dig at the Burgermeister's mirthless demeanor.
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_d4690452
featureApplicability
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_d4690452
featureConfidence
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
hasFeature
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_d4690452
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_d4c98786
type
Writing Around Trademarks
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_d4c98786
comment
Writing Around Trademarks: When a certain reindeer with a blinking red nose makes a brief cameo, S.D. stops the kids before they can say his name.
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_d4c98786
featureApplicability
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_d4c98786
featureConfidence
1.0
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
hasFeature
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_d4c98786
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_d52d28b6
type
Hypocrite
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_d52d28b6
comment
Hypocrite: The Burgermeister banned toys, but reveals that he's an avid yoyo enthusiast when Kris gives him one in an almost successful attempt to convince him to drop the ban. He's pretty angry when he realizes he's been tricked into breaking his own law.
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1.0
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1.0
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 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_d6707631
type
Waxing Lyrical
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comment
Waxing Lyrical: Several times over the course of the special.
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Modest Royalty
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comment
Modest Royalty: Tanta Kringle is called "the elf queen" in passing, but aside from being the matriarch of the Kringle family she doesn't seem particularly royal.
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 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_d9e48d0
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Company Cross References
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comment
Company Cross References: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is briefly mentioned in the special, only to be described as part of another story.
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1.0
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1.0
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 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_da1211b4
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Security Cling
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comment
Security Cling: Topper leaps into Kris's arms when the Winter Warlock first makes himself known to the duo after finding them on the mountain.
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Friend to All Living Things
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Friend to All Living Things: Kris. He's also a Friend to All Children, naturally.
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Crystal Ball
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comment
Crystal Ball: A crystal snow ball! This is how the Winter Warlock informs Kris of Jessica seeking him with the letters looking for more toys. Many years later, it is what Santa uses to know whether you're naughty or nice.
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 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_e502e268
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Family Theme Naming
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Family Theme Naming: The Kringle Brothers are named Dingle, Wingle, Bingle, Tingle, and Zingle.
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1.0
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type
Hate Sink
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comment
Hate Sink: The Burgermeister, of course. Unsurprisingly, when he finally passes away and his regime collapses, the people of Sombertown are quick to repeal all of his laws, including the ban on toys and he quickly fades from the memory of the people he once terrorized, who now honor the good deeds of his adversary Kris Kringle.
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Disney Creatures of the Farce
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comment
Disney Creatures of the Farce: Jessica's song attracts a couple of birds that undo her hair for her.
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1.0
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1.0
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 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_eb8ec7c8
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Jerkass
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comment
Jerkass: The Burgermeister, in case you haven't figured it out yet.
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1.0
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0% Approval Rating
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0% Approval Rating: Nobody misses the town leader Burgermeister and his family once they have finally passed on, and the town quickly comes to idolize Santa Claus for all he gave them.
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1.0
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"I Am Becoming" Song
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comment
"I Am Becoming" Song: "My World is Beginning Today", sung by Jessica as she realizes she truly belongs with Kris.
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1.0
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type
Confirmed Bachelor
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comment
Confirmed Bachelor: The Burgermeister is implied to be this, also implicitly being his undoing as with no heir to the Meisterburger name, the good people of Sombertown eventually overturn his no-toy laws.
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_f2daece8
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1.0
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type
Dark Reprise
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comment
Dark Reprise: "No More Toymakers to the King" is one for "The First Toymakers to the King."
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1.0
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Never Say "Die"
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Never Say "Die": Interestingly enough, subverted (not averted, subverted). While he's obviously squeamish about it, the narrator does confirm to the children that Meisterburgers' laws stopped being a problem because he and his descendants die later on.
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type
No Sense of Humor
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No Sense of Humor: Burgermeister's villainous actions seemingly start when he breaks his funnybone, but he clearly had no use for it before either.
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_f5e6ed44
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1.0
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 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_fabef10f
type
Don't Explain the Joke
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comment
Don't Explain the Joke: "So that's why he __________!"
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_fabef10f
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 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_fb17af62
type
Rhymes on a Dime
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comment
Rhymes on a Dime: All of the male Kringles (other than Kris) have first names that rhyme with Kringle, such as Wingle and Dingle.
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_fb17af62
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1.0
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 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_fc151e9d
type
Department of Redundancy Department
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_fc151e9d
comment
Department of Redundancy Department: The Toy Ban decree calls toys 'illegal, immoral [and] unlawful'. Technically, 'illegal' and 'unlawful' mean the same thing. Similarly, when Grimsley is arresting the Kringles, he says they’re being detained for “defying the law and making toys.�
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_fc151e9d
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1.0
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 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_fcd9b657
type
Gallows Humor
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comment
Gallows Humor: Kris actually makes a light-hearted joke about the Sombertown-wide toy ban he had just learned about after giving Jessica the dolly she had always wanted.
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_fcd9b657
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1.0
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 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_fe64d5a1
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Evil Is Petty
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_fe64d5a1
comment
Evil is Petty: Burgermeister Meisterburger wants to ban all toys and will arrest anyone who has them or gives them to others, simply because he tripped over one by accident once.
 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / int_fe64d5a1
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1.0
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