[BELL JINGLING]
HO, HO, HO.
BUY A TREE.
CHRISTMAS IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER.
BUY A TREE...
[GRUNTS]
OH, LORNA!
I TELL YOU, THIS GETS MORE COMPLICATED EACH YEAR.
OH-- YOU SAID YOU'D LET ME HELP YOU.
I DON'T WANT YOU TO FALL OFF OF THIS THING.
I'LL KEEP HER OFF THE LADDER.
YOU'LL KEEP YOUR HANDS TO YOURSELF,
IS WHAT YOU'LL DO.
I NEVER EVEN TOUCHED YOU.
MAYBE SO, BUT YOU'VE LUSTED FOR ME IN YOUR HEART.
I'M RIGHT HERE IF YOU NEED ME.
[CAR HONKING]
WHAT'S THE LITTLE TERROR UP TO?
OH, HECTOR!
[LAUGHS]
WOO-HOO, I LOOK GOOD. YES, I DO.
COME ON, YOU KNOW
YOUR MOM DOESN'T WANT YOU PLAYING IN MY CAR.
SHE WON'T NOTICE.
SHE'S GOT THE LATE SHIFT AGAIN,
DELIVERING PACKAGES.
SO, UM... WHEN ARE YOU TAKING ME ON A SAFARI?
OH... WE'LL TOTALLY DO IT NEXT WEEK.
I PROMISE.
SEE, I NOTICED THE SEATS
DON'T RECLINE IN THIS THING.
DON'T IT GET KIND OF HARD TO, UM, LIKE,
MAKE OUT IN HERE?
HECTOR!
HOW OLD ARE YOU?
I AM, UH...
12?
NO, YOU ARE EIGHT
GOING ON DIRTY OLD MAN.
OK, OK, WHATEVER.
DO YOU NEED SOME HELP CARRYING
THIS TREE UP TO YOUR APARTMENT?
OH.
YEAH, ACTUALLY THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
THANK YOU.
YEAH. FIVE BUCKS.
OUT.
WHY DO I ALWAYS GOT TO GET OUT?
WHY CAN'T I JUST CHILL, MAN?
[GIGGLING]
[WIND WHISTLING]
OOH!
HEY, FELLAS.
COLD ONE.
ALL RIGHT...
WHO'S HUNGRY?
I'M GOOD, I'M GOOD.
BUT I TELL YOU...
ONE MORE YEAR TO GET THE DETAILS DOWN
WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN A BAD THING.
OH, I'M HANDLING IT ALL RIGHT.
JUST A LITTLE NERVOUS, THAT'S ALL.
THINK DAD GOT NERVOUS HIS FIRST CHRISTMAS?
AH, YOU'RE RIGHT.
YOU'RE RIGHT, IT'S FINE. WHAT CAN GO WRONG?
BUDDY?
[REINDEER GRUNTING]
WHERE'S BUDDY?
GOTCHA.
PANDA: WELCOME TO THE ZOO.
KID: COOL.
WOMAN: YEAH...
THAT'S SO GOOD.
YOU ARE SO THIRSTY.
YES, YOU ARE.
THERE YOU GO, RIGHT IN THE MOUTH.
OHH!
THERE YOU GO.
[ELEPHANT TRUMPETS]
GOOD BOY.
OH, I'M SOAKING.
[TRUMPETS]
OH!
ARE YOU JOKING ME?
DID YOU JUST TAKE MY LUNCH?
DID YOU JUST TAKE MY LUNCH, YOU BIG SILLY?
HEYA, SANDY.
HEY, BIG GUY.
HO, HO, HO.
OH, JORDAN! I DIDN'T GET YOU ANYTHING.
NO BIG DEAL. I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU
FOR COVERING FOR ME ON THE ZOO TOUR THIS WEEK.
WELL, I HAVEN'T LED A TOUR IN TWO YEARS.
YOU'RE GONNA DO GREAT, ALL RIGHT?
TELL SOME JOKES.
I'M NOT GONNA TELL ANY JOKES.
SANDY: OK, GUYS, TOUR'S ABOUT TO START.
PLENTY OF SEATS.
OK, HERE WE GO.
OK...
[OVER P.A.] SO, MY NAME IS SANDY,
AND I WILL BE YOUR TOUR GUIDE FOR THE NEXT HOUR.
ALL: HI, SANDY!
HI...
OK...
I'M A LITTLE BIT RUSTY.
UH...
BUT I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY
TO INFORM YOU THAT SHOULD WE HAVE A SUDDEN LOSS
IN AIR PRESSURE, AN OXYGEN MASK
WILL DROP DOWN IN FRONT OF YOU.
THAT WAS A JOKE.
OK, LET'S GO.
[ENGINE STARTS]
THIS IS GONNA BE ROUGH.
SANDY: NEXT UP, WE HAVE A NEW ADDITION TO OUR ZOO FAMILY.
THEY ARE SOME VERY SPECIAL REINDEER
WHICH ARE ON LOAN FROM A CERTAIN MR. CLAUS.
AREN'T THEY BEAUTIFUL?
YEAH, I HEAR FROM SANTA CLAUS THAT THESE GUYS WERE GROUNDED
DUE TO POOR NIGHT VISION.
YO, SANDY!
SANDY BROOKS!
UH...
LET'S GO.
HUH?
NOW. MOVE. GO.
[ENGINE STARTS]
MAN: HEY, SANDY!
HOLD UP, IT'S ME, BUCK.
SANDY: OK, FOLKS, NICE AND QUICK. UP AHEAD--
SANDY, HEY, STOP. COME BACK HERE.
SANDY: ...AFTER THAT COME THE CAMELS ON THE LEFT,
GIRAFFES ON THE RIGHT. WE GOTTA BE FAST HERE...
WELL...
YOU CAN RUN, BUT YOU CAN'T HIDE.
PANDA: WELL, HAVE A GOOD DAY!
BYE-BYE, NOW.
THIS IS OFFICER McKIBBLE.
ALL MONKEYS ARE ACCOUNTED FOR.
OFFICER McKIBBLE...
AREA ONE...
SECURE.
SITUATION UNDER CONTROL.
DARN.
[BUBBLING SOUND]
[YELLING]
[GROANING]
OW!
HOW DID DAD DO THIS?
[SNORING]
HEY THERE, BEAUTIFUL.
OH...
I MUST HAVE FALLEN ASLEEP.
BUCK... WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
WELL, I FIGURED SINCE I HAD TO DROP
THE REINDEER OFF AT THE ZOO,
YOU'D WANT ME TO LOOK YOU UP.
AND YOU LOOK--
I LOOKED FOR THE PAPERWORK FROM THAT RANCH, BUCK.
YOU CAN'T DROP OFF REINDEER WITHOUT PAPERWORK.
YOU KNOW, WE'RE A REALLY SMALL OPERATION,
WE COULD GET SHUT DOWN.
MM.
RIGHT. RIGHT. PAPERWORK.
I MUST HAVE LEFT IT IN THE TRUCK.
NOW, WHERE WAS I?
OH, YEAH...
YOU LOOK GREAT.
ALL RIGHT, STOP.
OH, COME ON. IT'S CHRISTMAS.
CAN WE STILL BE FRIENDS?
WHEN WERE WE EVER FRIENDS?
GOOD POINT.
WE COULD BE MUCH MORE THAN FRIENDS.
THE HUNTING, THE ANIMAL TROPHIES...
BUCK, I DETEST EVERYTHING THAT YOU STAND FOR.
NOT LIKE A MERCENARY LIKE YOU REALLY STANDS FOR ANYTHING.
I'M NO MERCENARY.
I TOLD YOU I WAS GONNA STOP LEADING THOSE BIG GAME HUNTS,
AND I DID.
FOR YOU.
THE LEAST YOU CAN DO IS HAVE DINNER WITH ME.
OH GOD, YOU ARE LIKE A BIG, DUMB ROCK.
YOU DON'T LISTEN.
I'M ONLY HERE FOR A FEW DAYS.
WE COULD SPEND THEM ROLLED UP IN A BEARSKIN RUG,
IN FRONT OF A ROARING FIRE.
THAT SOUNDS REALLY FUN FOR THE SKINLESS BEAR.
FINE, WE'LL ROLL OURSELVES UP
IN POTATO SACKS FOR ALL I CARE.
JUST AS LONG AS WE'RE ROLLED UP TOGETHER.
READ MY LIPS, BUCK.
EEW.
WELL, AREN'T WE HIGH AND MIGHTY?
YOU KNOW, I ASKED AROUND...
IT'S NOT LIKE YOU HAVE SOME OTHER GUY
ITCHING TO SPEND CHRISTMAS WITH YOU.
SORRY.
BUCK: WHAT'S THAT GUY DOING?
OH, MY GOD.
LOOKS LIKE WE GOT AN INTRUDER.
WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?
WHAT WERE YOU POSSIBLY THINKING,
WANDERING OFF LIKE THAT?
AND LESS THAN A WEEK BEFORE CHRISTMAS,
WHEN YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE LEARNING TO FLY,
I MIGHT ADD?
AS IF I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TO WORRY ABOUT.
THIS IS MY FIRST CHRISTMAS AS THE MAN IN RED,
THE BIG S.C., THE JOLLY OLD SAINT NICK, OK?
AND I NEED A LITTLE HELP ON THIS, BUDDY.
WITH ONLY SEVEN REINDEER, SLEIGH CAN'T FLY.
SLEIGH DOESN'T FLY, THERE'S NO CHRISTMAS.
NO CHRISTMAS!
PUT THAT IN YOUR LITTLE REINDEER BONNET
AND THINK ABOUT THAT.
YOU'RE STUCK IN A PEN
WITH ALL THESE N.F.R.s,
"NO-FLY REINDEERS," AND BUDDY,
OH, WHAT WOULD DAD SAY?
WHAT?
NO, BUDDY, YOU CAN FLY.
YOU CAN FLY.
TRUST ME, TRUST NICK.
YOU CAN FLY, BUDDY.
YOU JUST NEED A LITTLE AERIAL ACUMEN.
YOU NEED A RUNNING START.
AND THAT'S ALL, IT'S JUST A RUNNING START.
IT'S LIKE A STEP, STEP, LEAP.
IT'S STEP, STEP, LEAP.
YOU STEP, STEP, LEAP. YOU GOTTA THINK "SWAN LAKE."
STEP, STEP, LEAP...
JUST STEP, STEP, LEAP.
20 BUCKS SAYS HE WAS DUMPED ON HIS HEAD AS A KID.
...STEP, STEP, LEAP.
SANDY: OK, MISTER! YOU HOLD IT RIGHT THERE.
YOU MIND TELLING ME WHAT YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?
AH!
OOH!
LUCKY YOU, YOU GET TO SEE BUCK SEGER IN ACTION.
SANDY: HEY, STOP!
CARL, WE'VE GOT AN INTRUDER HEADING TOWARDS THE PRIMATES.
CARL: COPY THAT, SANDY.
BUCK: I'M GAINING ON YOU, PAL.
AH!
SANDY: HURRY, HE'S GETTING AWAY!
BUCK: YOU'RE MESSING WITH BUCK SEGER.
WAIT, WAIT, WAIT. WE SHOULD CALL THE POLICE.
I WANT A PIECE OF THIS GUY FIRST.
SANDY: WHOA!
WAIT, WHAT WAS THAT FLASH?
THE SIGN SAYS PULL.
FINE,
IF YOU WANT TO DO IT THE EASY WAY.
WHERE DID HE GO?
DON'T WORRY. I'LL FIND HIM.
HUH...
THESE FOOTPRINTS LEAD UP TO THIS MIRROR.
OFFICER McKIBBLE: YEAH.
AND THEN THEY JUST STOP.
AAH!
[CRASH]
[GROANING]
OW.
I GOTTA FIND AN EASIER WAY TO TRAVEL.
IF YOU CAN'T BRING THE REINDEER
TO THE MIRROR,
YOU GOTTA BRING THE MIRROR
TO THE REINDEER.
IT'S OK. IT'S A LITTLE TREAT.
GO ON, BUDDY-BOY. TAKE IT.
YEAH... YEAH.
[LAUGHS]
[McKIBBLE HUMMING]
HEY, SANDY.
OH, HEY, CARL.
OK, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO HAVE SOMEBODY
ON GUARD HERE DAY AND NIGHT
IN CASE THAT GUY COMES BACK.
COPY THAT.
CHRISTMAS SURE BRINGS OUT THE FREAKS.
SANDY: YEAH, I KNOW.
LOOKS LIKE YOU GOT A NEW FRIEND.
I KNOW. ISN'T HE SWEET?
YEAH.
THERE'S SOMETHING SO DIFFERENT
ABOUT HIM, THOUGH.
I MEAN, THEY ALL CAME
FROM THE SAME FARM HERD, BUT...
HE DOESN'T REALLY SEEM TO FIT IN.
MAYBE HE'S HOMESICK, I DON'T KNOW.
OFFICER McKIBBLE: WELL, HE SURE LIKES YOU.
OH!
JINGLE BELLS.
WHAT THE--
McKIBBLE: HOLD ON.
YOU CAN'T PARK THAT THERE.
COME BACK!
[CLEARS THROAT]
AH!
BUCK, WILL YOU STOP SNEAKING UP ON ME?
[CHUCKLES] SO JUMPY.
SO TENSE.
I GOT A SURE-FIRE CURE FOR THAT.
WHERE DID YOU JUST COME FROM?
WE STILL HAVEN'T SETTLED UP ON DINNER.
YOU KNOW WHAT? ALL DAY LONG
I'VE GOTTEN THE FEELING
THAT SOMEBODY'S BEEN WATCHING ME.
IT WAS YOU.
BOBCAT, I HAVEN'T BEEN WATCHING YOU.
BUT IF YOU THINK SOMEBODY HAS,
MAYBE I SHOULD COME OVER AND CHECK OUT YOUR PLACE,
SAY AROUND 9:00? I'LL BRING THE WINE.
[PHONE RINGS]
HANG ON.
HOLD THAT THOUGHT.
MAN: SEGER?
MR. TERRELL.
I GOT MY HEART SET ON HUNTING
SOME BIG GAME THIS CHRISTMAS, SEGER.
YOU COME THROUGH FOR ME,
AND YOU'LL HAVE A CHRISTMAS TO REMEMBER AS WELL...
A VERY GREEN CHRISTMAS.
BUCK: OH, NOW DON'T YOU WORRY, SIR. REST ASSURED.
I'LL FIND YOU SOMETHING VERY BIG AND FEROCIOUS SOON.
I HOPE SO.
I GOT A BIG EMPTY SPACE ON MY WALL.
OF COURSE, I COULD ALWAYS MOUNT YOU UP THERE.
WELL, YOU CAN COUNT ON ME, SIR.
SO, BOBCAT--
WHERE WERE WE?
[CLEARS THROAT]
NICK: OH, SNOWFLAKES.
OK, HERE WE GO.
HI, I'M--
HI, I'M NICK.
HI. HI.
HELLO, I'M NICK.
MY NAME IS NICK,
AND YOU PROBABLY DON'T RUN INTO THIS PROBLEM VERY OFTEN,
BUT IT JUST SO HAPPENS YOUR ZOO HAS MY REINDEER,
AND, UM... NEED IT BACK!
'CAUSE SLEIGH CAN'T FLY WITH ONLY SEVEN,
AND IF THE SLEIGH CAN'T FLY WE GOT TROUBLE.
NO, I HAVEN'T-- NO, I DON'T DRINK.
I HAVEN'T BEEN...
YOU KNOW. NO, THERE'S NO REASON TO BE ALARMED.
YOU KNOW I'D FEEL MUCH MORE COMFORTABLE
IF YOU'D PUT DOWN THE GUN
AND STEP AWAY FROM THE CHRISTMAS CAKE.
DUDE!
JEEZ. WHIZ.
WHO ARE YOU TALKING TO?
AND WHAT'S WITH THE SNOW GEAR?
THE...
I'M FROM--
HECTOR, YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE UPSTAIRS.
WHO'S THIS?
I WASN'T--
I WAS JUST LOOKING. I WAS JUST LOOKING.
HE WAS LOOKING ALL RIGHT.
IT'S OK, IT'S FINE.
I DON'T NORMALLY SHOW THE PLACE THIS LATE.
BUT SINCE I'M UP WATCHING THE LITTLE TERROR--
I HAVEN'T ALL NIGHT, YOU KNOW.
SO, COME ON.
YOU'RE LUCKY I EVEN HAVE A ROOM AVAILABLE.
I AM? I MEAN, I AM.
YOU MUST HAVE SEEN THE SIGN.
AH, YES, THE SIGN.
THAT'S THE DINING ROOM.
AH.
FOR DINING.
THIS IS THE LIVING ROOM.
AH.
FOR LIVING.
OH.
THIS IS A LOVELY PAINTING OF PARIS.
OH, THANKS.
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN?
YEAH, I TRY AND GO ONCE A YEAR.
WOW.
OH, I'VE ALWAYS DREAMED OF GOING TO PARIS.
JUST A DREAM.
IT'S A LOVELY CITY, VERY FRENCH.
CHIMNEYS ARE A LITTLE TIGHT.
UH-HUH.
IT'S A LITTLE WARM FOR A JACKET, DON'T YOU THINK?
YES.
THE PLACE FOR RENT'S UPSTAIRS.
RENT'S DUE FIRST OF THE MONTH.
THIS WILL BE YOUR ROOM.
WOW.
THAT IS SOME MIRROR.
IT'S AN HEIRLOOM.
GET TO BE MY AGE, THINGS YOU BOUGHT NEW
ARE SUDDENLY HEIRLOOMS.
IS THAT RIGHT?
SO...
THE ROOM GETS SUN ALL DAY.
HAS A NICE AIRY VIEW.
WHAT DO YOU THINK, MR....?
SNOWDEN.
NICK SNOWDEN.
I THINK IT'LL BE PERFECT.
MAN ON ANSWERING MACHINE: HI, YOU'VE REACHED
THE NORTHERN LAKES REINDEER FARMS.
SORRY, WE'RE CLOSED FOR THE HOLIDAYS,
SO PLEASE LEAVE A MESSAGE AFTER THE BEEP
AND HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS.
[MACHINE BEEPS]
HEY, BILL. IT'S SANDY
FROM THE SAN ERNESTO ZOO.
I'M ACTUALLY CALLING 'CAUSE I NEED A COPY
OF THE PAPERWORK ON THE REINDEER THAT YOU SENT US
WITH BUCK SEGER.
IF YOU COULD JUST CALL ME BACK, THAT WOULD--
[SANDY SHRIEKS]
THAT WOULD, UM...
THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
THANK YOU.
OK, BYE.
[NICK MUTTERING]
WHAT IS THIS DUDE DOING?
[MUTTERING]
GOT MY EYE ON YOU, NICK SNOWDEN.
DON'T THINK I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE UP TO.
YOU KNOW?
STEP INTO MY OFFICE.
SAFETY FIRST.
WHERE ARE WE GOING?
DUDE, I'M EIGHT.
I CAN'T DRIVE.
OH.
TRUTH IS, SANDY'S A LITTLE OLD FOR ME.
I'LL STEP ASIDE AND GIVE YOU A SHOT.
BUT IT'LL COST YOU.
HOW SO?
I GOT THIS CATALOGUE HERE.
AND I'VE BEEN WANTING TO GET SOMETHING FOR MY MOM
SINCE SHE DOES WORK HARD
DURING THIS TIME OF YEAR.
OH, WELL, THESE ARE BEAUTIFUL, HECTOR.
YEAH, AND EXPENSIVE.
I'VE BEEN TRYING TO PICK UP SOME ODD JOBS AROUND HERE,
BUT THE NEIGHBORS, THEY'RE CHEAP.
WELL, THAT'S NOT NAUGHTY, HECTOR.
YOU MUST LOVE YOUR MOTHER VERY MUCH.
[WHISPERING] KEEP IT DOWN, OK?
OK.
NOTE TO SELF: HECTOR, NICE.
BUT YOU KNOW, SHE'S A MOM, OK?
SO WHY DON'T YOU JUST TELL HER HOW YOU FEEL?
'CAUSE YOU KNOW, FOR MOMS, THEY LIKE THAT BETTER
THAN DIAMONDS AND JEWELS.
BECAUSE... IT'S NOT COOL.
[SANDY CLEARS THROAT] HELLO?
I KNOW, I KNOW.
THANKS.
SURE.
THAT'S THE NEW TENANT.
YOU OWE ME.
WOW. HE LIKED YOU.
NICK: YEAH, HE SEEMS LIKE A NICE KID.
SANDY: YEAH.
NOT NAUGHTY.
I LIVE UPSTAIRS.
OH.
I'M SANDY. WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
OH-- NICK.
ST.-- NICK... NAME. MINE... NICK.
OH, SORRY.
THAT'S OK.
YOU OK?
YEAH, GOOD, THANK YOU.
I HAVE TO GO TO WORK.
OH.
OK.
OH.
[ENGINE STARTS]
OH, IT'S...
THAT'S GOT IT.
YEAH.
I'LL JUST...
INTERESTING MEETING YOU, NICK.
SANDY.
YEAH.
NICK, NAME, MINE... YOU'RE PATHETIC.
THAT'S REALLY SMOOTH.
OLD MAN: LORNA, NO!
LORNA: I AM NOT GOING AND THAT'S IT.
OLD MAN: BUT LORNA...
WHAT'S ALL THIS, CHESTER?
OH, THEY USED TO BE THEATER TICKETS.
SHE'S JUST PLAYING HARD TO GET.
I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE NICE
IF I ESCORTED LORNA TO THE THEATER
FOR HER CHRISTMAS PRESENT.
LORNA: I TOLD YOU I'M NOT SITTING
IN ANY DARK BALCONY WITH YOU.
[SIGHS]
WOMAN HAS THE EARS OF A BAT.
HER HEARING'S PRETTY GOOD, TOO.
OH, FOR 20 YEARS, I'VE TRIED TO GET
THAT WOMAN TO GIVE ME THE TIME OF DAY.
WELL, CHESTER,
I HEAR PARIS IS NICE THIS TIME OF YEAR.
HM?
WELL, EVEN IF I HAD THE MONEY,
HOW WOULD I GET HER TO FLY ACROSS AN OCEAN WITH ME
WHEN I CAN'T EVEN GET HER TO GO TO A PLAY?
RIGHT.
RIGHT, YEAH, THAT IS A TOUGH ONE.
LET ME GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT.
OK, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANKS FOR COMING.
THANK YOU.
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
OH.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
WELL, YOU KNOW, IT'S A ZOO, AND...
I'M A TOURIST.
YES, YOU ARE.
LORNA SAID YOU WORKED AT THE ZOO.
SHE SAID, "SHE WORKS AT THE ZOO."
I THOUGHT I MIGHT RUN INTO YOU HERE.
LADY, WHERE DO THEY GET THE ANIMALS FROM?
WOW, GREAT QUESTION, RITCHIE.
OH, UM, WELL...
LET'S SEE, OTHER ZOOs' BREEDING PROGRAMS.
UH, PRIVATE COLLECTORS,
SOMETIMES EVEN FROM THE WILD.
MISTER, YOU KNOW THAT YOU HAVE PRICE TAGS
ON YOUR CLOTHES?
IS THAT UNUSUAL?
IN SOME CIRCLES, YEAH.
OK, WELL, I GOTTA GO CHECK ON SOMETHING,
SO YOU TAKE THAT...
AND, UM, I'LL SEE YOU GUYS LATER.
BYE.
OK IF I WALK WITH YOU?
YEAH.
YEAH, THAT'S FINE.
HOW DID HE KNOW YOUR NAME?
SANDY: HEY, HOW'D YOU KNOW
WHAT THAT KID'S NAME WAS BACK THERE?
NOBODY SAID HIS NAME.
NOPE.
OH, I MUST HAVE HEARD IT EARLIER.
I HEAR A NAME, IT STICKS, THAT'S ALL.
[CLEARS THROAT]
OH.
WHAT'S THIS?
YOU'LL SEE.
HERE WE GO.
AREN'T THEY SWEET?
THESE GUYS JUST CAME IN LAST WEEK.
HEY, YOU KNOW SOMETIMES THEY LET ME PET THEM.
YOU WANNA... YOU WANNA TRY?
OH, NO, I'M KIND OF ALLERGIC.
OH, COME ON, NO, NO, NO,
DON'T BE SCARED.
OK.
[REINDEER GRUNTS]
HI.
SANDY: OH MY GOSH.
WHOA THERE. FRIENDLY FELLA.
OH, WHAT IS HE...
WHAT IS THIS?
WHY DO YOU HAVE MOSS IN YOUR POCKET?
DO I? OH, I PICKED SOME.
NORTH OF HERE. NORTH, I THINK.
HUH.
OH, HEY, HE REALLY GOES FOR IT, DON'T YOU BUDDY-BOY?
BUDDY-BOY.
OH WAIT, KIDS.
I'M SORRY, YOU CAN'T...
YOU CAN'T FEED THEM HERE.
I AM SO NOT GETTING DISTRACTED.
YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU DON'T KNOW JACK FROST.
YOU WATCH THIS, MY FELT-TIPPED FRIEND.
OOH, ZIP IT.
HI, SANDY.
HI.
HEY, LISTEN, I WAS WONDERING
IF YOU WERE FREE AND SAY, STARVING.
I MEAN, YOU LOOK LIKE YOU'RE ANYTHING BUT STARVING.
I MEAN, NOT TO SAY THAT YOU LOOK FAT.
I MEAN, YOU DON'T LOOK FAT, OR SKINNY.
YOU LOOK GREAT AND I WAS WONDERING IF
YOU KNOW, IF YOU WANTED TO EAT SOMETHING,
THEN YOU COULD EAT SOMETHING, AND MAYBE SOMETIME SOON,
AND MAYBE WITH ME.
WAIT, WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY?
WELL, IT WAS A LITTLE JUMBLED.
NO, NO, NO. NOT THAT.
I COULD HAVE SWORN THAT YOU
CALLED HIM--
BUCK: BOBCAT.
BUCK...
HEY.
WHO'S YOUR FRIEND?
THIS IS NICK.
NICK'S A NEW TENANT.
HEY.
AH! ICE STORM.
OH, SORRY.
SOMETIMES I FORGET MY OWN STRENGTH.
IS THAT RIGHT?
MAN ON RADIO: SANDY, WE GOT A SITUATION.
THERE'S A TRAM FULL OF TOURISTS AND NO GUIDE.
OH, I TOTALLY FORGOT.
OK, I'LL BE RIGHT THERE. I'M SO SORRY.
I'M HEADIN' THAT WAY, I'LL WALK YOU.
ALL RIGHT, WE GOTTA--
DON'T WORRY. I GOT A PLAN, I GOT A PLAN.
YOU JUST STAY PUT.
OK.
JINGLE BELLS, SHE'S SOMETHING ELSE.
BYE.
HEY, STOP IT.
I HAVE NO ILLUSIONS ABOUT HER WANTING A GUY LIKE ME.
I JUST SO HAPPEN TO THINK THAT SHE MIGHT BE THE KEY
TO GETTING YOU OUT OF THIS PLACE.
THANKS FOR NOTHING,
YOU ALMOST GAVE THE WHOLE GAME AWAY THERE.
YOU LEARN TO FLY.
I'LL TAKE CARE OF MY SIDE OF THINGS.
[SIGHS]
...THE GUY WE FOUND IN THE REINDEER PEN.
AND DID YOU NOTICE THAT ONE REINDEER
WASN'T AFRAID OF HIM AT ALL?
AND HE CALLED HIM "BUDDY."
THIS IS WHAT I MEAN.
YOU'RE OBSESSED WITH THESE REINDEER.
NOW I'M TELLING YOU, YOU GOTTA GET AWAY
FROM ALL THIS CRAZINESS.
YOU NEED BUCK TIME.
ONCE AGAIN I THINK THE ONLY APPROPRIATE RESPONSE
WOULD BE "EEW."
SANDY: LET'S SEE HERE.
MOSS...
OH!
SO STRANGE...
"CLADONIA RANGIFERINA"
ARCTIC MOSS.
HUH.
OH, I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.
I'VE NEVER BURNED THE TURKEY.
LORNA, ISN'T THIS A HAM?
OH...
OH, BUT...
THEN I DEFINITELY OVERCOOKED IT.
YOUR COOKING SMELLS AS HEAVENLY AS EVER, LORNA.
WHY THE HEAVY MACHINERY?
DON'T MAKE ME COME UP THERE, MR. FIELDS.
HERE.
SO ANYWAY, WHAT ABOUT THIS NEW TENANT?
OH...
I DON'T KNOW.
I NEVER ASK FOR APPLICATIONS.
PEOPLE LIE ON APPLICATIONS.
AND THEIR REFERENCES LIE FOR THEM.
I GO BY MY INSTINCTS.
BESIDES,
HE'S CUTE.
WOULDN'T YOU SAY?
NO, I DON'T... I DON'T...
I HADN'T REALLY NOTICED.
[WHOOSHING]
WHAT IS THIS?
[WIND WHISTLING]
NICK: AAH!
[THUD]
NICK?
I CAN EXPLAIN THIS.
I WANT A MODEL ROCKET, A BIKE,
A BATTING CAGE, A HOT AIR BALLOON,
A SAMURAI SWORD,
A LIFETIME SUBSCRIPTION TO PLAY--
YOU REALIZE THIS IS BLACKMAIL.
UH, WHAT'S YOUR POINT?
WELL, FOR ONE, IT FALLS UNDER NAUGHTY.
THAT SHOULD BE THE LEAST OF YOUR WORRIES.
I MEAN, YOU GOT A REINDEER STUCK IN THE ZOO
AND CHRISTMAS EVE IS ALMOST HERE.
I KNOW, I KNOW, I'LL GET HIM OUT TOMORROW, HECTOR.
OK?
NO. WE'LL
GET HIM OUT TOMORROW.
YOU DRIVE A TOUGH BARGAIN, KID.
ALL RIGHT,
WISH ME LUCK.
GOOD LUCK.
OH, THAT LOOKS PRETTY HEAVY.
SORRY, YOUR DOOR WAS...
SO I--
CAN I GIVE YOU A HAND?
THAT WOULD BE GREAT, THANK YOU.
OH...
I GOT IT, I GOT IT.
ARE YOU OK?
ABSOLUTELY, THANK YOU.
OK.
YOU OK?
YEP.
I GOT IT, I GOT IT.
OH.
BOXES.
WHAT'S IN ALL THESE BOXES?
UH, THEY'RE ORNAMENTS.
IN ALL OF THEM?
WOW.
YOU GOT ENOUGH HERE
TO DECORATE A SMALL VILLAGE.
[RECORDER REWINDS]
YEAH.
YOU WANT SOME OF THESE DOWN?
NO, THAT'S OK.
WHAT?
NO, NO, THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU, THOUGH.
OK.
TEST, TEST. TEST, TEST.
OK.
AH, THANK YOU.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
HEAVY BOX.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
I LOVE YOUR TREE.
OH, NOW YOU'RE MAKING FUN OF ME.
WHAT? NO. I-- NO, I LOVE IT.
IT'S GREAT.
IT'S AN AMAZING TREE.
EXACTLY THE ONE THAT I WOULD HAVE PICKED.
IT'S PERFECT.
THANKS.
YEAH. WHO IS THIS?
OH, THAT'S MY MOM AND MY DAD AND ME.
THAT WAS OUR LAST CHRISTMAS TOGETHER.
CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION?
YEAH.
WHY DON'T YOU BRING THOSE BOXES DOWN?
OH, UM...
I DON'T KNOW.
THEY WERE MY MOTHER'S.
IT WAS KIND OF HER HOLIDAY.
SHE WOULD GET SO INTO BAKING AND DECORATING
IN THE WHOLE HOUSE ON CHRISTMAS.
PEOPLE WOULD COME FROM MILES AROUND
JUST TO SEE IT ALL LIT UP.
IT WAS KIND OF MAGIC.
BUT, UH...
WITH HER GONE AND UM, DAD, IT'S...
IT'S-- I DON'T KNOW, IT'S NOT REALLY THE SAME.
WELL, THEY LOVED YOU, I CAN SEE THAT.
SO, NICK, WHAT BRINGS YOU TO TOWN?
ME? TO TOWN?
ME, TO TOWN? ME TO TOWN?
YEAH.
IT'S SHIPPING.
I MEAN, SHIPPING PROBLEMS
THAT I HAVE WITH MY FAMILY BUSINESS.
SHIPPING PROBLEMS THAT I HAVE WITH MY FAMILY BUSINESS.
YOU KNOW, BORING...
IT'S-- YOU KNOW...
WHAT IS THAT?
LISTEN, UM...
[CLEARS THROAT]
WHAT IS THE DEAL WITH YOUR JOB?
IT'S SO WONDERFUL AT THE ZOO WITH THE ANIMALS
AND THE ANIMALS AND THE ZOO.
WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE ANIMAL? I'M CURIOUS.
OH, I DON'T KNOW, I LOVE THEM ALL.
UH-HUH. YOU MUST HAVE A FAVORITE ANIMAL,
AMONGST ALL THE ANIMALS.
DO YOU HAVE ONE?
UM, I DON'T KNOW, I LIKE POLAR BEARS.
POLAR BEARS. WHAT ELSE?
UM, REINDEER.
OH, REINDEER.
BUT ANYWAY, WHAT KIND OF BUSINESS ARE YOU GUYS IN?
MANUFACTURING AND DISTRIBUTION.
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THAT SECURITY GUARD
WITH THE BIG HAT AND--
CARL.
MANUFACTURING WHAT?
WHAT DO WE MANUFACTURE?
YOU NAME IT, WE MAKE IT.
THAT'S NOT OUR SLOGAN BUT WE MAKE ALL SORTS OF THINGS.
WHERE ARE YOU GUYS HEADQUARTERED?
WE'RE UP NORTH, IN CANADA.
OH, CANADA.
SO YOU MUST BE A HUGE FAN OF NAFTA.
NO, YEAH, I LOVE NAFTA.
ON TUESDAYS I EAT A LOT OF NAFTA.
[RECORD SCRATCHES]
SORRY.
YEAH.
WELL, I, UH...
I SHOULD GO.
I WORK THROUGH THE NIGHT.
YEAH, I HAVE TO GO.
I HAVE TO GO TO BED.
I HAVE A CHRISTMAS PARTY TOMORROW
AT THE ZOO.
OH.
SO...
OH, NOW. OH.
OK.
THANKS FOR THE BOXES.
OK.
BYE.
[WHOOSHING]
[NICK SPUTTERING]
SHH.
[WHOOSHING]
DON'T CROWD THE ANIMALS.
REGULATIONS.
SANDY ON RADIO: CARL--
THIS IS OFFICER McKIBBLE. COME BACK.
[SANDY'S VOICE SPLICED] CARL, STOP BY THE POLAR BEARS.
UH, SHOULDN'T SOMEBODY ELSE GO?
I GOT REINDEER DUTY HERE.
[RECORDER REWINDING]
SANDY: CARL, STOP BY
THE
POLAR BEARS.
THE REINDEER
ARE
ALL RIGHT.
10-4.
BACK!
IT WORKED.
SO, UM... WHAT'S IN THE BAG?
WELL, A LITTLE SOMETHING I FOUND
IN MY DAD'S JUNK CLOSET.
WHO'S GONNA WEAR IT?
BUDDY.
THAT'S YOUR PLAN?
A REINDEER DISGUISED AS A REINDEER?
THAT'S RIGHT, MY LITTLE PINT-SIZED FRIEND.
WE'RE GONNA SPRING HIM WITH SANDY'S MASTER KEY,
WE'RE GONNA DRESS HIM UP IN THIS OUTFIT,
AND WE'RE GONNA MARCH HIM
RIGHT OUT OF THE ZOO.
WE ARE SO BUSTED.
CHILDREN: WE WANT SANTA! WE WANT SANTA!
HE'S COMING!
CHILDREN: WE WANT SANTA!
ELF: OH, SANTA!
CHILDREN: WE WANT SANTA!
WE LOST OUR SANTA.
BAD SUSHI.
WHAT?
NO, YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING ME.
HE'S COMING, HE'S COMING.
WELL, AT LEAST WE'VE GOT THE SUIT.
NO, IT TOOK ME WEEKS TO GUILT SOMEBODY
INTO WEARING IT IN THE FIRST PLACE.
WHERE ARE WE GOING TO GET A REPLACEMENT
AT THE LAST MINUTE?
THESE KIDS ARE FREAKING OUT.
CHILDREN: WE WANT SANTA! WE WANT SANTA!
PSST!
BUDDY, COME ON.
NICK: IT'S JAILBREAK TIME.
COAST IS CLEAR.
ACT NATURAL. ACT NATURAL.
[BUDDY GRUNTING]
NO, IT DOES NOT MAKE YOU LOOK FAT.
[WHISTLING]
HECTOR: OH, ISN'T IT A BEAUTIFUL DAY?
SIR, HI...
WE'D LIKE A PICTURE WITH YOUR FRIEND.
UM...
SORRY, LADY, WE'RE IN A RUSH.
WHO ARE YOU?
THE SHRIMP WHO STOLE CHRISTMAS?
IT'S FOR THE KIDS.
BUT...
CAN'T SAY NO TO THE KIDS.
HERE YOU GO.
ALL RIGHT, JUMP IN HERE WITH THE FAKE REINDEER.
FAKE REINDEER.
ALL RIGHT, SQUEEZE TOGETHER WITH THE FAKE REINDEER.
AND EVERYBODY SAY, "ICICLE."
GRANDMA: ICICLE.
SANDY'S COMING!
HERE, YOU, UH...
BE A GOOD LITTLE SANTA'S HELPER.
I CAN'T HOLD THIS!
GRANDMA: HERE WE GO. HERE WE ARE.
I'LL BE BACK. TAKE THAT.
OH!
OH, NICK.
SANDY, HEY! THERE YOU ARE.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
HE BROUGHT ME TO THE ZOO
TO SEE THE ANIMALS SINCE YOU NEVER HAVE THE TIME.
OH, I KNOW, I AM SO SORRY ABOUT THAT.
IT'S JUST BEEN SO CRAZY.
YOU KNOW, WE'RE DOING THIS CHRISTMAS SHOW RIGHT NOW,
AND OUR SANTA CLAUS GOT SICK.
YOUR SANTA CLAUS GOT SICK?
WHAT A BUMMER.
THAT'S A BUMMER.
SO I'M GOING OVER
TO THE REINDEER PEN
TO SEE IF CARL CAN FILL IN.
NO, I MEAN, CARL?
I DON'T THINK HE'D BE A GOOD SANTA CLAUS.
DOESN'T HAVE THE PANACHE.
WAIT A SECOND,
YOU...
YOU ARE LIKE, WHAT, A 42 REGULAR?
WHAT?
YEAH.
YOU ARE A PERFECT FIT.
OH, THIS IS AWESOME. COME ON, EVERYONE'S WAITING.
NO, NO, NO... YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.
IF I PUT ON A SANTA SUIT,
THOSE KIDS, THEY'RE GONNA THINK I'M SANTA.
THAT'S THE POINT.
COME ON, IT'LL BE LIKE, 10 MINUTES OF YOUR LIFE.
YOU'LL COME IN, THEY'LL SIT ON YOUR LAP,
THEY'LL WHISPER WHAT THEY WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IN YOUR EAR,
AND YOU'RE DONE.
YOU CAN GO BACK TO THE NORTH POLE.
ALL RIGHT, I'LL DO IT.
GREAT.
AND WHY DON'T YOU GO WATCH THE REINDEER?
WHY DON'T YOU HURRY YOUR BUTT BACK, SANTA?
WHERE'D HE GO?
WHO?
THE REINDEER.
I DON'T KNOW. HE FLEW AWAY.
IT'S A JOKE.
HE WENT, UH...
OH, NO, NO, IT WAS THAT WAY.
OR WAS IT THAT WAY?
OH!
I THINK IT WAS THAT WAY.
CHILDREN: SANTA! SANTA!
HE'S ON HIS WAY!
LOOK, LOOK!
[CHILDREN CHEER]
GIRL: WE WANT A STORY.
YEAH, WE WANT A STORY.
STORY! STORY!
STORY!
STORY! STORY!
WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO?
I'LL TELL 'EM A STORY.
CHILDREN: STORY! STORY!
GOOD LUCK.
[CHILDREN CHEER]
HI, BOYS AND GIRLS.
GIRL: HI, SANTA.
ONCE UPON A TIME,
IN A FAR AND DISTANT LAND,
THERE LIVED A MEAN AND CRUEL LORD.
AND ONE CHRISTMAS, THIS MEAN AND CRUEL LORD
WAS THROWING A LAVISH FEAST
FOR KINGS AND QUEENS,
WHEN LO AND BEHOLD,
A POOR BEGGAR WAS CAUGHT
TAKING SCRAPS OF FOOD FROM HIS KITCHEN.
NOW THIS CRUEL LORD WAS A MISER,
SO WHAT DID HE DO BUT HE THREW HIM OUT.
INTO THE COLD, COLD WINTER NIGHT.
OH!
THIS CAN'T BE GOOD.
BUDDY!
BUT WHAT THE CRUEL LORD DID NOT KNOW,
WAS THAT THIS WAS NO ORDINARY BEGGAR.
THIS MAN WAS ACTUALLY A VERY POWERFUL WIZARD,
AND HE CAST A SPELL
OVER THIS CRUEL LORD.
NOW, UNDER THIS SPELL
THIS CRUEL LORD VANISHED,
AND THEN HE WOULD REAPPEAR EVERY YEAR,
ONE WEEK BEFORE CHRISTMAS,
DURING WHICH TIME HE WAS TO GIVE AWAY
SOME OF HIS TREASURE,
AND SPREAD GLAD TIDINGS AND GOOD CHEER.
WELL, AS YOU CAN WELL IMAGINE,
THIS CRUEL LORD GAVE AND GAVE AND GAVE,
UNTIL A STRANGE THING BEGAN TO HAPPEN.
HE BEGAN TO SEE THE JOY THAT HIS GIVING BROUGHT OTHERS,
AND BIT BY LITTLE BIT, DESPITE HIMSELF,
HE BEGAN TO LIKE IT.
AND BEFORE TOO LONG HE BEGAN TO LOVE IT.
AND AS HE DID, THIS SPELL PASSED FROM A CURSE
TO A BLESSING.
AND THIS ONCE CRUEL LORD GAVE WITH A GLAD HEART.
IT WAS AT THIS POINT THAT WONDROUS THINGS
STARTED TO HAPPEN.
FOR EXAMPLE,
HE WORRIED THAT HIS BIG BAG OF GIFTS AND GOLD
WAS NEARING EMPTY, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN
IT WOULD FILL RIGHT BACK UP AGAIN.
THIS WAS THE POWER OF THAT SPELL.
AND IT WAS THIS SPELL
THAT WAS PASSED ON FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION.
FROM FATHER TO SON,
JUST AS IT WAS PASSED FROM MY FATHER TO ME.
THAT'S HOW I BECAME SANTA CLAUS.
[WHIMPERING]
OK, SO... [VOICE BREAKING]
THAT'S THE STORY OF HOW SANTA CAME TO BE.
AND NOW IT'S CHRISTMAS TIME AND SANTA'S VERY BUSY
'CAUSE HE'S GOT LOTS OF STUFF TO DO.
SO THANKS FOR LISTENING. GOODBYE, KIDS. BYE-BYE.
BYE.
BYE, SANTA.
[CHILDREN CHEER]
[BUDDY GRUNTS]
BUDDY, COME ON, MAN, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
WE GOTTA GET YOU OUT OF HERE BEFORE PEOPLE SEE YOU.
COME ON.
COME HERE, BUDDY.
COME ON, LET'S GO.
YOU COMING, OR WHAT?
BUDDY--
QUIT PLAYING WITH ME, MAN. WHERE ARE YOU?
BUDDY!
WHAT IN THE...
[BUDDY GRUNTS]
HOW'D YOU GET IN THERE?
OH!
PHEW, THAT WAS CLOSE.
GOOD JOB GETTING HIM BACK IN THERE.
I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING.
ONE MINUTE I'M STANDING RIGHT NEXT TO HIM,
AND THEN THE NEXT, HE'S IN THIS PEN.
REALLY?
YEAH.
UH-OH. YOU THINK HE JUMPED?
OH, GOOD EGGNOG.
FIRST THEY LEARN TO JUMP, AND THEN THEY LEARN TO FLY.
WHAT IF HE STARTS FLYING BEFORE YOU CAN GET HIM OUT?
WHAT IF PEOPLE SEE?
THAT WOULD BE BAD, HECTOR.
THAT WOULD BE VERY, VERY BAD.
HECTOR: ALL RIGHT, YOU TRIED CARRYING BUDDY OUT
TO YOUR MAGIC MIRROR.
YOU TRIED BRINGING THE MAGIC MIRROR TO HIM.
AND THERE'S THIS WHOLE THING WITH THE REINDEER COSTUME,
WHICH I WOULD SAY WAS A BAD IDEA FROM THE GET-GO.
WE NEED A NEW WAY TO SMUGGLE HIM OUT.
IT'S NEVER GONNA WORK.
I'M NEVER GOING TO BE ABLE TO SMUGGLE HIM OUT.
HEY!
WAIT!
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
YOU CAN'T JUST QUIT. YOU CAN'T JUST WALK AWAY.
WHAT HAPPENED TO, "IF BUDDY CAN'T FLY
"THERE'S NO CHRISTMAS"?
AND IF YOU CAN'T FLY...
HELLO?
WORLD OF DISAPPOINTMENT.
HECTOR, I'M NOT GIVING UP.
WHAT MAKES YOU THINK I QUIT? I'M NOT QUITTING.
I'M JUST GONNA CHANGE MY TACTICS IS WHAT I'M GONNA DO.
I'M GONNA GET SANDY TO HELP US. THAT'S WHAT I'M GONNA DO.
HOW YOU GONNA DO THAT?
YOU ASK A LOT OF QUESTIONS.
YOW!
[WHOOSHING]
[CHRISTMAS CAROL PLAYING]
[CAR HORN HONKING]
[CAROL CONTINUES PLAYING]
[CROWD CHATTERING INDISTINCTLY]
...EVEN A LIMO.
HEY, NICK! NICK! NICK!
DID YOU SEE THE LINE OF CARS?
[HAMMERING]
PRETTY COOL, HUH?
I BET YOU COULD SEE OUR HOUSE FROM OUTER SPACE.
[POWER SAW WHIRRING]
NICK!
NICK?
HE'S UP HERE.
HELPING ME.
HEY.
[EXHALES]
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
CAN I TALK TO YOU FOR A MINUTE OUTSIDE, PLEASE?
SURE.
OH, LOOK. YOU TWO ARE UNDER THE MISTLETOE.
GO ON, NICK. GIVE HER A KISS.
[WHIMPERS]
THAT CAN'T BE GOOD.
YOU HAD NO RIGHT TO DO THIS.
AND WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?
NICK. I TOLD YOU IN THE JEEP.
I'M... YOU KNOW...
DON'T MAKE JOKES.
I'M NOT MAKING JOKES.
YOU WERE ROOTING THROUGH MY PERSONAL SPACE.
NO, NO. LORNA LET ME IN.
YOU WERE. YOU WERE GOING THROUGH ALL OF MY THINGS.
I JUST WANTED TO CHEER YOU UP.
I DON'T REMEMBER SAYING I NEEDED CHEERING UP.
ALL THOSE BOXES IN THE ATTIC...
I DIDN'T THINK YOUR MOTHER'D BE HAPPY
IF SHE KNEW HER FAVORITE DECORATIONS
WERE TUCKED AWAY IN AN ATTIC
YEAR AFTER YEAR AFTER YEAR, I DIDN'T THINK.
YOU DIDN'T THINK?
RIGHT.
YOU DIDN'T THINK?
I HOPE MAYBE NOW YOU'RE CHEERED UP.
ALL RIGHT... SANDY,
YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU'RE RIGHT.
I'M SORRY.
I'M SORRY, I SHOULDN'T--
I'M SORRY.
BUT, I MEAN, LOOK AROUND YOU.
LOOK AT ALL THIS. WHAT DO YOU SEE?
WHAT DO I SEE?
I SEE...
I SEE CHRISTMAS.
PRETTY GOOD, HUH?
LISTEN, SANDY, THERE'S SOMETHING I HAVE TO TELL YOU.
I'M...
I...
TELL HER NOW, NICKY-BOY.
...THOUGHT THAT I MIGHT COOK DINNER.
FOR EVERYONE HERE.
TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR HOSPITALITY.
[SCOFFS]
AND MAYBE WE COULD DRESS UP...
ALSO.
OK.
[NECK CRACKS]
[SIGHS]
WHAT WAS THAT? YOU DIDN'T TELL HER.
I PANICKED.
LEAVE ME BE.
WHO KNEW SANTA WAS A DWEEB.
YOU CAN'T HAVE TWO SKATEBOARDS.
THAT'S TOO MANY SKATEBOARDS.
DUDE, YOU AIN'T SEEN NOTHING YET.
THIS IS NOT REALLY THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS.
[DOOR OPENS]
OH, HEY, HECTOR--
I'M TAKING MY DRESS WITH ME.
I'M GONNA TRY TO GET OFF WORK EARLY.
BUT, BABY, I'M SORRY.
I REALLY CAN'T MAKE YOU ANY PROMISES, OK?
YEAH, WHATEVER.
LOOK, I KNOW I'VE BEEN WORKING A LOT LATELY,
BUT TRUST ME, I DON'T LIKE IT
ANY MORE THAN YOU DO.
WHATEVER.
[DOOR CLOSES]
THIS HAPPENS EVERY CHRISTMAS.
I REALLY DO HATE MY JOB THIS TIME OF YEAR.
LISTEN, HE'LL UNDERSTAND ONE DAY.
HE'S JUST A KID.
PLUS, IT'S IMPORTANT WHAT YOU DO.
I'M IN DELIVERY TOO, I SHOULD KNOW.
AND ALL THE CARDS AND GIFTS,
AND LETTERS, PRESENTS.
HOW ARE THEY GOING TO GET
TO WHERE THEY'RE GOING WITHOUT US?
AND THINK OF HOW HAPPY THAT MAKES PEOPLE.
[SCOFFS]
ALL I CAN THINK ABOUT RIGHT NOW
IS HOW TIRED IT MAKES ME.
WE DELIVER MAGIC, ISABEL.
YOU'RE A LUCKY WOMAN.
[ENGINE STARTS]
WHAT IS THAT FOR?
NOTHING.
GOOD MORNING.
I FOUND SOME MORE. THESE WERE UNDER MY BED.
I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU HAD ALL THESE
LOVELY THINGS PACKED AWAY.
I KNOW, IT'S SO GOOD TO SEE IT ALL AGAIN.
SO, UM...
WHERE'S NICK?
OH, I IMAGINE HE'D BE OFF BUYING A TURKEY
AT THE SUPERMARKET ABOUT NOW.
DOING EVERYTHING BUT THE ONE THING HE'S SUPPOSED TO BE DOING.
HEY, REMEMBER, HE WANTS US ALL OUT OF THE HOUSE
UNTIL DINNER'S READY.
OH, HE'S REALLY QUITE A FELLA.
YEAH.
YEAH, I SUPPOSE HE IS.
I'M HAPPY FOR YOU.
LORNA!
THERE'S NOTHING GOING ON BETWEEN ME AND NICK.
THERE ISN'T!
AND BESIDES, HE LIVES IN CANADA.
SO...
FOR A WHOLE LOT OF NOTHING GOING ON,
YOU SURE ARE BLUSHING.
[GIGGLES]
[BUDDY SNORTS]
NICK: YEAH, WELL, YOU WEREN'T THERE,
SO YOU DON'T KNOW, ALL RIGHT?
IT WAS WONDERFUL.
FOR ONE SPECTACULAR MOMENT
I WAS A NORMAL GUY
WHO STOOD A CHANCE WITH A GIRL.
[BUDDY GRUNTS]
YEAH, I KNOW.
I KNOW, I KNOW, BUDDY.
IT'S ALMOST CHRISTMAS EVE AND IT JUST SO HAPPENS,
THE PERFECT TIME TO FINALLY TELL HER THE TRUTH,
DON'T YOU THINK?
[GRUNTS]
I HAVE A PLAN. P-L-A-N-E, PLAN.
[BUDDY GRUNTS]
IS IT? NO "E"?
NO, YOU WERE ALWAYS A BETTER SCHOLAR THAN ME.
THERE'S GONNA BE A GREAT PLAN, A GREAT PLAN. WE'RE IN.
I'M GONNA COOK UP A HUGE FEAST FOR THE ENTIRE HOUSE,
AND THEN WHEN THE TIME IS RIGHT,
I'LL PULL SANDY ASIDE,
OFFER HER A LITTLE MORE WINE,
AND THEN I'LL TELL HER.
TELL HER WHAT, NICK-O?
BUCK! IT'S BUCK.
HI, BUCK.
HEY, SO TELL ME SOMETHING, NICK.
DID YOU GO TO SCHOOL OR SOMETHING,
TO LEARN HOW TO TALK TO THESE WALKING MEATLOAVES?
'CAUSE ME, I TRY AND TALK TO THEM AND... NOTHING.
SO TELL ME, NICK...
YOU MAKING A MOVE ON MY GIRL?
[STUTTERING] YOUR...?
[MIMICKING STUTTER]
HEY! LISTEN UP.
I'VE BEEN WATCHING YOU.
EVER SINCE YOU'VE MOVED INTO THE WACKO HOUSE.
SO DON'T YOU GO TRYING PULLING ANYTHING OVER ON SANDY.
IF YOU DO...
I'LL FEED YOU TO THE POLAR BEARS.
OH, WHAT THE HELL.
OH!
HEY...
[BUDDY GRUNTS]
IT'S OK.
HE TRIES THAT AGAIN...
I'LL KNOCK HIM INTO THE BAY OF FUNDY.
YOU STAY PUT. I'M GONNA GO THROW UP.
HEY, THERE.
OH! BUCK.
FOR THE LAST TIME:
WILL YOU STOP SNEAKING UP ON ME?
OOH, ME LIKE-Y THE SHOES.
[MEOWS]
[SCOFFS]
WE'RE HAVING A HOUSE DINNER.
I THOUGHT I WOULD WEAR SOMETHING NICE.
OH YEAH?
IS THAT GUY GONNA BE THERE?
WELL, IF YOU MEAN NICK...
YES...
HE IS A TENANT.
NOW, IF YOU DON'T MIND--
MY INSTINCTS ARE TELLING ME THAT HE'S TRYING
TO WORK SOME ANGLE ON YOU.
YOU BEING THE EXPERT ON ANGLES.
I THINK THAT HE WAS THE GUY IN THE REINDEER PEN.
BUCK, JUST STOP.
THE WAY HE LOOKED AT YOU...
THE WAY HE COZIED UP TO YOU LAST NIGHT.
YOU WERE SPYING ON ME?
BUCK, I WANT YOU OUT OF MY LIFE.
HEY, I'M JUST TRYING TO LOOK OUT FOR YOU, SANDY.
WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT.
THAT'S JUST THE KIND OF GUY THAT I AM.
OUT.
GARNISH...
[WHOOSHING]
[TIMER RINGS]
HOT, HOT, HOT...
[BELLOWING]
GREAT NORTH!
WHAT ARE YOU GUYS DOING HERE?
NOW IS NOT THE TIME.
YEAH, I'M SURE DAD WOULD HAVE HANDLED IT DIFFERENTLY.
I DIDN'T ASK FOR ANY HELP. NO ONE ASKED YOU GUYS TO COME HERE.
YOU KNOW WHAT? THANKS FOR THE VOTE OF CONFIDENCE.
YOU GOTTA GET UP THE STAIRS, OK?
AND BACK IN THROUGH THE MIRROR, RIGHT NOW.
[CAR HONKS]
[ALL] OH!
DON'T YOU DARE START WITHOUT ME.
OH, I MADE IT.
THEY FOUND SOMEBODY
TO TAKE THE SECOND SHIFT.
IT'S A MIRACLE, I TELL YA.
OH, IT'S SO LOVELY YOU COULD JOIN US.
COME ON.
YOU'RE JUST IN TIME.
UP THE STAIRS.
YOU TWO GUYS USE THE BACK STAIRS.
UP THE STAIRS.
UP WE GO, COME ON, BOYS.
COME ON, GUYS, COME ON. UP THE STAIRS.
THE REST OF YOU, IN THE DINNING ROOM.
...ME TOO. AND IT BETTER BE GOOD.
I KNOW, BECAUSE I'M STARVING.
I COULD EAT A HORSE.
CHESTER, BEHAVE.
I HOPE HE CAN COOK, YOU KNOW?
YOO-HOO, MR. SNOWDEN!
HI.
ARE YOU READY FOR US?
JUST ABOUT.
YOU KNOW, WHY DON'T YOU GUYS GO INTO THE LIVING ROOM.
I GOT SOME WARM NUTS AND CIDER.
ENJOY YOURSELVES AND DINNER WILL BE SERVED
IN JUST A COUPLE OF MINUTES.
OK.
[REINDEER GRUNTS]
WHAT IS THAT?
UH...
THE PLUMBING AND THE FURNACE AND MAYBE IT'S THE TURKEY.
TURKEY'S SAYING, "I'M READY!"
OK.
SANDY--
YEAH?
YOU, UH...
YOU LOOK VERY NICE.
OH, THANKS.
WAIT, THAT WAS SEVEN, RIGHT?
[MUMBLING] DANCER, DONNER, COMET, CUPID...
SEVEN. OK.
I GOTTA GO CHECK ON SOMETHING.
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK
Y'ALL JUST ENJOY Y'ALL SELVES.
OK.
HO, HO, HO...
THAT'S NOT BUDDY.
VERY GOOD, HECTOR. IT'S NOT BUDDY.
SANDY: NICK?
YES, WE'RE IN HERE.
DON'T COME IN.
JUST GET THE HAT RACK
AND GET HIM IN THE BACK YARD.
HEY, NICK?
COMING!
HERE, REINDEER, REINDEER, REINDEER.
HEY, DO YOU NEED HELP WITH ANYTHING?
NO, THINGS ARE... WE'RE GOOD.
I THINK WE'RE FINE.
ARE YOU SURE?
'CAUSE I COULD HELP
STUFF THE TURKEY, OR ANYTHING.
YOU KNOW, I GOT HECTOR HELPING, ACTUALLY.
HE'S IN CHARGE OF STIRRING AND STUFFING.
WHY DON'T YOU GO ON BACK OUT
AND HAVE SOME MORE NUTS AND CIDER?
AND I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.
OK.
THANKS.
OK, OK. BYE.
OK.
AH!
HECTOR: COME ON, MAN.
LISTEN, YOU BAG OF BONES.
YOU ARE GONNA FLY THROUGH THAT WINDOW RIGHT NOW.
OR ELSE THERE'S GONNA BE VENISON ON TONIGHT'S MENU.
GOT IT? NOW GET UP THERE.
[WHOOSHING]
[GLASS SHATTERS]
LORNA: OH, GOOD HEAVENS!
WHAT WAS THAT?
HE'S A LITTLE NEARSIGHTED.
YEAH, AND I BET THEY HEARD THAT.
COME ON, MAN!
WHAT-- NICK, NICK! WAIT, WHAT HAPPENED?
WHAT... NOTHING.
WHAT WAS THAT NOISE?
NOISE?
OH, THAT WAS A...
BIRD.
VERY BIG BIRD.
[OBJECT SMASHING]
HECTOR!
A VERY BIG BIRD?
[NICK YELLING INDISTINCTLY]
NICK WILL BE RIGHT OUT. YEAH.
NICK, WHAT'S GOING ON IN THERE?
OTHERS: YEAH!
NICK! THE NATIVES ARE GETTING RESTLESS OUT HERE.
COME ON, MAN.
ALL RIGHT.
NICK, YOU'VE GOT UNTIL THREE...
OPEN THIS DOOR, OR WE'RE COMIN' IN.
[WHOOSHING]
ONE...
TWO...
OH.
WELL...
LET'S EAT.
CHOW'S ON.
SOUP'S UP!
HMM.
...FOR BEING SO WELCOMING TO ME
ON SUCH A WONDERFUL OCCASION.
THANK YOU.
IT'S SO NICE, SITTING TOGETHER LIKE THIS.
I DON'T KNOW WHY WE HAVEN'T HAD
CHRISTMAS DINNER BEFORE.
NICK, THIS IS HEAVEN ON A FORK.
IF I EAT ONE MORE BITE, I'M GONNA BUST A RIB.
HECTOR: AND IF YOU DON'T EAT ALL THAT,
I'LL TAKE IT. MM.
[LAUGHTER]
IN ALL MY YEARS I HAVE NEVER
TASTED A MEAL LIKE THIS.
IT'S, UH... NORTHERN CUISINE.
CHESTER: WELL, AS DELECTABLE AS IT MIGHT BE,
IT DOESN'T HOLD A CANDLE TO YOUR CUISINE,
LORNA, MY DEAR.
NO MORE WINE FOR MR. FIELDS.
I HAVE NO USE FOR THE SPIRITS.
NOT WHEN THE SIGHT OF YOU
LEAVES ME SO UTTERLY INTOXICATED.
I'LL DRINK TO THAT.
WELL, THEN I BETTER HAVE ANOTHER.
LOOKS LIKE I'M GONNA NEED IT.
[LAUGHTER]
CHESTER: WOULD YOU LIKE SOME GRAVY?
LORNA: OLD MAN!
[WINE POURING]
ANYBODY ELSE?
UH-OH, LOOKS LIKE SOMEBODY'S GOT
HIS DANCING SHOES ON THERE.
NO... NO... I'M NOT A-- I DON'T...
COME HERE.
I'M BETTER IN THE CHAIR.
COME ON, COME ON.
YOU CAN TOTALLY DO THIS.
PUT ONE HAND THERE.
AND THE OTHER ONE UP HERE.
ALL RIGHT.
WE'RE JUST GONNA DO A SIMPLE BOX STEP, OK?
BOX...
OH!
I STEPPED ON YOUR FOOT.
I'M NOT REALLY GOOD.
I DON'T HAVE A LOT OF PRACTICE.
IT'S OK. YOU KNOW WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO?
WE'RE JUST GONNA SWAY
BACK AND FORTH.
SWAY.
TO MUSIC. LIKE WE'RE IN EIGHTH GRADE.
JUST LISTEN TO THE MUSIC.
OK.
McKIBBLE: CHRISTMAS EVE, PAL.
JUST THE TWO OF US.
MM, THIS IS GOOD.
SORRY I DIDN'T BRING ENOUGH FOR THE BOTH OF US.
McKIBBLE: I THOUGHT SINCE YOU BROUGHT HIM IN,
YOU'D WANNA KNOW.
YOU DID THE RIGHT THING BY CALLING ME FIRST.
JUST, UH...
MAKE SURE YOU DON'T CALL ANYBODY ELSE.
[DIALING PHONE]
MR. TERRELL--
I THINK I'VE FOUND THE CHRISTMAS PRESENT
YOU'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR.
[CRICKETS CHIRPING]
WELL, I JUST HAD A GREAT TIME TONIGHT.
YOU KNOW, IT FELT LIKE FAMILY.
TOTALLY.
NICK--
[LAUGHS]
YOU...
YOU HAVE GIVEN SOMETHING BACK TO ME THAT
I NEVER THOUGHT THAT I WOULD EVER HAVE AGAIN.
I DID?
MM-HMM.
WHAT?
CHRISTMAS.
HEY, SANDY, I GOTTA...
I GOTTA TELL YOU SOMETHING.
WHAT?
WELL, IT'S...
IT'S A DOOZIE. [LAUGHS NERVOUSLY]
YOU KNOW THAT STORY
I TOLD THE KIDS AT THE CHRISTMAS PARTY?
WITH THE SPELL AND THE...
YEAH, IT WAS AMAZING.
YOU ALMOST HAD ME BELIEVING IN SANTA CLAUS AGAIN.
OH, REALLY?
WELL...
HOW ABOUT THAT?
BECAUSE, UM...
WHAT WOULD YOU SAY IF I TOLD YOU THAT STORY WAS TRUE?
THAT THAT STORY WAS ABOUT MY FAMILY
AND THAT THAT SPELL
HAD BEEN PASSED ON DOWN TO ME.
WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO THAT?
UM...
LORNA: SANDY, DEAR--
YEAH?
YOUR PHONE WAS RINGING.
THANKS. HOLD ON.
HI, THIS IS SANDY.
WHAT?
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. OK, OK, I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.
WHAT'S WRONG?
A LITTLE REINDEER IS MISSING.
SOMEBODY TOOK HIM.
WHAT? MISSING?
POLICE RADIO: UH, UNIT FOUR, YOU'RE 10-1. SWITCH CHANNELS...
SO, WHO DID WE HAVE STATIONED HERE TONIGHT?
CARL. ONLY HE WASN'T HERE WHEN I CAME ON.
CARL?
DOES ANYONE KNOW WHERE HE IS?
NOPE. BUT I'M SURE HE'S AROUND HERE SOMEWHERE.
[REINDEER GRUNTS]
OH BOY, OH BOY, OH BOY...
HEY, CARL--
WE KNOW YOU'RE IN THERE.
NICK: YEAH.
GO AWAY.
CARL, IT'S SANDY. OPEN UP THIS DOOR.
I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING.
IT'S FUNNY, NOBODY SAID YOU DID.
YEAH.
HI.
COME ON IN.
CHRISTMAS RIBBONS.
JUST HEADING HOME.
CARL, ONE OF THE REINDEER IS MISSING.
YEAH.
OH, NO. REALLY?
OH, THAT'S TERRIBLE.
UH, ANY IDEA WHAT HAPPENED?
[LAUGHING] I MEAN, I CERTAINLY DIDN'T SEE SOMEONE
STEAL A REINDEER.
BECAUSE HOW IN THE WORLD COULD SOMEONE MISS THAT?
IT WASN'T MY IDEA, OK?
IT WAS BUCK. BUCK MADE ME HELP HIM.
BUCK?
YEAH, HE SAID IF I DIDN'T HE'D BEAT ME UP.
WHY WOULD BUCK WANNA TAKE HIM BACK?
I KNOW THIS SOUNDS INCREDIBLE.
BUT THAT REINDEER CAN PRACTICALLY FLY.
AND I DON'T MEAN IN COACH,
IT CAN JUMP, LIKE, 20 FEET THROUGH THE AIR.
I SAW IT MYSELF.
BUCK SAID THAT WE COULD MAKE A FORTUNE
SELLING THE RIGHTS TO HUNT HIM.
GOOD KING WENCESLAS.
OK, CARL, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT
THAT YOU TELL US EVERYTHING YOU KNOW.
I DON'T KNOW.
IT WAS ALL SO UPSETTING.
I THINK I MIGHT HAVE FAINTED.
COME ON, CARL. THINK!
THINK, CARL!
I THINK HE MIGHT HAVE SAID SOMETHING
ABOUT HIS AIRPLANE HANGAR?
OW!
[DIAL TONE SOUNDS]
OW!
WAIT, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
CALLING THE POLICE.
I KNOW WHERE THE HANGAR IS.
NO POLICE. TRUST ME.
LET'S KEEP DRIVING.
NO, BUT... WHY?
[AIRPLANE ENGINES WHIR]
[REINDEER BELLOWS]
WOW, THAT'S SOMETHING.
YEAH, PRETTY UNIQUE, HUH, MR. TERRELL?
IT'S LIKE DEER HUNTING AND DUCK HUNTING
ALL ROLLED INTO ONE.
[SLAMS AGAINST CAGE]
TERRELL: CAN YOU GUARANTEE
HE'S GONNA FLY?
BUCK: ABSOLUTELY. LOOK AT HIM.
HE'S CHOMPING AT THE BIT TO GET OUT.
TERRELL: UH, $20,000, IT'S A LITTLE SWEET.
I'LL MAKE YOU A DEAL AT HALF THAT.
I'M GONNA...
I UNDERSTAND, IT'S CHRISTMAS.
WE'RE ALL A LITTLE STRAPPED. [CHUCKLES]
I TELL YOU WHAT.
IF YOU CAN'T SWING IT,
I HAVE OTHER CLIENTS WHO CAN.
TERRELL: YOU DRIVE A HARD BARGAIN, SEGER.
I'LL HAVE HIM TO YOUR RANCH IN A FEW HOURS.
CHRISTMAS MORNING, WE'LL SET BOTH YOU AND HIM LOOSE,
LET THE REINDEER GAMES BEGIN.
YOU GOT YOURSELF A DEAL.
[BUDDY BELLOWS]
HEY, BUDDY-BOY.
HEY. HEY, BUDDY-BOY.
SHH. YOU HAVE TO BE QUIET.
FAT, FROZEN TUNDRA, HE'S LOCKED IN HERE GOOD.
BUDDY, WE'RE GONNA GET YOU OUT.
[ENGINE STARTS]
IT'S JAILBREAK TIME.
[BUDDY BELLOWS]
SNOWFLAKES.
HEY--
OH!
YOU GET AWAY FROM THERE!
NICK: RUN!
SANDY: GO, GO!
AH.
[POUNDING] OPEN UP!
WHO'S IN THERE?
I SAID OPEN THIS DOOR!
BOY, HE'S CROSS.
OPEN UP IN THERE!
WHO IS THAT?
I'LL BREAK THIS THING DOWN,
I SWEAR.
SO... WE NEED TO TALK.
I DON'T THINK RIGHT NOW
IS A VERY GOOD TIME TO TALK, NICK.
ACTUALLY, I THINK IT'S A GREAT TIME TO TALK.
WHAT--
[WHOOSHING]
WHAT IS THAT?
THAT'S A WAY OUT.
[SANDY SCREAMS]
WELCOME.
I THINK I HIT MY HEAD ON THAT MIRROR.
MM-HMM.
HELLO, MY FRIEND.
WHERE ARE WE EXACTLY?
A LITTLE PLACE I LIKE TO CALL HOME,
ADJACENT TO THE NORTH POLE.
SO THEN...
THESE WOULD BE YOUR...
YES, THEY ARE.
AND THAT... THAT WOULD BE YOUR...
YES, IT IS.
AND THAT...
THAT IS YOUR...
YES, HE IS.
THIS IS AMAZING.
YES, IT IS.
WHAT DO YOU SAY, RUDOLPH?
YOU WANT TO GO FOR A RIDE?
HEY!
OK, MEATLOAF, YOUR TIME IS UP!
NOBODY GETS AWAY FROM BUCK SEGER.
[BUDDY BELLOWS]
[GASPS]
OH, WOW.
SO...
YOU'RE...
YOU'RE SANTA CLAUS.
YEAH, WELL...
NOT SANTA CLAUS EXACTLY.
[SANDY LAUGHS]
UM...
YOU HAVE REINDEER THAT CAN FLY,
YOU LIVE IN THE NORTH POLE ADJACENT,
YOU HAVE THIS...
NEWS FLASH:
YOU'RE SANTA CLAUS.
RIGHT, BUT THERE'S A BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
THE LEGEND OF SANTA CLAUS AND LITTLE OLD ME, YOU KNOW,
BECAUSE MOST OF THE STUFF YOU HEAR ABOUT SANTA CLAUS
YOU KNOW, IT'S MYTH, OR MADE UP.
FABRICATION. YOU KNOW, FOR EXAMPLE,
ALL THE LITTLE ELVES RUNNING AROUND HELPING SANTA?
PURE 19TH CENTURY INVENTION.
AND FOR MY MONEY, ACTUALLY A LITTLE BIT CREEPY.
AND YOU KNOW, WHEN I LAUGH,
THERE'S NO BOWL FULL OF JELLY,
I DON'T SHAKE LIKE A BOWL FULL OF JELLY.
I MEAN, LOOK AT ME.
SO, THIS IS WHERE...
I MAKE THINGS. YEAH.
WAIT A SECOND...
I HAD ONE OF THESE.
YOU HAD ONE OF THOSE?
YEAH.
THEN YOU MUST HAVE BEEN PRETTY GOOD.
THAT WAS MY DAD'S FAVORITE.
SO WHERE ARE THE REST OF THE TOYS?
THIS IS IT.
I MAKE ONE OF EACH TOY. AND THEN...
YOU KNOW THAT STORY I TOLD THE KIDS?
YEAH.
[JINGLING]
[SANDY LAUGHING]
WOW.
IT'S ACTUALLY PRETTY NEAT.
AND THERE'S ALWAYS ENOUGH.
HEY, WHY DID YOU WAIT UNTIL NOW
TO TELL ME THE TRUTH ABOUT ALL THIS?
SANDY, I TRIED. BUT, UH...
AH, IT'S OK.
SO THEN, WHY ME?
WELL, UH...
'CAUSE OF BUDDY.
OH!
SO THAT'S WHY THERE WAS NO PAPERWORK ON THE REINDEER
THAT BUCK BROUGHT IN. BECAUSE...
THEY DIDN'T COME FROM A FARM.
NOT FROM A FARM. AND BUDDY'S ALWAYS
WANDERING OFF INTO THE FOREST.
SO BUCK TOOK HIM.
AND I TRIED
TO GO DOWN AND SAVE HIM,
AND THE SLEIGH DOESN'T FLY WITH ONLY SEVEN REINDEER.
AND THIS IS BUDDY'S FIRST CHRISTMAS,
SO HE HASN'T LEARNED TO FLY YET.
THAT'S WHAT YOU WERE DOING THAT NIGHT
IN THE REINDEER PEN?
YOU WERE TEACHING BUDDY
HOW TO FLY?
I WAS TRYING. YOU COULD CALL IT THAT.
AND THEN YOU PUT CARL, THE REINDEER PEN GUARD THERE.
THIS IS MY FAULT.
NO.
NO, IT IS. I RUINED CHRISTMAS FOR EVERYBODY.
I'M A-- I'M SCROOGE.
NO, NO, YOU'RE...
YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL.
AND...
BUDDY'LL LEARN TO FLY.
HE WILL?
I THINK.
BUCK'S GONNA TAKE BUDDY TO THAT HUNTER.
BUCK...
WE'VE GOTTA GO.
WE?
YES.
[ENGINE STARTS]
[WHOOSHING]
[NICK AND SANDY SCREAMING]
NICK, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?
WHAT DO YOU NEED? DIRECT DIAL?
COME ON!
SO, I TAKE IT HE KNOWS.
OH, YEAH. HE KNOWS.
HEY, HEY, HEY, COME HERE.
LOOK. HAVE YOU SEEN THIS?
NEWS REPORTER: AND NOW, RECAPPING OUR LEAD STORY--
THE REINDEER WAS SEEN HEADING UP MAPLE STREET,
PASSING THROUGH THE DOWNTOWN AREA,
AND HEADING TOWARDS THE HIGHWAY.
SEVERAL EYEWITNESSES SWEAR IT WAS AIRBORNE.
AND NOW BACK TO YOU IN THE NEWSROOM, ALEX.
WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME, NICK.
NICK, IT'S HEADING NORTH.
PROBABLY. POPCORN?
WHO'S GOING NORTH?
IF THEY FIND OUT I AM USING THIS TRUCK
FOR UNOFFICIAL BUSINESS,
THEY ARE GONNA CAN MY BUTT.
TRUST ME, MOM. YOU'LL BE A HERO TO KIDS EVERYWHERE.
YEAH, KIDS EVERYWHERE.
CONSIDERING YOU WANT ME TO DRIVE THE TWO OF YOU,
AND YOUR MIRROR, TO SOME UNDISCLOSED LOCATION,
DON'T YOU THINK IT'D BE A GOOD IDEA
IF YOU TOLD ME WHERE I WAS GOING?
MOM, WE GOTTA GO GET THE REINDEER.
YEAH, WE GOTTA GET THE REINDEER.
[TIRES SCREECH]
OH!
YOU WHAT?
ISABEL--
NO! NO, GIRL, SAVE YOUR BREATH.
THE ISABEL EXPRESS IS SHUT DOWN.
NO, YOU CAN'T.
OH, YES I CAN.
UNTIL YOU TELL ME EXACTLY WHAT'S GOING ON.
NICK: ISABEL--
WHAT?
LET ME SHOW YOU THIS MIRROR.
TRUST ME.
HECTOR: YEAH, TRUST HIM, MOM.
OK.
LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING, THIS BETTER BE GOOD.
ISABEL: OK, WHAT IS IT?
NICK: WATCH.
ISABEL: WHAT IS THAT GLOW?
OH NO, THAT'S SNOW COMING OUT OF THAT THING!
BOY: LOOK AT THAT!
[SURPRISED YELLS]
[BUDDY BELLOWS]
OH!
WHAT THE...
WHOSE DEER IS THIS?
[WHOOSHING]
[ISABEL SHRIEKS]
ISABEL: OH, THAT WAS AMAZING.
OK, OK...
OH...
OH, YEAH.
OK.
WELL, LET'S NOT JUST SIT HERE
LOOKING AT EACH OTHER, PEOPLE.
WE GOT CHRISTMAS TO SAVE.
[ENGINE STARTS]
[TIRES SCREECH]
REPORTER: WE HAVE AN UPDATE ON THAT
LEAPING REINDEER THAT ESCAPED FROM THE SAN ERNESTO ZOO
EARLIER THIS EVENING.
APPARENTLY HE'S BEEN SPOTTED
AT EBBS TREE FARM.
IT'S A LONG WAY TO THE NORTH POLE, BUDDY.
YOU BETTER GET A MOVE ON.
HEY...
[BUDDY BELLOWS]
LITTLE DUDE--
[TIRES SCREECH]
SANDY: WAIT, THAT'S BUCK'S TRUCK.
HE'S CHASING BUDDY.
NICK: FOLLOW THAT TRUCK!
OK, HANG ON. WE'RE TURNING AROUND.
NICK: WHOA!
[TIRES SCREECH]
WHERE ARE YOU, MY LITTLE MEAL TICKET?
[BUDDY BELLOWS]
[TIRES SCREECH]
WHY, I'M...
[BRAKES SQUEALING]
I CAN'T TAKE THIS THING THROUGH THERE.
HANG ON.
SANDY: OK, UM, WE'LL GO ROUND.
WE'LL GO ACROSS THE RIVER AND DOUBLE BACK TO THE BRIDGE.
[CAR HONKS]
[FOGHORN BLARES]
[ALARM RINGS]
[BUZZER SOUNDS]
[BELL CLANGING]
OH, NO. WE HAVE TO GET TO THE OTHER SIDE.
THERE'S BUDDY!
[TIRES SCREECH]
AND THERE'S BUCK.
COME ON.
GIVE ME A HAND WITH THIS MIRROR.
[BELL CLANGING]
[BUZZER SOUNDS]
[BUDDY GRUNTS]
COME ON, YOU GUYS.
ISABEL: OK, COME ON, BABY.
BUDDY!
ALL: COME ON, BUDDY! COME ON!
HECTOR: COME ON, BUDDY!
ISABEL: OH, COME ON, BUDDY!
COME ON, YOU CAN DO IT! COME ON, BUDDY!
COME ON, BOY, YOU CAN DO IT. YOU CAN FLY.
COME ON, BUDDY!
YOU CAN RUN, RUDOLPH...
BUT YOU CAN'T HIDE.
HECTOR: NO!
BUCK... BUCK!
NO, BUCK! NO, NO! DON'T SHOOT!
[BUDDY GRUNTS]
HECTOR: NO!
[BUDDY BELLOWS]
BUDDY!
[SWISHING]
THAT'S NOT GOOD.
YEAH!
YEAH, BABY!
YEAH!
THAT'S RIGHT, BUDDY!
HEY, NICK--
IT'S CHRISTMAS EVE.
YOU NEED TO LEAVE.
YOU GOT PRESENTS TO DELIVER.
COME ON, BABY. LET'S JUST GIVE THEM SOME TIME, OK?
WELL, WE DID IT.
WE DID.
WE DID IT.
YEAH.
SANDY, I HAVE A CONFESSION TO MAKE.
YOU DO?
THE FIRST TIME I SAW YOU,
I FORGOT TO BREATHE.
YOU WERE WITH BUDDY
AND YOU WERE...
YOU WERE SO SWEET AND KIND AND GENTLE AND...
BEAUTIFUL.
AND, UH...
I THOUGHT TO MYSELF, THAT'S IT.
SHE'S IT.
AND I LET DOWN MY GUARD AND...
COULDN'T STOP THINKING ABOUT YOU.
AND I THOUGHT THAT IF I COULD JUST SOMEHOW
FIND A WAY TO LET YOU GET TO KNOW ME,
THEN ME BEING WHO I AM WOULDN'T BE SUCH A BIG DEAL.
THAT SOMEHOW YOU COULD SEE PAST IT.
AND SEEING YOU IN MY WORLD TONIGHT...
I JUST CAN'T IMAGINE MY WORLD WITHOUT YOU IN IT, SANDY.
SO WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO COMING WITH ME?
YOU UNDERSTAND...
THE SPELL WOULD BE ON YOU TOO.
YOU'D BE STUCK UP THERE.
YOU'D BE STUCK WITH ME.
WHAT DO YOU SAY?
NICK, I CAN'T.
IT'S-- I MEAN, THE ZOO, YOU KNOW?
YOU KNOW, I THINK IT WOULD
FALL APART WITHOUT ME THERE.
AND THE PEOPLE... ALL THE ANIMALS.
RIGHT.
THEY ALL DEPEND ON ME.
AND, UM...
YOU KNOW, THEY'RE MY LIFE,
THEY'RE EVERYTHING TO ME.
AND...
YOU KNOW...
YOU...
I'M...
I'M SANTA CLAUS.
YEAH.
I'M SORRY.
NO, IT'S OK.
SORRY.
IT'S OK.
I UNDERSTAND.
YOU KNOW, UM...
HECTOR'S RIGHT. I HAVE TO GET GOING.
OK.
ISABEL: NOW THAT WAS SOME CHRISTMAS.
HECTOR: HOLD ON, THERE'S STILL ONE MORE PRESENT.
I KNOW THE LAST THING YOU WANNA SEE IS MORE MAIL,
BUT...
IT'S NOT JEWELRY, BUT I HOPE YOU LIKE IT.
OH BABY, COME HERE.
COME HERE. COME HERE.
THIS IS THE BEST GIFT
A MOM COULD WANT.
THANK YOU.
ISN'T IT BEAUTIFUL?
YEAH, IT SURE IS.
ARE YOU OK, HONEY?
YEAH.
UH... YEAH--
DO YOU KNOW WHERE LORNA IS?
OH... SHE'S UPSTAIRS IN CHESTER'S ROOM.
COME TO THINK OF IT,
SHE'S BEEN UP THERE QUITE A WHILE.
OH.
HOPE THERE'S BEEN NO BLOODSHED.
BYE.
ISABEL: BYE.
[PARISIAN MUSIC PLAYING]
OH...
WOW!
[BOTH CHUCKLING]
IT'S CHRISTMAS IN PARIS.
THE MOST WONDERFUL GIFT A GIRL EVER RECEIVED.
WELL, THEN I CAN DIE A HAPPY MAN.
CHESTER, THIS IS AMAZING.
WELL, I WISH I COULD TAKE THE CREDIT,
BUT REALLY IT WAS NICK.
NICK DID THIS?
HE SAID TO ME,
"IF YOU CAN'T TAKE THE GIRL THAT STOLE YOUR HEART TO PARIS,
"THEN YOU MUST BRING THE CITY OF LIGHTS TO HER."
OK, OK, NOW SHOO!
I WANT TO TALK TO SANDY.
OF COURSE.
MORE CHAMPAGNE.
MERCI.
AU REVOIR.
WHAT IS IT?
UM...
NICK WENT HOME.
YOU LET HIM GO?
I HAD TO.
WELL...
OH, YOU SHOULD HAVE NAILED HIS BOOTS TO THE FLOOR.
NO, BUT SEE, IT DOESN'T MATTER,
BECAUSE HE'S GONE NOW. HE CAN'T COME BACK.
LISTEN TO ME, SANDY.
I KNOW.
IT'S NEVER TOO LATE.
[SIGHS]
NICK?
[SHRIEKING]
HOW CAN YOU BE HERE? IT'S CHRISTMAS NIGHT.
I DON'T KNOW. I WAS FLYING HOME,
NEXT THING I KNOW I'M BACK HERE
STARING UP AT YOUR WINDOW.
YEAH, BUT THE SPELL--
I DON'T KNOW.
LORNA: IT'S ABOUT TIME
YOU GOT HERE.
YOU DUNDERHEAD, SHE LOVES YOU.
YOU LOVE ME?
I DO.
I LOVE YOU.
[LAUGHING]
THAT'S NICE. ISN'T THAT NICE?
NICK, YOU DOG.
SO, WHAT NEXT?
UM...
I WOULD LIKE TO GO WITH NICK.
IF THE OFFER STILL STANDS.
OFFER ALWAYS STANDS.
ISABEL: OH, COME HERE, BABY.
LORNA: COME HERE, HECTOR. LOOK.
BYE-BYE.
BYE, NICK.
HECTOR: BYE, SANDY.
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT!
BYE!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
HAVE A SAFE TRIP!
[WIND WHISTLING]
HEY, YOU KNOW,
THERE'S ONE THING ABOUT YOUR STORY
THAT DOESN'T REALLY MAKE SENSE TO ME.
YOU SAY THAT MIRACLES HAPPEN
WHEN YOU NEED THEM TO.
SO WHY COULDN'T YOU JUST USE A MIRACLE
TO BRING BUDDY BACK?
YOU KNOW WHAT I THINK?
I THINK MAYBE THIS WASN'T ABOUT FINDING BUDDY AT ALL.
I THINK MAYBE THIS WAS ABOUT FINDING YOU.
PLUS, NOW I GET TO CALL YOU SANDY CLAUS.
UH... [LAUGHING]
NO.
NICK: WHOA!
SANDY: WHOA!
NICK: ALL RIGHT, BUDDY,
WE KNOW YOU CAN FLY.
NOW STOP SHOWING OFF.
WOO-HOO!
[COUNTRY MUSIC PLAYING]
♪ I SIT HERE WATCHING IT SNOW
♪ LOOK AT IT BLOW ALL AROUND THE OLD PINE TREE
♪ IT'S THAT TIME OF THE YEAR
♪ WHEN EVERYONE'S DEAR TO ME