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-->'''Burgermeister Meisterburger''': A toy?! As I suspected. I ''HATE'' toys! And toys hate ''me''! Either they are going, or I am going, and I am certainly not going, Grimsley!
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-->'''Burgermeister Meisterburger''': Meisterburger:''' A toy?! As I suspected. I ''HATE'' toys! And toys hate ''me''! Either they are going, or I am going, and I am certainly not going, Grimsley!
* EnmityWithAnObject: Toys are his mortal enemy, to the point where he declares that not only does he hate toys, but that toys hate ''him''.
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* FatBastard: He's seen munching on a turkey leg when he's first introduced, indicating he's quite well-off to afford luxurious meals--and he's just as equally heartless towards everyone.
* FatalFlaw: His hatred of children. Not only does this land him the first "rebellious" denizens to challenge his rule (or at least he sees it that way), but his lack of an heir [[spoiler: winds up doing in his entire lineage]].
* FatalFlaw: His hatred of children. Not only does this land him the first "rebellious" denizens to challenge his rule (or at least he sees it that way), but his lack of an heir [[spoiler: winds up doing in his entire lineage]].
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* FatBastard: He's seen munching on a turkey leg when he's first introduced, indicating he's quite well-off to afford luxurious meals--and meals -- and he's just as equally heartless towards everyone.
* FatalFlaw: His hatred of children. Not only does this land him the first "rebellious" denizens to challenge his rule (or at least he sees it that way), but his lack of an heir[[spoiler: winds [[spoiler:winds up doing in his entire lineage]].
* FatalFlaw: His hatred of children. Not only does this land him the first "rebellious" denizens to challenge his rule (or at least he sees it that way), but his lack of an heir
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* ForbiddenHoliday: His toy ban keeps Christmas out of Sombertown [[spoiler: until his demise]].
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* ForbiddenHoliday: His toy ban keeps Christmas out of Sombertown [[spoiler: until [[spoiler:until his demise]].
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-->'''Burgermeister Meisterburger''': ''You?'' How ''dare'' you! You are obviously a nonconformist, and a rebel!
-->'''Kris Kringle''': Rebel? Me?
-->'''Kris Kringle''': Rebel? Me?
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-->'''Burgermeister Meisterburger''': Meisterburger:''' ''You?'' How ''dare'' you! You are obviously a nonconformist, and a rebel!
-->'''Kris Kringle''':rebel!\\
'''Kris:''' Rebel? Me?
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'''Kris:''' Rebel? Me?
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-->'''Burgermeister Meisterburger''': ''Bah!'' What good are ''your'' promises? Goodbye! Good luck! And ''good riddance''!
* KilledOffscreen: [[spoiler: He dies without any fanfare, and his regime collapses along with him.]]
* KilledOffscreen: [[spoiler: He dies without any fanfare, and his regime collapses along with him.]]
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-->'''Burgermeister Meisterburger''': Meisterburger:''' ''Bah!'' What good are ''your'' promises? Goodbye! Good luck! And ''good riddance''!
* KilledOffscreen:[[spoiler: He [[spoiler:He dies without any fanfare, and his regime collapses along with him.]]
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* MeaninglessVillainVictory: He manages to finally catch Kris and put an end to his toy deliveries, but it almost immediately falters when Jessica is able to help everyone escape. From there, Kris goes on to become Santa Claus, blossoming into the legend he's known as, while the Burgermeister [[spoiler: dies and loses any control he had in stopping Kris.]]
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* MeaninglessVillainVictory: He manages to finally catch Kris and put an end to his toy deliveries, but it almost immediately falters when Jessica is able to help everyone escape. From there, Kris goes on to become Santa Claus, blossoming into the legend he's known as, while the Burgermeister [[spoiler: dies [[spoiler:dies and loses any control he had in stopping Kris.]]Kris]].
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* NoSenseOfHumor: Not once does he crack any jokes--all the humor he delivers comes from him injuring himself.
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* NoSenseOfHumor: Not once does he crack any jokes--all jokes -- all the humor he delivers comes from him injuring himself.
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* UnmournedDeath: [[spoiler:Because he was a cruel and petty tyrant, no one is really sad or mournful about Meisterburger's death, and he is completely forgotten by all.]]
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* GermanicDepressives: He's a fun-hating, iron-fisted old codger with a strong German accent.
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* AlliterativeName: His adoptive family name him Kris Kringle.
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* ForWantOfANail: Had Burgermeister Meisterburger not sent him off to the orphan asylum and raised him as his own kid, he never would have become Santa Claus.
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* ItBeganWithATwistOfFate: Had Burgermeister Meisterburger not sent him off to the orphan asylum and raised him as his own kid, he never would have become Santa Claus.
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* TookALevelInCheerfulness: As the years go by, the citizens of Sombertown become more accepting of Santa Claus and more disapproving of the Burgermeister’s “No Toy” rule.
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* ChildHater: He hates kids so much, he refuses to take in young baby Claus. [[spoiler:This bites him in the ass when he dies without an heir.]]
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* ChildHater: Deconstructed hard. He hates kids so much, he refuses to take in young baby Claus. [[spoiler:This bites him in the ass when he dies without an heir.]]
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* WhoNamesTheirKidDude: While he's often addressed as S.D. Kluger, the fact that his first and middle initials are Special and Delivery raises some questions about his parents' naming decisions.
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* WhoNamesTheirKidDude: While he's often addressed as S.D. Kluger, the fact that his first and middle initials are Special and Delivery raises some questions about his parents' naming decisions. Although the reveal in ''The Easter Bunny is Comin' to Town'' that he was an orphan who grew up in a town run by orphaned children might explain it: maybe he was named by the other kids when they decided to make him their mailman.
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* SurroundedByIdiots: Given how easily Santa slips by them, they aren't the smartest bunch of guards around.
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* SurroundedByIdiots: TheGuardsMustBeCrazy: Given how easily Santa slips by them, they aren't the smartest bunch of guards around. around.
* SurroundedByIdiots: How they get to keep their jobs even though they repeatedly fail to catch Kris is anyone’s guess.
* SurroundedByIdiots: How they get to keep their jobs even though they repeatedly fail to catch Kris is anyone’s guess.
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* BeyondRedemption: Noteworthy in that most Rankin-Bass Christmas special villains ''aren't'' this. The Burgermeister ultimately has no redemption or forgiveness in the story and instead he [[spoiler:quietly dies offscreen, forgotten by all, with no one sorry to see him go]].
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* TheIrredeemableException: Noteworthy in that most Rankin-Bass Christmas special villains redeem themselves in a fashion or so. The Burgermeister stands out by ultimately having no redemption or forgiveness in the story and instead he [[spoiler:quietly dies offscreen, forgotten by all, with no one sorry to see him go]].
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* PerpetualFrowner: Well, what do you expect? He's easily upset, stubborn, and hates the anyone standing in his way or stopping things from going his way, he's almost not in a good mood, mostly they give him a hard time whenever they meet, and he mistreats everyone, bossing them around so much which makes him mad, he's always getting mad at them and giving them a hard time whenever they fail and not do his jobs right.
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* PerpetualFrowner: Well, what do did you expect? He's He is easily upset, stubborn, and hates the anyone standing in his way or stopping things from going his way, he's almost not in a good mood, mostly they give him a hard time whenever they meet, and he mistreats everyone, bossing them around so much which makes him mad, he's always getting mad at them and giving them a hard time whenever they fail and not do his jobs right.
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* PerpetualFrowner: Well, what do you expect? He is easily upset, stubborn, and hates the anyone standing in his way or stopping things from going his way, he's almost not in a good mood, mostly they give him a hard time whenever they meet, and he mistreats everyone, bossing them around so much which makes him mad, he's always getting mad at them and giving them a hard time whenever they fail and not do his jobs right.
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* PerpetualFrowner: Well, what do you expect? He is He's easily upset, stubborn, and hates the anyone standing in his way or stopping things from going his way, he's almost not in a good mood, mostly they give him a hard time whenever they meet, and he mistreats everyone, bossing them around so much which makes him mad, he's always getting mad at them and giving them a hard time whenever they fail and not do his jobs right.
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* PerpetualFrowner: Well what do you expect? He is easily upset, stubborn, and hates the anyone standing in his way or stopping things from going his way, he's almost not in a good mood, mostly they give him a hard time whenever they meet, and he mistreats everyone, bossing them around so much which makes him mad, he's always getting mad at them and giving them a hard time whenever they fail and not do his jobs right.
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* PerpetualFrowner: Well Well, what do you expect? He is easily upset, stubborn, and hates the anyone standing in his way or stopping things from going his way, he's almost not in a good mood, mostly they give him a hard time whenever they meet, and he mistreats everyone, bossing them around so much which makes him mad, he's always getting mad at them and giving them a hard time whenever they fail and not do his jobs right.
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* PerpetualFrowner: Well, what did you expect? He is easily upset, stubborn, and hates the anyone standing in his way or stopping things from going his way, he's almost not in a good mood, mostly they give him a hard time whenever they meet, and he mistreats everyone, bossing them around so much which makes him mad, he's always getting mad at them and giving them a hard time whenever they fail and not do his jobs right.
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* PerpetualFrowner: Well, Well what did do you expect? He is easily upset, stubborn, and hates the anyone standing in his way or stopping things from going his way, he's almost not in a good mood, mostly they give him a hard time whenever they meet, and he mistreats everyone, bossing them around so much which makes him mad, he's always getting mad at them and giving them a hard time whenever they fail and not do his jobs right.
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* PerpetualFrowner: Well, what do you expect? He is easily upset, stubborn, and hates the anyone standing in his way or stopping things from going his way, he's almost not in a good mood, mostly they give him a hard time whenever they meet, and he mistreats everyone, bossing them around so much which makes him mad, he's always getting mad at them and giving them a hard time whenever they fail and not do his jobs right.
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* PerpetualFrowner: Well, what do did you expect? He is easily upset, stubborn, and hates the anyone standing in his way or stopping things from going his way, he's almost not in a good mood, mostly they give him a hard time whenever they meet, and he mistreats everyone, bossing them around so much which makes him mad, he's always getting mad at them and giving them a hard time whenever they fail and not do his jobs right.
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* PerpetualFrowner: Well, what do you expect? He is easily upset, stubborn, and hates the anyone standing in his way or stopping things from going his way, he's almost not in a good mood, mostly they give him a hard time whenever they meet, and he mistreats everyone, bossing them around so much which makes him mad, he's always getting mad at them and giving them a hard time whenever they fail and not do his jobs right.
