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* DidntThinkThisThrough: As Webby points out in her callout of Scrooge, not only does nobody use coal anymore but getting it on Christmas will be interpreted as them being deemed naughty. Scrooge sincerely believed coal was a better gift than a toy that would likely be quickly forgotten, mostly due to how valuable coal was to people during his childhood.
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* DidntThinkThisThrough: As Webby points out in her callout of Scrooge, not only does nobody use coal anymore but getting it on Christmas will be interpreted as them being deemed naughty. Scrooge sincerely believed coal was a better gift than a toy that would likely be quickly forgotten, mostly due to how valuable coal was to people during his childhood.
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* TheGrinch:
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* HowTheCharacterStoleChristmas / TheGrinch: The title of the episode is a play on the Grinch-title. However, in the episode itself it is ''Scrooge'' who almost ruins Christmas because instead of delivering presents to the children as [[SubbingForSanta he is asked to by Santa]] he gifts everyone a piece of coal. It turns out he feels wronged by Santa and wants to teach the children a lesson that resources like coal are more practical and important than toys. Of course, in Grinch-like manner it is Scrooge who learns his lesson that a warmed heart helps you through the coldness. He and his family help Santa to undo his mistake and give every child his present.
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* WhiteTailedReindeer: Averted with Santa's flying reindeer which are accurately drawn as resembling real-life caribou and possess antlers as females. They also make [[IncorrectAnimalNoises horse-like noises]], as opposed to deer-like ones.
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* WhiteTailedReindeer: Averted with Santa's flying reindeer which are accurately drawn as resembling real-life caribou and possess antlers as females. They also make [[IncorrectAnimalNoises [[IncorrectAnimalNoise horse-like noises]], as opposed to deer-like ones.
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* ItWillNeverCatchOn: Scrooge says this about Santa's idea for Christmas when he ends their partnership.
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* ItWillNeverCatchOn: Scrooge says this about Santa's idea for Christmas when he ends their partnership. It's strongly implied that Scrooge being proven wrong is why his hatred of Santa sustained over so many decades.
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* WhiteTailedReindeer: Averted with Santa's flying reindeer which are accurately drawn as resembling real-life caribou and possess antlers as females.
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* WhiteTailedReindeer: Averted with Santa's flying reindeer which are accurately drawn as resembling real-life caribou and possess antlers as females. They also make [[IncorrectAnimalNoises horse-like noises]], as opposed to deer-like ones.
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* ShownTheirWork: Reindeer in the episode are depicted with long facial fur, which reindeer or caribou develop during the winter for insulation. They also resemble real-life caribou rather than white-tailed deer like in many Christmas specials, although a [[Franchise/{{Frozen}} previous Disney work]] got this one right.
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* ShownTheirWork: ShownTheirWork:
** Reindeer in the episode are depicted with long facial fur, which reindeer or caribou develop during the winter for insulation. They also resemble real-life caribou rather than white-tailed deer like in many Christmas specials, although a [[Franchise/{{Frozen}} previous Disney work]] got this oneright.right.
** The episode remembers that female reindeer possess antlers like the males, with Dewey referring to one of Santa's reindeer as a "she".
** Reindeer harnesses are drawn with the burden on the animal's shoulders, as opposed to the neck commonly seen in Christmas works (putting the burden on the neck would strangle the animal).
** Reindeer in the episode are depicted with long facial fur, which reindeer or caribou develop during the winter for insulation. They also resemble real-life caribou rather than white-tailed deer like in many Christmas specials, although a [[Franchise/{{Frozen}} previous Disney work]] got this one
** The episode remembers that female reindeer possess antlers like the males, with Dewey referring to one of Santa's reindeer as a "she".
** Reindeer harnesses are drawn with the burden on the animal's shoulders, as opposed to the neck commonly seen in Christmas works (putting the burden on the neck would strangle the animal).
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** At the last house, Webby hands Scrooge a present, only for Scrooge to state that he has the actual present himself. If this is the last house, it's rather suspicious that they would have any presents left over. It turns out rather soon after that it was ''far'' from the only left over present, and that they hadn't delivered a single present throughout the entire night. Scrooge was delivering fake presents with coal in them instead of Santa's actual presents.
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* CreatorsCultureCarryover: In the third act, even though it's well past midnight and all the real presents are still undelivered, Scrooge says there's still enough time to deliver all of them without anyone noticing. By the end of the episode, he seems to have been proven right... Except that in some countries, Santa Claus doesn't deliver presents during the night, when the kids are asleep; instead, he delivers them in the evening of December 24th, when the children are still awake. So in those countries, the kids would have already opened their presents and discovered Scrooge's lumps of coal.
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* WeAllLiveInAmerica:
** In the third act, even though it's well past midnight and all the real presents are still undelivered, Scrooge says there's still enough time to deliver all of them without anyone noticing. By the end of the episode, he seems to have been proven right... Except that in some countries, Santa Claus doesn't deliver presents during the night, when the kids are asleep; instead, he delivers them in the evening of December 24th, when the children are still awake. So in those countries, the kids would have already opened their presents and discovered Scrooge's lumps of coal.
** On top of that, by the time it is Christmas morning in the US, it would already have been so for Asia and Europe for many hours.
** In the third act, even though it's well past midnight and all the real presents are still undelivered, Scrooge says there's still enough time to deliver all of them without anyone noticing. By the end of the episode, he seems to have been proven right... Except that in some countries, Santa Claus doesn't deliver presents during the night, when the kids are asleep; instead, he delivers them in the evening of December 24th, when the children are still awake. So in those countries, the kids would have already opened their presents and discovered Scrooge's lumps of coal.
** On top of that, by the time it is Christmas morning in the US, it would already have been so for Asia and Europe for many hours.
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** Webby refers to reindeer antlers as horns.
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** Webby refers to reindeer antlers as horns.horns though possibly justified since she's a child.
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* ArtisticLicenseHistory: Scrooge is old, but he's not "before Santa got started" old; Santa's been doing this since the Middle Ages.
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* ArtisticLicenseHistory: Scrooge is old, but he's not "before Santa got started" old; Santa's been doing this since the Middle Ages.[[note]] And ''older'' technically as numerous Santa elements can be traced back even further: like as in some scholars credit the Norse god Odin as one of the original sources of the Santa Clause mythology.[[/note]]
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* ClothesForChristmasCringe: Scrooge is disdainful of people giving Christmas gifts that aren't practical, so he gives the nephews and Webby wool hats to keep them warm in the winter. While Webby appreciates it, the nephews complain about how itchy the hats are.
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Isn't this supposed to be more of a Both Sides Have A Point?
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* NeverMyFault:
** Scrooge blames Santa for betraying him when actually his own greed made him distance himself from the polar bear. He [[JerkassRealization realizes how much he’s to blame for their falling-out]] after his experience with the poor little girl.
** When Webby calls out Scrooge for ruining Christmas by delivering coal instead of gifts all night, Scrooge actually points the finger at Santa for faking his injury and getting Scrooge to deliver the presents instead, "letting" him ruin Christmas.
** Scrooge blames Santa for betraying him when actually his own greed made him distance himself from the polar bear. He [[JerkassRealization realizes how much he’s to blame for their falling-out]] after his experience with the poor little girl.
** When Webby calls out Scrooge for ruining Christmas by delivering coal instead of gifts all night, Scrooge actually points the finger at Santa for faking his injury and getting Scrooge to deliver the presents instead, "letting" him ruin Christmas.
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* NeverMyFault:
**NeverMyFault: Scrooge blames Santa for betraying him when actually his own greed made him distance himself from the polar bear. He [[JerkassRealization realizes how much he’s to blame for their falling-out]] after his experience with the poor little girl.
** When Webby calls out Scrooge for ruining Christmas by delivering coal instead of gifts all night, Scrooge actually points the finger at Santa for faking his injury and getting Scrooge to deliver the presents instead, "letting" him ruin Christmas.girl.
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** When Webby calls out Scrooge for ruining Christmas by delivering coal instead of gifts all night, Scrooge actually points the finger at Santa for faking his injury and getting Scrooge to deliver the presents instead, "letting" him ruin Christmas.
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** Scrooge blames Santa for betraying him when actually his own greed made him distance himself from the polar bear. He [[JerkassRealization realizes how much he is to blame for their falling-out]] after his experience with the poor little girl.
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** Scrooge blames Santa for betraying him when actually his own greed made him distance himself from the polar bear. He [[JerkassRealization realizes how much he is he’s to blame for their falling-out]] after his experience with the poor little girl.
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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: For most of the episode, Santa Claus is a cheerful old polar bear who is at worst dismayed and sad over his falling out with Scrooge. But when Santa finds out that Scrooge had been delivering coal instead of gifts, he is absolutely furious. When he goes to confront Scrooge, Santa's voice is a low, furious growl.
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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: For most of the episode, Santa Claus is Santa’s a cheerful old polar bear who is who’s at worst dismayed and sad over his falling out with Scrooge. But when Santa finds out that Scrooge had been delivering coal instead of gifts, he is he’s absolutely furious. When he goes to confront Scrooge, Santa's voice is a low, furious growl.
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* SheepInSheepsClothing: Given his and Scrooge's bitter feud, Webby suspects Santa's altruistic nature to be an act. But it becomes clear as the two former friends-turned-rivals' history is established that Santa is being genuine.
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* SheepInSheepsClothing: Given his and Scrooge's bitter feud, Webby suspects Santa's altruistic nature to be an act. But it becomes clear as the two former friends-turned-rivals' history is established that Santa is Santa’s being genuine.
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-->'''Webby:''' Who even uses coal anymore except to tell kids they've been bad? ''How could you ruin Christmas!?''
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* HomemadeSweaterFromHell: Woolen hats, in this case.
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* HomemadeSweaterFromHell: Woolen hats, in this case. Webby argues the itching makes it practical.
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* PapaWolf: Santa was not happy when he found out Scrooge been giving out coal to the children instead of the presents.
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* PapaWolf: Santa was not happy when he found out Scrooge had been giving out coal to the children instead of the presents.
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**Santa also uses different carol lyrics in lieu of expletives. Like "Deck the halls", "Oh, Tannenbaum" and, a bit more obscure, the line "By gosh, by golly" from the Creator/FrankSinatra song "Mistletoe & Holly"
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* TwoDecadesBehind: Scrooge insists on giving everyone coal for Christmas, considering it a practical gift he would have killed for when he was a child. Webby points out nobody in the 21st century uses coal to warm their homes.
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* TwoDecadesBehind: Scrooge insists on giving everyone coal for Christmas, considering it a practical gift he would have killed for when he was a child. Webby points out nobody in the 21st century uses coal to warm their homes.homes and that coal is considered to be a symbol of a ''bad'' person on Christmas now.
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* WhiteTailedReindeer: Averted with Santa's flying reindeer which are accurately drawn as resembling real-life caribou and possess antlers as females.
