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* KickTheSonOfABitch: While dressed as Santa, Al take the opportunity to get back at some neighbors who have mistreated him.
** One kid's mother makes pies for everyone in the neighborhood but the Bundys, so "Santa" promises to leave a horse under the tree and says it not being there means the kid's mother killed it.
** Another kid said his mother told him that Al sprouts a tail. It's known that this woman has been having an affair with the mailman, so Al suggests the kid tell his father to come home during lunch so that the guy will learn what's happening.
** One kid's mother makes pies for everyone in the neighborhood but the Bundys, so "Santa" promises to leave a horse under the tree and says it not being there means the kid's mother killed it.
** Another kid said his mother told him that Al sprouts a tail. It's known that this woman has been having an affair with the mailman, so Al suggests the kid tell his father to come home during lunch so that the guy will learn what's happening.
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* PayEvilUntoEvil: While dressed as Santa, Al take the opportunity to get back at some neighbors who have mistreated him.
** One kid's mother makes pies for everyone in the neighborhood but the Bundys, so "Santa" promises to leave a horse under the tree and says it not being there means the kid's mother killed it.
** Another kid said his mother told him that Al sprouts a tail. It's known that this woman has been having an affair with the mailman, so Al suggests the kid tell his father to come home during lunch so that the guy will learn what's happening.
** One kid's mother makes pies for everyone in the neighborhood but the Bundys, so "Santa" promises to leave a horse under the tree and says it not being there means the kid's mother killed it.
** Another kid said his mother told him that Al sprouts a tail. It's known that this woman has been having an affair with the mailman, so Al suggests the kid tell his father to come home during lunch so that the guy will learn what's happening.
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** The lead coroner would lift jewelry off a dead body, but he refuses to take a dead body dressed as Santa out of the house when so many kids are gathered and watching. Furthermore, he tries to reassure 13-year-old Bud that he's still alive and will visit their home, only for him to quip back, "It wouldn't be too hard; just follow the buzzards."
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** The lead coroner would lift jewelry off a dead body, but he refuses to take a dead body dressed as Santa out of the house when so many kids are gathered and watching. Furthermore, he tries to reassure 13-year-old Bud that he's still alive and will visit their home, only for him to quip back, "It wouldn't shouldn't be too hard; just follow the buzzards."
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-->'''Peg:''' Al, they're ''children!"''\\
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Moving to Trivia
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* {{Corpsing}}: After watching the skydiving Santa hit the pavement, the Bundys and the Rhodes slowly look back towards the audience. Ed O' Neill in particular can be seen trying not to openly laugh along with the studio audience. This particular moment was later recounted during the show's 2003 reunion special.
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* EarnYourHappyEnding: After losing his bonus, a bribe, and being pushed around by his family and kids, Al still gets a great Christmas after finding the dead Santa's bag of mall coupons
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* EarnYourHappyEnding: After losing his bonus, a bribe, and being pushed around by his family and kids, Al still gets a great Christmas after finding the dead Santa's bag of mall couponscoupons.
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* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Subverted. Al pretending to be Santa for the kids in the neighborhood is seen as a good deed, but as he did it before the Lakeside mall official got to the house, he loses out on a chance for a hefty sum of money and thus can't afford to buy any presents. However, shortly afterwards, Al finds the bag of coupons.
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* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Subverted. Al pretending to be Santa for the kids in the neighborhood is seen as a good deed, but as he did it before the Lakeside mall official got to the house, he loses out on a chance for a hefty sum of money and thus can't afford to buy any presents. [[ThrowTheDogABone However, shortly afterwards, Al finds the bag of coupons.]]
* ShoutOut: One of the neighborhood children that Santa Al talks to is named [[WesternAnimation/NestorTheLongEaredChristmasDonkey Nestor.]]
* ShoutOut: One of the neighborhood children that Santa Al talks to is named [[WesternAnimation/NestorTheLongEaredChristmasDonkey Nestor.]]
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* AccidentalMisnaming: Possibly crossing over with RecognitionFailure: Al apparently thinks that Santa has reindeer named Donald, Goofy, Dondi, WesternAnimation/{{Dumbo}} and [[Series/TheLoneRanger Silver.]]
* BookEnds: Al gets a snowball thrown at him both when he humors the neighborhood children about Santa's fate ''and'' when he (dressed as Santa) leaves after they tell them what they want and cheer over him being okay.
* BookEnds: Al gets a snowball thrown at him both when he humors the neighborhood children about Santa's fate ''and'' when he (dressed as Santa) leaves after they tell them what they want and cheer over him being okay.
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* {{Corpsing}}: After watching the skydiving Santa hit the pavement, the Bundys and the Rhodes slowly look back towards the audience. Ed O' Neil in particular can be seen trying not to openly laugh along with the studio audience. This particular moment was later recounted during the show's 2003 reunion special.
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* {{Corpsing}}: After watching the skydiving Santa hit the pavement, the Bundys and the Rhodes slowly look back towards the audience. Ed O' Neil Neill in particular can be seen trying not to openly laugh along with the studio audience. This particular moment was later recounted during the show's 2003 reunion special.
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** The lead coroner would lift jewelry off a dead body, but he refuses to take a dead body dressed as Santa out of the house when so many kids are gathered and watching.
** This extends to the other characters: greedy and ungrateful Peg doesn't want Al to traumatize the neighborhood children when a angry Al tries to take the body out in front of them:
** This extends to the other characters: greedy and ungrateful Peg doesn't want Al to traumatize the neighborhood children when a angry Al tries to take the body out in front of them:
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** The lead coroner would lift jewelry off a dead body, but he refuses to take a dead body dressed as Santa out of the house when so many kids are gathered and watching.
watching. Furthermore, he tries to reassure 13-year-old Bud that he's still alive and will visit their home, only for him to quip back, "It wouldn't be too hard; just follow the buzzards."
** This extends to the other characters: even greedy and ungrateful Peg doesn't want Al to traumatize the neighborhood children whena angry Al he angrily tries to take the body out in front of them:
** This extends to the other characters: even greedy and ungrateful Peg doesn't want Al to traumatize the neighborhood children when
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* INeedAFreakingDrink: After witnessing the Santa die, Steve nervously pours himself a drunk of brandy as Marcy repeatedly mumbles "Oh my God" to herself.
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* INeedAFreakingDrink: After witnessing the Santa die, Steve nervously pours himself a drunk drink of brandy as Marcy repeatedly mumbles "Oh my God" to herself.
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* EveryoneHasStandards: The lead coroner would lift jewelry off a dead body, but he refuses to take a dead body dressed as Santa out of the house when so many kids are gathered and watching.
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* EveryoneHasStandards: EveryoneHasStandards:
** The lead coroner would lift jewelry off a dead body, but he refuses to take a dead body dressed as Santa out of the house when so many kids are gathered andwatching.watching.
** This extends to the other characters: greedy and ungrateful Peg doesn't want Al to traumatize the neighborhood children when a angry Al tries to take the body out in front of them:
-->'''Peg:''' Al, they're ''children!"''\\
'''Al:''' [[NoSympathy Well this will grow them up!]]
** The lead coroner would lift jewelry off a dead body, but he refuses to take a dead body dressed as Santa out of the house when so many kids are gathered and
** This extends to the other characters: greedy and ungrateful Peg doesn't want Al to traumatize the neighborhood children when a angry Al tries to take the body out in front of them:
-->'''Peg:''' Al, they're ''children!"''\\
'''Al:''' [[NoSympathy Well this will grow them up!]]
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* INeedAFreakingDrink: After witnessing the Santa die, Steve nervously pours himself a drunk of brandy as Marcy repeatedly mumbles "Oh my God" to herself.
* KickTheDog: Peg shops at the popular Lakeside Mall, a rival mall of Al's, due to how much closer and better it is. She then claims that she wasn't buying shoes there, only for Bud to pull out a pair of purple pumps.
* KickTheDog: Peg shops at the popular Lakeside Mall, a rival mall of Al's, due to how much closer and better it is. She then claims that she wasn't buying shoes there, only for Bud to pull out a pair of purple pumps.
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* BreakTheCutie: Marcy over seeing the skydiving Santa die.
* ChristmasEpisode: The first of several such examples, and it really sets the tone for the others.
* {{Corpsing}}: After watching the skydiving Santa hit the pavement, the Bundys and the Rhodes slowly look back towards the audience. Ed O' Neil in particular can be seen trying not to openly laugh along with the studio audience. This particular moment was later recounted during the show's 2003 reunion special.
* DeadpanSnarker: The coroner panics in the face of kids wanting to see Santa and slams the door.
-->'''Coroner:''' Uh-oh.\\
'''Al:''' What's wrong now? The Easter Bunny hang himself in my front yard?
* ChristmasEpisode: The first of several such examples, and it really sets the tone for the others.
* {{Corpsing}}: After watching the skydiving Santa hit the pavement, the Bundys and the Rhodes slowly look back towards the audience. Ed O' Neil in particular can be seen trying not to openly laugh along with the studio audience. This particular moment was later recounted during the show's 2003 reunion special.
* DeadpanSnarker: The coroner panics in the face of kids wanting to see Santa and slams the door.
-->'''Coroner:''' Uh-oh.\\
'''Al:''' What's wrong now? The Easter Bunny hang himself in my front yard?
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* InappropriateHunger: While the coroners investigate the site of of the accident, Steve tries to control a hysterical Marcy, who just saw a man fall to his death, all the while the Bundy's calmly eat a pizza.
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* EveryoneHasStandards: The lead coroner would lift jewelry off a dead body, but he refuses to take a dead body dressed as Santa out of the house when so many kids are gathered and watching.
* FiveSecondForeshadowing: "Why is [[MallSanta he]] flapping his arms like that?"
* HarmfulToMinors: Al has to play Santa because the coroners refuse to traumatize a gathering of kids by carrying out the dead body.
* InappropriateHunger: While the coroners investigate the site of of the accident, Steve tries to control a hysterical Marcy, who just saw a man fall to his death, all the while the Bundy's calmly eat apizza.pizza.
* KickTheSonOfABitch: While dressed as Santa, Al take the opportunity to get back at some neighbors who have mistreated him.
** One kid's mother makes pies for everyone in the neighborhood but the Bundys, so "Santa" promises to leave a horse under the tree and says it not being there means the kid's mother killed it.
** Another kid said his mother told him that Al sprouts a tail. It's known that this woman has been having an affair with the mailman, so Al suggests the kid tell his father to come home during lunch so that the guy will learn what's happening.
* MallSanta: A skydiving example gets the plot rolling by having a malfunctioning parachute, being blown off course, and landing face-first in the Bundys' backyard.
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Subverted. Al pretending to be Santa for the kids in the neighborhood is seen as a good deed, but as he did it before the Lakeside mall official got to the house, he loses out on a chance for a hefty sum of money and thus can't afford to buy any presents. However, shortly afterwards, Al finds the bag of coupons.
* TemptingFate:
** The TV reporter says they've lost the skydiving Santa and have no idea where he is. All of a sudden, the characters and the audience hear a rustling noise from the tree in the backyard.
** The Lakeside mall official says there's no reason to give Al a bribe for something he already did and leaves satisfied over saving some money. Soon afterwards, Al finds a bag of mall coupons and fully intends to bust the Lakeside Mall.
* FiveSecondForeshadowing: "Why is [[MallSanta he]] flapping his arms like that?"
* HarmfulToMinors: Al has to play Santa because the coroners refuse to traumatize a gathering of kids by carrying out the dead body.
* InappropriateHunger: While the coroners investigate the site of of the accident, Steve tries to control a hysterical Marcy, who just saw a man fall to his death, all the while the Bundy's calmly eat a
* KickTheSonOfABitch: While dressed as Santa, Al take the opportunity to get back at some neighbors who have mistreated him.
** One kid's mother makes pies for everyone in the neighborhood but the Bundys, so "Santa" promises to leave a horse under the tree and says it not being there means the kid's mother killed it.
** Another kid said his mother told him that Al sprouts a tail. It's known that this woman has been having an affair with the mailman, so Al suggests the kid tell his father to come home during lunch so that the guy will learn what's happening.
* MallSanta: A skydiving example gets the plot rolling by having a malfunctioning parachute, being blown off course, and landing face-first in the Bundys' backyard.
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Subverted. Al pretending to be Santa for the kids in the neighborhood is seen as a good deed, but as he did it before the Lakeside mall official got to the house, he loses out on a chance for a hefty sum of money and thus can't afford to buy any presents. However, shortly afterwards, Al finds the bag of coupons.
* TemptingFate:
** The TV reporter says they've lost the skydiving Santa and have no idea where he is. All of a sudden, the characters and the audience hear a rustling noise from the tree in the backyard.
** The Lakeside mall official says there's no reason to give Al a bribe for something he already did and leaves satisfied over saving some money. Soon afterwards, Al finds a bag of mall coupons and fully intends to bust the Lakeside Mall.
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* EarnYourHappyEnding: After losing his bonus, a bribe, and being pushed around by his family and kids, Al still gets a great Christmas after finding the dead Santa's bag of mall coupons
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* EarnYourHappyEnding: After losing his bonus, a bribe, and being pushed around by his family and kids, Al still gets a great Christmas after finding the dead Santa's bag of mall couponscoupons
* InappropriateHunger: While the coroners investigate the site of of the accident, Steve tries to control a hysterical Marcy, who just saw a man fall to his death, all the while the Bundy's calmly eat a pizza.
* InappropriateHunger: While the coroners investigate the site of of the accident, Steve tries to control a hysterical Marcy, who just saw a man fall to his death, all the while the Bundy's calmly eat a pizza.
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* EarnYourHappyEnding: After losing his bonus, a bribe, and being pushed around by his family and kids, Al still gets a great Christmas after finding the dead Santa's bag of mall coupons
