History TearJerker / TheSantaClause

** Scott and Carol never fell in love, Carol never over came her iciness, and she has since moved away after, according to Laura, "running out kids to terrorize."

** Neal and Laura have gotten divorced, in big part because of Scott's absence. Due to Scott constantly prioritizing work over being a father to Charlie, Neal was stuck trying to pick up his slack. Trouble was, although Charlie liked Neal, he preferred Scott to be his father. But Scott couldn't be bothered, Neal was forced to continue trying to bond with him alone, and Charlie kept resisting, which strained and ultimately destroyed Laura and Neal's marriage. As much as Scott found Neal to be a dork, he was just as upset to have split them up.

* The look on Scott's face in the third film when he sees what Jack Frost has done after the escape clause has taken effect. The elves look very unhappy at having to help the new Santa run his amusement park in the North Pole. The reindeer are upset at being reduced to petting attractions. Frost has shamelessly taken the commercialization of Christmas to the extreme, allowing parents to ''pay'' to have their kids on the Nice list or having toys made for them, even if they don't deserve them. And worst of all, most of the children present have embraced Frost's changes of the holiday, with most of them becoming spoiled and demanding brats urging and pressuring their parents to spend whatever money possible on what they want, regardless of whether they deserve it or not. Frost ruining the most giving and uniting holiday for his own gain, and it's a real heartbreaker to those who embrace the true spirit of Christmas.

* Charlie's tearful confession that he can never admit to anyone that when all his friends brag about their father's jobs he has to lie despite the fact that his dad has the best job of them all.

* Everything is worse for Scott's family in the alternate timeline where Scott doesn't become Santa. Charlie has become a Christmas-hating punk, Lucy is a spoiled brat, and Neal and Laura have gotten divorced. As much as Scott found Neal to be a dork, he was just as upset to have split them up.
* The look on Scott's face in the third film when he sees what Jack Frost has done after the escape clause has taken effect. The elves look very unhappy at having to help the new Santa run his amusement park in the North Pole.

* Charlie's tearful confession in the sequel that he can never admit to anyone that when all his friends brag about their father's jobs he has to lie despite the fact that his dad has the best job of them all.
** Okay, let's face it, any time Eric Lloyd cries it's a TearJerker; the guy has got some serious talent.

* In the second movie, the scene that gets to the root of Charlie's behavior. He's so jealous that other kids always get to be with their dads and resents having to be a SecretKeeper when his dad has the coolest job ever.
** Not helping is that Charlie ends up on the ''naughty list'' when he begins lashing out and becomes a full-blown delinquent at school. You can hear the disbelief in Scott's voice when he sees his son's name on the list and thinks it's a mistake. Unfortunately, he quickly finds out that things really have gotten that bad at home.
* The scene in the first film where Scott is being arrested. Knowing how young they are, one can imagine how it looks to the children.

* The look on Scott's face in the third film when he sees what Jack Frost has done after the escape clause has taken effect. The elves look very unhappy at having to help the new Santa run his amusement park in the North Pole.

* Laura and Neal's stories about when they stopped believing in Santa Claus. All Laura wanted was a "Mystery Date" game, and she sounds so heartbroken when admitting that she never got it. Neil's story is very sad when he admits that he stopped believing in Santa when he was ''three'' all because he didn't get an Oscar Meyer weenie whistle.

** A scene which doesn't air on TV features Neil and Laura sitting on the front stoop discussing what else they can possibly do about the situation. A HardCut to the scene with the judge suggests revoking Scott's visitation rights was Neil's idea in the first place.

* The scene where Neil hangs Charlie's stocking is touching, especially since they had been fighting right before Scott took off with him.

* Laura and Neil's stories about when they stopped believing in Santa Claus. All Laura wanted was a "Mystery Date" game, and she sounds so heartbroken when admitting that she never got it. Neil's story is very sad when he admits that he stopped believing in Santa when he was ''three'' all because he didn't get an Oscar Meyer weenie whistle.

* Everything is worse for Scott's family in the alternate timeline where Scott doesn't become Santa. Charlie has become a Christmas-hating punk, Lucy is a spoiled brat, and Neil and Laura have gotten divorced. As much as Scott found Neil to be a dork, he was just as upset to have split them up.

*** Okay, let's face it, any time Eric Lloyd cries it's a TearJerker; the guy has got some serious talent.

* The scene where the judge revokes Scott's visitation rights. You can hear Charlie softly crying in the background.

** A scene which doesn't air on TV features Neil and Laura sitting on the front stoop discussing what else they can possibly do about the situation. A HardCut suggests revoking the visitation rights was Neil's idea in the first place.

** Also Charlie's tearful confession in the sequel that he can never admit to anyone that when all his friends brag about their father's jobs he has to lie despite the fact that his dad has the best job of them all.

** Not helping is that Charlie ends up on the ''naughty list'' when he begins lashing out and becomes a full-blown delinquent at school. You can hear the disbelief in Scott's voice when he sees his son's name on the list, and thinks it's a mistake. Unfortunately, he quickly finds out that things really have gotten that bad at home.

* The look on Scott's face in the third film when he sees what Jack Frost has done after the escape clause has happened. And the elves look very unhappy at having to help the new Santa run his amusement park in the North Pole.

** Even Laura, who had been fretting over what she sees as Scott's negative influence on Charlie is having second thoughts about whether they should go through with it, as Charlie's belief in Santa wasn't actually harming anyone.

* The scene in the first film where Scott is being arrested. Knowing how young they are, one can imagine how it looks to the children.

* Laura and Neil's stories about when they stopped believing in Santa Claus. All Laura wanted was a "Mystery Date" game, and she sounds so heartbroken when admitting that she never got it. Neil's story is very sad when he admits that he stopped believing in Santa when he was ''three'' all because he didn't get a weenie whistle.

* The scene in the first film where children Scott is being arrested. Knowing how young they are, one can imagine how it looks to the children.

* In the second movie, the scene that gets to the root of Charlie's behavior. He's so jealous that other kids always get to be with their dads and resents having to be a SecretKeeper when his dad has the coolest job ever.

* Laura and Neil's stories about when they stopped believing in Santa Clause. All Laura wanted was a "Mystery Date" game, and she sounds so heartbroken when admitting that she never got it. Neil's story is very sad when he admits that he stopped believing in Santa when he was ''three'' all because he didn't get a weenie whistle.

** Also Charlie's tearful confession that he can never admit to anyone that when all his friends brag about their father's jobs he has to lie despite the fact that his dad has the best job of them all.

* Laura and Neil's stories about when they stopped believing in Santa Clause. All Laura wanted was a "Mystery Date" game, and she sounds so heartbroken when admitting that she never got it. Neil's story is very sad when he admits that he stopped believing in Santa when he was ''three'' all because he didn't get a weenie whistle.

* The scene where Scott gives Charlie the snow globe.

* This Troper finds the scene where Neil hangs Charlie's stocking touching, especially since they had been fighting right before Scott took off with him.

* This Troper finds the scene where Neil hangs Charlie's stocking touching, especially since they had been fighting right before Scott took off with him.

* The scene where the judge revokes Scott's visitation rights you can hear Charlie softly crying in the background.

The scene where the judge revokes Scott's visitation rights you can hear Charlie softly crying in the background.

*** Okay, let's face it, any time Eric Lloyd cries it's a TearJerker; the guy has got some serious talent.

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