History WesternAnimation / GrandmaGotRunOverByAReindeer

* AnachronismStew: A weird example. Jake is narrating the story years after it occurred. Due to the presence of e-mail, it is assumed the story takes place sometime around 1993-1999. So why does Jake sound so old? He's only about twelve in the story, so unless the narration is coming from the far future, Jake should be somewhere in his late teens/early twenties (in 2000, the year the special was released, that is).

* FaceOnAMilkCarton: One of the ways they try to find Grandma.

* SparedByTheAdaptation: Unlike the original song, Grandma doesn't ''die'' in this one. [[spoiler:She does get run over twice, though.]]
** In a bit of OlderThanTheyThink, the original music video also revealed Grandma was alright in the end, suggesting the characters are just supposed to have assumed the worst...[[invoked]]

* AmoralAttorney: Cousin Mel's lawyer, [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast I.M. Slime]], who's just as greedy and conniving as her partner-in-crime.

Grandma Spankenheimer is a kindly old woman who loves to spread Christmas joy in Cityville. She also owns the only piece of property in town not owned by the Own-All Corporation... but she refuses to sell, to the chagrin of [[EvilIsSexy Cousin Mel]], [[MoneyDearBoy who just wants the money]]. Meanwhile, Jake, the film's main character, still fervently believes in Santa though his parents are trying to find a way to tell him the "truth." Of course, Grandma inevitably gets run over by a reindeer then vanishes. As the only two witnesses are Jake and his senile Grandpa, [[CassandraTruth nobody believes them]]. During Grandma's disappearance, Cousin Mel finally claims the store, leaving only Jake to save the store by proving Santa's existence. By the climax of the special, Santa is on trial for his crimes against Grandma and Cousin Mel is on the verge of getting both the store and (she assumes) the millions of dollars Santa must have by suing the crap out of him. Will Christmas prevail over evil? Will Grandma be safe? Will the villains get their comeuppance?

* OffModel:
** Grandma's face on the milk cartons.
** Jake goes briefly cross-eyed as he says "I love this place!".

** Grandpa's song "Grandma's Spending Christmas with the Superstars," which he sings after mishearing the word ''sign'' as ''sing''.

* InformedAttribute: The whole [[StockYuck "disgustingness"]] surrounding Grandma's fruitcake. In the song "Grandma's Killer Fruitcake," we're told that her fruitcake is "harder than the head of Uncle Bucky," "dryer than a drought in Albuquerque," and "enough to give the whole state of Kentucky a great big bellyache," giving the impression that Grandma is a LethalChef and her fruitcake is considered gross. However, it's also stated to be a famous recipe and during the courtroom scene, people are shown eating and visibly enjoying the fruitcake that wasn't tainted by reindeer-nip.

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: The Judge [[spoiler:presiding over Santa's court case.]] She's willing to hear Jake out and take his evidence and testimony seriously, despite the objections of the prosecution.
---> ''Alright then! In the name of justice, [[ItMakesSenseInContext we eat fruit cake!]]''

** In a bit of OlderThanTheyThink, the original music video also revealed Grandma was alright in the end, suggesting the characters are just supposed to have assumed the worst...

--> [[NoCelebritiesWereHarmed No reindeer were harmed during the production of this motion picture]].
--> Santa Claus performed all of his own stunts.
--> The portrayal of fruitcake represented in this story is not necessarily the opinion of the producers.

* ArtisticLicenseGeography: Looking at the map of the United States during "Grandma's Killer Fruitcake," one notices that the animator apparently thought Minnesota and Wisconsin are one state; same for Iowa and Missouri, and Louisiana and Arkansas. Also, there is no Rhode Island or Long Island, and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan is apparently its own state.

* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Grandpa is either senile or just weird - either way, it becomes a problem when Mel uses his mental state to gain power of attorney over him.

-->-- '''Narrator'''

Grandma Spankenheimer is a kindly old woman who loves to spread Christmas joy in Cityville. She also owns the only piece of property in town not owned by the Own-All Corporation...but she refuses to sell, to the chagrin of [[EvilIsSexy Cousin Mel]], [[MoneyDearBoy who just wants the money]]. Meanwhile, Jake, the film's main character, still fervently believes in Santa though his parents are trying to find a way to tell him the "truth." Of course, Grandma inevitably gets run over by a reindeer then vanishes. As the only two witnesses are Jake and his senile Grandpa, [[CassandraTruth nobody believes them]]. During Grandma's disappearance, Cousin Mel finally claims the store, leaving only Jake to save the store by proving Santa's existence. By the climax of the special, Santa is on trial for his crimes against Grandma and Cousin Mel is on the verge of getting both the store and (she assumes) the millions of dollars Santa must have by suing the crap out of him. Will Christmas prevail over evil? Will Grandma be safe? Will the villains get their comeuppance?

!!This special contains examples of:

-->'''Slime:''' ''(typing on a calculator)'' Your share as Grandpa's financial advisor is...''woof.''
-->'''Mel:''' Woof? ''(cue "Grandma's Gonna Sue the Pants Off of Santa")''

* PlotHole: The reason Santa gives as to why he didn't bring Grandma back is because since she has amnesia, he doesn't know who she is. But ''he's Santa'', who knows the name, location, and goodness/badness of everyone (not just children as he gives Austin Bucks a name and tells him of a present he wanted as a kid to prove that he's really Santa) in the world. This gives him ''absolutely no reason'' to not know who Grandma was.

* BareYourMidriff: Cousin Mel bared her midriff while singing her VillainSong.

* PlotHole: The reason Santa gives as to why he didn't bring Grandma back is because since she has amnesia, he don't know who she is. But ''he's Santa'', who knows the name, location, and goodness/badness of everyone (not just children as he gives Austin Bucks name and tells him of a present he wanted as a kid to prove that he's really Santa) in the world. This gives him ''absolutely no reason'' to not know who Grandma was.

* PunnyName: Austin ''Bucks'' is rich, ''I.M. Slime'' is...[[EvilLawyerJoke a lawyer.]]

* {{Bowdlerise}}: For some reason, The CW's broadcasts of this special cut out two scenes. One of them is the scene where the Spankenheimers are dressed in black.