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** Spaghetti with maple syrup, marshmallows, Pop-Tarts, and other sugary things. Which would be a dentist's nightmare if you ask this troper.
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** Spaghetti with maple syrup, marshmallows, Pop-Tarts, and other sugary things. Which would be a dentist's nightmare if you ask this troper.
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*** Sants told him not to eat the gum from the '''ground.'''
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*** Sants Santa told him not to eat the gum from the '''ground.'''
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*** Not that odd. Raccoons are commonly found in the woods and since they are wild animals, they will likely attack you if you try to pick them up as Buddy did.
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** It also wouldn't be the last time Mary Steenburgen would be a mother figure to a [[StepBrothers fish-out-of-water manchild played by Will Ferrell]].
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* WTHCastingAgency: WillFerrell in a kid's movie? JamesCaan for a Christmas film? EdAsner as Santa? [[hottip:*: And believe it or not, that actually wasn't the first time!]] Even RogerEbert [[http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20031107/REVIEWS/311070302/1023 was surprised by how well that turned out.]]
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* WTHCastingAgency: WillFerrell in a kid's movie? JamesCaan for a Christmas film? EdAsner [[Creator/EdwardAsner Ed Asner]] as Santa? [[hottip:*: And believe it or not, that actually wasn't the first time!]] Even RogerEbert Creator/RogerEbert [[http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20031107/REVIEWS/311070302/1023 was surprised by how well that turned out.]]
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* HilariousInHindsight: The first thing Miles Finch says to Buddy is [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=02572EyOIzQ "I get more action in a week than you've had in an entire lifetime"]]. Of course he would, [[PeterDinklage he's]] ''[[Series/GameOfThrones Tyrion!]]''
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* HilariousInHindsight: The first thing Miles Finch says to Buddy is [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=02572EyOIzQ "I get more action in a week than you've had in an entire lifetime"]]. Of course he would, [[PeterDinklage he's]] ''[[Series/GameOfThrones Tyrion!]]''Tyrion!]]'' Amusingly, his next line is about having another house in Vail (Colorado), which sounds like 'Vale'.
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: Mr. Narwhal. He's actually voiced by Creator/JonFavreau!
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* HilariousInHindsight: The first thing Miles Finch says to Buddy is [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=02572EyOIzQ "I get more action in a week than you've had in an entire lifetime"]]. Of course he would, [[PeterDinklage he's]] ''[[GameOfThrones ''[[Series/GameOfThrones Tyrion!]]''
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* Tearjerker: The scene where Walter tells Buddy to get out of his life. Buddy looks so depressed and disheartened that it's soul crushing.
* WTHCastingAgency: WillFerrell in a kid's movie? JamesCaan for a Christmas film? EdAsner as Santa? Even RogerEbert [[http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20031107/REVIEWS/311070302/1023 was surprised by how well that turned out.]]
* WTHCastingAgency: WillFerrell in a kid's movie? JamesCaan for a Christmas film? EdAsner as Santa? Even RogerEbert [[http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20031107/REVIEWS/311070302/1023 was surprised by how well that turned out.]]
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* Tearjerker: TearJerker: The scene where Walter tells Buddy to get out of his life. Buddy looks so depressed and disheartened that it's soul crushing.
* WTHCastingAgency: WillFerrell in a kid's movie? JamesCaan for a Christmas film? EdAsner as Santa? [[hottip:*: And believe it or not, that actually wasn't the first time!]] Even RogerEbert [[http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20031107/REVIEWS/311070302/1023 was surprised by how well that turned out.]]
* WTHCastingAgency: WillFerrell in a kid's movie? JamesCaan for a Christmas film? EdAsner as Santa? [[hottip:*: And believe it or not, that actually wasn't the first time!]] Even RogerEbert [[http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20031107/REVIEWS/311070302/1023 was surprised by how well that turned out.]]
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* Tearjerker: The scene where Walter tells Buddy to get out of his life. Buddy looks so depressed and disheartened that it's soul crushing.
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* OneSceneWonder: Brenda [=McDonald=], embodying every sweet, helpless little-old-lady and kind-hearted, heartbroken nun in movie history.
--> ''But the children love the books!''
** Peter Dinklage's scene was mentioned in a lot in critic reviews as being the most memorable sequence of the film.
--> ''But the children love the books!''
** Peter Dinklage's scene was mentioned in a lot in critic reviews as being the most memorable sequence of the film.
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* WTHCastingAgency: WillFerrell in a kid's movie? JamesCaan for a Christmas film? EdAsner as Santa? Even RogerEbert [[http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20031107/REVIEWS/311070302/1023 was surprised by how well that turned out.]]
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* NauseaFuel: Buddy peels a piece of gum off a railing. And chews it.
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* NauseaFuel: Buddy peels a piece of gum off a subway entrance stair railing. And chews it.
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** Spaghetti with maple syrup, marshmallows, Pop-Tarts, and other sugary things. Which would be a dentist's nightmare if you ask this troper.
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* WTHCastingAgency: WillFerrell in a kid's movie? EdAsner as Santa? JamesCaan for a Christmas film? Even RogerEbert [[http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20031107/REVIEWS/311070302/1023 was surprised by how well that turned out.]]
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* WTHCastingAgency: WillFerrell in a kid's movie? EdAsner as Santa? JamesCaan for a Christmas film? Even RogerEbert [[http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20031107/REVIEWS/311070302/1023 was surprised by how well that turned out.]]
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-->'''RogerEbert''': If I were to tell you "Elf" stars Will Ferrell as a human named Buddy who thinks he is an elf and Ed Asner as Santa Claus, would you feel an urgent desire to see this film? Neither did I. I thought it would be clunky, stupid and obvious...it took me about 10 seconds of seeing Will Ferrell in the elf costume to realize how very wrong I was.
-->'''RogerEbert''': If I were to tell you "Elf" stars Will Ferrell as a human named Buddy who thinks he is an elf and Ed Asner as Santa Claus, would you feel an urgent desire to see this film? Neither did I. I thought it would be clunky, stupid and obvious...it took me about 10 seconds of seeing Will Ferrell in the elf costume to realize how very wrong I was.
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-->'''RogerEbert''': If I were to tell you "Elf" stars Will Ferrell as a human named Buddy who thinks he is an elf and Ed Asner as Santa Claus, would you feel an urgent desire to see this film? Neither did I. I thought it would be clunky, stupid and obvious...it took me about 10 seconds of seeing Will Ferrell in the elf costume to realize how very wrong I was.
-->'''RogerEbert''': If I were to tell you "Elf" stars Will Ferrell as a human named Buddy who thinks he is an elf and Ed Asner as Santa Claus, would you feel an urgent desire to see this film? Neither did I. I thought it would be clunky, stupid and obvious...it took me about 10 seconds of seeing Will Ferrell in the elf costume to realize how very wrong I was.
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* HilariousInHindsight: The first thing Miles Finch says to Buddy is [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=02572EyOIzQ "I get more action in a week than you've had in an entire lifetime"]]. Of course he would, [[PeterDinklage he's]] ''[[GameOfThrones Tyrion!]]''
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** Spaghetti with maple syrup, marshmallows, Pop-Tarts, and other sugary things.things.
** WTHCastingAgency: WillFerrell in a kid's movie? EdAsner as Santa? JamesCaan for a Christmas film? Even RogerEbert [[http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20031107/REVIEWS/311070302/1023 was surprised by how well that turned out.]]
** WTHCastingAgency: WillFerrell in a kid's movie? EdAsner as Santa? JamesCaan for a Christmas film? Even RogerEbert [[http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20031107/REVIEWS/311070302/1023 was surprised by how well that turned out.]]
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*** Sants told him not to eat the gum from the '''ground.'''
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Moving this over to the CMOF page.
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* FunnyMoments: On his journey from the North Pole to New York City, Buddy's encounter with an [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-C0Av5ICYw unfriendly]] RascallyRaccoon.
** All of Buddy's FishOutOfWater moments in New York City, where he ends up treating a revolving door and zebra-stripe crosswalk as games. Also this:
-->'''Buddy:''' Have you seen these toilets? They're ''ginormous!''
** To say nothing of his mistaking a short coworker for an elf.
** [''confronting the fake mall santa''] "You sit on a throne of lies!"
** [''answering a phone''] "Buddy the Elf, what's your favorite color?"
** "Oh, wait! I forgot to give you a hug!"
** [''after being hit with a snowball''] "Owwww! [[GoshDangItToHeck Son of a nutcracker]]!"
** Trying to buy a bra for his dad. No, really.
** "I went past sea of swirly twirly gumdrops. Through the candy cane forest. And walked through the Lincoln Tunnel."
** All of Buddy's FishOutOfWater moments in New York City, where he ends up treating a revolving door and zebra-stripe crosswalk as games. Also this:
-->'''Buddy:''' Have you seen these toilets? They're ''ginormous!''
** To say nothing of his mistaking a short coworker for an elf.
** [''confronting the fake mall santa''] "You sit on a throne of lies!"
** [''answering a phone''] "Buddy the Elf, what's your favorite color?"
** "Oh, wait! I forgot to give you a hug!"
** [''after being hit with a snowball''] "Owwww! [[GoshDangItToHeck Son of a nutcracker]]!"
** Trying to buy a bra for his dad. No, really.
** "I went past sea of swirly twirly gumdrops. Through the candy cane forest. And walked through the Lincoln Tunnel."
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* MemeticMutation: "'''SANTAAAAA!!!! "'''SANTAAAAA!!!!''' I KNOW HIM!!'''"know him! I know him!"
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* BetterThanItSounds: A film starring Will Ferrell as a loud manchild of an elf? Even RogerEbert was [[http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20031107/REVIEWS/311070302/1023 pleasantly surprised]] at how much he liked the film.
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** "I went past sea of swirly twirly gumdrops. Through the candy cane forest. And walked through the Lincoln Tunnel."
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* DesignatedVillain: The Central Park Rangers. Played for laughs, of course.
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** Trying to buy a bra for his dad. No, really.
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* NauseaFuel: Budddy Buddy peels a piece of gum off a railing. And chews it.
