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** There's a Fridge moment here too: as much as Buddy doesn't fit in either world, ''he's the only elf who can hang decorations from the ceilings'' without using a ladder. A "real" elf would have had some trouble getting the decorations up.

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-->'''Michael''': Wow... Where did you say you were from?

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-->'''Michael''': -->'''Michael:''' Wow... Where did you say you were from?



--> '''Walter:''' Well...up yours.
--> '''Michael:''' Yeah, up yours!

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--> '''Walter:''' -->'''Walter:''' Well...up yours.
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yours.\\
'''Michael:''' Yeah, up yours!



** It's not just a beatdown. Finch ''opens'' with a dropkick, then transitions to a judo flip, and from there into a chokehold. Those are ''not'' moves that any asshole could pull off; the guy clearly trains in martial arts.

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** It's not just a beatdown. Finch ''opens'' with a dropkick, then transitions to a judo flip, and from there into a chokehold. Those are ''not'' moves that any asshole could pull off; the guy clearly trains in martial arts.arts.
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* The snowball fight, where Buddy pretty much becomes a proverbial snowball gatling gun because of his time spent at the North Pole (a large pile of snowballs in one arm while his other hand is rapid-fire throwing the snowballs), winning the fight in his and Michael's favor. Clearly, while he never had the energy of a true elf, he picked up ''something'' while living there and likely engaging in several snowball fights against his fellow elves for fun.

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* The snowball fight, where Buddy pretty much becomes a proverbial snowball gatling gun because of his time spent at the North Pole (a large pile of snowballs in one arm while his other hand is rapid-fire throwing the snowballs), winning the fight in his and Michael's favor. Clearly, while he never had the energy of a true elf, he picked up ''something'' while living there and likely engaging in several snowball fights against his fellow elves for fun. And to top it off, he used the one snowball Michael made to snipe a boy that was fleeing from the fight.
-->'''Michael''': Wow... Where did you say you were from?
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* The snowball fight, where Buddy pretty much becomes a proverbial snowball gatling gun because of his time spent at the North Pole (a large pile of snowballs in one arm while his other hand is rapid-fire throwing the snowballs), winning the fight in his and Michael's favor.

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* The snowball fight, where Buddy pretty much becomes a proverbial snowball gatling gun because of his time spent at the North Pole (a large pile of snowballs in one arm while his other hand is rapid-fire throwing the snowballs), winning the fight in his and Michael's favor. Clearly, while he never had the energy of a true elf, he picked up ''something'' while living there and likely engaging in several snowball fights against his fellow elves for fun.



** [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments And then]] [[HypocriticalHumor Walter scolds him for cursing]].

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** [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments And then]] [[HypocriticalHumor [[ParentalHypocrisy Walter scolds him for cursing]].
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* The snowball fight.

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* The snowball fight.fight, where Buddy pretty much becomes a proverbial snowball gatling gun because of his time spent at the North Pole (a large pile of snowballs in one arm while his other hand is rapid-fire throwing the snowballs), winning the fight in his and Michael's favor.
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** And just as well, Michael's the one who convinced his father to stop being so selfish by bringing up that his other son cares about everybody.

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** And just as well, Michael's the one who convinced his father to stop being so selfish by bringing up that [[AllLovingHero his other son cares about everybody.everybody]] while [[{{Foil}} Walter himself has been a self-centered workaholic]].
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** And just as well, Michael's the one who convinced his father to stop being so selfish by bringing up that his other son cares about everybody.

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* Miles Finch [[CurbStompBattle beating the crap out of Buddy]] after he keeps [[InnocentlyInsensitive calling him an elf]]. It just goes to show that no matter what he’s in, you don’t mess with [[Series/GameOfThrones Tyrion Lannister]].

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* Miles Finch [[CurbStompBattle beating the crap out of Buddy]] after he keeps [[InnocentlyInsensitive calling him an elf]]. It just goes to show that no matter what he’s in, you don’t mess with [[Series/GameOfThrones Tyrion Lannister]].Lannister]].
** It's not just a beatdown. Finch ''opens'' with a dropkick, then transitions to a judo flip, and from there into a chokehold. Those are ''not'' moves that any asshole could pull off; the guy clearly trains in martial arts.
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** [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments And then]] [[HypocriticalHumor Walter scolds him for cursing]].

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** [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments And then]] [[HypocriticalHumor Walter scolds him for cursing]].cursing]].
* Miles Finch [[CurbStompBattle beating the crap out of Buddy]] after he keeps [[InnocentlyInsensitive calling him an elf]]. It just goes to show that no matter what he’s in, you don’t mess with [[Series/GameOfThrones Tyrion Lannister]].
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** [[CrowningMomentOfFunny And then]] [[HypocriticalHumor Walter scolds him for cursing]].

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** [[CrowningMomentOfFunny [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments And then]] [[HypocriticalHumor Walter scolds him for cursing]].
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* Buddy making an incredible Christmas display at Gimbel's.

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* Buddy making an incredible Christmas display at Gimbel's. It was so complicated for the filmmakers to assemble that they could only film one take of the MallSanta destroying it.
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* Buddy's elf dancing in the mailroom. Doubly awesome since it won over everyone working there.
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** It's small, but Michael's ''dead serious'' utterance of "Dad...!" when he sees that his father isn't actually singing.

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** It's small, but Michael's ''dead serious'' utterance of "Dad...!" when he sees that scolds his father isn't for not actually singing.

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* Christmas cheer saving the day, and it is Walter's singing that helps Santa's sleigh fly.

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* Christmas cheer saving the day, and it is Walter's singing that helps Santa's sleigh fly.fly, punctuated by the awesome shot of the sleigh flying over his head at he hits that last note.
** It's small, but Michael's ''dead serious'' utterance of "Dad...!" when he sees that his father isn't actually singing.
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** [[CrowningMomentOfFunny And then]] [[Walter HypocriticalHumor scolds him for cursing]].

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** [[CrowningMomentOfFunny And then]] [[Walter HypocriticalHumor [[HypocriticalHumor Walter scolds him for cursing]].
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--> '''Michael:''' Yeah, up yours!

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--> '''Michael:''' Yeah, up yours!yours!
** [[CrowningMomentOfFunny And then]] [[Walter HypocriticalHumor scolds him for cursing]].
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* Christmas cheer saving the day, and it is Walter's singing that helps Santa's sleigh fly.

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* Christmas cheer saving the day, and it is Walter's singing that helps Santa's sleigh fly.fly.
* Walter and his son making a stand to Greenway, who is threatening to fire the former if he walks out of the meeting room to find Buddy:
--> '''Walter:''' Well...up yours.
--> '''Michael:''' Yeah, up yours!
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* Buddy making an incredible Christmas display at Gimbel's.
* The snowball fight.
* Christmas cheer saving the day, and it is Walter's singing that helps Santa's sleigh fly.

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