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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: He walks right into Cousin Mel's trap by signing her contract. He thought he was helping.
** He also knocked down the inflatable Christmas tree in the beginning.
** He also knocked down the inflatable Christmas tree in the beginning.
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* FriendToAllChildren: She dresses up as an elf and reads to kids in her store during the holidays.
* MadeOfIron: Amnesia notwithstanding, the woman managed to survive being trampled by eight reindeer and a slay. [[spoiler: Twice.]]
* TheMessiah: Grandma is a saint. She's kept her store going for God only knows how long, reads to kids, donates food to local shelters, and is generally well-liked by everyone. Except Cousin Mel.
* PlotAllergy: Her supposed allergy to eggs. One of the reasons she'd been heading out was because she left her medication at the store.
* TheMessiah: Grandma is a saint. She's kept her store going for God only knows how long, reads to kids, donates food to local shelters, and is generally well-liked by everyone. Except Cousin Mel.
* PlotAllergy: Her supposed allergy to eggs. One of the reasons she'd been heading out was because she left her medication at the store.
* TheGrinch
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* WouldHurtAChild: Not directly, but she had no qualms with anyone getting sick from her poisoned fruitcake, which could've been anyone, including kids. She's also not very fond of Jake.
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** PunnyName
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* AndThereWasMuchRejoicing: One way of looking at her DisneyAcidSequence song with I.M. Slime is that the two of them were completely ecstatic when they realized just how much money they could get for suing Santa.
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* HyperAwareness: Subverted. The fact that she noticed a few key things, such as the letter Santa left behind and Santa actually arriving with Jake and Grandma, are what allowed her to put her plans in motion.
* IdiotBall: Why she held onto that letter stating what really happened is anyone's guess, but the fact that she did was pretty much Mel shooting herself in the foot.
* IdiotBall: Why she held onto that letter stating what really happened is anyone's guess, but the fact that she did was pretty much Mel shooting herself in the foot.
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* TheDeterminator: Absolutely refused to stop looking for Grandma even after a year had gone by.
* [[MommasBoy Grandma's Boy]]: He seems to be closer to Grandma than anyone else in the family, except for Grandpa.
* TheHeart: Without her the store was never the same.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Hates "the goody goody feelings of Christmas".
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!!I.M. Slime
Cousin Mel's attorney who helps her frame Santa Claus for Grandma's second disappearance.
* AmoralAttorney
* {{Facepalm}}: After a now lucid Grandma shows up in court and Cousin Mel shouts "that woman is a fraud! Grandma doesn't know who she is!"
* KarmaHoudini: Disappears at the end of the film with no sort of comeuppance for her hand in almost destroying Christmas.
!!I.M. Slime
Cousin Mel's attorney who helps her frame Santa Claus for Grandma's second disappearance.
* AmoralAttorney
* {{Facepalm}}: After a now lucid Grandma shows up in court and Cousin Mel shouts "that woman is a fraud! Grandma doesn't know who she is!"
* KarmaHoudini: Disappears at the end of the film with no sort of comeuppance for her hand in almost destroying Christmas.
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* LethalCook: Averted. Despite the song "Grandma's Killer Fruitcake" her baked goods and pastries are insanely popular and delicious, ''especially'' her fruitcake. The one batch that turned out bad was the one Cousin Mel intentionally poisoned to make people sick.
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* LethalCook: LethalChef: Averted. Despite the song "Grandma's Killer Fruitcake" her baked goods and pastries are insanely popular and delicious, ''especially'' her fruitcake. The one batch that turned out bad was the one Cousin Mel intentionally poisoned to make people sick.
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* OnlySaneMan: In a way, since, he's the only one who actually saw what happened to Grandma and had still been looking for her for over a year, long after everyone, including his own family, had given up.
* OnlySaneMan: In a way, since, he's the only one who actually saw what happened to Grandma and had still been looking for her for over a year, long after everyone, including his own family, had given up.
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* BewareTheNiceOnes: Almost lets loose on Cousin Mel after she whines about Grandma not selling the shop, before saying "but Grandmas shouldn't talk that way."
* HappilyMarried: To Grandpa.
* LethalCook: Averted. Despite the song "Grandma's Killer Fruitcake" her baked goods and pastries are insanely popular and delicious, ''especially'' her fruitcake. The one batch that turned out bad was the one Cousin Mel intentionally poisoned to make people sick.
* LethalCook: Averted. Despite the song "Grandma's Killer Fruitcake" her baked goods and pastries are insanely popular and delicious, ''especially'' her fruitcake. The one batch that turned out bad was the one Cousin Mel intentionally poisoned to make people sick.
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* HappilyMarried: To Grandma.
* AbhorrentAdmirer: To Austin Bucks.
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* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Averted, despite initially being set up as such. He wants to buy Grandma's shop but he's not willing to go to any illegal lengths to acquire it, and gives Jake a fair chance to find Grandma before he signs the deal with Cousin Mel.
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** NiceShoes
** NiceShoes
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!!Austin Bucks
A rich business man who owns every store in the city, save for Grandma's.
* HiddenDepths: When he was six, he wanted a lutenant Neutron Action Figure.
-->'''Austin''': Lutenant Neutron? He was the best!
** He also had a chance to go somewhere romantic and ''consummate'' a deal with Cousin Mel, which pretty much any other guy would've taken, but he chose to give Jake a little extra time to find Grandma.
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!!Austin Bucks
A rich business man who owns every store in the city, save for Grandma's.
* HiddenDepths: When he was six, he wanted a lutenant Neutron Action Figure.
-->'''Austin''': Lutenant Neutron? He was the best!
** He also had a chance to go somewhere romantic and ''consummate'' a deal with Cousin Mel, which pretty much any other guy would've taken, but he chose to give Jake a little extra time to find Grandma.
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* BrainyBrunette: He's pretty smart for his age.
* BrainyBrunette: He's pretty smart for his age.
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* AffablyEvil: She's not particularly the most polite character, but her methods of getting the property step into illegal territory to say the least.
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Jake's dog.
* AmplifiedAnimalAptitude
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* [[WhoNamesTheirKidDude Who Names Their Dog Doofus?]]
!!Doofus
Jake's dog.
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* FailOSuckyName
* [[WhoNamesTheirKidDude Who Names Their Dog Doofus?]]
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* [[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep Everyone Calls Her Grandma]]
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!!Jake Spankenheimer
The main protagonist of the special, a boy around the age of about 10-12.
* AgentMulder: He believes in Santa Claus from the start, even before [[TitleDrop Grandma got run over by a reindeer]].
* FlatCharacter
* WiseBeyondTheirYears: He's a pretty smart kid for his age.
!!Grandma Spankenheimer
Jake's Grandma, who owns a small department store in the city, the only piece of property not owned by super company Austin Bucks.
* CoolOldLady
* EasyAmnesia: After the reindeer incident.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: She is pretty obviously killed in the song.
!!Grandpa Spankenheimer
Grandma's husband.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}
** TheCloudcuckoolanderWasRight: He's the only one apart from Jake (and Grandma) to see the reindeer run over Grandma.
* DisneyAcidSequence / BigLippedAlligatorMoment: His song pretty much comes out of nowhere.
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The main antagonist of the special, Jake's cousin.
* AdaptationalVillainy
* AscendedExtra: In the song, sh'es barely mentioned.
* [[EvilRedheads Evil Readhead]]
* FieryRedHead
* GenderBlenderName
* GoldDigger
* ItsAllAboutMe
* MsFanservice
* VictoriasSecretCompartment: Where she puts Austin Bucks' phone number.
* WingdingEyes: She experiences the dollar sign variant.
!!Santa Claus
[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Santa Claus]].
* BadassGrandpa
* SantaClaus
The main protagonist of the special, a boy around the age of about 10-12.
* AgentMulder: He believes in Santa Claus from the start, even before [[TitleDrop Grandma got run over by a reindeer]].
* FlatCharacter
* WiseBeyondTheirYears: He's a pretty smart kid for his age.
!!Grandma Spankenheimer
Jake's Grandma, who owns a small department store in the city, the only piece of property not owned by super company Austin Bucks.
* CoolOldLady
* EasyAmnesia: After the reindeer incident.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: She is pretty obviously killed in the song.
!!Grandpa Spankenheimer
Grandma's husband.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}
** TheCloudcuckoolanderWasRight: He's the only one apart from Jake (and Grandma) to see the reindeer run over Grandma.
* DisneyAcidSequence / BigLippedAlligatorMoment: His song pretty much comes out of nowhere.
!!Cousin Mel
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The main antagonist of the special, Jake's cousin.
* AdaptationalVillainy
* AscendedExtra: In the song, sh'es barely mentioned.
* [[EvilRedheads Evil Readhead]]
* FieryRedHead
* GenderBlenderName
* GoldDigger
* ItsAllAboutMe
* MsFanservice
* VictoriasSecretCompartment: Where she puts Austin Bucks' phone number.
* WingdingEyes: She experiences the dollar sign variant.
!!Santa Claus
[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Santa Claus]].
* BadassGrandpa
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