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* NiceShoes
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* ObviouslyEvil: Her last name is literally "Slime", and she is every bit as unscrupulous in her profession as you'd expect.
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* AmbiguouslyRelated: We have no idea how Mel fits into the family tree. All we know is that she's ''somebodies'' cousin. Whether by blood or legally is also unclear.
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* BeautyMark: Below her left eye.
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* AmoralAttorney: Does everything she can to ensure her client gets her fraudulent cash payoff, including aiding in a kidnapping scheme. She is also the closest in character to the original "Grandpa's Gonna Sue the Pants off of Santa" wear the unnamed laywers end up taking most of the money from the Grandpa v. S. Claus case leaving Santa bankrupt and Grandpa just with a second TV.

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* AmoralAttorney: Does everything she can to ensure her client gets her fraudulent cash payoff, including aiding in a kidnapping scheme. She is also the closest in character to the original "Grandpa's Gonna Sue the Pants off of Santa" wear the unnamed laywers end up taking most of the money from the Grandpa v. S. Claus case leaving Santa bankrupt and Grandpa just with a second TV.
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* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Implied he's turning senile.

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* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Implied he's turning senile. Though the original song does have him mostly taken advantage of by his lawyers and all gets for his trouble is a TV and the lawyers take most of Santa's money.



* AmoralAttorney: Does everything she can to ensure her client gets her fraudulent cash payoff, including aiding in a kidnapping scheme.

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* AmoralAttorney: Does everything she can to ensure her client gets her fraudulent cash payoff, including aiding in a kidnapping scheme. She is also the closest in character to the original "Grandpa's Gonna Sue the Pants off of Santa" wear the unnamed laywers end up taking most of the money from the Grandpa v. S. Claus case leaving Santa bankrupt and Grandpa just with a second TV.
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* AscendedExtra: In the song, she's barely mentioned.

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* AscendedExtra: In the song, she's barely mentioned. She's also not mentioned at all in the pre-amble to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=976niiwOsOw the original]] "Grandpa's Gonna Sue the Pants off of Santa".
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* AdaptationalHeroism: In the original version of "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=976niiwOsOw Grandpa's Gonna Sue the Pants off of Santa]]" Cousin Mel isn't mentioned and the idea to sue Santa (which destroys Christmas by bankrupting the Jolly Old Elf) occurs to him independantly after seeing an ad for a lawyer on TV.
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* HartmanHips: Cousin Mel's hips are quite large and you get a number of moments showing them off.


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* HartmanHips: Just like Cousin Mel, Slime has a big bottom which she shakes during the infamous "Grandpa's Gonna Sue Santa" song.
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* GenderBlenderName: Mel is typically a male name.

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* GenderBlenderName: Mel "Mel" is typically a male name.name. Although it could just be a nickname, being short for something like "Melanie," "Melinda" or some other name that starts with "Mel."



* [[TheFriendNobodyLikes The Relative Nobody Likes]]: It's clear she's not the most beloved member of the family, so why she's living with them at all is anybody's guess. It's also never explained how she's related to Jake (like which side of the family she's from).

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* [[TheFriendNobodyLikes The Relative Nobody Likes]]: It's clear she's not the most beloved member of the family, so why she's living with them at all is anybody's guess. It's also We never explained even find out how she's related to Jake (like which Jake, like if she's a relative through his dad's side of the family she's from).or his mom's side.



* HonestCorporateExecutive: As mentioned in the above two entries, despite being set up as this initially, he's actually a pretty decent guy who's more than willing to give Jake a fair shot at finding his grandmother before signing off on Cousin Mel's deal.

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* HonestCorporateExecutive: As mentioned in the above two entries, despite being initially set up as this initially, corrupt, he's actually a pretty decent guy who's more than willing to give Jake a fair shot at finding his grandmother before signing off on Cousin Mel's deal.
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The main protagonist of the special, a boy around the age of about 10-12 and of course a [[{{Expy}} modified version]] of David from the sequel film of ''WesternAnimation/AllDogsGoToHeaven}}''.

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The main protagonist of the special, a boy around the age of about 10-12 and of course a [[{{Expy}} modified version]] of David from the sequel film of ''WesternAnimation/AllDogsGoToHeaven}}''.
''WesternAnimation/AllDogsGoToHeaven''.
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-Voiced by: Philip Maurice Hayes

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The main protagonist of the special, a boy around the age of about 10-12 and of course a [[{{Expy}} modified version]] of David from the sequel film of ''WesternAnimation/{{All Dogs Go To Heaven}}''.

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The main protagonist of the special, a boy around the age of about 10-12 and of course a [[{{Expy}} modified version]] of David from the sequel film of ''WesternAnimation/{{All Dogs Go To Heaven}}''.
''WesternAnimation/AllDogsGoToHeaven}}''.


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-Voiced by: Philip Maurice Hayes
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* RedheadInGreen: She has red hair and wear a green shirt.

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* RedheadInGreen: She has red hair and wear wears a green shirt.square-neck blouse.
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* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Jake's reaction to meeting her for the first time:

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* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Jake's reaction to meeting Lampshaded when Jake meets her for the first time:

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* AmbiguouslyJewish: He has an unexplained Yiddish accent.



* AmbiguouslyJewish: Ironically enough, yes, owing to an unexplained Yiddish accent he has.



* 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. Likewise, after everything said and done, he offers to turn Grandma's shop into a franchise.

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* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Averted, Subverted, 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. Likewise, after everything said and done, he offers to turn Grandma's shop into a franchise.



* KarmaHoudini: Disappears at the end of the film with no sort of comeuppance for her hand in almost destroying Christmas.

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* KarmaHoudini: Disappears at the end of the film with no sort of known comeuppance for her hand the role she played in almost destroying Christmas.
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* FootFocus: We get a shot of her feet as she's preparing to leave the house on that fateful night. Probably done to establish what kind of shoes she's wearing, so later when Doofus the Dog finds one of them in the snow, it's proof that it was in fact Grandma that was hit.
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* GrandmaWhatMassiveHotnessYouHave: While not exactly "sexy," Grandma Spankenheimer is very pretty for a woman her age.


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* SilverVixen: While not exactly "sexy," Grandma Spankenheimer is very pretty for a woman her age.
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* OlderThanTheyLook: She's surprisingly youthful-looking aside from her white hair.
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* SantaClaus: [[CaptainObvious This is the man himself we're talking about. It's a given.]]

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* SantaClaus: [[CaptainObvious This is the man himself we're talking about. It's a given.]]
given.
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* GoodIsNotDumb: Despite what Cousin Mel thinks (who Grandma doesn't trust with the business), she's an intelligent businesswoman whose kindness and generosity keeps customers loyal and coming back.

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* GoodIsNotDumb: Despite what Cousin Mel thinks (who Grandma doesn't trust with the business), she's an intelligent businesswoman whose kindness and generosity keeps customers loyal and coming back. [[spoiler: Her repeatedly turning down Austin Bucks' offers to buy her property turned out to be a smart decision too. It gave Bucks enough time to receive the inspiration needed to come up with a better offer to turn the store into a franchise, thus allowing Grandma to keep her property while still making her family a fortune.]]

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* CoolOldLady

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* CoolOldLadyCoolOldLady: She displays this trope as it was intended rather than ironically. Besides being sweet and loving, Grandma's a savvy businesswoman, has a snarky sense of humor, and doesn't take shit from ''anyone''. She's the type of woman you wish ''you'd'' have for a grandmother.
* DeadpanSnarker: Doesn't display it as much as Jake, but it's clear she's the one he got it from. She even shows this after she gets amnesia.


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* NiceGirl: Is a loving grandmother to Jake and devoted to her husband, dresses up and reads to kids in her store, and also devotes her spare time doing charity work around the holidays.

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* MsFanservice: Not to Cousin Mel's extent, but she's quite attractive, with a [[ImpossibleHourglassFigure very similar figure]] to her.

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* MsFanservice: Not to Cousin Mel's extent, but she's quite attractive, attractive. Especially shown during her VillainSong with Mel, which shows that Slime has a [[ImpossibleHourglassFigure very similar figure]] to her.her. Her dress in the song is slightly more modest than Mel's but shows quite a bit of cleavage from Slime's [[BuxomIsBetter ample bust]].


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* UnfortunateNames: Who would go by those initials if your last name is Slime?

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* HelloAttorney: She is quite attractive.



* MsFanservice: Not to Cousin Mel's extent, but she's quite attractive, with a [[ImpossibleHourglassFigure very similar figure]] to her.



* HelloAttorney: She is quite attractive.

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* HelloAttorney: She is quite attractive.
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* FootFocus: We get a shot of her feet as she's preparing to leave the house on that fateful night.

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* FootFocus: We get a shot of her feet as she's preparing to leave the house on that fateful night. Probably done to establish what kind of shoes she's wearing, so later when Doofus the Dog finds one of them in the snow, it's proof that it was in fact Grandma that was hit.
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Jake's mother and father (the latter of whom is Grandma and Grandpa's son) and his plder sister, Daphne (not ''[[Franchise/ScoobyDoo that]]'' [[NamesTheSame Daphne]].) [[note]]Though ironically the special was made by the same people who did ''WesternAnimation/WhatsNewScoobyDoo''[[/note]].

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Jake's mother and father (the latter of whom is Grandma and Grandpa's son) and his plder older sister, Daphne (not ''[[Franchise/ScoobyDoo that]]'' [[NamesTheSame Daphne]].) [[note]]Though ironically the special was made by the same people who did ''WesternAnimation/WhatsNewScoobyDoo''[[/note]].
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* HelloAttorney: She is quite attractive.
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* BewareTheNiceOnes: He most likely gets this from Grandma. As nice and as helpful as Jake is, Cousin Mel learns the hard way that messing with Grandma was a surefire way to get on his bad side when he gets her thrown in prison. He's also clearly enjoying the hell out of watching Mel squirm when all the evidence against her leaves her with no more ways out, and forces Mel to confess to everything she did.

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* BewareTheNiceOnes: He most likely gets this from his Grandma. As nice and as helpful as Jake is, Cousin Mel learns the hard way that messing with Grandma was a surefire way to get on his bad side when he ultimately gets her thrown in prison. He's also clearly enjoying the hell out of watching Mel squirm when all the evidence against her leaves her with no more ways out, and forces Mel to confess to everything she did.



* [[MommasBoy Grandma's Boy]]: He seems to be closer to Grandma than anyone else in the family, except for Grandpa.

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* [[MommasBoy Grandma's Boy]]: He Out of all the people in his family (except for Grandpa), Jake seems closest to be closer to Grandma than anyone else in the family, except for Grandpa.his grandmother.



* [[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep Everyone Calls Her Grandma]]

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* [[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep Everyone Calls Her Grandma]]Grandma]]: If it's never revealed what her first name.



* GoodIsNotDumb: Despite what Cousin Mel thinks, she's actually an intelligent businesswoman, since her generosity keeps her costumers loyal, and doesn't trust Mel one bit with her business.
* GrandmaWhatMassiveHotnessYouHave: She actually looks quite cute for her age.

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* GoodIsNotDumb: Despite what Cousin Mel thinks, she's actually an intelligent businesswoman, since her generosity keeps her costumers loyal, and thinks (who Grandma doesn't trust Mel one bit with her business.
the business), she's an intelligent businesswoman whose kindness and generosity keeps customers loyal and coming back.
* GrandmaWhatMassiveHotnessYouHave: She actually looks quite cute While not exactly "sexy," Grandma Spankenheimer is very pretty for a woman her age.



* [[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep Everyone Calls Him Grandpa]]

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* [[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep Everyone Calls Him Grandpa]]Grandpa]]: Much like his wife, Grandpa's first name is never revealed.



The main antagonist of the special and Jake's cousin.

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The main antagonist of the special and Jake's cousin.
cousin (somehow).



* [[TheFriendNobodyLikes The Relative Nobody Likes]]: It's clear she's not the most beloved member of the family, so why she's living with them at all is anybody's guess. It's not even clear as to whose cousin she is.

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* [[TheFriendNobodyLikes The Relative Nobody Likes]]: It's clear she's not the most beloved member of the family, so why she's living with them at all is anybody's guess. It's not even clear as also never explained how she's related to whose cousin she is.Jake (like which side of the family she's from).



A rich business man who owns every store in the city, save for Grandma's.

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A rich business man who owns pretty much every store in the city, save for Grandma's.



* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: She just disappears at the end, with no explanation of whether she got her just desserts or not.

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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: She just disappears at the end, with no explanation of whether or not she got her just desserts or not.
arrested and sent to prison like Cousin Mel.



Jake's mother and father (the father of which is the son of Grandma and Grandpa) and his elder sister Daphne (not ''[[Franchise/ScoobyDoo that]]'' [[NamesTheSame Daphne]].) [[note]]Though ironically the special was made by the same people who did ''WesternAnimation/WhatsNewScoobyDoo''[[/note]].

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Jake's mother and father (the father latter of which whom is the son of Grandma and Grandpa) Grandpa's son) and his elder sister plder sister, Daphne (not ''[[Franchise/ScoobyDoo that]]'' [[NamesTheSame Daphne]].) [[note]]Though ironically the special was made by the same people who did ''WesternAnimation/WhatsNewScoobyDoo''[[/note]].



* {{Jerkass}}: Daphne, Jake's sister. She spends most of the movie ranging from being a bratty sister to being a complete asshole to Jake. She softens at the end when Jake proves he was right about Grandma and Santa.
* SoProudOfYou: Stated to Jake after he both finds their Grandma and saves Christmas.

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* {{Jerkass}}: Daphne, Jake's sister. She spends most of the movie ranging from being a bratty sister to being a complete asshole to Jake. She softens at the end when Jake proves he was Jake's ultimately proven right about Grandma Santa and Santa.
their Grandma.
* SoProudOfYou: Stated to Jake after he both finds their Grandma and saves Christmas.
not only Grandma, but Christmas itself.
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* ShakingTheRump: During their song "Grandpa's Gonna Sue the Pants Off of Santa", both Mel and I.M. Slime dance exotically and shake their large butts.

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