History Heartwarming / TheSantaClause

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* Carol is not mean when busting Charlie for graffiti. She's disappointed and says that she knows he has the potential to be better. You can see she really cares about her students.
* When Charlie has to bring his parents for a conference with Carol, they're not mad at him for getting into trouble. Everyone is ''worried'' because it's not like Charlie to do graffiti and troll the school. Neil tries to use his psychology training to reason out a logical explanation, while Scott insists that Charlie made a mistake and they can trust his word to not do it again. Carol is reasonable enough to give Charlie a second chance and expresses concern that Scott being an absent father could be the cause of his behavior. (She ends up being right; Charlie admits he was lashing out because he can't tell anyone that his dad has the greatest job in the world and they don't get to spend a lot of time together.) Carol ''later'' defends her students in detention to a man who treats them as ''gangsters''.
* The moment that wins Carol over is when she reveals that Charlie vandalized some lockers. Rather than go MamaDidntRaiseNoCriminal, Scott gets AngerBornOfWorry. He calls out Charlie for breaking his promise and is asking if he wants to be expelled. Then he bargains with Carol to not suspend Charlie, and instead sentence him to community service. Carol can see that Scott takes his parenting job seriously and has accepted that his son can't be protected from the consequences.
** Also during this scene, Carol has taken notice of Scott's dramatic weight loss (due to the de-Santification process) and concernedly asks him if everything is all right with his health.
* During a dull teacher Christmas conference, Scott uses Santa's magic to give a bunch of adults a chance to let their inner child out by giving them the Christmas presents they loved most when they were little. Heck, just Scott pulling out all the stops on his first date with Carol in general. In addition to the secret Santa at the party (which involved him getting her the toy she told him about an hour ago), he gave her a sleigh ride, fresh falling snow, and mistletoe, even when he didn't need to. It didn't work as he wanted to but it's the thought that counts.
* The relationship Scott and Lucy have. The fact that she calls him "Uncle Scott" even though they're not related and she's not his step-kid or anything. It's adorable.
** Especially when she realizes she was right about his secret identity all along.
** Also the difference between the first movie, where Scott is always fighting with Laura and considers Neal an enemy and the second movie where they’re all friends. This is especially apparent with Neal. They greet each other with a hug upon meeting at Charlie's school, and while they still engage in SnarktoSnarkCombat, it is much more on the end of light-hearted ribbing rather than the mean-spirited jabs and smug condescension from the first movie.
* Charlie going out of his way to tell Carol not to reject Scott just because she doesn't believe he's Santa Claus. Charlie hated her (since she was his no-nonsense principal, and Scott sided with her in punishing him) and felt betrayed that Scott was dating her... but still wanted nothing more than for his dad to be happy.
* Comet bonding with Charlie and Lucy, to the point he goes from reluctant to excited to return to Scott's hometown when he mentions visiting Charlie.
* Charlie and Scott letting Lucy in on the secret of Scott's identity at the end of the second film. She's extremely excited to learn her theory was correct. Though Lucy is initially dismayed that she can't share it, Charlie let's her know that it's ok because she can keep believing in Santa Claus forever. She then tells Charlie she loves him and they hug.
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[[folder:The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause]]
* In the third film, after Scott has fixed everything and become Santa again, the first thing he does is immediately make up with Carol and her parents after the argument they had earlier.
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* Shortly after he acquires Santa's suit and sleigh, Charlie begs Scott to take Santa's place and start delivering presents to other houses, the way he's supposed to. Scott flat out refuses because of the trouble they might get into doing that, and because he thinks the whole idea is stupid. He changes his tune however when Charlie sadly expresses how wounded he feels about that rejection, having grown tired of his father dismissing his thoughts all night. Scott feels bad about the impact of his words for a few moments, until he decides to bite the bullet and go through with the delivery to appease his son, to Charlie's delight.
* Scott spends a lot of his first run delivering presents grousing and complaining about what he's been roped into, but there are moments when he starts to enjoy himself, like when he notices Charlie playing with a puppy in the back of Santa's sleigh, as the puppy is due to be given to a loving family who wants to adopt him. It's clear that this magical night is the first time in a long time that Scott and Charlie have really connected again as a father and son, and if nothing else, he savors the time they spend together flying around the world.
* Bernard's moments with Charlie. He treats him like a little brother by giving him a special snow globe and giving him a room to stay in. Since he is Santa's head elf, it only makes sense that he's a FriendToAllChildren.
* Scott and Charlie share another tender moment later in Santa's workshop, when they both smile at each other before they go to bed. Scott still has plenty of doubts and reservations about what he's just learned and what he's going to have to deal with in the near future, but for this moment at least, both of them feel content about the crazy night they just had that brought them closer together.
* Scott ''attempts'' to tell Charlie there is no Santa Claus, but opts not to as he clearly cannot bring himself to say something that he knows would crush his son's heart. Instead, he gently requests they simply not discuss it in front of Neal and Laura, who by that point were convinced that Scott had dishonest intent. Although things take a bizarre turn soon after, Charlie agrees to his Dad's request.
* The judge who suspends Scott's visitation rights is actually quite sympathetic towards him. He says he really hates to tear a child and parent apart, especially during the holiday season of Thanksgiving, but does feel it is Charlie's best interest. What's more, he says the hearing to determine whether Scott is fit to have said rights reinstated will be after the first of the year. Seeing how it was Thanksgiving time, The judge was only legally suspending said rights for a little over a month, clearly having confidence that it will not take long for Scott to come to his senses.
* For a lot of the movie, Scott just won't believe what's happening to him. It's very heartwarming when he finally accepts it and tells Charlie that:
--> "I love you, Santa Claus."
* Scott and Comet were at loggerheads in the first act, but by the end, when Scott has accepted becoming Santa, he tells Comet that he really appreciates Comet's gift of a rope to prevent his death by rooftop fall.
* During his first run delivering presents, Scott has a brief encounter with a little girl where he's a comedic curmudgeon the whole time. When he sees her again the following year however, the conversation they have is a lot more heartwarming, since he's now accepted that he's Santa Claus.
-->'''Scott:''' I think the milk's a little sour.\\
'''Sarah:''' It's Soy milk.\\
'''Scott:''' Huh?\\
'''Sarah:''' You said you were lactose intolerant.\\
'''Scott:''' I did say that, didn't I? Thanks for remembering. (''warmly'') Go back to sleep.
* Charlie coming home after going missing and Neal running to embrace him even before Laura. He may not be his kid by birth, but he loves him.
* During the climax, Scott points out that while he may have inherited Santa's magic powers from his predecessor, Charlie is really the one who should get the credit for making him Santa Claus in spirit. His son encouraged him to be more selfless and generous, he always supported him, and he taught him to believe in magic by getting in touch with his inner child again. If Scott and Charlie were a team during the first film, then Charlie was the heart of the duo.
* At the start of the film, Charlie dreads the idea of spending time with Scott, because one, he's well aware that his dad is a jerk who can be difficult to deal with, and two, Scott and Laura have been divorced for quite some time, and by this point, Charlie is just tired of their divorce drama. It's a testament to how much Scott and Charlie have both grown as people and grown closer as a father and son that Charlie is heartbroken by the thought that he might never see his dad again at the end of the movie, when Scott permanently takes up the mantle of Santa.
* During Scott and Charlie's tearful heart-to-heart talk, Scott's ex-wife finally realizes that he ''is'' Santa Claus and decides to burn their son's custody papers, allowing Scott to remain a part of their son's life.
* During the custody hearing, Laura and Neal share how they stopped believing in Santa because they never received a gift they really wanted: the board game Mystery Date for Laura and an Oscar Meyer weenie whistle for Neal. At the end of the film, Scott drops parachutes with both of these gifts. You can see a glint of childlike wonder in Neal's eye when he blows on his whistle. Especially given the animosity between Scott and Neal the whole movie, it really feels like a hatchet being buried there.
* At the end of the first film, Charlie is worried that he might never see Scott again when he goes to work full-time as Santa Claus, leaving his old life behind him, but Bernard quells his fears and reassures him that he can see his dad again whenever he likes, by summoning him with his magic snowglobe. The very last scene in the movie is Charlie summoning Scott back home, to make sure the snowglobe actually works, and Scott taking him on another sleigh ride around the world before bedtime. They make sure it's okay with Laura first, however, since she doesn't want Charlie disappearing again. Her only request is don't let Charlie drive and let him come home before bed.
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* Though it was a funny JerkAss moment, it became a heartwarming moment when he revisited the little girl he was rude to, now accepting that he is Santa.
-->'''Scott:''' I think the milk's a little sour.
-->'''Sarah:''' It's Soy milk.
-->'''Scott:''' Huh?
-->'''Sarah:''' You said you were lactose intolerant.
-->'''Scott:''' I did say that, didn't I? Thanks for remembering. (''warmly'') Go back to sleep.

* The judge who suspends Scott's visitation rights is actually quite sympathetic towards him. He says he really hates to tear a child and parent apart, especially during the holiday season of Thanksgiving, but does feel it is Charlie's best interest. What's more, he says the herring to determine whether Scott is fit to have said rights reinstated will be after the first of the year. Seeing how it was Thanksgiving time, The judge was only legally suspending said rights for a little over a month, clearly having confidence that it will not take long for Scott to come to his senses.

* Scott spends a lot of his first run delivering presents grousing and complaining about what he's been roped into, but there are moments when he starts to enjoy himself, like when he notices Charlie playing with a puppy in the back of Santa's sleigh. It's clear that this magical night is the first time in a long time that Scott and Charlie have really connected again as a father and son, and if nothing else, he savors the time they spend together flying around the world.

* For a lot of the movie, Scott just won't believe what's happening to him. It's very heartwarming when he finally accepts it and tells Charlie that.
** "I love you, Santa Claus."

* When Charlie has to bring his parents for a conference with Carol, they're not mad at him for getting into trouble. Everyone is ''worried'' because it's not like Charlie to do graffiti and troll the school. Neil tries to use his psychology training to reason out a logical explanation, while Scott insists that Charlie made a mistake and they can trust his word to not do it again. Carol is reasonable enough to give Charlie a second chance and expresses concern that Scott being an absent father could be the cause of his behavior. (She ends up being right; Charlie admits he was lashing out because he can't tell anyone that his dad has the greatest job in the world and they don't get to spend a lot of time together.)
** Carol ''later'' defends her students in detention to a man who treats them as ''gangsters''.

*** Also the difference between the first movie, where Scott is always fighting with Laura and considers Neal an enemy and the second movie where they’re all friends. This is especially apparent with Neal. They greet each other with a hug upon meeting at Charlie's school, and while they still engage in SnarktoSnarkCombat, it is much more on the end of light-hearted ribbing rather than the mean-spirited jabs and smug condescension from the first movie.

* When Charlie has to bring his parents for a conference with Carol, they're not mad at him for getting into trouble. Everyone is ''worried'' because it's not like Charlie to do graffiti and troll the school. Neil tries to use his psychology training to reason out a logical explanation, while Scott insists that Charlie made a mistake and they can trust his word to not do it again. Carol is reasonable enough to give Charlie a second chance and expresses concern that Scott being an absent father could be the cause of his behavior. (She ends up being right; Charlie admits he was lashing out because he can't tell anyone that his dad has the greatest job in the world and they don't get to spend a lot of time together.) `

* When Charlie has to bring his parents for a conference with Carol, they're not mad at him for getting into trouble. Everyone is ''worried'' because it's not like Charlie to do graffiti and troll the school. Neil tries to use his psychology training to reason out a logical explanation, while Scott insists that Charlie made a mistake and they can trust his word to not do it again. Carol is reasonable enough to give Charlie a second chance and expresses concern that Scott being an absent father could be the cause of his behavior. (She ends up being right; Charlie admits he was lashing out because he can't tell anyone that his dad has the greatest job in the world and they don't get to spend a lot of time together.)

*** Also the difference between the first movie, where Scott is always fighting with Laura and considers Neal an enemy and the second movie where they’re all friends. This is especially apparent with Neal. They greet each other with a hug upon meeting at Charlie's school, and while they still engage in SnarktoSnarkCombat, it is much more of the end of light-hearted ribbing rather than the mean-spirited jabs and smug condescension from the first movie.

*** Also the difference between the first movie, where Scott is always fighting with Laura and considers Neal an enemy and the second movie where they’re all friends.

* During the custody hearing, Laura and Neal share how they stopped believing in Santa because they never received a gift they really wanted: the board game Mystery Date for Laura and an Oscar Meyer weenie whistle for Neal. At the end of the film, Scott drops parachutes with both of these gifts. You can see a glint of childlike wonder in Neal's eye when he blows on his whistle.

* Scott and Charlie share another tender moment later in Santa's workshop, when they both smile at each other before they go to bed. Scott still has plenty of doubts and reservations about what he's just learned and what he's going to have deal with in the near future, but for this moment at least, both of them feel content about the crazy night they just had that brought them closer together.

* At the start of the film, Charlie dreads the idea of spending time with Scott, because one, he's well aware that his dad is a jerk who can be difficult to deal with, and two, Scott and Laura have been divorced for quite some time, and by this point, Charlie is just tired of their divorce drama. It's a testament to how much Scott and Charlie have both grown as people and grown closer as a father and son that Charlie is heartbroken by the thought that he might never see his dad again at the end of the movie when Scott permanently takes up the mantle of Santa.

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* At the start of the film, Charlie dreads the idea of spending time with Scott, because one, he's well aware that his dad is a jerk and he can be difficult to deal with, and two, Scott and Laura have been divorced for quite some time, and by this point, Charlie is just tired of their divorce drama. It's a testament to how much Scott and Charlie have both grown as people and grown closer as a father and son that Charlie is heartbroken by the thought that he might never see his dad again at the end of the movie when Scott permanently takes up the mantle of Santa.

* At the start of the film, Charlie dreads the idea of spending time with Scott, because one, he's well aware that his dad is a jerk and he can be difficult to deal with, and two, Scott and Laura have been divorced for quite some time, and by this point, Charlie is just tired of their divorce drama. It's a testament to how much Scott and Charlie have both grown as people and grown closer as a father and son that Charlie is heartbroken by the thought that he might never see his dad again at the end of the movie, when Scott permanently takes up the mantle of Santa.

* At the end of the first film, Charlie is worried that he might never see Scott again when he goes to work full-time as Santa Claus, leaving his old life behind him, but Bernard quells his fears and reassures him that he can see his dad again whenever he likes, by summoning him with his magic snowglobe. The very last scene in the movie is Charlie summoning Scott back home, to make sure the snowglobe actually works, and Scott taking him on another sleigh ride around the world before bedtime.
* In the second film, Scott uses Santa's magic to give a bunch of adults a chance to let their inner child out by giving them the Christmas presents they loved most when they were little. Heck, just Scott pulling out all the stops on his first date with Carol in general. In addition to the secret Santa at the party (which involved him getting her the toy she told him about an hour ago), he gave her a sleigh ride, fresh falling snow, and mistletoe, even when he didn't need to. It didn't work as he wanted to but it's the thought that counts.

* During the custody hearing, Laura and Neal share how they stopped believing in Santa because they never received a gift they really wanted: the board game Mystery Date for Laura and an Oscar Meyer weenie whistle for Neil. At the end of the film, Scott drops parachutes with both of these gifts. You can see a glint of childlike wonder in Neal's eye when he blows on his whistle.