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* JerkassFacade: Scrooge pretends to hate Christmas so he can hang out with the Christmas Ghosts at past Christmas parties.
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* JerkassFacade: Scrooge pretends to hate Christmas so he can hang out with the Christmas Ghosts at past Christmas parties. But he does NOT like Santa Claus on the other hand.
* SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong: Once Dewey gets the idea, he immediately tries to warn his mother about her fate and save her from it. Unfortunately, if he warns his mother, then he creates a paradox, so he's forced to let her go.
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* YetAnotherChristmasCarol: With a twist. Turns out Scrooge doesn't actually hate Christmas, but he makes it seem like he does so he can have some time to himself to relax and enjoy himself. Additionally, the three ghosts are actually friends of his that he hangs out with every year.
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* YetAnotherChristmasCarol: With a twist. Turns out Scrooge doesn't actually hate Christmas, but he makes it seem like he does so he can have some time to himself to relax and enjoy himself. Additionally, the three ghosts are actually friends of his that he hangs out with every year.
year. But, there is still lesson about Christmas that he ends up realizing, and he learned it ''on his own''.
* YouCantFightFate: Even with time travel, Dewey can't save Della without invoking a paradox.
* YouCantFightFate: Even with time travel, Dewey can't save Della without invoking a paradox.
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* GoodIsNotNice: While its questionable if Scrooge intended for the Ghost of Christmas Past to suffer so much, and readily reconciles when given the opportunity, he makes no apology for what he did to him either given what the spirit tried to do to him.
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* GoodIsNotNice: GoodIsNotSoft: While its questionable if Scrooge intended for the Ghost of Christmas Past to suffer so much, and readily reconciles when given the opportunity, he makes no apology for what he did to him either given what the spirit tried to do to him.
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* TheSlowPath: Well, slow''er'' path, at any rate. When Scrooge takes the Ghost of Christmas Past's time-traveling umbrella, the Ghost is left to linger for the next few decades and become the Wendigo, only to be found, picked up, and returned to the present when Scrooge finds Dewey.
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* GoodIsNotNice: While its questionable if Scrooge intended for the Ghost of Christmas Past to suffer so much, and readily reconciles when given the opportunity, he makes no apology for what he did to him either given what the spirit tried to do to him.
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* NoodleIncident: Combining with OffscreenMomentofAwesome, Scrooge is apparently responsible for secretly keeping [[Myth/NorseMythology the world-eating serpent Jörmungandr]] at bay.
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* NoodleIncident: Combining with OffscreenMomentofAwesome, OffscreenMomentOfAwesome, Scrooge is apparently responsible for secretly keeping [[Myth/NorseMythology the world-eating serpent Jörmungandr]] at bay.
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* {{Wendigo}}: Dewey, Donald and Della encounter one who is after Scrooge. They describe it as "poor souls turned into monsters by obsession." It turns out to be the Ghost of Christmas Past, driven mad after Scrooge left him behind in the past.
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* {{Wendigo}}: Dewey, Donald and Della encounter one who is after Scrooge. They describe it as "poor souls turned into monsters by obsession." It turns out to be the Ghost of Christmas Past, driven mad after Scrooge left him behind in the past. He gets better once Scrooge breaks through the creature's shell and reconciles with the spirit.
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* {{Grunge}}: Teen Donald has this affect, with his Music/KurtCobain style plaid shirt-jacket and T-shirt.
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* YetAnotherChristmasCarol: With a twist. Turns out Scrooge doesn't actually hate Christmas, but he makes it seem like he does so he can have some time to himself to relax and enjoy himself. Additionally, the three ghosts are actually friends of his that he hangs out with every year.year.
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* GenreSavvy: Donald and Della know perfectly well the dangers having knowledge from the future can do to the timeline, and stop Dewey from spilling anything.
---->'''Preteen Donald:''' Haven't you ever seen ''any'' movie?
---->'''Preteen Donald:''' Haven't you ever seen ''any'' movie?
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* MyFutureMyselfAndMe: When Scrooge travels into the past, he briefly says hello to his younger version before entering.
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** Young Donald calls Della "Dumbella" as an insult, at one point. Dumbella was the name she was referred to in her animated debut (unseen, only communicating through a letter), in 1938 short ''Donald's Nephews'', as the creators of that feature were unaware that she had already been named Della in the 1937 comic strip that first introduced Huey, Dewey and Louey.
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* AmbiguouslyJewish: Launchpad's ugly Christmas sweater has a menorah on it.
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* CallBack: When first meeting Donald, Dewey calls himself "Bluey" in an attempt to mask his identity.
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* TheCameo: In the past Christmas party, Goldie O'Gilt is seen descending the stairs, although Scrooge is blocked by the many guests wanting his attention.
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* MyFutureMyselfAndMe: When Scrooge travels into the past, he briefly says hello to his younger version before entering.
* NotSoDifferent: Dewey tells Donald that Della was mad at him because he had locked himself up in his room, being antisocial. As he explains, he realizes that describes himself and he has some apologizing to do when he gets back.
* NotSoDifferent: Dewey tells Donald that Della was mad at him because he had locked himself up in his room, being antisocial. As he explains, he realizes that describes himself and he has some apologizing to do when he gets back.
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** Young Donald says the triplets catchphrase from the 80's cartoon, "Whack-a-roony!"
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** Young Donald says the triplets catchphrase from the 80's cartoon, "Whack-a-roony!""Quack-a-roony!"
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** Young Donald says the triplets catchphrase from the 80's cartoon, "Whack-a-roony!"
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* BreadMilkEggsSquick: Scrooge needs a break from his family, his business, and keeping [[Myth/NorseMythology the world-eating serpent Jormangandr]] at bay.
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* BreadMilkEggsSquick: Scrooge needs a break from his family, his business, and keeping [[Myth/NorseMythology the world-eating serpent Jormangandr]] Jörmungandr]] at bay.
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* CastingGag: Young Donald is voiced by Creator/RussiTaylor in the same voice she used for the triplets in the original ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987''.
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* CastingGag: Young Donald is voiced by Creator/RussiTaylor Russi Taylor in the same voice she used for the triplets in the original ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987''.
* IJustWantToHaveFriends: More specifically, "Friends who Won't Leave." This is Past's motive for holding Scrooge hostage in the Christmases of the past, so they can hang out forever rather than Scrooge learn the TrueMeaningOfChristmas and never spend time with the ghosts again.
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* BerserkButton: In a ContinuityNod, mentioning Santa Claus will evoke genuine rage out of Scrooge. [[NoodleIncident Still no explanation why.]]
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* BerserkButton: BerserkButton:
** In a ContinuityNod, mentioning Santa Claus will evoke genuine rage out of Scrooge. [[NoodleIncident Still no explanation why.]]]]
** Young Donald wails on the Wendigo after he breaks his guitar.
* CastingGag: Young Donald is voiced by Creator/RussiTaylor in the same voice she used for the triplets in the original ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987''.
* EmoTeen: Dewey meets his uncle Donald when he was his age, going through an emo phase. He wears dark, grungy clothing and plays angsty songs on an electric guitar.
** In a ContinuityNod, mentioning Santa Claus will evoke genuine rage out of Scrooge. [[NoodleIncident Still no explanation why.
** Young Donald wails on the Wendigo after he breaks his guitar.
* CastingGag: Young Donald is voiced by Creator/RussiTaylor in the same voice she used for the triplets in the original ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987''.
* EmoTeen: Dewey meets his uncle Donald when he was his age, going through an emo phase. He wears dark, grungy clothing and plays angsty songs on an electric guitar.
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* MythologyGag: Several to ''Disney/MickeysChristmasCarol'':
** The Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future show great resemblance to their counterparts in ''Disney/MickeysChristmasCarol'': Past is an anthropomorphic cricket carrying an umbrella; Present is a large, fat person with a SimpletonVoice (although a pig rather than a human-like giant, to follow the show's "no humans" rule); and Future is a gigantic, menacing, hooded figure.
** Scrooge angrily exclaims "Bah, humbug!", which was Ebenezer Scrooge's CatchPhrase.
** The Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future show great resemblance to their counterparts in ''Disney/MickeysChristmasCarol'': Past is an anthropomorphic cricket carrying an umbrella; Present is a large, fat person with a SimpletonVoice (although a pig rather than a human-like giant, to follow the show's "no humans" rule); and Future is a gigantic, menacing, hooded figure.
** Scrooge angrily exclaims "Bah, humbug!", which was Ebenezer Scrooge's CatchPhrase.
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* MythologyGag: TheKrampus: Not present, but the Wendigo's design is based on him.
* MythologyGag:
** Several to ''Disney/MickeysChristmasCarol'':
** *** The Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future show great resemblance to their counterparts in ''Disney/MickeysChristmasCarol'': Past is an anthropomorphic cricket carrying an umbrella; Present is a large, fat person with a SimpletonVoice (although a pig rather than a human-like giant, to follow the show's "no humans" rule); and Future is a gigantic, menacing, hooded figure.
** *** Scrooge angrily exclaims "Bah, humbug!", which was Ebenezer Scrooge's CatchPhrase.CatchPhrase. {{Lampshaded}} by Webby.
---->'''Webby:''' [delighted] He said it!
** Beakley has set up a movie to play later titled ''Christmas in Bear Mountain'', the name of the comic book story where Scrooge [=McDuck=] debuted.
* OnceMoreWithClarity: The second half of the episode reveals that Dewey hitched a ride with Scrooge and the spirits as they traveled through time. During the flight, he slips and almost drags them down, which explains why Scrooge is seen dipping earlier.
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** Several to ''Disney/MickeysChristmasCarol'':
---->'''Webby:''' [delighted] He said it!
** Beakley has set up a movie to play later titled ''Christmas in Bear Mountain'', the name of the comic book story where Scrooge [=McDuck=] debuted.
* OnceMoreWithClarity: The second half of the episode reveals that Dewey hitched a ride with Scrooge and the spirits as they traveled through time. During the flight, he slips and almost drags them down, which explains why Scrooge is seen dipping earlier.
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* SeenItAll: Della and Donald correctly deduce that Dewey is a relative from the future, mentioning that he was only the fourth weirdest thing that's happened to them on Christmas.
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* {{Wendigo}}: Dewey, Donald and Della encounter one who is after Scrooge. They describe it as "poor souls turned into monsters by obsession." It turns out to be the Ghost of Christmas Past, driven mad after Scrooge left him behind in the past.
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* JerkassFacade: Scrooge pretends to hate Christmas so he can hang out with the Christmas Ghosts at past Christmas parties.
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* MythologyGag: Several to ''Disney/MickeysChristmasCarol'':
** The Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future show great resemblance to their counterparts in ''Disney/MickeysChristmasCarol'': Past is an anthropomorphic cricket carrying an umbrella; Present is a large, fat person with a SimpletonVoice (although a pig rather than a human-like giant, to follow the show's "no humans" rule); and Future is a gigantic, menacing, hooded figure.
** Scrooge angrily exclaims "Bah, humbug!", which was Ebenezer Scrooge's CatchPhrase.
** The Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future show great resemblance to their counterparts in ''Disney/MickeysChristmasCarol'': Past is an anthropomorphic cricket carrying an umbrella; Present is a large, fat person with a SimpletonVoice (although a pig rather than a human-like giant, to follow the show's "no humans" rule); and Future is a gigantic, menacing, hooded figure.
** Scrooge angrily exclaims "Bah, humbug!", which was Ebenezer Scrooge's CatchPhrase.
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-->Life is like a candy-cane[/]
Here in Duckburg[/]
Snowflakes, presents, Santa's sleigh[/]
It's a duck-blur[/]
Might make bells jingle[/]
Or trap Kris Kringle!
DuckTales! Woo-oo![/]
Christmas Eve, we're out there makin'[/]
DuckTales! Woo-oo![/]
Tales of Christmas Past[/]
And Yuletide luck tales! Woo-oo!
Here in Duckburg[/]
Snowflakes, presents, Santa's sleigh[/]
It's a duck-blur[/]
Might make bells jingle[/]
Or trap Kris Kringle!
DuckTales! Woo-oo![/]
Christmas Eve, we're out there makin'[/]
DuckTales! Woo-oo![/]
Tales of Christmas Past[/]
And Yuletide luck tales! Woo-oo!
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-->Life is like a candy-cane[/]
Herecandy-cane
-->Here inDuckburg[/]
Snowflakes,Duckburg
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DuckTales! Woo-oo![/]
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DuckTales! Woo-oo![/]
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* SpecialEditionTitle: Reflecting its Christmas theming, the title sequence and theme music are altered to be more holiday themed, with snowfall being projected over some of the shots, the shows title being draped in Christmas lights, and an alternate swing band style version of the theme song along with a Creator/FrankSinatra soundalike on vocals:-
-->Life is like a candy-cane[/]
Here in Duckburg[/]
Snowflakes, presents, Santa's sleigh[/]
It's a duck-blur[/]
Might make bells jingle[/]
Or trap Kris Kringle!
DuckTales! Woo-oo![/]
Christmas Eve, we're out there makin'[/]
DuckTales! Woo-oo![/]
Tales of Christmas Past[/]
And Yuletide luck tales! Woo-oo!
-->Life is like a candy-cane[/]
Here in Duckburg[/]
Snowflakes, presents, Santa's sleigh[/]
It's a duck-blur[/]
Might make bells jingle[/]
Or trap Kris Kringle!
DuckTales! Woo-oo![/]
Christmas Eve, we're out there makin'[/]
DuckTales! Woo-oo![/]
Tales of Christmas Past[/]
And Yuletide luck tales! Woo-oo!
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* AnthropomorphicShift: Inverted with both the Ghosts of Christmas Past and Christmas Present, who are slightly less human-like than their counterparts in ''Disney/MickeysChristmasCarol''. Christmas Past looks more insect-like than Jiminy Cricket, with wings and long antennae, and Christmas Past is an anthropomorphic pig rather than a fat, human-like giant.
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* AnthropomorphicShift: Inverted with both the Ghosts of Christmas Past and Christmas Present, who are slightly less human-like than their counterparts in ''Disney/MickeysChristmasCarol''. Christmas Past looks more insect-like than Jiminy Cricket, with wings and long antennae, and Christmas Past Present is an anthropomorphic pig rather than a fat, human-like giant.
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* AnthropomorphicShift: Both Inverted with both the Ghosts of Christmas Past and Christmas Present Present, who are slightly less human-like than their counterparts in ''Disney/MickeysChristmasCarol''. Christmas Past looks more insect-like than Jiminy Cricket, with wings and long antennae, and Christmas Past is an anthropomorphic pig rather than a fat, human-like giant.
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* AnthropomorphicShift: Both the Ghosts of Christmas Past and Christmas Present are slightly less human-like than their counterparts in ''Disney/MickeysChristmasCarol''. Christmas Past looks more insect-like than Jiminy Cricket, with wings and long antennae, and Christmas Past is an anthropomorphic pig rather than a fat, human-like giant.
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* YetAnotherChristmasCarol: With a twist. Turns out Scrooge doesn't actually hate Christmas, but he makes it seem like he does so he can have some time to himself to relax and enjoy himself.
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* YetAnotherChristmasCarol: With a twist. Turns out Scrooge doesn't actually hate Christmas, but he makes it seem like he does so he can have some time to himself to relax and enjoy himself. Additionally, the three ghosts are actually friends of his that he hangs out with every year.
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* {{Expy}}: The three spirits that visit Scrooge strongly resemble those from Disney/MickeysChristmasCarol, but instead of actually being Jiminy Crickey as Christmas Past and Black Pete as Christmas Future, they just bear a strong resemblance to them. Christmas Present is a pig-man instead of a giant. However, their costumes are the same.
* OneSteveLimit: The spirits met Scrooge [=McDuck=] when looking for a different [[Literature/AChristmasCarol Scrooge]], but the one they found was far more fun.
* OneSteveLimit: The spirits met Scrooge [=McDuck=] when looking for a different [[Literature/AChristmasCarol Scrooge]], but the one they found was far more fun.
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* {{Expy}}: The three spirits that visit Scrooge strongly resemble those from Disney/MickeysChristmasCarol, but instead of actually being Jiminy Crickey Cricket as Christmas Past Past, Willie the Giant as Christmas Present, and Black Pete as Christmas Future, they just bear a strong resemblance to them. Christmas Present in particular is a pig-man instead of a giant. However, their costumes are the same.
* OneSteveLimit: Averted. The spirits met Scrooge [=McDuck=] when looking for a different [[Literature/AChristmasCarol Scrooge]], but the one they found was far more fun.
* OneSteveLimit: Averted. The spirits met Scrooge [=McDuck=] when looking for a different [[Literature/AChristmasCarol Scrooge]], but the one they found was far more fun.
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* BreadMilkEggsSquick: Scrooge needs a break from his family, his business, and keeping the world-eating serpent Jormangandr at bay.
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* BreadMilkEggsSquick: Scrooge needs a break from his family, his business, and keeping [[Myth/NorseMythology the world-eating serpent Jormangandr Jormangandr]] at bay.
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In a nod to Disney/MickeysChristmasCarol, the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future come to see Scrooge... but not for the reasons you might expect.
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* BreadMilkEggsSquick: Scrooge needs a break from his family, his business, and keeping the world-eating serpent Jormangandr at bay.
* BerserkButton: In a ContinuityNod, mentioning Santa Claus will evoke genuine rage out of Scrooge. [[NoodleIncident Still no explanation why.]]
* {{Expy}}: The three spirits that visit Scrooge strongly resemble those from Disney/MickeysChristmasCarol, but instead of actually being Jiminy Crickey as Christmas Past and Black Pete as Christmas Future, they just bear a strong resemblance to them. Christmas Present is a pig-man instead of a giant. However, their costumes are the same.
* OneSteveLimit: The spirits met Scrooge [=McDuck=] when looking for a different [[Literature/AChristmasCarol Scrooge]], but the one they found was far more fun.
* YetAnotherChristmasCarol: With a twist. Turns out Scrooge doesn't actually hate Christmas, but he makes it seem like he does so he can have some time to himself to relax and enjoy himself.
!!Tropes
* BreadMilkEggsSquick: Scrooge needs a break from his family, his business, and keeping the world-eating serpent Jormangandr at bay.
* BerserkButton: In a ContinuityNod, mentioning Santa Claus will evoke genuine rage out of Scrooge. [[NoodleIncident Still no explanation why.]]
* {{Expy}}: The three spirits that visit Scrooge strongly resemble those from Disney/MickeysChristmasCarol, but instead of actually being Jiminy Crickey as Christmas Past and Black Pete as Christmas Future, they just bear a strong resemblance to them. Christmas Present is a pig-man instead of a giant. However, their costumes are the same.
* OneSteveLimit: The spirits met Scrooge [=McDuck=] when looking for a different [[Literature/AChristmasCarol Scrooge]], but the one they found was far more fun.
* YetAnotherChristmasCarol: With a twist. Turns out Scrooge doesn't actually hate Christmas, but he makes it seem like he does so he can have some time to himself to relax and enjoy himself.
