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* ColbertBump: Compare this page before and after WebOriginal/TheNostalgiaCritic reviewed it.
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* GainaxEnding: See DeusExMachina above.
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* EvilIsHammy: Mrs. Mavilda.
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* ColbertBump: TheNostalgiaCritic's review gave it more notoriety.
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* VocalEvolution: The Mayor starts out with a very similar voice to Ray and the narrator, but then suddenly changes to having a much higher-pitched and more nasal voice for the film's climax.
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* VocalEvolution: The Mayor starts out with a very similar voice to Ray and the narrator, but then suddenly changes to having a much higher-pitched and more nasal voice for the film's climax.climax.
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* UndisclosedFunds: The orphanage is paid in bags of money. Not any checks or statements or even an actual amount listed, it's just described as bags of money.
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* UndisclosedFunds: The orphanage is paid in bags of money. Not any checks or statements or even an actual amount listed, it's just described as bags of money.money.
* VocalEvolution: The Mayor starts out with a very similar voice to Ray and the narrator, but then suddenly changes to having a much higher-pitched and more nasal voice for the film's climax.
* VocalEvolution: The Mayor starts out with a very similar voice to Ray and the narrator, but then suddenly changes to having a much higher-pitched and more nasal voice for the film's climax.
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* TheGoodGuysAlwaysWin: The aesop outright states thisthis.
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* TheGoodGuysAlwaysWin: The aesop outright states this
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* AnachronismStew: The time period is rather vague. The special seems to be aiming for about the 1920s, but blatant anachronisms keep turning up. Perhaps they were going for a RetroUniverse, but that's probably giving the creators too much credit.
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* AnachronismStew: The time period is rather quite vague. The special seems They seem to be aiming for about the 1920s, but blatant anachronisms keep turning up. up, such as Mrs. Mavilda's henchman Mel watching a television set. Perhaps they were going trying for a RetroUniverse, but that's probably giving the creators too much credit.
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* AnachronismStew: The time period is rather vague. The special seems to be aiming for about the 1920s, but blatant anachronisms keep turning up. Perhaps they were going for a RetroUniverse, but that's probably giving the creators too much credit.
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* ThiefBag: The mayor pays Mrs. Mavilda in bags of money.
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* UndisclosedFunds: The orphanage is paid in bags of money. Not any checks or statements or even an actual amount listed, it's just described as bags of money.
* UndisclosedFunds: The orphanage is paid in bags of money. Not any checks or statements or even an actual amount listed, it's just described as bags of money.
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** Also near the end when Pappy tells his parents taht he lost Lily, they don't look shocked or sad.
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** Also near the end when Pappy tells his parents taht that he lost Lily, they don't look shocked or sad.
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* ChewingTheScenery: When Mrs. Mavilda is firing Anna, she chews it so hard that the voice actress's mic almost blows out.
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* ChewingTheScenery: When Mrs. Mavilda is firing Anna, Judy, she chews it so hard that the voice actress's mic almost blows out.
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** Also near the end when Pappy tells his parents taht he lost Lily, they don't look shocked or sad.
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* NoodleIncident: Mrs. Mavilda: (Talking about Judy) What if I make that good girl into a bad one? Yeah! I'll make her into a thief, just like I did with the girl that worked with me before!
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** It could also be considered WhatHappenedToTheMouse since they never shown her.
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* StorybookOpening: A textbook (storybook?) example. The storybook doesn't even have words, just colored blocks.
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* ChewingTheScenery: When Mrs. Mavilda is firing Anna, she chews it so hard that the voice actress's mic almost blows out.
* ChewingTheScenery: When Mrs. Mavilda is firing Anna, she chews it so hard that the voice actress's mic almost blows out.
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*[[spoiler:EasilyForgiven]]: EasilyForgiven: [[spoiler:Not only is Mrs. Mavilda not sentenced for child abuse in the end, she retains a job at the orphanage (albeit as Judy's assistant)! All because of her lightning-induced HeelFaceTurn]].
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HarmlessElectrocution: [[spoiler:Mrs. Mavilda somehow survives the BoltOfDivineRetribution that strikes her before she can cut down the tree.]]
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The film can be seen in its entirety [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlFtMxG6mnY here]].
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* OnlySixFaces: The only distinguishing marks for the children are their hair and clothes. All of them have the exact same face.
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* DeusExMachina: [[spoiler:Santa striking Mavilda down with lightning and somehow having rescued Judy's daughter offscreen]] is about as blatant as you can get.
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* ForTheEvulz: Mrs. Mavilda is downright gleeful about losing the children's money gambling, to the point where it seems like she almost prefers it to winning.
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* BlackAndWhiteMorality: "You always win when you are good."
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"The Christmas Tree" is a Christmas special that takes place in an orphanage run by the evil Mrs. Mavilda. She steals the orphanage's funds and tricks the mayor into thinking she's a good manager. The kids are so miserable they latch onto a pine tree as a mother figure. But their lives change with the arrival of a caring assistant.
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* BearsAreBadNews
* ChildhoodMemoryDemolitionTeam: Mrs. Mavilda wants to destroy the tree just to show the kids who's boss.
* CoversAlwaysLie: On the DVD cover, the tree is indoors.
* DisappearedDad: Mr. Kindle has a job that requires him to spend months away from his family. He doesn't come back until Christmas Eve.
* DullSurprise
* TheGamblingAddict
* [[spoiler:HeelFaceTurn]]
* HeroesLoveDogs
* OrphanageOfFear
* [[spoiler:OrphanageOfLove: Once Judy gets promoted.]]
!!This special provides examples of:
* BearsAreBadNews
* ChildhoodMemoryDemolitionTeam: Mrs. Mavilda wants to destroy the tree just to show the kids who's boss.
* CoversAlwaysLie: On the DVD cover, the tree is indoors.
* DisappearedDad: Mr. Kindle has a job that requires him to spend months away from his family. He doesn't come back until Christmas Eve.
* DullSurprise
* TheGamblingAddict
* [[spoiler:HeelFaceTurn]]
* HeroesLoveDogs
* OrphanageOfFear
* [[spoiler:OrphanageOfLove: Once Judy gets promoted.]]
