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* EarnYourHappyEnding: [[spoiler:After helping save the holidays, Steve goes downstairs on Christmas morning to find Santa with the donkey cheese he wanted.]]
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: After using Henry Ford as an example of a great inventor, Dudley fully acknowledges that Ford did other not-so-great things when Robin brings them up.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: After using Henry Ford as an example of a great inventor, Dudley fully acknowledges that outside of inventing the automobile Ford did other not-so-great things was a terrible person when Robin brings them up.it up, not dismissing or downplaying anything he did.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: After using Henry Ford as an example of a great inventor, Dudley fully acknowledges that Ford did other not-so-great things when Robin brings them up.
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* AffablyEvil: Despite Dudley being a greedy corporate tycoon and attempting to take over Christmas he remains on relatively friendly terms with fellow genius Urkel, not even holding a grudge when Urkel crashes his blimp, as he already made enough money from Urkel's app to pay for repairs.
* AlternateCatchphraseInflection: Urkel says "Did I do that?" in a triumphant way after beating Dudley at chess.
* AlternateCatchphraseInflection: Urkel says "Did I do that?" in a triumphant way after beating Dudley at chess.
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* AffablyEvil: Despite Dudley being a greedy corporate tycoon and attempting to take over Christmas he remains on relatively friendly terms with fellow genius Urkel, Steve, not even holding a grudge when Urkel Steve crashes his blimp, as he already made enough money from Urkel's Steve's app to pay for repairs.
* AlternateCatchphraseInflection:Urkel Steve says "Did I do that?" in a triumphant way manner after beating Dudley at chess.
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* ArtShift: The scene of Urkel explaining the origin of Serbian donkey cheese is depicted in a slideshow of clay models and his dream sequence is full stop-motion animation.
* BaitAndSwitch: When it looks like Urkel is going to fight Dudley, the scene instead cuts to them settling things the way geniuses do; [[SmartPeoplePlayChess by playing chess]].
* BilingualBonus: The Spanish that Urkel speaks with his ESL-met on isn't subtitled.
* TheCameo: Urkel's "Stefan Urquelle" persona makes a brief appearance in a dream sequence when Urkelbot sheds his metal coating to reveal him underneath.
* ComicBookTime: While ''Family Matters'' was set in the 1990s, this movie takes place in the early 2020s, with Urkel still a teenager.
* BaitAndSwitch: When it looks like Urkel is going to fight Dudley, the scene instead cuts to them settling things the way geniuses do; [[SmartPeoplePlayChess by playing chess]].
* BilingualBonus: The Spanish that Urkel speaks with his ESL-met on isn't subtitled.
* TheCameo: Urkel's "Stefan Urquelle" persona makes a brief appearance in a dream sequence when Urkelbot sheds his metal coating to reveal him underneath.
* ComicBookTime: While ''Family Matters'' was set in the 1990s, this movie takes place in the early 2020s, with Urkel still a teenager.
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* ArtShift: The scene of Urkel Steve explaining the origin of Serbian donkey cheese is depicted in a slideshow of clay models and his dream sequence is full stop-motion animation.
* BaitAndSwitch: When it looks likeUrkel Steve is going to fight Dudley, the scene instead cuts to them settling things the way geniuses do; [[SmartPeoplePlayChess by playing chess]].
* BilingualBonus: The Spanish thatUrkel Steve speaks with his ESL-met on isn't subtitled.
* TheCameo: Steve Urkel's "Stefan Urquelle" persona makes a brief appearance in a dream sequence when Urkelbot sheds his metal coating to reveal him underneath.
* ComicBookTime: While ''Family Matters'' was set in the 1990s, this movie takes place in the early 2020s, with Steve Urkel still a teenager.
* BaitAndSwitch: When it looks like
* BilingualBonus: The Spanish that
* TheCameo: Steve Urkel's "Stefan Urquelle" persona makes a brief appearance in a dream sequence when Urkelbot sheds his metal coating to reveal him underneath.
* ComicBookTime: While ''Family Matters'' was set in the 1990s, this movie takes place in the early 2020s, with Steve Urkel still a teenager.
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* TheDreaded: Urkel is regarded as a massive pest by the community, especially during the holidays, with Robin and Mrs. Paxson tolerating him the most.
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* TheDreaded: Urkel Steve is regarded as a massive pest by the community, especially during the holidays, with Robin and Mrs. Paxson tolerating him the most.
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* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Dudley doesn't understand why Urkel would invent things just to help people with no monetary gain for himself.
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* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Dudley doesn't understand why Urkel Steve would invent things just to help people with no monetary gain for himself.
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* {{Fingore}}: A clerk at the piercing booth accidentally pierces her finger with a nose ring when Urkel distracts her.
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* {{Fingore}}: A clerk at the piercing booth accidentally pierces her finger with a nose ring when Urkel Steve distracts her.
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** Urkel wants to make everyone's holiday perfect, as well as get some rare Serbian donkey cheese.
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* LaughTrack: Urkelbot plays one after Urkel accidentally destroys the Santa's Village display at the mall and says his catchphrase.
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* LaughTrack: Urkelbot plays one after Urkel Steve accidentally destroys the Santa's Village display at the mall and says his catchphrase.
* {{The Quiet One}}s: Santa's elves don't speak, but they do provide back-up vocals during "I'm Not Keeping Score".
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* SadlyMythtaken: To Urkel's surprise, Santa turns out to be [[spoiler:[[BigfootSasquatchAndYeti a yeti]]]].
* SilentPartner: Urkelbot and Santa's elves never say anything.
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* SadlyMythtaken: To Urkel's Steve's surprise, Santa turns out to be [[spoiler:[[BigfootSasquatchAndYeti a yeti]]]].
* SilentPartner: Urkelbotand Santa's elves never say says anything.
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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Steve hands his holiday cheer app over to Dudley, allowing him to repurpose it into a game app and take control of everyone who installs it.
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* VocalEvolution: Jaleel White's "Urkel" voice, while still quite nasally, is performed in a much lower register than before. Justified, of course, since White was already in his 40s at the time of production.
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* VocalEvolution: Jaleel White's Creator/JaleelWhite's "Urkel" voice, while still quite nasally, is performed in a much lower register than before. Justified, of course, since White was already in his 40s at the time of production.
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* VocalEvolution: Jaleel White's "Urkel" voice, while still quite nasally, is performed in a much lower register than before. Justified, of course, since White was already in his 40s at the time of production.
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* StrawmanNewsMedia: Steve's destruction of the mall quickly makes the headlines of a sensationalist news program, with the anchor accusing Steve of "attacking" Christmas.
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* MallSanta:
** The department store Santa, who unwillingly gets roped into Steve's zany antics.
** Steve breaks into an whole educational segment [[DiscussedTrope analyzing Mall Santas]], breaking down every aspect from their large, bushy beards to the strong cartilage in their knees (for holding children all day).
** The department store Santa, who unwillingly gets roped into Steve's zany antics.
** Steve breaks into an whole educational segment [[DiscussedTrope analyzing Mall Santas]], breaking down every aspect from their large, bushy beards to the strong cartilage in their knees (for holding children all day).
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* AdaptedOut: The Winslows are completely absent from the film, despite being main characters in the original sitcom. The only characters who return are Steve, Urkel-Bot, and Stefan (in a small cameo).
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* AdaptedOut: The Winslows are completely absent from the film, despite being main characters in the original sitcom. The only characters who return are Steve, Urkel-Bot, Urkelbot, and Stefan (in a small cameo).
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** During Steve's dream sequence, Urkel-Bot cracks open and briefly becomes Stefan Urquelle.
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** During Steve's dream sequence, Urkel-Bot Urkelbot cracks open and briefly becomes Stefan Urquelle.
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I'll tag this since (judging by the poster) this is meant to be a surprise.
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* SadlyMythtaken: To Urkel's surprise, Santa turns out to be [[BigfootSasquatchAndYeti a yeti]].
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* SadlyMythtaken: To Urkel's surprise, Santa turns out to be [[BigfootSasquatchAndYeti [[spoiler:[[BigfootSasquatchAndYeti a yeti]].yeti]]]].
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* ThoseTwoGuys: Clerks Gary and Leslie spend most of their screentime interacting with each other.
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* ThoseTwoGuys: Clerks Gary VillainSong: "Move Fast, Break Things", in which Dudley sings about disrupting the status quo and Leslie spend most of their screentime interacting "upgrading" people's lives with each other.technology. This is what convinces Steve to invent his holiday cheer app.
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* AccidentalMisnaming: Dudley meets Steve during a livestream, and mistakenly says his username (which is just his name) as "Steve Ur Kel". He continues to call him this even after they meet in person.
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* {{Foil}}: Dudley von Durffel to Steve Urkel. While they're both brilliant [[GadgeteerGenius tech geniuses]], Steve is a humble, selfless outcast who uses his inventions to spread holiday cheer, while Dudley is a rich, greedy influencer who uses his tech to gain wealth and power.
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* LaughTrack: Urkelbot plays one after Urkel accidentally destroys the Santa's Village display at the mall and says his catchphrase.
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* LaughTrack: Urkelbot plays one after Urkel accidentally destroys the Santa's Village display at the mall and says his catchphrase.
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* MythologyGag:
** The film opens with the classic shot of Chicago from the TV show's intro.
** While singing about Boxing Day, Steve dons the same boxing gear that he wore when he fought Willie Fuffner.
** During Steve's dream sequence, Urkel-Bot cracks open and briefly becomes Stefan Urquelle.
** A parody of the show's opening title card appears on a TV, but instead of "Family Matters", it says "Familiar Mattresses".
** The film opens with the classic shot of Chicago from the TV show's intro.
** While singing about Boxing Day, Steve dons the same boxing gear that he wore when he fought Willie Fuffner.
** During Steve's dream sequence, Urkel-Bot cracks open and briefly becomes Stefan Urquelle.
** A parody of the show's opening title card appears on a TV, but instead of "Family Matters", it says "Familiar Mattresses".
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* AdaptedOut: The Winslows are completely absent from the film, despite being main characters in the original sitcom. The only characters who return are Steve, Urkel-Bot and Stefan (in a small cameo).
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* AdaptedOut: The Winslows are completely absent from the film, despite being main characters in the original sitcom. The only characters who return are Steve, Urkel-Bot Urkel-Bot, and Stefan (in a small cameo).
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* {{Retcon}}: The real Santa Claus actually appeared in one of the show's Christmas episodes, played by Art Evans. This film, however, introduces a completely new version of Santa.
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* {{Expy}}: The MallSanta is pretty much the film's answer to Carl Winslow, being an irritable straight man to Urkel's antics. Steve even calls him "Big Guy" on occasion.
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* AdaptedOut: The Winslows are completely absent from the film, despite being main characters in the original sitcom. The only characters who return are Steve, Urkel-Bot and Stefan (in a small cameo).
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* TheDreaded: Urkel is regarded as a massive pest by the community, especially during the holidays, with Robin and Mrs. Paxson tolerating him the most.
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* NeverTrustATitle: Urkel doesn't save Santa at any point. If anything, Santa saves Urkel from a HeroicBSOD.
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* NeverTrustATitle: Urkel doesn't save Santa at any point. If anything, Santa saves Urkel from a HeroicBSOD.''Urkel Saves Christmas'' or ''Urkel Saves the Holidays'' would be more accurate.
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* NeverTrustATitle: There are two Santas (three if you count the dream sequence) and at no point does Urkel save any of them.
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* NeverTrustATitle: There are two Santas (three if you count the dream sequence) and at no point does Urkel doesn't save Santa at any of them.point. If anything, Santa saves Urkel from a HeroicBSOD.
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* NeverTrustATitle: Urkel doesn't save Santa at any point.
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* NeverTrustATitle: There are two Santas (three if you count the dream sequence) and at no point does Urkel doesn't save Santa at any point.of them.
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* ArtShift: The scene of Urkel explaining the origin of Serbian donkey is depicted in a slideshow of clay models and his dream sequence is full stop-motion animation.
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* AffablyEvil: Despite Dudley being a greedy corporate tycoon and attempting to take over Christmas he remains on relatively friendly terms with fellow genius Urkel, not even holding a grudge when Urkel crashes his blimp, as he already made enough money from Urkel's app to pay for repairs.
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* ReadTheFinePrint: In the end, Dudley is voted out of his company by the shareholders. He never read the user agreement in his contract saying they could do that.
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* ActorAllusion: The FictionalHoliday Festivus from ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'' is referenced by the mailman voiced by Creator/WayneKnight, who played Newman on the show.
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* ActorAllusion: The FictionalHoliday Festivus from ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'' is referenced by the mailman voiced by Creator/WayneKnight, who played mailman Newman on the that show.
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** The Hawk News newscaster's name is never brought up.
** Robin's dad is never named.
** The department store Santa is only ever referred to as Department Store Santa or DSS.
** The Hawk News newscaster's name is never brought up.
** Robin's dad is never named.
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**NoNameGiven: The mailman, the department store Santa, the newscaster and Robin's dad aren't given names. Even the department store Santa is only ever referred to as Department Store Santa or DSS.
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** Robin's dad is never named.
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* MusicalWorldHypotheses: The characters sing in-universe and acknowledge that they're singing.
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* MusicalisInterruptus: Dudley gets interrupted both times he tries to sing his song "No Backsies".
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* AlternateCatchphraseInflection: Urkel says "Did I do that?" in a triumphant way after beating Dudley at chess.
