History YMMV / JingleAllTheWay

** The ''WebVideo/HonestTrailers'' riff goes further and says that ''none'' of the characters have any redeeming values. Even the always-likable Chris Parnell plays a character who is such a jerk that punching his face would be more redeeming.

** Myron ([[AccidentalTruth unintentionally truthfully]]) claiming a package contains a bomb is treated fairly lightheartedly by both the characters and the narrative. If he tried that stunt today, he'd be in deep, ''deep'' trouble. [[ValuesResonance On the flip side]], he's [[IWasJustJoking genuinely appalled]] that such a package really would contain one.

** Howard almost giving the future Darth Vader the "I Am Your Father" speech.

* {{Defictionalization}}: The Turbo Man action figure has now become a reality by Funko. Where to find it? Walmart!

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: It could have been a biting social commentary about the ridiculousness of holiday toy searches, but this aspect is never expanded on.

** Myron ([[AccidentalTruth unintentionally truthfully]]) claiming a package contains a bomb is treated fairly lightheartedly by both the characters and the narrative. If he tried that stunt today, he'd be in deep, ''deep'' trouble. [[ValuesResonance On the flip side]], he's [[IWasJustJoking genuinely appalled]] that a package really would contain one.

** Myron ([[AccidentalTruth unintentionally truthfully]]) claiming a package contains a bomb is treated fairly lightheartedly by both the characters and the narrative. If he tried that stunt today, he'd be in deep, ''deep'' trouble.

* OneSceneWonder: Creator/MartinMull as the hapless radio DJ who gets assaulted by both Howard and Myron.

** When [[TheScrappy Booster]] gets [[spoiler: beaten up by a bunch of kids]], one of the kids call him the other F word. While this was still an insult back in Main/The90s, it wasn't as bad as it is today. But in Main/TheNew20s, it would probably be ''heavily'' frowned upon.

** Jamie acts like a SpoiledBrat to Howard at every turn, rebuffs his attempts to make amends, and only shows love for him when Howard plays to his materialism and promises him the Turbo-Man doll. This is not helped by Jake Lloyd's awful acting and the clichéd WhenYouComingHomeDad trope being in full effect. Even the scene where Howard gets annoyed at Jamie talking about Turbo Man over the phone is supposed to be treated as him crossing the line except after a already rough day, hearing his son hammer on about what a tv show character would do, would be grating and its not like Howard was even yelling or snapping on him. At worst he just came off as mildly frustrated and had even tried to apologize to Jamie instantly. Even when Jamnie does later feel guilty over it, the sympathy feels unearned.
** Howard's wife Liz isn't exactly super-likable either. She spends much of the film acting just as nasty towards Howard as Jamie does and is pretty much this close to leaving him for Ted. In fairness, Liz does discover that Ted's a scumbag and realizes that Howard means well, but like with Jamie its no enough.

** It's highly likely that TurboMan figure will be heading straight for the evidence locker for a while.

** Jamie acts like a SpoiledBrat to Howard at every turn, rebuffs his attempts to make amends, and only shows love for him when Howard plays to his materialism and promises him the Turbo-Man doll. This is not helped by Jake Lloyd's awful acting and the clichéd WhenYouComingHomeDad trope being in full effect. Even the scene where Howard gets annoyed at Jamie talking about Turbo Man over the phone is supposed to be treated as him crossing the line except after a already rough day, hearing his son hammer on about what a tv show character would do, would be grating and its not like Howard was even yelling or snapping on him. At worst he just came off as mildly frustrated and had even tried to apologize to Jamie instantly. Even when Jamnie does later feel guilty over it, sympathy is unearnef
** Howard's wife Liz isn't exactly super-likable either. She spends much of the film acting just as nasty towards Howard as Jamie does and is pretty much this close to leaving him for Ted. In fairness, Liz does discover that Ted's a scumbag and realizes that Howard means well.

** Jamie acts like a SpoiledBrat to Howard at every turn, rebuffs his attempts to make amends, and only shows love for him when Howard plays to his materialism and promises him the Turbo-Man doll. This is not helped by Jake Lloyd's awful acting and the clichéd WhenYouComingHomeDad trope being in full effect. Even the scene where Howard gets annoyed at Jamie talking about Turbo Man over the phone is supposed to be treated as him crossing the line except after a already rough day, hearing his son hammer on about what a tv show character would do, would be grating and its not like Howard was even yelling or snapping on him. At worst he just came off as mildly frustrated and had even tried to apologize to Jamie instantly.
** Howard's wife Liz isn't exactly super-likable either. She spends much of the film acting just as nasty towards Howard as Jamie does and is pretty much this close to leaving him for Ted. In fairness, Jamie later feels guilty about snapping at Howard over the phone after the climax, while Liz discovers that Ted's a scumbag and realizes that Howard means well.

** When [[TheScrappy Booster]] gets [[spoiler: beaten up by a bunch of kids]], one of the kids call him the other F word. While this was still an insult back in UsefulNotes/The90s, it wasn't as bad as it is today. But in UsefulNotes/TheNew20s, it would probably be ''heavily'' frowned upon.

* AssPull:
** Myron mugging the Dementor actor to take his place in the parade. There's no way Myron could have made it to the roof, attacked the actor, and then gotten his costume off and put it on himself, in the few minutes that Howard was up on the float. The only way it works is if one assumes Myron was planning to take the actor's place anyway and was going about it before he realized Howard was on the float as Turbo-Man, but that raises even more questions.
** The Turbo-Man costume in the parade just so happening to have a fully functional jetpack (something not even '''NASA''' can perfect), which Howard uses to turn the tides in the climax.

* EsotericHappyEnding:
** A minor one for Myron. Okay, he can give his kid the Turbo-Man doll. Hurrah. The downside is that he might face prison time and will still be considered an absentee father. Oops.
** So... is Liz still living next door to Ted come the end credits? The man who tried to ''sexually assault'' her? Did she tell Howard?

* SoBadItsGood: Don't take it too seriously, and you just might enjoy this one.

* CriticalResearchFailure: Karate Grading. During the Karate session, the boys are promoted from Yellow Belt to Purple Belt, which doesn't happen in Karate gradings of any style. In Goju Ryu, Karate Orange comes after yellow. In Shotokan, Karate Green comes after Yellow (and before purple). Students ''do'' graduate from yellow to purple belt in Tae Kwon Do, but since the movie explicitly states that it's a karate promotion, it's still incorrect.

** Does Ted actually care about his son and was he genuinely mad when Howard tries to steal the Turbo Man doll, or is he feigning outrage to manipulate Liz? Johnny mentions Howard became a better man after a divorce. Is Howard's spoiling of Johnny him trying to overcompensate for a failed marriage?

** Jamie acts like a SpoiledBrat to Howard at every turn, rebuffs his attempts to make amends, and only shows love for him when Howard plays to his materialism and promises him the Turbo-Man doll. This is not helped by Jake Lloyd's awful acting and the clichéd WhenYouComingHomeDad trope being in full effect.

** Does Ted actually care about his son and was he genuinely mad when Howard tries to steal the Turbo Man doll, or is he feigning outrage to manipulate Liz?