History YMMV / JingleAllTheWay

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: While there are tons of imagery and attitudes throughout the film alone to land this film squarely in this trope (Having Phil Hartman, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Sinbad as your top-billed actors), there's the orgy of 90's pop-culture characters that were popular with kids of the era in the "Wintertime Fun" parade sequence near the climax- a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle, Sonic the Hedgehog, Rock-'em-Sock-'em Robots, The Cat In The Hat, Raggedy Ann, and more obscure characters like The Tick.

* InferredHolocaust: What's to stop Howard from getting arrested? Especially from Ted, who has enough evidence to convict him for breaking into his own house and stealing his son's present. That aside though Howard quite clearly committed identity fraud getting into the parade, physically assaulted the other crew members, and endangered the public with his untrained use of the jetpack.

** A running gag in the film is how Booster is TheScrappy in the Turbo Man universe, at last as far as the fans are concerned. Jake Lloyd, who plays Jamie, would eventually be regarded as TheScrappy himself, to an even worse degree, after appearing as Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace.

* UnintentionallySympathetic: The cliched DeadbeatDad trope aside, Jaime acts like a spoiled brat 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 Turboman doll. Jake Lloyd's terrible acting doesn't help win the kid sympathy either.

* InferredHolocaust: What's to stop Howard from getting arrested? Especially from Ted, who has enough evidence to convict him for breaking into his own house and stealing his son's present.

* RetroactiveRecognition: Ahnold's son is [[Film/ThePhantomMenace Anakin Skywalker]].

:The film series:

* HarsherInHindsight: A bomb turns out to be in one package going though the mail.
** With today's terrorist-fearing society, that scene can come off as awkward.

** Not to mention, the villain of the Turbo Man show is call [[HarryPotter Dementor]].

* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: Liz hitting Ted over the head with a thermos of eggnog could be considered this for the whole film, knowing what a seductive and manipulative sleazeball he constantly is towards women; not to mention how he always is taking advantage of Howard's weaknesses and trying to make him look bad.

** [[spoiler: Consider the fact that, after the end credits, Howard's wife was expecting him to get her something as well. Subtly hypocritical, much?]]

** How about Johnny's dialogue to Janie that Ted was a deadbeat dad too until the divorce, and suggesting that if Jaime's parents get divorced it could make Howard a better father. It doesn't help that the film seems to want to agree with Johnny.

** With today's terrorist feared society that scene can come off as awkward.

* InferredHolocaust: Whats to stop Howard from getting arrested? Especially from Ted who has enough evidence to convict him for breaking into his own house and stealing his sons present.
* JerkassWoobie: Myron. Despite his flaws, the audience can't help but feel kinda sorry for him as it is implied that [[spoiler:he lives a relatively crappy life--he works long hours to no reward or recognition, has no family, his wife cheated on him repeatedly and took custody of his son during their divorce, money is tight as a significant chunk of his income is sent to the aforementioned cheating wife for child support, and he seems to be generally treated unfairly by everybody in his life]]. So despite being an antagonistic character in the film, the viewer can't help but understand and emphasize with his cynical attitude and animosity for the holidays, even though he can be a bit annoying for the way he jabbers too much about rhetoric.

* RetroactiveRecognition: Ahnold's son is [[StarWarsThePhantomMenace Anakin Skywalker]].

** Not all that family unfriendly, actually. Going through great pains for one's children is something any parent can identify with, and Jamie wound up giving the toy to someone else. The film was actually very anti-materialism in the end.
*** [[spoiler: Unless you consider the fact that, after the end credits, Howard's wife was expecting him to get her something as well. Subtly hypocritical, much?]]
*** Or just RuleOfFunny

* TheScrappy: Booster is clearly one in the Turboman show. His toy is far easier to find, and the poor guy playing him in the parade ends up beaten up by a bunch of kids who scream about how much they hate him.

* DudeNotFunny: Bombs being sent through the post? In a family comedy? ''Really?'' See also HarsherInHindsight below. The film does call it out on it though.
--> '''Myron''': That was really a bomb? *{{beat}}* This is a ''sick'' world we live in, sick people!
** Could also count as CrossesTheLineTwice.

* DudeNotFunny: Bombs being sent through the post? In a family comedy? ''Really?'' See also HarsherInHindsight below.
** The film does call it out on it though.
--> '''Myron''': There really ''was'' a bomb in that package?! Man some people are sick!

* {{Sequelitis}}: Pretty much got this distinction no sooner then it was announced. The fact that it starred Larry the Cable Guy didn't help matters.

** Subverted by how he attributes him living a miserable life while his childhood neighbor went on to become a millionaire CEO is due to him getting the fad toy for Christmas during his childhood while Myron didn't.