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Recap / Camp Lakebottom S 3 E 9 Tur Keepin It Real Little Saint Nicky

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"Dear Mom, Ho! Ho! Holy moly!"
Little Saint Nicky

McGee is desperate to get Santa Claus OUT of Lakebottom, after he crash-lands in camp. If he realizes that McGee was the one who sent him that mean letter, it's goodbye presents...forever.

Tropes:

  • Amphibian at Large: A giant frog grabs Santa with his tongue and pulls him into its mouth. Squirt then uses his tongue to catch a giant mosquito to trade to the frog for Santa.
  • Arbitrary Skepticism: Gretchen refuses to believe in Santa, despite the fact that the camp is run by a zombie and a bigfoot, along with all the other supernatural creatures she’s experienced during her stay.
  • Christmas in July: Camp Lakebottom gets a visit from Santa Claus in the middle of summer.
  • Clothes for Christmas Cringe: The year before, McGee received underwear from Santa for Christmas. He was so angry that he wrote a rather rude note on the underwear and sent it back to him. Now he’s trying to avoid Father Christmas out of fear of being put on the naughty list.
  • Easy Amnesia: After his sleigh crashes, Santa gets amnesia, forgetting his identity and thinking Camp Lakebottom is Camp Jinglebottom, a Santa training camp.
    • Apparently this is not an unusual event for the Jolly Old Elf.
    Elf: He loses his memory, like, all the time. You know how old this guy is, right?
  • Flashback: McGee has one to tell Gretchen and Squirt why he doesn’t like Santa, complete with lampshaded Flashback Effects.
  • Hawaiian-Shirted Tourist: While on vacation, Santa trades out his classic red suit for a red Hawaiian shirt.
    Gretchen: Oh, puh-lease, Squirt. We all know there’s no Santa. Especially not one wearing a tacky Hawaiian shirt.
    Squirt: That’s how all the holiday characters dress on summer vacation!
  • Man-Eating Plant: Santa nearly gets swallowed by one after thinking it was mistletoe.
  • Nice Job Breaking It, Hero: McGee accidentally shoots down Santa’s sleigh while he’s passing by Camp Lakebottom on vacation.
  • Santa Claus: Santa unintentionally visits Camp Lakebottom when McGee shoots his sleigh out of the air with an arrow.
  • Santa's Existence Clause: Despite seeing his flying sleigh crash right in front of her, Gretchen doesn’t believe in Santa and Squirt spends the episode trying to convince her. She eventually comes around.
  • Time for Plan B: With Santa getting amnesia, McGee is relieved that he won’t have to resort to Plan B. Plan B apparently involved real bees, as he throws the beehive he had in his hands away and it lands on Armand.
  • Underside Ride: The elf trying to hunt Santa down to restore his memory hitches a ride underneath his sleigh.
  • Word Shmord: McGee's reaction to Armand telling him to concentrate.
    McGee: Concentrate, shmoncentrate.
  • You Monster!: Squirt says this to McGee when he tells them he wants Santa to leave Camp Lakebottom.

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