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Recap / KikoRiki Ep 42 "Operation Santa Claus"

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Krash and Chiko are preparing for the New Year by decorating the Christmas tree. Chiko drags a large box and tells Krash that it is necessary so that she does not interfere with Santa Claus. Krash is amazed that Chiko still believes in Santa Claus. Krash is convinced that he is just an adult in disguise. To prove his point, he decides to catch Santa Claus with the help of Carlin's fishing net. Neither of the two know, that they were spied on by Dokko, who is having an "Operation Santa Claus" alongside the rest of the adults.

Preparations for the operation are underway at Carlin's house. Costumes, beards, and staffs hang on the walls, and adults are busy packing gifts. Carlin notices Krash and Chiko approaching the house and asks everyone to disguise themselves. The Pin employs a unique mechanism to conceal the costumes in the wall, while the others conceal the gifts. Krash and Chiko quickly take the net and leave.

At night, all five adults in Santa disguises line up outside Carlin's house. Carlin gives a briefing and the operation begins. Santa Clauses quickly scatter in different directions. Carlin goes to Krash's house, but suddenly gets caught in the net. Then a bearded man enters the house, puts a gift on the Christmas tree and laughs. Carlin mistakes him for Barry and asks him to help him get free. When he and the bearded man leave the house, Carlin tries to take off his beard, but the bearded man breaks out, gives him a gift, and runs away laughing. Carlin calls for him, and suddenly Olga and the real Barry come up to him. Carlin realizes that the bearded man was the real Santa Claus! Krash is dismayed to inspect the leaking net; he never managed to catch Santa Claus.

Alternate endings

On December 27, 2019, the episode has received three alternate endings, which tell what happened to four other adults that night:

  • Barry goes to Wally's house and finds a letter to Santa, where the poet asks to find a rhyme that he couldn't come up with. A real Santa shows up (mistaken by Barry for Carlin) and leaves Wally an item that makes for a perfect rhyme.
  • Olga visits Chiko, only to find out that he is not asleep, waiting for Santa to show up. Olga sneezes, losing her fake beard and almost revealing her identity, but the real Santa arrives to help her, gives Chiko a gift and leaves with Olga. She assumes it was Barry, but Santa runs away, and the real Barry shows up from behind, leaving her confused.
  • Dokko and Pin rush to Rosa's house. The two start arguing which one of them was tasked to give a present to her. The both are beaten to the goal by the real Santa, who they mistake for Olga.

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  • Continuity Nod: Before falling asleep, Krash says "chuchukh chuchukh". This method of falling asleep was taught to him by Carlin in "The Big Event".
  • Multiple Endings: The episode has received additional 3 endings in 2019, focusing on Barry, Olga and Dokko and Pin's misadventures.
  • Santa's Existence Clause: Chiko believes in Santa Claus, but Krash doesn't. Carlin wants to change his mind, even though he and the rest of the adults do pretty much what Krash thought: playing Santa for kids because he doesn't really exist. Then the real Santa arrives to help Carlin in a dire situation.

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