The Santa Clause

The Santa Clause (1994)

1 commented-on entry since 12 Dec '24, 15:34

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Question: Why were the elves happy to see Scott and Charlie on their return to the North Pole? Their presence obviously meant that the old Santa was dead.

Answer: Unbeknownst to Scott, Charlie, and the viewer, Scott became the new Santa the moment he put on the Santa suit on his roof. Because of this, the elves don't even see him as Scott, but as Santa. His arrival also meant another successful toy delivery and the continuation of Christmas itself.

Invader_Gir

It should be noted Tim Allen thought this was odd too and had this exact thing corrected in the series The Santa Clauses, where it was confirmed the old Santa decided to retire and basically fell off the roof on purpose. The Elves already knew the one Santa was leaving and a new one would be coming, which is why they were excited and never brought up the old Santa.

Answer: As the various Santas periodically are killed or die by other means, the elves appear unsurprised and are happy and relieved that they don't have to worry about having a replacement. They also seem pleased to see young Charlie, who wasn't expected. I haven't seen the movie in years, but I seem to recall that the previous Santa wasn't particularly liked or was somewhat incompetent.

raywest

Maybe they could "sense", so to speak, that Scott would be the new Santa and that the old Santa had died and had some time to adjust to it. Maybe they weren't smiling at the fact of the old Santa dying, just that they had a Santa at all. Also, while nobody was expecting Charlie, he's still a kid, a.k.a. the heart and soul of Christmas. Why wouldn't they be happy to see that?

Factual error: Finishing his rounds on the morning of Christmas Day, flying over downtown Chicago, the sun is over the horizon west of Chicago, Sunrises occur in the east, not the west. (00:26:10)

Regulus

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Little Elf Judy: Seeing isn't believing. Believing is seeing.

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Trivia: Not a mistake, but another elf sighting within the movie. In the Parent's Day scene in Charlie's classroom, watch the boy sitting directly behind Charlie in the blue shirt. When Charlie walks back to his desk to retrieve his glass ball to show everyone, you can see the boy's pointed ears. Another note of interest is when Charlie says "my Dad is Santa Claus" and it cuts to a wide shot showing all of the kids, this kid is the only one not laughing.

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Answer: Because Neil thinks Charlie is old enough now that he should no longer believe in fantasy figures like Santa Claus.

raywest

Answer: Because some parents don't think it's logical thinking.

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