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1 00:00:28,536 00:00:29,616 PAPA ELF: Oh, hello. PAPA ELF: Oh, hello.
2 00:00:29,816 00:00:33,296 You're probably here about the story. You're probably here about the story.
3 00:00:34,136 00:00:38,376 Elves love to tell stories. I'll bet you didn't know that about elves. Elves love to tell stories. I'll bet you didn't know that about elves.
4 00:00:38,576 00:00:43,016 There's probably a lot of things you didn't know about elves. There's probably a lot of things you didn't know about elves.
5 00:00:43,456 00:00:48,256 Another interesting elfism: Another interesting elfism:
6 00:00:48,456 00:00:52,976 There are only three jobs available to an elf. There are only three jobs available to an elf.
7 00:00:53,176 00:00:58,016 The first is making shoes at night, while, you know, while the old cobbler sleeps. The first is making shoes at night, while, you know, while the old cobbler sleeps.
8 00:00:58,216 00:01:01,416 Lazy bum. Couldn't even make a clog. Lazy bum. Couldn't even make a clog.
9 00:01:01,576 00:01:03,816 You can bake cookies in a tree. You can bake cookies in a tree.
10 00:01:04,016 00:01:07,376 As you can imagine, it's dangerous having an oven in an oak tree... As you can imagine, it's dangerous having an oven in an oak tree...
11 00:01:07,536 00:01:09,456 ...during the dry season. ...during the dry season.
12 00:01:09,616 00:01:11,056 I wanna make shoes! I wanna make shoes!
13 00:01:11,216 00:01:12,376 But the third job... But the third job...
14 00:01:12,536 00:01:16,416 ...some call it the show, or the big dance. ...some call it the show, or the big dance.
15 00:01:16,616 00:01:19,696 It's the profession that every elf aspires to. It's the profession that every elf aspires to.
16 00:01:19,856 00:01:23,856 And that is to build toys in Santa's workshop. And that is to build toys in Santa's workshop.
17 00:01:24,016 00:01:26,896 Only two weeks left till Christmas. Only two weeks left till Christmas.
18 00:01:27,056 00:01:29,457 It's a job only an elf can do. It's a job only an elf can do.
19 00:01:29,617 00:01:32,497 Our nimble fingers, natural cheer and active minds... Our nimble fingers, natural cheer and active minds...
20 00:01:33,217 00:01:35,057 ...are perfect for toy building. ...are perfect for toy building.
21 00:01:35,257 00:01:38,097 They tried using gnomes and trolls... They tried using gnomes and trolls...
22 00:01:38,297 00:01:39,897 ...but the gnomes drank too much. ...but the gnomes drank too much.
23 00:01:40,097 00:01:42,177 [GNOME BELCHES] [GNOME BELCHES]
24 00:01:42,377 00:01:44,617 And the trolls weren't toilet trained. And the trolls weren't toilet trained.
25 00:01:44,777 00:01:45,777 [TROLL FARTS] [TROLL FARTS]
26 00:01:45,977 00:01:50,657 No human being has ever set foot in Santa's workshop. No human being has ever set foot in Santa's workshop.
27 00:01:50,857 00:01:53,057 That is, until about 30 years ago. That is, until about 30 years ago.
28 00:01:53,217 00:01:58,297 And as you may have guessed, that's where our story begins. And as you may have guessed, that's where our story begins.
29 00:02:30,857 00:02:32,337 [YELPS] [YELPS]
30 00:02:35,017 00:02:36,337 [YELPS] [YELPS]
31 00:03:13,257 00:03:14,577 Oh. Oh.
32 00:03:15,057 00:03:17,537 Wowee! Wow. Wowee! Wow.
33 00:03:25,017 00:03:26,497 [YELPING] [YELPING]
34 00:03:43,097 00:03:44,097 [SHRIEKS] [SHRIEKS]
35 00:03:45,337 00:03:49,897 What a blessing you are. What a blessing you are. What a blessing you are. What a blessing you are.
36 00:03:50,657 00:03:52,097 Here we are. Here we are.
37 00:03:52,257 00:03:55,977 We're just going to make you feel so comfortable. We're just going to make you feel so comfortable.
38 00:03:56,137 00:04:00,057 There we are. There you are. There we are. There you are.
39 00:04:00,217 00:04:02,817 It's time to go to sleep. It's time to go to sleep.
40 00:04:03,737 00:04:06,777 Maybe by next Christmas, you'll have a home. Maybe by next Christmas, you'll have a home.
41 00:04:13,697 00:04:16,177 Merry Christmas, my angel. Merry Christmas, my angel.
42 00:04:24,538 00:04:26,538 [METAL CREAKS, DIRT SPRINKLES] [METAL CREAKS, DIRT SPRINKLES]
43 00:04:44,378 00:04:45,898 SANTA: Mmm. SANTA: Mmm.
44 00:05:16,058 00:05:18,058 [ELVES CHEERING] [ELVES CHEERING]
45 00:05:25,098 00:05:28,138 SANTA: All right, all right. SANTA: All right, all right.
46 00:05:28,298 00:05:31,098 We've had another very successful year. We've had another very successful year.
47 00:05:33,498 00:05:35,338 So after all that hard work... So after all that hard work...
48 00:05:35,538 00:05:39,738 ...it's time to start preparations for next Christmas. ...it's time to start preparations for next Christmas.
49 00:05:49,378 00:05:52,938 What in the name of Sam Hill is that? What in the name of Sam Hill is that?
50 00:06:05,178 00:06:07,538 ELF: "Little Buddy Diapers." ELF: "Little Buddy Diapers."
51 00:06:07,738 00:06:09,898 His name is Buddy. He must have... His name is Buddy. He must have...
52 00:06:10,058 00:06:12,058 Snuck into your sack at the orphanage. Snuck into your sack at the orphanage.
53 00:06:12,218 00:06:13,458 What do we do? What do we do?
54 00:06:13,658 00:06:16,138 So Santa had a decision to make. So Santa had a decision to make.
55 00:06:16,298 00:06:19,538 Fortunately, when it comes to babies, Santa's a pushover. Fortunately, when it comes to babies, Santa's a pushover.
56 00:06:19,698 00:06:22,858 So Buddy stayed with an older elf who had always wanted a child... So Buddy stayed with an older elf who had always wanted a child...
57 00:06:23,018 00:06:25,978 ...but had been so committed to building toys... ...but had been so committed to building toys...
58 00:06:26,178 00:06:29,178 ...well, he'd forgotten to settle down. ...well, he'd forgotten to settle down.
59 00:06:29,378 00:06:30,418 Santa. Santa.
60 00:06:30,578 00:06:33,338 Yes. Yes, I raised Buddy. Yes. Yes, I raised Buddy.
61 00:06:33,498 00:06:36,098 I was his adopted father. I was his adopted father.
62 00:06:36,298 00:06:38,258 Though Buddy grew twice as fast... Though Buddy grew twice as fast...
63 00:06:38,418 00:06:42,618 ...he wasn't any different from the other children. ...he wasn't any different from the other children.
64 00:06:43,338 00:06:45,178 Not too fast, Buddy. Not too fast, Buddy.
65 00:06:45,338 00:06:47,298 I mean, not really. I mean, not really.
66 00:06:47,458 00:06:51,178 Before we learn how to build the latest in extreme graphic chipset processors... Before we learn how to build the latest in extreme graphic chipset processors...
67 00:06:51,338 00:06:54,138 ...let's recite the code of the elves, shall we? ...let's recite the code of the elves, shall we?
68 00:06:54,298 00:06:55,338 Number one. Number one.
69 00:06:55,538 00:06:57,978 ALL: Treat every day like Christmas. ALL: Treat every day like Christmas.
70 00:06:58,138 00:06:59,378 TEACHER: Number two. TEACHER: Number two.
71 00:06:59,578 00:07:02,858 ALL: There's room for everyone on the nice list. ALL: There's room for everyone on the nice list.
72 00:07:03,018 00:07:04,778 TEACHER: Number three. TEACHER: Number three.
73 00:07:04,938 00:07:11,458 ALL: The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear. ALL: The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear.
74 00:07:12,218 00:07:17,139 And one day, when Buddy was old enough, I made him my own personal apprentice. And one day, when Buddy was old enough, I made him my own personal apprentice.
75 00:07:17,339 00:07:18,779 Never been in this room before. Never been in this room before.
76 00:07:18,979 00:07:21,779 Well, I think it's time you start your tinker training. Well, I think it's time you start your tinker training.
77 00:07:23,059 00:07:24,059 [BUDDY GASPS] [BUDDY GASPS]
78 00:07:24,219 00:07:26,659 Santa's sleigh. Santa's sleigh.
79 00:07:26,859 00:07:28,579 You're gonna help me make it fly. You're gonna help me make it fly.
80 00:07:31,579 00:07:33,819 I thought the magical reindeer made the sleigh fly. I thought the magical reindeer made the sleigh fly.
81 00:07:33,979 00:07:36,059 PAPA ELF: Where do the reindeer get their magic from? PAPA ELF: Where do the reindeer get their magic from?
82 00:07:36,579 00:07:37,779 Christmas spirit. Christmas spirit.
83 00:07:37,939 00:07:40,219 Everybody knows that. Everybody knows that.
84 00:07:40,939 00:07:43,499 Well, as silly as it sounds... Well, as silly as it sounds...
85 00:07:43,659 00:07:46,339 ...a lot of people down south don't believe in Santa Claus. ...a lot of people down south don't believe in Santa Claus.
86 00:07:46,739 00:07:48,539 What? What?
87 00:07:49,379 00:07:52,099 Who do they think puts all their toys under the tree? Who do they think puts all their toys under the tree?
88 00:07:52,299 00:07:55,619 Well, there's a rumor floating around that the parents do it. Well, there's a rumor floating around that the parents do it.
89 00:07:55,779 00:07:58,059 That's... That's ridiculous. That's... That's ridiculous.
90 00:07:58,259 00:08:00,499 I mean, parents couldn't do that all in one night. I mean, parents couldn't do that all in one night.
91 00:08:00,659 00:08:03,939 What about Santa's cookies? I suppose parents eat them too? What about Santa's cookies? I suppose parents eat them too?
92 00:08:04,099 00:08:05,419 Yeah, I know. I know. Yeah, I know. I know.
93 00:08:05,579 00:08:08,939 And every year, less and less people believe in Santa Claus. And every year, less and less people believe in Santa Claus.
94 00:08:09,099 00:08:11,499 I mean, we have a real energy crisis on our hands. I mean, we have a real energy crisis on our hands.
95 00:08:11,699 00:08:12,699 Oh. Oh.
96 00:08:12,859 00:08:16,179 I mean, just see how low the Clausometer is. I mean, just see how low the Clausometer is.
97 00:08:16,939 00:08:18,299 That's shocking. That's shocking.
98 00:08:18,499 00:08:22,859 That's why I came up with this little beauty in the '60s. That's why I came up with this little beauty in the '60s.
99 00:08:23,019 00:08:25,099 [ENGINE POWERING UP] [ENGINE POWERING UP]
100 00:08:26,779 00:08:28,099 BUDDY: What is it? BUDDY: What is it?
101 00:08:28,299 00:08:30,219 It's a Kringle 3000. It's a Kringle 3000.
102 00:08:30,419 00:08:33,619 Eighty-five hundred reindeer-power jet turbine engine. Eighty-five hundred reindeer-power jet turbine engine.
103 00:08:33,779 00:08:38,099 Without it, the sleigh couldn't get more than a few feet off the ground. Without it, the sleigh couldn't get more than a few feet off the ground.
104 00:08:40,779 00:08:43,819 Well, looks like we got a short in the thermo coupler. Well, looks like we got a short in the thermo coupler.
105 00:08:44,419 00:08:46,099 You wanna give me a hand with that? You wanna give me a hand with that?
106 00:08:46,259 00:08:47,859 You want me to help? You want me to help?
107 00:08:49,099 00:08:52,539 As much as Buddy was accepted by his family and friends... As much as Buddy was accepted by his family and friends...
108 00:08:52,739 00:08:58,139 ...there were a few drawbacks to being a human in an elves' world. ...there were a few drawbacks to being a human in an elves' world.
109 00:09:19,139 00:09:20,859 Hey, Ming Ming. Hey, Ming Ming.
110 00:09:21,059 00:09:22,339 Um... Um...
111 00:09:23,179 00:09:26,659 I'm gonna be a little bit short on today's quota. I'm gonna be a little bit short on today's quota.
112 00:09:26,859 00:09:28,139 It's all right, Buddy. It's all right, Buddy.
113 00:09:28,299 00:09:31,179 Just how many Etch A Sketches did you get finished? Just how many Etch A Sketches did you get finished?
114 00:09:32,779 00:09:34,699 Come on, Buddy, how many? Come on, Buddy, how many?
115 00:09:36,019 00:09:39,419 I made 85. I made 85.
116 00:09:45,459 00:09:47,059 Eighty-five. Eighty-five.
117 00:09:48,579 00:09:49,619 That puts you... That puts you...
118 00:09:51,379 00:09:52,739 ...915 off the pace. ...915 off the pace.
119 00:09:52,899 00:09:53,939 ELF 1: Ooh, that's bad. ELF 1: Ooh, that's bad.
120 00:09:54,099 00:09:55,499 Why don't you just say it? Why don't you just say it?
121 00:09:55,659 00:09:57,899 I'm the worst toy maker in the world. I'm the worst toy maker in the world.
122 00:09:58,099 00:09:59,819 I'm a cotton-headed ninny muggins. I'm a cotton-headed ninny muggins.
123 00:10:00,019 00:10:01,499 [ALL GASP] [ALL GASP]
124 00:10:01,659 00:10:04,259 No, Buddy, you're not a cotton-headed ninny muggins. No, Buddy, you're not a cotton-headed ninny muggins.
125 00:10:04,419 00:10:06,539 We all just have different talents, that's all. We all just have different talents, that's all.
126 00:10:06,699 00:10:09,499 Seems like everyone else has the same talents except for me. Seems like everyone else has the same talents except for me.
127 00:10:09,659 00:10:12,380 You have lots of talents. You have lots of talents.
128 00:10:12,540 00:10:16,460 Special talents, in fact, like... Special talents? Special talents, in fact, like... Special talents?
129 00:10:16,660 00:10:18,940 ELF 2: You changed the batteries in the smoke detector. ELF 2: You changed the batteries in the smoke detector.
130 00:10:19,100 00:10:20,540 You sure did. Triple A's. You sure did. Triple A's.
131 00:10:20,740 00:10:24,140 And in six months, you'll have to check them again. Won't he? And in six months, you'll have to check them again. Won't he?
132 00:10:24,300 00:10:26,580 ELF 3: And you're the only baritone in the elf choir. ELF 3: And you're the only baritone in the elf choir.
133 00:10:26,780 00:10:28,460 You bring us down a whole octave. You bring us down a whole octave.
134 00:10:28,660 00:10:30,580 In a good way. In a good way.
135 00:10:31,060 00:10:33,540 See, Buddy, you're not a cotton-headed ninny muggins. See, Buddy, you're not a cotton-headed ninny muggins.
136 00:10:33,700 00:10:36,700 You're just special. You're just special.
137 00:10:38,900 00:10:43,380 And so Buddy was sent where the special elves work. And so Buddy was sent where the special elves work.
138 00:10:43,540 00:10:45,340 [JACK-IN-THE-BOX LAUGHS, BUDDY GASPS] [JACK-IN-THE-BOX LAUGHS, BUDDY GASPS]
139 00:10:52,060 00:10:54,060 [BOX CHIMING "POP GOES THE WEASEL"] [BOX CHIMING "POP GOES THE WEASEL"]
140 00:10:57,020 00:10:58,940 [JACK-IN-THE-BOX LAUGHS, BUDDY GASPS] [JACK-IN-THE-BOX LAUGHS, BUDDY GASPS]
141 00:10:59,100 00:11:00,580 [SIGHS] [SIGHS]
142 00:11:05,700 00:11:07,700 [BOX CHIMING "POP GOES THE WEASEL"] [BOX CHIMING "POP GOES THE WEASEL"]
143 00:11:16,820 00:11:18,620 [JACK-IN-THE-BOX LAUGHS] [JACK-IN-THE-BOX LAUGHS]
144 00:11:20,940 00:11:22,300 MING MING: Hey, Foom Foom. MING MING: Hey, Foom Foom.
145 00:11:22,460 00:11:26,260 I hate to do this, but can you help me pick up the slack on those Etch A Sketches? I hate to do this, but can you help me pick up the slack on those Etch A Sketches?
146 00:11:26,420 00:11:28,100 -No problem. -I appreciate it. -No problem. -I appreciate it.
147 00:11:28,260 00:11:29,460 Buddy is killing me. Buddy is killing me.
148 00:11:29,620 00:11:32,660 I already got Lum Lum and Choo Choo pulling doubles. I already got Lum Lum and Choo Choo pulling doubles.
149 00:11:32,860 00:11:35,660 Quick thinking yesterday with that "special talents" thing. Quick thinking yesterday with that "special talents" thing.
150 00:11:35,860 00:11:38,580 MING MING: I feel bad for the guy. I just hope he doesn't get wise. MING MING: I feel bad for the guy. I just hope he doesn't get wise.
151 00:11:38,780 00:11:41,580 Well, if he hasn't figured out he's a human by now... Well, if he hasn't figured out he's a human by now...
152 00:11:41,780 00:11:43,900 ...I don't think he ever will. ...I don't think he ever will.
153 00:11:48,500 00:11:50,781 FOOM FOOM: If he hasn't figured out he's a human by now... FOOM FOOM: If he hasn't figured out he's a human by now...
154 00:11:50,940 00:11:52,300 ...I don't think he ever will. ...I don't think he ever will.
155 00:11:54,220 00:11:56,180 I think they're too small. I think they're too small.
156 00:11:59,020 00:12:02,100 MING MING: You're just special. MING MING: You're just special.
157 00:12:04,980 00:12:06,820 [SNORING] [SNORING]
158 00:12:08,620 00:12:10,700 [BUDDY SINGING DEEP NOTE] [BUDDY SINGING DEEP NOTE]
159 00:12:10,900 00:12:12,980 [SHOES SQUEAKING] [SHOES SQUEAKING]
160 00:12:13,180 00:12:15,180 [JACK-IN-THE-BOX LAUGHING] [JACK-IN-THE-BOX LAUGHING]
161 00:12:20,740 00:12:23,540 You don't look so good, Buddy. Are you okay? You don't look so good, Buddy. Are you okay?
162 00:12:23,740 00:12:26,740 I'll be okay. I just need a glass of water. I'll be okay. I just need a glass of water.
163 00:12:26,900 00:12:28,220 [SCREAMS] [SCREAMS]
164 00:12:30,060 00:12:31,140 Buddy. Buddy.
165 00:12:32,700 00:12:34,700 [GRUNTS, GROANS] [GRUNTS, GROANS]
166 00:12:51,100 00:12:52,260 [KNOCKING ON DOOR] [KNOCKING ON DOOR]
167 00:12:52,420 00:12:54,540 PAPA ELF: Buddy, are you okay? PAPA ELF: Buddy, are you okay?
168 00:12:55,180 00:12:56,500 I'm sorry, Papa. I'm sorry, Papa.
169 00:12:56,660 00:12:58,940 Just need some alone time. Just need some alone time.
170 00:12:59,100 00:13:01,700 Buddy, I think we have to talk. Buddy, I think we have to talk.
171 00:13:02,740 00:13:07,541 Buddy, I think there's something I probably should tell you. Buddy, I think there's something I probably should tell you.
172 00:13:08,061 00:13:12,821 You probably should've found out a long... A long time ago. You probably should've found out a long... A long time ago.
173 00:13:12,981 00:13:15,781 PAPA ELF: I then proceeded to tell Buddy of how his father... PAPA ELF: I then proceeded to tell Buddy of how his father...
174 00:13:15,941 00:13:18,381 ...had fallen in love when he was very young... ...had fallen in love when he was very young...
175 00:13:18,581 00:13:21,101 ...with a beautiful girl named Susan Welles... ...with a beautiful girl named Susan Welles...
176 00:13:21,301 00:13:25,381 ...and how Buddy was born and put up for adoption by his mother. ...and how Buddy was born and put up for adoption by his mother.
177 00:13:25,541 00:13:27,781 And how she had later passed away. And how she had later passed away.
178 00:13:27,941 00:13:31,341 I told him his father had never even known that Buddy was born. I told him his father had never even known that Buddy was born.
179 00:13:31,981 00:13:34,821 And most importantly, I told him where his father was. And most importantly, I told him where his father was.
180 00:13:35,021 00:13:38,141 In a magical land called New York City. In a magical land called New York City.
181 00:13:38,301 00:13:40,021 My dad works there? My dad works there?
182 00:13:40,181 00:13:42,221 Empire State Building. Empire State Building.
183 00:13:47,861 00:13:49,781 Hey, Buddy, wanna pick some snow berries? Hey, Buddy, wanna pick some snow berries?
184 00:13:49,941 00:13:52,181 BUDDY: Not now, arctic puffin. BUDDY: Not now, arctic puffin.
185 00:13:54,101 00:13:56,221 -Hello, Buddy. -Oh. -Hello, Buddy. -Oh.
186 00:13:56,421 00:13:57,421 Hi, Leon. Hi, Leon.
187 00:13:57,621 00:13:59,101 Why the long face, partner? Why the long face, partner?
188 00:13:59,301 00:14:02,261 It seems I'm... I'm not an elf. It seems I'm... I'm not an elf.
189 00:14:02,461 00:14:06,501 Of course you're not. You're 6-foot-3 and had a beard since you were 15. Of course you're not. You're 6-foot-3 and had a beard since you were 15.
190 00:14:06,661 00:14:10,901 Papa says my real father lives in a magical place far away. Papa says my real father lives in a magical place far away.
191 00:14:11,101 00:14:12,181 I don't know what to do. I don't know what to do.
192 00:14:12,341 00:14:13,661 At least you have a daddy. At least you have a daddy.
193 00:14:13,821 00:14:17,621 I was just rolled up one day and left out here in the cold. I was just rolled up one day and left out here in the cold.
194 00:14:17,781 00:14:20,301 But the thing is, I've never even left the North Pole. But the thing is, I've never even left the North Pole.
195 00:14:20,461 00:14:22,781 Buddy, I've been around the world many times... Buddy, I've been around the world many times...
196 00:14:22,981 00:14:25,301 ...when I was a young cumulus nimbus cloud. ...when I was a young cumulus nimbus cloud.
197 00:14:25,461 00:14:28,421 It's a wonderful place filled with wondrous creatures. It's a wonderful place filled with wondrous creatures.
198 00:14:28,621 00:14:31,781 Except dogs. Oh, by the way, don't eat the yellow snow. Except dogs. Oh, by the way, don't eat the yellow snow.
199 00:14:31,941 00:14:33,141 Oh, I know that. Oh, I know that.
200 00:14:33,301 00:14:34,461 All I'm saying is... All I'm saying is...
201 00:14:34,661 00:14:38,741 ...this might be the golden opportunity to find out who you really are. ...this might be the golden opportunity to find out who you really are.
202 00:14:42,821 00:14:47,421 SANTA: So I hear you're going on a little journey to the big city. SANTA: So I hear you're going on a little journey to the big city.
203 00:14:47,581 00:14:50,821 Yep. Kind of nervous. Yep. Kind of nervous.
204 00:14:50,981 00:14:52,821 Leon says New York is pretty different. Leon says New York is pretty different.
205 00:14:53,021 00:14:54,861 Oh, don't pay attention to Leon. Oh, don't pay attention to Leon.
206 00:14:55,061 00:14:58,021 He's never been anywhere. He doesn't have any feet. He's never been anywhere. He doesn't have any feet.
207 00:14:58,221 00:15:00,221 I've been to New York thousands of times. I've been to New York thousands of times.
208 00:15:00,381 00:15:02,781 Really? What's it like? Really? What's it like?
209 00:15:02,981 00:15:05,221 Well, there are some things you should know. Well, there are some things you should know.
210 00:15:05,381 00:15:08,901 First off, you see gum on the street, leave it there. First off, you see gum on the street, leave it there.
211 00:15:09,061 00:15:10,701 -It's not free candy. -Oh. -It's not free candy. -Oh.
212 00:15:10,901 00:15:15,181 Second, there are, like, 30 Ray's Pizzas. Second, there are, like, 30 Ray's Pizzas.
213 00:15:15,341 00:15:18,701 They all claim to be the original, but the real one's on 11th. They all claim to be the original, but the real one's on 11th.
214 00:15:18,861 00:15:22,141 And if you see a sign that says "peep show"... And if you see a sign that says "peep show"...
215 00:15:22,341 00:15:26,741 ...that doesn't mean that they're letting you look at presents before Christmas. ...that doesn't mean that they're letting you look at presents before Christmas.
216 00:15:26,901 00:15:28,061 Can't wait to see my dad. Can't wait to see my dad.
217 00:15:28,261 00:15:31,301 We're gonna go ice-skating and eat sugarplums. We're gonna go ice-skating and eat sugarplums.
218 00:15:32,341 00:15:35,461 That's the other thing I wanted to talk to you about. That's the other thing I wanted to talk to you about.
219 00:15:36,301 00:15:41,381 You know, Buddy, your father... You know, Buddy, your father...
220 00:15:42,181 00:15:44,661 ...well, he's on the naughty list. ...well, he's on the naughty list.
221 00:15:45,581 00:15:48,101 No! No!
222 00:15:50,381 00:15:54,061 WOMAN: You're taking the books back? WOMAN: You're taking the books back?
223 00:15:55,221 00:15:59,021 See, I see what you're trying to do here. You're trying to make me feel bad... See, I see what you're trying to do here. You're trying to make me feel bad...
224 00:15:59,181 00:16:01,982 ...when in actuality you're the one that missed the payments. ...when in actuality you're the one that missed the payments.
225 00:16:02,142 00:16:05,582 But the children love the books. But the children love the books.
226 00:16:05,742 00:16:06,942 I know that. I know that.
227 00:16:07,102 00:16:10,822 You know, I'm the one that ran the focus groups, but I like hearing that. You know, I'm the one that ran the focus groups, but I like hearing that.
228 00:16:10,982 00:16:16,262 SANTA: Listen, some people, they just lose sight of what's important in life. SANTA: Listen, some people, they just lose sight of what's important in life.
229 00:16:16,422 00:16:21,222 That doesn't mean they can't find their way again. Huh? That doesn't mean they can't find their way again. Huh?
230 00:16:21,382 00:16:24,902 Maybe all they need is just a little Christmas spirit. Maybe all they need is just a little Christmas spirit.
231 00:16:25,102 00:16:27,102 [ELVES CHEERING] [ELVES CHEERING]
232 00:16:28,022 00:16:30,182 Well, I'm good at that. Well, I'm good at that.
233 00:16:30,342 00:16:32,582 I know you are. I know you are.
234 00:16:45,342 00:16:49,742 PAPA ELF: I'll always be here for you. PAPA ELF: I'll always be here for you.
235 00:16:56,982 00:16:59,782 Now go. Now go.
236 00:16:59,982 00:17:01,062 Get. Get.
237 00:17:12,542 00:17:13,582 Bye, guys. Bye, guys.
238 00:17:14,102 00:17:15,342 -Bye, Buddy. -Bye, Buddy. -Bye, Buddy. -Bye, Buddy.
239 00:17:15,502 00:17:18,742 -Take care. -Bye-bye. -Take care. -Bye-bye.
240 00:17:20,142 00:17:21,822 Bye-bye. Bye-bye.
241 00:17:21,982 00:17:23,502 Bye-bye, Buddy. Bye-bye, Buddy.
242 00:17:23,702 00:17:25,142 [WALRUS SOBBING] [WALRUS SOBBING]
243 00:17:25,302 00:17:26,982 There, there. There, there.
244 00:17:29,342 00:17:31,822 [PUFFIN GASPS, SHRIEKS] [PUFFIN GASPS, SHRIEKS]
245 00:17:36,262 00:17:38,662 Bye, Buddy. Hope you find your dad. Bye, Buddy. Hope you find your dad.
246 00:17:38,822 00:17:40,262 Thanks, Mr. Narwhal. Thanks, Mr. Narwhal.
247 00:17:41,422 00:17:42,902 Bye. Bye.
248 00:18:33,902 00:18:35,982 Hey. What's your name? Hey. What's your name?
249 00:18:36,822 00:18:38,662 My name's Buddy. My name's Buddy.
250 00:18:41,862 00:18:42,902 [GASPS] [GASPS]
251 00:18:46,182 00:18:47,862 Does someone need a hug? Does someone need a hug?
252 00:18:52,302 00:18:53,542 [YELLING] [YELLING]
253 00:18:53,702 00:18:57,303 Nice raccoon! I just wanted a hug. Nice raccoon! I just wanted a hug.
254 00:19:38,543 00:19:41,423 Hi. Hello. Hi. Hello.
255 00:19:41,583 00:19:43,583 [LAUGHING] [LAUGHING]
256 00:19:48,383 00:19:51,623 Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
257 00:19:58,903 00:20:02,303 You did it! Congratulations. You did it! Congratulations.
258 00:20:02,463 00:20:04,503 World's best cup of coffee. World's best cup of coffee.
259 00:20:04,703 00:20:06,623 Great job, everybody. Great job, everybody.
260 00:20:06,823 00:20:09,383 It's great to meet you. It's great to meet you.
261 00:20:09,583 00:20:10,983 Hi. Hi.
262 00:20:16,143 00:20:18,143 [HORN HONKING] [HORN HONKING]
263 00:20:22,343 00:20:24,623 Santa! Sant... Santa! Sant...
264 00:20:24,783 00:20:26,703 Nope. Not Santa. Nope. Not Santa.
265 00:20:26,863 00:20:29,423 Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
266 00:20:53,903 00:20:55,903 [YELLING] [YELLING]
267 00:21:17,623 00:21:19,063 Thank you. Thank you.
268 00:21:19,223 00:21:20,823 No. No. All right? No. No. All right?
269 00:21:21,023 00:21:22,663 Get out of here. Get out of here. Get out of here. Get out of here.
270 00:21:43,783 00:21:44,903 [ELEVATOR DINGS] [ELEVATOR DINGS]
271 00:21:53,944 00:21:55,584 [ELEVATOR DINGS] [ELEVATOR DINGS]
272 00:21:57,944 00:22:00,144 -Hello. -Hey. -Hello. -Hey.
273 00:22:00,664 00:22:01,944 Ooh. Ooh.
274 00:22:04,704 00:22:05,704 [BUDDY GASPS] [BUDDY GASPS]
275 00:22:05,864 00:22:07,944 Beautiful. Beautiful.
276 00:22:19,184 00:22:20,624 Looks like a Christmas tree. Looks like a Christmas tree.
277 00:22:22,624 00:22:26,544 A reprint. You know how much that's gonna cost? A reprint. You know how much that's gonna cost?
278 00:22:26,704 00:22:29,584 Two whole pages are missing. The story doesn't make any sense. Two whole pages are missing. The story doesn't make any sense.
279 00:22:29,744 00:22:33,064 You think some kid's gonna notice two pages? All they do is look at pictures. You think some kid's gonna notice two pages? All they do is look at pictures.
280 00:22:33,264 00:22:35,624 [ELEVATOR DINGS, BUDDY GASPS] [ELEVATOR DINGS, BUDDY GASPS]
281 00:22:36,304 00:22:39,584 Sorry I can't ride the rest of the way, but this is where my dad works. Sorry I can't ride the rest of the way, but this is where my dad works.
282 00:22:39,744 00:22:41,984 Have a good day. Oh, I forgot to give you a hug. Have a good day. Oh, I forgot to give you a hug.
283 00:22:42,144 00:22:44,904 I don't know, Connie. I've never declawed kittens before. I don't know, Connie. I've never declawed kittens before.
284 00:22:45,104 00:22:48,624 How many? Eight? How many? Eight?
285 00:22:48,824 00:22:50,584 I don't know if I'm gonna have time. I don't know if I'm gonna have time.
286 00:22:50,784 00:22:54,344 All right, just bring them by the camper this weekend. I'll see what I can do. All right, just bring them by the camper this weekend. I'll see what I can do.
287 00:22:54,544 00:22:57,744 I'm not gonna charge you, bring them by and I'll see what I can do. I'm not gonna charge you, bring them by and I'll see what I can do.
288 00:22:57,904 00:23:02,344 Excuse me. I'm here to see a Walter Hobbs. Excuse me. I'm here to see a Walter Hobbs.
289 00:23:02,544 00:23:03,824 I'm Buddy the elf. I'm Buddy the elf.
290 00:23:03,984 00:23:06,024 You look hilarious. You look hilarious.
291 00:23:06,224 00:23:08,304 -Who sent you? -Papa Elf. -Who sent you? -Papa Elf.
292 00:23:08,504 00:23:10,944 -Papa Elf? -Mm-hm. From the North Pole. -Papa Elf? -Mm-hm. From the North Pole.
293 00:23:11,144 00:23:12,864 -From the North Pole? -Yes. -From the North Pole? -Yes.
294 00:23:13,064 00:23:15,344 -So you really think we should ship them? -No. -So you really think we should ship them? -No.
295 00:23:15,504 00:23:19,344 I think we should take a $30,000 bath so some kid can understand... I think we should take a $30,000 bath so some kid can understand...
296 00:23:19,504 00:23:21,784 ...what happened to a puppy and a frigging pigeon. ...what happened to a puppy and a frigging pigeon.
297 00:23:21,984 00:23:22,984 Ship them. Ship them.
298 00:23:23,144 00:23:24,984 [PHONE RINGS] [PHONE RINGS]
299 00:23:25,384 00:23:27,024 -Yeah? SECRETARY: Mr. Hobbs? -Yeah? SECRETARY: Mr. Hobbs?
300 00:23:27,184 00:23:29,144 -It's me on the intercom. -Go ahead. -It's me on the intercom. -Go ahead.
301 00:23:29,304 00:23:31,664 Yeah, I think someone sent you a Christmas-gram. Yeah, I think someone sent you a Christmas-gram.
302 00:23:33,464 00:23:35,144 Dad! Dad!
303 00:23:38,504 00:23:41,104 All right, let's get it over with. All right, let's get it over with.
304 00:23:41,864 00:23:44,024 I walked all day and night to find you. I walked all day and night to find you.
305 00:23:44,744 00:23:46,944 You look like you came from the North Pole. You look like you came from the North Pole.
306 00:23:47,104 00:23:49,544 That's exactly where I came from. That's exactly where I came from.
307 00:23:49,704 00:23:51,304 Santa must have called you. Santa must have called you.
308 00:23:51,504 00:23:54,144 Oh, yeah, sure, he just got off the cell phone with me. Oh, yeah, sure, he just got off the cell phone with me.
309 00:23:54,344 00:23:55,904 He did? He did?
310 00:23:56,104 00:23:58,664 -So go on. -Go on with what? -So go on. -Go on with what?
311 00:23:58,824 00:24:02,104 Are you gonna sing a song or something? Or can I just go back to work? Are you gonna sing a song or something? Or can I just go back to work?
312 00:24:02,264 00:24:04,064 A song? A song?
313 00:24:04,504 00:24:05,504 Uh... Uh...
314 00:24:05,664 00:24:08,304 Yeah. Anything for you, Dad. Yeah. Anything for you, Dad.
315 00:24:10,904 00:24:15,864 I'm here with my dad I'm here with my dad
316 00:24:16,024 00:24:17,304 And we never met And we never met
317 00:24:17,504 00:24:20,584 And he wants me to sing him a song And he wants me to sing him a song
318 00:24:20,784 00:24:23,184 And I was adopted And I was adopted
319 00:24:23,384 00:24:25,024 But you didn't know I was born But you didn't know I was born
320 00:24:25,184 00:24:27,304 So I'm here now So I'm here now
321 00:24:27,504 00:24:29,264 I found you, Daddy I found you, Daddy
322 00:24:29,744 00:24:30,824 And guess what And guess what
323 00:24:30,984 00:24:34,824 I love you, I love you, I love you I love you, I love you, I love you
324 00:24:36,464 00:24:38,704 Well, that was weird. Well, that was weird.
325 00:24:39,784 00:24:43,864 Usually you guys just, you know, put my name into "Jingle Bells" or something. Usually you guys just, you know, put my name into "Jingle Bells" or something.
326 00:24:44,064 00:24:46,745 It's me, your son. Susan Welles had me. It's me, your son. Susan Welles had me.
327 00:24:46,945 00:24:49,345 And she didn't tell you. And... And she didn't tell you. And...
328 00:24:49,505 00:24:51,585 But now I'm here. It's me, Buddy. But now I'm here. It's me, Buddy.
329 00:24:51,785 00:24:54,705 Susan Welles. You said Susan Welles? Susan Welles. You said Susan Welles?
330 00:24:54,905 00:24:56,265 Yes. Yes.
331 00:24:57,105 00:24:58,425 Who sent this Christmas-gram? Who sent this Christmas-gram?
332 00:24:58,625 00:25:01,185 What's a Christmas-gram? I want one. What's a Christmas-gram? I want one.
333 00:25:01,825 00:25:04,105 -I think we should call Security. -Good idea. -I think we should call Security. -Good idea.
334 00:25:04,265 00:25:05,985 [SOFTLY] I like to whisper too. [SOFTLY] I like to whisper too.
335 00:25:06,945 00:25:08,705 It's okay. Walter's my father. It's okay. Walter's my father.
336 00:25:08,865 00:25:10,665 Well, your dad's busy right now. Well, your dad's busy right now.
337 00:25:10,825 00:25:12,105 Okay, I'll come back later. Okay, I'll come back later.
338 00:25:12,305 00:25:14,625 Yeah, you're not gonna come back for a while, okay? Yeah, you're not gonna come back for a while, okay?
339 00:25:14,785 00:25:17,225 -You're gonna go back to Santa land. -Okay. -You're gonna go back to Santa land. -Okay.
340 00:25:17,425 00:25:19,985 Yeah, why don't you go back to Gimbels? Yeah, why don't you go back to Gimbels?
341 00:25:38,145 00:25:40,945 Sorry. Sorry. Sorry. Sorry.
342 00:25:53,225 00:25:54,705 Passion fruit spray? Passion fruit spray?
343 00:25:54,865 00:25:57,705 Fruit spray? Sure. Fruit spray? Sure.
344 00:25:59,785 00:26:01,785 [BUDDY YELLING] [BUDDY YELLING]
345 00:26:14,465 00:26:15,625 Sorry. Sorry.
346 00:26:19,025 00:26:20,545 Sorry. Sorry.
347 00:26:24,985 00:26:26,665 Do you wanna go? Do you wanna go?
348 00:26:39,705 00:26:41,225 [TOILET FLUSHES] [TOILET FLUSHES]
349 00:26:41,385 00:26:43,625 Hey, have you seen these toilets? Hey, have you seen these toilets?
350 00:26:43,785 00:26:45,745 They're ginormous. They're ginormous.
351 00:26:53,305 00:26:54,425 MANAGER: Psst. MANAGER: Psst.
352 00:26:55,065 00:26:56,385 Ahem. Ahem.
353 00:26:56,545 00:26:58,545 Hey, come. Come here! Hey, come. Come here!
354 00:26:58,745 00:27:01,265 BUDDY: Me? -Yes. BUDDY: Me? -Yes.
355 00:27:04,545 00:27:07,185 What are you doing down there? What are you doing down there?
356 00:27:07,345 00:27:09,385 You're not supposed to be down here. You're not supposed to be down here.
357 00:27:09,585 00:27:11,625 You shop on your break. You don't come... You shop on your break. You don't come...
358 00:27:11,785 00:27:13,585 -Get upstairs. -Okay, I didn't know. -Get upstairs. -Okay, I didn't know.
359 00:27:13,745 00:27:15,025 Well, you should know. Well, you should know.
360 00:27:15,225 00:27:16,385 -Are you mad at me? -No. -Are you mad at me? -No.
361 00:27:16,545 00:27:18,545 -You sure? -Yes, I'm sure. Just do your job. -You sure? -Yes, I'm sure. Just do your job.
362 00:27:18,705 00:27:20,145 Okay. Okay.
363 00:27:20,345 00:27:22,545 Ah. Wow. Ah. Wow.
364 00:27:22,705 00:27:23,785 What's this? What's this?
365 00:27:23,945 00:27:25,265 MANAGER: This is the North Pole. MANAGER: This is the North Pole.
366 00:27:25,425 00:27:26,585 BUDDY: No, it's not. BUDDY: No, it's not.
367 00:27:26,745 00:27:28,105 -Yes, it is. -No, it's not. -Yes, it is. -No, it's not.
368 00:27:28,265 00:27:31,345 -Yes, it is. -No, it isn't. -Yes, it is. -No, it isn't.
369 00:27:31,505 00:27:34,225 -Yes, it is. -No, it's not. Where's the snow? -Yes, it is. -No, it's not. Where's the snow?
370 00:27:35,545 00:27:36,745 Why you smiling like that? Why you smiling like that?
371 00:27:36,945 00:27:39,545 I just like to smile. Smiling's my favorite. I just like to smile. Smiling's my favorite.
372 00:27:39,745 00:27:42,106 Make work your favorite. That's your favorite, okay? Make work your favorite. That's your favorite, okay?
373 00:27:42,266 00:27:44,426 -Work is your new favorite. -Fine. -Work is your new favorite. -Fine.
374 00:27:44,626 00:27:46,426 -It's time for the announcement. -Okay. -It's time for the announcement. -Okay.
375 00:27:46,626 00:27:50,786 Okay, people, tomorrow morning, 10 a.m., Santa's coming to town. Okay, people, tomorrow morning, 10 a.m., Santa's coming to town.
376 00:27:50,946 00:27:54,146 Santa! Oh, my God! Santa! Oh, my God!
377 00:27:54,346 00:27:58,106 Santa, here? I know him. Santa, here? I know him.
378 00:27:58,306 00:27:59,386 I know him. I know him.
379 00:27:59,546 00:28:02,466 He'll be here to take pictures with all the children. He'll be here to take pictures with all the children.
380 00:28:02,626 00:28:04,026 Just keep your receipts. Just keep your receipts.
381 00:28:04,226 00:28:06,146 -Ten a.m. tomorrow. -Ten a.m. tomorrow. -Ten a.m. tomorrow. -Ten a.m. tomorrow.
382 00:28:06,346 00:28:07,906 -Santa's coming to town. -Yes. -Santa's coming to town. -Yes.
383 00:28:08,106 00:28:09,546 MAN 2: Can you sign this for me? MAN 2: Can you sign this for me?
384 00:28:09,706 00:28:10,866 Oh. Oh.
385 00:28:11,066 00:28:12,426 Hi. Hi.
386 00:28:12,586 00:28:14,546 Santa's coming. Santa's coming.
387 00:28:34,186 00:28:35,386 Are you enjoying the view? Are you enjoying the view?
388 00:28:35,586 00:28:38,506 You are very good at decorating that tree. You are very good at decorating that tree.
389 00:28:39,826 00:28:42,426 Why you messing with me? Did Crumpet put you up to this? Why you messing with me? Did Crumpet put you up to this?
390 00:28:42,586 00:28:44,506 I'm not messing with you. I'm not messing with you.
391 00:28:44,666 00:28:48,306 It's just nice to meet another human who shares my affinity for elf culture. It's just nice to meet another human who shares my affinity for elf culture.
392 00:28:49,106 00:28:51,786 -I'm just trying to get through the holidays. -Get through? -I'm just trying to get through the holidays. -Get through?
393 00:28:51,986 00:28:54,506 Christmas is the greatest day in the whole wide world. Christmas is the greatest day in the whole wide world.
394 00:28:54,666 00:28:56,826 -Please stop talking to me. -Uh-oh. -Please stop talking to me. -Uh-oh.
395 00:28:57,026 00:28:59,426 Sounds like someone needs to sing a Christmas carol. Sounds like someone needs to sing a Christmas carol.
396 00:28:59,586 00:29:00,666 Go away. Go away.
397 00:29:00,866 00:29:03,946 Best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear. Best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear.
398 00:29:04,106 00:29:05,546 Thanks, but I don't sing. Thanks, but I don't sing.
399 00:29:05,746 00:29:07,306 Oh, it's easy. It's like talking. Oh, it's easy. It's like talking.
400 00:29:07,466 00:29:10,266 Except louder and longer and you move your voice up and down. Except louder and longer and you move your voice up and down.
401 00:29:10,466 00:29:12,826 I can sing, but I just choose not to sing. I can sing, but I just choose not to sing.
402 00:29:12,986 00:29:15,586 Especially in front of other people. Especially in front of other people.
403 00:29:15,746 00:29:18,866 If you sing alone, you can sing in front of others. No difference. If you sing alone, you can sing in front of others. No difference.
404 00:29:19,026 00:29:21,306 Actually, there's a big difference. Actually, there's a big difference.
405 00:29:21,506 00:29:23,906 No, there isn't. Wait. No, there isn't. Wait.
406 00:29:25,826 00:29:30,186 I'm singing I'm in a store, and I'm singing I'm singing I'm in a store, and I'm singing
407 00:29:30,346 00:29:33,426 I'm in a store and I'm singing I'm in a store and I'm singing
408 00:29:33,586 00:29:36,226 Hey! There's no singing in the North Pole. Hey! There's no singing in the North Pole.
409 00:29:36,386 00:29:39,346 -Yes, there is. -No, there's not. -Yes, there is. -No, there's not.
410 00:29:39,506 00:29:41,626 BUDDY: We sing all the time. -No, there's not. BUDDY: We sing all the time. -No, there's not.
411 00:29:41,826 00:29:43,786 Especially when we make toys. Especially when we make toys.
412 00:29:44,906 00:29:46,066 See? See?
413 00:29:46,226 00:29:47,946 MAN [ON PA]: Attention all Gimbels shoppers. MAN [ON PA]: Attention all Gimbels shoppers.
414 00:29:48,106 00:29:49,626 Please make your final purchases. Please make your final purchases.
415 00:29:49,826 00:29:52,426 We'll be closing in 10 minutes. We'll be closing in 10 minutes.
416 00:29:52,626 00:29:55,786 Well, it's time for me to go home. Well, it's time for me to go home.
417 00:29:56,186 00:29:59,026 But Santa's coming. There's so much to do. But Santa's coming. There's so much to do.
418 00:29:59,866 00:30:01,866 Yeah. Uh... Heh-heh. Yeah. Uh... Heh-heh.
419 00:30:02,506 00:30:04,666 I'll see you tomorrow. I'll see you tomorrow.
420 00:30:04,826 00:30:07,746 -Buddy. -Jovie. -Buddy. -Jovie.
421 00:30:07,906 00:30:10,026 -Hi. -Hi. -Hi. -Hi.
422 00:30:12,666 00:30:14,306 Jovie. Jovie.
423 00:31:09,267 00:31:14,667 Hey, I'm gonna eat in the bedroom, okay? I got a bunch of stuff to go over. Hey, I'm gonna eat in the bedroom, okay? I got a bunch of stuff to go over.
424 00:31:14,827 00:31:17,987 -Are you sure? -I'm just way behind on a bunch of stuff. -Are you sure? -I'm just way behind on a bunch of stuff.
425 00:31:23,427 00:31:24,667 Can I eat in my room? Can I eat in my room?
426 00:31:24,827 00:31:26,507 -No. -Why not? -No. -Why not?
427 00:31:26,667 00:31:28,507 Dad's eating in his room. Dad's eating in his room.
428 00:31:28,667 00:31:32,187 [IMITATING WALTER] I got a bunch of homework to go over and I'm way behind. [IMITATING WALTER] I got a bunch of homework to go over and I'm way behind.
429 00:31:32,667 00:31:34,227 You're eating here. You're eating here.
430 00:32:09,027 00:32:11,027 [JOVIE SINGING "BABY, IT'S COLD OUTSIDE"] [JOVIE SINGING "BABY, IT'S COLD OUTSIDE"]
431 00:32:42,307 00:32:44,307 [BUDDY SINGING ALONG] [BUDDY SINGING ALONG]
432 00:33:18,547 00:33:19,867 [WATER STOPS] [WATER STOPS]
433 00:33:24,707 00:33:26,667 Get out! Don't look at me! Get out! Don't look at me!
434 00:33:26,827 00:33:28,187 Get out! Get out!
435 00:33:59,348 00:34:00,828 Dad? Dad?
436 00:34:01,548 00:34:02,548 Dad? Dad?
437 00:34:02,708 00:34:05,348 Dad, hi! It's me! Dad, hi! It's me!
438 00:34:06,708 00:34:09,948 Dad! Dad! Dad! Dad! Dad! Dad!
439 00:34:18,948 00:34:21,228 -Hey! -It's okay. I just have a gift for my dad. -Hey! -It's okay. I just have a gift for my dad.
440 00:34:21,388 00:34:23,388 -Okay. I'll take this. -Okay. -Okay. I'll take this. -Okay.
441 00:34:23,548 00:34:26,228 Well, just make sure he knows it's from me, his son, okay? Well, just make sure he knows it's from me, his son, okay?
442 00:34:26,388 00:34:29,468 I love him so much and I think he's the greatest dad in the world. I love him so much and I think he's the greatest dad in the world.
443 00:34:29,628 00:34:31,308 You guys are so strong. You guys are so strong.
444 00:34:31,468 00:34:33,428 [INDISTINCT CHATTER] [INDISTINCT CHATTER]
445 00:34:33,588 00:34:35,348 KID: This is neat. KID: This is neat.
446 00:35:04,988 00:35:07,188 -Hey, you. -Me? -Hey, you. -Me?
447 00:35:07,348 00:35:09,948 Come here. I wanna talk to you. Come here. I wanna talk to you.
448 00:35:12,548 00:35:13,628 What about? What about?
449 00:35:14,148 00:35:16,868 How come you were in the women's locker room this morning? How come you were in the women's locker room this morning?
450 00:35:17,028 00:35:18,388 I heard you singing. I heard you singing.
451 00:35:18,548 00:35:21,868 You sure it had nothing to do with the fact that I was naked? You sure it had nothing to do with the fact that I was naked?
452 00:35:22,028 00:35:23,548 I didn't know you were naked. I didn't know you were naked.
453 00:35:23,748 00:35:26,028 Why were you here so early? Why were you here so early?
454 00:35:26,188 00:35:27,468 They shut my water off. They shut my water off.
455 00:35:28,228 00:35:29,948 What were you doing here so early? What were you doing here so early?
456 00:35:30,668 00:35:32,508 Building this. Building this.
457 00:35:33,948 00:35:35,988 -You built this? -Mm-hm. -You built this? -Mm-hm.
458 00:35:36,148 00:35:38,028 They're kind of pissed about this. They're kind of pissed about this.
459 00:35:38,228 00:35:39,868 Really? Really?
460 00:35:40,428 00:35:43,508 Hey, guys. Have you seen the place? Hey, guys. Have you seen the place?
461 00:35:43,668 00:35:45,988 It's pretty good. It's a little too good. It's pretty good. It's a little too good.
462 00:35:46,188 00:35:48,108 Corporate must have sent in a professional. Corporate must have sent in a professional.
463 00:35:48,908 00:35:53,148 I don't know why somebody's gunning for my job, but look, let's remain a team. I don't know why somebody's gunning for my job, but look, let's remain a team.
464 00:35:53,308 00:35:56,428 Okay? Because if I go, we all go. Okay? Because if I go, we all go.
465 00:35:56,588 00:36:00,028 If you get wind of anything, call me on my radio. If you get wind of anything, call me on my radio.
466 00:36:00,188 00:36:03,508 Channel three. Code word is "Santa's got a brand-new bag." Channel three. Code word is "Santa's got a brand-new bag."
467 00:36:03,708 00:36:05,388 Okay? Okay?
468 00:36:05,588 00:36:07,148 Six-inch ribbon curls, honey. Six-inch ribbon curls, honey.
469 00:36:07,308 00:36:10,988 -That's impossible. -Six inches. -That's impossible. -Six inches.
470 00:36:11,148 00:36:12,668 [SIGHS] [SIGHS]
471 00:36:15,148 00:36:18,228 By the way, I think you have the most beautiful singing voice... By the way, I think you have the most beautiful singing voice...
472 00:36:18,428 00:36:19,748 ...in the whole wide world. ...in the whole wide world.
473 00:36:27,789 00:36:29,589 Santa. Santa.
474 00:36:29,989 00:36:31,789 [SANTA HOLLERING, KIDS CHEERING] [SANTA HOLLERING, KIDS CHEERING]
475 00:36:33,029 00:36:34,469 [BUDDY SCREAMS] [BUDDY SCREAMS]
476 00:36:34,629 00:36:37,829 Santa! It's me, Buddy! Santa! It's me, Buddy!
477 00:36:38,029 00:36:40,349 -Hey, Buddy, how you doing? -Santa! -Hey, Buddy, how you doing? -Santa!
478 00:36:40,509 00:36:41,629 It's me! It's me!
479 00:36:41,829 00:36:43,909 WOMAN: Are you ready to see Santa? KID: Santa! WOMAN: Are you ready to see Santa? KID: Santa!
480 00:36:44,069 00:36:46,389 -Who the heck are you? -What are you talking about? -Who the heck are you? -What are you talking about?
481 00:36:46,589 00:36:48,229 -I'm Santa Claus. -No, you're not. -I'm Santa Claus. -No, you're not.
482 00:36:49,229 00:36:52,269 Why, of course I am. Ho-ho-ho. Why, of course I am. Ho-ho-ho.
483 00:36:52,469 00:36:57,629 Well, if you're Santa, what song did I sing for you on your birthday this year? Well, if you're Santa, what song did I sing for you on your birthday this year?
484 00:36:58,669 00:37:00,749 "Happy Birthday," of course. "Happy Birthday," of course.
485 00:37:00,909 00:37:02,189 Ho-ho-ho. Ho-ho-ho.
486 00:37:02,669 00:37:05,949 -So how old are you, son? -Four. -So how old are you, son? -Four.
487 00:37:06,149 00:37:08,389 -You're a big boy. What's your name? -Paul. -You're a big boy. What's your name? -Paul.
488 00:37:08,549 00:37:11,109 -What can I get you? -Don't tell him what you want. -What can I get you? -Don't tell him what you want.
489 00:37:11,269 00:37:12,669 He's a liar. He's a liar.
490 00:37:12,829 00:37:13,949 Let the kid talk. Let the kid talk.
491 00:37:14,149 00:37:16,629 You disgust me. How can you live with yourself? You disgust me. How can you live with yourself?
492 00:37:16,829 00:37:18,789 -Just cool it, Zippy. WOMAN: Smile. -Just cool it, Zippy. WOMAN: Smile.
493 00:37:18,989 00:37:21,069 You sit on a throne of lies. You sit on a throne of lies.
494 00:37:21,229 00:37:22,749 -I'm not kidding. -You're a fake. -I'm not kidding. -You're a fake.
495 00:37:22,949 00:37:23,989 -I'm a fake? -Yes. -I'm a fake? -Yes.
496 00:37:24,149 00:37:27,109 -How'd you like to be dead? Huh? -Fake? -How'd you like to be dead? Huh? -Fake?
497 00:37:27,269 00:37:29,069 GIMBELS SANTA: He's kidding. GIMBELS SANTA: He's kidding.
498 00:37:29,229 00:37:31,829 -You stink. -You're gonna have a good Christmas. -You stink. -You're gonna have a good Christmas.
499 00:37:31,989 00:37:35,069 You smell like beef and cheese. You don't smell like Santa. You smell like beef and cheese. You don't smell like Santa.
500 00:37:36,949 00:37:38,669 [BUDDY GASPS, KIDS SCREAMING] [BUDDY GASPS, KIDS SCREAMING]
501 00:37:38,829 00:37:39,989 He's an imposter! He's an imposter!
502 00:37:43,029 00:37:44,869 He's a fake! He's a fake! He's a fake! He's a fake!
503 00:37:45,029 00:37:46,949 -Come here! -I can't. -Come here! -I can't.
504 00:37:49,789 00:37:51,549 He's a fake! He's a fake!
505 00:37:57,949 00:37:59,629 Where you going now? Where you going? Where you going now? Where you going?
506 00:38:02,229 00:38:04,709 Oh! Ah! Oh! Ah!
507 00:38:08,389 00:38:09,749 No! No!
508 00:38:13,749 00:38:17,869 He's not Santa Claus! He's not Santa! He's not Santa Claus! He's not Santa!
509 00:38:20,669 00:38:21,869 WALTER: "To someone special." WALTER: "To someone special."
510 00:38:49,349 00:38:51,149 -What's that? -Intercom. -What's that? -Intercom.
511 00:38:51,829 00:38:53,349 Right. Right.
512 00:38:53,549 00:38:55,509 [PHONE RINGS] [PHONE RINGS]
513 00:38:57,629 00:39:00,189 -Yeah? SECRETARY: The police are on line one. -Yeah? SECRETARY: The police are on line one.
514 00:39:00,389 00:39:02,829 Police. Hello? Police. Hello?
515 00:39:21,310 00:39:22,710 Dad! Dad!
516 00:39:22,910 00:39:24,750 I knew that you'd come. I love you for coming. I knew that you'd come. I love you for coming.
517 00:39:24,950 00:39:27,870 Officer Tom, this is my dad. This is Walter. Officer Tom, this is my dad. This is Walter.
518 00:39:28,030 00:39:30,990 He bailed me out. They gave me one phone call. He bailed me out. They gave me one phone call.
519 00:39:31,150 00:39:34,230 I said, "I know who I'm gonna call. Walter Hobbs." I said, "I know who I'm gonna call. Walter Hobbs."
520 00:39:34,390 00:39:36,110 Sure enough, you showed up. You did. Sure enough, you showed up. You did.
521 00:39:36,270 00:39:39,430 They said you weren't gonna show up. They told me so many times. They said you weren't gonna show up. They told me so many times.
522 00:39:39,630 00:39:42,550 Just who the heck are you and what is your problem? Just who the heck are you and what is your problem?
523 00:39:42,710 00:39:44,150 I'm Buddy. I'm your son. I'm Buddy. I'm your son.
524 00:39:44,350 00:39:46,030 Wait. Um... Wait. Um...
525 00:39:46,230 00:39:49,150 Tell me, where'd you get this picture? Tell me, where'd you get this picture?
526 00:39:49,750 00:39:51,230 Papa Elf gave it to me. Papa Elf gave it to me.
527 00:39:53,190 00:39:56,030 What is this, some kind of game? What do you want, some money? What is this, some kind of game? What do you want, some money?
528 00:39:56,230 00:40:00,510 No. I just wanted to meet you and I thought you might wanna meet me. No. I just wanted to meet you and I thought you might wanna meet me.
529 00:40:06,670 00:40:08,550 Who wouldn't wanna meet you? Who wouldn't wanna meet you?
530 00:40:09,310 00:40:12,510 Thought maybe we could make gingerbread houses and eat cookie dough... Thought maybe we could make gingerbread houses and eat cookie dough...
531 00:40:12,710 00:40:15,390 ...and go ice-skating and maybe even hold hands. ...and go ice-skating and maybe even hold hands.
532 00:40:15,590 00:40:16,910 WALTER: Uh-huh. WALTER: Uh-huh.
533 00:40:17,470 00:40:18,830 -Come with me. -Okay. -Come with me. -Okay.
534 00:40:26,030 00:40:29,870 Okay. What have we got here? Okay. What have we got here?
535 00:40:39,190 00:40:41,110 Buddy, don't eat those. Buddy, don't eat those.
536 00:40:45,070 00:40:46,110 [BUDDY GASPS] [BUDDY GASPS]
537 00:40:46,270 00:40:47,590 Oh. Oh.
538 00:40:48,310 00:40:51,230 Gotta hurry up, I'm double booked for the rest of the afternoon. Gotta hurry up, I'm double booked for the rest of the afternoon.
539 00:40:51,390 00:40:54,350 -Am I sick? -Yeah, but we're here to do a test. -Am I sick? -Yeah, but we're here to do a test.
540 00:40:54,510 00:40:57,150 -What kind of test? -A test to find out if you're my son. -What kind of test? -A test to find out if you're my son.
541 00:40:57,310 00:41:00,390 -Why am I sitting on paper? -It's sanitary for the other patients. -Why am I sitting on paper? -It's sanitary for the other patients.
542 00:41:00,590 00:41:03,390 -Sit still so I can do the finger prick. -Finger prick! -Sit still so I can do the finger prick. -Finger prick!
543 00:41:03,590 00:41:04,630 [BUDDY GASPS] [BUDDY GASPS]
544 00:41:04,790 00:41:06,670 -It's cold. -Yeah, just please sit still. -It's cold. -Yeah, just please sit still.
545 00:41:06,830 00:41:09,550 -Can I listen to your necklace? -No, you can't. Sit still... -Can I listen to your necklace? -No, you can't. Sit still...
546 00:41:09,710 00:41:12,950 Why is there a skeleton? If I squint, he looks like a pirate flag. Why is there a skeleton? If I squint, he looks like a pirate flag.
547 00:41:13,150 00:41:15,030 -Does he have a name? -No. I'm sorry, Ben. -Does he have a name? -No. I'm sorry, Ben.
548 00:41:15,230 00:41:17,270 -I have patients waiting. -Please sit still. -I have patients waiting. -Please sit still.
549 00:41:17,430 00:41:19,790 -He got mad at me. -Yes, he did. He did. -He got mad at me. -Yes, he did. He did.
550 00:41:19,990 00:41:23,070 The sooner you sit still, the sooner we can get this mess over with. The sooner you sit still, the sooner we can get this mess over with.
551 00:41:23,270 00:41:25,150 -Then can we eat sugarplums? -You betcha. -Then can we eat sugarplums? -You betcha.
552 00:41:25,310 00:41:28,750 We'll eat sugarplums and have gingerbread houses and we'll even paint eggs. We'll eat sugarplums and have gingerbread houses and we'll even paint eggs.
553 00:41:28,950 00:41:31,430 -Oh, paint eggs, that's Easter. -Right. -Oh, paint eggs, that's Easter. -Right.
554 00:41:31,590 00:41:34,950 Ow! Oh. Ow! Oh.
555 00:41:35,390 00:41:37,350 My finger has a heartbeat. My finger has a heartbeat.
556 00:41:37,550 00:41:39,630 Won't hurt so much after a little. Won't hurt so much after a little.
557 00:41:40,070 00:41:41,470 What's your name? What's your name?
558 00:41:41,670 00:41:43,270 Buddy. Buddy.
559 00:41:43,470 00:41:45,750 -I'm Carolyn. -Hi. -I'm Carolyn. -Hi.
560 00:41:47,550 00:41:50,190 -What do you want for Christmas? -A Suzie Talks A Lot. -What do you want for Christmas? -A Suzie Talks A Lot.
561 00:41:50,630 00:41:52,510 I'll put in a good word with the big man. I'll put in a good word with the big man.
562 00:41:52,670 00:41:54,750 Thanks. Your costume is pretty. Thanks. Your costume is pretty.
563 00:41:55,350 00:41:57,910 Oh, it's not a costume. I'm an elf. Oh, it's not a costume. I'm an elf.
564 00:41:58,110 00:42:01,310 Well, technically, I'm a human, but I was raised by elves. Well, technically, I'm a human, but I was raised by elves.
565 00:42:01,470 00:42:04,190 Oh. I'm a human raised by humans. Oh. I'm a human raised by humans.
566 00:42:05,870 00:42:07,270 Cool. Cool.
567 00:42:11,950 00:42:13,110 [DOOR OPENS] [DOOR OPENS]
568 00:42:13,270 00:42:14,711 So? So?
569 00:42:16,751 00:42:19,311 It's a boy. Buddy's your son. It's a boy. Buddy's your son.
570 00:42:19,471 00:42:21,071 That's very impossible. That's very impossible.
571 00:42:21,231 00:42:24,231 You saw that guy out there. He's certifiably insane. You saw that guy out there. He's certifiably insane.
572 00:42:24,431 00:42:27,751 He's probably just reverting to a state of childlike dependency. He's probably just reverting to a state of childlike dependency.
573 00:42:27,911 00:42:29,151 An elf? An elf?
574 00:42:29,351 00:42:30,871 What he needs is to be nurtured. What he needs is to be nurtured.
575 00:42:31,791 00:42:33,231 I see. I see.
576 00:42:33,431 00:42:37,111 So, um, you'd like me to breast-feed him? So, um, you'd like me to breast-feed him?
577 00:42:37,311 00:42:40,871 Walter, just bring him home. Introduce him to Emily and Michael. Walter, just bring him home. Introduce him to Emily and Michael.
578 00:42:41,071 00:42:43,391 And once he comes to terms with reality... And once he comes to terms with reality...
579 00:42:43,551 00:42:46,231 ...he should drop the elf thing and move on with his life. ...he should drop the elf thing and move on with his life.
580 00:42:46,391 00:42:47,631 That's what I would do. That's what I would do.
581 00:42:48,311 00:42:52,511 Oh, my God. Walter, this is wonderful. Oh, my God. Walter, this is wonderful.
582 00:42:52,671 00:42:55,351 You... You have another son. You... You have another son.
583 00:42:55,511 00:42:58,391 Wonderful. Gosh, I guess I never really thought of it that way. Wonderful. Gosh, I guess I never really thought of it that way.
584 00:42:58,551 00:43:00,871 This is incredible. This is incredible.
585 00:43:01,471 00:43:04,471 It's a little complicated, but it's nothing that we can't handle. It's a little complicated, but it's nothing that we can't handle.
586 00:43:04,671 00:43:07,031 -Honey. -What? -Honey. -What?
587 00:43:07,711 00:43:10,031 He thinks he's an elf. He thinks he's an elf.
588 00:43:10,711 00:43:11,911 I'm sorry, what? I'm sorry, what?
589 00:43:12,071 00:43:14,551 He thinks he's a Christmas elf. He thinks he's a Christmas elf.
590 00:43:14,711 00:43:19,511 Oh, come on, Walter. I'm sure he doesn't actually think he's an elf. Oh, come on, Walter. I'm sure he doesn't actually think he's an elf.
591 00:43:19,671 00:43:24,631 BUDDY: And then I traveled to the seven levels of the Candy Cane Forest... BUDDY: And then I traveled to the seven levels of the Candy Cane Forest...
592 00:43:24,791 00:43:28,751 ...past the Sea of Swirly Twirly Gumdrops. ...past the Sea of Swirly Twirly Gumdrops.
593 00:43:28,951 00:43:33,311 And then I walked through the Lincoln Tunnel. And then I walked through the Lincoln Tunnel.
594 00:43:51,471 00:43:52,631 Ah! Ah!
595 00:43:55,151 00:43:58,271 So where were you for the last 30 years? So where were you for the last 30 years?
596 00:43:58,431 00:43:59,471 The North Pole. The North Pole.
597 00:43:59,631 00:44:01,231 Can you pass the maple syrup? Can you pass the maple syrup?
598 00:44:01,391 00:44:04,831 I didn't put it... It's spaghetti. I didn't put it... It's spaghetti.
599 00:44:05,911 00:44:09,391 You know what? I think I have some. You know what? I think I have some.
600 00:44:09,551 00:44:11,111 Yes. Yes.
601 00:44:12,151 00:44:13,831 EMILY: You like sugar, huh? EMILY: You like sugar, huh?
602 00:44:14,031 00:44:15,151 Is there sugar in syrup? Is there sugar in syrup?
603 00:44:15,311 00:44:16,551 Yes. Yes.
604 00:44:16,751 00:44:18,591 Then yes! Then yes!
605 00:44:19,031 00:44:21,551 We elves try to stick to the four main food groups: We elves try to stick to the four main food groups:
606 00:44:21,751 00:44:26,431 Candy, candy canes, candy corns and syrup. Candy, candy canes, candy corns and syrup.
607 00:44:27,351 00:44:30,191 So will you be staying with us, then? So will you be staying with us, then?
608 00:44:30,351 00:44:31,511 You mean I can stay? You mean I can stay?
609 00:44:31,711 00:44:32,911 Of course you can. Of course you can.
610 00:44:33,071 00:44:35,871 -Emily. -How long do you think you'll be with us? -Emily. -How long do you think you'll be with us?
611 00:44:36,031 00:44:40,911 I hadn't really planned it out, but I was thinking, like, forever. I hadn't really planned it out, but I was thinking, like, forever.
612 00:44:41,071 00:44:45,471 Emily. Can I just speak to you for a minute in the kitchen, please? Emily. Can I just speak to you for a minute in the kitchen, please?
613 00:44:49,071 00:44:50,711 Are you crazy? He cannot stay here. Are you crazy? He cannot stay here.
614 00:44:50,911 00:44:53,191 Clearly, he has some serious issues. Clearly, he has some serious issues.
615 00:44:53,351 00:44:55,431 We can't just throw him out in the snow. We can't just throw him out in the snow.
616 00:44:55,591 00:44:56,991 Why not? He loves the snow. Why not? He loves the snow.
617 00:44:57,151 00:44:58,591 He's told me 15 times. He's told me 15 times.
618 00:44:58,791 00:45:00,591 Walter, he's your son. Walter, he's your son.
619 00:45:02,031 00:45:04,031 [BUDDY BELCHING] [BUDDY BELCHING]
620 00:45:15,192 00:45:17,472 Did you hear that? Did you hear that?
621 00:45:17,912 00:45:20,232 You are so weird. You are so weird.
622 00:45:22,472 00:45:24,112 Dad? Dad?
623 00:45:26,952 00:45:29,072 Dad? Dad?
624 00:45:29,792 00:45:30,792 Dad! Dad!
625 00:45:30,992 00:45:32,632 [DOOR OPENS] [DOOR OPENS]
626 00:45:33,312 00:45:37,632 -What? -I can't go to sleep unless I get tucked in. -What? -I can't go to sleep unless I get tucked in.
627 00:45:38,352 00:45:42,512 -What? -I can't go to sleep unless I get tucked in. -What? -I can't go to sleep unless I get tucked in.
628 00:45:43,712 00:45:45,792 I am not gonna tuck you in. I am not gonna tuck you in.
629 00:45:45,952 00:45:48,192 I promise I'll go right to sleep. I promise I'll go right to sleep.
630 00:45:50,992 00:45:52,392 Fine. Fine.
631 00:46:00,592 00:46:03,832 -Tickle fight, tickle fight! -Buddy, stop. Stop. -Tickle fight, tickle fight! -Buddy, stop. Stop.
632 00:46:03,992 00:46:05,152 Sorry. Sorry.
633 00:46:06,752 00:46:08,192 Sorry. Sorry.
634 00:46:08,592 00:46:11,512 You, ahem... You just lay there and go to sleep. You, ahem... You just lay there and go to sleep.
635 00:46:11,672 00:46:14,272 -Okay. -Okay. -Okay. -Okay.
636 00:46:15,232 00:46:16,552 Dad? Dad?
637 00:46:17,312 00:46:18,312 Hm? Hm?
638 00:46:19,472 00:46:21,072 I love you. I love you.
639 00:46:23,552 00:46:26,312 Okay. Go to sleep now. Okay. Go to sleep now.
640 00:46:31,912 00:46:33,352 Well, this is really something. Well, this is really something.
641 00:46:33,552 00:46:36,752 I'm usually the one making breakfast. I'm usually the one making breakfast.
642 00:46:38,952 00:46:41,512 That's good. That's good. That's good. That's good.
643 00:46:42,272 00:46:43,752 Okay. Okay.
644 00:46:51,632 00:46:52,912 Oh, that's good. Oh, that's good.
645 00:46:53,112 00:46:55,512 -Good? Good. -Good. -Good? Good. -Good.
646 00:46:56,152 00:47:01,032 So did you, uh, sleep okay last night? So did you, uh, sleep okay last night?
647 00:47:01,192 00:47:03,312 Great. I got a full 40 minutes. Great. I got a full 40 minutes.
648 00:47:03,472 00:47:06,232 And I had time to build that rocking horse. And I had time to build that rocking horse.
649 00:47:06,392 00:47:09,952 EMILY: Oh, my gosh, you actually made that? EMILY: Oh, my gosh, you actually made that?
650 00:47:10,432 00:47:12,072 Where did you get all the wood? Where did you get all the wood?
651 00:47:23,432 00:47:25,072 -Good morning, honey. -Morning, Dad. -Good morning, honey. -Morning, Dad.
652 00:47:25,672 00:47:29,792 Walter, Buddy has made us breakfast. Isn't that nice? Walter, Buddy has made us breakfast. Isn't that nice?
653 00:47:30,232 00:47:31,392 And lunch. And lunch.
654 00:47:31,952 00:47:34,832 And lunch. Bye. And lunch. Bye.
655 00:47:35,032 00:47:38,112 -So, Dad, how many scoops? -I'll stick with the coffee now, thanks. -So, Dad, how many scoops? -I'll stick with the coffee now, thanks.
656 00:47:38,272 00:47:39,672 Okay. Okay.
657 00:47:40,912 00:47:43,992 So, Dad, I planned out our whole day. So, Dad, I planned out our whole day.
658 00:47:44,152 00:47:46,712 We'll make snow angels and then we'll go ice-skating. We'll make snow angels and then we'll go ice-skating.
659 00:47:46,912 00:47:49,712 Then eat a roll of Toll House cookie dough as fast as we can. Then eat a roll of Toll House cookie dough as fast as we can.
660 00:47:49,912 00:47:52,072 And then, to finish, we'll snuggle. And then, to finish, we'll snuggle.
661 00:47:53,072 00:47:54,592 I've gotta go to work, Buddy. I've gotta go to work, Buddy.
662 00:47:54,792 00:47:57,672 Oh, and another thing, if you're gonna be staying here... Oh, and another thing, if you're gonna be staying here...
663 00:47:57,832 00:48:01,232 ...you should think about, you know, getting rid of the costume. ...you should think about, you know, getting rid of the costume.
664 00:48:01,432 00:48:02,992 But I've worn this my whole life. But I've worn this my whole life.
665 00:48:03,673 00:48:05,953 You're not in the North Pole any longer. You're not in the North Pole any longer.
666 00:48:06,113 00:48:08,913 -You wanna make me happy, don't you? -More than anything. -You wanna make me happy, don't you? -More than anything.
667 00:48:09,073 00:48:11,633 Then lose the tights. Then lose the tights.
668 00:48:11,793 00:48:13,113 I mean, as soon as possible. I mean, as soon as possible.
669 00:48:13,313 00:48:14,473 As soon as possible? As soon as possible?
670 00:48:14,633 00:48:16,193 As soon as possible. As soon as possible.
671 00:48:16,353 00:48:17,833 Okay. Okay.
672 00:48:19,793 00:48:21,153 EMILY: I almost forgot my... EMILY: I almost forgot my...
673 00:48:21,313 00:48:23,153 [BOTH SCREAM] [BOTH SCREAM]
674 00:48:26,153 00:48:27,673 Morning. Morning.
675 00:48:28,233 00:48:29,713 [CELL PHONE RINGING] [CELL PHONE RINGING]
676 00:48:32,273 00:48:33,473 Walter here. Walter here.
677 00:48:33,673 00:48:34,953 It worked. It's you. It worked. It's you.
678 00:48:35,553 00:48:38,473 -How'd you get this number? -Emily left an emergency list. -How'd you get this number? -Emily left an emergency list.
679 00:48:38,673 00:48:41,193 I see. And, uh, is this an emergency? I see. And, uh, is this an emergency?
680 00:48:41,393 00:48:45,073 There's a horrible noise coming from the evil box underneath the window. There's a horrible noise coming from the evil box underneath the window.
681 00:48:45,233 00:48:46,513 It sounds like this: It sounds like this:
682 00:48:46,673 00:48:48,273 [MAKES SCREECHING NOISE] [MAKES SCREECHING NOISE]
683 00:48:50,913 00:48:54,593 It's not evil, Buddy, it's the radiator. It's not evil, Buddy, it's the radiator.
684 00:48:54,753 00:48:56,633 And heat makes noise when it comes on. And heat makes noise when it comes on.
685 00:48:56,793 00:48:59,553 No, it doesn't. It's very evil. No, it doesn't. It's very evil.
686 00:48:59,713 00:49:02,153 It's scary to look at. It's... It's scary to look at. It's...
687 00:49:02,313 00:49:04,553 Okay, I'm going toward... Okay, I'm going toward...
688 00:49:04,713 00:49:06,713 Oh, wait. Yes, it is. Oh, wait. Yes, it is.
689 00:49:06,913 00:49:09,633 Okay, it's okay, it's okay. Everything's fine. Okay, it's okay, it's okay. Everything's fine.
690 00:49:09,833 00:49:12,433 -You were right. -Okay, good, I'm gonna hang up now. -You were right. -Okay, good, I'm gonna hang up now.
691 00:49:12,633 00:49:15,313 I love you. I'll call you in five minutes. I love you. I'll call you in five minutes.
692 00:49:15,473 00:49:17,033 No, no. Buddy, don't, uh... No, no. Buddy, don't, uh...
693 00:49:17,193 00:49:19,433 You don't have to call me, okay? You don't have to call me, okay?
694 00:49:19,633 00:49:21,113 Good idea. You call me. Good idea. You call me.
695 00:49:21,273 00:49:22,913 Okay, I'm gonna hang up now. Okay, I'm gonna hang up now.
696 00:49:23,073 00:49:24,833 I painted a picture of a butterfly. I painted a picture of a butterfly.
697 00:49:24,993 00:49:28,633 -Good, I'm gonna hang up now. -I tuned the piano. -Good, I'm gonna hang up now. -I tuned the piano.
698 00:49:28,793 00:49:30,993 Okay, I love you. Bye. Okay, I love you. Bye.
699 00:49:31,193 00:49:32,353 Mmm. Mmm.
700 00:49:49,553 00:49:50,913 Mmm. Mmm.
701 00:49:52,553 00:49:55,713 -Hobbs. -Hey. -Hobbs. -Hey.
702 00:49:55,913 00:49:57,473 -How you doing? -Please sit down. -How you doing? -Please sit down.
703 00:49:58,313 00:50:00,433 I saw you at the retreat. You're looking good. I saw you at the retreat. You're looking good.
704 00:50:00,633 00:50:03,753 Thank you very much, you as well. What do I owe the pleasure? Thank you very much, you as well. What do I owe the pleasure?
705 00:50:03,913 00:50:06,033 Well, to be honest, I got a call from my niece. Well, to be honest, I got a call from my niece.
706 00:50:07,593 00:50:11,513 She wants to know how a certain puppy and a certain pigeon... She wants to know how a certain puppy and a certain pigeon...
707 00:50:11,673 00:50:15,353 ...escaped the clutches of a certain evil witch. ...escaped the clutches of a certain evil witch.
708 00:50:17,153 00:50:19,753 Believe me, we're already looking for new printers. Believe me, we're already looking for new printers.
709 00:50:19,913 00:50:21,833 This one has obviously gotten sloppy. This one has obviously gotten sloppy.
710 00:50:22,033 00:50:24,993 Maybe it isn't the printer who's gotten sloppy. Maybe it isn't the printer who's gotten sloppy.
711 00:50:25,993 00:50:27,353 That's your signature, right? That's your signature, right?
712 00:50:27,993 00:50:31,673 -We could sit here and point fingers all day. -I've got news for you. -We could sit here and point fingers all day. -I've got news for you.
713 00:50:31,873 00:50:35,913 Even if those two pages were in there, the book still would've sucked. Even if those two pages were in there, the book still would've sucked.
714 00:50:36,073 00:50:38,313 Have you seen the numbers for this quarter? Have you seen the numbers for this quarter?
715 00:50:38,473 00:50:40,273 -They'll be here today. -They're in. -They'll be here today. -They're in.
716 00:50:40,433 00:50:43,553 That frigging puppy and pigeon are tanking hard, Hobbs. That frigging puppy and pigeon are tanking hard, Hobbs.
717 00:50:43,753 00:50:47,393 My people estimate we're gonna post a minus 8 for this quarter. My people estimate we're gonna post a minus 8 for this quarter.
718 00:50:47,593 00:50:48,873 A minus 8. A minus 8.
719 00:50:49,033 00:50:50,633 That does not happen. That does not happen.
720 00:50:51,353 00:50:53,313 -You know, we'll bounce back. We... -No. -You know, we'll bounce back. We... -No.
721 00:50:53,513 00:50:54,673 -No? Well... -No, no, no. -No? Well... -No, no, no.
722 00:50:54,833 00:50:57,113 We're gonna ship a new book the first quarter. We're gonna ship a new book the first quarter.
723 00:50:57,793 00:50:59,234 First quarter? First quarter?
724 00:50:59,434 00:51:01,434 I'm gonna be back in town on the 24th. I'm gonna be back in town on the 24th.
725 00:51:01,594 00:51:06,314 At that time, I would love to hear in exact detail... At that time, I would love to hear in exact detail...
726 00:51:06,474 00:51:08,594 ...what your plans are for this new book. ...what your plans are for this new book.
727 00:51:10,234 00:51:12,554 Wait a minute. The 24th, that's Christmas Eve. Wait a minute. The 24th, that's Christmas Eve.
728 00:51:14,874 00:51:18,034 -And? -And, uh... -And? -And, uh...
729 00:51:18,194 00:51:21,354 No problem. Be great to have you in the loop. No problem. Be great to have you in the loop.
730 00:51:21,674 00:51:24,074 [BELL RINGS] [BELL RINGS]
731 00:51:24,674 00:51:27,754 MICHAEL: All right, I got every weapon in the game. MICHAEL: All right, I got every weapon in the game.
732 00:51:27,914 00:51:30,194 -I got full health. I got full armor. BUDDY: Michael. -I got full health. I got full armor. BUDDY: Michael.
733 00:51:30,394 00:51:34,154 -I got full... -Michael, it's me, Buddy. -I got full... -Michael, it's me, Buddy.
734 00:51:35,594 00:51:38,874 -You know that guy? -No, I've never seen him before. -You know that guy? -No, I've never seen him before.
735 00:51:39,034 00:51:41,794 It's me, Buddy. Your brother. It's me, Buddy. Your brother.
736 00:51:41,954 00:51:43,914 Oh, man. Oh, man.
737 00:51:44,114 00:51:49,034 No, Michael. Wait, it's your brother. Mich... No, Michael. Wait, it's your brother. Mich...
738 00:51:49,194 00:51:52,194 Sorry, sorry. Sorry, sorry.
739 00:51:52,354 00:51:54,754 Michael, Michael. Michael, Michael.
740 00:51:54,954 00:51:56,554 Michael. Michael.
741 00:51:56,754 00:51:58,434 Michael, wait up. Michael, wait up.
742 00:51:58,594 00:52:01,594 Michael, Michael. Michael, Michael.
743 00:52:01,794 00:52:04,474 Wow, you're fast. I'm glad I caught up to you. Wow, you're fast. I'm glad I caught up to you.
744 00:52:04,674 00:52:07,394 I waited five hours for you. Why is your coat so big? I waited five hours for you. Why is your coat so big?
745 00:52:07,594 00:52:11,234 So good news, I saw a dog today. Have you seen a dog? So good news, I saw a dog today. Have you seen a dog?
746 00:52:11,434 00:52:12,634 You probably have. You probably have.
747 00:52:12,794 00:52:16,754 How was school? Was it fun? Did you get a lot of homework, huh? How was school? Was it fun? Did you get a lot of homework, huh?
748 00:52:16,914 00:52:19,234 Do you have any friends? Do you have a best friend? Do you have any friends? Do you have a best friend?
749 00:52:19,434 00:52:21,194 -Does he have a big coat too? -Go away. -Does he have a big coat too? -Go away.
750 00:52:23,274 00:52:24,274 Ow. Ow.
751 00:52:24,434 00:52:26,674 Son of a nutcracker. Son of a nutcracker.
752 00:52:29,954 00:52:30,954 Run. Run.
753 00:52:32,114 00:52:36,114 BOY: Get them. Hit the green guy. BOY: Get them. Hit the green guy.
754 00:52:42,594 00:52:45,274 Oh, no. These guys are bad news. Oh, no. These guys are bad news.
755 00:52:46,114 00:52:47,274 We better get out of here. We better get out of here.
756 00:52:49,474 00:52:51,834 You know what? We can take them. You know what? We can take them.
757 00:52:51,994 00:52:55,354 Okay, just start making as many snowballs as you can. Okay, just start making as many snowballs as you can.
758 00:52:55,554 00:52:57,554 [BUDDY PACKING ICE RAPIDLY] [BUDDY PACKING ICE RAPIDLY]
759 00:53:03,954 00:53:06,074 You ready? You ready?
760 00:53:06,274 00:53:07,754 Let's go. Let's go.
761 00:53:09,954 00:53:10,954 Ow. Ow.
762 00:53:16,354 00:53:17,634 BOY: Go away. BOY: Go away.
763 00:53:24,194 00:53:25,354 [CRYING] [CRYING]
764 00:53:26,714 00:53:28,754 MICHAEL: Oh, man. One got away. MICHAEL: Oh, man. One got away.
765 00:53:28,914 00:53:30,954 Snowball. Snowball.
766 00:53:38,514 00:53:39,794 [GRUNTS] [GRUNTS]
767 00:53:40,714 00:53:41,874 Wow. Wow.
768 00:53:43,634 00:53:45,994 Where did you say you were from? Where did you say you were from?
769 00:54:07,355 00:54:10,275 -I wish Dad were here. -Why? -I wish Dad were here. -Why?
770 00:54:10,435 00:54:12,995 Because he's the greatest dad in the whole wide world. Because he's the greatest dad in the whole wide world.
771 00:54:13,155 00:54:16,835 Are you kidding? He's the worst dad in the world. Are you kidding? He's the worst dad in the world.
772 00:54:16,995 00:54:19,955 -What do you mean? -All he does is work. -What do you mean? -All he does is work.
773 00:54:20,115 00:54:23,715 -Working's fun. -Not the way he does it. -Working's fun. -Not the way he does it.
774 00:54:23,875 00:54:28,795 All he cares about is money. Doesn't care about you or me or anybody. All he cares about is money. Doesn't care about you or me or anybody.
775 00:54:28,955 00:54:31,715 Well, he is on the naughty list. Well, he is on the naughty list.
776 00:54:36,755 00:54:37,835 You like her? You like her?
777 00:54:38,395 00:54:39,555 Like who? Like who?
778 00:54:40,315 00:54:41,995 MICHAEL: The girl you're staring at. MICHAEL: The girl you're staring at.
779 00:54:42,155 00:54:43,515 BUDDY: Oh. Uh... BUDDY: Oh. Uh...
780 00:54:43,715 00:54:45,115 Yeah. Yeah.
781 00:54:47,195 00:54:48,675 Why don't you ask her out? Why don't you ask her out?
782 00:54:48,875 00:54:50,195 Out? Out?
783 00:54:50,355 00:54:52,875 You know, on a date. To eat food. You know, on a date. To eat food.
784 00:54:53,235 00:54:55,595 -Food? -Yes, real food. -Food? -Yes, real food.
785 00:54:55,755 00:54:59,395 Not candy. And if she says yes, you're in. Not candy. And if she says yes, you're in.
786 00:54:59,595 00:55:01,635 It's like a secret code girls have. It's like a secret code girls have.
787 00:55:03,635 00:55:05,755 Well, look who it is. Well, look who it is.
788 00:55:05,915 00:55:08,435 -Hi, Jovie. -Hi. -Hi, Jovie. -Hi.
789 00:55:11,115 00:55:14,635 -Oh, uh, this is Michael. -I'm his brother. -Oh, uh, this is Michael. -I'm his brother.
790 00:55:15,115 00:55:16,355 JOVIE: Hi. JOVIE: Hi.
791 00:55:16,515 00:55:20,835 So, what are you doing here? Did Gimbels give you your job back? So, what are you doing here? Did Gimbels give you your job back?
792 00:55:21,035 00:55:24,835 No, but things worked out pretty good. They gave me a restraining order. No, but things worked out pretty good. They gave me a restraining order.
793 00:55:25,755 00:55:29,235 Well, um, you should probably get out of here. Well, um, you should probably get out of here.
794 00:55:29,515 00:55:32,195 Ho-ho-ho. Ho-ho-ho.
795 00:55:32,835 00:55:37,275 But I really wanted to see you and I think you're beautiful... But I really wanted to see you and I think you're beautiful...
796 00:55:37,475 00:55:41,955 ...and I, um... I feel really warm when I am around you... ...and I, um... I feel really warm when I am around you...
797 00:55:42,115 00:55:45,995 ...and, um, my tongue swells up. ...and, um, my tongue swells up.
798 00:55:50,635 00:55:52,475 So... So...
799 00:55:53,035 00:55:54,635 Do you wanna go eat food? Do you wanna go eat food?
800 00:55:55,555 00:55:57,875 JOVIE: Do I wanna eat food? JOVIE: Do I wanna eat food?
801 00:55:58,075 00:55:59,315 Mm-hm. Mm-hm.
802 00:55:59,475 00:56:02,915 You know, uh, the code. You know, uh, the code.
803 00:56:03,075 00:56:04,715 Food. Food.
804 00:56:06,475 00:56:08,755 JOVIE: Well, I just had my lunch break. JOVIE: Well, I just had my lunch break.
805 00:56:09,835 00:56:12,395 Okay, I understand. Okay, I understand.
806 00:56:12,635 00:56:14,795 But I'm free on Thursday. But I'm free on Thursday.
807 00:56:16,315 00:56:20,355 -Thursday. Thursday. -Come on. That'd be great. -Thursday. Thursday. -Come on. That'd be great.
808 00:56:20,555 00:56:21,955 All right. All right.
809 00:56:22,115 00:56:24,875 -Is that okay? MICHAEL: You did great, man. -Is that okay? MICHAEL: You did great, man.
810 00:56:26,035 00:56:27,955 -What should we put on it first? MICHAEL: Lights. -What should we put on it first? MICHAEL: Lights.
811 00:56:28,115 00:56:30,075 Oh, good. And then after that? Oh, good. And then after that?
812 00:56:30,275 00:56:32,315 MICHAEL: Ornaments. -Ornaments. Okay. MICHAEL: Ornaments. -Ornaments. Okay.
813 00:56:34,115 00:56:37,115 -What the hell is that? MICHAEL: A Christmas tree. -What the hell is that? MICHAEL: A Christmas tree.
814 00:56:37,315 00:56:41,195 -A Christmas tree? -Buddy chopped it down in the park. -A Christmas tree? -Buddy chopped it down in the park.
815 00:56:42,035 00:56:43,875 Emily? Emily?
816 00:56:44,075 00:56:46,555 I don't know what you're making such a big deal about. I don't know what you're making such a big deal about.
817 00:56:46,755 00:56:48,836 -They were just having a little fun. -Oh, fun. -They were just having a little fun. -Oh, fun.
818 00:56:49,036 00:56:52,676 So felonies are fun now? I thought, see, felonies were felonies. So felonies are fun now? I thought, see, felonies were felonies.
819 00:56:52,876 00:56:55,516 Okay, the tree thing was bad. I'll get him to plant another one. Okay, the tree thing was bad. I'll get him to plant another one.
820 00:56:55,716 00:56:58,196 But at least Michael is happy for once. But at least Michael is happy for once.
821 00:56:58,716 00:57:00,636 What's that supposed to mean? What's that supposed to mean?
822 00:57:00,796 00:57:05,316 Well, I don't think it's any secret, Walter, that you haven't exactly been there for him. Well, I don't think it's any secret, Walter, that you haven't exactly been there for him.
823 00:57:05,516 00:57:10,636 Why don't we just pull him out of school and let the deranged elf-man raise him? Why don't we just pull him out of school and let the deranged elf-man raise him?
824 00:57:10,796 00:57:13,236 Then they can have lots of fun committing felonies. Then they can have lots of fun committing felonies.
825 00:57:13,436 00:57:17,676 -How are we gonna get the star on top? -I got it. -How are we gonna get the star on top? -I got it.
826 00:57:30,076 00:57:32,836 I mean, what are we gonna do? We can't leave him alone here. I mean, what are we gonna do? We can't leave him alone here.
827 00:57:33,036 00:57:35,476 He's gonna destroy the place. He's gonna destroy the place.
828 00:57:37,556 00:57:39,916 Why don't you take off tomorrow, you know... Why don't you take off tomorrow, you know...
829 00:57:40,076 00:57:41,916 ...and you could stay home and watch him? ...and you could stay home and watch him?
830 00:57:42,076 00:57:45,756 Oh, no. No, I can't stay home tomorrow. I have a budget meeting tomorrow. Oh, no. No, I can't stay home tomorrow. I have a budget meeting tomorrow.
831 00:57:45,916 00:57:50,516 Well, honey, I can't take off. I'm one bad pitch away from getting fired, one. Well, honey, I can't take off. I'm one bad pitch away from getting fired, one.
832 00:57:50,676 00:57:52,676 Well, I tell you what. I have an idea then. Well, I tell you what. I have an idea then.
833 00:57:52,836 00:57:56,516 Why don't you take Buddy to work with you? Why don't you take Buddy to work with you?
834 00:57:59,116 00:58:00,556 [ELEVATOR DINGS] [ELEVATOR DINGS]
835 00:58:03,596 00:58:05,116 -Hey, Walter. -Morning, Jack. -Hey, Walter. -Morning, Jack.
836 00:58:05,276 00:58:07,796 Morning, Jack. Morning, Jack.
837 00:58:07,996 00:58:09,916 -Good morning, Mr. Hobbs. -Morning, Sarah. -Good morning, Mr. Hobbs. -Morning, Sarah.
838 00:58:10,076 00:58:13,396 Good morning, Sarah. That's a nice purple dress. It's very purply. Good morning, Sarah. That's a nice purple dress. It's very purply.
839 00:58:13,556 00:58:14,996 WALTER: Francisco. -Hello, Mr. Hobbs. WALTER: Francisco. -Hello, Mr. Hobbs.
840 00:58:15,156 00:58:18,756 Francisco. That's fun to say. Francisco. Francisco. That's fun to say. Francisco.
841 00:58:18,916 00:58:19,916 [BUDDY GASPS] [BUDDY GASPS]
842 00:58:20,076 00:58:21,516 -Hi. -Hi. -Hi. -Hi.
843 00:58:21,716 00:58:23,716 -Remember me? -I do. I didn't recognize you. -Remember me? -I do. I didn't recognize you.
844 00:58:23,876 00:58:26,556 I know. I'm in work clothes. I know. I'm in work clothes.
845 00:58:29,676 00:58:32,636 -Thank you, Debra. -Thanks, Deb. -Thank you, Debra. -Thanks, Deb.
846 00:58:32,796 00:58:35,516 BUDDY: You have a pretty face. You should be on a Christmas card. BUDDY: You have a pretty face. You should be on a Christmas card.
847 00:58:35,676 00:58:37,476 You just made my day. You just made my day.
848 00:58:45,316 00:58:46,636 Ugh. Ugh.
849 00:58:49,956 00:58:51,556 -Buddy. -Mm? -Buddy. -Mm?
850 00:58:51,756 00:58:54,956 -You don't have to drink that. -Thank you. -You don't have to drink that. -Thank you.
851 00:59:04,476 00:59:06,916 Francisco. Francisco.
852 00:59:07,996 00:59:09,196 Francisco. Francisco.
853 00:59:11,676 00:59:13,676 Francisco. Francisco.
854 00:59:13,836 00:59:16,356 -Francisco. -Buddy. -Francisco. -Buddy.
855 00:59:17,836 00:59:20,276 -Am I too loud? -Just a little. -Am I too loud? -Just a little.
856 00:59:20,476 00:59:21,676 Sorry. Sorry.
857 00:59:28,076 00:59:29,676 Yes, Bud? Yes, Bud?
858 00:59:29,876 00:59:31,396 Why is your name on the desk? Why is your name on the desk?
859 00:59:32,316 00:59:36,036 I bought the desk. My name's there so no one steals it. I bought the desk. My name's there so no one steals it.
860 00:59:38,676 00:59:40,116 That's a joke, isn't it, Dad? That's a joke, isn't it, Dad?
861 00:59:40,516 00:59:42,116 Yeah, Buddy, that's a joke. Yeah, Buddy, that's a joke.
862 00:59:42,957 00:59:45,397 So, what are we gonna build? So, what are we gonna build?
863 00:59:45,757 00:59:48,317 No, we don't do that kind of work here, pal. No, we don't do that kind of work here, pal.
864 00:59:48,517 00:59:50,277 [PHONE RINGS] [PHONE RINGS]
865 00:59:50,477 00:59:52,557 -Buddy the elf. -Put that down. -Buddy the elf. -Put that down.
866 00:59:52,717 00:59:55,157 Hello? Hello? Hello? Hello?
867 00:59:55,357 00:59:56,997 [DIAL TONE HUMMING] [DIAL TONE HUMMING]
868 00:59:57,557 01:00:01,077 -Please, don't touch anything. -Sorry. -Please, don't touch anything. -Sorry.
869 01:00:08,237 01:00:11,517 Bud, have you ever seen a mail room? Bud, have you ever seen a mail room?
870 01:00:11,677 01:00:12,797 A mail room? No. A mail room? No.
871 01:00:12,997 01:00:14,557 -No? Oh. -No. -No? Oh. -No.
872 01:00:14,757 01:00:16,557 I mean, wow. Wow. I mean, wow. Wow.
873 01:00:16,757 01:00:19,917 Listen, it's a place where mail from all over the world comes. Listen, it's a place where mail from all over the world comes.
874 01:00:20,077 01:00:22,797 And they sort it out there, see? And you can touch it all. And they sort it out there, see? And you can touch it all.
875 01:00:22,957 01:00:25,517 -And they put it in these shiny bins. -Shiny bins. -And they put it in these shiny bins. -Shiny bins.
876 01:00:25,717 01:00:26,957 Right. What do you think? Right. What do you think?
877 01:00:27,117 01:00:29,317 -It sounds great. -Good. -It sounds great. -Good.
878 01:00:29,517 01:00:30,757 Can we go there? Can we go there?
879 01:00:30,917 01:00:34,637 Well, I got to work here. Maybe you can work there. Well, I got to work here. Maybe you can work there.
880 01:00:34,797 01:00:36,237 Okay, I'll work there. Okay, I'll work there.
881 01:00:39,557 01:00:42,317 I don't think this is the place my dad was talking about. I don't think this is the place my dad was talking about.
882 01:00:42,517 01:00:46,037 -Is there a different mail room? -No, this is the only one. -Is there a different mail room? -No, this is the only one.
883 01:00:46,237 01:00:47,757 It's not very shiny. It's not very shiny.
884 01:00:48,637 01:00:52,717 Now, over here is the trench. Now, over here is the trench.
885 01:00:52,917 01:00:55,117 All the mail comes out that shooter. All the mail comes out that shooter.
886 01:00:55,277 01:00:58,877 Scan and find the floor each piece is moving to. Scan and find the floor each piece is moving to.
887 01:00:59,077 01:01:03,477 Put it in a canister and shove it up the tube with the same number. Put it in a canister and shove it up the tube with the same number.
888 01:01:03,677 01:01:06,837 -You got that? -I think so. -You got that? -I think so.
889 01:01:06,997 01:01:09,597 This place reminds me of Santa's workshop. This place reminds me of Santa's workshop.
890 01:01:09,957 01:01:11,557 Except it smells like mushrooms... Except it smells like mushrooms...
891 01:01:11,757 01:01:14,677 ...and everyone looks like they wanna hurt me. ...and everyone looks like they wanna hurt me.
892 01:01:14,837 01:01:18,237 Greenway is coming in tomorrow so, what? What do we got? Greenway is coming in tomorrow so, what? What do we got?
893 01:01:18,437 01:01:20,797 Well, Morris and I have been brainstorming... Well, Morris and I have been brainstorming...
894 01:01:20,957 01:01:23,717 ...and we've come up with what I think is a pretty big idea. ...and we've come up with what I think is a pretty big idea.
895 01:01:23,877 01:01:26,637 -Great. What? -You're gonna love it. It's fantastic. -Great. What? -You're gonna love it. It's fantastic.
896 01:01:26,797 01:01:28,517 -What? MORRIS: Okay. -What? MORRIS: Okay.
897 01:01:29,197 01:01:31,317 Picture this: Picture this:
898 01:01:31,797 01:01:34,797 We bring in Miles Finch. We bring in Miles Finch.
899 01:01:35,877 01:01:37,317 The Miles Finch? The Miles Finch?
900 01:01:37,477 01:01:40,077 -The golden ghost. -We bring him in. -The golden ghost. -We bring him in.
901 01:01:40,237 01:01:42,677 He's written more classics than Dr. Seuss. He's written more classics than Dr. Seuss.
902 01:01:42,877 01:01:45,637 It ain't gonna be easy, but I think it's worth a shot. It ain't gonna be easy, but I think it's worth a shot.
903 01:01:46,437 01:01:49,917 My two top writers, my crack team, my fun squad... My two top writers, my crack team, my fun squad...
904 01:01:50,077 01:01:53,597 ...you came in here pitching me the idea of hiring another writer? ...you came in here pitching me the idea of hiring another writer?
905 01:01:53,757 01:01:57,357 -Yeah. -Miles Finch. -Yeah. -Miles Finch.
906 01:02:00,117 01:02:01,717 I like it. I like it.
907 01:02:03,517 01:02:04,877 I like it. I like it.
908 01:02:05,037 01:02:08,157 Then I traveled through the seven levels of the Candy Cane Forest... Then I traveled through the seven levels of the Candy Cane Forest...
909 01:02:08,357 01:02:11,877 ...and past the Sea of Swirly Twirly Gumdrops. ...and past the Sea of Swirly Twirly Gumdrops.
910 01:02:12,077 01:02:14,037 Oh! Ooh. Oh! Ooh.
911 01:02:14,637 01:02:15,717 Wow. Wow.
912 01:02:15,917 01:02:17,517 It's sucky. It's sucky.
913 01:02:17,677 01:02:20,237 Oh, wonderful. Yes. Oh, wonderful. Yes.
914 01:02:20,397 01:02:22,197 That is marvelous how that... That is marvelous how that...
915 01:02:22,357 01:02:24,197 [LAUGHS] [LAUGHS]
916 01:02:24,357 01:02:25,797 Oh, it's very sucky. Oh, it's very sucky.
917 01:02:26,517 01:02:28,997 It's very sucky. It's very sucky.
918 01:02:29,157 01:02:30,597 Whew. Whew.
919 01:02:30,797 01:02:33,557 -So how'd you get here? -Work release. -So how'd you get here? -Work release.
920 01:02:33,717 01:02:34,957 Mm. Mm.
921 01:02:36,077 01:02:38,078 Syrup in coffee? Syrup in coffee?
922 01:02:38,318 01:02:40,558 Why didn't I think of that? Can I try some? Why didn't I think of that? Can I try some?
923 01:02:40,718 01:02:41,998 Be my guest. Be my guest.
924 01:02:42,238 01:02:44,198 Very generous of you. Very generous of you.
925 01:02:44,398 01:02:45,918 Mmm. Oh. Mmm. Oh.
926 01:02:46,078 01:02:47,438 I love syrup. I love syrup.
927 01:02:49,878 01:02:52,398 Oh, I love it. Oh, I love it.
928 01:02:53,118 01:02:54,918 Mmm. Mmm.
929 01:02:55,918 01:02:58,238 You know what, I know I sound like a broken record. You know what, I know I sound like a broken record.
930 01:02:58,398 01:02:59,678 But we are buddies. But we are buddies.
931 01:02:59,878 01:03:02,398 You're my best friend, that's it. You're my best friend. You're my best friend, that's it. You're my best friend.
932 01:03:02,558 01:03:05,278 You know, Buddy, nobody around here listens to me. You know, Buddy, nobody around here listens to me.
933 01:03:05,438 01:03:07,598 -I got really good ideas. -Yeah, I believe it. -I got really good ideas. -Yeah, I believe it.
934 01:03:07,798 01:03:10,438 I know, I'm right, I listen to you. You have great ideas. I know, I'm right, I listen to you. You have great ideas.
935 01:03:10,638 01:03:12,958 -I just try to go with the flow. -Go with the flow. -I just try to go with the flow. -Go with the flow.
936 01:03:13,118 01:03:14,238 -Yeah. -Go with the flow. -Yeah. -Go with the flow.
937 01:03:14,398 01:03:16,958 -No, I gotta get out of the flow. -Well, then get out... -No, I gotta get out of the flow. -Well, then get out...
938 01:03:17,118 01:03:19,238 I'm in the flow. That's what got me here. I'm in the flow. That's what got me here.
939 01:03:19,438 01:03:21,598 I'm 26 years old, I got nothing to show for it. I'm 26 years old, I got nothing to show for it.
940 01:03:21,758 01:03:24,358 You're young. You're so young. You're young. You're so young.
941 01:03:24,558 01:03:25,678 -My papa... -Yeah? -My papa... -Yeah?
942 01:03:25,838 01:03:28,798 He didn't make master tinker till he was 490. He didn't make master tinker till he was 490.
943 01:03:28,958 01:03:30,958 [BOTH LAUGHING] [BOTH LAUGHING]
944 01:03:32,958 01:03:35,438 Four hundred ninety. Four hundred ninety.
945 01:03:36,518 01:03:38,838 It's a tickle fight, tickle fight. It's a tickle fight, tickle fight.
946 01:03:39,038 01:03:41,958 Tickle fight, tickle fight. Tickle fight, tickle fight.
947 01:03:42,198 01:03:45,278 My favorite book of yours has gotta be Gus' Pickles. My favorite book of yours has gotta be Gus' Pickles.
948 01:03:45,438 01:03:49,078 It's existential yet it's so accessible. It's existential yet it's so accessible.
949 01:03:49,238 01:03:51,958 Mr. Finch, Eugene Dupree here. Mr. Finch, Eugene Dupree here.
950 01:03:52,118 01:03:55,238 It's a thrill just to be talking to you on our speaker phone. It's a thrill just to be talking to you on our speaker phone.
951 01:03:55,398 01:03:58,518 Miles, so, what do you think? Can you fly in tomorrow? Miles, so, what do you think? Can you fly in tomorrow?
952 01:03:58,878 01:04:01,678 MILES: I'll give you five hours tomorrow, not a minute more. MILES: I'll give you five hours tomorrow, not a minute more.
953 01:04:01,838 01:04:03,318 Well, that's great. Well, that's great.
954 01:04:03,518 01:04:06,478 I'd like a black S500 to receive me at the airport. I'd like a black S500 to receive me at the airport.
955 01:04:06,638 01:04:10,878 I need the interior of that car to be 71 degrees exactly. I need the interior of that car to be 71 degrees exactly.
956 01:04:11,038 01:04:12,318 -We can do that. DEB: Mr. Hobbs? -We can do that. DEB: Mr. Hobbs?
957 01:04:12,478 01:04:14,758 -There's a situation downstairs. MILES: I'm sorry, what? -There's a situation downstairs. MILES: I'm sorry, what?
958 01:04:14,918 01:04:17,038 No, hold on, Miles. Deb, hang up. No, hold on, Miles. Deb, hang up.
959 01:04:17,238 01:04:20,638 -I do not hold. Do not put me on hold. DEB: We have a problem in the mail room. -I do not hold. Do not put me on hold. DEB: We have a problem in the mail room.
960 01:04:20,798 01:04:22,278 -What's going on? -Don't speak. -What's going on? -Don't speak.
961 01:04:22,438 01:04:23,478 Debra, hang up. Debra, hang up.
962 01:04:23,638 01:04:26,078 MILES: That's it, I'm gone. -Miles. MILES: That's it, I'm gone. -Miles.
963 01:04:29,478 01:04:31,958 I'll be there tomorrow. Seventy-one degrees. I'll be there tomorrow. Seventy-one degrees.
964 01:04:32,318 01:04:34,998 DEB: Sir, Chuck in the mail room needs to talk to you. DEB: Sir, Chuck in the mail room needs to talk to you.
965 01:04:35,158 01:04:36,758 Chuck. Chuck.
966 01:04:36,918 01:04:38,678 What? What could be going on down there... What? What could be going on down there...
967 01:04:38,838 01:04:40,918 ...that's so important you had to interrupt me? What? ...that's so important you had to interrupt me? What?
968 01:04:41,078 01:04:43,078 ["WHOOMP! THERE IT IS" PLAYING OVER STEREO] ["WHOOMP! THERE IT IS" PLAYING OVER STEREO]
969 01:04:43,238 01:04:45,238 [ALL WHOOPING, CHEERING] [ALL WHOOPING, CHEERING]
970 01:04:48,118 01:04:50,758 ALL: Hey! Hey! ALL: Hey! Hey!
971 01:04:51,718 01:04:52,718 Hey! Hey!
972 01:04:58,078 01:04:59,078 Yeah! Yeah!
973 01:05:05,358 01:05:07,038 [MUSIC PLAYING OVER PHONE] [MUSIC PLAYING OVER PHONE]
974 01:05:08,358 01:05:09,798 [INTERCOM BUZZES] [INTERCOM BUZZES]
975 01:05:10,598 01:05:12,318 Coming. Coming.
976 01:05:16,638 01:05:17,958 Hi. Hi.
977 01:05:18,358 01:05:22,718 -Wow, you look miraculous. -And so do you. -Wow, you look miraculous. -And so do you.
978 01:05:22,878 01:05:23,958 Thank you. Thank you.
979 01:05:24,118 01:05:25,958 What would you like to do? What would you like to do?
980 01:05:26,118 01:05:28,198 I got some ideas. I got some ideas.
981 01:05:33,039 01:05:36,439 Just reach out in front of you and take a sip. Just reach out in front of you and take a sip.
982 01:05:36,599 01:05:39,919 Don't look. There you go. Don't look. There you go.
983 01:05:41,599 01:05:43,439 Well? Well?
984 01:05:44,039 01:05:46,079 It tastes like a crappy cup of coffee. It tastes like a crappy cup of coffee.
985 01:05:46,239 01:05:48,239 [BUDDY CHUCKLES] [BUDDY CHUCKLES]
986 01:05:50,119 01:05:52,399 It is a crappy cup of coffee. It is a crappy cup of coffee.
987 01:05:52,559 01:05:54,959 No, it's the world's best cup of coffee. No, it's the world's best cup of coffee.
988 01:05:55,399 01:05:58,559 The trick is to not get your arm caught in the door. The trick is to not get your arm caught in the door.
989 01:05:58,759 01:06:02,359 Also, never close your eyes because then you'll get sick. Also, never close your eyes because then you'll get sick.
990 01:06:02,559 01:06:05,479 Okay, when you feel comfortable, you just jump in. Okay, when you feel comfortable, you just jump in.
991 01:06:06,479 01:06:08,519 -What are you doing? -I'm skipping. -What are you doing? -I'm skipping.
992 01:06:08,679 01:06:10,439 I'm skipping, I'm skipping. I'm skipping, I'm skipping.
993 01:06:10,599 01:06:12,999 Wait, wait, wait. Wait a minute, one more, one more. Wait, wait, wait. Wait a minute, one more, one more.
994 01:06:13,199 01:06:15,439 Now, look at the size of this one. Now, look at the size of this one.
995 01:06:18,959 01:06:20,119 BUDDY: Hm? BUDDY: Hm?
996 01:06:20,319 01:06:21,359 [JOVIE CHUCKLES] [JOVIE CHUCKLES]
997 01:06:21,519 01:06:23,359 JOVIE: Come with me. JOVIE: Come with me.
998 01:06:24,119 01:06:26,759 BUDDY: Look out. Yellow ones don't stop. BUDDY: Look out. Yellow ones don't stop.
999 01:06:26,959 01:06:28,759 Yellow ones don't stop. Yellow ones don't stop.
1000 01:06:35,199 01:06:38,399 Wow, that's a big one. Wow, that's a big one.
1001 01:06:59,839 01:07:00,959 Sorry. Sorry.
1002 01:07:01,319 01:07:02,439 You missed. You missed.
1003 01:07:02,999 01:07:05,359 -What do you mean, I missed? -You missed. -What do you mean, I missed? -You missed.
1004 01:07:15,079 01:07:16,839 [ELEVATOR DINGS] [ELEVATOR DINGS]
1005 01:07:19,479 01:07:21,479 [FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING] [FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]
1006 01:07:25,599 01:07:29,319 -Miles Finch. -Miles Finch. -Miles Finch. -Miles Finch.
1007 01:07:30,519 01:07:32,119 Miles Finch. Miles Finch.
1008 01:07:35,359 01:07:37,119 All right, let's do this. All right, let's do this.
1009 01:07:37,519 01:07:39,959 -Miles, I'm so happy you could come. -Yeah. -Miles, I'm so happy you could come. -Yeah.
1010 01:07:40,159 01:07:42,079 -I'm Walter Hobbs. -Yeah, let's get the, uh... -I'm Walter Hobbs. -Yeah, let's get the, uh...
1011 01:07:42,279 01:07:46,519 -Taken care of so we can get started. -Right, here you go. -Taken care of so we can get started. -Right, here you go.
1012 01:07:48,639 01:07:49,679 MILES: Great. MILES: Great.
1013 01:07:49,879 01:07:54,119 All right, ahem, what have you guys got so far? All right, ahem, what have you guys got so far?
1014 01:07:54,279 01:07:55,639 Go ahead. Go ahead.
1015 01:07:56,159 01:07:57,479 MORRIS: Uh... MORRIS: Uh...
1016 01:07:57,679 01:08:00,199 We were thinking something like this: We were thinking something like this:
1017 01:08:00,839 01:08:02,359 We open on a young tomato. We open on a young tomato.
1018 01:08:02,559 01:08:04,759 He's had some tough times down at the farm. He's had some tough times down at the farm.
1019 01:08:04,919 01:08:07,479 -You know, rabbits, and... MILES: No. -You know, rabbits, and... MILES: No.
1020 01:08:07,679 01:08:09,759 No tomatoes. Too vulnerable. No tomatoes. Too vulnerable.
1021 01:08:09,919 01:08:11,519 Kids, they're already vulnerable. Kids, they're already vulnerable.
1022 01:08:11,719 01:08:13,239 I know, you see, I told you guys. I know, you see, I told you guys.
1023 01:08:13,439 01:08:15,919 -I told them the very same thing. -And no farms. -I told them the very same thing. -And no farms.
1024 01:08:16,079 01:08:19,719 Everybody's pushing small-town rural. Farm book would just be white noise. Everybody's pushing small-town rural. Farm book would just be white noise.
1025 01:08:19,879 01:08:24,319 What about this? A tribe of asparagus children. What about this? A tribe of asparagus children.
1026 01:08:24,479 01:08:28,560 But they're self-conscious about the way their pee smells. But they're self-conscious about the way their pee smells.
1027 01:08:33,480 01:08:35,520 Apparently, all we have is vegetables. Apparently, all we have is vegetables.
1028 01:08:35,680 01:08:37,160 I have no time, so, you know... I have no time, so, you know...
1029 01:08:37,600 01:08:41,320 Yeah. I've got about five or six great starts here. Yeah. I've got about five or six great starts here.
1030 01:08:41,480 01:08:45,720 I got one idea that I'm especially psyched out of my mind about. I got one idea that I'm especially psyched out of my mind about.
1031 01:08:45,880 01:08:49,760 You know, it's one of those ideas where you're just like, yes! You know, it's one of those ideas where you're just like, yes!
1032 01:08:49,920 01:08:52,280 -Whoa. MILES: Heh-heh-heh. -Whoa. MILES: Heh-heh-heh.
1033 01:08:53,200 01:08:55,120 Uh, great. Could we hear it? Uh, great. Could we hear it?
1034 01:08:55,320 01:08:56,920 I'll start with the cover. Picture this. I'll start with the cover. Picture this.
1035 01:08:57,080 01:08:58,080 [DOOR OPENS] [DOOR OPENS]
1036 01:08:58,280 01:09:03,120 BUDDY: Dad, I'm in love, I'm in love and I don't care who knows it. BUDDY: Dad, I'm in love, I'm in love and I don't care who knows it.
1037 01:09:03,640 01:09:06,960 Buddy, not now. Can you please go back to the pit? Buddy, not now. Can you please go back to the pit?
1038 01:09:07,160 01:09:09,360 I'll come and visit you in a little while, okay? I'll come and visit you in a little while, okay?
1039 01:09:09,520 01:09:11,520 I didn't know you had elves working here. I didn't know you had elves working here.
1040 01:09:14,280 01:09:16,600 Boy, you're hilarious, my friend. Boy, you're hilarious, my friend.
1041 01:09:16,800 01:09:18,960 He doesn't, uh... He doesn't, uh...
1042 01:09:19,120 01:09:21,920 Get back to the story, please. Get back to the story, please.
1043 01:09:22,080 01:09:23,280 [MILES CLEARS THROAT] [MILES CLEARS THROAT]
1044 01:09:23,440 01:09:25,080 So on the cover above the title... So on the cover above the title...
1045 01:09:25,240 01:09:27,680 Does Santa know that you left the workshop? Does Santa know that you left the workshop?
1046 01:09:27,880 01:09:29,840 You know, we're all laughing our heads off. You know, we're all laughing our heads off.
1047 01:09:30,000 01:09:32,320 Did you have to borrow a reindeer to get down here? Did you have to borrow a reindeer to get down here?
1048 01:09:32,520 01:09:34,920 -Buddy, go back to the basement. MILES: Hey, jackweed. -Buddy, go back to the basement. MILES: Hey, jackweed.
1049 01:09:35,080 01:09:38,200 I get more action in a week than you've had your entire life. I get more action in a week than you've had your entire life.
1050 01:09:38,720 01:09:42,120 -I've got houses in L.A., Paris and Vale. -Oh. -I've got houses in L.A., Paris and Vale. -Oh.
1051 01:09:42,320 01:09:44,840 Each one of them with a 70-inch plasma screen. Each one of them with a 70-inch plasma screen.
1052 01:09:45,520 01:09:48,120 So I suggest you wipe that stupid smile off your face... So I suggest you wipe that stupid smile off your face...
1053 01:09:48,280 01:09:50,600 ...before I come over there and smack it off. ...before I come over there and smack it off.
1054 01:09:50,760 01:09:55,640 You feeling strong, my friend? Call me elf one more time. You feeling strong, my friend? Call me elf one more time.
1055 01:10:00,240 01:10:01,720 He's an angry elf. He's an angry elf.
1056 01:10:04,720 01:10:06,160 [GROWLING] [GROWLING]
1057 01:10:06,320 01:10:07,400 Look at you. Look at you.
1058 01:10:09,720 01:10:11,960 Ow. Hey, what...? Ow. Hey, what...?
1059 01:10:12,920 01:10:15,520 I wasn't ready for that. Hey, hey, hey. I wasn't ready for that. Hey, hey, hey.
1060 01:10:15,680 01:10:17,600 DEB: Ah! -Whoa! DEB: Ah! -Whoa!
1061 01:10:18,680 01:10:22,520 -Ooh. -Call me elf one more time. Call me elf. -Ooh. -Call me elf one more time. Call me elf.
1062 01:10:22,680 01:10:24,920 You're an elf. You're an elf.
1063 01:10:31,480 01:10:33,400 Miles, I'm sorry. He thinks he's an elf. Miles, I'm sorry. He thinks he's an elf.
1064 01:10:34,440 01:10:36,600 Listen, Miles. Listen, Miles. Listen, Miles. Listen, Miles.
1065 01:10:36,760 01:10:37,760 [DOOR SLAMS] [DOOR SLAMS]
1066 01:10:37,960 01:10:40,760 He must be a South Pole elf. He must be a South Pole elf.
1067 01:10:43,040 01:10:44,360 You get the hell out of here. You get the hell out of here.
1068 01:10:45,040 01:10:47,880 -Where do you want me to go? -I don't care where you go. -Where do you want me to go? -I don't care where you go.
1069 01:10:48,040 01:10:50,320 I don't care that you're an elf, that you're nuts. I don't care that you're an elf, that you're nuts.
1070 01:10:50,520 01:10:52,160 I don't care that you're my son! I don't care that you're my son!
1071 01:10:52,560 01:10:54,560 Get out of my life, now! Get out of my life, now!
1072 01:11:05,720 01:11:07,040 EMILY: Hi, it's me. EMILY: Hi, it's me.
1073 01:11:07,240 01:11:11,080 WALTER: I really can't talk right now. -Just tell me how the pitch went. WALTER: I really can't talk right now. -Just tell me how the pitch went.
1074 01:11:11,600 01:11:13,480 I'm gonna be later than I thought, okay? I'm gonna be later than I thought, okay?
1075 01:11:13,640 01:11:17,000 Well, don't be too late, Walter, it's Christmas Eve. Well, don't be too late, Walter, it's Christmas Eve.
1076 01:11:17,400 01:11:19,160 -Walter. -Wait. -Walter. -Wait.
1077 01:11:19,320 01:11:22,761 -Honey, I gotta go, okay? Love you. -Say hi to Buddy. -Honey, I gotta go, okay? Love you. -Say hi to Buddy.
1078 01:11:24,241 01:11:26,241 -What? -Walter, breakthrough. -What? -Walter, breakthrough.
1079 01:11:26,401 01:11:28,841 -We found this in the conference room. -What is it? -We found this in the conference room. -What is it?
1080 01:11:29,001 01:11:33,401 It's Miles Finch's notebook. This thing is chock-full of genius ideas. It's Miles Finch's notebook. This thing is chock-full of genius ideas.
1081 01:11:33,601 01:11:34,881 I mean, look at that. I mean, look at that.
1082 01:11:35,041 01:11:38,561 MORRIS: And his best idea is about a peach that lives on a farm. MORRIS: And his best idea is about a peach that lives on a farm.
1083 01:11:38,721 01:11:41,921 -What's more vulnerable than a peach? -What? What do we do? -What's more vulnerable than a peach? -What? What do we do?
1084 01:11:42,081 01:11:44,361 EUGENE: We should go with the first pitch. It's genius. EUGENE: We should go with the first pitch. It's genius.
1085 01:11:44,681 01:11:46,921 -How much time we got? -We got, like, 45 minutes. -How much time we got? -We got, like, 45 minutes.
1086 01:11:47,081 01:11:49,241 Come on, let's try to get a storyboard ready. Come on, let's try to get a storyboard ready.
1087 01:11:49,441 01:11:50,921 -Come on, let's do it. -Just try. -Come on, let's do it. -Just try.
1088 01:11:51,121 01:11:53,201 You can't sit down and get a storyboard ready. You can't sit down and get a storyboard ready.
1089 01:11:53,401 01:11:56,001 -Go and get a storyboard ready. EUGENE: Okay. Go. -Go and get a storyboard ready. EUGENE: Okay. Go.
1090 01:12:00,441 01:12:03,041 BUDDY: I'm sorry I ruined your lives... BUDDY: I'm sorry I ruined your lives...
1091 01:12:03,201 01:12:08,481 ...and crammed 11 cookies into the VCR. ...and crammed 11 cookies into the VCR.
1092 01:12:09,041 01:12:13,521 I don't belong here. I don't belong anywhere. I don't belong here. I don't belong anywhere.
1093 01:12:14,321 01:12:14,481 I’ll never forget you. Love, Buddy. I’ll never forget you. Love, Buddy.
1094 01:12:14,521 01:12:18,801 I'll never forget you. Love, Buddy. I'll never forget you. Love, Buddy.
1095 01:12:18,961 01:12:20,761 God. God.
1096 01:12:31,521 01:12:33,321 Hey, Buddy. Hey, Buddy.
1097 01:12:35,641 01:12:37,401 Buddy? Buddy?
1098 01:12:43,721 01:12:47,161 GREENWAY: We need a big launch, fast, to get the company back on track. GREENWAY: We need a big launch, fast, to get the company back on track.
1099 01:12:47,641 01:12:52,121 So I think I speak for my fellow board members when I say: So I think I speak for my fellow board members when I say:
1100 01:12:52,281 01:12:54,601 This better be good. This better be good.
1101 01:12:54,801 01:12:58,321 Before I get into the story, uh, let me start with the cover, okay? Before I get into the story, uh, let me start with the cover, okay?
1102 01:12:58,521 01:12:59,801 Now, just picture this: Now, just picture this:
1103 01:13:00,441 01:13:02,921 Dad, I gotta talk to you. Dad, I gotta talk to you.
1104 01:13:03,081 01:13:05,681 -Michael, what is it? -Buddy ran away. -Michael, what is it? -Buddy ran away.
1105 01:13:05,841 01:13:07,921 -What? -He left a note. -What? -He left a note.
1106 01:13:08,641 01:13:10,641 I'm scared, Dad. He's gone. I'm scared, Dad. He's gone.
1107 01:13:11,521 01:13:15,641 Let me just finish this meeting and then we'll figure it out, okay? Let me just finish this meeting and then we'll figure it out, okay?
1108 01:13:15,841 01:13:19,721 Figure out what? Buddy cares about everybody. Figure out what? Buddy cares about everybody.
1109 01:13:19,881 01:13:21,361 All you care about is yourself. All you care about is yourself.
1110 01:13:23,441 01:13:25,561 Hey, Michael. Hey, Michael.
1111 01:13:26,561 01:13:28,161 Wait. Wait.
1112 01:13:33,041 01:13:35,361 We're gonna have to reschedule this, Mr. Greenway. We're gonna have to reschedule this, Mr. Greenway.
1113 01:13:35,561 01:13:37,041 We don't have time to reschedule. We don't have time to reschedule.
1114 01:13:37,201 01:13:40,201 I wanna hear the damn thing now. Son, you'll have to wait. I wanna hear the damn thing now. Son, you'll have to wait.
1115 01:13:40,361 01:13:42,481 No, don't tell my kid what to do. No, don't tell my kid what to do.
1116 01:13:44,561 01:13:46,841 Can't we do this another time, Mr. Greenway? Can't we do this another time, Mr. Greenway?
1117 01:13:47,001 01:13:50,801 I flew in just to hear this pitch and I intend to. I flew in just to hear this pitch and I intend to.
1118 01:13:50,961 01:13:52,521 It's gonna have to wait. It's gonna have to wait.
1119 01:13:52,681 01:13:56,681 If you wanna keep your job, Hobbs, you will pitch me this book right now. If you wanna keep your job, Hobbs, you will pitch me this book right now.
1120 01:14:04,881 01:14:07,281 Well, up yours. Well, up yours.
1121 01:14:07,441 01:14:10,241 -Yeah, up yours. -Hey. -Yeah, up yours. -Hey.
1122 01:14:11,841 01:14:14,121 GREENWAY: Hobbs, Hobbs, Hobbs! GREENWAY: Hobbs, Hobbs, Hobbs!
1123 01:14:14,281 01:14:17,482 You walk out of here and you're finished at Greenway! You walk out of here and you're finished at Greenway!
1124 01:14:17,682 01:14:19,562 You're finished! You're finished!
1125 01:14:36,522 01:14:38,882 I don't belong anywhere. I don't belong anywhere.
1126 01:14:41,562 01:14:45,482 Buddy. Buddy.
1127 01:14:45,642 01:14:47,322 Buddy, where are you? Buddy, where are you?
1128 01:14:50,442 01:14:52,442 [SANTA SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY] [SANTA SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY]
1129 01:14:56,242 01:14:59,602 SANTA: Prancer, whoa, come on, come on. SANTA: Prancer, whoa, come on, come on.
1130 01:14:59,802 01:15:02,962 Vixen, up, up. Vixen, up, up.
1131 01:15:03,482 01:15:05,922 Santa? Santa?
1132 01:15:06,082 01:15:08,842 SANTA: Come on, you can do it. SANTA: Come on, you can do it.
1133 01:15:20,322 01:15:22,362 -Dad. -What? -Dad. -What?
1134 01:15:22,522 01:15:24,722 Michael, where you going? Michael. Michael, where you going? Michael.
1135 01:15:43,202 01:15:44,242 Santa. Santa.
1136 01:15:44,882 01:15:48,482 Back off, slick. You'll scare the deer. Back off, slick. You'll scare the deer.
1137 01:15:49,002 01:15:51,002 Buddy, is that you? Buddy, is that you?
1138 01:15:51,162 01:15:52,362 Are you okay? Are you okay?
1139 01:15:52,562 01:15:55,402 Boy, am I glad to see you. Boy, am I glad to see you.
1140 01:15:55,562 01:15:59,202 The Clausometer suddenly just dropped down to zero. The Clausometer suddenly just dropped down to zero.
1141 01:15:59,402 01:16:02,642 There's just no Christmas spirit anymore. There's just no Christmas spirit anymore.
1142 01:16:03,242 01:16:05,242 And the strain was too much. And the strain was too much.
1143 01:16:05,402 01:16:08,522 The engine broke free of her mounts. The engine broke free of her mounts.
1144 01:16:13,882 01:16:16,082 I need an elf's help. I need an elf's help.
1145 01:16:16,242 01:16:17,402 I... I...
1146 01:16:17,562 01:16:21,522 I'm not an elf, Santa. I can't do anything right. I'm not an elf, Santa. I can't do anything right.
1147 01:16:21,722 01:16:25,962 Buddy, you're more of an elf than anyone I ever met. Buddy, you're more of an elf than anyone I ever met.
1148 01:16:26,362 01:16:30,602 And the only one who I would want working on my sleigh tonight. And the only one who I would want working on my sleigh tonight.
1149 01:16:30,762 01:16:32,802 -Really? -Really. -Really? -Really.
1150 01:16:32,962 01:16:35,122 Will you fix it for me, Buddy? Will you fix it for me, Buddy?
1151 01:16:35,322 01:16:37,602 I'll try. Papa taught me how. I'll try. Papa taught me how.
1152 01:16:37,762 01:16:39,042 You gotta find it first. You gotta find it first.
1153 01:16:39,242 01:16:41,642 It dropped off the sleigh back over there a ways. It dropped off the sleigh back over there a ways.
1154 01:16:41,802 01:16:44,042 -The engine? -The engine, yeah. -The engine? -The engine, yeah.
1155 01:16:44,242 01:16:47,242 Go, Buddy. Go, Mr. Elf. Go, Buddy. Go, Mr. Elf.
1156 01:16:49,562 01:16:51,442 I'm standing here outside Central Park... I'm standing here outside Central Park...
1157 01:16:51,602 01:16:54,482 ...where it is unclear exactly what has happened. ...where it is unclear exactly what has happened.
1158 01:16:54,642 01:16:57,082 What we know is, authorities have closed the park... What we know is, authorities have closed the park...
1159 01:16:57,242 01:16:59,122 ...and are in the process of clearing it. ...and are in the process of clearing it.
1160 01:16:59,282 01:17:01,202 The only thing that people can agree on... The only thing that people can agree on...
1161 01:17:01,362 01:17:04,602 ...is that they saw something fall from the sky. ...is that they saw something fall from the sky.
1162 01:17:04,802 01:17:08,242 I've got an eyewitness with me who claims to have seen the thing firsthand. I've got an eyewitness with me who claims to have seen the thing firsthand.
1163 01:17:08,402 01:17:10,002 What did you actually see? What did you actually see?
1164 01:17:10,162 01:17:13,603 I was walking around, I saw this thing and my daughter pointed it out to me. I was walking around, I saw this thing and my daughter pointed it out to me.
1165 01:17:13,763 01:17:15,003 WOMAN: Oh, your daughter saw it? WOMAN: Oh, your daughter saw it?
1166 01:17:15,163 01:17:18,323 Sweetheart, can you tell me what you saw falling out of the sky? Sweetheart, can you tell me what you saw falling out of the sky?
1167 01:17:18,523 01:17:19,963 It was Santa's sleigh. It was Santa's sleigh.
1168 01:17:20,123 01:17:22,243 [WOMAN LAUGHS ON TV] [WOMAN LAUGHS ON TV]
1169 01:17:22,403 01:17:25,243 Santa's sleigh. Well, there you have it. Santa's in Manhattan. Santa's sleigh. Well, there you have it. Santa's in Manhattan.
1170 01:17:25,403 01:17:28,043 Sorry to interrupt your first big news story, Charlotte... Sorry to interrupt your first big news story, Charlotte...
1171 01:17:28,243 01:17:30,123 ...but New York One has just received... ...but New York One has just received...
1172 01:17:30,283 01:17:34,563 ...some exclusive amateur news footage that you just might wanna follow up on. ...some exclusive amateur news footage that you just might wanna follow up on.
1173 01:17:34,963 01:17:37,683 There seems to be a strange man dressed as an elf... There seems to be a strange man dressed as an elf...
1174 01:17:37,883 01:17:39,723 ...wandering through Central Park. ...wandering through Central Park.
1175 01:17:39,923 01:17:44,203 I don't know if this is the hard-hitting news you're used to covering in Buffalo. I don't know if this is the hard-hitting news you're used to covering in Buffalo.
1176 01:17:44,403 01:17:47,283 -Oh, my God. -Here at New York One, news is top priority. -Oh, my God. -Here at New York One, news is top priority.
1177 01:17:58,563 01:18:00,723 What the hell...? What the hell...?
1178 01:18:01,323 01:18:03,203 BUDDY: Hey. BUDDY: Hey.
1179 01:18:03,403 01:18:05,523 -You found it. -Buddy. -You found it. -Buddy.
1180 01:18:11,763 01:18:13,323 I need to tell you something. I need to tell you something.
1181 01:18:13,483 01:18:16,443 No, Buddy, there's something I have to tell you right now. Um... No, Buddy, there's something I have to tell you right now. Um...
1182 01:18:16,603 01:18:19,243 I didn't mean anything I said back there. Not a word. I didn't mean anything I said back there. Not a word.
1183 01:18:19,403 01:18:22,163 I know you may be a little, um... I know you may be a little, um...
1184 01:18:23,443 01:18:27,323 Well, chemically imbalanced, but you've been right about a lot of things. Well, chemically imbalanced, but you've been right about a lot of things.
1185 01:18:27,803 01:18:30,443 I don't want you to leave. I don't want you to leave.
1186 01:18:30,643 01:18:33,443 You're my son and I love you. You're my son and I love you.
1187 01:18:41,163 01:18:42,563 Buddy... Buddy...
1188 01:18:43,083 01:18:46,483 -What was it you wanted to tell me? -Oh, right. -What was it you wanted to tell me? -Oh, right.
1189 01:18:46,643 01:18:48,723 -Come with me. Come on. -Right. -Come with me. Come on. -Right.
1190 01:18:56,043 01:18:58,803 I'm here with another eyewitness who has his own version. I'm here with another eyewitness who has his own version.
1191 01:18:59,003 01:19:02,923 -Sir, what did you see? -I think you're great, Charlotte. -Sir, what did you see? -I think you're great, Charlotte.
1192 01:19:03,083 01:19:06,163 I saw something fall from the sky into the middle of Central Park. I saw something fall from the sky into the middle of Central Park.
1193 01:19:06,323 01:19:08,323 -You're a great news lady. -Thank you. -You're a great news lady. -Thank you.
1194 01:19:08,483 01:19:11,243 Could you tell me more about what you saw fall from the sky? Could you tell me more about what you saw fall from the sky?
1195 01:19:11,403 01:19:13,963 Your eyes tell the story. That's what I love about you. Your eyes tell the story. That's what I love about you.
1196 01:19:14,123 01:19:17,203 And you got a great mouth. The thing just dropped in Central Park. And you got a great mouth. The thing just dropped in Central Park.
1197 01:19:17,403 01:19:19,563 It was amazing. And everybody's going crazy. It was amazing. And everybody's going crazy.
1198 01:19:19,723 01:19:22,923 CHARLOTTE: Dick, according to authorities, the area has been cleared. CHARLOTTE: Dick, according to authorities, the area has been cleared.
1199 01:19:23,083 01:19:26,163 Only the Central Park Rangers now remain in the Park. Only the Central Park Rangers now remain in the Park.
1200 01:19:26,483 01:19:29,443 These forces are highly-trained but rarely see action. These forces are highly-trained but rarely see action.
1201 01:19:30,483 01:19:33,603 Some have accused them of being too gung ho when called into duty... Some have accused them of being too gung ho when called into duty...
1202 01:19:33,763 01:19:36,123 ...and their controversial crowd control tactics... ...and their controversial crowd control tactics...
1203 01:19:36,283 01:19:41,003 ...at the Simon and Garfunkel concert in '85 are still under investigation. ...at the Simon and Garfunkel concert in '85 are still under investigation.
1204 01:19:41,163 01:19:43,563 I knew you'd find it, Mr. Elf. I knew you'd find it, Mr. Elf.
1205 01:19:43,763 01:19:45,923 Slap it on real quick. We've got to get going. Slap it on real quick. We've got to get going.
1206 01:19:48,843 01:19:49,923 Attaboy. Attaboy.
1207 01:19:53,563 01:19:55,883 So, uh, you're...? So, uh, you're...?
1208 01:19:56,043 01:19:58,043 -Santa Claus. -Right. -Santa Claus. -Right.
1209 01:20:00,603 01:20:03,323 Would you mind taking this to your first-born? Would you mind taking this to your first-born?
1210 01:20:03,523 01:20:04,683 Sure. Sure.
1211 01:20:04,843 01:20:08,484 -Um, and my first-born, he's an elf? -Yeah. -Um, and my first-born, he's an elf? -Yeah.
1212 01:20:08,644 01:20:11,004 Actually, I'm adopted. Actually, I'm adopted.
1213 01:20:12,164 01:20:14,924 Michael, would you open this hatch for me, please? Michael, would you open this hatch for me, please?
1214 01:20:21,364 01:20:23,484 Attaboy. Thank you. Attaboy. Thank you.
1215 01:20:23,884 01:20:26,844 So you're really Santa Claus? So you're really Santa Claus?
1216 01:20:27,404 01:20:29,684 You never can tell, kid. You never can tell, kid.
1217 01:20:29,884 01:20:32,244 Tell me, Michael, what do you want for Christmas? Tell me, Michael, what do you want for Christmas?
1218 01:20:32,404 01:20:35,084 -I wanted a skateboard. SANTA: Oh. -I wanted a skateboard. SANTA: Oh.
1219 01:20:35,244 01:20:39,124 Not just a skateboard. Not just a skateboard.
1220 01:20:39,284 01:20:42,364 A Real HUF board. Lookie here. A Real HUF board. Lookie here.
1221 01:20:42,724 01:20:43,924 Lookie here. Lookie here.
1222 01:20:44,324 01:20:45,884 How do you like them apples? How do you like them apples?
1223 01:20:47,044 01:20:48,684 Go look and see. Go look and see.
1224 01:20:55,044 01:20:56,044 Whoa. Whoa.
1225 01:21:03,244 01:21:04,404 What happened? What happened?
1226 01:21:04,564 01:21:07,924 -You made my sleigh fly. -What do you mean? -You made my sleigh fly. -What do you mean?
1227 01:21:08,084 01:21:10,524 Well, before the turbine days... Well, before the turbine days...
1228 01:21:10,724 01:21:13,484 ...this baby used to run solely on Christmas spirit. ...this baby used to run solely on Christmas spirit.
1229 01:21:13,684 01:21:18,164 You believed in me. You made my sleigh fly. You believed in me. You made my sleigh fly.
1230 01:21:18,324 01:21:22,324 Hold it, if you're really Santa Claus, then we can get some news cameras in here... Hold it, if you're really Santa Claus, then we can get some news cameras in here...
1231 01:21:22,524 01:21:25,204 ...everyone will believe in you, then your sleigh will fly. ...everyone will believe in you, then your sleigh will fly.
1232 01:21:25,404 01:21:28,684 Christmas spirit is about believing, not seeing. Christmas spirit is about believing, not seeing.
1233 01:21:28,844 01:21:31,124 The whole world saw me, all would be lost. The whole world saw me, all would be lost.
1234 01:21:31,324 01:21:34,724 The paparazzi have been trying to nail me for years. The paparazzi have been trying to nail me for years.
1235 01:21:37,524 01:21:38,524 Hey, look. Hey, look.
1236 01:21:40,204 01:21:41,964 [HORSE NEIGHS] [HORSE NEIGHS]
1237 01:21:44,724 01:21:47,084 Oh, no. Oh, no.
1238 01:21:48,284 01:21:51,724 It's the Central Park Rangers. It's the Central Park Rangers.
1239 01:21:56,404 01:21:58,684 Dad, Michael. Dad, Michael.
1240 01:21:59,604 01:22:00,844 I got a plan. I got a plan.
1241 01:22:09,844 01:22:12,284 SANTA: Wait. Wait, Michael, my list. SANTA: Wait. Wait, Michael, my list.
1242 01:22:12,444 01:22:14,724 You bring that list back right now, you hear me? You bring that list back right now, you hear me?
1243 01:22:14,884 01:22:16,844 Come on, give me your hat and coat. Come on, give me your hat and coat.
1244 01:22:17,004 01:22:19,044 Mrs. Claus made them for me. Mrs. Claus made them for me.
1245 01:22:24,244 01:22:26,364 Hey, hey, here I am. Hey, hey, here I am.
1246 01:22:28,724 01:22:29,844 Ho-ho-ho! Ho-ho-ho!
1247 01:22:30,484 01:22:31,924 Hey. Ho-ho-ho! Hey. Ho-ho-ho!
1248 01:22:32,084 01:22:33,924 Hey, hey. Hey, hey.
1249 01:22:42,164 01:22:44,604 Excuse me. Thank you, excuse me. Excuse me. Thank you, excuse me.
1250 01:22:44,804 01:22:47,764 CHARLOTTE: So the authorities have not discovered any reindeer in the park? CHARLOTTE: So the authorities have not discovered any reindeer in the park?
1251 01:22:47,924 01:22:50,204 -No, no reindeer. -Sleigh bells? -No, no reindeer. -Sleigh bells?
1252 01:22:50,404 01:22:52,044 -No sleigh bells either. -Elves? -No sleigh bells either. -Elves?
1253 01:22:52,244 01:22:54,844 -No, none of that. -It's him, it's the real Santa. -No, none of that. -It's him, it's the real Santa.
1254 01:22:55,004 01:22:57,004 His sleigh won't fly. Nobody believes in him. His sleigh won't fly. Nobody believes in him.
1255 01:22:57,204 01:22:59,924 CHARLOTTE: Did you see something? MICHAEL: Santa needs us to believe. CHARLOTTE: Did you see something? MICHAEL: Santa needs us to believe.
1256 01:23:00,084 01:23:02,605 I can prove he's real. Look, this is his list. I can prove he's real. Look, this is his list.
1257 01:23:02,765 01:23:05,205 CHARLOTTE: Okay, well, further confirmation... CHARLOTTE: Okay, well, further confirmation...
1258 01:23:05,365 01:23:07,445 ...that there has been a Santa sighting tonight. ...that there has been a Santa sighting tonight.
1259 01:23:07,605 01:23:09,205 We have the naughty and nice list. We have the naughty and nice list.
1260 01:23:09,365 01:23:11,645 "Lynn Kessler wants a Powerpuff Girls play set. "Lynn Kessler wants a Powerpuff Girls play set.
1261 01:23:11,845 01:23:14,125 -Mark Webber wants an electric guitar." -Yes. -Mark Webber wants an electric guitar." -Yes.
1262 01:23:14,285 01:23:17,165 "Carolyn Reynolds wants a Suzie Talks A Lot." "Carolyn Reynolds wants a Suzie Talks A Lot."
1263 01:23:17,325 01:23:18,765 Thanks, Buddy. Thanks, Buddy.
1264 01:23:18,925 01:23:21,485 "Dirk Lawson wants pampering at Burke Williams Spa. "Dirk Lawson wants pampering at Burke Williams Spa.
1265 01:23:21,685 01:23:25,365 Stan Tobias wants a power-pumper water rifle." Stan Tobias wants a power-pumper water rifle."
1266 01:23:25,965 01:23:29,645 -Must be another Dirk Lawson. -"Dave Keckler wants some Nike Shox." -Must be another Dirk Lawson. -"Dave Keckler wants some Nike Shox."
1267 01:23:29,805 01:23:33,645 Okay. Well, obviously, we have a new development in the story. Okay. Well, obviously, we have a new development in the story.
1268 01:23:33,805 01:23:36,565 A confirmation that Santa must've been sighted... A confirmation that Santa must've been sighted...
1269 01:23:36,725 01:23:38,485 ...because we have his book right here. ...because we have his book right here.
1270 01:23:38,645 01:23:40,125 -Heh-heh-heh. -What's your name? -Heh-heh-heh. -What's your name?
1271 01:23:40,325 01:23:42,965 I'm Charlotte Dennon, New York One. I'm Charlotte Dennon, New York One.
1272 01:23:43,165 01:23:46,005 D. D. D. D.
1273 01:23:46,925 01:23:49,325 "Charlotte Dennon wants a Tiffany engagement ring... "Charlotte Dennon wants a Tiffany engagement ring...
1274 01:23:49,485 01:23:52,285 ...and for her boyfriend to stop dragging his feet and commit already." ...and for her boyfriend to stop dragging his feet and commit already."
1275 01:23:52,445 01:23:54,245 CROWD: Oh! CROWD: Oh!
1276 01:23:57,205 01:23:58,325 We've got power. We've got power.
1277 01:23:58,485 01:24:00,605 DICK: Charlotte? Charlotte? DICK: Charlotte? Charlotte?
1278 01:24:00,805 01:24:03,525 -Hey, turn the cameras back on. -Who told you to say that? -Hey, turn the cameras back on. -Who told you to say that?
1279 01:24:03,725 01:24:06,365 It's the real Santa. We need to get these cameras back on. It's the real Santa. We need to get these cameras back on.
1280 01:24:06,565 01:24:09,005 -He needs our help. -Hey, Michael. -He needs our help. -Hey, Michael.
1281 01:24:09,165 01:24:11,005 -Are you okay? -Yeah, I'm fine. -Are you okay? -Yeah, I'm fine.
1282 01:24:11,165 01:24:13,685 But Buddy, he's in the park with Santa. But Buddy, he's in the park with Santa.
1283 01:24:13,845 01:24:17,125 The sleigh won't fly because there's no Christmas spirit. The sleigh won't fly because there's no Christmas spirit.
1284 01:24:17,325 01:24:19,405 -Michael. -Mom. -Michael. -Mom.
1285 01:24:19,565 01:24:21,645 Michael. Michael.
1286 01:24:23,165 01:24:25,605 -Are you okay? -I'm fine. -Are you okay? -I'm fine.
1287 01:24:26,045 01:24:28,685 The best way to spread Christmas cheer The best way to spread Christmas cheer
1288 01:24:28,845 01:24:32,645 Is singing loud for all to hear Is singing loud for all to hear
1289 01:24:33,445 01:24:34,445 [SIGHS] [SIGHS]
1290 01:24:37,085 01:24:40,045 Buddy, we better get going. Get in now. Buddy, we better get going. Get in now.
1291 01:24:40,205 01:24:42,365 Santa, I'm not done with the engine yet. Santa, I'm not done with the engine yet.
1292 01:24:42,525 01:24:44,045 Can't wait. Can't wait.
1293 01:24:44,205 01:24:46,485 On Dasher. On Dancer. On Dasher. On Dancer.
1294 01:24:46,685 01:24:49,165 I'm not done with the engine. I'm not done with the engine.
1295 01:24:52,685 01:24:57,405 That's okay. You get started, I'll catch up. That's okay. You get started, I'll catch up.
1296 01:25:02,365 01:25:05,285 You know, he wasn't lying. You know, he wasn't lying.
1297 01:25:05,445 01:25:08,325 Merry Christmas. Merry Christmas.
1298 01:25:11,725 01:25:14,125 Santa, I caught up. Santa, I caught up.
1299 01:25:14,285 01:25:16,445 Stop messing around and get in. Stop messing around and get in.
1300 01:25:16,605 01:25:19,165 [BUDDY YELLS, TOY SQUEAKS] [BUDDY YELLS, TOY SQUEAKS]
1301 01:25:25,125 01:25:27,125 Santa, why are they chasing us? Santa, why are they chasing us?
1302 01:25:27,285 01:25:30,805 I put them on the naughty list and they never forgave me. I put them on the naughty list and they never forgave me.
1303 01:25:37,605 01:25:39,605 [SINGING "SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN"] [SINGING "SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN"]
1304 01:25:50,485 01:25:53,805 SANTA: Yah! Yah! Yah! SANTA: Yah! Yah! Yah!
1305 01:25:55,566 01:25:57,966 Up, up, go up. Up, up, go up.
1306 01:25:58,126 01:26:02,646 Buddy, we need power. We're gonna crash. Buddy, we need power. We're gonna crash.
1307 01:26:17,606 01:26:19,606 [SINGING ALONG] [SINGING ALONG]
1308 01:26:39,646 01:26:42,566 [ALL SINGING] [ALL SINGING]
1309 01:26:48,446 01:26:50,446 [SANTA SHOUTING] [SANTA SHOUTING]
1310 01:26:51,526 01:26:52,966 [JACK-IN-THE-BOX LAUGHS, BUDDY YELLS] [JACK-IN-THE-BOX LAUGHS, BUDDY YELLS]
1311 01:26:53,126 01:26:57,806 SANTA: You can do it. Come on, Prancer. That's my boy. SANTA: You can do it. Come on, Prancer. That's my boy.
1312 01:26:57,966 01:27:01,646 Pull, Dancer. Pull, Dasher. Pull, Dancer. Pull, Dasher.
1313 01:27:02,166 01:27:04,886 I'm getting too old for this job. I'm getting too old for this job.
1314 01:27:05,046 01:27:06,326 Now. Now.
1315 01:27:09,726 01:27:11,286 [BOTH YELLING] [BOTH YELLING]
1316 01:27:14,926 01:27:16,926 [BUDDY LAUGHS] [BUDDY LAUGHS]
1317 01:27:20,206 01:27:23,006 -The engine's gone. -We're toast. -The engine's gone. -We're toast.
1318 01:27:23,166 01:27:26,166 [BOTH YELL] [BOTH YELL]
1319 01:27:29,206 01:27:31,406 Well, still no sign of Santa. Well, still no sign of Santa.
1320 01:27:31,606 01:27:34,406 But some spontaneous Christmas caroling has broken out... But some spontaneous Christmas caroling has broken out...
1321 01:27:34,606 01:27:37,646 ...right here in front of Central Park. Let's have a listen in. ...right here in front of Central Park. Let's have a listen in.
1322 01:27:37,806 01:27:39,646 [CROWD SINGING ON TV] [CROWD SINGING ON TV]
1323 01:27:39,806 01:27:41,806 [SINGING ALONG] [SINGING ALONG]
1324 01:27:50,126 01:27:52,086 [ALL SINGING ALONG] [ALL SINGING ALONG]
1325 01:27:58,126 01:27:59,446 MANAGER: Come on. MANAGER: Come on.
1326 01:28:04,286 01:28:05,566 SANTA: Just a little more. SANTA: Just a little more.
1327 01:28:12,166 01:28:13,926 SANTA: Hyah! Hyah! SANTA: Hyah! Hyah!
1328 01:28:14,086 01:28:16,086 [MOUTHING WORDS] [MOUTHING WORDS]
1329 01:28:17,646 01:28:21,686 -Wait, you're not singing. -Yes, I am. -Wait, you're not singing. -Yes, I am.
1330 01:28:21,846 01:28:23,966 No, you're not. You're just moving your lips. No, you're not. You're just moving your lips.
1331 01:28:24,126 01:28:26,406 Santa. Santa.
1332 01:28:26,566 01:28:29,686 -Michael, please, what's the big deal? -Dad. -Michael, please, what's the big deal? -Dad.
1333 01:28:30,566 01:28:32,566 [WALTER SINGING ALONG] [WALTER SINGING ALONG]
1334 01:28:38,126 01:28:40,246 [BUDDY AND SANTA LAUGHING] [BUDDY AND SANTA LAUGHING]
1335 01:28:46,806 01:28:49,326 SANTA: Go! SANTA: Go!
1336 01:28:55,887 01:28:58,927 -Bye-bye. SANTA: Just like the old days. -Bye-bye. SANTA: Just like the old days.
1337 01:28:59,087 01:29:01,807 DICK: Charlotte? Charlotte? DICK: Charlotte? Charlotte?
1338 01:29:01,967 01:29:04,327 Well, I guess we'll never know for sure... Well, I guess we'll never know for sure...
1339 01:29:04,527 01:29:07,887 ...what happened this Christmas Eve in Central Park. ...what happened this Christmas Eve in Central Park.
1340 01:29:08,047 01:29:10,967 SANTA: Ho-ho-ho! SANTA: Ho-ho-ho!
1341 01:29:11,167 01:29:13,847 Merry Christmas. Merry Christmas.
1342 01:29:14,007 01:29:17,327 Ho-ho-ho! Ho-ho-ho!
1343 01:29:17,847 01:29:22,207 PAPA ELF: And so, with a little help, Buddy managed to save Christmas. PAPA ELF: And so, with a little help, Buddy managed to save Christmas.
1344 01:29:22,367 01:29:24,807 And his spirit saved a lot of other people too. And his spirit saved a lot of other people too.
1345 01:29:26,847 01:29:28,807 [JOVIE SINGING "AULD LANG SYNE"] [JOVIE SINGING "AULD LANG SYNE"]
1346 01:29:46,047 01:29:49,007 Walter started his own independent publishing company. Walter started his own independent publishing company.
1347 01:29:49,167 01:29:54,127 His first book was written by a brand-new, critically acclaimed children's author. His first book was written by a brand-new, critically acclaimed children's author.
1348 01:29:54,327 01:30:00,287 The book was Elf, a fictional story about an adopted elf named Buddy... The book was Elf, a fictional story about an adopted elf named Buddy...
1349 01:30:00,447 01:30:03,047 ...who was raised in the North Pole, went to New York... ...who was raised in the North Pole, went to New York...
1350 01:30:03,207 01:30:06,327 ...ate spaghetti, worked in a shiny mail room... ...ate spaghetti, worked in a shiny mail room...
1351 01:30:06,487 01:30:08,607 ...and eventually saved Christmas. ...and eventually saved Christmas.
1352 01:30:08,807 01:30:13,847 "First, I traveled through the seven levels of the Candy Cane Forest... "First, I traveled through the seven levels of the Candy Cane Forest...
1353 01:30:14,007 01:30:19,007 ...past the Sea of Twirly Swirly Gumdrops... ...past the Sea of Twirly Swirly Gumdrops...
1354 01:30:19,167 01:30:23,407 ...and then I walked through the Lincoln Tunnel." ...and then I walked through the Lincoln Tunnel."
1355 01:30:23,647 01:30:25,647 And as for me, I can't complain. And as for me, I can't complain.
1356 01:30:25,807 01:30:28,167 Buddy comes up to visit from time to time. Buddy comes up to visit from time to time.
1357 01:30:35,447 01:30:37,967 Oh, thank you, Jovie. That's very sweet. Oh, thank you, Jovie. That's very sweet.
1358 01:30:38,167 01:30:40,407 You're welcome, Papa. You're welcome, Papa.
1359 01:30:43,567 01:30:45,087 [COOING] [COOING]
1360 01:30:45,247 01:30:46,607 Come here, little one. Come here, little one.
1361 01:30:48,807 01:30:50,687 Poppy wants to see you. Poppy wants to see you.
1362 01:30:53,447 01:30:55,247 Buddy. Buddy.
1363 01:30:55,407 01:30:57,607 Buddy, Buddy. Buddy, Buddy.