Original subtitles

[opening theme music playing]

[both] It's Christmas.

Eve.

I'm so excited to see the tree at the mall.

Oh, looks like Mom's decorated her room.

Yes, sir. I'm working on this rainbow forecast right now.

[both] Eh.

-[indistinct chatter] -[cars honking]

♪ It's a Christmas short For all to see ♪

♪ With a song That's totally license-free ♪

Happy holidays, Mr. Fitzgerald.

[grunts] I'm on an important business call.

[lights fritzing]

[indistinct chatter]

Masami, Mommy won't be home for Christmas.

If you want to talk about it,

I can, uh, fit you in at three o'clock.

Yes, yes, I'll be right there, sir.

-Dad? -Oh!

Hey, kids. I'm disguised as your mother

so she can work two jobs at once

and afford all the plastic junk you kids want.

What's with the hat?

I'm driving.

-Come on. Left, right, left. -[Richard whimpers]

Let's go see that tree.

[both vocalize, gasp]

[wonderous music playing]

[construction tools whirring]

[both gasping]

Hey, stop! What are you doing?

Christmas is canceled, kid.

Everything's too expensive.

So, we're all having to work through the holidays

to afford the holidays we're working through. Huh.

Let me get that for you.

But you can't just cancel a day.

Sure you can. Ever heard of June 31st?

-No. -Exactly.

[air hissing]

That'll be 50 bucks.

Why so expensive?

[chuckles] That's inflation.

[Gumball grunts]

Don't they know Christmas

isn't just about cheap material goods?

We gotta do something.

How about we buy even cheaper material goods

and redecorate the town,

getting everyone feeling festive?

[sighs in exasperation]

I checked your logic on that one,

but my Christmas spirit has sunk so low

it's selling NFTs in the underworld.

Plus, what store is going to sell

to a couple of kids with no money?

How about an awesome one?

[shopkeeper] All right, kids, I'm busy.

Come on. What do you want?

We're in the market for some, uh, grade-A holiday spirit.

You got any Santa suits?

It's green.

[shopkeeper sighs] You're a kid.

Use your imagination.

[gasps] How much is this?

[shopkeeper] Uh, that's 2.5 million.

What? Why?

Are you crazy? It's a two-bed, two-bath near a school.

[doorbell ringing]

Have a good day, sweetie!

[Gumball gasps]

[shopkeeper] You can have that for free,

if you pluck it, chop it and roast it yourself.

It might be free,

but I think the emotional cost is too high.

Thank you, kind sir.

-[gobbling viciously] -[yells]

Hey, if you don't like my prices, blame the economy.

I'm so deep in debt, I had to sell my organs

and I loved those things.

[plays jaunty tune]

-All right, you can have 'em. -[wheels squeaking]

[shopkeeper panting]

We can offer you something better than money,

exposure!

Being part of our Christmas miracle

will put the Awesome Store on the map.

[shopkeeper] Uh, it's actually pretty important

that the authorities don't know my location.

-[cell phone ringing] -Hold on, one second.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

I received the shipment of porcelain dolls,

and they're all haunted!

[eerie music playing]

So I need, like, 100 more.

-[knocking] -[shopkeeper] Huh?

Hey, no parking after 6:00.

[shopkeeper groans] Not again. Wait right here.

Quick! Now's our chance.

Let's "borrow" his van

and use all the stuff in it to decorate the town.

Dude, we're kids.

We can't drive a van.

[hissing]

[both screaming]

I can drive.

[both] Eh.

[shopkeeper] I'll give you half off this 3-second crystal ball

if you'll let me stay.

Aw, thanks for moving that.

-[shopkeeper] Wait, what? -[tires squeal]

Huh? What? No, wait!

You'll thank us later!

[upbeat music playing]

[tuba toots]

[all grunting]

[rats squeaking]

[all screaming]

Aw!

[both] Yay!

[roaring]

-[doctor] Wait, no. -[patient groans lowly]

[smooching]

[upbeat music ends]

-[ominous music playing] -[people chattering]

I don't think it worked, dude. No one cares.

[boy] Please, sir.

There ain't much joy in me life with me illness.

[coughing]

But the holidays bring a little light to the dark.

It's all what keeps me going.

[sad violin music playing]

Wait, who's playing that violin?

Oh, that's just the sound

me tired little lungs make when I breathe.

[sad violin music playing]

[both crying]

We can't give up.

We gotta do this for the kids.

They don't care if their Christmas is a little shabby.

But we tried everything.

It's Christmas Eve.

[groans, gasps]

I don't think Santa's coming, dude.

He's not coming! [sobs]

Then I guess we're just gonna have to...

-slay like Santa. -[cameras clicking]

Sneaking into kids' bedrooms at night?

Now you're talking my language. [laughs malevolently]

[Darwin] No chimneys.

I guess rich people use AC.

[grunting]

[thudding]

[door crashing]

Oh, would you look at that?

They, uh, left the door open.

[alarm blaring]

Huh?

What?

[band snaps]

[in a squeaky voice] Ooh, that's tight!

Oh! [chuckles nervously]

Sarah, uh, we've got a present for you.

[panting]

All right, Sarah, we know you're a fan,

but ease up on the panting.

-Oh, no. -[panting continues]

That's our guard dog.

[low growling]

-[barking] -[both scream]

[clanking, crumbling]

-[Darwin grunts] -[Gumball grunts]

[gasps]

[Hector] Huh? Huh?

Hey, they never make stuff in my size.

Also, I'm pretty sure I just got broken into.

I'm calling the cops.

-[croaks] -Man, this is hard.

Yeah, and that potion turned me into a frog

until my true love's kiss.

Mwah!

Aw, I truly love you, too, dude.

You guys are creepy.

I think I got the culprit for all these break-ins.

But you promise it's not the real Santa, right?

I wouldn't want to bust him before he gets to my house.

[police siren blares]

Looks like we got company. [grunts]

[van revving]

[exclaims]

[shopkeeper] Hey, have you seen this van?

Hey!

[Gumball yells, pants]

Hey, use some of this junk to shake him off!

[roaring]

Uh, 10-4, I need backup.

And a knight in shining armor if you got one.

-[hissing] -Aah! Not this again.

-Ooh, what about this? -Throw it!

-[triumphant music playing] -[wind whooshing]

[all] Ooh!

-[wings flapping] -It's snowing!

Huh, we should've used this one earlier.

[creaking]

[all screaming]

[loud crash]

[dragon whimpers]

Step out of the van with your mittens up!

[Darwin, Gumball groan]

[indistinct chatter]

-What's happening? -[indistinct chatter]

Gumball and Darwin Watterson,

you're under arrest for breaking, entering

and imitating an officer of the North Pole.

Wait, wait, wait! You can't do this.

They were just trying to save the holidays.

[Hector] Yeah, and my dental hygiene.

[angelic chorus harmonizes]

[shopkeeper] Yeah, by stealing stuff from my van!

Which they also stole!

I can't afford new stock.

I've got to work 24/7 just to break even.

[Nicole gasps]

[shopkeeper] Prices are too high.

Pay is too low.

I'm a shadow of my former self.

Literally.

Here, you can have it back.

[Hector] Here, you can have this.

Yeah, and you can have this, too.

[people chattering]

[Nicole gasps, sighs]

[shopkeeper] I'm...

I'm used to dirty looks and traffic citations but...

I don't think I've ever been given a gift!

Will you ever forgive me, Papa?

[shopkeeper] Oh, come here.

[both sigh, chuckle]

Aw!

I think the only crime committed here

is that we lost sight of what's important.

I think we did it, dude.

We saved Christmas.

[boy cheering weakly]

Christmas is saved!

[happy violin music playing]

[all singing] ♪ Children of the world ♪

♪ It's Christmas time again-- ♪

-[thudding] -[crowd yelps]

Ho, ho, ho, ho-ho, ho, ho!

Yeah. Sorry I'm late.

Being Santa is an unpaid gig,

and my boss at my day job wouldn't let me off early.

So, we've had some trouble here, right?

Uh, ah, let me see, uh. [clears throat]

Christmas isn't about material goods. It's about--

Yeah, yeah, we already kind of wrapped it up.

Uh, okay, um...

Anyone want a picture with me for 10 bucks?

[closing theme music playing]