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[CHRISTMAS MEDLEY PLAYING]

[TOY SQUEAKS]

AH, COLD MILK.
HA HA HA.

OH, BETH.

I'M AFRAID I DON'T HAVE THAT
IN MY BAG.

DADDY! DADDY!

DADDY?

[DOOR CLOSES]

[ROCK MUSIC PLAYING]

BUT, MR. ANDERSON,
YOU ALREADY APPROVED
THE PRINT CAMPAIGN.

YEAH. I ASSURE YOU,
THIS IS THE RIGHT APPROACH.

MOM, I NEED $5
FOR MRS. MEYERS'
CHRISTMAS PRESENT.

NO, I AM NOT DISMISSING
YOUR WIFE'S SUGGESTIONS.

IT'S JUST THAT I HAVE
DONE SUCH A GREAT DEAL
OF RESEARCH,

AND I FEEL THAT THIS IS
YOUR TARGET DEMOGRAPHIC.

I'D LOVE TO HAVE DINNER
WITH YOU AND YOUR WIFE.

OK. GOOD-BYE.

OK, BABY, HOP OUT.
LET'S GO.

GET EVERYTHING?
DID YOU GET YOUR
CANNONBALLS? YEAH.

OK. JAKE, I MIGHT BE
HOME A LITTLE LATE
TONIGHT.

I KNOW, HONEY.

HEY!

AREN'T YOU
FORGETTING SOMETHING
VERY IMPORTANT?

THERE YOU GO.

I LOVE YOU.

LOVE YOU, TOO, MOM.

OOH. ANDREW WANTS
TO SEE YOU.

WHEN?
LIKE,
20 MINUTES AGO.

HE KEEPS CALLING
TO SEE IF YOU'RE
HERE YET.

OH, MY GOD.
YOU DON'T THINK...

NO! NO, NO. NO, NO.

HIS SECRETARY WOULD'VE
GIVEN ME A HEADS-UP.

WELL, WHEN CARL WAS FIRED,
HE DIDN'T GET A WARNING.

CARL WAS A JERK,
AND WE WERE HAPPY
TO SEE HIM GO.

WESTIN ASSOCIATES.
MAY I HELP YOU?

GOOD MORNING, ANDREW.
SORRY I'M A LITTLE LATE.

BETH, I'VE BEEN LOOKING
THESE ORBIT SPOTS
YOU CREATED.

YES?
THEY'RE TERRIFIC.

THANKS.

THE GRAPHICS,
THE LOT LINES--
IT'S PERFECT.

WELL, GOOD.

BIG NEWS. BIG.

THE HOT NEW COMPANY--
HENNESSY GAMES--
OH.

SHOPPING FOR A NEW AGENCY.

UH, ACTUALLY, THEY WENT
WITH S.S.R.L.--

OH, NO.
THEY CHANGED THEIR MINDS.
AS OF YESTERDAY,

THEY'RE UP FOR GRABS,
AND WE HAVE A SHOT
TO PITCH THEM.

HUH. UH,
WHEN WOULD YOU LIKE
THE PRESENTATIONS BY?

FRIDAY.

ANDREW,
BUT TODAY'S WEDNESDAY.

BETH, NO "BUTS."

THEY WANT TO MOVE FAST
ON A NEW GAME

THEY THINK WILL BE
THE MUST-HAVE GIFT
FOR KIDS.

THEY NEED SOMETHING
A.S.A.P.

WE NEED TO WORK
'ROUND THE CLOCK FOR
THE NEXT COUPLE OF NIGHTS.

OH. WELL, YOU KNOW,
THE THING IS--

AW, LOOK, BETH,
THIS IS THE BIG ONE.

YOU REEL IT IN,
YOU'RE LOOKING AT
A PROMOTION.

WELL, I'M NOT--

ALL RIGHT, HOW DOES
"BETH SAWTELLE,

V.P. CREATIVE DIRECTOR"
SOUND?

IT SOUNDS LIKE A LOT
MORE RESPONSIBILITY
AND A LOT MORE HOURS.

YOU KNOW WHAT?
THE RAISE IS GONNA
MAKE IT ALL WORTHWHILE.

WELL, I--
OK.

[OVERLAPPING CHATTER]

[LAUGHS]

OOH. WHOA.

MOVE ON.

HAVEN'T YOU FINISHED
GOING THROUGH
THOSE LETTERS YET?

GIVE ME A BREAK, ERNEST.
THERE'S A MILLION OF THEM.

YOUR FATHER COULD
GO THROUGH THEM
IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE

WHEN HE WAS YOUR AGE.

OF COURSE HE COULD.

YOU KNOW, YOU'D BETTER
STARTING TAKING ALL THIS

A LITTLE BIT MORE
SERIOUSLY.

NICHOLAS, READY OR NOT,

YOU HAVE TO TAKE
ON THE ROLE YOU'RE
DESTINED TO FULFILL.

I KNOW.

YOUR FATHER WANTS TO
SEE YOU IN HIS STUDY...

FOR A CHAT.

A CHAT.
THAT'S NEVER GOOD.

NOW, THE TARGET AUDIENCE
FOR MIGHTY CITY

IS 6 TO 10-YEAR-OLDS,

AND YOUR GAME IS COMING OUT
AT CHRISTMASTIME,

SO THE LOGICAL IMAGE
WOULD BE SANTA CLAUS.

MOST KIDS
IN THAT AGE GROUP--
THEY STILL BELIEVE.

ISN'T THAT
RATHER...STALE?

I HAVE A HIGHLY RESPECTED
ACTOR IN MIND.

SIR JOHN MARSHFIELD.

CAN YOU IMAGINE
SIR JOHN IN THE ROLE

OF THE BELOVED
CLASSIC SANTA?

I LIKE IT.

Beth: THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT, SEE YOU.
DRIVE SAFE.

BYE. THANKS AGAIN.

WHOO!

YEAH. I DID IT.

WELL, FOR THE NEXT
FEW DAYS,

WE'RE GONNA EAT,
BREATHE, AND SLEEP
THIS CAMPAIGN.

SO, UH, WHY DON'T YOU
COME IN EARLY TOMORROW?

NO, TOMORROW'S SATURDAY.
JAKE HAS A BASKETBALL
GAME--

WHOA! YOU KNOW WHAT
THEY SAY--

YOU DON'T COME IN
ON SATURDAY,

DON'T BOTHER COMING IN
ON SUNDAY.

Nicholas: HEY, MOM.

POP, LET ME SHOW YOU
WHAT THE ELVES MADE.

[LAUGHING]
HO HO HO HO!

HO HO HO HO HO!

NICHOLAS, PLEASE.
ACT YOUR AGE.

UH, YOUR MOTHER...
UH, AND I WOULD LIKE
TO TALK TO YOU

ABOUT YOUR FUTURE.
UH-OH.

WE DON'T MEAN
TO TELL YOU

HOW TO RUN YOUR
PERSONAL LIFE, DEAR, BUT--

IT'S NOT
PERSONAL, MA'AM.

THE ENTIRE VILLAGE
IS AFFECTED BY
NICHOLAS' DECISION...

OR LACK OF ONE.

NICK, I PASSED
RETIREMENT AGE
3 YEARS AGO,

SO THIS HAS TO BE
MY LAST CHRISTMAS.

Ernest: THE NEW TERM
BEGINS AT NOON

ON DECEMBER THE 25th.

AND, FOR BETTER
OR FOR WORSE,

THAT'S WHEN
YOU'LL BECOME SANTA.

YOU'LL DO FINE.

THERE'S ONE THING
YOU HAVE TO DO.
YOU HAVE TO GET MARRIED.

YOUR WIFE WILL PLAY
A VITAL ROLE IN THE SUCCESS
OF THIS ORGANIZATION.

I MAY BE THE HEAD
OF THIS ENTERPRISE,

BUT YOUR MOTHER
IS THE HEART.

Nick: I CAN'T
JUST MARRY ANYBODY.

I'VE BEEN LOOKING
FOR THE RIGHT WOMAN

FOR A LONG TIME.
I JUST HAVEN'T FOUND HER.

WHAT ARE YOU
LOOKING FOR?

SOMEONE WHO FEELS LIKE
THE OTHER HALF OF MY HEART.

MY SOUL MATE.

THIS IS FAR TOO IMPORTANT
TO LEAVE UP TO INFATUATION.

YOU THINK THAT'S
WHAT LOVE IS, ERNEST?

THAT'S WHAT YOU THINK
IT IS, NICHOLAS.

I THINK IT'S A FAR MORE
SOBER UNDERTAKING.

I HAVE MADE A LIST
OF IDEAL CANDIDATES

AND NARROWED IT DOWN
TO THE MOST APPROPRIATE.

IT'S TIME TO
SETTLE DOWN, SON.

I AGREE, MOM, BUT...

LET ME FIND
THE RIGHT WOMAN.

NICK, WE'VE LEFT THIS
UP TO YOU,

AND YOU'VE
COME UP EMPTY.

NOW, SANTA CLAUS WITHOUT
MRS. CLAUS BESIDE HIM
IS LIKE, UH...

TRYING TO MAKE
THE CHRISTMAS
SLEIGH RIDE

WITHOUT REINDEER.

GO AND MEET
THESE YOUNG WOMEN.

I'M SURE YOU'LL FIND
SOMEONE YOU LIKE.

I DOUBT IT.

WHAT--

ALL THESE WOMEN ARE
IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

AS I SAID, THEY'RE
THE TOP CANDIDATES.

I NEVER PICTURED
MY MRS. CLAUS

BEING A SURFER GIRL.

SIR. THE TIME?

OH, OK.

YOU REALLY SHOULD
GET GOING.

[SIGHS]

Man: OK, BUDDY,
DRAW YOUR CARD.

WHAT'D YOU GET?

HEY, JOANIE.

SORRY I'M LATE AGAIN.

OH, IT'S OK. JAKE AND ALEX
HAD A BALL, AS USUAL.

YOU'RE A LIFESAVER.

FORGET IT.

YOU WANT
SOMETHING TO EAT?

UH, NO, I HAD
A SANDWICH AT WORK.
OK.

1, 2, 3,

4, 5, 6.

I'M SWITCHING WITH YOU.

NICE.

WELL, I BETTER
GET HIM HOME.
I GOTTA WORK TONIGHT.

YOU ARE
A WORKAHOLIC.

UGH, DON'T START,
JOANIE.

WELL, IT'S FRIDAY.
TAKE A BREAK.

CAN'T AFFORD A BREAK.

OH. ONE OF RICH'S
SINGLE FRIENDS

IS COMING OVER
FOR DINNER ON SUNDAY.
HE'S CUTE.

SPENDING THE DAY
WITH JAKE.

YOU KNOW, YOU GO OUT
WITH A GUY ONCE,

AND THEN
YOU JUST DROP HIM.

GIVE A GUY
A REAL CHANCE.

WHICH ONE?
THE ONE WHO WANTS
TO BORROW MONEY FROM ME,

OR THE ONE
WHO DROPS ME OFF
BECAUSE I HAD A CHILD.

YOU KNOW, THERE ARE
NICE GUYS OUT THERE.

DOESN'T MATTER.
I'M NOT INTERESTED.

[SIGHS]

WELL, SUNDAY,
I'M GONNA TAKE YOU

TO SEE THAT MOVIE
YOU'VE BEEN WANTING
TO SEE, OK?

DON'T--DON'T YOU HAVE
TO GO TO WORK?

I CAN WORK AFTERWARDS.

WHAT, AREN'T YOU HAPPY?

I AM.

WHAT'S UP?

NOTHING.
COME ON.

I WISH I STILL HAD
A DAD LIKE ALEX'S.

YOU KNOW, JUST 'CAUSE
DADDY'S IN HEAVEN

DOESN'T MEAN
HE'S NOT WITH US.

I WAS GONNA ASK
FOR A MOUNTAIN BIKE
FOR CHRISTMAS,

BUT NOW I'M THINKING
ABOUT ASKING
FOR A DAD.

HONEY, IT DOESN'T WORK
THAT WAY.

WHY NOT?

BECAUSE YOU CAN'T
WISH SOMEONE BACK.

I MISS HIM.

I MISS HIM, TOO.

YOU'D BETTER
GO TO SLEEP.

LOVE YOU, MOM.

I LOVE YOU, TOO.

LOVE YOU MORE.

I LOVE YOU MORE.

NO, I LOVE YOU MORE.

[DOOR CLOSES]

GOOD MORNING.

BEAUTIFUL DAY, ISN'T IT?

WOULD YOU LIKE
A ROOM, SIR?

YES, I WOULD, MARY.

OK. PLEASE FILL THIS OUT.

WE REQUIRE 2 FORMS OF I.D.,
INCLUDING A CREDIT CARD.

HMM.

UH, I WOULD SAY
THIS ISN'T REALLY
A REQUIREMENT.

IT'S MORE
LIKE AN OPTION.
YOU THINK SO, TOO?

[CHIMING]

WELL, I...SUPPOSE.
GOOD.

OH, BUT YOU DIDN'T
WRITE DOWN YOUR
LAST NAME, SIR.

OH, WELL, I PREFER TO BE
ON A FIRST-NAME BASIS.
MUCH FRIENDLIER.

HOW LONG WILL YOU BE
STAYING WITH US...
NICHOLAS?

UH, NICK.
AND I'M NOT REALLY SURE.

IT DEPENDS.
I'M LOOKING FOR SOMEONE.

OH. MAY I ASK WHO?

I WISH I KNEW, MARY.

I WISH I KNEW.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

[NO AUDIO]

[RINGS]

[NO AUDIO]

Woman: ACTION!

FLY WITH ME
TO THE STARS, MY CHILD!

COME WITH ME
ON A MAGIC MISSION

TO A PLACE WHICH
ONLY YOUR IMAGINATION
CAN CONJURE UP!

Girl: OH, SANTA.

CAN I REALLY FLY WITH YOU
IN YOUR SLED?

IT'S SLEIGH, NOT SLED,
FOR GOD'S SAKE! SLEIGH!

Woman: CUT!

THIS IS WHY I DESPISE
WORKING WITH CHILDREN.

ARE WE SURPRISED?
WE'RE NOT SURPRISED.
MAKE IT GO--

YOU GOTTA STEP IN.
YOU CAN'T LET--

UM, EVERYTHING'S FINE.
DON'T WORRY.

OH, IT'S OK, SWEETIE.
HE'S JUST ACTING.

ARE YOU AWARE
THAT I DID HAMLET

WITH LAURENCE OLIVIER?

MY LEAR IS CONSIDERED
THE DEFINITIVE
INTERPRETATION--

WE ARE QUITE AWARE
OF THAT, SIR JOHN.

HOWEVER, IF YOU COULD BE
A LITTLE PATIENT WITH HER.

PATIENT?
WHEN YOU GIVE ME THIS--

CHILD! CHILD!
JUST STARE AT HER!

SHE'S LITTLE BITTY!
YOU'RE HUGE!

HOW DARE YOU TREAT ME
WITH SO LITTLE RESPECT?

I REFUSE
TO WORK FOR SUCH
A CONTENTIOUS WOMAN!

AHH! GET OUT
OF MY WAY!

SIR JOHN, PLEASE.

[WHISPERS]
I can't believe
you did that!

DON'T COME
CHASING AFTER ME,
YOU MISERABLE WORM!

HERE, LET ME--
LET ME--

LET'S TAKE A BREAK...
FOR A FEW MINUTES.

HEY, THERE'S COOKIES
OVER AT CRAFT SERVICE.
YOU WANT ME TO GET YOU ONE?

UH-HUH.

[SNIFFLES]

[RATTLING]

WATCH OUT!

AAH! WHA--

[CRASH]

OH.
OH, MY GOSH!

UHH!

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

CAN I--UHH.

THANK YOU SO MUCH,
MISTER...

NICHOLAS.

MR. NICHOLAS.

ACTUALLY,
JUST NICHOLAS.

JUST NICHOLAS.

WELL, TO TELL THE TRUTH,
IT'S NICK.

NICK. I THINK
YOU SAVED MY LIFE.

OH, I THINK
I WAS JUST...GOING...

TO GET...A COOKIE.

HELLO.

HI.

HEY, I GOT A COOKIE
FOR YOU.

I HOPE YOU LIKE IT.

Girl:
THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

AH.

WHAT'S EVERYBODY
DOING HERE?

WELL, WE WERE SHOOTING
A COMMERCIAL,

BUT WE'RE HAVING
A LITTLE PROBLEM.

OH. WELL,
IT SEEMS TO ME THAT...

LITTLE GIRLS
DO MUCH BETTER
IF THEY'RE RELAXED.

THEY'LL ENJOY IT
MORE. HUH?
MM-HMM.

WHAT, ARE YOU
A PROFESSIONAL ACTOR?

[LAUGHS] OH, NO.
NO, NO.

I JUST KNOW KIDS.

AND I KNOW THEY DO
MUCH BETTER
WITH SUGAR

THAN THEY DO
WITH VINEGAR, HUH?

MM-HMM.

HOLLY.

HOLLY. HOLLY,
THAT'S SUCH A BEAUTIFUL NAME.

THANK YOU.

WOULD YOU LIKE ME
TO HELP YOU WITH
YOUR LINE, HOLLY?

OK IF I GET IN?

YEAH, SURE.

OK.

WELL, LET'S PLAY, UM,
A LITTLE GAME.

AND THE WORD "SLEIGH"

RHYMES WITH "PLAY."

SO THAT'S WHAT
WE'RE GONNA DO.

WE'RE JUST GONNA PLAY
A LITTLE GAME. OK?
OK.

OK. AND I'M GONNA SAY
THE LINE.

COME FLY WITH ME,
MY CHILD.

COME WITH ME
ON A MAGICAL MISSION

THAT ONLY
YOUR IMAGINATION
COULD CONJURE UP.

OH, SANTA!

YOU MEAN I CAN COME
WITH YOU ON YOUR SLEIGH?

RIGHT!

I DID IT!
YOU SURE DID!

I GOT IT RIGHT!

HO HO HO HO HO!
YAY!

THAT WAS TERRIFIC,
HOLLY.

WHY DON'T YOU TAKE
A BREAK WHILE WE WAIT
FOR SIR JOHN, OK?

BYE.

THAT WAS VERY NICE.

THANKS A LOT, UH...

NICK.
NICK. YES, RIGHT.

OH, I'M ACTUALLY LOOKING
FOR 608 SOUTH STREET.

IT'S JUST A COUPLE OF
BLOCKS UP THIS WAY,
I'M PRETTY SURE. YEAH.

THANK YOU.
I'M ACTUALLY, UH,
NOT FROM AROUND HERE.

I'M NEW TO
THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
HUH.

AND I'M STAYING
AT THE POSADA HOTEL.

OH. OH.

MM-HMM.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE
SOME HOT CHOCOLATE
WITH ME?

HOT CHOCOLATE?

I PREFER IT TO COFFEE.

ACTUALLY, IT'S
THE LITTLE MARSHMALLOWS
WHICH I LOVE THE MOST.

NO, THANK YOU.
I HAVE TO WORK.

HE SAYS HE'S QUITTING.
HE WON'T LISTEN TO ME.

I'LL TALK TO HIM.

THANK YOU.

BYE, NICK.
BYE.

ARE YOU ON MY CREW?

NO, NO.

THEN WHAT ARE YOU
DOING HERE?

LEAVING.

GOOD.

BYE.

YOU GOTTA SEE THIS.

WHAT?

JACKIE THE CAMERAMAN
GRABBED SOME FOOTAGE

WHILE THAT GUY WAS
TALKING WITH HOLLY.

IT'S AMAZING.

WELL, IT DOESN'T MATTER

BECAUSE WE LOST SIR JOHN,

AND WE'VE LOST
THE COMMERCIAL.

PROBABLY HAVE
NO ACCOUNTS.

AND AFTER ANDREW FINDS OUT,
I WILL HAVE NO JOB.

JUST LOOK AT THIS
BEFORE YOU APPLY
FOR UNEMPLOYMENT.

COME FLY WITH ME,
MY CHILD.

COME WITH ME
ON A MAGICAL MISSION

THAT ONLY
YOUR IMAGINATION
CAN CONJURE UP.

THIS GUY'S A NATURAL.

SHE NEVER GOT
THIS EXCITED
WITH SIR JOHN.

Nick: RIGHT!

Holly: I DID IT!
YEAH!

THE CAMERA LOVES HIM.

I'LL BE BACK.

Andrew: WELL?
DID YOU PERSUADE SIR JOHN

TO COME BACK
TO WORK TOMORROW?

UM, I WANT YOU
TO COME WITH ME,

AND THEN
YOU CAN FIRE ME,
IF YOU WANT TO.

I FOUND SOMEONE
TO REPLACE SIR JOHN.

I DON'T WANT
TO REPLACE SIR JOHN.

WELL, JUST WATCH.
GET THE THING.

AND THE WORD "SLEIGH"
RHYMES WITH "PLAY."

SLEIGH, PLAY. OK?

AND THAT'S WHAT
WE'RE GOING TO DO.
WE'RE GONNA PLAY.

OK.
OK?

HE'S TOO YOUNG.

OH, LOOK AT HIM.
HE'S FRESH.

THIS IS
A NEW IMAGE FOR
A NEW PRODUCT.

HO HO HO!

BYE.
BYE-BYE, HOLLY.

HO HO HO!

ALL RIGHT, GET HIM
TO SIGN A CONTRACT

AND GET THIS COMMERCIAL
IN THE CAN.
OK.

EXCUSE ME. UM,
I'M LOOKING FOR SOMEONE
WHO IS STAYING HERE.

THIS IS GONNA
SOUND CRAZY.

I DON'T KNOW
HIS LAST NAME.
BUT HIS FIRST NAME IS--

NICK.

HOW'D YOU KNOW?

I HAVE NO IDEA.

UH, WOULD YOU RING
HIS ROOM, PLEASE?

HE'S NOT IN HIS ROOM.
HE ASKED ME THE WAY
TO VALLEY COLLEGE.

VALLEY COLLEGE?

YEAH, I THINK HE HAD
TO MEET SOMEBODY THERE.

VALLEY COLLEGE.
YEAH.

THANK YOU.
OK.

THANK YOU.

NO PROBLEM.

THANK YOU FOR COMING.

NICE TO MEET YOU.

OH!

THANK HEAVENS
I FOUND YOU, MR...NICK.

� �YEAH.
UM, I NEED TO
SPEAK WITH YOU.

I JUST CAN'T
PLAY SANTA.
YES, YOU CAN.

I'M JUST NOT RIGHT
FOR THE ROLE.

IT'S JUST
ONE COMMERCIAL.

I'M JUST NOT READY
TO BE SANTA YET.

THIS IS NOT HAMLET.
IT'S JUST SANTA.

I'M NOT AN ACTOR.

AND THAT'S WHAT'S
SO WONDERFUL ABOUT YOU

IS YOU'RE REAL.

JUST ONE COMMERCIAL?

JUST ONE.

JUST ONE.

AND NO SANTA SUIT.

WHY CAN'T YOU PLAY SANTA
AND WEAR A SANTA SUIT?

BECAUSE I THINK
IT'S WRONG TO USE SANTA
FOR COMMERCIALS.

HA!

HE MEANS
MUCH MORE THAN THAT.

[LAUGHING]

YOU'RE SERIOUS.

I'M VERY SERIOUS.

OK. NO SUIT.

OK, I'LL DO IT.

GREAT. THANK YOU. OK.

I'LL HAVE THE OFFICE
DRAW UP THE CONTRACT.

I'M NOT GONNA BE VERY GOOD.

[SIGHS]

OHH.

ALL RIGHT, JOCELYN.

UHH!

NICE SHOT.

Boy: WHAT ARE YOU
LOOKING AT, JAKE?

NOTHING.

YES, YOU ARE.

YOU WERE LOOKING
AT JOCELYN, WEREN'T YOU?

NO, I WASN'T.

^^ JAKE LOVES JOCELYN ^^

All: ^^ JAKE LOVES JOCELYN ^^

NO, I DON'T!
I DON'T EVEN LIKE HER!

[KIDS LAUGHING]

ROLLING.
SOUND
IS ROLLING.

SPEED.

AND ACTION!

I KNOW WHAT EVERY CHILD
WANTS FOR CHRISTMAS--

IT'S MIGHTY CITY.

THAT'S GOOD.

IT WAS ALL RIGHT?

OH, IT'S FINE.

OK, EVERYBODY,
THAT'S A WRAP.

[BELL RINGS]

HEY, BETH.
HEY.

I HEARD THE SHOOT
WENT GREAT
AFTER I LEFT.

I THOUGHT SO.

OH, DO YOU WANT SOME?

SURE. THANK YOU.

I BET YOU'RE HUNGRY.
LONG DAY.

MAY I SIT?
SURE. TAKE THIS.

OH. I'M SORRY I DIDN'T
GET TO SAY GOOD-BYE
AT THE END OF THE DAY.

OH, YEAH. I HAD TO
COME HERE FOR A MEETING.

I HOPE EVERYTHING'S OK.

OH, TERRIFIC...
THANKS TO YOU.

MY BOSS
IS SO PLEASED.

MMM!

MMM!
THIS IS GOOD PIZZA.

CAN'T GET THIS PIZZA
WHERE I LIVE.

CAN'T GET IT DELIVERED.

WHERE'S THAT?

THE NORTH PO--

NORTH. WAY NORTH.

Y-YOU'RE CANADIAN?

THAT'S FUNNY.
I DON'T HEAR
AN ACCENT AT ALL.

[LAUGHS] OH, WELL,
I'M JUST TRYING
TO LOSE IT, EH?

SO, WHAT DO
YOU DO THERE?

WELL, I'M--I'M--

I'M IN
MY FAMILY'S BUSINESS.

MM-HMM?

YEAH, SOMETHING
THAT'S BEEN PASSED DOWN

FROM FATHER TO SON
FOR GENERATIONS.

RIGHT.

YOU LIKE TO TRAVEL?

UH, SURE.

I MEAN, WHEN I CAN,
WHICH IS NEVER.

I'M A SINGLE MOM
WITH A CHILD, A JOB.

YOU--YOU HAVE A CHILD.

UH...HOW OLD
IS HE OR SHE?

HE'S 7. JAKE.

JAKE. 7.
7's A GREAT AGE.

HE'S ADORABLE.

IF YOU AND YOUR SON

COULD GO ANYWHERE
IN THE WORLD,

ANYWHERE,
WHERE WOULD IT BE?

I--I DON'T KNOW.

DO YOU LIKE TO SKI?

NO. I DON'T LIKE
THE COLD.

HMM. SO I GUESS
THE NORTH POLE WOULD BE
OUT OF THE QUESTION.

UH, YEAH. FREEZING.

OH, GOOD.
YOU'RE STILL HERE.

I NEED YOU IN MY OFFICE
TO DISCUSS HOW WE'RE GONNA
PITCH HIM TO HENNESSY.

RIGHT, OK.

LISTEN, IT WAS A PLEASURE
WORKING WITH YOU,

AND THANK YOU AGAIN.

ME, TOO.
BYE.

ERNEST, WHAT ARE YOU
DOING HERE?

YOUR PARENTS THOUGHT
YOU COULD USE SOME HELP.

THIS ISN'T THE FIRST DAY
OF KINDERGARTEN.

I THINK I CAN DO THIS
ON MY OWN.

DID YOU MEET THE WOMEN
ON THE LIST?

THE TRUTH IS...

I MET SOMEONE ELSE.

SOMEONE NOT ON MY LIST?

FORGET THE SILLY LIST.

FORGET THE LIST,
FORGET THE LIST.

IF THE WOMEN
ON YOUR LIST WERE
MORE LIKE BETH,

I MIGHT BE
MORE INTERESTED.

BETH?
SAWTELLE.

SHE HAS SOME
VERY NICE QUALITIES.

SUCH AS?

SHE'S KIND
AND WARM-HEARTED,

AND HER WHOLE FACE
LIGHTS UP WHEN
SHE SMILES.

I DON'T KNOW
IF I'LL EVER GET
TO SEE HER AGAIN,

BUT I DO KNOW THAT
I FELT SOMETHING FOR HER

THAT I DIDN'T
FOR THE OTHERS.

OH, MY GOD.
YOU LIKE HER.

Nick: I KNOW WHAT EVERY CHILD
WANTS FOR CHRISTMAS--

IT'S MIGHTY CITY.

HE'S FRESH.
HE'S APPEALING.

REAL. HE'S PERFECT FOR US.

BY CHRISTMAS,
EVERY KID IN THE COUNTRY

IS GONNA BE BEGGING
THEIR PARENTS FOR MY GAME.

WELL, WE'LL HAVE
THE STORYBOARDS
TO YOU BY FRIDAY.

WE WILL?

GOOD. I'LL SEE YOU.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

NICK? HI.

HI, BETH.

UM, CAN I TALK
TO YOU?

SURE.

UH, CAN--

WHAT HAS HAPPENED
IS...

BETH, THIS WAS SUPPOSED
TO BE A ONE-TIME THING.

WELL, THERE'S A DECENT
AMOUNT OF MONEY IN IT
FOR YOU, NICK.

I DON'T CARE ABOUT MONEY.

OH, GREAT.
I'LL BE UNEMPLOYED
AT CHRISTMASTIME.

YOU PROMISE I'LL BE BACK
BY CHRISTMAS EVE?

YEAH, PROMISE.

AND THESE--THESE--
THESE WILL REFLECT

THE TRUE MEANING
OF CHRISTMAS?

YES, THEY WILL.
THEY WILL.

AND IF I DON'T LIKE
SOMETHING ABOUT THEM,
YOU'LL CHANGE IT.

I GIVE YOU MY WORD.

HMM.

PLEASE?

PRETTY PLEASE?

OK, I'LL DO IT.

[GASPS]

THANK YOU.

BUT FIRST, YOU'VE GOT TO
DO SOMETHING FOR ME.

WHAT?

COME ON.

WAAAH!

OH! HEAD-FIRST!

WHOA-OH!
WHOO!

HA HA HA HA!

WHOO! WHOOOOO-EY!

WHOO!

HEY!

WHOO!
WHOO-HOO!

HOW DO YOU DO IT?
DO WHAT?

MAKE ME FEEL
LIKE A LITTLE GIRL.

YOU ARE
A LITTLE GIRL INSIDE.

YOU'VE JUST GOT
TO LET HER OUT.

[CHIMES]

UH...HEY, BETH,
I GOT TO GET GOING.
I GOT TO TALK TO SOMEBODY.

SURE. I'LL CATCH YOU
IN THE MORNING
AT THE OFFICE.

WE'LL TALK.
OK.

ALL RIGHT, BYE.

ALL RIGHT, BYE.

HEY, NICK.

I HAD FUN!

I HAD FUN, TOO.

[SIGHS]

HA HA HA!

ERNEST,

I KNOW
YOU MEAN WELL,

BUT YOU ARE CRAMPING
MY STYLE.

I CHECKED HER OUT
WITH YOUR FATHER.

HE REMEMBERS HER WELL.

SHE CAN'T BE
A CANDIDATE.
WHY NOT?

BECAUSE
SHE DOESN'T BELIEVE.

AND YOU KNOW THAT'S
ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL,

NUMBER ONE ON THE LIST
OF REQUIREMENTS
FOR YOUR WIFE.

ERNIE, I'M GOING
TO CHANGE THAT.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

HELLO.

ANNA, WHERE ARE YOU?

WHAT?!

AREN'T YOU TOO OLD
TO HAVE THE MEASLES?

NO, NO, IT'S JUST THAT
IT'S TEACHER DEVELOPMENT DAY,

AND JAKE'S SCHOOL IS CLOSED.

NO, NO, IT'S OK.

YOU JUST GET WELL, OK?
ALL RIGHT, BYE.

[BEEPS]

YOU GET TO SPEND THE DAY
AT THE STUDIO WITH ME.

[GROANS]
OH, MOM.

GOOD MORNING.
SORRY I'M LATE.

THERE WAS TRAFFIC.
WE HAD TO SET UP.

LIGHTS WON'T BE READY
FOR AN HOUR.

WE'RE A LITTLE BEHIND.

HI.

Beth:
NICK, THIS IS MY SON JAKE.

JAKE, A PLEASURE
TO MEET YOU, SIR.

[CHUCKLES]

HE'S A LEAD ACTOR
IN THE COMMERCIAL.

JAKE?
JAKE SAWTELLE?

YOU DIDN'T WRITE YOUR LETTER
TO SANTA YET, DID YOU?

NOT YET.
HOW DID YOU KNOW THAT?

HO HO HO!

WE DON'T WRITE
LETTERS TO SANTA.

BETH, AMY NEEDS TO GO
OVER THOSE CHANGES

WITH YOU AND ANDREW.

SHE'S NOT EXACTLY SURE
WHAT ANDREW WANTS.

OK. LET'S GO.

I'M GONNA GO DOWN
TO THAT CAFE

AND GET SOMETHING
TO EAT.

WOULD YOU JOIN ME?
ARE YOU HUNGRY?

I'M STARVING!

DO YOU MIND?

NO, SURE, SURE.

[GROANS]
HO HO HO.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S HAVE
A LITTLE RACE NOW.

HE WANTED LESS SELL.

Nick: GO.

HA HA HA!
YOU GOT IT.

HERE YOU GO, ONE SUNDAE
AND ONE HOT CHOCOLATE.

CAN I ASK YOU
SOMETHING, NICK?

SURE.

DO YOU THINK MY MOM IS
RIGHT ABOUT SANTA?

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

MY DAD SAID
HE BELIEVED IN SANTA,

BUT MOM DOESN'T.

SHE SAYS THAT BIG BOYS
DON'T BELIEVE IN SANTA.

HMM, WELL, CAN I ASK YOU
A QUESTION, JAKE?

MAN TO MAN?

DO YOU BELIEVE
IN SANTA CLAUS?

I DON'T KNOW.
I'M NOT SURE.

HMM. YOU'VE GOT
A LOT OF QUESTIONS, HUH?

YEAH.
LIKE HOW CAN SANTA FLY

TO A GAZILLION HOUSES
IN ONE NIGHT

AND LEAVE ALL THOSE PRESENTS?

SOME PEOPLE,
THEY THINK HE DOESN'T.

SOME PEOPLE THINK
HE'S A MYTH, A STORY.

THAT'S WHAT
MOST GROWN-UPS SAYS.

YEAH, BUT YOU KNOW
KIDS KNOW BETTER.

YOU KNOW WHAT I THINK?

I THINK THAT MAYBE,
JUST MAYBE,

SANTA HAS
MAGICAL POWERS.

WITH THOSE
MAGICAL POWERS,

HE CAN DO ANYTHING.
ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE.

SO, SANTA COULD BE REAL?

OH, SURE HE COULD BE REAL,
IF YOU BELIEVE.

HEY, WE'RE READY
FOR YOU ON THE SET.

MMM.

NICK SAYS YOU'RE WRONG
ABOUT SANTA.

SANTA IS REAL.

WELL, I DIDN'T EXACTLY SAY
THAT YOU WERE--

OH.

HONEY, WHY DON'T YOU
RUN ON TO THE SET,

AND WE'LL BE
RIGHT BEHIND YOU.

OK.

WELL, YOU HAD
AN INTERESTING CONVERSATION.

WELL, HE--

LISTEN, WE'VE ALREADY HAD
THE LITTLE TALK ABOUT SANTA.

BETH, I THINK
HE STILL BELIEVES.

LISTEN, JAKE'S BEEN
THROUGH A LOT,

AND RIGHT NOW
THE LAST THING HE NEEDS IS

TO PUT HOPES AND DREAMS
INTO THINGS THAT ARE NOT REAL.

YOU ONCE BELIEVED
IN SANTA CLAUS.

YEAH, WHEN I WAS
A LITTLE CHILD.

WHY DID YOU
STOP BELIEVING?

I GREW UP.

IS THAT THE ONLY REASON?

NO. YEAH.

UH...WE NEED
TO GET BACK TO WORK.

HI, JAKEY.

CAN HE COME
TO MY BASKETBALL GAME
ON SATURDAY?

NO, HONEY.
NICK'S GOT HIS OWN LIFE.

OH, NO, I'D LOVE TO.

Jake: GREAT!

OH, YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO.

I'D LOVE TO DO IT.
I WANT TO.

ACTUALLY, I WAS PRETTY GOOD
IN BASKETBALL,

EXCEPT I WAS ON A TEAM
WITH ALL SHORT GUYS.

MAYBE YOU COULD
HELP ME BE BETTER?

I'M REALLY LAME.

YOU ARE NOT LAME.

BASKETBALL IS JUST NOT
YOUR STRONGEST SPORT.

YOU HAVE TO SAY THAT.
YOU'RE MY MOM.

I DON'T HAVE
TO SAY ANYTHING.

I'VE GOT AN IDEA.
IF IT'S OK WITH YOU,

AND IF WE FINISH
ON TIME FRIDAY,

I'LL COME OVER THE HOUSE

AND WE'LL PLAY
A LITTLE ONE ON ONE.

COOL!
NICK, THEY'RE READY
FOR YOU IN MAKEUP.

MAKEUP.
MAKEUP.

DO GOOD.

HONEY, BE SURE
AND ASK ME IN PRIVATE

BEFORE YOU INVITE COMPANY
OVER TO THE HOUSE.

HEY.

HAVE YOU SEEN THIS?

NOT THE WHOLE THING,
BUT ENOUGH TO GET A SENSE OF IT.

WELL, IT'S SET UP
IN THE STUDIO.

COME, TAKE A LOOK.

UH...

[COMPUTER GAME
MUSIC PLAYING]

THAT'S IT.

TV: BEAT YOU, LOSER!

SEE, LEVEL 1
AND LEVEL 2 ARE FINE,

ALL ABOUT BUILDING THINGS,
BUT THE NEXT HALF,

IT'S ABOUT LYING
AND CHEATING AND SCHEMING.

IT'S TOTALLY INAPPROPRIATE
FOR CHILDREN.

THAT'S WHO WE'RE SELLING TO,
CHILDREN.

OHH.

I WOULD NEVER LET
JAKE PLAY THIS.

BETH, I'M SORRY,
BUT I CANNOT DO
THESE COMMERCIALS.

OHH.

WELL, THE CLIENT WILL
FIRE THE AGENCY,

ANDREW WILL GO
BALLISTIC,

AND THEN HE'LL FIRE ME.

NOT NECESSARILY.

I'M SURE IF I SPEAK WITH THEM,
THEY'LL UNDERSTAND.

YEAH, I'M SURE THEY WON'T.

BETH, GIVEN THE CHANCE,

MOST PEOPLE WILL DO
THE RIGHT THING.

YOU EXPECT ME TO NOT ONLY
YANK THE COMMERCIALS,

BUT HOLD OFF
ON SELLING THE GAME?

MR. HENNESY,
KIDS WILL BUY IT,

BUT THEY SHOULDN'T.

IT STARTS OFF WELL ENOUGH,
BUT ONCE YOU GET INTO IT,

IT'S ALL ABOUT MIND GAMES
AND POWER GAMES.

WHY DO YOU THINK
WE CALLED IT MIGHTY CITY?

IT'S JUST LIKE LIFE.

NOT FOR CHILDREN
IT ISN'T.

I'M SORRY YOU WERE
DRAGGED DOWN HERE.

I HAD NO IDEA ABOUT
THIS RIDICULOUS NONSENSE.

THE GAME SHIPS
IN 4 DAYS.

I EXPECT EVERYTHING
TO GO AS PLANNED.

WON'T BE A PROBLEM.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

ARE YOU INSANE?

MR. WEST...

THIS ISN'T HER FAULT.

I'M THE ONE WHO HAS
A PROBLEM WITH THIS GAME.

NO, NICK,
I'M WITH YOU.

I WOULDN'T LET JAKE
PLAY THAT GAME.

YOU HAVE A DECISION TO MAKE.

ARE YOU GOING TO BE
A TEAM PLAYER,

OR ARE YOU OFF THE TEAM?

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

[GROANS]
THAT WENT ABOUT
HOW I EXPECTED.

BETH--

LISTEN, DON'T FEEL BAD.
I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GONNA SAY,

BUT DON'T FEEL BAD
ABOUT GETTING ME FIRED.

BECAUSE I CAN
GET ANOTHER JOB.

I'M NOT GONNA SAY THAT.
LOOK, IF IT'S OK HENNESY,

THEN IT'S OK WITH ANDREW,
TOO, RIGHT?

YES, BUT MR. HENNESY'S
NOT GONNA CHANGE

HIS PRODUCT
AT THIS LATE DATE.

IT'S THE RIGHT
THING TO DO.

I JUST HAVE
TO MAKE HIM SEE THAT.

OH, THAT'S SMART.
HOW ARE YOU GONNA DO THAT?

BY APPEALING TO
HIS CHRISTMAS SPIRIT.

HEY, DAD.
YEAH.

I NEED SOME INFORMATION.

DO YOU REMEMBER A BOY
NAMED MIKE HENNESY?

NGNGNG
MR. HENNESY, CAN I HAVE
JUST ONE WORD WITH YOU?

I'M NOT GOING
TO CHANGE MY MIND.

YOU ALWAYS WERE STUBBORN,
WEREN'T YOU, MIKEY?

HOW DO YOU KNOW
I USED TO BE CALLED THAT?

[CRICKETS CHIRPING]

[DIALING]

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

ANNA?
HEY, IT'S ME.

HOW'S JAKE?

YEAH, CAN YOU PUT HIM ON?

HEY, JAKEY.
GUESS WHAT?

YOU CAN STAY UP PAST BEDTIME
SO I CAN TUCK YOU IN.

YEAH, I'LL BE HOME
IN A LITTLE BIT.

OK. I LOVE YOU.

I LOVE YOU MORE.
I LOVE YOU MORE.

OK, BYE.

YOU GOT IT.

ALMOST.
OK, DRIBBLE.

BACK TO THE BASICS.
1, 2...

OK, ALMOST.
BACK TO THE HOOP.

PUT IT RIGHT IN THE AIR,
RIGHT IN THE BASKET.

JAKEY, I KNOW WHAT
YOUR PROBLEM IS.

YOUR RHYTHM'S OFF.

RHYTHM?
YEAH, RHYTHM.

YOU SEE, IN THE OLD DAYS,
THE ANCIENT GREEKS,

THEY STARTED THIS THING
CALLED THE OLYMPICS.

AND WHENEVER THEY WOULD HAVE
THEIR COMPETITION,

THEY'D HAVE
A MUSICIAN PLAYING,

YOU KNOW,
WHEN THEY PLAYED SPORTS.

AND THEY HAD A RHYTHM,
AND THAT'S WHAT YOU NEED.

YOU NEED TO GET A LITTLE
RHYTHM GOING.

LET ME THINK.

GOT IT.

^^ BUM BAH-BAH-BAH BUM
BUM, BUM, BUM ^^

^^ BUM BAH-BAH-BAH BUM
BUM, BUM, BUM ^^

^^ BUM BAH-BAH-BAH BUM
BUM, BUM ^^

NOW YOU.

^^ BUM BAH-BAH-BAH BUM
BUM, BUM, BUM ^^

^^ BUM BAH-BAH-BAH BUM
BUM, BUM ^^

^^ BUM BAH-BAH-BAH BUM
BUM, BUM, BUM ^^

[UPBEAT VERSION OF
JINGLE BELLS PLAYS]

^^ BUM BUM BUM ^^

^^ BUM BAH-BAH-BAH BUM
BUM, BUM ^^

HO HO HO!

^^ BUM, BUM, BUM ^^

^^ BUM BUM BAH-BAH
BUM, BUM, BUM ^^

THROW IT THROUGH THE HOOP!
YEAH!

AAH!
[LAUGHS]

THAT'S IT!
YOU GOT THE RHYTHM!

JAKE, YOU WERE AWESOME!

YES!

I'M GONNA GET
SOMETHING TO DRINK
FROM THE FOUNTAIN.

OK.

OK.

WHAT DID--
HOW DID YOU DO THAT?

OH, IT WAS EASY.
IT WAS EASY.

WE JUST RELAXED,
HAD A LITTLE FUN.

ACTUALLY, I THINK
I'M A MUCH BETTER COACH
THAN I AM A PLAYER.

WELL, YOU'VE HAD QUITE A WEEK,
HAVEN'T YOU, NICK?

YOU SAVED OUR BIGGEST ACCOUNT,
STARRED IN OUR COMMERCIALS,

AND GAVE MY SON
A BASKETBALL CAREER.

OH, IT'S NOTHING.

AND HE'S A REALLY
GOOD KID.

YOU REALLY DO ENJOY
SPENDING TIME WITH HIM,
DON'T YOU?

SURE.

AND I KNOW WHO'S BEEN
NAUGHTY OR NICE,

AND HE'S BEEN NICE.

YOU'RE AMAZING WITH KIDS.
JUST AMAZING.

I NEVER MET A CHILD
I DIDN'T LIKE.

AND YOU...

YOU MAKE ME FEEL
REALLY GOOD ABOUT MYSELF.

GOOD.

YOU'RE TERRIFIC.

YOU REALLY THINK SO?

HEY, BABY.

WHY?

I HAVEN'T FINISHED
MY CHRISTMAS SHOPPING.

YES.
WE GOTTA GO.

GET YOUR STUFF, HONEY.
WE GOTTA HURRY

BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE
A LOT OF TIME.

NICK, YOU WANT
TO GO WITH US?

YEAH, SURE.
WHERE YOU GOING?

SHOPPING.

OK.

^^ BUM BAH-BAH-BAH BUM
BUM, BUM, BUM ^^

^^ BUM BAH-BAH BUM ^^

Jake: MOM?

Beth: YES, YOU CAN
RUN ON AHEAD, BABY.

I KNOW EVERY LITTLE THING
THAT HE WANTS FOR CHRISTMAS,

BUT I CAN'T AFFORD IT ALL.

SO, IT'S HARD TO DECIDE
WHAT TO GET

AND WHAT TO LEAVE OUT.

WELL, I'M SURE JAKE
WOULD BE HAPPY

EVEN IF THE TOY TRUCK DOESN'T
PULL RIGHT UP TO YOUR HOUSE.

I KNOW, BUT I FEEL
SO GUILTY ABOUT WORKING

AND NOT BEING HOME
WITH HIM.

TIME IS PASSING.
JUST YESTERDAY,

HE WAS A LITTLE,
BITTY BABY.

NOW HE'S GONNA BE
GROWN AND GONE.

BETH--
PARDON ME--

IF YOU COULD HAVE A JOB
WHERE YOU STAYED AT HOME

AND SAW JAKE AS MUCH
AS YOU WANTED,

IS THAT SOMETHING
YOU'D LIKE?

OF COURSE,

BUT STUFFING ENVELOPES
ISN'T GONNA PAY THE RENT.

HO HO HO!
NO, I--

I'M THINKING ABOUT
SOMETHING ELSE.

WHAT?

MOM, CAN I HAVE
A PRETZEL?

WELL, WHEN YOU COME UP
WITH IT, LET ME KNOW.

I WILL.

HA HA HA!

HOW ARE THOSE PRETZELS?

Beth: WELL, HE'S HAPPY.

MMM.

Mall Santa: HO HO HO!

I'LL TELL THE CHIEF
TOY MAKER AT ONCE.

DON'T FORGET TO LEAVE OUT
THE MILK AND COOKIES.

CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES,
BY THE WAY.

OH, HELLO, MY FRIEND.

[BELLS JINGLE]

BLESS HER LITTLE HEART.

[BELLS JINGLING]

[WIND GUSTS, CHIMING]

ISN'T THAT NICE?

YEAH.
YEAH, IT IS.

HEY, I'VE GOT
A REALLY GOOD IDEA.

HOW'S ABOUT WE HAVE
A PROPER DINNER, MY TREAT?

NO WAY!

YOU'RE GONNA COME HOME
AND HAVE DINNER WITH US.

LET'S GO.

YES!

1, 2, 3, 4, 5,

6, 7, 8, 9, 10.

OK, THE DINING ROOM.

HE'S A COOL GUY.

A VERY COOL GUY.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5.

THE BALLROOM.
I SAY--

OK, I'M NOT GONNA
MAKE A SUGGESTION.

YOU GO.

OK.
OK.

WHAT IF YOU'RE WRONG?

IF I'M WRONG,
I'M OUT.

I KNOW THAT,
SO I'M NOT GONNA--

5, VERY NICE ROLL.

YOU HAVE TO START A NEW ONE

BECAUSE IT'S THE SAME ONE.
IF YOU HAVE THE SAME CARDS,

THEN YOU JUST--

[DICE ROLLS]

AND IT IS 7.

7, OK.

I GOT THAT LAST TIME.

WHICH ONE ARE
YOU GONNA MOVE?

I'M GONNA MOVE
MISS SCARLET

INTO THE--

Nick: INTO THE LOUNGE.

OH, I DON'T HAVE A LOUNGE.

ALL RIGHT.

SO, I'M GONNA GO--

2, 3--

Jake: 2, 3, 4.

JAKE?

BEDTIME.

PLEASE, MOM,
JUST 5 MORE MINUTES,

JUST ONE MORE MARK.

SORRY, HONEY,

YOU'VE HAD A VERY BUSY DAY

AND TOMORROW
YOU GOT A BASKETBALL GAME.

THAT'S RIGHT,

YOU GOT A BIG GAME
TOMORROW.

Beth: SAY GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT, NICK.

I KNOW.

I'LL BE ON MY WAY, TOO.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO.
I'LL JUST BE A MINUTE.

BYE.
SEE YA.

WRONG, WRONG, WRONG.

WE HAD FUN TODAY,
HUH, MOM?

WE SURE DID.

DID YOU NOTICE HOW NICK
KIND OF MAKES EVERYBODY,

WELL, HAPPY?

NO, I DIDN'T NOTICE THAT.

HE MADE YOU HAPPY, TOO,
DIDN'T HE?

JAKE, DON'T GET ANY IDEAS
ABOUT ME AND NICK.

BUT HE'S GREAT, MOM.

I KNOW.

THE OTHER GUYS
YOU WENT OUT WITH

JUST PRETENDED
TO LIKE ME,

BUT NICK REALLY DOES.

YES, HE DOES.

[KISS]
GOOD NIGHT.

I BET DAD WOULD HAVE
THOUGHT HE WAS NICE.

YEAH, I BET HE WOULD HAVE.

GOOD NIGHT.
I LOVE YOU.

I LOVE YOU, TOO, MOM.

I LOVE YOU MORE.

I LOVE YOU MORE.

SORRY. I HAD TO WRESTLE HIM
INTO HIS P.J.s.

AH. HMM.

SO YOU'RE GONNA BE HERE
UNTIL CHRISTMAS EVE

AND THEN WHAT?

WELL, RIGHT AFTER
THE HOLIDAYS,

I'M EXPECTED
TO TAKE OVER...

THE FAMILY BUSINESS.

HMM. IS THAT WHAT
YOU WANT TO DO?

I DON'T HAVE A CHOICE.

SO YOU DON'T WANT
TO DO THAT?

OH, NO.
ACTUALLY,

IT'S THE MOST WONDERFUL
THING IN THE WORLD.

IT'S JUST QUITE
A LEGACY TO LIVE UP TO.

SO YOUR FATHER'S PUTTING
A LOT OF PRESSURE ON YOU
TO DO IT?

NO, NO, NOT REALLY.

IT'S JUST THAT
HE'S REALLY GOOD
AT WHAT HE DOES,

AND I'M NOT SO SURE
I CAN MEASURE UP.

I DON'T WANT TO BE
THE ONLY ONE

IN MY FAMILY
TO LET PEOPLE DOWN.

WELL, NICK, I'VE KNOWN YOU
FOR A SHORT WHILE,

BUT I DON'T THINK
YOU WOULD EVER LET
ANYBODY DOWN.

EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO,
YOU DO IT WITH ALL YOUR HEART.

ANYBODY THAT DOES THAT,
THEY NEVER FAIL.

THANKS FOR THE VOTE
OF CONFIDENCE.

SURE.

WELL, I'D BETTER GO.

THANKS FOR THE DINNER.

MY PLEASURE.

GOOD NIGHT, BETH.

GOOD NIGHT, NICK.

[SIGHS]

[SLEIGH BELLS JINGLING]

Boy: BYE, MOM!

[HUMMING]

COACH!
HA HA HA!

HI, HOW YOU DOING?
HI!

HEY, HOW YOU DOING,
PARTNER?

YOU REMEMBER WHAT
WE TALKED ABOUT

WHEN WE PLAYED
ONE ON ONE?

ABOUT THE RHYTHM,
RIGHT?

BUM, BUM, BUM,
BUM, BUM, HUH?

GOOD.

SHE'S PRETTY GOOD.
WHO IS THAT?

THAT'S JOCELYN.

SHE'S THE BEST ONE
ON OUR TEAM.

SHE PLAYS VIOLIN
IN THE SCHOOL BAND.

SHE ISN'T EVEN STUCK UP
LIKE SOME OTHER GIRLS ARE.

YOU KNOW, THEY'RE ALL,

"HEY, LOOK AT ME.
I'M SO POPULAR."

BUT NOT JOCELYN.

SHE SOUNDS LIKE
SHE'S GOT IT
ALL TOGETHER.

I GOT TO GET HER
A CHRISTMAS PRESENT,

SOMETHING THAT COSTS A LOT.

I'VE BEEN SAVING
MY ALLOWANCE.

Nick: WHY?

SHE'S THINKS
I DON'T LIKE HER.

YOU KNOW, JAKE,

THE VALUE OF A GIFT
DOESN'T MATTER.

IT'S THE THOUGHT,
THE FEELING THAT COUNTS.

WHY DON'T YOU TRY
TO FIND SOMETHING
THAT WILL IMPRESS HER

IN A DIFFERENT WAY?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

SOMETHING THAT TOUCHES
HER HEART.

LIKE WHAT?

LIKE I DON'T KNOW.
YOU GOTTA FIGURE THAT OUT.

BUT I PROMISE YOU,
I GUARANTEE YOU,

IT'LL MEAN MUCH MORE TO HER

THAN ANYTHING
YOU CAN BUY IN A STORE.

HEY, JOCELYN.

HI.

YOU ARE A VERY GOOD PLAYER.

THANKS.
I'M JOCELYN.

THIS IS MY BROTHER
CHRISTIAN.

HE HELPS ME
PRACTICE AT HOME.

HE MAKES A LOT MORE
BASKETS THAN I DO.

HO HO HO!
WELL, CHRISTIAN,

NICE TO MEET YOU.
I'M NICK.

HI.

OH! EEE!
TOO STRONG!

[BLOWS WHISTLE]

Woman: WHOO!
COME ON!

HI.

Man: ALL RIGHT!
GO TEAM!

[CROWD CHEERS]

WHOO-HOO!

COME ON!
COME ON!
COME ON!

THAT'S IT!

OK, GO!

Coach: KEEP YOUR HANDS
IN THE AIR!

YEAH!

THE RULES SAY
WE CAN SUBSTITUTE, HUH?

YES, WHY?

HERE.

SHOW 'EM HOW IT'S DONE.

OH, THIS IS IT.

Man: YOU CAN DO IT, KID!

UHH!

[ALL CHEERING]

OH, MY GOODNESS!

YEAH!

THANKS, JAKE.

IT'S OK.

GET OVER HERE!

[TOGETHER]
2, 3, YAY!

YEAH!

HEY, BETH?
YES?

WHAT ARE YOU GONNA BE
DOING THIS AFTERNOON?

WHAT'S TODAY?

SATURDAY.

[CHUCKLES]
I'M GONNA BE
NOT WORKING

AND HOPING ANDREW
DOESN'T CALL.

HOW'S ABOUT COMING BY
THE LIBRARY TODAY?

SOUTH STREET.
I'M GONNA BE THE GUEST SPEAKER

ON READING TIME.

OH. WHAT ARE
YOU READING?

'TWAS THE NIGHT
BEFORE CHRISTMAS,

OF COURSE.

OF COURSE.

MY NAME IS NICHOLAS,

AND I'M GOING TO READ
TO YOU A POEM

CALLED 'TWAS THE NIGHT
BEFORE CHRISTMAS

BY CLEMENT C. MOORE.

OK, HERE WE GO.

"'TWAS THE NIGHT
BEFORE CHRISTMAS,

"AND ALL THROUGH THE HOUSE,

"NOT A CREATURE
WAS STIRRING,

"NOT EVEN A MOUSE.

"THE STOCKINGS WERE HUNG

"BY THE CHIMNEY WITH CARE,

"IN HOPES THAT ST. NICHOLAS
SOON WOULD BE THERE,

"THE CHILDREN WERE NESTLED
ALL SNUG IN THEIR BEDS,

"WHILE VISIONS
OF SUGAR-PLUMS

"DANCED IN THEIR HEADS,

"AND MAMA IN HER 'KERCHIEF
AND I IN MY CAP,

"HAD JUST SETTLED OUR BRAINS
FOR A LONG WINTER'S NAP,

"WHEN OUT ON THE LAWN
THERE AROSE SUCH A CLATTER,

"I SPRANG FROM THE BED

TO SEE WHAT WAS
THE MATTER..."

[NICK'S VOICE ECHOING
IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES]

[WHISPERS]
How can they understand Nick
if they barely speak English?

I guess he's
a really good reader.

Nick:
HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO ALL...

I don't know.

AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT!

HO HO HO!

OH, THANK YOU.
THANKS FOR COMING.

HO HO HO!
OH, THANK YOU.

HO HO HO!
BYE-BYE.

BYE-BYE.
BYE-BYE.

HEY.

HI.

OH, THANKS.

UM, GUESS WHAT WE'RE DOING?

WHAT?

Beth: WE'RE GONNA BUY
A CHRISTMAS TREE.

HO HO HO!

WE DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU'D
LIKE TO COME WITH US?

ABSOLUTELY.

OH, THANK YOU.

Nick: OH, LET ME
JUST GET THIS HERE.

THERE IT GOES.
WHOO!

OUR TREE.
IS IT STRAIGHT?

PERFECT.

CAN WE DECORATE IT
NOW, MOM?

NO, IT'S TOO LATE
TONIGHT.

TOMORROW?

I GOTTA WORK TOMORROW,
SO MAYBE TOMORROW NIGHT.

MAYBE MEANS NO.

[LAUGHS]
NOT NECESSARILY.

COME ON,
IT'S BEDTIME.

GOOD NIGHT, JAKE.
OH, BETH?

YOU WANT ME TO GET OUT
THE CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS?

GIVE YOU A HEAD START
ON THE TREE.

[LAUGHS]

YEAH, IF YOU
CAN FIND 'EM.

THEY'RE IN THE GARAGE
IN A LITTLE BOX

MARKED "CHRISTMAS,"
I THINK.

"CHRISTMAS," OK.

[SIGHS]

WHERE WOULD BETH KEEP
THE CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS?

^^ O, CHRISTMAS TREE ^^

^^ O, CHRISTMAS TREE ^^

^^ LA LA LA LA LA
LA LA-LA ^^

^^ O, CHRISTMAS TREE,
O, CHRISTMAS TREE ^^

^^ LA LA LA LA LA
LA LA-LA ^^

^^ LA LA LA LA LA
LA LA-LA ^^

^^ LA LA LA LA LA
LA LA-LA ^^

^^ LA LA LA LA LA
LA LA-LA ^^

^^ LA LA LA LA LA
LA LA-LA ^^

^^ LA LA LA LA LA
LA LA-LA ^^

[SINGING SOFTLY]

[WIND GUSTS]

^^ O, CHRISTMAS TREE,
O, CHRISTMAS TREE ^^

^^ DA DA DA DA DA
DA DA-DA ^^

[HUMMING]

^^ O, CHRISTMAS TREE,
O, CHRISTMAS TREE ^^

^^ DA DA DA DA DA
DA DA-DA ^^

OH! WHOA!

HOW DID YOU DO THIS
SO QUICKLY?

WHERE DID YOU GET
THESE ORNAMENTS?

YOUR GARAGE.

OH, NOT MY GARAGE.
NO, I'VE NEVER SEEN
THESE ORNAMENTS.

DON'T YOU BELIEVE
IN CHRISTMAS MAGIC?

NO.

DON'T YOU LOOK
IN THE RAFTERS
OF YOUR GARAGE

AT THOSE EXTRA 2 BOXES?

OH! NO!

THEY MUST'VE
BEEN HERE BEFORE
WE MOVED IN.

THIS IS AMAZING!

I THOUGHT IT'D BE
TERRIFIC FOR JAKE

TO SEE THIS
IN THE MORNING.

YEAH.
OH.

I SAVED THE STAR
FOR YOU.

OK?

THANK YOU.

OH, THAT LOOKS GOOD.

NOW IT'S COMPLETE.

IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

OH!

I FOUND THIS, TOO.

A SNOW GLOBE. GREAT!

I REMEMBER THESE.

[SNOW GLOBE PLAYING
UP ON THE HOUSETOP]

MAY I HAVE THIS DANCE?

HA HA HA!

SORRY! JUST...

DANCING TO A SNOW GLOBE.

[MUSIC SLOWS DOWN
AND STOPS]

TSK.

UM, I'VE GOTTA
WORK IN THE MORNING.

GOOD NIGHT, BETH.

GOOD NIGHT.

HO HO HO HO HO!

[ERNEST APPEARS]

SHE DOESN'T FIT
ANY OF THE CRITERIA.

I CAN'T BELIEVE
YOU'RE STILL WASTING
YOUR TIME ON HER.

OH, MY GOODNESS.
YOU'RE IN LOVE
WITH HER.

I SUPPOSE I AM!

YOU'RE RIGHT.
YOU'RE RIGHT,
ERNEST. I LOVE HER.

I AM IN SO IN LOVE
WITH BETH.

NEVER LET IT BE SAID
THAT I SHIED AWAY

FROM A CHALLENGE,
NO MATTER HOW IMPOSSIBLE.

MY JOB WAS TO
MAKE CERTAIN YOU HAD
A WIFE BY CHRISTMAS,

AND WHILE NONE OF
MY CANDIDATES
SEEM TO HAVE WORKED

YOU SEEM TO HAVE
FOUND ONE.
AND?

WE ONLY HAVE A WEEK.
THAT'S 7 DAYS,

168 HOURS. HAVE YOU
KISSED HER YET?

NO.
OH!

BUT I'M WAITING FOR
THE RIGHT MOMENT.

I DON'T BELIEVE THIS.
YOU INSIST ON PURSING
A ROMANTIC MATCH

INSTEAD OF A SENSIBLE
ONE, BUT YOU DON'T
MAKE YOUR MOVE.

MY MOVE?
YOU KNOW WHAT
I MEAN, NICHOLAS.

OH, ERNEST!
WITH ALL DO RESPECT,

I DON'T NEED YOUR
HELP IN COURTING.

HOW ARE YOU
GOING AFTER HER?

I'M...TAKING MY TIME
WITH HER.

I'M LETTING HER
GET TO KNOW ME.

I'M NOT JUST
GOING TO RUSH IN.

IT'S TIME
TO START RUSHING.

Joanie: ALL RIGHT,
WHAT'S GOING ON?
WHAT?

YOU BARELY SAID
A WORD ALL NIGHT.

IT WAS NOTHING.

IS THERE
A PROBLEM AT WORK?

NO, NOT REALLY.

WITH JAKE?

NO, HE'S FINE.

WELL, WE KNOW
IT'S NOT A MAN.

OH! IT IS!

IT'S--IT'S SOMEONE.

AND?
AND IT'S--

WHO IS IT?

WELL, WHO IS IT?

AND I THINK HE'S SINGLE.

AND HE'S CUTE
IN THIS SMILING,

LOVING KIND OF WAY.

THESE DROP DEAD
GORGEOUS GUYS ARE
USUALLY JERKS.

NO, HE'S DEFINITELY
NOT A JERK.

IN FACT,
HE IS DIFFERENT

THAN ANY MAN
I'VE EVER KNOWN.

HOW?

HE'S A BIG KID.
HEH!

I MEAN,
HE'S NOT PETER PAN,

BUT HE'S FUN
AND UNINHIBITED.

OOH, THAT SOUNDS
PROMISING.

AND HE'S VERY KIND.

BUT WE'RE WORKING
TOGETHER RIGHT NOW,

SO I THINK IT'S
VERY INAPPROPRIATE
FOR US TO EVEN--

OH! IT SOUNDS
PROMISING BETH.

GIVE IT A CHANCE.

LOOK, WE JUST MET. SO...

AND HE'S NOT FROM HERE.

HE'S GOTTA LEAVE
ON CHRISTMAS EVE.

WELL, THEN STRIKE
WHILE THE IRON
IS HOT.

I--I'M NOT
STRIKING NOTHING.

BETH, YOU LIT UP
JUST NOW WHEN YOU WERE
TALKING THIS GUY.

I FLICKERED.

I HAVE NOT SEEN THAT
IN A LONG TIME.

IT'S GOOD TO SEE
A LITTLE OF THE OLD
BETH AGAIN.

IT JUST A...START.

I'VE RESEARCHED
THE SUBJECT

AND THE STEPS
ARE VERY CLEAR.

THANK YOU.

YOU SELECT YOUR TARGET.

TARGET?

THERE'S A CERTAIN AMOUNT
OF INANE CONVERSATION,

BUT IF THE LADY LAUGHS
AT YOUR JOKES,

THAT SEEMS TO BE
A GOOD SIGN.

THEN YOU BUY HERE
GIFTS LIKE FLOWERS

AND CHOCOLATES,
AND IF SHE LIKES THOSE

YOU KISS, AND IF NEITHER
ONE OF YOU FINDS
THAT NAUSEATING,

YOU CLOSE THE DEAL.

ERNEST, WHERE DID YOU
DO YOUR RESEARCH,
THE ART OF THE DEAL?

MY POINT IS, NICHOLAS,

THAT YOU'RE DOING
THE SAME THING

WITH THIS WOMAN
THAT YOU'VE DONE
WITH THE JOB,

AND I KNOW WHY.

OH, OK.

PLEASE TELL ME,
DOCTOR.

IF YOU DON'T GO
IN THE KITCHEN,
YOU WON'T GET BURNT,

BUT YOU WILL GO HUNGRY.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

COME IN.
HI.

HEY.

RECEPTION DIDN'T
TELL ME YOU HERE HERE.

I WANTED TO SURPRISE YOU.

COME IN.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE
DINNER WITH ME TONIGHT,
JUST YOU AND I?

NICK, I WOULD--

EXCUSE ME. BETH,
WE'RE HAVING DINNER
WITH HENNESY TONIGHT.

HE WANTS TO HEAR
YOUR IDEAS ON
THE SPRING CAMPAIGN.

HI, NICK. NICE FLOWERS.
I'LL PICK YOU UP
AT 7:30.

SORRY, NICK.

WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO
BABY-SIT FOR JAKE TONIGHT?

IT'D BE GREAT.
YOU DON'T MIND?

NO, NO.

OK.

OK.

NICE ROSES.

OH! THESE ARE FOR YOU.

I'LL SEE YOU A LITTLE
BIT BEFORE 7:30.

Both: PAPER,
ROCK, SCISSORS!

OH!
HA HA!

I GOT IT.

I HATE DOING THIS
TO YOU GUYS.

SORRY ABOUT
THIS, GUYS.

NO PROBLEM. WE'LL
HAVE A JOLLY TIME.

[DOORBELL RINGS]

HI.

OH! GOOD.
YOU LOOK GOOD.

OH, THANKS.
OK, BE GOOD, JAKE.

COME ON,
WE GOTTA HURRY.

DON'T ARGUE ABOUT
BEDTIME.

JUST GOT TO BED
WHEN HE SAYS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR DOING THIS, NICK.

HAVE A GREAT
EVENING. SEE YA.

MM-HMM.

NOW WHERE DOES
YOUR MOTHER KEEP
THE CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM?

IN THERE. OK,
LET'S GO! COME ON!

[PLAYING UP ON THE HOUSETOP]

[DOG BARKING]

GOOD NIGHT.

OH!

HEY, NICK.

YEAH. HEY!

SORRY I'M LATE.

OH, I DIDN'T EVEN NOTICE
YOU WERE LATE.

I WAS JUST READING. HEH!

GEE WILLICKERS, HI.
HI.

YOU HAVE A FUN TIME?

OH, GOOD. YEAH.

SO YOU'RE BONING UP
ON YOUR ADVERTISING.

YEAH--NO.

NO, NO, JUST--
JUST TIDYING UP,

TIDYING UP, JUST HELPING
YOU OUT AROUND THE HOUSE.

HEH HEH!
SHALL I MAKE US
SOME HOT CHOCOLATE?

YEAH, SURE.

NORMALLY YOU WOULD NEVER
DISAGREE WITH A CLIENT,

BUT WHEN HE STARTED TO SAY
THAT MEET THE BEATLES

WAS THEIR GREATEST
ALBUM EVER,

I HAD TO SAY SOMETHING
BECAUSE OF COURSE

IT'S RUBBER SOUL.

EVERYBODY
KNOWS THAT.

BETH, WHY DID YOU
STOP BELIEVING
IN SANTA CLAUS?

WHAT IS IT
WITH YOU AND SANTA?

WELL, HE'S
A REALLY GREAT GUY.
REALLY?

MM-HMM. THINK OF IT
THIS WAY.

HE NEVER BRINGS YOU
SOCKS AND UNDERWEAR,

HE HATES FRUITCAKE,

AND HE IS THE SINGLE
LARGEST EMPLOYER
OF ELVES

IN THE ENTIRE
UNIVERSE. WHAT'S
NOT TO LIKE?

I STOPPED BELIEVING
IN SANTA WHEN I WAS
8 YEARS OLD.

I ASKED HIM TO GRANT ME

WHAT I THOUGHT WAS
ONE SIMPLE WISH,

AND...HE DIDN'T,
OF COURSE.

SO THAT'S WHEN
I STOPPED BELIEVING.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MISS
ABOUT LOVING SOMEONE
THE MOST?

HMM?

KNOWING I AM
EVERYTHING TO HIM

AND THAT HE'S
THE OTHER...

THE OTHER HALF
OF YOUR HEART.

MOM, I'M THIRSTY.

OK. SWEETHEART.
GO UPSTAIRS AND I'LL
BRING YOU A GLASS OF WATER.

MOM.

I BETTER GO.

OH, YOU REALLY
DON'T HAVE TO.

NO, HE NEEDS YOU.

GOOD NIGHT.

DO YOU WANT TO
COME AROUND TOMORROW?

WHAT TIME?

WHAT TIME'S GOOD?

4:00.
4:00 IS GOOD.

[ROCK 'N' ROLL
CHRISTMAS SONG PLAYING]

YEE-HA! HO HO!

LEFT HAND RED, MOM,

LEFT HAND RED.

OH, SPIN AGAIN.

RIGHT HAND YELLOW, NICK.

OK. ALL RIGHT.

OH! GOTCHA. HA HA HA!

LEFT FOOT GREEN.

LEFT FOOT. LET'S SEE.

OH, YOU'RE GONNA
HAVE TO--LET'S SEE.

HA HA HA!

LEFT HAND GREEN.

YAY! OH, GOOD
MOVE. OH, BOY.

YEAH!
WHOA!

^^ BUT MISTLETOE
DON'T MEAN MUCH

^^ IF MY HONEY
WALKED AWAY ^^

^^ THAT YULETIDE SPIRIT,
WELL, I CAN'T HEAR IT ^^

^^ IF I'M FEELING BLUE... ^^

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

DON'T MOVE, MOM.
I'LL GET IT.

THANKS. HA HA!

[RING]

JAKE, IT'S MR. WEST.
IS YOUR MOTHER THERE?

WRONG NUMBER.

[DIAL TONE]

FINALLY GOT HIM
TO BED.

HE WAS EXCITED.

SURE.

SO WE'RE HERE.

BEAUTIFUL NIGHT,
ISN'T IT?

YES, IT IS.

HEH HEH HEH!

I'M USUALLY
NOT THIS SMOOTH.

OH. I THOUGHT
YOU WERE CARY GRANT.

NOT EVEN HUGH GRANT.

JUST AN ORDINARY GUY.

ON A MOONLIT NIGHT

WITH AN EXTRAORDINARY GIRL.

HMM. THANK YOU.

YOU ONLY GET ONE CHANCE
AT A FIRST KISS,

AND I WANT IT
TO BE PERFECT.

MAY I KISS YOU, BETH?

[DOORBELL RINGS
REPEATEDLY]

HOLD THAT THOUGHT.

[RINGING CONTINUES]

DO YOU BELIEVE THAT?

UNBELIEVABLE.

ANDREW?
FINALLY! I'VE BEEN
TRYING TO

GET THROUGH
FOR HOURS. DOES
YOUR PHONE WORK?

UH, I THINK SO.

OH. NOPE.

THIS HAS TO GET
TO THE PRINTER TONIGHT,

AND I NEED YOU TO TELL
ME WHY IT DOESN'T WORK.

I CAN'T PUT MY FINGER
ON WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT.

THEN WE HAVE TO FINISH
THE REST OF THE CAMPAIGN.

ANDREW, DO YOU KNOW
IT'S 10:00
IN THE EVENING?

I KNOW, AND IF I HAD
BEEN ABLE TO GET THROUGH,

I WOULD HAVE BEEN HERE
HOURS AGO.

LISTEN, THIS IS
FAMILY NIGHT--

IF DON'T GET THIS
TO THE PRINTER.

THEN WE MISS THE COPY DATE.

HI, NICK.

ALL RIGHT, SHOULD WE
JUST USE THIS ONE?

NO, WE HAVE TO USE
THAT ONE BECAUSE
THAT ONE'S TERRIBLE.

TERRIBLE? I MADE
THESE CHANGES MYSELF.

THIS IS
A BEAUTIFUL DUCK.

YES, KEEP THE BUNNY
AND THE EGG,
BUT LOSE THE DUCK.

LOSE THE DUCK?!

AND THIS IS CHRISTMAS.
I'VE TOLD YOU THAT.
YOU PUT A RED BOW ON--

BETH, I REALLY
WANT YOU TO BE
MY VICE PRESIDENT.

YOU DO REALIZE
YOU'RE A VERY SPECIAL
PERSON, DON'T YOU?

I COULDN'T DO THIS
WITHOUT YOU.

THANK YOU. I DON'T
KNOW WHAT TO SAY.

UM, IT'S SUCH
A GENEROUS

AND WONDERFUL
PROPOSAL,

BUT I AM GONNA HAVE
TO THINK ABOUT IT.

WHAT'S THERE
TO THINK ABOUT?

EVERYTHING.
JAKE FOR ONE.

IT'S GONNA
AFFECT HIM AS MUCH
AS IT AFFECTS ME.

WELL, YOU DO REALIZE

YOUR FUTURE'S AT STAKE
HERE, DON'T YOU?

HMM?

OK. WELL, JUST PROMISE ME

THAT YOU'LL THINK
ABOUT IT VERY CAREFULLY

AND YOU'LL LET ME
KNOW TOMORROW.

ALL RIGHT?
TOMORROW.

^^ WE WISH YOU
A MERRY CHRISTMAS... ^^

GOOD MORNING, NICK.

^^ LA, LA, LA,
LA, LA, LA ^^

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

ERNEST?

DOES SHE BELIEVE
IN CHRISTMAS YET?

NOT YET.
I'M WORKING ON IT.

HAVE YOU
KISSED HER YET?

NO.

I GAVE YOU A GAME PLAN.
WHAT HAPPENED?

ERNEST, SOMETIMES
THINGS DON'T GO
ACCORDING TO PLAN.

YOU DO REALIZE

THAT IN LESS
THAN...56 HOURS

YOUR FATHER WILL
TAKE HIS FINAL
CHRISTMAS JOURNEY

AND IN EXACTLY
69 HOURS

YOU WILL TAKE OVER
AS SANTA CLAUS.

THAT'S ALL
THE TIME YOU HAVE

TO MAKE
A BELIEVER OF HER.

Beth: YEAH, WELL,
HE'S ONLY GONNA
BE HERE ONE MORE DAY,

AND I DON'T KNOW
WHERE HE'S GOING,

I DON'T KNOW
IF HE'S COMING BACK.

YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW
ANYTHING ABOUT HIM.

BUT HOW DO YOU FEEL
ABOUT HIM?

I THINK HE'S SWEET.

"SWEET" IS WHAT YOU
CALL A GRANDMOTHER

OR A DANISH.
HE'S A GUY!

YEAH, I KNOW HE'S A GUY.

WELL, WHEN YOU LOOK
AT HIM, DO YOU EVER

IMAGINE WHAT IT
MIGHT BE LIKE TO--

JOANIE!
KISS HIM?

MAYBE--YES, I DO.

ALL RIGHT, THEN.
JUST, YOU KNOW, JUST
GO WITH THE FLOW.

ENJOY THE TIME
YOU HAVE TOGETHER.

YEAH, I KNOW,
BUT IT'S NOT THAT SIMPLE.
I MEAN, WHAT ABOUT JAKE?

OH, GOSH.

JAKE JUST ADORES NICK.
IT'S GONNA KILL HIM
WHEN NICK LEAVES.

BETH, WHAT JAKE NEEDS
MOST IS A HAPPY MOM,

AND NICK OBVIOUSLY
MAKES YOU HAPPY.

SORRY I'M LATE
AGAIN, KIDDO.

OH. SO DID YOU FINISH
THE CAMPAIGN?

UN-UH.

OH, WELL, IT'LL BE
DONE BY TOMORROW, RIGHT?

TOMORROW NIGHT IS
CHRISTMAS EVE, ANDREW,

AND I DON'T THINK
I'M GONNA COME
TO THE OFFICE.

WHY NOT?

Nick: YOU TURNED
HIM DOWN? WHY?

WHAT, ARE YOU GONNA
MAKE ME SAY IT?

NOW THAT I REMEMBER
WHAT I FORGOT
FOR SO LONG.

THAT WE WERE MEANT
TO BE HAPPY.

YOU MAKE
ME HAPPY, NICK.

YES!

I'M GONNA STEAL
ALL THE STARS FROM THE SKY

AND GIVE EACH ONE TO YOU
EACH TIME YOU SMILE.

BECAUSE MAKING YOU HAPPY
IS THE GREATEST
FEELING IN THE WORLD.

OH, NICK.
YOU'RE EVERYTHING

I NEVER REALIZED
I WANTED.

BETH, I'VE BEEN KEEPING
SOMETHING FROM YOU.

I'VE GOT A SECRET.

OH! YOU'RE MARRIED.

NO, NO.

IT'S NOT BAD.

IT'S KIND OF WONDERFUL.

I HOPE YOU THINK SO.

BETH...

I'M SANTA CLAUS.

HEH HEH! NO,
REALLY, GO AHEAD.

HO HO HO HO! I AM.

REALLY. I'M SANTA CLAUS.

HO HO HO! YEAH,
WELL, I WILL BE IN 2 DAYS.

YOU WILL BE
IN 2 DAYS.

UH, KRIS KRINGLE,
THAT'S WHAT THEY
CALL ME IN GERMANY.

SERIOUSLY!
UH, IN FRENCH I'M PERE.

[SPEAKS CHINESE]
THAT'S IN CHINA.

[SPEAKS CHINESE]
YEAH!

SANTA CLAUS
ALL OVER THE WORLD.

NICK--

HONEY.

UM...

YOU'RE SANTA CLAUS?

ALL THOSE THINGS THAT
HAPPENED, IT WAS MAGIC!

YOU HAD TO BE SANTA!

HO HO HO!

HOW DO REINDEER FLY?

OH, THAT HAS TO DO
WITH POWER AND THE THRUST.

YOU SEE, THE WIND HITS
THE WINGS OF THE SLEIGH,

THAT IN TURN HITS
THE WINGS OF THE HARNESS
ON THE REINDEER--

BOOM! THAT GIVES THEM
THE LIFT.

FOR 1,700 YEARS
THAT'S BEEN MY FAMILY

EVER SINCE THE FIRST
ST. NICHOLAS.

SINCE THEN EVERY GENERATION
HAS GIVEN THE JOB
TO THE ELDEST SON.

THIS YEAR MY FATHER
HANDS THE REINS
OVER TO ME.

THAT'S ENOUGH.

AND YOU LIKE MY MOM?
HOW COOL IS THIS?

I'M GONNA HAVE
SANTA FOR A DAD.

HO HO HO!
NO, BABY.

NICK, THIS ISN'T
FUNNY.

I'M NOT TRYING
TO BE FUNNY.

YOU WANTED ME TO
PLAY SANTA.

WELL, YOU BELIEVED IN ME
AS A PRETEND SANTA.

NOW YOU'VE GOTTA
BELIEVE IN ME
AS THE REAL THING.

WHAT?! ARE YOU
A NUTBALL? STOP IT.

HOW DO YOU GET TO EVERY
HOME CHRISTMAS NIGHT?

JAKE, STOP IT!
AND YOU STOP IT.

GO TO YOUR ROOM
AND I'M GONNA COME UP
THERE AND TALK TO YOU.

BETH--

I KNOW THIS IS
HARD TO BELIEVE.

WELL, YEAH!

LOOK, YOU'VE KNOWN ME
LONG ENOUGH.

YOU'VE GOT TO BELIEVE
IN ME. YOU'VE GOT
TO TRUST ME.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS?

YOU'VE GOT TO
HAVE FAITH IN ME,

AND FAITH MEANS
BELIEVING WITHOUT PROOF!

[SOBS]
BETH!

JAKE BELIEVES IN ME.
WHY CAN'T YOU TRY?

HE'S A CHILD.

I KNEW IT WAS
TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE.

I FINALLY FIND
A GUY I LIKE.

IT TURNS OUT HE THINKS
HE'S SANTA CLAUS!

THAT LAST CHRISTMAS
BEFORE YOU STOPPED
BELIEVING IN SANTA,

YOU WROTE HIM A NOTE.

AND YOUR LAST CHRISTMAS
WISH WAS THAT
YOUR FATHER WOULD

COME HOME TO YOU.

HOW DID YOU KNOW THAT?

I CAN'T DO WHAT
I HAVE TO DO UNLESS
I HAVE YOU BESIDE ME.

I NEED YOU
TO BELIEVE IN ME.

I NEED YOU TO LEAVE
AND NEVER COME BACK.

WHEN YOU THINK
ABOUT WHAT I TOLD YOU,

THINK ABOUT IT WITH YOUR
HEART, NOT YOUR HEAD

BECAUSE YOUR HEART IS
SO MUCH WISER.

[SOBS]

[ERNEST APPEARS]

NICHOLAS.

I'M TRULY SORRY.

[BETH WRAPPING GIFT]

NICK'S GONE, ISN'T HE?

YEAH.

WE'RE NEVER GONNA
SEE HIM AGAIN, ARE WE?

I'M AFRAID NOT.

WHY DOES THAT
MAKE YOU ANGRY?

SHOULDN'T THAT
MAKE YOU SAD?

IT DOES, HONEY.

SO YOU DO LOVE HIM?

MM-HMM.

I DON'T
UNDERSTAND, MOM.

IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE
IN NICK, YOU GET
NOTHING, RIGHT?

RIGHT.

SO IF YOU DO BELIEVE
IN HIM, YOU'VE GOT
NOTHING TO LOSE.

JAKE!

MARY, WHERE'S NICK?
I NEED TO TALK TO HIM.

HE CHECKED OUT.

I HAVE NO IDEA.
HE DIDN'T LEAVE
A HOME ADDRESS.

YEAH.

HE WOULDN'T,
WOULD HE?

SORRY, JAKE.

Santa: YOU LOVED HER
A LOT, DIDN'T YOU, SON?

BEING ABLE TO
LOVE THAT WAY WILL
MAKE YOU A GREAT SANTA,

EVEN THOUGH YOU ARE
ON YOUR OWN.

[BELL TOLLS]

IT'S TIME, SIR.

I'M ON MY WAY.

EVERYTHING WILL
BE FINE, SON.

OH!

[CRACKS]

OHH.

OH. WHEW.

HO HO HO!

NOW THAT I CAN
GIVE YOU.

HO HO HO!

HA HA HA!

Jake: WHY'D YOU
GET ME UP SO EARLY?

DON'T YOU WANT TO SEE
IF SANTA BROUGHT YOU
WHAT YOU ASKED FOR?

MERRY CHRISTMAS.

YOU GOTTA HAVE
MORE FAITH, JAKE.

[ALL LAUGHING]

HO HO HO!

Jake: WHAT ABOUT ME?

SORRY ABOUT
THAT, PARTNER.

MY WISH CAME TRUE.

OH! I'VE GOT
SOMETHING FOR YOU.

BETH, WILL YOU MARRY ME

AND BE MY MRS. CLAUS?

YES.

HO HO HO! YOU WILL.

HO HO HO HO! OH!

OH!

HO HO HO HO!

I'M GONNA HAVE
SANTA FOR A DAD!

[UP ON THE HOUSETOP
WITH ROCK BEAT PLAYING]

OOPS! HO HO HO!

OH! HO HO HO! NOW FIRST
THING WE'RE GONNA DO

IS I'M GONNA SHOW YOU
THE NORTH POLE.

I'M GONNA INTRODUCE YOU
TO EVER SINGLE ELF WE HAVE

AND THE REINDEER.
YOU KNOW DONNER

AND BLITZEN AND RUDOLPH
AND--WAIT A MINUTE.

RUDOLPH?

SO THAT'S
ALL TRUE?

OF COURSE IT IS.

I THINK I'VE GOT
SOMETHING HERE.

A PRESENT
FOR EVERYBODY!

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