![]() Unfortunately, the first two episodes of the series suggest that time might not have been very well spent. With the franchise returning after a 16-year hiatus, it stands to reason that it’s had plenty of time to ditch the old, recycled gags, read the room, and come up with a more modern, timely spin on what looks to be the final chapter of Allen’s Santa Claus saga. It’s a sweetly ridiculous romp most of the time - except when it isn’t. He’s joined by Mitchell and an entertaining cast of actors playing elves, Scott’s other family members, and various figures jockeying to become the new Santa. The Santa Clauses feels like the goofiest entry in the franchise so far, and Allen jumps back into Santa’s suit and sleigh with ease. Over the course of three films, the franchise has leaned further into its silly side, though, and become more slapstick than saccharine, earning more negative reviews with each installment. Scott’s search for a successor hits some snags, though, and he ends up wrestling with the decision about who to choose and - more importantly - whether there’s any future for Santa anyway.įor anyone familiar with the prior three films in The Santa Clause franchise, The Santa Clauses offers a similar vibe in that it continues to revel in the silliness of Santa Claus lore while attempting to earnestly opine on all the usual Christmas movie themes: the importance of family, the dangers of allowing commercialization to destroy the “spirit of the holiday,” and so forth. After years of serving as the sleigh-riding, gift-giving, elf-managing icon of Christmas, Scott and his wife Carol (Elizabeth Mitchell) find themselves pondering what comes after life at the North Pole when Scott begins to suspect he’s nearing the end of his term as jolly old St. Set several decades after the events of the 2006 film The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, the Disney+ series brings back Tim Allen as Scott Calvin, the former toy salesman who became Santa Claus. With Disney’s The Santa Clauses, however, the small portion of the show provided for review - just two episodes - offers more questions than answers and makes it difficult to decide whether a recommendation or a warning about the series is in order. ![]() 10) C – Comet huffs and puffs at Scott on the first Christmas but gives him a rope in case he falls off the roof for the 2nd Christmas night. 8) C – Bernard, although Scott/Santa can never remember his name and called him other names that start with a B 9) A – Effective Liberating Flight Squad and remember tinsel, just not for decoration. 7) B – Judy was the name of both the waitress who was out of everything but white milk and also the maker of the shaken not stirred hot chocolate. ![]() 6) B – Scott is so touched by his son’s faith in him at their Thanksgiving table that he finally embraces his transformation. 5) B – Charlie gets a snow globe so he can stay in touch with Santa – aka his dad. 4) A – If you guessed C, you were close - he’s played by Eric Lloyd. ![]() 3) B – You’d think he’d have more holiday spirit. ![]() 10)Which Reindeer gives Scott/Santa a hard time and then eventually gives him a gift on the next Christmas?Īnswers 1) B – It’s “A Rose Suchak Ladder,” of course! 2) C – Neil had always wanted an Oscar Mayer Weenie Whistle as a child, and Santa is all about making dreams come true. ![]()
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