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** Santa and Elfa Strike are clearly based on Professor X and the ''ComicBook/XMen'', while the Faculty 4 are based on ''ComicBook/TheFantasticFour''. There's also a brief mention of the [[ComicBook/TheAvengers Arbor Day Avengers]].

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** Santa and Elfa Strike are clearly based on Professor X and the ''ComicBook/XMen'', while the Faculty 4 are based on ''ComicBook/TheFantasticFour''.the ''ComicBook/FantasticFour''. There's also a brief mention of the [[ComicBook/TheAvengers Arbor Day Avengers]].
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* DirtyCoward: Edna Jucation proves to be just as cowardly as the Delightful Children. She sends the Faculty Four to fight Elfa Strike for her, and after Elfa Strike defeats them, she can only tremble in fear.
-->'''Edna''': Y-Y-You runts...you st-stay away from me! Don't make call the Arbor Day Avengers for backup!

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* DirtyCoward: Edna Jucation proves to be just as cowardly as the Delightful Children. She sends the Faculty Four to fight Elfa Strike for her, and after Elfa Strike defeats them, she can only tremble in fear.
fear and threaten to call in ''another'' team to fight them.
-->'''Edna''': Y-Y-You runts...you runts! You st-stay away from me! Don't make call the Arbor Day Avengers for backup!



'''Edna Jucation:''' See?! That is exactly what I'm talking about!

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'''Edna Jucation:''' See?! That is exactly ''exactly'' what I'm talking about!



* EvilCannotComprehendGood: When Santa asked if the Delightful Children are finally going to stop being naughty children when they claim they're not getting coal this year, they snap at him that they ''are'' good children and they're going to prove it by taking everyone else's presents, not realizing that they're proving exactly why Santa gives them coal every year with that statement.

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* EvilCannotComprehendGood: When Santa asked sarcastically asks if the Delightful Children are finally going to stop being naughty children evil, conniving brats when they claim they're not getting coal this year, they snap at him that they ''are'' good children and they're going to prove it by taking stealing everyone else's presents, not realizing that they're proving exactly this statement proves ''exactly'' why Santa gives them coal every year with that statement.year.
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* DidntThinkThisThrough: Edna Jucation declares that once she and the Delightful Children get rid of Christmas, Substitute Teacher Day will be the only holiday left. Cue both Sector V and the members of Elfa Strike pointing out that there are ''dozens'' of other holidays for people to enjoy.

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* DidntThinkThisThrough: Edna Jucation declares that once she and the Delightful Children get rid of Christmas, Substitute Teacher Teacher’s Day will be the only holiday left. most popular holiday. Cue both Sector V and the members of Elfa Strike pointing out that there are ''dozens'' of ''several'' other holidays for people to enjoy.that are more popular.



* FunnyBackgroundEvent: As Numbuh 3 and Snow Angel have a pleasant chat, Numbuh 2 continually struggles with Nutcracker in the background.

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* FunnyBackgroundEvent: As Numbuh 3 and Snow Angel have a pleasant chat, Numbuh 2 continually struggles with Nutcracker runs around in the background.background, getting bitten by Nutcracker.



-->'''Santa:''' Alright you two, take it under the mistletoe.

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-->'''Santa:''' Alright Alright, you two, take it under the mistletoe.
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* DidntThinkThisThrough: Edna Jucation declares that once she and the Delightful Children get rid of Christmas, Substitute Teacher Day will be the only holiday left. Cue both Sector V and the members of Elfa Strike pointing out that there are ''dozens'' of other holidays for people to enjoy.
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* CatchphraseInsult: Just like the character he spoofs, Wintergreen calls his enemies "Bub".
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* PunnyName: Edna Jucation's name is a pun on "education".
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* TheStinger: Numbuh 3 clears off the top of her dresser in her room so that she can place the leftover French fries on it. Once she leaves, however, Numbuh 4 sneaks in, take a bite of one of the fries, and runs off with them once he sees the coast is clear.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: When Sector V enters the REINDEER chamber, the Delightful Children's laughing has noticeably become much more muted and far less bombastic. Sure enough, they couldn't control the REINDEER and quickly begin begging Sector V for help.

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: FiveSecondForeshadowing: When Sector V enters the REINDEER chamber, the Delightful Children's laughing has noticeably become much more muted and far less bombastic. Sure enough, they couldn't control the REINDEER and quickly begin begging Sector V for help.
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* DirtyCoward: Edna Jucation proves to be just as cowardly as the Delightful Children. Shw sends the Faculty Four to fight Elfa Strike for her, and after Elfa Strike defeats them, she can only tremble in fear .

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* DirtyCoward: Edna Jucation proves to be just as cowardly as the Delightful Children. Shw She sends the Faculty Four to fight Elfa Strike for her, and after Elfa Strike defeats them, she can only tremble in fear .fear.
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* DirtyCoward: Edna Jucation proves to be just as cowardly as the Delightful Children. After the Elfa Strike team defeat the Faculty Four, she refuses to cooperate.

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* DirtyCoward: Edna Jucation proves to be just as cowardly as the Delightful Children. After Shw sends the Faculty Four to fight Elfa Strike team defeat the Faculty Four, for her, and after Elfa Strike defeats them, she refuses to cooperate.can only tremble in fear .
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* BewareTheNiceOnes: Sweet, kindly Numbuh 3 gets infuriated when Wintergreen tries to take the present she bought for Numbuh 4 and single-handedly takes down the Elfa Strike Squad. It also turns out she's not so forgiving as she pretended to be about being the ''only one on the team'' who remembered to get Christmas presents for the others. When she gets her hands on the REINDEER, she's ''far'' scarier than the Delightful Children were under its influence.

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* BewareTheNiceOnes: Sweet, kindly Numbuh 3 gets infuriated when Wintergreen tries to take the present she bought for Numbuh 4 and single-handedly takes down the Elfa Strike Squad. It also turns out she's not so as forgiving as she pretended to be about being the ''only one on the team'' who remembered to get Christmas presents for the others. When she gets her hands on the REINDEER, she's ''far'' scarier than the Delightful Children were under its influence.

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* BloodKnight: True to his Wolverine Wannabe persona, Wintergreen is very excited when “Sector V” breaks into Santa’s workshop.

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* BaitAndSwitch:
** The Elfa Strike Team accuses Sector V of having the Reindeer which is Numbuh 3's gift. So when Wintergreen opens it, he finds it's a Secret Surprise ''Reindeer'' Monkey, a Christmas variation of a Rainbow Monkey.
** When Numbuh 4 gives Numbuh 3 a gift to snap her out of the Reindeer's effects. When Numbuh 3 finds that the gift is Numbuh 4's leftover french fries, she declares "This... is the absolute... ''sweetest'' gift you ever got me." instantly returning to normal.

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* BaitAndSwitch:
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BaitAndSwitch: The Elfa Strike Team accuses Sector V of having the Reindeer which is Numbuh 3's gift. So when Wintergreen opens it, he finds it's a Secret Surprise ''Reindeer'' Monkey, a Christmas variation of a Rainbow Monkey.
** When Numbuh 4 gives * BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Numbuh 3 a gift asks Snow Angel to snap show off her out of the Reindeer's effects. When snow-controlling powers, which she then uses to try to crush Numbuh 3 finds that the gift is Numbuh 4's leftover french fries, she declares "This... is the absolute... ''sweetest'' gift you ever got me." instantly returning to normal.with a giant snow fist.



* BloodKnight: True to his Wolverine Wannabe persona, Wintergreen is very excited when “Sector V” breaks into Santa’s workshop.
-->'''Wintergreen:''' Looks like Christmas is comin’ early for me!



* ChewOutFakeOut: When Numbuh 4 gives Numbuh 3 in her REINDEER-affected form some half-eaten fries for her Christmas present, it seems like she’s going to freak out on him. Instead, she says it’s the best gift he’s ever gotten her - granted, it’s also the only one he’s ever gotten her.
-->'''Numbuh 3:''' THIS...IS THE ABSOLUTE...''sweetest'' gift you’ve ever gotten me!



* CigarChomper: Wintergreen breaks off the bottom of a candy cane and holds it in his mouth like a cigar.



* GetARoom: Santa’s reaction to seeing Numbuh 3 hugging a blushing Numbuh 4:
-->'''Santa:''' Alright you two, take it under the mistletoe.



* KnockoutGas: When the Delightful Children disguised as Sector V infiltrate Santa’s workshop, they shoot the elves with suction cup darts that release sleeping gas.



-->'''Numbuh 1:''' Ohhhh, WHY?! Why does everyone always take my treehouse? [[PunctuatedForEmphasis Every! Single! Time!]] Who’s jumping on the "take Nigel’s pride and joy" bandwagon now?!
* PantsPullingPrank: Numbuh 3 does this to Wintergreen in order to get her gift for Numbuh 4 back, exposing his GoofyPrintUnderwear with candy canes on it.



* ShoutOut: Santa and Elfa Strike are clearly based on Professor X and the ''ComicBook/XMen'', while the Faculty 4 are based on ''ComicBook/TheFantasticFour''. There's also a brief mention of the [[ComicBook/TheAvengers Arbor Day Avengers]].
** Going the extra mile - many scenes throughout the episode are drawn as [[MediumBlending faux-comic book pages]], complete with a breathless Creator/StanLee-esque narrator.

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* ShoutOut: SecretRoom: Santa’s sleigh is accessed by pulling a stocking hanging on a fireplace which puts out the fire and spins the hearth around to a secret passageway.
* ShipTease:
** When Numbuh 3 realizes Numbuh 4 forgot to get her a Christmas gift, she asks “Don’t you like me?” Then Numbuh 5 chimes in, “Yeah Numbuh 4, don’t you ''liiiiike'' Numbuh 3?”
** Numbuh 3 is incredibly happy about Numbuh 4 giving a present to her for Christmas because he got her one at all, even if it was just leftover French fries. Numbuh 4 also blushes when Numbuh 3 embraces him.
** In TheStinger, Kuki is shown clearing off the top of her dresser to make room for the fries, blushing and smiling at them when she finishes.
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Santa and Elfa Strike are clearly based on Professor X and the ''ComicBook/XMen'', while the Faculty 4 are based on ''ComicBook/TheFantasticFour''. There's also a brief mention of the [[ComicBook/TheAvengers Arbor Day Avengers]].
** *** Going the extra mile - many scenes throughout the episode are drawn as [[MediumBlending faux-comic book pages]], complete with a breathless Creator/StanLee-esque narrator.narrator.
** The narrator's description of Snow Angel is a parody of ''[[WesternAnimation/GrandmaGotRunOverByAReindeer Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer]]''.



* ShipTease: Numbuh 3 is incredibly happy about Numbuh 4 giving a present to her for Christmas because he got her one at all, even if it was just leftover French fries. Numbuh 4 also blushes when Numbuh 3 embraces him.


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* SpecialEditionTitle: With the normally-white background turned green, snow falling in the background, and the title decorated by Christmas lights.


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* TheTwelveSpoofsOfChristmas: The Elfa Strike team attacks Numbuh 3 by dropping literal versions of the items mentioned in “The Twelve Days of Christmas” on her.
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** As the REINDEER system corrupts her, Numbuh 3 vents her frustration over how her friends never getting her presents for Christmas.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: When Santa asked if the Delightful Children are finally going to stop being naughty children when they claim they're not getting coal this year, they snap at him that they ''are'' good children and they're going to prove it by taking everyone else's presents, not realizing that they're proving exactly why Santa gives them coal every year with that statement.

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** As the REINDEER system corrupts her, Numbuh 3 vents her frustration over how her friends never getting got her presents for Christmas.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: When Santa asked if the Delightful Children are finally going to stop being naughty children when they claim they're not getting coal this year, they snap at him that they ''are'' good children and they're going to prove it by taking everyone else's presents, not realizing that they're proving exactly why Santa gives them coal every year with that statement.



* IWarnedYou: Santa explicitly warned the Delightful Children not to use his REINDEER system, saying only he can handle it and that the sheer power would roast them. They don't and quickly pay the price.
* LawyerFriendlyCameo:

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* IWarnedYou: Santa explicitly warned the Delightful Children not to use his REINDEER system, saying only he can handle it and that the sheer power would roast them. They don't listen and quickly pay the price.
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* WhamShot: Wintegreen has Numbuh 3's Reindeer... as in a Rainbow Monkey with ''reindeer antlers''.

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* WhamShot: Wintegreen Wintergreen has Numbuh 3's Reindeer... as in a Rainbow Monkey with ''reindeer antlers''.



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* BaitAndSwitch: The Elfa Strike Team accuses Sector V of having the Reindeer which is Numbuh 3's gift. So when Wintergreen opens it, he finds it's a Secret Surprise ''Reindeer'' Monkey, a Christmas variation of a Rainbow Monkey.

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* BaitAndSwitch: BaitAndSwitch:
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The Elfa Strike Team accuses Sector V of having the Reindeer which is Numbuh 3's gift. So when Wintergreen opens it, he finds it's a Secret Surprise ''Reindeer'' Monkey, a Christmas variation of a Rainbow Monkey.Monkey.
** When Numbuh 4 gives Numbuh 3 a gift to snap her out of the Reindeer's effects. When Numbuh 3 finds that the gift is Numbuh 4's leftover french fries, she declares "This... is the absolute... ''sweetest'' gift you ever got me." instantly returning to normal.



* ChekhovsGun: Numbuh 4's French fries, which he uses as his own makeshift Christmas Gift.

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* ChekhovsGun: Numbuh 4's French fries, which he uses as his own makeshift Christmas Gift.gift.



** The members of Elfa Strike are blatant parodies of the ''ComicBook/XMen'': Wintergreen is ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}, Nutcracker is ComicBook/{{Nightcrawler}}, Coniferous is ComicBook/{{Colossus}}, and Snow Angel is a combination of ComicBook/{{Storm}} and [[ComicBook/WarrenWorthingtonIII Angel]]. The name Elfa Strike references ComicBook/AlphaFlight, the Canadian team of heroes Wolverine used to be part of before he joined the X-Men.

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** The members of Elfa Strike are blatant parodies of the ''ComicBook/XMen'': Wintergreen is ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}, Nutcracker is ComicBook/{{Nightcrawler}}, Coniferous is ComicBook/{{Colossus}}, and Snow Angel is a combination of ComicBook/{{Storm}} [[Characters/MarvelComicsStorm Storm]] and [[ComicBook/WarrenWorthingtonIII Angel]].Angel. The name Elfa Strike references ComicBook/AlphaFlight, the Canadian team of heroes Wolverine used to be part of before he joined the X-Men.



* ItWasAGift: This is probably why Numbuh 3 is so happy about Numbuh 4's present to her for Christmas because he got her a present at all, even if it was just leftover French fries.



** The [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} Ash Ketchum]] look-alike, first seen in [[Recap/CodenameKidsNextDoorS3E6AOperationARCHIVE "Operation: A.R.C.H.I.V.E."]], can be seen among the children within the REINDEER system.

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** The [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} [[Anime/PokemonTheSeries Ash Ketchum]] look-alike, first seen in [[Recap/CodenameKidsNextDoorS3E6AOperationARCHIVE "Operation: A.R.C.H.I.V.E."]], can be seen among the children within the REINDEER system.



* ShipTease: Numbuh 3 is incredibly happy about Numbuh 4 giving a present to her for Christmas because he got her one at all, even if it was just leftover French fries. Numbuh 4 also blushes when Numbuh 3 embraces him.



* WhamShot: Wintegreen has Numbuh 3's Reindeer...as in a Rainbow Monkey with ''reindeer antlers''.

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* WhamShot: Wintegreen has Numbuh 3's Reindeer... as in a Rainbow Monkey with ''reindeer antlers''.
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* EvilCannotComprehendGood: When Santa asked if the Delightful Children are finally going to stop being naughty children when they claim they're not getting coal this year, they snap at him that they ''are'' good children and they're going to prove it by taking everyone's presents.

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* EvilCannotComprehendGood: When Santa asked if the Delightful Children are finally going to stop being naughty children when they claim they're not getting coal this year, they snap at him that they ''are'' good children and they're going to prove it by taking everyone's presents. everyone else's presents, not realizing that they're proving exactly why Santa gives them coal every year with that statement.



* {{Foreshadowing}}: When Sector V enters the REINDEER chamber, the Delightful Children's laughing has noticeably become much more muted and far less bombastic. Sure enough, they couldn't control the REINDEER and quickly begin begging Sector V for help.



* IWarnedYou: Santa explicitly warned the Delightful Children not to use his REINDEER system, saying only he can handle it and that the sheer power would roast them.

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* GiftGivingGaffe: Numbuh 3 was planning to give Numbuh 4 a special Reindeer Monkey for Christmas. Needless to say, when Numbuh 4 realizes this, he's not happy since he's made his hatred for the franchise very clear in the past.
* IWarnedYou: Santa explicitly warned the Delightful Children not to use his REINDEER system, saying only he can handle it and that the sheer power would roast them. They don't and quickly pay the price.



* SpottingTheThread: Elfa Strike realizes that they've been had once Numbuh 5 explains that she and the rest of Sector V were at the mall for most of the day[[note]]As Numbuh 3's gift is a special Christmas-edition of the Rainbow Monkeys called a "Reindeer Monkey" and it can only be bought on Christmas Eve[[/note]], meaning they couldn't have also stolen the REINDEER at the North Pole.

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* SpottingTheThread: Elfa Strike realizes that they've been had once Numbuh 5 explains that she and the rest of Sector V were at the mall Rainbow Monkey Superstore for most of the day[[note]]As Numbuh 3's gift is a special Christmas-edition of the Rainbow Monkeys called a "Reindeer Monkey" and it can only be bought on Christmas Eve[[/note]], meaning they couldn't have also stolen the REINDEER at the North Pole.

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