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Characters in ''Film/TheSantaClause'' film trilogy and ''Series/TheSantaClauses'' streaming television miniseries.

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Characters in ''Film/TheSantaClause'' film trilogy and ''Series/TheSantaClauses'' streaming television miniseries.series.

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* CoolBigBrother: To Lucy. Same can be said for Cal and Sandra, though they never interact onscreen.



* FollowingInRelativesFootsteps: Shortly before the first film ended, Neal believed Charlie would one day make a great psychiatrist (with Neal fully expect Charlie to follow in his footsteps), only for Charlie to dream of one day becoming Santa himself in a childlike dream to succeed his father. By the time of ''The Santa Clauses'' in the second episode, [[spoiler:he is Scott's first official choice to succeed him as the next Santa, with Scott even bringing up his childhood dream of succeeding him, but growing up away from his father for over two decades causes Charlie to realize the drawbacks of being Santa. Since he now has a family of his own to take care of and he believes the North Pole wouldn't be a good place to raise his kids (upon witnessing his own step-siblings having NoSocialSkills, which he fears his kids would end up growing up like) on top of possibly being forced to leave said family behind (thus repeating the very same mistakes Scott had done that got placed Charlie on the naughty list), causes Charlie to respectfully decline the offer, despite the strong offer.]]

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* FollowingInRelativesFootsteps: Shortly before the first film ended, Neal believed Charlie would one day make a great psychiatrist (with Neal fully expect Charlie to follow in his footsteps), only for Charlie to dream of one day becoming Santa himself in a childlike dream to succeed his father. By the time of ''The Santa Clauses'' in the second episode, [[spoiler:he is Scott's first official choice to succeed him as the next Santa, with Scott even bringing up his childhood dream of succeeding him, but growing up away from his father for over two decades causes Charlie to realize the drawbacks of being Santa. Since he He now has a family of his own to take care of and he believes the North Pole wouldn't be a good place to raise his kids (upon witnessing (noting how his own step-siblings having NoSocialSkills, which he fears his kids would end up growing up like) siblings Cal and Sandra have NoSocialSkills) on top of possibly being forced to leave said family behind (thus thus repeating the very same mistakes Scott had done that got placed done. Charlie on the naughty list), causes Charlie to respectfully decline declines the offer, despite thus writing him out of the strong offer.story.]]



* TookALevelInJerkass: In the second movie, he ends up on the "naughty" list for acting out his frustrations due to Scott not being around enough and struggling to keep his SecretKeeper role. Comes back with a vengeance in the third film where due to Frost having taken up the role of Santa resulting in an AlternateTimeline where Scott never got the suit, he outright resents his father for never being home even on Christmas where they are estranged.

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* TookALevelInJerkass: In the second movie, he ends up on the "naughty" list for acting out his frustrations due to Scott not being around enough and struggling to keep his SecretKeeper role. Comes back with a vengeance in the third film where due to Frost having taken up the role of Santa resulting in an AlternateTimeline where Scott never got the suit, he outright resents despises his father for never being home even on Christmas where they are estranged.
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* DemotedToExtra: He has a pretty small role in ''The Escape Clause'', with Lucy taking his former place. It's mentioned he's spending Christmas on a skiing trip with his girlfriend's family.
* FollowingInRelativesFootsteps: Shortly before the first film ended, Neal believed Charlie would one day make a great psychiatrist (with Neal fully expect Charlie to follow in his footsteps), only for Charlie to dream of one day becoming Santa himself in a childlike dream to succeed his father. By the time of ''The Santa Clauses'',[[spoiler:he is Scott's first official choice to succeed him as the next Santa, with Scott even bringing up his childhood dream of succeeding him, but growing up away from his father for over two decades causes Charlie to realize the drawbacks of being Santa. Since he now has a family of his own to take care of and he believes the North Pole wouldn't be a good place to raise his kids (upon witnessing his step-siblings having NoSocialSkills) on top of possibly being forced to leave said family behind (thus repeating the very same mistakes Scott had done that placed Charlie on the naughty list), causes Charlie to respectfully decline the offer.]]

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* DemotedToExtra: He has a pretty small role in ''The Escape Clause'', with Lucy taking his former place. It's mentioned he's spending Christmas on a skiing trip with his girlfriend's family.
family, where as in the AlternateTimeline where Jack Frost got the suit, he and Scott are permanently estranged due to Scott never being home, even on Christmas.
* FollowingInRelativesFootsteps: Shortly before the first film ended, Neal believed Charlie would one day make a great psychiatrist (with Neal fully expect Charlie to follow in his footsteps), only for Charlie to dream of one day becoming Santa himself in a childlike dream to succeed his father. By the time of ''The Santa Clauses'',[[spoiler:he Clauses'' in the second episode, [[spoiler:he is Scott's first official choice to succeed him as the next Santa, with Scott even bringing up his childhood dream of succeeding him, but growing up away from his father for over two decades causes Charlie to realize the drawbacks of being Santa. Since he now has a family of his own to take care of and he believes the North Pole wouldn't be a good place to raise his kids (upon witnessing his own step-siblings having NoSocialSkills) NoSocialSkills, which he fears his kids would end up growing up like) on top of possibly being forced to leave said family behind (thus repeating the very same mistakes Scott had done that got placed Charlie on the naughty list), causes Charlie to respectfully decline the offer, despite the strong offer.]]



* TookALevelInJerkass: In the second movie, he ends up on the "naughty" list for acting out his frustrations due to Scott not being around enough and struggling to keep his SecretKeeper role. Comes back with a vengeance in the third film where due to Frost having taken up the role of Santa resulting in an AlternateTimeline where Scott never got the suit, he outright resents his father for never being home where they are estranged.

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* TookALevelInJerkass: In the second movie, he ends up on the "naughty" list for acting out his frustrations due to Scott not being around enough and struggling to keep his SecretKeeper role. Comes back with a vengeance in the third film where due to Frost having taken up the role of Santa resulting in an AlternateTimeline where Scott never got the suit, he outright resents his father for never being home even on Christmas where they are estranged.



* VitriolicBestBuds: He and Scott grow icloser over the course of the films, but the bickering never stops.

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* VitriolicBestBuds: He and Scott grow icloser closer over the course of the films, but the bickering never stops.



* ChekhovsSkill: Her seemingly magical hugs, as pointed out by Scott, are what causes Frost to turn good in the end.
* SecretKeeper: At the end of the second film, Charlie and Scott entrust her with the truth about Santa.

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* ChekhovsSkill: Her seemingly magical hugs, as pointed out by Scott, are what causes Frost to turn good in the end.
end and de-powers him.
* SecretKeeper: At the end of the second film, Charlie and Scott entrust her with the truth about Santa.
Santa, but unlike Charlie (who struggled with this role that landed him on the naughty list), Lucy is able to keep the secret with no problems.



* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Inexplicably absent from the third film[[note]]The actor was filming ''Series/Numb3rs'' at the time[[/note]]. Subverted when ''The Santa Clauses'' explains his absence.

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* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Inexplicably absent from the third film[[note]]The film, with some rumors indicated he had died in-between the events of the 2nd and 3rd films (since elves growing taller is a sign of growing old)[[note]]The actor was filming ''Series/Numb3rs'' at the time[[/note]]. Subverted when ''The Santa Clauses'' explains his absence.absence and reveals him alive, well and married to Creator/VanessaRedgrave.

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* FollowingInRelativesFootsteps: Shortly before the first film ended, Neal believed Charlie would one day make a great psychiatrist (with Neal fully expect Charlie to follow in his footsteps), only for Charlie to dream of one day becoming Santa himself in a childlike dream to succeed his father. By the time of ''The Santa Clauses'',[[spoiler:he is Scott's first official choice to succeed him as the next Santa, with Scott even bringing up his childhood dream of succeeding him, but growing up away from his father for over two decades causes Charlie to realize the drawbacks of being Santa. Since he now has a family of his own to take care of and he believes the North Pole wouldn't be a good place to raise his kids (upon witnessing his step-siblings having NoSocialSkills) on top of possibly being forced to leave said family behind (thus repeating the very same mistakes Scott had done that placed Charlie on the naughty list), causes Charlie to respectfully decline the offer.]]



* LikeFatherUnlikeSon: Shortly before the first film ended, Neal believed Charlie would one day make a great psychiatrist, only for Charlie to dream of becoming Santa himself in a childlike dream to one day succeed his father. [[spoiler:In ''The Santa Clauses'': He is Scott's first official choice to succeed him as the next Santa, even bringing up his dream of succeeding him, which Charlie respectfully declines the offer since he has a family of his own to take care of and he believes the North Pole wouldn't be a good place to raise his kids, implying he's grown out of his childhood dream.]]
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* LikeFatherUnlikeSon: Shortly before the first film ended, Neal believed Charlie would one day make a great psychiatrist, only for Charlie to dream of becoming Santa himself in a childlike dream to one day succeed his father. [[spoiler:He is Scott's first official choice to succeed him as the next Santa, even bringing up his dream of succeeding him, which Charlie respectfully declines the offer since he has a family of his own to take care of and believes the North Pole wouldn't be a good place to raise his kids, implying he's grown out of his childhood dream.]]

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* LikeFatherUnlikeSon: Shortly before the first film ended, Neal believed Charlie would one day make a great psychiatrist, only for Charlie to dream of becoming Santa himself in a childlike dream to one day succeed his father. [[spoiler:He [[spoiler:In ''The Santa Clauses'': He is Scott's first official choice to succeed him as the next Santa, even bringing up his dream of succeeding him, which Charlie respectfully declines the offer since he has a family of his own to take care of and he believes the North Pole wouldn't be a good place to raise his kids, implying he's grown out of his childhood dream.]]

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* LikeFatherUnlikeSon: Shortly before the first film ended, Neal believed Charlie would one day make a great psychiatrist, only for Charlie to dream of becoming Santa himself in a childlike dream to one day succeed his father. [[spoiler:He is Scott's first official choice to succeed him as the next Santa, even bringing up his dream of succeeding him, which Charlie respectfully declines the offer since he has a family of his own to take care of and believes the North Pole wouldn't be a good place to raise his kids, implying he's grown out of his childhood dream.]]



* TookALevelInJerkass: In the second movie, he ends up on the "naughty" list for acting out his frustrations.

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* TookALevelInJerkass: In the second movie, he ends up on the "naughty" list for acting out his frustrations.
frustrations due to Scott not being around enough and struggling to keep his SecretKeeper role. Comes back with a vengeance in the third film where due to Frost having taken up the role of Santa resulting in an AlternateTimeline where Scott never got the suit, he outright resents his father for never being home where they are estranged.
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* ForWantOfANail: Being a legendary figure, he probably had far-reaching consequences, since Kids are growing up a lot less happy in his world.
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* AscendedExtra: Has an even bigger role in 3, and is crucial to fixing the BadFuture caused by Frost.

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* AscendedExtra: Has an even bigger role in 3, ''3'', and is crucial to fixing the BadFuture caused by Frost.
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* HeelFaceTurn: He reverts to being a nicer person once Lucy warms his frozen heart.
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* TheIrredeemableException: While antagonists after him (Jack Frost, Simon Choski, Magnus Antus and Olga) end up [[HeelFaceTurn repenting]] in the end, Toy Santa is simply deposed and shrunk down to size, and we see during the credits that even as a harmless toy, he retains his tyrannical ControlFreak attitude towards the other toys and remains a LaughablyEvil JerkAss.

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