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14-year-old Danny Wrigley (Josh Zuckerman), idolizes his adventurous and cool uncle Nick (Cranston), much to the chagrin of his father who sees Nick as a irresponsible con artist. On Christmas Eve, when Nick's latest money-making scheme backfires he's left running from his embittered partners-in-crime and finds himself hiding out with his brother's family. But his attempts at a cyber scam to pay off his partners go awry, going as far as to accidentally knocks out Santa's new computer-operated sleigh as it flies over the house. Nick and Danny find themselves now in possession of the sleigh with Santa's magical powers at their disposal. Danny wants to complete the injured Santa's rounds, while Nick sees an opportunity. Meanwhile Danny's younger sister, Kaitlin (Brenda Grate) and brother Peter soon discover Santa (Jefferson Mappin) passed out in their living room and try to help him set things right before the night is done.

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14-year-old Danny Wrigley (Josh Zuckerman), (Zuckerman), idolizes his adventurous and cool uncle Nick (Cranston), much to the chagrin of his father who sees Nick as a irresponsible con artist. On Christmas Eve, when Nick's latest money-making scheme backfires he's left running from his embittered partners-in-crime and finds himself hiding out with his brother's family. But his attempts at a cyber scam to pay off his partners go awry, going as far as to accidentally knocks out Santa's new computer-operated sleigh as it flies over the house. Nick and Danny find themselves now in possession of the sleigh with Santa's magical powers at their disposal. Danny wants to complete the injured Santa's rounds, while Nick sees an opportunity. Meanwhile Danny's younger sister, Kaitlin (Brenda Grate) and brother Peter soon discover Santa (Jefferson Mappin) passed out in their living room and try to help him set things right before the night is done.
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'''Twas The Night'' is a 2001 Creator/DisneyChannel Original Movie directed by Nick Castle starring Josh Zuckerman, Creator/BryanCranston, Brenda Grate and Jefferson Mappin, originally premiering December 7, 2001.

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'''Twas The Night'' is a 2001 Creator/DisneyChannel Original Movie directed by Nick Castle starring Josh Zuckerman, Creator/JoshZuckerman, Creator/BryanCranston, Brenda Grate and Jefferson Mappin, originally premiering December 7, 2001.

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[[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer Yes]], this is a Disney Channel Original Movie about [[Series/BreakingBad Walter White]] stealing Santa Claus' powers on Christmas to commit crimes seven years before ''Breaking Bad'' would premiere, essentially being ''Breaking Bad'' [[JustForFun/XMeetsY meets]] ''Film/TheSantaClause''.
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[[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer Yes]], this is a Disney Channel Original Movie about [[Series/BreakingBad Walter White]] White]], a [[Series/BetterCallSaul con man]]; stealing Santa Claus' powers on Christmas to commit crimes seven years before ''Breaking Bad'' would premiere, essentially being ''Breaking Bad'' [[JustForFun/XMeetsY meets]] ''Film/TheSantaClause''.
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Danny Wrigley (Josh Zuckerman), is a boy who idolizes his adventurous and cool uncle Nick (Cranston), much to the chagrin of his father who sees Nick as the irresponsible con artist that he is. On Christmas Eve, when Nick's latest money-making scheme backfires he's left running from his embittered partners-in-crime and he attempts to hideout with his brother's family until he can find enough money by his deadline of Christmas morning. But when his attempts at a cyber scam go awry and accidentally knocks out Santa's new computer-operated sleigh when its passing over the house Nick and Danny find themselves in possession of the sleigh with Santa's magical powers at their disposal. Danny wants to complete the injured Santa's rounds, while Nick sees an opportunity. Meanwhile Danny's younger sister, Kaitlin (Brenda Grate) and brother Peter soon discover Santa (Jefferson Mappin) passed out in their living room and try to help him set things right before the night is done.

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14-year-old Danny Wrigley (Josh Zuckerman), is a boy who idolizes his adventurous and cool uncle Nick (Cranston), much to the chagrin of his father who sees Nick as the a irresponsible con artist that he is. artist. On Christmas Eve, when Nick's latest money-making scheme backfires he's left running from his embittered partners-in-crime and he attempts to hideout finds himself hiding out with his brother's family until he can find enough money by his deadline of Christmas morning. family. But when his attempts at a cyber scam to pay off his partners go awry and awry, going as far as to accidentally knocks out Santa's new computer-operated sleigh when its passing as it flies over the house house. Nick and Danny find themselves now in possession of the sleigh with Santa's magical powers at their disposal. Danny wants to complete the injured Santa's rounds, while Nick sees an opportunity. Meanwhile Danny's younger sister, Kaitlin (Brenda Grate) and brother Peter soon discover Santa (Jefferson Mappin) passed out in their living room and try to help him set things right before the night is done.
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* ChildrenAreInnocent: Of the three Wrigly children, Peter is the wide-eyed innocent one. He still believes in Santa and sees the good in everyone, including the older brother that keeps scamming him.
* DisappointingOlderSibling: Nick is this to John, and it's noted they have a very strained relationship. Danny is already this to Kaitlin, as she repeatedly chastises his behavior.
* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: Nick is scheming CoolUncle, while John is the mundane, hard-working family man. In this particular case, Nick is actually the older brother.
* GenerationXerox: After John angrily sends Danny to his room, Nick (speaking from experience) lampshades how he is very much like their father.


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* JerkassRealization: Checking the sleigh's database, Danny is perturbed to see he's on Santa's naughty list and that actions he considered to be harmless fun weren't that after all.


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* NotSoAboveItAll: To prove he's the real deal, Santa reminds Kaitlin that (for all her criticism of Danny's behavior) she cheated on a spelling test.
* OhCrap: Santa upon learning that Nick has his sleigh.
* ProperlyParanoid: Nick claims he dropped by just to be with his favorite nephews and niece. John is openly skeptical about this.


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* ShadowArchetype:
** Nick to Danny. Both pull assorted scams and are perceived as bad influences to younger relatives, but Danny sees his hustling antics as harmless fun and genuinely wants to save Christmas. Nick (while having some standards deep down) engages in outright criminal activity and makes things worse while trying to enrich himself. John is openly worried about Danny ending up like Nick, to the point of not wanting them alone unsupervised. Even Santa (despite having put Danny on the naughty list) notes there's still a big difference between nephew and uncle.
--->'''Santa:''' I mean, Danny... why-why, he's a little naughty from time to time, but Nick Wrigly is incorrigible!
** John represents what Peter could become. Both are little brothers, but whereas Peter continually idolizes Danny no matter what, John has long since given up seeing any good in Nick. Nick's lifetime of performing scams has made John not want anything to do with him if he can help it.
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* AnAssKickingChristmas: While the movie itself is not particularly action-orientated special mention goes to how Santa defends himself against thugs.
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[[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer Yes]], this is a Disney Channel Original Movie about [[Series/BreakingBad Walter White]] stealing Santa Claus' powers on Christmas to perform crimes seven years before ''Breaking Bad'' would premiere, essentially being ''Breaking Bad'' [[JustForFun/XMeetsY meets]] ''Film/TheSantaClause''.

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[[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer Yes]], this is a Disney Channel Original Movie about [[Series/BreakingBad Walter White]] stealing Santa Claus' powers on Christmas to perform commit crimes seven years before ''Breaking Bad'' would premiere, essentially being ''Breaking Bad'' [[JustForFun/XMeetsY meets]] ''Film/TheSantaClause''.
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Danny Wrigley (Josh Zuckerman), is a boy who idolizes his adventurous and cool uncle Nick (Cranston), much to the chagrin of his FantasyForbiddingFather who sees Nick as the irresponsible con artist that he is. On Christmas Eve, when Nick's latest money-making scheme backfires he's left running from his embittered partners-in-crime and he attempts to hideout with his brother's family until he can find enough money by his deadline of Christmas morning. But when his attempts at a cyber scam go awry and accidentally knocks out Santa's new computer-operated sleigh when its passing over the house Nick and Danny find themselves in possession of the sleigh with Santa's magical powers at their disposal. Danny wants to complete the injured Santa's rounds, while Nick sees an opportunity. Meanwhile Danny's younger sister, Kaitlin (Brenda Grate) and brother Peter soon discover Santa (Jefferson Mappin) passed out in their living room and try to help him set things right before the night is done.

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Danny Wrigley (Josh Zuckerman), is a boy who idolizes his adventurous and cool uncle Nick (Cranston), much to the chagrin of his FantasyForbiddingFather father who sees Nick as the irresponsible con artist that he is. On Christmas Eve, when Nick's latest money-making scheme backfires he's left running from his embittered partners-in-crime and he attempts to hideout with his brother's family until he can find enough money by his deadline of Christmas morning. But when his attempts at a cyber scam go awry and accidentally knocks out Santa's new computer-operated sleigh when its passing over the house Nick and Danny find themselves in possession of the sleigh with Santa's magical powers at their disposal. Danny wants to complete the injured Santa's rounds, while Nick sees an opportunity. Meanwhile Danny's younger sister, Kaitlin (Brenda Grate) and brother Peter soon discover Santa (Jefferson Mappin) passed out in their living room and try to help him set things right before the night is done.

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