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* FreezeFrameBonus: Dan's resume provides some funny ones, like how he worked at the Office Supplies Office from 8/3/01 to 9/11/01 and "partied like it was still 1999 until [[BlackComedy several angry people told me to turn on the TV]]."
* FreudianExcuse: The titular Mall Santa has a pretty [[ItsALongStory long story]] regarding why he dislikes Christmas; he never got a superhero toy he wanted.
* TheGrinch: the titular Mall Santa dislikes Christmas, which is one of the reasons Dan doesn't like him.
* MallSanta: Dan's revenge target for the episode. Dan dresses up as an elf. However, a [[SantasExistenceClause matter of opinion]] (plus the fact that the Mall Santa is a Jerkass) causes him and the faux Santa to bicker. In the end, Dan ends up getting him fired for beating him up, and he takes his place as the Mall Santa.
* MistakenForMurderer: Elise is told by her spy agency an assassin going by the alias "Snowman" is out to get her. She goes to the Mall to try and find them, and she mistakes Chris (who is hidden in a snowman costume for his Mall job) as the culprit.
* MrsClaus: According to the story Dan reads Mr. Mumbles, her and Santa are divorced.
* PresentPeeking: Chris takes the opportunity of being in a snowman costume for the Mall job to try and spy on Elise to see what she might be getting him.
* FreudianExcuse: The titular Mall Santa has a pretty [[ItsALongStory long story]] regarding why he dislikes Christmas; he never got a superhero toy he wanted.
* TheGrinch: the titular Mall Santa dislikes Christmas, which is one of the reasons Dan doesn't like him.
* MallSanta: Dan's revenge target for the episode. Dan dresses up as an elf. However, a [[SantasExistenceClause matter of opinion]] (plus the fact that the Mall Santa is a Jerkass) causes him and the faux Santa to bicker. In the end, Dan ends up getting him fired for beating him up, and he takes his place as the Mall Santa.
* MistakenForMurderer: Elise is told by her spy agency an assassin going by the alias "Snowman" is out to get her. She goes to the Mall to try and find them, and she mistakes Chris (who is hidden in a snowman costume for his Mall job) as the culprit.
* MrsClaus: According to the story Dan reads Mr. Mumbles, her and Santa are divorced.
* PresentPeeking: Chris takes the opportunity of being in a snowman costume for the Mall job to try and spy on Elise to see what she might be getting him.
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* FreezeFrameBonus: Dan's resume provides some funny ones, like how he worked at the Office Supplies Office an office supply store from 8/3/01 to 9/11/01 and "partied like it was still 1999 until [[BlackComedy several angry people told me to turn on the TV]]."
* FreudianExcuse: The titular Mall Santa has a pretty [[ItsALongStory long story]] regarding why he dislikesChristmas; Christmas: he never got a superhero toy the Sgt. Saskatchewan he wanted.
* TheGrinch: the titular Mall Santadislikes hates Christmas, which is one of the reasons Dan doesn't like him.
* MallSanta: A curmudgeonly one who doesn't celebrate Christmas is Dan's revenge target for the episode. Dandresses up and Chris get jobs at the mall's christmas display with him, dressing as a respective elf and snowman as an elf. However, elf, and a [[SantasExistenceClause matter of opinion]] (plus the fact that the Mall Santa is a Jerkass) causes (and his Jerkass attitude) leads him and to go to war with the faux Santa to bicker. Kringle. In the end, Dan ends up getting him fired for beating him up, up in front of a crowd of children, and he takes his place as the Mall new Santa.
* MistakenForMurderer: Elise is told by her spy agency an assassin going by the alias"Snowman" "The Snowman" is out to get her. She goes to the Mall mall to try and find them, and she mistakes Chris (who is hidden in a snowman costume for his Mall job) as the culprit.
* MrsClaus: According to the story Dan reads Mr. Mumbles,her she and Santa are divorced.
* PresentPeeking: Chris takes the opportunity of being in a snowman costumefor the Mall job to try and spy on Elise to see what she might be getting him. him for Christmas.
* FreudianExcuse: The titular Mall Santa has a pretty [[ItsALongStory long story]] regarding why he dislikes
* TheGrinch: the titular Mall Santa
* MallSanta: A curmudgeonly one who doesn't celebrate Christmas is Dan's revenge target for the episode. Dan
* MistakenForMurderer: Elise is told by her spy agency an assassin going by the alias
* MrsClaus: According to the story Dan reads Mr. Mumbles,
* PresentPeeking: Chris takes the opportunity of being in a snowman costume
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* FreudrianExcuse: The titular Mall Santa has a pretty [[ItsALongStory long story]] regarding why he dislikes Christmas; he never got a superhero toy he wanted.
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* FreudrianExcuse: FreudianExcuse: The titular Mall Santa has a pretty [[ItsALongStory long story]] regarding why he dislikes Christmas; he never got a superhero toy he wanted.
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Dan believes that a new mall Santa Claus doesn’t possess the Christmas spirit.
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!!This episode provides examples of the following Tropes:
* ChristmasEpisode
* FreezeFrameBonus: Dan's resume provides some funny ones, like how he worked at the Office Supplies Office from 8/3/01 to 9/11/01 and "partied like it was still 1999 until [[BlackComedy several angry people told me to turn on the TV]]."
* FreudrianExcuse: The titular Mall Santa has a pretty [[ItsALongStory long story]] regarding why he dislikes Christmas; he never got a superhero toy he wanted.
* TheGrinch: the titular Mall Santa dislikes Christmas, which is one of the reasons Dan doesn't like him.
* MallSanta: Dan's revenge target for the episode. Dan dresses up as an elf. However, a [[SantasExistenceClause matter of opinion]] (plus the fact that the Mall Santa is a Jerkass) causes him and the faux Santa to bicker. In the end, Dan ends up getting him fired for beating him up, and he takes his place as the Mall Santa.
* MistakenForMurderer: Elise is told by her spy agency an assassin going by the alias "Snowman" is out to get her. She goes to the Mall to try and find them, and she mistakes Chris (who is hidden in a snowman costume for his Mall job) as the culprit.
* MrsClaus: According to the story Dan reads Mr. Mumbles, her and Santa are divorced.
* PresentPeeking: Chris takes the opportunity of being in a snowman costume for the Mall job to try and spy on Elise to see what she might be getting him.
* SantasExistenceClause: Surprisingly averted. Dan and the Mall Santa disagree over the whole debate, but we never actually see a real Santa show up at any point, leaving the rules in this world ambiguous.
* SolidCartoonFacialStubble: The Mall Santa has one.
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!!This episode provides examples of the following Tropes:
* ChristmasEpisode
* FreezeFrameBonus: Dan's resume provides some funny ones, like how he worked at the Office Supplies Office from 8/3/01 to 9/11/01 and "partied like it was still 1999 until [[BlackComedy several angry people told me to turn on the TV]]."
* FreudrianExcuse: The titular Mall Santa has a pretty [[ItsALongStory long story]] regarding why he dislikes Christmas; he never got a superhero toy he wanted.
* TheGrinch: the titular Mall Santa dislikes Christmas, which is one of the reasons Dan doesn't like him.
* MallSanta: Dan's revenge target for the episode. Dan dresses up as an elf. However, a [[SantasExistenceClause matter of opinion]] (plus the fact that the Mall Santa is a Jerkass) causes him and the faux Santa to bicker. In the end, Dan ends up getting him fired for beating him up, and he takes his place as the Mall Santa.
* MistakenForMurderer: Elise is told by her spy agency an assassin going by the alias "Snowman" is out to get her. She goes to the Mall to try and find them, and she mistakes Chris (who is hidden in a snowman costume for his Mall job) as the culprit.
* MrsClaus: According to the story Dan reads Mr. Mumbles, her and Santa are divorced.
* PresentPeeking: Chris takes the opportunity of being in a snowman costume for the Mall job to try and spy on Elise to see what she might be getting him.
* SantasExistenceClause: Surprisingly averted. Dan and the Mall Santa disagree over the whole debate, but we never actually see a real Santa show up at any point, leaving the rules in this world ambiguous.
* SolidCartoonFacialStubble: The Mall Santa has one.
