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* LaserGuidedKarma: The Postman gets his comeuppance for trying to stop Olive from saving Christmas when he gets put in a zoo as a replacement zoo penguin after Martini covers him in tape and envelopes.
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* PainfulRhyme: From "Bah, Bug and Hum!":
--> '''Mailman''': Why not splurge, send it priority
--> What's one more pain in my ''posteriority''?
--> '''Mailman''': Why not splurge, send it priority
--> What's one more pain in my ''posteriority''?
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* ClipArtAnimation: All the characters.
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The story follows a dog named Olive (Barrymore) who, after learning that one of Santa's reindeer wound up in an accident, takes it upon herself to make a perilous journey to the North Pole to help SantaClaus fly his sleigh and [[SavingChristmas save Christmas]]. Along the way, she makes many friends while contending with the [[{{TheGrinch}} mean, Christmas-hating]] [[GoingPostal Postman]] (Creator/DanCastellaneta). Again and again, Olive is told that there's nothing she could possibly do to save Christmas, but with the help of con artist penguin Martini (Creator/JoePantoliano) and [[HeroicSpirit her never-dying spirit]], she might just prove everybody wrong.
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The story follows a dog named Olive (Barrymore) who, after learning that one of Santa's reindeer wound up in an accident, takes it upon herself to make a perilous journey to the North Pole to help SantaClaus fly his sleigh and [[SavingChristmas save Christmas]]. Along the way, she makes many friends while contending with the [[{{TheGrinch}} mean, Christmas-hating]] [[GoingPostal Postman]] (Creator/DanCastellaneta). Again and again, Olive is told that there's nothing she could possibly do to save Christmas, but with the help of con artist penguin Martini (Creator/JoePantoliano) and [[HeroicSpirit [[{{Determinator}} her never-dying spirit]], she might just prove everybody wrong.
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-->'''Postman''':Ah, yes, the train set that should've been mine when I was a kid. That was the year Santa started putting me on his naughty list. Santa didn't cut me any slack, so now I'm not cutting him any slack!
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* BadGuyBar: {{Subverted|Trope}}; the song sung by the patrons is even titled "We're Not So Bad".
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* VillainBar: {{Subverted|Trope}}; the song sung by the patrons is even titled "We're Not So Bad".
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* PanFromTheSkyBeginning: During the opening titles, the camera pans down from a cloudy sky with snow falling from it and follows a snowflake, which moves towards the town where parts of the movie the movie take place. It later stops at Olive, who then appears and licks the snowflake.
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* PanFromTheSkyBeginning: During the opening titles, the camera pans down from a cloudy sky with snow falling from it and follows a snowflake, which moves towards the town where parts of the movie the movie special take place. It later stops at Olive, who then appears and licks the snowflake.
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* BookEnds: The film starts and ends with Olive singing about how she loves all the holidays, but Christmas most of all.
* BoundAndGagged: Martini suffers this in the back of the mail truck, after the Postman grabs him. He returns the favor after the truck crash.
* BoundAndGagged: Martini suffers this in the back of the mail truck, after the Postman grabs him. He returns the favor after the truck crash.
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* BookEnds: {{Bookends}}: The film starts and ends with Olive singing about how she loves all the holidays, but Christmas most of all.
* BoundAndGagged: Martini suffers this in the back of the mail truck, after the Postman grabs him.He [[spoiler:He returns the favor after the truck crash.crash to put a complete stop to him attempting to ruin Christmas.]]
* BoundAndGagged: Martini suffers this in the back of the mail truck, after the Postman grabs him.
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** Round John mentions he wants a cordless drill for Christmas during Olive's speech in the bar. Olive mentions it during her appeal to Santa. [[spoiler: The Postman finds it in Santa's sack, and it's later delivered to John.]]
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* HumiliationConga: [[spoiler: The Postman gets defeated and left tied up in the back of his own truck. Martini then dresses him as a penguin and leaves him in the penguin enclosure at the zoo.]]
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* HumiliationConga: [[spoiler: The [[spoiler:The Postman gets defeated and left tied up in the back of his own truck. Martini then dresses him as a penguin and leaves him in the penguin enclosure at the zoo.]]
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* ArmorPiercingResponse: Martini is initially indifferent to Olive being taken away by the Postman on phony charges, but his conscience is stirred when she reminds him of how she saved him from being arrested for selling crummy watches.
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* BoundAndGagged: Martini suffers this in the back of the mail truck, after the Postman grabs him. He returns the favor after the truck crash.
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* ChekhovsGun: While in the back of the mail truck, Olive comes across a mean letter addressed to Santa, but she doesn't think anything of this one item. It turns out the Postman prepared multiple such letters in the hopes of tricking Santa into not even trying to make the trip.
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* CrowdChant: Subverted. Richard tries to get one going in the diner ("Olive! Olive!"), but no one else pipes up, so he sheepishly stops.
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* HypocriticalHumor: When his old zoo buddies say they saw him on TV, Martini the penguin hopes it was in color, saying black-and-white doesn't do a thing for him.
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* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Though Olive joining the sleigh team is widely reported, Tim never bothered to check the news, so he doesn't find out what she's done until picking up his morning paper.
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: After Olive shames everyone at the bar for their behavior, Round John Virgin says he asked Santa for an electric drill and that he certainly doesn't deserve it now.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Creator/DanCastellaneta gives the Postman a voice similar to his Creator/VincentPrice impression.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Creator/DanCastellaneta gives the Postman a voice similar to his Creator/VincentPrice impression.
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* NotSoDifferentRemark: Schnitzel is the cousin of Blitzen, but he can't help Santa because he's flightless. Being a penguin, Martini says he can relate.
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* TheStoolPigeon: Martini says he got fired from the zoo because a literal example told the administrator the different ways he had been breaking the rules.
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* WaxingLyrical: A reporter quotes some of the lines from "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" when reporting that Olive is filling in for the injured reindeer.
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* YouExclamation: After catching up with Richard's bus, the Postman does this when he spots Olive through a window.
* YouOweMe: Olive met Martini while he was hocking cheap watches on the sidewalk. When a cop is ready to arrest Martini for it, Olive covers for him. Olive reminds Martini of this the first time the Postman grabs her.
* YouOweMe: Olive met Martini while he was hocking cheap watches on the sidewalk. When a cop is ready to arrest Martini for it, Olive covers for him. Olive reminds Martini of this the first time the Postman grabs her.
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* EveryoneHasStandards: The Postman is a horrible jerk who wants to ruin Christmas for everyone because he never got what he wanted as a kid. But he does take his job seriously when Olive is heard opening mail and tells her it's a federal offense. He also allows her to open it since it is addressed to her.
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The Tokusatsu Superhero was possibly meant to be a stand in for Ultraman, but he resembles Inframan more closely (who was an Ultraman Expy to be fair)
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** Film/TheSuperInframan (an [[Franchise/UltraSeries Ultraman]] [[UltramanCopy Expy]]) and Franchise/{{Godzilla}} can be seen as the sleigh goes through Japan, and both join in the big musical number at the end.
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''Olive, the Other Reindeer'' is an animated ChristmasSpecial directed by animator Steve Moore and produced by Creator/MattGroening (the creator of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'') and Creator/DrewBarrymore, and animated by Creator/DNAProductions (of ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutronBoyGenius'' fame), [[AnimatedAdaptation based on]] the children's book of the same name by Vivian Walsh and by J. Otto Seibold.
The story follows a dog named Olive (Barrymore) who, after learning that one of Santa's reindeer wound up in an accident, takes it upon herself to make a perilous journey to the North Pole to help SantaClaus fly his sleigh and [[SavingChristmas save Christmas]]. Along the way, she makes many friends while contending with the [[{{TheGrinch}} mean, Christmas-hating]] [[GoingPostal Postman]] (Creator/DanCastellaneta). Again and again, Olive is told that there's nothing she could possibly do to save Christmas, but with the help of con artist penguin Martini (Creator/JoePantoliano) and [[HeroicSpirit her never-dying spirit]] might just prove everybody wrong.
The story follows a dog named Olive (Barrymore) who, after learning that one of Santa's reindeer wound up in an accident, takes it upon herself to make a perilous journey to the North Pole to help SantaClaus fly his sleigh and [[SavingChristmas save Christmas]]. Along the way, she makes many friends while contending with the [[{{TheGrinch}} mean, Christmas-hating]] [[GoingPostal Postman]] (Creator/DanCastellaneta). Again and again, Olive is told that there's nothing she could possibly do to save Christmas, but with the help of con artist penguin Martini (Creator/JoePantoliano) and [[HeroicSpirit her never-dying spirit]] might just prove everybody wrong.
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''Olive, the Other Reindeer'' is an animated ChristmasSpecial directed by animator Steve Moore and produced by Creator/MattGroening (the creator of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'') and Creator/DrewBarrymore, and animated by Creator/DNAProductions (of ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutronBoyGenius'' fame), [[AnimatedAdaptation based on]] the children's book of the same name by Vivian Walsh and by J. Otto Seibold.
The story follows a dog named Olive (Barrymore) who, after learning that one of Santa's reindeer wound up in an accident, takes it upon herself to make a perilous journey to the North Pole to help SantaClaus fly his sleigh and [[SavingChristmas save Christmas]]. Along the way, she makes many friends while contending with the [[{{TheGrinch}} mean, Christmas-hating]] [[GoingPostal Postman]] (Creator/DanCastellaneta). Again and again, Olive is told that there's nothing she could possibly do to save Christmas, but with the help of con artist penguin Martini (Creator/JoePantoliano) and [[HeroicSpirit her never-dyingspirit]] spirit]], she might just prove everybody wrong.
The story follows a dog named Olive (Barrymore) who, after learning that one of Santa's reindeer wound up in an accident, takes it upon herself to make a perilous journey to the North Pole to help SantaClaus fly his sleigh and [[SavingChristmas save Christmas]]. Along the way, she makes many friends while contending with the [[{{TheGrinch}} mean, Christmas-hating]] [[GoingPostal Postman]] (Creator/DanCastellaneta). Again and again, Olive is told that there's nothing she could possibly do to save Christmas, but with the help of con artist penguin Martini (Creator/JoePantoliano) and [[HeroicSpirit her never-dying
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* ConscienceMakesYouGoBack: When Olive is caught by the Postman at the bus station for supposed mail fraud, Martini is about to board the bus without her, despite Olive pleading she's innocent and he must help her after she helped him. After some hesitation, he gets off the bus to free Olive from the Postman's grasp before the two jump on the bus just in time.
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The story follows a dog named Olive (Barrymore) who, after learning that one of Santa's reindeer wound up in an accident, takes it upon herself to make a perilous journey to the North Pole to help SantaClaus fly his sleigh and [[SavingChristmas save Christmas]]. Along the way, she makes many friends while contending with the [[{{TheGrinch}} mean, Christmas-hating]] [[GoingPostal Postman]] (Creator/DanCastellaneta). Again and again, Olive is told that there's nothing she could possibly do to save Christmas, but [[HeroicSpirit her never-dying spirit]] might just prove everybody wrong.
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The story follows a dog named Olive (Barrymore) who, after learning that one of Santa's reindeer wound up in an accident, takes it upon herself to make a perilous journey to the North Pole to help SantaClaus fly his sleigh and [[SavingChristmas save Christmas]]. Along the way, she makes many friends while contending with the [[{{TheGrinch}} mean, Christmas-hating]] [[GoingPostal Postman]] (Creator/DanCastellaneta). Again and again, Olive is told that there's nothing she could possibly do to save Christmas, but with the help of con artist penguin Martini (Creator/JoePantoliano) and [[HeroicSpirit her never-dying spirit]] might just prove everybody wrong.
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* PaintedCGI: CGI animation that is stylized as if it was a paper pop-up card. Released in 1999, it's one of the earliest examples of this style.
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* EverythingsBetterWithPenguins: Martini is a penguin and the {{Deuteragonist}} of the special.
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* BookEnds: The film starts and ends with Olive singing about how she loves all the holidays, but Christmas most of all.
** When trying to wrap Tim's present, Olive remarks how she wishes she had opposable thumbs. She ends up getting some (in the form of some kind of toy or device) at the end of the movie.
** Martini is selling counterfeit "Rolexxx" watches, and Olive comments how she didn't know Rolex had three Xs. [[spoiler:During the montage delivering presents at the end, they fly past Big Ben in London, which has the "Rolexxx" logo on it as well.]]
** Martini is selling counterfeit "Rolexxx" watches, and Olive comments how she didn't know Rolex had three Xs. [[spoiler:During the montage delivering presents at the end, they fly past Big Ben in London, which has the "Rolexxx" logo on it as well.]]
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* CanonForeigner: The animated special features many characters who weren't present in the original book. The most notable examples are Olive's owner Tim, the penguin Martini, and the Postman. [[CanonImmigrant Martini did show up in Vivian Walsh's second book]] starring Olive set on Valentine's Day called "Oliver, My Love" from 2004 where he makes a few non-speaking appearances and is seen on Oliver's picture frame.
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* CanonForeigner: The animated special features many characters who weren't present in the original book. The most notable examples are Olive's owner Tim, the penguin Martini, and the Postman. [[CanonImmigrant Martini did show up in Vivian Walsh's second book]] starring Olive set on Valentine's Day called "Oliver, "Olive, My Love" from 2004 where he makes a few non-speaking appearances and is seen on Oliver's picture frame.
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* PetTheDog: Nearly literal. While he's in the middle of EvilGloating, the Postman doesn't even bother to chastise Olive when she knocks him over. Olive is clearly expecting him to, though arguably his gloating afterwards is a worse punishment given the special.
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* PetTheDog: Nearly literal. While he's in the middle of EvilGloating, the Postman doesn't even bother to chastise Olive when she knocks him over. Olive is clearly expecting him to, though arguably his gloating afterwards is a worse punishment given the special. He also specifically gestures for Olive to move out of the way when a large present is about to fall on him.
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** Santa Claus himself. He nearly cancels Christmas because one of his reindeer broke their leg, and while he notes in an interview he may resort to it, he ultimately doesn't force the remaining reindeer to do the work themselves. He listens to Olive when she arrives, and even though she's not a reindeer, he's willing to let her help.
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** [[Franchise/UltraSeries Ultraman]] and Franchise/{{Godzilla}} can be seen near the end of the special.
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** Immediately after the above, the gang flies through Paris to give [[Literature/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame Quasimodo]] a backscratcher, who joins the last part of "Merry Christmas After All."
** Immediately after the above, the gang flies through Paris to give [[Literature/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame Quasimodo]] a backscratcher, who joins the last part of "Merry Christmas After All."
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* TyopOnTheCover: Martini spells Rolex as "Rolexxx". Olive lampshades it.
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[[AnimatedAdaptation Based on]] the children's book of the same name by Vivian Walsh and by J. Otto Seibold, ''Olive, the Other Reindeer'' is a 45-minute animated ChristmasSpecial from 1999, directed by animator Steve Moore and produced by Creator/MattGroening (the creator of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'') and Creator/DrewBarrymore, and animated by Creator/DNAProductions (of ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutronBoyGenius'' fame).
The story follows a dog named Olive (Barrymore) who, after learning that one of Santa's reindeer wound up in an accident, takes it upon herself to make a perilous journey to the North Pole to help SantaClaus fly his sleigh and [[SavingChristmas save Christmas]].
Along the way, she makes many friends and tries to avoid the schemes of the [[{{TheGrinch}} mean, Christmas-hating]] [[GoingPostal Postman]] (Creator/DanCastellaneta). Again and again, she is told that she is not a reindeer and that there is nothing she could possibly do to save Christmas, but [[HeroicSpirit her never-dying spirit]] might just prove them wrong.
The story follows a dog named Olive (Barrymore) who, after learning that one of Santa's reindeer wound up in an accident, takes it upon herself to make a perilous journey to the North Pole to help SantaClaus fly his sleigh and [[SavingChristmas save Christmas]].
Along the way, she makes many friends and tries to avoid the schemes of the [[{{TheGrinch}} mean, Christmas-hating]] [[GoingPostal Postman]] (Creator/DanCastellaneta). Again and again, she is told that she is not a reindeer and that there is nothing she could possibly do to save Christmas, but [[HeroicSpirit her never-dying spirit]] might just prove them wrong.
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* PanFromTheSkyBeginning: During the opening titles, the camera pans down from a cloudy sky with snow falling from it and follows a snowflake, which moves towards the town where parts of the movie the movie take place. It later stops at Olive, who then appears and licks the snowflake.
