A 1984 American Made-for-TV Movie fantasy drama directed by Jackie Cooper that has Santa Claus (Art Carney) trying to prevent his home in the North Pole from being destroyed by oil executives.
The movie also stars Jaclyn Smith, Paul Le Mat, Mason Adams, June Lockhart, Paul Williams, Scott Grimes, RJ Williams, Albert Hall, Anne Haney, and Billy Curtis.
It aired on December 13, 1984 on ABC.
Tropes for the film:
- Ear Worm: "Jingle Bells" is such an annoying one that even Santa Claus himself is sick of it. ("Sing any other Christmas song you want," he yells to his elves. "Frosty the Snowman, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, White Christmas, any of those! But '''NO MORE JINGLE BELLS!".
- How Can Santa Deliver All Those Toys?: Santa's head elf, Ed, shows off a handheld device which makes time literally slow down. He claims it involves "physics and stuff I don't understand" and it was made by their R&D department.
- Santa Claus: Played by Art Carney.
- Tagline: "You're going to believe in Santa all over again!".
