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When Santa gets injured during a stop on Mt. Middlemost, Parker, Angus, and Russell help finish his deliveries.

"Parker Saves Christmas" provides examples of:

  • Affectionate Nickname: Santa Claus refers Angus as Gussie, which is one of the clues that they're brothers.
  • Birthday Episode: For Mayor Peeve, who doesn't like the fact that his birthday falls on Christmas.
  • Christmas Episode
  • Continuity Nod: Jelly still hates Angus' guts.
  • Delayed Reaction: "WAIT, SANTA'S YOUR BROTHER?!"
  • Foreshadowing: Before we know that Santa Claus is Angus' brother, there's a few clues: "You know who is waiting for us" (as Angus didn't bother saying his name), Santa calls Angus Gussie, Santa borrows Angus' bathrobe, and the scene where Parker notices a Strong Family Resemblance between the two when Angus dresses up as Santa.
  • Freeze-Frame Bonus: The naughty and nice list contains of the show staff. The nice ones are storyboard artists Megan Ann Boyd, Stephen Herczeg, and Gabe Del Valle, while series creator John Trabbic, co-showrunner Dave H Johnson, and line producer Philip Harris are on the naughty list.
  • From Bad to Worse: How the mayor feels about his birthday gift of Angus and Santa being captured only for the two of them to have a touching moment together:
Mayor Peeve: "What is this, a romcom? I thought my birthday couldn't get any worse, but this is worse!"
  • Guest Star: Rob Riggle as Santa Claus
  • Injured Limb Episode: Santa and eventually Parker takes over the role of Santa Claus as he gets injured.
  • Lured into a Trap: Both Angus and Santa Claus are trapped inside the Mayor's mansion as part of his birthday gift.
  • Strong Family Resemblance: Angus and Santa Claus look so alike, that before it was revealed they were brothers in the end of the episode, there's this one moment that makes it pretty obvious they're related:
Parker: "Wow, it's like you two are twins! (shapeshifts into a beard) Which one of you is Santa? (chuckles) I can't even tell."
  • Worst. Whatever. Ever!: "Worst. Birthday. Ever. Ryan." is what Mayor Peeve have to say about his birthday wish consisting of Angus and Santa bonding with each other.

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