Santa Claus is a kind old man that gives presents to people every Christmas Eve. He also picks one of the children who rode the Polar Express to the North Pole the first gift of Christmas, which can be anything of their choice. Santa is generally depicted as portly, jolly, white-bearded, red-suited, and often laughing "Ho Ho Ho."
One Christmas, he chooses Hero Boy to receive the first gift. He gives Hero Boy one of the silver bells from Santa's sleigh and talks to the children, congratulating Hero Girl for her confidence and Christmas spirit and Billy for making new friends, while also scolding Know-It-All for his impatience and lack of humility, before the clock strikes midnight and he flies away in his sleigh to go give presents to children all over the world.
At some point, he finds the silver bell, which had fell out of Hero Boy's pocket and onto the floor of the sleigh, so he puts it in a present box with a note explaining what happened and advising Hero Boy to fix the hole in his pocket.
The Santa Claus legend is based largely on the Dutch holiday of "Sinterklaas" (a hastily pronounced "St. Nicholas", who comes down the chimney on the fifth/sixth of December) and the imagery of the Saint in question carried over to his North Pole incarnation. (Note that in several countries in Europe, Sinterklaas and Santa Claus are considered two entirely different characters, each with their own elaborate holiday.)
It is unknown where he came from, but Santa is traditionally depicted as a festively overweight old man with a long white beard, who wears a red suit with white trim and a matching cap, black boots and a black belt. Sometimes, he is seen with buttons on his shirt, and spectacles over his eyes. He lives at the North Pole in a large workshop staffed by elves which produces toys year round, and every Christmas Eve he sets out in a flying sleigh pulled by eight reindeer and delivers toys and other gifts to the children of the world out of the improbably large sack he carries with him, entering their houses by the chimney, filling their stockings, partaking of whatever food and drink the family left out for him, then leaving how he came in.
As the most prominent figure associated with Christmas, Santa Claus appears in many Christmas specials and movies, including several produced by Warner Bros. and other Time Warner media. His portrayal in them varies in many ways.
Hanks' role in this CGI movie was one of many in this 2004 adaptation of Chris Van Allsburgh's story. This Santa is portrayed as stern and imposing rather than happy and jolly.
As this special is a sequel to The Year Without a Santa Claus, this version of Santa is meant to be the same as the above-mentioned version from that special (albeit with a slightly different design). Mickey Rooney reprised the role for this special.
All that Casper wants for Christmas is for his friend Hairy Scary's house to not be torn down. Although Hairy doesn't believe in Christmas, Santa Claus nevertheless delivers him a deed to the condemned house.
To repay Jeremy Creek for his unexpected kindness, Santa makes him his assistant in his annual trek. This would notably be the last production in which Santa was voiced by Hal Smith, who died the following year.
Johnny mistakes Santa for a burglar and accidentally knocks him out, forcing him to take over for Santa. At the end of the episode, Santa gives Johnny boxing gloves, vowing that next year is "Round 2".
In the second Johnny Bravo Christmas episode, Johnny travels to the North Pole when he forgets to send his and his mother's letters to Santa. Upon being reminded of the previous episode's events, Santa upholds his promise to Johnny.
Michael Bell
The Powerpuff Girls: 'Twas the Fight Before Christmas
2003
Santa is tricked into believing that all the kids in the world are naughty after Princess Morbucks switches the headlines around on his naughty and nice lists.
Danny Antonucci
Ed, Edd n Eddy's Jingle Jingle Jangle
2004
Santa appears briefly near the end where he drops his sack of gifts on top of Eddy.
Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends: "A Lost Claus"
2005
Pictured here are a pair of a imaginary Santas who are created every Christmas by kids fighting with each other. (The real Santa is never shown onscreen in this special.)
Santa doesn't actually go flying around the world; instead he uses a sleigh-shaped computer to transport presents and coal into the homes of good and bad children, respectively.
Santa Claus doesn't look a lot like how most people imagined he'd look like (he says TV producers made that appearance up). He has really long hair, which he has tied back into a ponytail. He wears a black jacket that is unbuttoned, revealing a red shirt, which is tucked in. He also wears brown pants, a belt, and a red scarf, and does not wear the familiar Santa hat. The only thing people got right about him was his beard. He also isn't fat at all; in fact, he has a six-pack.
Brian Blessed
The Amazing World of Gumball: "Christmas"
2012
As a result of being struck by a car, he believes he is a random homeless man. Richard and the kids believe him to be Santa, but he hasn't the faintest clue what they are talking about. The kids' attempts at getting his memories back only succeed in annoying him. Eventually, Nicole reveals that Santa Claus is nonexistent, causing him to realize how worthless he is. At the lowest point in his depression, he is struck in the head again, causing him to regain his memories.
Season 1: "De-Zanitized / The Monkey Song / Nighty-Night Toon" • "Yakko's World / Cookies for Einstein / Win Big" • "H.M.S. Yakko / Slappy Goes Walnuts / Yakko's Universe" • "Hooked on a Ceiling / Goodfeathers: The Beginning" • "Taming Of The Screwy" • "Temporary Insanity / Operation: Lollipop / What are We?" • "Piano Rag / When Rita Met Runt" • "The Big Candy Store / Bumbie's Mom" • "Wally Llama / Where Rodents Dare" • "King Yakko" • "No Pain, No Painting / Les Miseranimals" • "Garage Sale of the Century / West Side Pigeons" • "Hello Nice Warners / La Behemoth / Little Old Slappy from Pasadena" • "La La Law / Cat on a Hot Steel Beam" • "Space Probed / Battle for the Planet" • "Chalkboard Bungle / Hurray for Slappy / The Great Wakkorotti: The Master and His Music" • "Roll Over, Beethoven / The Cat and the Fiddle" • "Pavlov's Mice / Chicken Boo-Ryshnikov / Nothing but the Tooth" • "Meatballs or Consequences / A Moving Experience" • "Hearts of Twilight / The Boids" • "Four Score and Seven Migraines Ago / Wakko's America / Davy Omelette / The Flame" • "Guardin' the Garden / Plane Pals" • "Be Careful What You Eat / Up the Crazy River / Ta Da Dump, Ta Da Dump, Ta Da Dump Dump Dump" • "Opportunity Knox / Wings Take Heart" • "Hercule Yakko / Home on De-Nile / A Midsummer Night's Dream" • "Testimonials / Babblin' Bijou / Potty Emergency / Sir Yaksalot" • "You Risk Your Life / I Got Yer Can / Jockey for Position" • "Moby or Not Moby / Mesozoic Mindy / The Good, the Boo and the Ugly" • "Draculee, Draculaa / Phranken-Runt" • "Hot, Bothered and Bedeviled / Moon Over Minerva / Skullhead Boneyhands" • "O Silly Mio / Puttin' on the Blitz / The Great Wakkorotti: The Summer Concert" • "Chairman of the Bored / Planets Song / Astro-Buttons" • "Cartoons in Wakko's Body / Noah's Lark / The Big Kiss / Hiccup" • "Clown and Out / Bubba Bo Bob Brain" • "Very Special Opening / In the Garden of Mindy / No Place Like Homeless / Katie Ka-Boo / Baghdad Cafe" • "Critical Condition / The Three Muska-Warners" • "Dough Dough Boys / Boot Camping / General Boo-Regard" • "Spellbound" • "Smitten With Kittens / Alas Poor Skullhead / White Gloves" • "Fair Game / The Slapper / Puppet Rulers" • "Buttermilk, It Makes a Body Bitter / Broadcast Nuisance / Raging Bird" • "Animator's Alley / Can't Buy a Thrill / Hollywoodchuck" • "Of Nice and Men / What a Dump / Survey Ladies" • "Useless Facts / The Senses / The World Can Wait / Kiki's Kitten" • "Windsor Hassle / ...And Justice for Slappy" • "Turkey Jerky / Wild Blue Yonder" • "Video Review / When Mice Ruled the Earth" • "Mobster Mash / Lake Titicaca / Icebreakers" • "A Christmas Plotz / Little Drummer Warners" • "Twas the Day Before Christmas / Jingle Boo / The Great Wakkorotti: The Holiday Concert / Toy Shop Terror / Yakko's Universe" • "The Warners & the Beanstalk / Frontier Slappy" • "Ups and Downs / The Brave Little Trailer / Yes, Always" • "Drive-Insane / Girlfeathers / I'm Cute" • "Brain Meets Brawn / Meet Minerva" • "Gold Rush / A Gift of Gold / Dot's Quiet Time" • "Schnitzelbank / The Helpinki Formula / Les Boutons et le Ballon / Kung Boo" • "Of Course, You Know This Means Warners / Up a Tree / Wakko's Gizmo" • "Meet John Brain / Smell Ya Later" • "Ragamuffins / Woodstock Slappy" • "Karaoke-Dokie / The Cranial Crusader / The Chicken Who Loved Me" • "Baloney & Kids / Super Buttons / Katie Ka-Boom: The Driving Lesson" • "Scare Happy Slappy / Witch One / MacBeth" • "With Three You Get Eggroll / Mermaid Mindy / Katie Ka-Boom: Call Waiting" • "Lookit the Fuzzy Heads / No Face Like Home" • "The Warners' 65th Anniversary Special"
Season 2: "Take My Siblings Please / The Mindy 500 / Morning Malaise" • "Miami Mama-Mia / Pigeon on the Roof" • "We're No Pigeons / Whistle Stop Mindy / Katie Ka-Boom: The Broken Date" • "I'm Mad / Bad Mood Bobby / Katie Ka-Boom: The Blemish / Fake" Season 3: "Super Strong Warner Siblings / Nutcracker Slappy / Wakko's New Gookie / A Quake, a Quake!" • "Variety Speak / Three Tenors and You're Out / Bingo" • "Deduces Wild / Rest in Pieces / U.N. Me" • "A Hard Day's Warner / Gimme a Break / Please Please Please Get a Life Foundation" • "The Tiger Prince / All The Words in the English Language / The Kid in the Lid / Method to Her Madness" • "The Presidents Song / Don't Tread on Us / The Flame Returns" • "Gimme the Works / Buttons in Ows / Hercules Unwound" • "This Pun for Hire / Star Truck / Go Fish / Multiplication Song" • "The Sound of Warners / Yabba Dabba Boo" • "My Mother the Squirrel / The Party / Oh! Say Can You See / The Twelve Days of Christmas Song" • "Dot's Entertainment / The Girl with the Googily Goop / Gunga Dot" • "Soccer Coach Slappy / Belly Button Blues / Our Final Space Cartoon, We Promise / Valuable Lesson" • "Wakko's 2-Note Song / Panama Canal / Hello Nurse / The Ballad of Magellan / The Return of the Great Wakkorotti / The Big Wrap Party Tonight" Season 4: "One Flew Over the Cuckoo Clock" • "Cutie and the Beast / Boo Happens / Noel" • "Jokahontas / Boids on the Hood / Mighty Wakko at the Bat" • "A Very Very Very Very Special Show / Night of the Living Buttons / Soda Jerk" • "From Burbank with Love / Anchors A-Warners / When You're Traveling from Nantucket" • "Papers for Pappa / Amazing Gladiators / Pinky and the Ralph" • "Ten Short Films About Wakko Warner / No Time for Love / The Boo Network" • "Pitter Patter of Little Feet / Mindy in Wonderland / Ralph's Wedding" Season 5: "Back in Style / Bones in the Body" • "It / Dot - The Macadamia Nut / Bully for Skippy" • "Cute First (Ask Questions Later) / Acquaintances / Here Comes Attila / Boo Wonder" • "Hooray for North Hollywood" • "The Carpool / The Sunshine Squirrels" • "The Christmas Tree / Punchline (Part I) / Prom Night / Punchline (Part II)" • "Magic Time / The Brain's Apprentice" • "Birds on a Wire / The Scoring Session / The Animaniacs Suite"
Other characters:Snowball • Billie • Dr. Mordough • Precious Pinky, Elmyra and the Brain-only characters:Elmyra Duff • Rudy Mookich • Vanity White • Wally Faust
Season 1: "Das Mouse" • "Of Mouse and Man" • "Tokyo Grows" / "That Smarts" / "Brainstem" • "Pinky & the Fog" / "Where No Mouse Has Gone Before" / "Cheese Roll Call" • "Brainania" • "TV or Not TV" • "Napoleon Brainaparte" • "A Pinky and the Brain Christmas" • "Snowball" • "Around the World in 80 Narfs" • "Fly" • "Ambulatory Abe" / "Mouse of La Mancha" • "The Third Mouse" / "The Visit" Season 2: "It's Only a Paper World" • "Collect 'Em All" / "Pinkasso" • "Plan Brain from Outer Space" • "The Pink Candidate" • "Brain's Song" • "Welcome to the Jungle" • "A Little Off the Top" / "Megalomaniacs Anonymous" • "The Mummy" / "Robin Brain" • "Two Mice and a Baby" / "The Maze" • "Brain of the Future" • "Brinky" • "Hoop Schemes" Season 3: "Leave It to Beavers" / "Cinebrainia" • "Brain Noir" • "Pinky & the Brain... and Larry" / "Where the Deer and the Mousealopes Play" • "Brain's Bogie" / "Say What, Earth?" • "My Feldmans, My Friends" • "All You Need is Narf" / "Pinky's Plan" • "This Old Mouse" • "Brain Storm" • "A Meticulous Analysis of History" / "Funny, You Don't Look Rhennish" • "The Pinky Protocol" • "Mice Don't Dance" • "Brain Drained" • "Brain Acres" • "Pinky and the Brainmaker" / "Calvin Brain" • "Pinky Suavo" / "T.H.E.Y." • "The Real Life" • "Brain's Way" • "A Pinky and the Brain Halloween" • "Brainy Jack" • "Leggo My Ego" / "Big in Japan" • "But That's Not All, Folks!" • "Operation Sea Lion" / "You Said a Mouseful" • "The Tailor and the Mice" / "Bah, Wilderness" • "Pinky at the Bat" / "Schpiel-borg 2000" • "Broadway Malady" • "The Megalomaniacal Adventures of Brainie the Poo" / "The Melancholy Brain" • "Inherit the Wheeze" • "Brain's Night Off" / "Beach Blanket Brain" • "The Family that Poits Together, Narfs Together" • "Pinky's Turn" / "Your Friend: Global Domination" • "You'll Never Eat Food Pellets in This Town, Again!" • "Dangerous Brains" • "What Ever Happened to Baby Brain" / "Just Say Narf" • "The Pinky P.O.V." / "The Really Great Dictator" / "Brain Food" Season 4: "Brainwashed" • "To Russia with Lab Mice" / "Hickory Dickory Bonk" • "The Pinky and the Brain Reunion Special" • "A Legendary Tail" / "Project B.R.A.I.N." • "Star Warners" Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain Episodes: "Patty Ann" / "Gee, Your Hair Spells Terrific" • "Cute Little Alienhead" / "Better Living Through Cheese" • "My Fair Brainy!" / "The Cat That Cried Wolf" • "The Girl With Nothing Extra" / "Narfily Ever After" • "The Icky Mouse Club" / "The Man From Washington" • "At the Hop!" / "Pinky's Dream House" • "Yule Be Sorry" / "How I Spent My Weekend" • "Wag the Mouse" / "A Walk in the Park" • "The Ravin!" / "Elmyra's Music Video" / "Squeeze Play" • "Teleport a Friend" • "Mr. Doctor" / "That's Edutainment" • "Fun, Time & Space" / "Hooray for Meat" • "Party Night" / "The Mask of Braino"
Season 1:Monkey See, Doggie Do • Mommy Fearest • Insect Inside • Powerpuff Bluff • Octi Evil • Geshundfight • Buttercrush • Fuzzy Logic • Boogie Frights • Abracadaver • Telephonies • Tough Love • Major Competition • Mr. Mojo's Rising • Paste Makes Waste • Ice Sore • Bubblevicious • The Bare Facts • Cat Man Do • Impeach Fuzz • Just Another Manic Mojo • Mime for a Change • The Rowdyruff Boys • Uh Oh Dynamo Season 2:Stuck Up, Up and Away • Schoolhouse Rocked • Collect Her • Supper Villain • Birthday Bash • Too Pooped to Puff • Beat Your Greens • Down n' Dirty • Dream Scheme • You Snooze You Lose • Slave the Day • Los Dos Mojos • A Very Special Blossom • Daylight Savings • Mo Job • Pet Feud • Imaginary Fiend • Cootie Gras • The Powerpuff Girls Best Rainy Day Adventure Ever • Just Desserts • Twisted Sister • Cover Up • Speed Demon • Mojo Jonesin • Something's a Ms. • Slumbering with the Enemy Season 3:Fallen Arches • The Mane Event • Town and Out • Child Fearing • Criss Cross Crisis • Bubblevision • Bought and Scold • Gettin' Twiggy With It • Cop Out • Three Girls and a Monster • Monkey See, Doggy Two • Jewel of the Aisle • Super Zeroes • Candy Is Dandy • Catastrophe • Hot Air Buffoon • Ploys R' Us • The Headsucker's Moxy • Equal Fights • Powerprof. • Moral Decay • Meet the Beat Alls • Helter Shelter • Power Lunch Season 4:Film Flam • All Chalked Up • Get Back Jojo • Him Diddle Riddle • Super Friends • Members Only • Nano of the North • Stray Bullet • Forced Kin • Knock It Off Season 5:Keen on Keane • Not So Awesome Blossom • Power-Noia • Monstra-City • Shut the Pup Up • Toast of the Town • Divide and Conquer • Burglar Alarmed • Shotgun Wedding • Save Mojo • Substitute Creature • The Boys Are Back in Town • See Me, Feel Me, Gnomey • Pee Pee G's • Boy Toys • Seed No Evil • The City of Clipsville • Lying Around the House • Bubble Boy • A Documentary • Girls Gone Mild • Curses • Bang for Your Buck • Silent Treatment • Sweet 'n' Sour Season 6:Prime Mates • Coupe D'Etat • Makes Zen to Me • Say Uncle • Reeking Havoc • Live & Let Dynamo • Mo' Linguish • Oops, I Did It Again • A Made Up Story • Little Miss Interprets • Night Mayor • Custody Battle • The City of Nutsville • Aspirations • That's Not My Baby • Simian Says • Sun Scream • The City of Frownsville • West in Pieces • Crazy Mixed Up Puffs • Mizzen in Action • Roughing It Up • What's the Big Idea? • Nuthin' Special • Neighbor Hood • I See a Funny Cartoon in Your Future • Octi-Gone Reboot:
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Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! • Shining Star • Scooby D • It's a Mystery • Bump in the Night • Grow Up • Here We Go • Thank You (Falletin Me Be Mice Elf Again) • Don't Wanna Think About You • Boom Shack-A-Lack • Whenever You Feel Like It • Man with the Hex • Freaks Come Out at Night • Words to Me • Thinking About You • Friends Forever • Play That Funky Music • Love Shack • Summer Feelings • On Me • I Fly
The Flintstones Season 1:The Flintstone Flyer | Hot Lips Hannigan | The Swimming Pool | No Help Wanted | The Split Personality | The Monster from the Tar Pits | The Babysitters | At the Races | The Engagement Ring | Hollyrock, Here I Come | The Golf Champion | The Sweepstakes Ticket | The Drive-In | The Prowler | The Girls' Night Out | Arthur Quarry's Dance Class | The Big Bank Robbery | The Snorkasaurus Hunter | The Hot Piano | The Hypnotist | Love Letters on the Rocks | The Tycoon | The Astra' Nuts | The Long, Long Weekend | In the Dough | The Good Scout | Rooms for Rent | Fred Flintstone: Before and After
The Flintstones Season 2:The Hit Songwriters | Droop-Along Flintstone | The Missing Bus | Alvin Brickrock Presents | Fred Flintstone Woos Again | The Rock Quarry Story | The Soft Touchables | Flintstone of Prinstone | The Little White Lie | Social Climbers | The Beauty Contest | The Masquerade Ball | The Picnic | The House Guest | The X-Ray Story | The Gambler | A Star is Almost Born | The Entertainer | Wilma's Vanishing Money | Feudin' and Fussin' | Impractical Joker | Operation Barney | The Happy Household | Fred Strikes Out | This is Your Lifesaver | Trouble-in-Law | The Mailman Cometh | The Rock Vegas Story | Divided We Sail | Kleptomaniac Caper | Latin Lover | Take Me Out to the Ball Game The Flintstones Season 3:Dino Goes Hollyrock | Fred's New Boss | Barney the Invisible | Bowling Ballet | The Twitch | Here's Snow in Your Eyes | The Buffalo Convention | The Little Stranger | Baby Barney | Hawaiian Escapade | Ladies' Day | Nuthin' But the Tooth | High School Fred | Dial 'S' for Suspicion | Flash Gun Freddie | The Kissing Burglar | Wilma the Maid | The Hero | The Surprise | Mother-in-Law's Visit | Foxy Grandma | Fred's New Job | The Dress Rehearsal | Carry On, Nurse Fred | Ventriloquist Barney | The Big Move | Swedish Visitors | The Birthday Party The Flintstones Season 4:Ann-Margrock Presents | Groom Gloom | Little Bamm-Bamm | Dino Disappears | Fred's Monkeyshines | The Flintstone Canaries | Glue for Two | Big League Freddie | Old Lady Betty | Sleep On, Sweet Fred | Kleptomaniac Pebbles | Daddy's Little Beauty | Daddies Anonymous | Peek-a-Boo Camera | Once Upon a Coward | Ten Little Flintstones | Fred El Terrifico | The Bedrock Hillbillies | Flintstone and the Lion | Cave Scout Jamboree | Room for Two | Ladies' Night at the Lodge | Reel Trouble | Son of Rockzilla | Bachelor Daze | Operation Switchover The Flintstones Season 5:Hop Happy | Monster Fred | Itty Bitty Fred | Pebbles' Birthday Party | Bedrock Rodeo Round-Up | Cinderellastone | A Haunted House is Not a Home | Dr. Sinister | The Gruesomes | The Most Beautiful Baby in Bedrock | Dino and Juliet | King for a Night | Indianrockolis 500 | Adobe Dick | Christmas Flintstone | Fred's Flying Lesson | Fred's Second Car | Time Machine | The Hatrocks and the Gruesomes | Moonlight and Maintenance | Sheriff for a Day | Deep in the Heart of Texarock | The Rolls Rock Caper | Superstone | Fred Meets Hercurock | Surfin' Fred The Flintstones Season 6:No Biz Like Show Biz | The House That Fred Built | The Return of Stony Curtis | Disorder in the Court | Circus Business | Samantha | The Great Gazoo | Rip Van Flintstone | The Gravelberry Pie King | The Stonefinger Caper | The Masquerade Party | Shinrock A Go-Go | Royal Rubble | Seeing Doubles | How to Pick a Fight with Your Wife Without Really Trying | Fred Goes Ape | The Long, Long, Long Weekend | Two Men on a Dinosaur | The Treasure of Sierra Madrock | Curtain Call at Bedrock | Boss for a Day | Fred's Island | Jealousy | Dripper | My Fair Freddy | The Story of Rocky's Raiders
Locations
Bedrock | Flintstone home | Rubble home | Bedrock Bowl | Slate Rock and Gravel Company | Water Buffalo Lodge | Bedrock Drive-In Theater | Grand Canyon
Gallagher Elementary School | Delightful Mansion From Down The Lane | Camp Lemmeouttaheah | Cavity Cave (Video Game Location) | Chickenpox Island | DNK Treehouse | Hendry Middle School | Kids Zoo |
McClintock High School | Mr. Jelly's Candy Store | Romantic Burger | Supervillains Supermarket & Deli | Sprinkle Puff Donut Shoppe | St. Rita's Preparatory School | Tasty Taste Ice Cream Factory | Tieland Commons Shopping Mall | Balooka's Grocery Store | Burger Frenzy | Cowboy Kids Treehouse | Dr. Teef's Dentist Office | Fluffy Meadows Rainbow Monkey Retirement Home | Great Library | Hap-Happy Land | Lime Ricky's Bar (a.k.a. KND Soda Speakeasy) | Memorial Hospital | Numbuh 2's House | Numbuh 3's House | Numbuh 4's House | Numbuh 5's House | Numbuh 86's House | Pinhead Lanes Bowling Alley | Plush Meadows Stuffed Animal Cemetery | Rainbow Monkey Happy Sugar Land | Rainbow Monkey Island | Supervillains Supermarket & Deli | Sure Would Forest Senior Center | Tepid Waters Swim Club | The Alamode | Sectors
