THE SANTA CLAUSE (1994)

FRANCHISOGRAPHY gets into the holiday spirit with a deep dive into the beloved Santa Clause Trilogy!

America’s ultimate 90’s funnyman Tim Allen stars as ultimate 90’s corporate dad, Scott Calvin, a recent divorcee struggling to find any holiday spirit when Christmas Eve just means arguing with his ex-wife and her obnoxiously evolved new beau and struggling to connect with his increasingly estranged son, Charlie. Scott’s life changes forever when Santa Claus himself falls off the roof and presumably breaks his neck or spine something because he like, instantly dies, leaving this cynical boomer dad with the sacred task of bringing holiday cheer to children all over the world.

Does Scott Calvin have what it takes to become Kris Kringle, Santa Claus, Père Noël, Babbo Natale, Pelz-Nickel, Topo Gigio? Does this 90’s kid classic hold up in today’s modern world?

Ryan Cultrera (host of The Hallo-Rewind and Sounds Scary) joins Nick and Scott as they share a bowl of sugar, do some shots of brown liquor and celebrate this offbeat holiday favorite, 1994’s THE SANTA CLAUSE

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