Fred Claus

511 00:32:50,100 --> 00:32:53,410 Of course, sometimes kids are both naughty and nice. 512 00:32:53,580 --> 00:32:57,368 So in that case, we do an up-to-date determination, hence... 513 00:32:58,100 --> 00:32:59,328 ...the snowglobe. 514 00:32:59,500 --> 00:33:01,650 Let me show you how it works, all right? 515 00:33:01,820 --> 00:33:03,412 Timmy Jackson... 516 00:33:03,980 --> 00:33:05,095 ...New York City. 517 00:33:05,900 --> 00:33:06,889 Watch this. 518 00:33:10,460 --> 00:33:13,896 What are you doing? Get out of my room! Get out of my room! 519 00:33:17,300 --> 00:33:20,815 Oh, boy. Okay, that seems pretty cut and dried. 520 00:33:21,180 --> 00:33:22,977 What, we don't know what happens, what...? 521 00:33:23,140 --> 00:33:26,212 Good morning, Fred. Honey, may I have a word with you, please? 522 00:33:26,380 --> 00:33:29,338 You betcha. Fred, you just stay right there. Don't you move an inch. 523 00:33:29,580 --> 00:33:32,140 I better check up on the all-girls Swedish swimming team. 524 00:33:32,300 --> 00:33:33,813 I'm hoping they're naughty! 525 00:33:34,060 --> 00:33:35,937 - Fred is really motivated. - You think? 526 00:33:36,100 --> 00:33:39,297 - He's gonna be a big help here. - How you doing? Be working with you. 527 00:33:39,460 --> 00:33:41,576 The efficiency expert arrives in 15 minutes. 528 00:33:41,740 --> 00:33:43,731 - We're gonna be fine. - I know it, I know it. 529 00:33:43,900 --> 00:33:45,731 - Give me a little something. - Yes, I will. 530 00:33:46,660 --> 00:33:48,332 There we go. Alrighty. 531 00:33:48,620 --> 00:33:49,939 Let's get you to work. 532 00:33:50,580 --> 00:33:54,129 Now, I'm going to explain this to you in very simple terms, okay? 533 00:33:54,380 --> 00:33:58,009 Now, see those blue files? I want you to review those files, okay? 534 00:33:58,300 --> 00:34:01,098 If the kid strikes you as naughty... 535 00:34:02,220 --> 00:34:04,290 ...bam! Stamp him "Naughty." 536 00:34:04,460 --> 00:34:07,577 All right? But if the kid strikes you as nice... 537 00:34:08,460 --> 00:34:10,496 Yep, you stamp them "Nice." 538 00:34:10,660 --> 00:34:12,252 I'm a cog in the wheel. I am. 539 00:34:12,420 --> 00:34:16,015 Good, all right. I gotta hustle, because I gotta meet somebody right now, okay? 540 00:34:16,180 --> 00:34:17,852 - Aye, aye, captain. - Captain's on deck. 541 00:34:18,020 --> 00:34:19,897 - Rest assured, my man. - Mail delivery! 542 00:34:20,060 --> 00:34:23,052 - The ship's getting steered safely! - All right, buddy. 543 00:34:23,220 --> 00:34:25,097 - Great. So this is it? - Yeah, right. 544 00:34:25,260 --> 00:34:26,693 That's just Bethesda, Maryland. 545 00:34:27,740 --> 00:34:31,733 <i>All right, everyone. Oh, my goodness,</i> <i>it's "Here Comes Santa Claus!"</i> 546 00:34:42,940 --> 00:34:45,374 You didn't have to travel by helicopter, Mr. Northcutt. 547 00:34:45,540 --> 00:34:47,178 I would've happily sent the sleigh. 548 00:34:47,340 --> 00:34:49,058 I despise reindeer. 549 00:34:50,860 --> 00:34:53,977 Would you like to settle in? We have your room ready. 550 00:34:54,220 --> 00:34:55,972 You could take a little nap. 551 00:34:56,140 --> 00:34:57,892 I don't nap. 552 00:34:58,220 --> 00:35:00,131 Well, that sounds like it's gonna be dandy. 553 00:35:00,300 --> 00:35:03,690 As you can see from the chart labeled 116-9C... 554 00:35:03,860 --> 00:35:08,331 ...the average size of a child's wish list has grown a lot in the last 200 years. 555 00:35:08,500 --> 00:35:11,810 In the 1800s, for example, children rarely asked for more than one item... 556 00:35:11,980 --> 00:35:15,052 ...and usually these items were of a intangible nature. 557 00:35:15,220 --> 00:35:18,735 Something like a family member's health or the end of war or famine. 558 00:35:18,900 --> 00:35:21,653 I remember that. Try fitting that down the chimney, huh? 559 00:35:23,140 --> 00:35:25,893 Chart 345-11 B shows that today... 560 00:35:26,060 --> 00:35:29,735 ...the average child asks for 15 gifts per letter. 561 00:35:29,900 --> 00:35:32,733 Growing child demands and increasingly complicated toy making... 562 00:35:32,900 --> 00:35:36,973 ...are putting your operation further behind each year. It's not good enough. 563 00:35:37,140 --> 00:35:41,372 Well, now, we are not here to give every child every toy that they want. 564 00:35:41,540 --> 00:35:45,419 Mr. Northcutt, part of Christmas is being grateful for the things that we can have. 565 00:35:45,740 --> 00:35:48,652 - Yes, well, if it were only that simple. - It's not? 566 00:35:48,820 --> 00:35:51,539 No. Sadly. You see... 567 00:35:51,980 --> 00:35:55,097 ...the board is seriously considering... 568 00:35:55,620 --> 00:35:56,769 ...shutting you down. 569 00:35:58,100 --> 00:35:59,135 What? 570 00:35:59,300 --> 00:36:00,972 - That's s