50 Fun Facts About The Santa Clause

What is the name of the divorced toy-company executive Tim Allen plays in The Santa Clause?

The initials S.C. are the film's quiet joke: he shares them with the man whose job he is about to inherit.

How does Scott end up with the job in the first film?

The card left with the suit says the reindeer will know what to do if the wearer puts it on, and they do.

What is the name of Scott's eight-year-old son who rides along on that first Christmas Eve?

He is eight in the first film and a graffiti-spraying teenager on the naughty list by the sequel.

Which head elf, played by David Krumholtz, tells Scott he has eleven months to get his affairs in order?

The Disney+ series later reveals he had served every previous Santa for thousands of years before retiring to marry Vanessa Redgrave.

Which physical change is NOT one Scott undergoes over the year after wearing the suit?

He also develops a craving for milk and cookies despite having been lactose intolerant, and starts reciting which children are naughty and nice.

Roughly how much weight does Scott tell his doctor he has gained in a single week?

The scale reads 192 lbs, and the doctor has no explanation for a man ballooning that fast.

What is the profession of Neil, Laura's new husband, in the films?

Judge Reinhold got the part over Jeff Daniels, Stanley Tucci, Christopher McDonald and Bradley Whitford, who were all considered.

What magical gift from the head elf lets Scott's son summon his father at any time?

In The Santa Clause 2 the same object is what finally convinces Principal Newman that Scott really is Santa.

Where do the police arrest Scott on Christmas Eve in the first film?

Laura and Neil had reported Charlie kidnapped after Bernard whisked father and son to the North Pole on Thanksgiving; the elves break Scott out of jail.

What does Scott give Laura and Neil at the end of the first film?

Never getting those childhood gifts is why each of them stopped believing in Santa in the first place.

Which two comedy stars turned down the lead role before Tim Allen took it?

Murray did not want another holiday movie straight after Scrooged, and Chase had a scheduling clash.

Which Canadian town stood in for Lakeside, Illinois in the first film?

The reindeer all came from the Toronto Zoo, and the studio work was done at Raleigh Studios in Hollywood.

Why did Eric Lloyd, who plays Scott's son, wear a dental prosthetic for part of the film?

Some of his dialogue had to be rearranged around the new teeth.

Which line about a phone line was cut from later releases of The Santa Clause after complaints?

The number was a real adult line at the time, and Disney got bills-worth of complaints from parents once the VHS came out.

Which film opened at number one the same weekend as The Santa Clause, holding it to second place?

The Santa Clause got its revenge over Thanksgiving, when it climbed to number one and went on to $190 million worldwide.

Roughly what was the first film's production budget?

It returned nearly nine times that worldwide, which is why two sequels and a series followed.

Which Canadian singer-songwriter wrote and performed 'The Bells of Christmas' for the first film?

The rest of the album is Michael Convertino's score, plus a Jimmy Webb song sung by Brenda Russell and Howard Hewett.

What rule from the Handbook of Christmas drives the plot of the 2002 sequel?

Scott has until the next Christmas Eve to marry or he stops being Santa for good.

Why is Scott's teenage son on the naughty list in The Santa Clause 2?

The graffiti puts him on a collision course with Principal Carol Newman, who then becomes his stepmother.

Which of these is NOT a member of the Council of Legendary Figures?

The full council is Mother Nature, Father Time, Cupid, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy and the Sandman.

Which Star Trek actor voices and plays the Sandman on the Council?

The council also includes Kevin Pollak as Cupid, Aisha Tyler as Mother Nature and Peter Boyle, Scott's boss in the first film, back as Father Time.

What does Curtis build so Scott can leave the North Pole to find a wife?

The double reads the rulebook too literally, decides the whole world is naughty and plans to hand out coal.

Which actress plays Principal Carol Newman, who becomes Mrs. Claus?

She returns in the third film and the Disney+ series, where Carol chafes at having no real job as Mrs. Claus.

What is the name of the rambunctious reindeer-in-training Scott rides after Toy Santa in the sequel?

The pair crash back into the village, and the finale becomes an elf-versus-toy-soldier snowball fight.

Which 2003 film did Tim Allen skip so he could make The Santa Clause 2?

Mike Myers took the Cat role instead; The Santa Clause 2 opened to $29 million, then Allen's biggest opening.

Where was The Santa Clause 2 filmed?

The North Pole interiors were built at Mammoth Studios in nearby Burnaby.

Which comedian plays Jack Frost in The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause?

He and Tim Allen had already shared a Disney comedy, Jungle 2 Jungle, in 1997.

Why is Jack Frost causing trouble in the third film?

Mother Nature proposes sanctions, and he talks his way into community service at the North Pole instead, which is exactly where he wants to be.

What cover story does Scott use so Carol's parents will visit without learning he is Santa?

The elves plaster the North Pole with Canadian paraphernalia to sell the story.

Which two screen veterans play Carol's parents, Bud and Sylvia Newman?

Their grandson born at the end of the film is named Buddy after Bud, and grows up to be Cal in the Disney+ series.

What does the Escape Clause do when Scott invokes it?

Frost grabs the coat first, and Scott wakes in an alternate 2006 where he is a workaholic CEO and the North Pole is a theme park.

In the alternate timeline, what has Jack Frost renamed Christmas?

Parents can pay to put their kids on the nice list and the reindeer are kept in a petting zoo.

How is Jack Frost finally reformed at the end of the third film?

Frost had frozen Lucy's parents and refused to thaw them; the hug thaws him and them together.

Roughly how much did The Santa Clause 3 gross worldwide, the lowest of the three films?

The first film made about $190 million and the second about $173 million; critics were harshest on the third.

On which streaming service did the series The Santa Clauses premiere in November 2022?

Tim Allen, Elizabeth Mitchell, Eric Lloyd and David Krumholtz all returned; the show was renewed for a second season within a month.

Which actor plays Simon Choksi, Scott's chosen successor in season one of The Santa Clauses?

Choksi wants to be 'the next Jeff Bezos' and decides every day should be Christmas, with instant delivery.

Who plays Sandra, Scott and Carol's daughter, in The Santa Clauses?

It was her acting debut, and she is Tim Allen's real-life daughter.

Which Modern Family actor plays Magnus Antas, the Mad Santa, in season two of The Santa Clauses?

A rogue past Santa, he was imprisoned in a nutcracker by La Befana until a theme-park owner accidentally set him loose.

According to the series, what was the numbering of Scott's predecessor, the one who fell off the roof?

Played by Jim O'Heir, he had served since the Great Depression and, it turns out, chose Scott deliberately after meeting him as a child.

Which Italian folk figure, known as the Christmas witch, mentors Sandra in the series?

Laura San Giacomo plays her, living in the Wobbly Woods, and she turns out to be a former Council member.

Who directed the original 1994 film The Santa Clause?

Pasquin also appears on screen in the film as one of the mall Santas, credited as Santa #6.

Which Disney-owned label acquired the spec script in November 1992 as a vehicle for Tim Allen?

Allen was then the star of Home Improvement, and the film ended up distributed by Buena Vista Pictures in November 1994.

Where did all the reindeer used in the first film come from?

Most location work was done in the Greater Toronto Area, and the film's model trains were all made by LGB.

Which Everybody Loves Raymond actor plays Scott's boss Mr. Whittle and later Father Time?

The Santa Clause 3 was the last of his films released during his lifetime; All Roads Lead Home came out posthumously in 2008.

What was the production budget of The Santa Clause 2, roughly three times the original's?

The sequel still turned a healthy profit, grossing about $172.9 million worldwide.

Which comedy beat The Santa Clause 3 to the number one spot on its opening weekend in 2006?

The first two films had both opened at number one; the third never got there and ended as the lowest-grossing of the trilogy.

In which 1997 Disney comedy had Tim Allen and Martin Short already worked together?

That film was itself a remake of the French comedy Un indien dans la ville, with Allen as a commodities trader meeting his son.

What is the name of the son Carol gives birth to at the end of the third film?

He is named after his maternal grandfather, and returns as teenager 'Cal' in the Disney+ series.

Which NFL quarterback appears as himself, a potential replacement Santa, in The Santa Clauses?

The series also brings back Eric Lloyd as a grown-up Charlie, who turns the job down because of his own young family.

On television broadcasts, what was the film's infamous '1-800' phone number changed to?

The original line was cut from US home media from the 1999 DVD onward, though it survives on the early VHS and LaserDisc releases.