Elmo Saves Christmas (1996 Video)

Charles Durning: Santa Claus

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Quotes 

• Santa Claus : [to Elmo]  You got 2 more wishes, son. Don't waste them.

• Santa Claus : You wished for a glass of water?

  Elmo : Uh huh.

  Lightning : Why?

  Elmo : 'Cause Elmo was thirsty.

  Lightning : But you could've had anything!

  Elmo : A diet soda?

• Elmo : Christmas every day makes everyone happy!

  Santa Claus : Not *quite* everyone.

  Elmo : Oh! It's Santa Claus!

  Santa Claus : Shh!

  [looks left and right; glares down at Elmo] 

  Santa Claus : Elmo, what have you done?

  Elmo : Elmo wished to have Christmas every day! Yay!

  Santa Claus : You *can't* have Christmas every day!

  Elmo : Yes, you *can*!

  Santa Claus : No!

  Elmo : Yes! It's easy! You have Christmas today, then you have Christmas tomorrow, and then the day after that...

  Santa Claus : Elmo.

  Elmo : ...and then the day after that.

  Santa Claus : Elmo.

  Elmo : Christmas, Christmas, Christmas every day! And nobody has to work or go to school...

  Santa Claus : *Elmo*!

  Elmo : *What, Santa*?

  Santa Claus : If people don't work, who makes things we need? And if kids don't go to school, how do they learn the alphabet? Christmas every day is a bad idea, Elmo. Forget about it.

  Elmo : But why?

  Santa Claus : Because it's better to wait for Christmas and have it once a year, and live a life in between. Christmas is fun, but Christmas every day is too much.

• [Santa plays mini golf; two elfs burst into his office] 

  Elf : Santa!

  Elf : Hey, Santa!

  Elf : Yo, Santa!

  Santa Claus : What's going on?

  Elf : Oh, Santa! Santa, it's Christmas *again*!

  Santa Claus : It *can't* be!

  Elf : It *is*! Did you give someone three wishes *again*?

  Santa Claus : A little red monster on Sesame Street, Elmo. I gotta go talk to him.