what?
It might happen.
Santa Claus,
he does some pretty amazing things.
Bryan, you know what? I know.
You know what?
The secret.
What secret?
Santa Claus.
I've known for a long time.
He's not real.
Says who?
My mom.
Hi.
I believe you have something of mine.
About 4-foot tall, brown hair,
talks like she's 64 years old?
Hey.
Hi. / Hi.
So, what do you think?
It's a good one.
Yeah? Did Santa Claus come by yet?
Nope. Is it Tony falacchi again?
No. Tony had to leave.
Bombed?
Yes.
It's the pressure.
But I got this new guy, and
he really looks like the real thing.
Maybe he is.
Are you still coming to dinner?
Am I still invited?
Yes.
Then I'm coming.
Honey, run home and put the camera stuff away.
I'll put the stuff away. You keep watching.
Let her finish watching the parade. Come on.
Santa hasn't even come by yet.
Well, as soon as Santa does come by,
I would like for you to come home.
Sure.
That's the end of the parade, anyway.
There's nothing else to see except
guys cleaning up horse poop,
And that doesn't thrill me at all.
Hello!
Merry christmas!
- Hello?
- Jack?
Yes, sir.
I've been watching the parade.
It looks bigger than last year.
What is the crowd estimate?
Well, sir, cops say over a million.
Last year was about 750.
Have marketing come up with a giveaway,
something free.
I don't want a crowd outside
cole's in the morning.
I hate to say this, Mr. Lamberg.
Cole's has got one hell of a
Santa Claus this year.
If I didn'tknow better,
I'd say he was the real article.
Keep an eye on this, Mr. Duff.
These small, seemingly insignificant,
sentimental anachronisms
can be surprisingly potent.
I don't want my plans damaged by
an elderly cherub in a red suit.
I'm on it, sir.
Bye-bye.
There we go.
- Ooh. Ooh. Ahh. Ahh.
- Happy thanksgiving.
- Happy thanksgiving.
- Happy thanksgiving
You know, this is kind of like TV,
except I need a brother and a dog,
And Bryan would be the dad--
Mr. Bedford.
He said to call him Bryan.
Only if it's o.k. with your mom.
It's fine.
Bryan would be the dad, you'd be the mom.
We'd need either a fat person
who's our cook
or a neighbor who's
Always at our house.
You know, that's not very interesting.
Let's talk about something else.
For the chef.
Oh, in the loosest sense of the word.
In every sense of the word.
The vegetables are catered.
So is dessert.
Thank you, Susan.
You're welcome.
Do we give blessings in this house?
Not unless my grandparents are here.
Would you mind if I did it?
It's a tradition with me.
No. That's fine.
We give thanks for thfood before us
and the closeness
Of the people we love,
and we pray that these gifts
We so gratefully receive
will be shared with those less
fortunate than ourselves.
Amen.
Amen.
All right. Let's eat.
I slaved all day.
You really outdid yourself.
One of my elves is married to
a fellow called Daniel.
Do you know what you want for christmas?
I want  a peter pollywog
patrol frog that swims and blows up.
Gosh, that sounds great
Can mother have a word with Santa, please?
Yes, of course. Just a minute.
Don't make me look bad.
Them things cost 70 bucks.
He just looked at them.
I tell you what.
Shopper's express have got them
on sale at 34.Lamberg
with a $5.00 rebate.
Now that's reasonable enough, isn't it?
Yeah. Thanks.
But let me ask you a question.
Since when is cole's sending
customers someplace else?
I don't think it matters where the toys are sold
as long as it makes the children happy.
I'm sure the people here believe the same.
Yeah. Yeah, that's the spirit.
Thanks, Santa. Thank you.
- Merry christmas.
- Merry christmas.
Now then, young man,
if you're a very good boy
And do exactly what your mummy tells you,
you're going to have a peter pollywog
for christmas.
Ha ha ha ha ha.
Bye, Santa.
Bye-bye. Bye-bye, Daniel.
Merry christmas.
Come on, then. Come on.
You the boss?
I'm general manager of the store.
My kid asked Santa for a