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[[File:RankinBassTwasTheNightBeforeChristmas.jpg|frame|Not even a mouse...]]
A 1974 animated [[Christmas Special]] from [[Rankin
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* [[Authority in Name Only]]: The Mayor has shades of this.
* [[Christmas Special]]
* [[Clap Your Hands If You Believe]]: The driving problem behind the plot is that Albert doesn't believe in Santa. His father tries to musically persuade him to believe in pretty much every legendary character affiliated with a holiday.
* [[Clock Tower]]: Where Trundle wishes to install his singing clock.
* [[Cross
* [[Don't Touch It, You Idiot!]]: Really, Albert's fascination with the model should have been a warning to Father Mouse to keep him away from the real clock.
* [[Exactly What It Says
* [[Flat Earth Atheist]]: Santa's existence is a demonstrable fact in this special. He makes no effort to hide himself when making deliveries, can receive and return mail, and even has official operators representing him at the North Pole that you can call up at any time. Doesn't stop Albert from disbelieving.
** Might also count as [[Arbitrary Skepticism]]. You live in a world of [[Mouse World|sentient talking mice]], but think Santa Claus is ridiculous?
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* [[Have a Gay Old Time]]: [[ABC Family]] removed the "Give Your Heart a Try" number for having the word "gay" in it when it re-aired the special.
* [[Heel Face Turn]]: Albert
* [[
* [[Ill Girl]]: Several, and boys too. Father Mouse takes Albert to a hospital full of depressed children to show him the consequences of his letter about Santa.
* [[It Got Worse]]: After the clock malfunctions, no one wants to give Trundle any work. Not only is Santa not bringing gifts for his family, but he can't pay his bills or put food on the table.
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* [[Narrator]]: Father Mouse
* [[No Name Given]]: Most of the cast, including Trundle's two children and Father Mouse's non-Albert children.
* [[Non
* [[Santa Claus]]: Convincing him to come is the object of the story.
* [[Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness]]: The Mayor strives for this, but usually ends up stumbling over his words. Conversely, Albert's penchant for long words is what makes Father Mouse realize who wrote the letter that so offended Santa.
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* [[Token Minority]]: In this case, an entire [[Token Minority]] ''family''. Among all of the white families, there is one black family.
* [[Uncanny Family Resemblance]]: Each human family appears to have one son and one daughter, who look like little clones of their parents. The parents in each family also bear uncomfortable resemblance to their spouses.
* [[Where the Hell Is Springfield?]]: All the mail is addressed to the residents of "Junctionville, U.S.A."
* [[Yes, Virginia]]: There is a [[Santa Claus]] -- and he apparently believes strongly in [[Disproportionate Retribution]].
** Well, the special says that the offending letter was written by Albert ''and his friends'', who then signed the letter "All of Us." The implication is that Santa interpreted "All of Us" as not meaning "Albert and his Know-It-All Friends" but "The entire population of Junctionville, U.S.A."
*** If only Santa had some means of distinguishing who was naughty and who was nice, he could probably have cleared that up.
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