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Line 11: For the ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'' version, please go to the [[Mystery Science Theater 3000/Recap/S03/E21 Santa Claus Conquers the Martians\|episode recap page]]. {{tropelist}} * [[Action Santa]] * [[Air Vent Passageway]]: Santa escapes being [[Thrown Out the Airlock]] this way. Given that this ''is'' [[Santa Claus]], shimmying through vents should be a given. * [[Aliens Steal Cable]]: The alien children learn about Santa Claus through the reception of Earth <s>TV shows</s> programs. Line 32: * [[Killer Robot]]: Torg * [[Ludd Was Right]]: Hinted at after the toy-making machine is sabotaged. * [[Mrs. Claus]]: ~~this~~This is the first time she appears as a character in an audio-visual medium. * [[Mundane Fantastic]]: In a refreshing departure from many a [[Christmas Special]], Santa Claus is acknowledged as real and the army is dispatched when he gets kidnapped. * [[Neutral Female]]: Momar Line 41: * [[Planetville]]: Mars apparently consists of a house, a factory, and a cave. * [[Portmanteau]]: Kimar (king Martian), Momar (mom Martian), Bomar (boy Martian), Girmar (girl Martian) etc. Not sure if Dropo means anything. * [[~~This~~Punctuated! IsFor! ~~SPARTA~~Emphasis!]]: '''"Torg! COME. Out. Of. The. Spaceship."'''▼ * [[Reasonable Authority Figure]]: Kimar * [[The Red Planet]]: Mars * [[Screen -to -Stage Adaptation]]: A [https://web.archive.org/web/20140911121708/http://www.mavericktheater.com/html/santa_conquers.html small theater] in CA has adapted this to stage and performs it every holiday season. It is ~~snarkerific~~snarkeriffic. I'm seriously amazed that this hasn't found its way into bigger theaters yet... The tickets for every seat of the season typically sell out within a few weeks of going on sale and the competition grows every year since people who've gone once want to see it again the next year. Much of the humor comes from the improvisation that the actors produce, so it's worth seeing every year even if you've already seen it. * [[Shout-Out]] The robot "Torg" was likely a reference to "Gort" from ''[[The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951 film)\|The Day the Earth Stood Still]]'' except with much, much less budget or creativity. ** Voldar mentions being able to destroy a city with a blast of the Martian [[Robot Monster\|Q-Ray]]. * [[Single -Biome Planet]]: Justified, as it is, well, Mars. * [[The Slacker]]: Dropo. * [[Spelling Song]]: "You spell it S-A-N-T-A C-L-A-U-S, hooray for Santy Claus!" * [[Stock Footage]]: Used to show how "much" the armed forces are defending the Earth. ** Some of which appears to be ''from World War II''. * [[Stupid Statement Dance Mix]]: This film inspired a lo-fi techno group called "The Laziest Men on Mars"; they named themselves &and their [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CM0vVcuqDi0 title track] after what the "Chief" called [[Alien Scrappy\|Dropo]]. If you've never heard of them, they did the song that powered [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdPKI2E9kZg All Your Base]. * [[That Makes Me Feel Angry]]: "I'm cold! I'm tired!" * [[Toys]]: Check – ~~Sanat~~Santa makes ~~‘em~~'em on Mars.▼ ▲* [[This! Is! SPARTA!]]: '''"Torg! COME. Out. Of. The. Spaceship."''' ▲* [[Toys]]: Check – Sanat makes ‘em on Mars. * [[True Meaning of Christmas]]: The movie's theme is teaching the Martians the meaning of Christmas. Line 62: [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] [[Category:Christmas Movies]] [[Category:Film]] [[Category:Cult Classic]]