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On his way to saving Christmas (or the Christmas celebration at Tatchester Cathedral) Kay meets giant mice, Pagan Gods, an evil governess, a cult, a boy in a waterfall and a Caroplane-Aeroplane.
On his way to saving Christmas (or the Christmas celebration at Tatchester Cathedral) Kay meets giant mice, Pagan Gods, an evil governess, a cult, a boy in a waterfall and a Caroplane-Aeroplane.


The Box of Delights is a cult Christmas classic to the point where many people know whole sections off by heart. It's comparable to early [[Doctor Who (TV)|Doctor Who]] (for more than one reason) if it had been directed by [[David Lynch]] in a good mood. It's also similar, if only in tone, to the BBC Narnia adaptations which were made around the same time and also for Christmas showings.
The Box of Delights is a cult Christmas classic to the point where many people know whole sections off by heart. It's comparable to early [[Doctor Who]] (for more than one reason) if it had been directed by [[David Lynch]] in a good mood. It's also similar, if only in tone, to the BBC Narnia adaptations which were made around the same time and also for Christmas showings.


Fans are known as Boxers and can be recognised by their reactions to mentions of the Purple Pim.
Fans are known as Boxers and can be recognised by their reactions to mentions of the Purple Pim.
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It contains examples of


* [[Age Appropriate Angst]]: Completely missing. Scrobled Governess? Robbers in your house? Golly, don’t be pathetic!
* [[Age-Appropriate Angst]]: Completely missing. Scrobled Governess? Robbers in your house? Golly, don’t be pathetic!
* [[Badass Normal]]: Everyone {{spoiler|unless they aren’t normal}}
* [[Badass Normal]]: Everyone {{spoiler|unless they aren’t normal}}
* [[Bunny Ears Lawyer]]: Fat Joe and Foxy Charles
* [[Bunny Ears Lawyer]]: Fat Joe and Foxy Charles
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* Tomboy: Mariah, but not her sisters
* Tomboy: Mariah, but not her sisters
* [[Totally Radical]]: They have their whole own dialect
* [[Totally Radical]]: They have their whole own dialect
* [[What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made On Drugs?]]: To say the Box of Delights is trippy [[Needs a Better Description]]. That could refer to the eponymous box or the film itself.
* [[What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made on Drugs?]]: To say the Box of Delights is trippy [[Needs a Better Description]]. That could refer to the eponymous box or the film itself.


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