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How Santa Stole Christmas!

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"How Santa Stole Christmas!" is the sixty-eighth episode of DuckTales. It premiered on November 30, 2020 and is the eighteenth episode of the third season.

Plot[]

The Duck Family prepare themselves for Christmas, which in this case means setting traps for Santa Claus, with whom Scrooge has a heated rivalry. Della informs Huey, Dewey, and Louie about it, but it quickly becomes apparent that she has no idea why he hates him. Webby is also determined to deter Santa from coming to their house; denying anything jolly about Santa's appearance. To everyone's surprise, Santa, who is as jovial as depicted, comes through the front door and appears to be severely injured with a wounded leg. He informs Scrooge that he needs help delivering the gifts for Christmas, and Scrooge reveals why he and Santa are enemies: Santa "stole" the idea of Christmas from him. He reluctantly concedes, having apparently helped him before, but insists that only Webby come along as she is the only child who is not charmed by Santa's whims.

In flashback throughout the episode, Scrooge is trying to make money selling coal to houses, but fails due to his brunt attitude. He meets Santa Claus, who is trying to give away gifts to people, and manages to charm his way into a house belonging to elves. Santa and Scrooge quickly become friends with the latter suggesting they go into business as "McDuck and Claus Deliveries". They decide to start selling gifts by Christmas Day by retrieving the Feliz Navidiamond, an ancient relic that can slow down time. They tame wild flying reindeer and battle a monster snowman and succeed in their quest. When Santa suggests giving gifts away for free, Scrooge is angered by this and selfishly refuses. With their differing ideals, Scrooge leaves to continue working on his own, while the elves stay with Santa to help make toys for him.

Back in the present, Santa, Scrooge, and Webby make their way dropping presents off at houses. Over time Santa and Scrooge reminisce on old times and start becoming friendly again and Webby starts to become charmed by Santa when he reveals that he got her a new crossbow. They stop at the final house where Scrooge decides to enter alone to give the last gift. As Webby searches Santa's bag, she finds that none of the presents have been dropped off and that Scrooge had switched them all out with coal; still convinced that it is a more practical gift than actual presents and apparently unaware that it is considered a gift for bad children.

Scrooge presents the coal to a little girl named Jennifer, who instead fashions it into a doll, annoying Scrooge. He tries to explain how practical coal is, but upon seeing the happiness in Jennifer's eyes for having a rather simple trinket, Scrooge sees the error of his ways and finally understands what Santa has been trying to tell him all these years. Santa and Webby angrily confront Scrooge, as they admonish him for ruining Christmas, with the former revealing that not only did he fake his injury, but he brought Scrooge along as he hoped that it would bring him out of his miserable shell and make them friends again.

Feeling remorseful for being such a selfish miser, Scrooge apologizes for his behavior and they recruit the rest of the Duck family to re-deliver the gifts on time. Santa gives Scrooge jingle bells with the "McDuck and Claus Deliveries" logo on it that reminded them of their time together while Scrooge gives Santa car keys that are actually to turn off the traps in his mansion. Scrooge welcomes Santa to come to his home anytime he wants as long as he goes through the front door, thus ending the their rivalry.

Cast[]

Trivia[]

  • The title is an obvious and similar nod to the Dr. Seuss' story How the Grinch Stole Christmas. At one point near the end of the episode, Santa refers to Scrooge as a "Grinch".
  • This is the last episode to air in 2020, the last Christmas special of the series and the last episode before the announcement that the series was ending.
  • The Legends of Legendquest II is a possible reference to both The Legend of Zelda and Dragon Quest.
  • Bouncer of the Beagle Boys is revealed to be the "good one" of the entire group.
  • Violet and Lena share a bed together.
  • Della is revealed to sleep in Donald's houseboat.
  • "Feliz Navidiamond" is, of course, a play on "Feliz Navidad" (Spanish for Happy Christmas).
  • Eleanor Roostervelt is a play on Eleanor Roosevelt.
  • Jennifer is a reference to the Uncle Scrooge comic story "Tis The Season" by Bob Foster and Mike Peraza (published in Uncle Scrooge #251) where Scrooge reads letters from her that he had collected over the years.
  • Scrooge instead of Santa says "Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night!," the last quotation the latter said in The Night Before Christmas.
  • The reindeer vaguely resemble Sven from the Frozen franchise.
  • The Christmas version of the opening theme (previously seen in the episode "Last Christmas!") is used again for this episode. The only difference is with the Season 3 addition of Della in the opening credits.

International premieres[]

Gallery[]


v - e - d
DuckTales logo
Media
Shows/Movies: 1987 series (videography) • 2017 series • Walt Disney's World on Ice: Double Feature... Live! • Raw Toonage • DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp • Chibi Tiny Tales • This Duckburg Life

Video Games: Video game (HD remake/Soundtrack) • DuckTales 2 • The Quest for Gold • Scrooge's Loot • Disney Heroes: Battle Mode • Disney All-Star Racers • Disney All-Star Party
Comics: Comic Books (IDW)
Books: The Secret City Under the Sea • Sphinx for the Memories and Sir Gyro Gearloose • Scrooge's Treasure Hunt • Christmas at the North Pole • Webby Saves the Day • The Art of DuckTales

Disney Parks
DuckTales World Showcase Adventure • PLAY! • Donald's Duck Pond
Characters
1987 series: Scrooge McDuck • Huey, Dewey, and Louie • Launchpad McQuack • Webby Vanderquack • Bentina Beakley • Duckworth • Chief O'Hara • Shedlock Jones • Gyro Gearloose • Little Helper • Yardarm • Doofus Drake • Fenton Crackshell • Donald Duck • Ludwig Von Drake • Gladstone Gander • Bubba the Cave Duck • Abominable Snowwoman • Tootsie the Triceratops • Skittles • Blackjack • Poupon • Gene the Genie • Glittering Goldie • Mad Dog McGurk • Feathers Galore • Burt Quackarach • Major Courage • Micro Ducks • Admiral Grimmitz • King Homer • Queen Ariel • Shawebizad • Gandra Dee • McPapa • McMama • Robotica • Beagle Boys • Ma Beagle • Pete • Flintheart Glomgold • Phantom Blot • Dijon • Argus McSwine • Magica De Spell • Minima De Spell • Poe De Spell • El Capitan • Joaquin Slowly • Merlock the Magician • Cinnamon Teal • Dracula Duck • Dr. NoGood • Millionara Vanderbucks • Fritter O'Way • Lawrence Loudmouth • Bruno Von Beak • Armstrong • The Sirens • Circe • Harpies • Yuckalinda • Queen Griselda • Djinni • Terra-Firmie King • Overlord Bulovan • Solego • GICU-2 • Magica's Shadow • The Fear Demons • Vacation Van Honk

2017 series: Della Duck • Lena • Bradford Buzzard • Bentley and Buford Buzzard • Captain Peghook • Manny the Headless Man-Horse • Pixiu • Gabby McStabberson • Hack and Slash Smashnikov • Roxanne Featherly • Toad Liu Hai • Mark Beaks • Falcon Graves • Amunet • Sabaf • Toth-Ra • Zeus • Selene • Storkules • Charybdis • Briar and Bramble • Darkwing Duck • Gosalyn Mallard • Megavolt • Don Karnage • Quackerjack • Liquidator • Black Heron • Zan Owlson • Fisher • Mann • Drosera occidendum • José Carioca • Panchito Pistoles • Fethry Duck • John D. Rockerduck • Jeeves • Gavin • Grandpappy Beagle • Violet Sabrewing • Unicorn • Percival P. Peppington • Nightmare Beast • Paddywhack • Bushroot • Negaduck • Daisy Duck • Goofy • Chip and Dale • Monterey Jack • Zipper • Gadget Hackwrench • Kit Cloudkicker • Taurus Bulba • Molly Cunningham • Lieutenant Penumbra • General Lunaris • Moonlanders • Moon Mites • Gilded Man • Neighbor Jones • Steelbeak • Isabella Finch • Indy and Ty Sabrewing • Tri-Crested Tittertwill • Aletheia • Vero • King Honestus • Emma Glamour • Inspector Tezuka • Akita • Strongbeard • Hecka • Jormungandr • Ponce de Leon • Matilda McDuck • Emutilda

Episodes
1987 series

Season One: "The Treasure of the Golden Suns" • "Send in the Clones" • "Sphinx for the Memories" • "Where No Duck Has Gone Before" • "Armstrong" • "Robot Robbers" • "Magica's Shadow War" • "Master of the Djinni" • "Hotel Strangeduck" • "Lost Crown of Genghis Khan" • "Duckman of Aquatraz" • "The Money Vanishes" • "Sir Gyro de Gearloose" • "Dinosaur Ducks" • "Hero for Hire" • "Superdoo!" • "Maid of the Myth" • "Down and Out in Duckburg" • "Much Ado About Scrooge" • "Top Duck" • "Pearl of Wisdom" • "The Curse of Castle McDuck" • "Launchpad's Civil War" • "Sweet Duck of Youth" • "Earth Quack" • "Home Sweet Homer" • "Bermuda Triangle Tangle" • "Micro Ducks from Outer Space" • "Back to the Klondike" • "Horse Scents" • "Scrooge's Pet" • "Catch as Cash Can" • "Merit-Time Adventure" • "The Golden Fleecing" • "Ducks of the West" • "Time Teasers" • "Back Out in the Outback" • "Raiders of the Lost Harp" • "The Right Duck" • "Scroogerello" • "Double-O-Duck" • "Luck o' the Ducks" • "Duckworth's Revolt" • "Magica's Magic Mirror"/"Take Me Out of the Ballgame" • "Duck to the Future" • "Jungle Duck" • "Launchpad's First Crash" • "Dime Enough for Luck" • "Duck in the Iron Mask" • "The Uncrashable Hindentanic" • "The Status Seekers" • "Nothing to Fear" • "Dr. Jekyll & Mr. McDuck" • "Once Upon a Dime" • "Spies in Their Eyes" • "All Ducks on Deck" • "Ducky Horror Picture Show" • "Till Nephews Do Us Part"
Season Two: "Time is Money" • "Super DuckTales"
Season Three: "The Land of Trala La" • "Allowance Day" • "Bubbeo & Juliet" • "The Good Muddahs" • "My Mother the Psychic" • "Metal Attraction" • "Dough Ray Me" • "Bubba's Big Brainstorm" • "The Big Flub" • "A Case of Mistaken Secret Identity" • "Blue Collar Scrooge" • "Beaglemania" • "Yuppy Ducks" • "The Bride Wore Stripes" • "The Unbreakable Bin" • "Attack of the Fifty-Foot Webby" • "The Masked Mallard" • "A DuckTales Valentine"
Season Four: "Ducky Mountain High" • "Attack of the Metal Mites" • "The Duck Who Knew Too Much" • "New Gizmo-Kids on the Block" • "Scrooge's Last Adventure" • "The Golden Goose"

2017 series
Season One: "Woo-oo!" • "Daytrip of Doom!" • "The Great Dime Chase!" • "The Beagle Birthday Massacre!" • "Terror of the Terra-firmians!" • "The House of the Lucky Gander!" • "The Infernal Internship of Mark Beaks!" • "The Living Mummies of Toth-Ra!" • "The Impossible Summit of Mt. Neverrest!" • "The Spear of Selene!" • "Beware the B.U.D.D.Y. System!" • "The Missing Links of Moorshire!" • "McMystery at McDuck McManor!" • "JAW$!" • "The Golden Lagoon of White Agony Plains!" • "Day of the Only Child!" • "From the Confidential Casefiles of Agent 22!" • "Who is Gizmoduck?!" • "The Other Bin of Scrooge McDuck!" • "Sky Pirates...in the Sky!" • "The Secret(s) of Castle McDuck!" • "The Last Crash of the Sunchaser!" • "The Shadow War!"
Season Two: "The Most Dangerous Game...Night!" • "The Depths of Cousin Fethry!" • "The Ballad of Duke Baloney!" • "The Town Where Everyone Was Nice!" • "Storkules in Duckburg!" • "Last Christmas!" • "What Ever Happened to Della Duck?!" • "Treasure of the Found Lamp!" • "The Outlaw Scrooge McDuck!" • "The 87 Cent Solution!" • "The Golden Spear!" • "Nothing Can Stop Della Duck!" • "Raiders of the Doomsday Vault!" • "Friendship Hates Magic!" • "The Dangerous Chemistry of Gandra Dee!" • "The Duck Knight Returns!" • "What Ever Happened to Donald Duck?!" • "Happy Birthday, Doofus Drake!" • "A Nightmare on Killmotor Hill!" • "The Golden Armory of Cornelius Coot!" • "Timephoon!" • "GlomTales!" • "The Richest Duck in the World!" • "Moonvasion!"
Season Three "Challenge of the Senior Junior Woodchucks!" • "Quack Pack!" • "Double-O-Duck in You Only Crash Twice!" • "The Lost Harp of Mervana!" • "Louie's Eleven!" • "Astro B.O.Y.D.!" • "The Rumble for Ragnarok!" • "The Phantom and the Sorceress!" • "They Put a Moonlander on the Earth!" • "The Trickening!" • "The Forbidden Fountain of the Foreverglades!" • "Let's Get Dangerous!" • "Escape from the ImpossiBin!" • "The Split Sword of Swanstantine!" • "New Gods on the Block!" • "The First Adventure!" • "The Fight for Castle McDuck!" • "How Santa Stole Christmas!" • "Beaks in the Shell!" • "The Lost Cargo of Kit Cloudkicker!" • "The Life And Crimes of Scrooge McDuck!" • "The Last Adventure!"

Locations
Duckburg • Atlantis • The Money Bin • McDuck Manor • Castle McDuck • Fountain of Youth • Scotland • Notre Duck • Valley of the Golden Suns • St. Canard • Cape Suzette
Organizations
Air Pirates • F.O.W.L. • Junior Woodchucks • S.H.U.S.H.
Objects
Number One Dime • Junior Woodchucks Guidebook • Gizmosuit • Gene's Lamp • Merlock's Talisman • Sun Coin • Sun Chaser • Harp of Troy • Millennium Shortcut • Gyro's Helicopter • Molecular Manipulator • Golden Goose • Webby's Quacky Patch Doll • Hindentanic • Magic Medallion • Ratcatcher • Jewel of Atlantis • Pep! • Gummiberry Juice • Iron Vulture • Pirate Fighters • Spear of Selene • Sea Duck • Ranger Plane
Songs
DuckTales Theme • Three Cheers for Bubba Duck • Boogie Beagle Blues • Moon Stage Theme • Sky Pirates • The Three Caballeros • Hear My Voice
See also
Carl Barks • The Disney Afternoon • Darkwing Duck • Quack Pack • Disney XD (Netherlands) • Let's Go to Disneyland Paris
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