As for The Santa Clause and The Santa Clause 2, Allen plays the Man with the Bag. The first film, released in 1994, followed Scott Calvin (Allen), navigating his life as a recent divorcee and his custody arrangement for his young son, Charlie (Eric Lloyd). On Christmas Eve, Charlie stays with him, and Scott, a crass nonbeliever in Christmas, insists that what Charlie hears could not possibly be Santa Claus on their roof. When Scott confronts Santa, he slips and falls, then disappears into thin air. Santa leaves behind a coat, with a card inside, detailing the Santa Clause, effectively legally binding Scott to become the next Santa.
In the second film, released in 2002, Scott, after having spent the last eight years as Santa, must find a Mrs. Claus before Christmas Eve, that's of course, as he's navigating his now teenage son rebelling in school. Elizabeth Mitchell stars alongside Allen as his love interest, Carol Newman, and future Mrs. Claus.
Will There Be a 'The Santa Clauses' Season 3?
After the conclusion of the third film in 2006 (aptly named The Santa Clause 3), the story of Tim Allen's Santa Claus had seemingly come to a close. Scott and Carol had welcomed a son and everyone seemed to live happily ever after. Then, 16 years later, Disney+ premiered The Santa Clauses. The series reunited Allen and Mitchell as Scott and Carol with Scott contemplating retirement. The couple is also raising their teenage children at The North Pole. Buddy "Cal" Calvin-Claus (Austin Kane), the son they had at the end of The Santa Clause 3, as well as their younger daughter, Sandra Calvin-Claus, played by Allen's real-life daughter, Elizabeth Allen-Dick.
The series' tradition of intermingling other mythical figures continues throughout the two seasons. Laura San Giacomo plays La Befana, from Italian Christmas folklore, also known as The Christmas Witch. Fans also see the return of the Easter Bunny and, in the first season, all the past Santas before Scott (with a cheeky little cameo by Krampus)! After the conclusion of the second season last year, there's been no word if there will be a Season 3, but there's also been no official cancellation of the series either.
All three Santa Clause movies as well as the original series The Santa Clauses are available to stream on Disney+. Stay with Collider for the latest updates.
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The Santa Clause
When a man inadvertently makes Santa fall off his roof on Christmas Eve, he finds himself magically recruited to take his place.
Release Date November 11, 1994
Director John Pasquin
Cast Wendy Crewson , Judge Reinhold , David Krumholtz , Eric Lloyd , Tim Allen
Runtime 97 minutes
Writers Steve Rudnick , Leo Benvenuti
Budget $22 million
Studio(s) Disney
Distributor(s) Disney
Sequel(s) The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause , The Santa Clause 2
Watch on Disney+
Image via Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
English (US) ·