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The
narrator informs us again that no trip to Santa's happyland
would be, complete, without a trip to Santa's "toy warehouse"
which is "just down the street." Actually, it's
another room in the department store, but hey, it's SANTA'S
DEPARTMENT STORE, MAN. IF YOU EVER OWN YOUR OWN THEN YOU CAN
FRONT ON SANTA'S STORE BUT UNTIL THEN STEP THE HELL OFF, DOG.
NARRATOR: There's
bears and dogs and cats galore. There's lions, tigers, too.
They won't bite, and they don't fight, cause they're just
made, for you.

Wasn't
this the cover of the Kraftwerk christmas album?

AAAGH
NO NOT THE CRAZED DEMONIC MONKEY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO MAKE
IT STOP MAKE IT STOP MAKE IT STOP MOMMY PLE-HEE-HEE-HEEEEASE
NARRATOR: The monkey
drums and drums and drums; he never, does, get tired.

NARRATOR:
Our old mother bear, she scrubs and rubs...

NARRATOR:
...while Junior telephones; he'd rather talk, the whole
day through, than do, a lick of work.
Ah,
the generation gap is all too evident in Santa's happy land
of toys.
But meanwhile, in the land of Ibsen...

NARRATOR: For little
girls, a doll is fun, to warsh, to dress and spank. And
Santa has a big supply of every kind and type. How Ann enjoys
these pretty dolls and Dick, shows no, delight.

NARRATOR: A kitchen
full of household toys, will keep the youngster busy. She'll
cook, and scrub, the whole day long, then serve a TV dinner.
I'm
really not understanding the Narrator's last line here. It's
said without any trace of irony or bitterness, so I guess
he isn't wryly commenting on his own situation at home. It's
the biggest enigma of the film for me, and I'm damn near obsessing
over it because it's just so out there, man. On the
other hand, the EZ-Bake Bitch Get Inna Kitchen And Make Me
A PAH Oven sure looks to be a perennial favorite.

NARRATOR: The older
children like to build, and here's a boat to prove it.
Impeccable
logic, sir!
The
scene ends as Santa tries to corral the kids away from their
fun playing and go someplace else. I think the scene cuts
out before the kids get out-of-hand (somebody starts to raise
a fuss) and the production assistant has to rush in and subdue
them.
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