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Chapter Four: In Which Pooh Bear Catches A Heffalump

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.