Santa Claus (character)

“	Ho! Ho! Ho! I'm here to kick butt and lick candy canes, and I'm all out of candy canes!	”
	- Santa, fighting Pitch in Deep 13

Santa Claus is a legendary figure commonly associated with Christmas. He is said to give toys to the good children and coal to the bad. He has been depicted many times in films and television, usually in this capacity.

MST3K[]

Santa Claus appeared in Deep 13 during Experiment #520, in which he fought Pitch.

Santa Claus again appeared in Deep 13 during Experiment #616, where he was one of several people who were amused by Mike's impression of Steve Urkel. Pitch was also there, but they seemed to have put their ill-will aside.

Years later, Santa contacted Jonah Heston and the 'Bots during the Experiment #1113. He was accompanied by Mr. Whipple, and revealed that he was Jewish.

Notes[]

In the two instances Kevin Murphy portrays Santa Claus, he is listed as Krusher Kringle and K. Kringle in the credits.
A character called Father Christmas appears in The Christmas Dragon (used in Episode #1313). "Father Christmas" is an alternate name that is often applied to Santa Claus (typically in the United Kingdom), but the character in The Christmas Dragon bears little resemblance to the popular depictions of Santa Claus.
In the 1951 Bob Hope comedy The Lemon Drop Kid, two of the Santas are portrayed by Sid Melton and Tor Johnson.
In the 1983 feature A Christmas Story, the department store Santa Claus who responded to Ralphie's request for an air rifle with "You'll shoot yer eye out, kid." was portrayed by Jeff Gillen.
In the 1985 feature film Santa Claus: the Movie, Santa Claus was played by David Huddleston. Burgess Meredith appears as an elf.
In the 2003 comedy film Elf, Santa Claus was played by Edward Asner.