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IS THAT UNUSUAL?

IN SOME CIRCLES, YEAH.

OK, WELL, I GOTTA GO

CHECK ON SOMETHING,

SO YOU TAKE THAT...

AND, UM, I'LL SEE

YOU GUYS LATER.

BYE.

OK IF I WALK WITH YOU?

YEAH.

YEAH, THAT'S FINE.

HOW DID HE KNOW YOUR NAME?

SANDY:

HEY, HOW'D YOU KNOW

WHAT THAT KID'S

NAME WAS BACK THERE?

NOBODY SAID HIS NAME.

NOPE.

OH, I MUST HAVE

HEARD IT EARLIER.

I HEAR A NAME, IT STICKS,

THAT'S ALL.

[CLEARS THROAT]

OH.

WHAT'S THIS?

YOU'LL SEE.

HERE WE GO.

AREN'T THEY SWEET?

THESE GUYS JUS CAME IN LAST WEEK.

HEY, YOU KNOW SOMETIMES

THEY LET ME PET THEM.

YOU WANNA...

YOU WANNA TRY?

OH, NO, I'M KIND

OF ALLERGIC.

OH, COME ON,

NO, NO, NO,

DON'T BE SCARED.

OK.

[REINDEER GRUNTS]

HI.

SANDY:

OH MY GOSH.

WHOA THERE.

FRIENDLY FELLA.

OH, WHAT IS HE...

WHAT IS THIS?

WHY DO YOU HAVE MOSS

IN YOUR POCKET?

DO I?

OH, I PICKED SOME.

NORTH OF HERE.

NORTH, I THINK.

HUH.

OH, HEY, HE REALLY GOES FOR IT,

DON'T YOU BUDDY-BOY?

BUDDY-BOY.

OH WAIT, KIDS.

I'M SORRY, YOU CAN'T...

YOU CAN'T FEED

THEM HERE.

I AM SO NOT GETTING

DISTRACTED.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

YOU DON'T KNOW JACK FROST.

YOU WATCH THIS,

MY FELT-TIPPED FRIEND.

OOH, ZIP IT.

HI, SANDY.

HI.

HEY, LISTEN,

I WAS WONDERING:

IF YOU WERE FREE

AND SAY, STARVING.

I MEAN, YOU LOOK LIKE YOU'RE

ANYTHING BUT STARVING.

I MEAN, NOT TO SAY

THAT YOU LOOK FAT.

I MEAN, YOU DON' LOOK FAT, OR SKINNY.

YOU LOOK GREA AND I WAS WONDERING IF

YOU KNOW, IF YOU WANTED

TO EAT SOMETHING,

THEN YOU COULD EAT SOMETHING,

AND MAYBE SOMETIME SOON,

AND MAYBE WITH ME.

WAIT, WHAT DID

YOU JUST SAY?

WELL, IT WAS

A LITTLE JUMBLED.

NO, NO, NO.

NOT THAT.

I COULD HAVE SWORN

THAT YOU:

CALLED HIM--

BUCK:

BOBCAT.

BUCK...

HEY.

WHO'S YOUR FRIEND?

THIS IS NICK.

NICK'S A NEW TENANT.

HEY.

AH! ICE STORM.

OH, SORRY.

SOMETIMES I FORGE MY OWN STRENGTH.

IS THAT RIGHT?

MAN ON RADIO:
SANDY,

WE GOT A SITUATION.

THERE'S A TRAM FULL

OF TOURISTS AND NO GUIDE.

OH, I TOTALLY FORGOT.

OK, I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.

I'M SO SORRY.

I'M HEADIN' THAT WAY,

I'LL WALK YOU.

ALL RIGHT, WE GOTTA--

DON'T WORRY.

I GOT A PLAN, I GOT A PLAN.

YOU JUST STAY PUT.

OK.

JINGLE BELLS,

SHE'S SOMETHING ELSE.

BYE.

HEY, STOP IT.

I HAVE NO ILLUSIONS ABOU HER WANTING A GUY LIKE ME.

I JUST SO HAPPEN TO THINK

THAT SHE MIGHT BE THE KEY

TO GETTING YOU OU OF THIS PLACE.

THANKS FOR NOTHING,

YOU ALMOST GAVE:

THE WHOLE GAME AWAY THERE.

YOU LEARN TO FLY.

I'LL TAKE CARE OF

MY SIDE OF THINGS.

[SIGHS]

...THE GUY WE FOUND

IN THE REINDEER PEN.

AND DID YOU NOTICE

THAT ONE REINDEER

WASN'T AFRAID

OF HIM AT ALL?

AND HE CALLED HIM

"BUDDY."

THIS IS WHAT I MEAN.

YOU'RE OBSESSED

WITH THESE REINDEER.

NOW I'M TELLING YOU,

YOU GOTTA GET AWAY

FROM ALL THIS:

CRAZINESS.

YOU NEED BUCK TIME.

ONCE AGAIN I THINK THE ONLY

APPROPRIATE RESPONSE

WOULD BE "EEW."

SANDY:

LET'S SEE HERE.

MOSS...

MOSS...

OH!

SO STRANGE...

"CLADONIA RANGIFERINA"

ARCTIC MOSS.

HUH.

OH, I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.

I'VE NEVER BURNED

THE TURKEY.

LORNA,

ISN'T THIS A HAM?

OH...

OH, BUT...

THEN I DEFINITELY

OVERCOOKED IT.

YOUR COOKING SMELLS AS

HEAVENLY AS EVER, LORNA.

WHY THE HEAVY MACHINERY?

DON'T MAKE ME COME

UP THERE, MR. FIELDS.

HERE.

SO ANYWAY, WHAT ABOU THIS NEW TENANT?

OH...

I DON'T KNOW.

I NEVER ASK:

FOR APPLICATIONS.

PEOPLE LIE:

ON APPLICATIONS.

AND THEIR REFERENCES

LIE FOR THEM.

I GO BY MY INSTINCTS.

BESIDES,

HE'S CUTE.

WOULDN'T YOU SAY?

NO, I DON'T...

I DON'T...

I HADN'T REALLY NOTICED.

[WHOOSHING]

WHAT IS THIS?

[WIND WHISTLING]

NICK:

AAH!

[THUD]

NICK?

I CAN EXPLAIN THIS.

I WANT A MODEL ROCKET,

A BIKE,

A BATTING CAGE,

A HOT AIR BALLOON,

A SAMURAI SWORD,

A LIFETIME SUBSCRIPTION

TO PLAY--

YOU REALIZE:

THIS IS BLACKMAIL.

UH, WHAT'S YOUR POINT?

WELL, FOR ONE,

IT FALLS UNDER NAUGHTY.

THAT SHOULD BE:

THE LEAST OF YOUR WORRIES.

I MEAN, YOU GOT A REINDEER

STUCK IN THE ZOO

AND CHRISTMAS EVE IS

ALMOST HERE.

I KNOW, I KNOW, I'LL GET HIM

OUT TOMORROW, HECTOR.

OK?

NO. WE'LL

GET HIM OUT TOMORROW.

YOU DRIVE A TOUGH

BARGAIN, KID.

ALL RIGHT,

WISH ME LUCK.

GOOD LUCK.

OH, THAT LOOKS

PRETTY HEAVY.

SORRY, YOUR DOOR WAS...

SO I--

CAN I GIVE YOU A HAND?

THAT WOULD BE GREAT,

THANK YOU.

OH...

I GOT IT,

I GOT IT.

ARE YOU OK?

ABSOLUTELY, THANK YOU.

OK.

YOU OK?

YEP.

I GOT IT, I GOT IT.

OH.

BOXES.

WHAT'S IN ALL THESE BOXES?

UH, THEY'RE ORNAMENTS.

IN ALL OF THEM?

WOW.

YOU GOT ENOUGH HERE

TO DECORATE A SMALL VILLAGE.

[RECORDER REWINDS]

YEAH.

YOU WANT SOME:

OF THESE DOWN?

NO, THAT'S OK.

WHAT?

NO, NO, THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU, THOUGH.

OK.

TEST, TEST.

TEST, TEST.

OK.

AH, THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

HEAVY BOX.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

I LOVE YOUR TREE.

OH, NOW YOU'RE

MAKING FUN OF ME.

WHAT? NO.

I-- NO, I LOVE IT.

IT'S GREAT.

IT'S AN AMAZING TREE.

EXACTLY THE ONE:

THAT I WOULD HAVE PICKED.

IT'S PERFECT.

THANKS.

YEAH. WHO IS THIS?

OH, THAT'S MY MOM

AND MY DAD AND ME.

THAT WAS OUR LAS CHRISTMAS TOGETHER.

CAN I ASK YOU:

A QUESTION?

YEAH.

WHY DON'T YOU BRING

THOSE BOXES DOWN?

OH, UM...

I DON'T KNOW.

THEY WERE MY MOTHER'S.

IT WAS KIND OF HER HOLIDAY.

SHE WOULD GET SO INTO

BAKING AND DECORATING

IN THE WHOLE HOUSE

ON CHRISTMAS.

PEOPLE WOULD COME

FROM MILES AROUND

JUST TO SEE I ALL LIT UP.

IT WAS KIND OF MAGIC.

BUT, UH...

WITH HER GONE:

AND UM, DAD, IT'S...

IT'S-- I DON'T KNOW,

IT'S NOT REALLY THE SAME.

WELL, THEY LOVED YOU,

I CAN SEE THAT.

SO, NICK, WHAT BRINGS

YOU TO TOWN?

ME? TO TOWN?

ME, TO TOWN?

ME TO TOWN?

YEAH.

IT'S SHIPPING.

I MEAN, SHIPPING PROBLEMS

THAT I HAVE WITH

MY FAMILY BUSINESS.

SHIPPING PROBLEMS THAT I HAVE

WITH MY FAMILY BUSINESS.

YOU KNOW, BORING...

IT'S--

YOU KNOW...

WHAT IS THAT?

LISTEN, UM...

[CLEARS THROAT]

WHAT IS THE DEAL

WITH YOUR JOB?

IT'S SO WONDERFUL AT THE ZOO

WITH THE ANIMALS

AND THE ANIMALS:

AND THE ZOO.

WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE ANIMAL?

I'M CURIOUS.

OH, I DON'T KNOW,

I LOVE THEM ALL.

UH-HUH. YOU MUST HAVE

A FAVORITE ANIMAL,

AMONGST ALL THE ANIMALS.

DO YOU HAVE ONE?

UM, I DON'T KNOW,

I LIKE POLAR BEARS.

POLAR BEARS.

WHAT ELSE?

UM, REINDEER.

OH, REINDEER.

BUT ANYWAY, WHAT KIND OF

BUSINESS ARE YOU GUYS IN?

MANUFACTURING:

AND DISTRIBUTION.

WHAT IS THE NAME

OF THAT SECURITY GUARD

WITH THE BIG HAT AND--

CARL.

MANUFACTURING WHAT?

WHAT DO WE MANUFACTURE?

YOU NAME IT,

WE MAKE IT.

THAT'S NOT OUR SLOGAN

BUT WE MAKE ALL SORTS OF THINGS.

WHERE ARE YOU GUYS

HEADQUARTERED?

WE'RE UP NORTH, IN CANADA.

OH, CANADA.

SO YOU MUST BE A HUGE

FAN OF NAFTA.

NO, YEAH, I LOVE NAFTA.

ON TUESDAYS I EA A LOT OF NAFTA.

[RECORD SCRATCHES]

SORRY.

YEAH.

WELL, I, UH...

I SHOULD GO.

I WORK THROUGH THE NIGHT.

I WORK THROUGH THE NIGHT.

YEAH, I HAVE TO GO.

I HAVE TO GO TO BED.

I HAVE A CHRISTMAS PARTY

TOMORROW:

AT THE ZOO.

OH.

SO...

OH, NOW. OH.

OK.

THANKS FOR THE BOXES.

OK.

BYE.

BYE.

[WHOOSHING]

[NICK SPUTTERING]

SHH.

[WHOOSHING]

DON'T CROWD THE ANIMALS.

REGULATIONS.

SANDY ON RADIO:

CARL--

THIS IS OFFICER McKIBBLE.

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