Prep & Landing
- TV-G
- Year:
- 2009
- 22 min
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Have you ever wondered
how it all gets done?
How Santa gets in and
out of millions of homes
all in one night?
Let's just say, he
has a little help.
The operation has
its challenges...
but we're always prepared.
Our mission statement...
get in, get out,
never be noticed.
I'm part of Prep & Landing...
an elite unit of elves,
getting houses around the world
ready for the
big guy's arrival.
The name's Wayne. Call
And I've been doing
this a long time.
A really long time.
Now I'm ready to move up
and leave this job behind.
Oh, yeah. Next year's
gonna be different.
Hey, hey, hey, hey! Excuse me.
This spot is reserved for...
Wayne?
Ah, ah, ah! No ticket
this time, Waterkotte.
You received the promotion?
I was not informed of this!
I'm just heading over to
You know, make it official.
blah, blah, blah...
You just make sure you get a parking
sticker on there pronto, mister!
Hey, hey, hey. Scratch it, I'll
put you on the Naughty List.
Just kidding... but I could.
All Prep & Landing
teams report in.
Oh, Jingle Bells,
Wayne is swell,
he's a director...
Don't be late for our
date under the mistletoe...
Hey, Wayne, we're gonna miss you!
-I'll miss you, Gabe.
It's Bryan!
Naughty List houses
coming online now.
Oh, here he comes.
Here he comes.
Hey, new boss.
-Hey, boss!
My wife, she made
you fruit cake.
Why, thank you! Whoa, heavy!
Feels more like
a pound cake, huh?
What was your name again?
Gristletoe Joe, sir. But
my friends call me Nancy.
when I'm in charge, Nance.
Now you tell that
lovely wife of yours
that I am gonna savor
every last bite. Yeah.
From me to you.
-Hold on. Hello?
I'll see you at the
Christmas party tomorrow.
Hey, Magee.
-Hello?... Oh, yeah?
Well, this year I'm
Santa's secret Santa.
What am I supposed to
do about that, Jerry?
Hi, Wayne.
Aw, did you lose a bet, sweety?
-It's my celebration tie.
Wayne... you didn't
get the promotion.
What?
-Peterson got it.
My... partner?
-Yeah.
So, ah, no parking sticker?
You're disappointed!
-Oh, no, no! I'm glad for Peterson.
What, are you crazy?
'Cause he was trained by me.
I mean, seriously, are
you crazy? I'm so glad...
that the big guy noticed him...
and not me. So there you go.
Well, good! Because now you
have a new partner to train!
Ah, Tiny? Tiny? Ah, Tiny!
Send him in.
I think you'll really like him.
Top of his class at Kringle Academy.
Ah, a little help here.
-It was a small class.
Please!
I'm Lanny. Call
sign:
Tree Skirt.I'm so excited to
be working with you.
I had a poster of you
on my wall growing up!
Talk about a
Christmas gift, huh?!
Okay! Thrasher is the last
transport, so let's get a move on.
Thrasher? Thrasher,
the reindeer?
Oh, there he is!
Great garland!
I heard Dasher had a cousin, but
I always thought you were a myth!
I am a myth.
-What?
Tell anyone I exist,
and you won't exist.
Wayne, what's
Thrasher's top speed?
Mach 2? Mach 3? I bet it's
more like Mach-a-billion!
This is so tinsel!
Does the phrase, "Silent
Night" mean anything to you?
3, 2, 1...
Wow, that house is
a winter wonderland.
We have an L-shaped
living chamber.
Two visible exits
to the north,
and to the east.
No hidden cameras.
Hey, you know, it seems like you've
got this really holiday... zest going.
You -You know what?
What do you say you fly solo?
Solo? "Solo".
But, it's m-m-m-my first mission.
-You are highly trained, aren't you?
I'll report in at
regular intervals.
I'm going upstairs.
Right. And I'll handle
cookie assessment.
Tree Skirt to
Little Drummer Boy.
No creatures stirring. Over!
Stockings are hung with care.
Am I doing okay?
-Ah, doing fantastic!
That's right.
I'm being naughty.
Tell your buddy Peterson
to put me on his list.
Oh, a bike!
Oh, he's gonna be so happy!
Merry Christmas!
-A Christmas special! That's nice.
Christmas special? You do?
Oops! Oh, another one?
Do you like that? I don't.
That one? Too bad.
Ah, here we go.
Ah, I could really
use some advice here.
Go with your gut, kid.
Merry Christmas, big guy!
Stale.
It's Jingle Time!
Open hangar doors.
Doors open.
-Cue Rosebud.
Instruments are holly jolly.
Rev up the engines.
Reindeer ready to roll.
We are go for partridge.
He's on his way. I've
made the list, sir.
You checked it twice?
-Per redundancy protocol.
Prep & Landing
teams are under way.
Everything seems to be in proper order.
-Excellent!
Thank you, Miss Holly.
The partridge is in the pear
tree. We are go for launch.
Vehicle?
-Dash away.
Engines?
-Dash away.
Partridge?
-Dash away.
Dash away all!
10, 9, 8, 7...
6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
Ho, Ho... Go!
Okay, people, this is it!
364 days of preparation, one
night of perfect execution.
Nothing will go wrong. Nothing
will go wrong. Nothing will...
Sir, there's a storm
alert over Sector 7.
Oh... frostbite!
Hi, I'm Timmy.
What's your name?
I-I-I,
ah...
I-It's Wayne.
You're a lot smaller than
Santa's helpers at the mall.
Are you a baby elf?
No, I'm not a baby!
I have a pension!
You're squeezy.
Little Drummer Boy,
creature stirring!
Another one!
Security breach. Subject
has been sparkled.
Hey, is this one of
the big guy's cookies?
Not anymore.
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