1994 Review Revisited: Tim Allen's The Santa Clause Had Family Hit Written All Over It

Thirty years on, The Santa Clause still hits: a flawed dad falls into the suit and finally shows up. The snark-meets-heart vibe made it a holiday staple with sequels and a series.

1994 Review Revisited: Tim Allen's The Santa Clause Had Family Hit Written All Over It

'The Santa Clause' at 30: The '94 Holiday Hit That Turned Tim Allen Into Christmas

You can see why this one stuck. A single dad who's not great at being a dad literally falls into the Santa suit, and suddenly he has to show up - for his kid, and for everyone else.

That was the hook on Nov. 11, 1994, when The

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