# Bad Santas depicted in film or on television **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 25, 2011, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-santas-depicted-in-film-or-on-television/607327 "2011-12-25T00:52:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-santas-depicted-in-film-or-on-television/607327/21 "2011-12-25T05:07:03Z")
Roseanne played a Mall Santa in one her sitcom episodes. ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-santas-depicted-in-film-or-on-television/607327/22 "2011-12-25T08:13:32Z")
> [@Sam\_A.Robrin](#): > > I first ran across the EC Comics story “And All Through the House” in a paperback _Tales from the Crypt_ anthology when I was about 11, and it scarified the snot out of me. (It was adapted, though not very well, for the TV program.) A woman murders her husband, then finds her house under siege by a homicidal maniac dressed as Santa Claus. The closing pun–that this was a Santa Claus who liked to “sleigh bells”–was, up to that time, the best play on words I’d ever heard, and probably helped engender my paronomastic proclivities. Was it in original comic form or was it the novel adaptation of the 1970’s Amicus movie? That’s where I first saw it- Joan Collins was the woman. ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_A.Robrin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sam_a.robrin/32/14497_2.png) [@Sam\_A.Robrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_A.Robrin)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-santas-depicted-in-film-or-on-television/607327/23 "2011-12-25T08:48:48Z")
There was a _Tales from the Crypt_ paperback published ca. 1965–my first exposure to what turned out to be a life-long enthusiasm! ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2011, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-santas-depicted-in-film-or-on-television/607327/24 "2011-12-26T01:43:53Z")
> [@ataraxy22](#): > > The Santa in Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale is evil. Probably. Was this movie any good? I just now learned of it and it sounded interesting. Wondered if I should check it out. ---
**Author:** ![ataraxy22](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ataraxy22/32/307_2.png) [@ataraxy22](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ataraxy22)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2011, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-santas-depicted-in-film-or-on-television/607327/25 "2011-12-26T04:10:12Z")
I liked it. Nothing super, but it was original and had a few bits of subtle humor. I watched it with my family though, and they hated it. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2011, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-santas-depicted-in-film-or-on-television/607327/26 "2011-12-26T04:55:37Z")
What the fuck is it with you and the sandwiches? ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Accident](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Mr.Accident](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Accident)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2011, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-santas-depicted-in-film-or-on-television/607327/27 "2011-12-26T12:36:34Z")
The Santa from [Santa’s Slay](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0393685/) is pretty darn evil. In the opening scene alone, he… [spoiler]comes down the chimney, kicks the family dog into a ceiling fan, which flings it into the chimney, where the dog gets crushed by falling bricks. Santa stabs forks into the father’s hands, pinning them to the table. He snarls at one girl, who faints, and manages to impale herself through the neck on a piece of furniture. Santa takes a swig of booze, lights a lighter, and breathes fire onto the mother (played by the same lady who played Janice on friends). He karate kicks another guy into a china hutch, which kills him. He takes the burned woman and finishes her off by drowning her in eggnog. The girl who is left tries to flee, and he gets her into the back with a christmas star he threw like a ninja star. Finally, Santa kills the father by shoving an entire turkey drumstick down the fathers throat. [/spoiler] That is just the opening scene. The deaths just get wackier from there. ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2011, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-santas-depicted-in-film-or-on-television/607327/28 "2011-12-26T12:54:15Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > The antagonist of “Silent Night, Deadly Night”. Was _Slayride_ a separate film, or was _SNDN_ re-released under a different title the next year? ---
**Author:** ![TPWombat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbce88/32.png) [@TPWombat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TPWombat)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2011, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-santas-depicted-in-film-or-on-television/607327/29 "2011-12-26T13:01:46Z")
The department store Santa who gets mind controlled into a crazed killer by Whistler, the main bad guy from the 1985 film [Trancers](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090192/combined). The Supernatural episode [A very Supernatural Christmas](http://www.buddytv.com/articles/supernatural/supernatural-episode-38-a-very-14737.aspx) where Santa(s) are pagan gods who come down the chimney and steal a kid’s parents for dinner. Thanks for “Santa’s Slay”, **Mr. Accident**! I’m gonna track that one down. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2011, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-santas-depicted-in-film-or-on-television/607327/30 "2011-12-26T14:16:48Z")
American Dad had Steve kill Santa by accident. When he was revived in at the North Pole he and his elves had Christmas Day to kill the Smiths. There was much carnage. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2011, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-santas-depicted-in-film-or-on-television/607327/31 "2011-12-26T14:52:26Z")
> [@Krokodil](#): > > Was _Slayride_ a separate film, or was _SNDN_ re-released under a different title the next year? IMDB says that SNDN’s working title was _Slay Ride_ right up until the actual publicity campaign was started. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2011, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-santas-depicted-in-film-or-on-television/607327/32 "2011-12-26T16:03:57Z")
I have Santa’s Slay somewhere. I saw it in a bargain bin and was amused - but never got around to watching it. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Accident](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Mr.Accident](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Accident)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2011, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-santas-depicted-in-film-or-on-television/607327/33 "2011-12-26T16:14:14Z")
> [@Khadaji](#): > > I have Santa’s Slay somewhere. I saw it in a bargain bin and was amused - but never got around to watching it. It’s a good movie, just don’t take it seriously. The creators liked to poke fun at everything, whether it’s the strip club visiting Christian values mayor, hardcore hunters who like to use bazookas, or the grouchy lady who demands her Merry Christmas. I do think my favorite part was… where the fate of the world was bet on a curling match between Santa and an angel. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2011, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-santas-depicted-in-film-or-on-television/607327/34 "2011-12-26T16:35:13Z")
The Santa in _Elf_ smells like beef and cheese, and gets in a fight. ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2011, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-santas-depicted-in-film-or-on-television/607327/35 "2011-12-26T16:36:09Z")
Not movies but ------ Harley Santa [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/LphXHQMVS5w/hqdefault.jpg "Harley Santa For Naughty Kids") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LphXHQMVS5w) and a lot of NSFW Robot Chicken Santas like h t tp://video.adultswim.com/robot-chicken/santa-and-coke.html ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2011, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-santas-depicted-in-film-or-on-television/607327/36 "2011-12-26T17:12:44Z")
> [@Mr.Accident](#): > > The Santa from [Santa’s Slay](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0393685/) is pretty darn evil. > > In the opening scene alone, he… > > [spoiler]comes down the chimney, kicks the family dog into a ceiling fan, which flings it into the chimney, where the dog gets crushed by falling bricks. Santa stabs forks into the father’s hands, pinning them to the table. He snarls at one girl, who faints, and manages to impale herself through the neck on a piece of furniture. > > Santa takes a swig of booze, lights a lighter, and breathes fire onto the mother (played by the same lady who played Janice on friends). He karate kicks another guy into a china hutch, which kills him. He takes the burned woman and finishes her off by drowning her in eggnog. The girl who is left tries to flee, and he gets her into the back with a christmas star he threw like a ninja star. Finally, Santa kills the father by shoving an entire turkey drumstick down the fathers throat. [/spoiler] > > That is just the opening scene. The deaths just get wackier from there. Damn thats some over the top funny right there. I think we have finally have someone that would give Chuck Norris a run for the money. Santa vs Chuck Norris sounds like a winner movie to me. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2011, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-santas-depicted-in-film-or-on-television/607327/37 "2011-12-26T17:20:52Z")
I though the Santa in Rankin-Bass’ “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” was kind of a jerk, myself. Rude to the singing elves, mean to Rudolph… what an asshole. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2011, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-santas-depicted-in-film-or-on-television/607327/38 "2011-12-26T17:35:01Z")
In the cartoon Dan Vs., there’s a mean, somewhat drunken Santa in the Christmas ep. He’s voiced by Mark Hamill. ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2011, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-santas-depicted-in-film-or-on-television/607327/39 "2011-12-26T17:49:34Z")
(Dis)honorable mention: Santa in Rankin-Bass’ _'Twas the Night Before Christmas_. Who cancelled an entire town’s Christmas visit because a letter to the editor (written by a mouse) in a 1900s small town newspaper said that Santa was a myth, and was signed “all of us.” Plus, this is in a universe where Santa not only exists, but he doesn’t even hide the fact of it, and has regular established communication between the North Pole and the outside world. Thus, this is sort of like the Vatican excommunicating an entire city because some lunatic on a streetcorner was yelling “The Pope doesn’t exist! You _all_ know it!” ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2011, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-santas-depicted-in-film-or-on-television/607327/40 "2011-12-26T18:00:25Z")
> [@Ranchoth](#): > > (Dis)honorable mention: Santa in Rankin-Bass’ _'Twas the Night Before Christmas_. Who cancelled an entire town’s Christmas visit because a letter to the editor (written by a mouse) in a 1900s small town newspaper said that Santa was a myth, and was signed “all of us.” > > Plus, this is in a universe where Santa not only exists, but he doesn’t even hide the fact of it, and has regular established communication between the North Pole and the outside world. Thus, this is sort of like the Vatican excommunicating an entire city because some lunatic on a streetcorner was yelling “The Pope doesn’t exist! You _all_ know it!” Sort of reminds me of The Year Without a Santa Claus. Santa can make an announcement about cancelling Christmas and everyone is sad…so why do so many of the kids not believe in him? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-santas-depicted-in-film-or-on-television/607327.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-santas-depicted-in-film-or-on-television/607327.md?page=3)