1 00:00:00,585 --> 00:00:02,583 (MUSIC PLAYING) 2 00:00:45,691 --> 00:00:47,757 (SCHOOL BELL RINGING) (KIDS CHEERING) 3 00:00:47,792 --> 00:00:49,290 Almost Christmas. 4 00:00:49,325 --> 00:00:52,424 I love the way the city's transformed by all the decorations. 5 00:00:52,459 --> 00:00:54,457 What do you most love about Christmas, Helga? 6 00:00:54,493 --> 00:00:55,791 (CHUCKLES) Are you kidding? 7 00:00:55,826 --> 00:00:57,892 The presents! I'm going to make a haul this year. 8 00:00:57,927 --> 00:01:01,058 But Helga, Christmas is about giving and sharing, 9 00:01:01,094 --> 00:01:03,325 family and friends, holiday spirit. 10 00:01:03,361 --> 00:01:05,893 Oh, come off your high horse, sister. 11 00:01:05,928 --> 00:01:07,559 Christmas is about presents. 12 00:01:07,595 --> 00:01:10,127 It's about getting as much stuff as you can possibly get. 13 00:01:10,162 --> 00:01:11,426 It's about money and flash. 14 00:01:11,461 --> 00:01:13,060 It's about shopping like a barbarian. 15 00:01:13,096 --> 00:01:15,895 It's about getting yours before the other guy gets his. 16 00:01:15,930 --> 00:01:19,262 It's about dropping hints, making lists, Christmas is about... 17 00:01:19,297 --> 00:01:21,262 (VOICE ECHOING) 18 00:01:21,297 --> 00:01:22,561 Snowboots. 19 00:01:24,597 --> 00:01:25,628 (VOICE ECHOING) 20 00:01:25,663 --> 00:01:27,762 Nancy Spumoni signature snowboots. 21 00:01:27,797 --> 00:01:29,462 Imported leather, bold emboss, 22 00:01:29,498 --> 00:01:31,596 hand-riveted, zigzag spread, steel toes. 23 00:01:31,631 --> 00:01:32,696 I've got to have 'em. 24 00:01:32,731 --> 00:01:34,330 I've just got to have 'em. 25 00:01:34,366 --> 00:01:36,497 You and every other girl in the city, Helga. 26 00:01:36,532 --> 00:01:38,463 The stores are practically sold out. 27 00:01:38,499 --> 00:01:40,464 There just aren't enough for everybody. 28 00:01:40,500 --> 00:01:42,431 I'll get my boots, Rhonda Lloyd. 29 00:01:42,466 --> 00:01:44,798 I've been dropping hints to my parents for weeks, 30 00:01:44,833 --> 00:01:46,232 and they better not blow it 31 00:01:46,268 --> 00:01:49,232 or I'll show them some holiday spirit. 32 00:01:49,268 --> 00:01:50,732 So what did you get your Dad? 33 00:01:50,768 --> 00:01:52,665 Nice plaid tie, not too loud. 34 00:01:52,701 --> 00:01:54,632 That's nice. What did you get Jamie O.? 35 00:01:54,667 --> 00:01:56,033 A tie. Red and blue. 36 00:01:56,068 --> 00:01:58,333 That's good. What did you get Timberly? 37 00:01:58,369 --> 00:02:00,334 A tie with little pink things on it. 38 00:02:00,370 --> 00:02:02,934 Gerald, you can't get Timberly a tie for Christmas. 39 00:02:02,969 --> 00:02:04,634 She's a little four-year-old girl 40 00:02:04,669 --> 00:02:06,102 What's she gonna wear a tie for? 41 00:02:06,137 --> 00:02:07,468 Formal occasions. 42 00:02:07,503 --> 00:02:09,635 ARNOLD: You can't just give everybody a tie for Christmas. 43 00:02:09,670 --> 00:02:11,468 GERALD: Why not? Because Christmas is special. 44 00:02:11,504 --> 00:02:14,370 It's about showing the people you're close to that you really care about them. 45 00:02:14,405 --> 00:02:16,469 When you give somebody a present, it should be unique. 46 00:02:16,505 --> 00:02:17,904 Well, maybe you're right. 47 00:02:17,939 --> 00:02:20,803 Maybe I'll give my grandpa the tie I got for Timberly. 48 00:02:20,838 --> 00:02:22,137 And I get a toy or something. 49 00:02:22,172 --> 00:02:24,170 Now you're getting the Christmas spirit. Well, see ya. 50 00:02:24,206 --> 00:02:25,271 Where ya going? 51 00:02:25,306 --> 00:02:26,837 I gotta go take your present back. 52 00:02:28,173 --> 00:02:29,372 See you, Gerald. 53 00:02:34,908 --> 00:02:37,339 Arnold, what a goof. What a sap. 54 00:02:37,375 --> 00:02:38,739 What a holiday fool. 55 00:02:38,775 --> 00:02:41,340 How I revile his very existence. 56 00:02:41,376 --> 00:02:43,540 And yet, I love him. 57 00:02:43,575 --> 00:02:44,940 His awkward gait, 58 00:02:44,975 --> 00:02:47,208 his half-lidded gaze, his brave, 59 00:02:47,242 --> 00:02:50,241 his misguided concern for those less fortunate. 60 00:02:50,277 --> 00:02:52,708 I must find the perfect gift for my beloved. 61 00:02:52,743 --> 00:02:54,308 Something big and flashy. 62 00:02:54,343 --> 00:02:56,808 Something that will impress him and make him pine for me. 63 00:02:56,843 --> 00:02:58,376 The way that I pine for him. 64 00:03:00,945 --> 00:03:02,277 (WIND HOWLING) 65 00:03:04,678 --> 00:03:05,843 (INDISTINCT WHISPERING) 66 00:03:10,845 --> 00:03:13,044 Happy Thanksgiving, everybody. 67 00:03:13,846 --> 00:03:15,245 So that's all of us. 68 00:03:15,281 --> 00:03:17,545 It's time to pick your Secret Santa. 69 00:03:17,580 --> 00:03:19,078 Go ahead, everybody 70 00:03:19,114 --> 00:03:20,845 Pick a random name from the bowl. 71 00:03:25,847 --> 00:03:28,313 (WHISPERING) Don't tell anyone, but I got Oskar. 72 00:03:28,348 --> 00:03:29,513 I got Oskar, too. 73 00:03:29,548 --> 00:03:30,646 So did I. 74 00:03:30,681 --> 00:03:33,080 (LAUGHS) What a coincidence! 75 00:03:33,116 --> 00:03:34,414 Kokoshka, you bum. 76 00:03:34,449 --> 00:03:36,347 You wrote your name on all the slips. 77 00:03:36,383 --> 00:03:37,948 Okay, okay. It was a joke. 78 00:03:37,983 --> 00:03:39,382 A Christmas joke, eh? 79 00:03:39,417 --> 00:03:41,282 A yuletide prankster, eh? 80 00:03:41,317 --> 00:03:43,382 Okay, we'll start over. 81 00:03:43,417 --> 00:03:45,549 Pookie, how about a little Christmas music. 82 00:03:47,351 --> 00:03:48,983 (PLAYING PIANO) 83 00:03:53,852 --> 00:03:55,417 ARNOLD: (WHISPERS) Mr. Hyunh. 84 00:04:01,620 --> 00:04:03,285 (ALL LAUGHING) 85 00:04:04,987 --> 00:04:07,619 Arnold, it's simple. Just get him a tie. 86 00:04:07,654 --> 00:04:09,319 Gerald, that's what everybody gets 87 00:04:09,354 --> 00:04:10,920 when they don't know what to get somebody. 88 00:04:10,955 --> 00:04:13,053 Exactly my point. I don't know. 89 00:04:13,088 --> 00:04:14,821 He always seems so sad this time of year. 90 00:04:14,856 --> 00:04:16,220 I gotta think of something special. 91 00:04:16,255 --> 00:04:17,653 Something that would cheer him up. 92 00:04:17,689 --> 00:04:20,154 Well, if you really wanna find out what the guy wants, 93 00:04:20,190 --> 00:04:21,721 why don't you just go and talk to him. 94 00:04:21,756 --> 00:04:23,321 Yeah, I'll just go talk to him. 95 00:04:23,356 --> 00:04:25,688 Gather some clues. Figure out what he wants. 96 00:04:25,723 --> 00:04:27,355 What a great plan, Gerald! 97 00:04:29,691 --> 00:04:30,989 Is there something special 98 00:04:31,025 --> 00:04:33,256 you want to talk with me about, Arnold? 99 00:04:33,292 --> 00:04:34,489 No, no. 100 00:04:34,525 --> 00:04:37,057 I just wanted to say hello and, um... 101 00:04:37,092 --> 00:04:38,890 ...just see how you're doing. 102 00:04:38,926 --> 00:04:40,957 Oh, I'm fine. Thank you. 103 00:04:40,992 --> 00:04:43,557 I wish I had some candy to offer you. 104 00:04:43,592 --> 00:04:45,624 I never have any candy around here. 105 00:04:45,659 --> 00:04:47,825 Oh, do you like candy, Mr. Hyunh? 106 00:04:47,860 --> 00:04:50,525 No, no, no. Candy is bad for my stomach. 107 00:04:50,560 --> 00:04:52,159 Sure has been cold lately. 108 00:04:52,195 --> 00:04:55,059 Yes, very cold. Make me shiver. 109 00:04:55,094 --> 00:04:57,693 I bet you could probably use a nice, warm sweater. 110 00:04:57,728 --> 00:05:00,360 No, I got plenty of sweater. 111 00:05:01,795 --> 00:05:04,694 See, red, blue, green, 112 00:05:04,729 --> 00:05:06,128 wool, cotton. 113 00:05:06,163 --> 00:05:08,394 Plenty of sweater. You want one? 114 00:05:08,430 --> 00:05:09,661 No thanks. 115 00:05:09,697 --> 00:05:12,962 So, it's almost Christmas time. Yes. 116 00:05:12,997 --> 00:05:14,562 This time of year 117 00:05:14,596 --> 00:05:16,029 always make me remember. 118 00:05:17,832 --> 00:05:19,495 Remember what? 119 00:05:19,531 --> 00:05:22,297 It was a long time ago, Arnold. 120 00:05:22,332 --> 00:05:24,596 A very complicated story. 121 00:05:24,632 --> 00:05:26,997 I'd like to hear it. Please, tell me. 122 00:05:29,833 --> 00:05:30,997 HYUNH: Many years ago, 123 00:05:31,033 --> 00:05:32,998 I lived in another country. 124 00:05:33,034 --> 00:05:34,132 Far away. 125 00:05:34,700 --> 00:05:35,798 I was a young man 126 00:05:35,834 --> 00:05:37,732 with a family. 127 00:05:37,767 --> 00:05:39,498 A beautiful baby girl. 128 00:05:39,534 --> 00:05:40,999 I called her Mai. 129 00:05:42,435 --> 00:05:45,499 I was the luckiest man in the world. 130 00:05:45,535 --> 00:05:49,301 At night, I used to dream about our future together, 131 00:05:49,336 --> 00:05:52,034 to watch Mai grow up and go to school. 132 00:05:52,602 --> 00:05:54,235 To see her be happy. 133 00:05:54,270 --> 00:05:57,101 But there was trouble in my country. (HELICOPTER HOVERING) 134 00:05:57,137 --> 00:05:59,302 There was a war in the north. 135 00:05:59,337 --> 00:06:00,668 And every day, 136 00:06:00,704 --> 00:06:04,069 the fighting was coming closer and closer. 137 00:06:04,104 --> 00:06:07,703 I know this would not be a good place for my child to grow up. 138 00:06:07,738 --> 00:06:09,437 I could not keep her safe. 139 00:06:09,472 --> 00:06:12,770 Maybe not even have enough food for her to eat. 140 00:06:12,806 --> 00:06:15,271 So I decided, we must try to get out. 141 00:06:15,307 --> 00:06:18,038 We must try to find a better life, 142 00:06:18,073 --> 00:06:20,805 Everyone was trying to get out. 143 00:06:20,841 --> 00:06:23,539 Everywhere there was confusion. 144 00:06:23,574 --> 00:06:25,539 Somehow, I got through. 145 00:06:25,574 --> 00:06:28,706 The only way out of the city was by helicopter. 146 00:06:28,741 --> 00:06:30,772 There were too many people. 147 00:06:30,808 --> 00:06:32,207 I begged the soldier, 148 00:06:32,242 --> 00:06:34,074 "Please, please take us. 149 00:06:34,108 --> 00:06:36,606 "Help us find a new life." 150 00:06:36,642 --> 00:06:37,807 But he could not. 151 00:06:37,843 --> 00:06:40,341 He said, "There was only room for one of us." 152 00:06:43,044 --> 00:06:45,408 Then, I had to make the most 153 00:06:45,444 --> 00:06:47,675 difficult decision of my life. 154 00:06:47,711 --> 00:06:50,976 I knew I had to do the best thing for Mai. 155 00:06:51,011 --> 00:06:54,210 I knew if I gave Mai to the soldier, 156 00:06:54,245 --> 00:06:55,977 he would take care of her. 157 00:06:56,012 --> 00:06:58,377 (INAUDIBLE) He would find a home for her. 158 00:06:58,412 --> 00:07:02,845 And then, as soon as I could, I would get out of the country 159 00:07:02,880 --> 00:07:04,811 and find her again. 160 00:07:04,847 --> 00:07:06,812 As the helicopter left, 161 00:07:06,847 --> 00:07:09,645 the soldier called out the name of a city. 162 00:07:12,747 --> 00:07:14,379 This city. 163 00:07:14,414 --> 00:07:16,512 He said he would bring her here. 164 00:07:17,648 --> 00:07:19,113 You had to give her to the soldier. 165 00:07:19,149 --> 00:07:20,613 You were saving her life. 166 00:07:21,282 --> 00:07:22,314 Yes. 167 00:07:22,349 --> 00:07:23,714 You've never seen her since? 168 00:07:23,749 --> 00:07:26,614 No, it took me 20 years 169 00:07:26,650 --> 00:07:29,181 until I could finally get out of the country. 170 00:07:29,217 --> 00:07:32,015 That's why I came to this city. 171 00:07:32,051 --> 00:07:34,316 I believe she's here, somewhere. 172 00:07:34,351 --> 00:07:36,549 But I've not been able to find her. 173 00:07:36,584 --> 00:07:38,716 Sometimes, it is so difficult. 174 00:07:38,751 --> 00:07:40,850 I almost give up hope. 175 00:07:40,885 --> 00:07:43,150 But I never stopped thinking about her. 176 00:07:43,185 --> 00:07:45,017 I'll never stop trying. 177 00:07:45,053 --> 00:07:47,551 I would give anything to see her again. 178 00:07:47,586 --> 00:07:49,651 To know that she is happy. 179 00:07:52,321 --> 00:07:55,018 You're crazy, Arnold, really crazy. (HORN HONKING) 180 00:07:55,054 --> 00:07:57,219 You want to hang out with that monkey man guy. 181 00:07:57,254 --> 00:07:58,886 That's how crazy you are. 182 00:07:58,921 --> 00:08:00,086 What's so crazy about it? 183 00:08:00,121 --> 00:08:01,986 Mr. Hyunh only wants one thing, 184 00:08:02,021 --> 00:08:03,519 and that's to see his daughter. 185 00:08:03,555 --> 00:08:05,054 I know it's a long shot, 186 00:08:05,089 --> 00:08:07,420 but if I could find her and bring them together, 187 00:08:07,456 --> 00:08:09,921 it could be the best Christmas gift I could give Mr. Hyunh. 188 00:08:09,957 --> 00:08:12,921 Arnold, it's the day before Christmas. 189 00:08:12,957 --> 00:08:14,888 There's millions of people in the city. 190 00:08:14,923 --> 00:08:16,621 It would take a miracle to find her. 191 00:08:16,657 --> 00:08:17,788 Maybe. 192 00:08:17,824 --> 00:08:19,989 But, what better time for a miracle than Christmas. 193 00:08:20,024 --> 00:08:22,323 Isn't that what Christmas is really about? 194 00:08:22,358 --> 00:08:23,723 Presents, presents, presents! 195 00:08:23,758 --> 00:08:25,923 I got to find the right present for Arnold. 196 00:08:25,959 --> 00:08:29,157 Hmm, a new kite maybe? Nah, too cheap. 197 00:08:29,192 --> 00:08:30,257 Or a unicycle? 198 00:08:30,292 --> 00:08:31,757 Nah, not flashy enough. 199 00:08:31,792 --> 00:08:33,757 Whatever I get him has got to be big. 200 00:08:33,792 --> 00:08:36,424 Really big. I know! 201 00:08:36,460 --> 00:08:38,892 (TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWING) A deluxe 240-piece train set, 202 00:08:38,927 --> 00:08:41,959 complete with autumn foliage, collapsible bridge, 203 00:08:41,994 --> 00:08:45,060 and one-legged Bob, the affable railroad tramp. 204 00:08:45,828 --> 00:08:47,860 No, too juvenile. 205 00:08:47,895 --> 00:08:49,393 Arnold's too mature for that. 206 00:08:49,428 --> 00:08:50,793 Think, Helga, think. 207 00:08:50,829 --> 00:08:53,493 What would Arnold want for Christmas. 208 00:08:53,528 --> 00:08:55,626 Here it is. Here, what is? 209 00:08:55,662 --> 00:08:57,228 I've been on the phone all morning, 210 00:08:57,263 --> 00:08:59,361 calling every government agency in town, 211 00:08:59,396 --> 00:09:00,895 and everything led me to this place. 212 00:09:00,930 --> 00:09:02,928 Federal Office of Information? 213 00:09:02,964 --> 00:09:05,262 Somewhere in this building is the information we need 214 00:09:05,297 --> 00:09:08,330 to find Mr. Hyunh's daughter. All we got to do is get it. 215 00:09:08,365 --> 00:09:10,363 (INDISTINCT CHATTER) 216 00:09:13,565 --> 00:09:14,897 (LAUGHTER) 217 00:09:17,399 --> 00:09:18,997 I think we're too late, Arnold. 218 00:09:19,032 --> 00:09:21,031 It's already Christmas for these guys. 219 00:09:21,067 --> 00:09:23,831 Come on. There must be somebody still working here. 220 00:09:28,901 --> 00:09:29,932 Come on. 221 00:09:33,335 --> 00:09:35,000 (PRINTER WHIRRING) 222 00:09:37,702 --> 00:09:39,367 Excuse me, Mr. Bailey? 223 00:09:39,402 --> 00:09:41,101 What are you two kids doing here? 224 00:09:41,136 --> 00:09:44,800 Nobody's allowed in here. Can't you see I'm busy? 225 00:09:44,836 --> 00:09:47,235 We're looking for a missing person named Mai Hyunh. 226 00:09:47,270 --> 00:09:49,102 We think she lives somewhere in the city. 227 00:09:49,137 --> 00:09:50,801 So what do you want me to do about it? 228 00:09:50,837 --> 00:09:53,469 Uh, we thought you could find her for us. 229 00:09:53,504 --> 00:09:54,635 Please? 230 00:09:54,671 --> 00:09:57,170 She was separated from her father by a war. 231 00:09:57,205 --> 00:09:59,636 He's a really good guy. He's a friend of mine. 232 00:09:59,672 --> 00:10:01,770 I want to bring them together for Christmas. 233 00:10:01,805 --> 00:10:04,371 And what a perfect Christmas present, 234 00:10:04,406 --> 00:10:06,537 don't you think, Mr. Bailey? 235 00:10:06,573 --> 00:10:09,972 Look, kid, your story has touched me, deeply. 236 00:10:10,007 --> 00:10:13,505 But to find your Mai Hyunh would be a huge job. 237 00:10:13,540 --> 00:10:16,372 It would take hours, maybe even days! 238 00:10:16,407 --> 00:10:18,273 I can't do it at a time like this. 239 00:10:18,308 --> 00:10:19,539 Now go on. 240 00:10:19,575 --> 00:10:21,840 There's a Christmas party down the hall. 241 00:10:21,876 --> 00:10:24,174 Go. Have some eggnog. (TELEPHONE RINGING) 242 00:10:24,209 --> 00:10:25,307 Yeah. 243 00:10:25,343 --> 00:10:27,007 Oh, hi, dear. 244 00:10:27,042 --> 00:10:30,474 No, no. I didn't do the Christmas shopping yet. 245 00:10:30,509 --> 00:10:32,875 What do you expect? I got a ton of work here! 246 00:10:34,110 --> 00:10:37,309 Yes, yes, I got the list right here. 247 00:10:37,345 --> 00:10:40,542 Yes, I know it's Christmas Eve. 248 00:10:40,578 --> 00:10:44,177 (SIGH) Okay, okay. Look, I'll get it done somehow. 249 00:10:45,079 --> 00:10:47,877 I love you too, dear, bye. 250 00:10:47,912 --> 00:10:49,277 (GRUMBLES) 251 00:10:49,980 --> 00:10:51,278 What? You still here? 252 00:10:51,313 --> 00:10:52,577 I was just wondering, 253 00:10:52,612 --> 00:10:54,578 what if Gerald and me did your Christmas shopping for you. 254 00:10:54,613 --> 00:10:55,811 Huh? 255 00:10:55,847 --> 00:10:58,578 What? I'm gonna trust you kids with my Christmas shopping? 256 00:10:58,613 --> 00:10:59,979 Yeah. Yeah. 257 00:11:00,014 --> 00:11:04,612 Right, I'm gonna give 300 bucks to a couple of nine-year-old kids. 258 00:11:04,647 --> 00:11:06,679 How else are you gonna get it done on time? 259 00:11:06,714 --> 00:11:08,413 Mister, I'd do anything 260 00:11:08,448 --> 00:11:10,480 to get Mr. Hyunh and his daughter together. 261 00:11:10,515 --> 00:11:12,546 I'll do your shopping. You can trust me. 262 00:11:12,582 --> 00:11:14,414 I'll come back, no matter what. 263 00:11:18,516 --> 00:11:20,915 Okay, you got yourself a deal. 264 00:11:20,950 --> 00:11:22,448 I hate shopping anyway. 265 00:11:22,484 --> 00:11:23,582 Plus, I'm desperate. 266 00:11:23,617 --> 00:11:26,416 Be back here by closing time with the stuff on the list. 267 00:11:26,451 --> 00:11:28,383 And I mean, all the stuff. 268 00:11:28,418 --> 00:11:32,117 And then I'll try running a search on your Mai Hyunh. 269 00:11:33,852 --> 00:11:35,351 Well, what are you waiting for? 270 00:11:35,386 --> 00:11:37,484 It's the last shopping day before Christmas. 271 00:11:37,519 --> 00:11:40,650 Shoo! (SIGHS AND GRUMBLES) 272 00:11:40,686 --> 00:11:43,418 Great, now all we have to do is buy this stuff, 273 00:11:43,453 --> 00:11:45,119 and Mr. Bailey will find Mai 274 00:11:45,154 --> 00:11:47,518 and Mr. Hyunh will have the best Christmas ever. 275 00:11:57,656 --> 00:11:59,087 This is it, 276 00:11:59,123 --> 00:12:02,887 the prefect flashy present to impress Arnold, at last. 277 00:12:02,922 --> 00:12:05,955 That sure is a keen skateboard, Helga. 278 00:12:05,990 --> 00:12:09,689 I should know, on account Arnold got one just like it. 279 00:12:09,724 --> 00:12:11,322 His is barefoot too. 280 00:12:11,358 --> 00:12:12,623 (GROANS) 281 00:12:14,025 --> 00:12:15,390 Bye, Helga. 282 00:12:15,425 --> 00:12:17,524 Hope your Christmas doesn't bite. 283 00:12:59,931 --> 00:13:01,463 Only one more item, Gerald. 284 00:13:01,498 --> 00:13:03,630 Official Nancy Spumoni snowboots. 285 00:13:03,665 --> 00:13:05,030 I have found it. 286 00:13:05,065 --> 00:13:07,964 The Frozen Tundra Death Warrior 7000. 287 00:13:07,999 --> 00:13:10,597 The jewel and crown of video games. 288 00:13:10,633 --> 00:13:12,131 Flashy, expensive, 289 00:13:12,167 --> 00:13:14,097 perfect for my beloved. (SIGHS) 290 00:13:14,133 --> 00:13:15,731 Arnold will be overwhelmed. 291 00:13:15,767 --> 00:13:18,266 On Christmas morn, he will unwrap my gift, 292 00:13:18,301 --> 00:13:20,098 his little heart will fill with joy, 293 00:13:20,134 --> 00:13:22,699 his little eyes will find the attached tag, 294 00:13:22,734 --> 00:13:24,200 "To Arnold, from Helga." 295 00:13:24,235 --> 00:13:26,433 And his uniquely football-shaped head 296 00:13:26,469 --> 00:13:28,367 will fill with thoughts about me, 297 00:13:28,402 --> 00:13:29,433 Helga Pataki. 298 00:13:29,469 --> 00:13:31,933 And perhaps, then, those same thoughts 299 00:13:31,969 --> 00:13:34,234 will lead him to feel the same admiration 300 00:13:34,270 --> 00:13:37,101 and, dare I say it, love for me. 301 00:13:37,137 --> 00:13:39,901 That I have so long and secretly harbored for him. 302 00:13:39,936 --> 00:13:41,001 (SIGHS) 303 00:13:41,037 --> 00:13:45,835 This truly must be the meaning of Christmas. 304 00:13:45,871 --> 00:13:47,102 (SNIFFLES) 305 00:13:47,672 --> 00:13:48,670 (GASPS) 306 00:13:50,273 --> 00:13:51,936 Oh, uh. Hi, Helga. 307 00:13:51,972 --> 00:13:54,337 So, football-head and tall-hair boy. 308 00:13:54,373 --> 00:13:57,004 Little last minute Christmas shopping, I see. 309 00:13:57,040 --> 00:13:58,138 Yeah, what are you getting? 310 00:14:00,307 --> 00:14:03,005 Hmm, Frozen Tundra Death Warrior 7000. 311 00:14:03,041 --> 00:14:06,273 That's right. I guess if somebody got a present like that, 312 00:14:06,308 --> 00:14:08,673 they'd be pretty impressed by whoever gave it to 'em. 313 00:14:08,708 --> 00:14:09,739 Don't you think? 314 00:14:09,775 --> 00:14:11,274 Well, I don't know, Helga. 315 00:14:11,309 --> 00:14:13,873 Basically, it's kind of an expensive flashy gift 316 00:14:13,908 --> 00:14:15,040 that isn't really personal, 317 00:14:15,075 --> 00:14:17,641 and doesn't necessarily express any real feeling 318 00:14:17,676 --> 00:14:20,575 or understanding of the person who you might be giving it to. 319 00:14:20,610 --> 00:14:23,542 No offense, Helga. Gerald, we better get going. 320 00:14:23,577 --> 00:14:26,108 Merry Christmas, Helga. Argh! 321 00:14:31,311 --> 00:14:33,676 "Nancy Spumoni snowboots"? 322 00:14:36,579 --> 00:14:38,377 Excuse me, sir. Yes? 323 00:14:38,412 --> 00:14:40,478 I need a pair of Nancy Spumoni snowboots. 324 00:14:40,513 --> 00:14:42,678 Could you wait just a minute? Sure. 325 00:14:42,713 --> 00:14:44,444 See, this is gonna be easy. 326 00:14:45,746 --> 00:14:47,412 Go ahead, kid, tell us what you want. 327 00:14:47,447 --> 00:14:49,479 A pair of Nancy Spumoni snowboots. 328 00:14:49,514 --> 00:14:51,112 (ALL LAUGHING) 329 00:14:53,382 --> 00:14:55,480 I don't get it. What's so funny? 330 00:14:55,515 --> 00:14:58,547 We've been sold out of those boots for a month. 331 00:14:58,582 --> 00:14:59,647 But, in all seriousness, 332 00:14:59,682 --> 00:15:01,713 if you want to put your name on a waiting list, 333 00:15:01,748 --> 00:15:03,047 I could get you a pair of by, 334 00:15:03,082 --> 00:15:04,714 oh, say, the 4th of July? 335 00:15:04,749 --> 00:15:06,414 (ALL LAUGHING) 336 00:15:07,650 --> 00:15:09,114 4th of July. 337 00:15:09,150 --> 00:15:12,415 There's got to be a pair of Nancy Spumoni snowboots out there somewhere. 338 00:15:14,151 --> 00:15:15,483 (MUSIC PLAYING) 339 00:15:19,451 --> 00:15:21,450 (INAUDIBLE) 340 00:15:33,054 --> 00:15:34,518 (BELL TOLLING) 341 00:15:34,554 --> 00:15:37,452 GERALD: Oh, no. The government office is gonna close. 342 00:15:37,488 --> 00:15:38,653 We're out of time. 343 00:15:38,688 --> 00:15:41,187 Come on, Arnold. Let's just go back and tell the guy, 344 00:15:41,222 --> 00:15:43,119 "We just can't find the boots." 345 00:15:43,155 --> 00:15:44,853 (SIGHS) 346 00:15:44,889 --> 00:15:46,753 I can't believe there isn't one pair 347 00:15:46,789 --> 00:15:50,454 of Nancy Spumoni snowboots left in this whole city. 348 00:15:53,623 --> 00:15:55,121 BAILEY: No snowboots? 349 00:15:55,157 --> 00:15:56,821 Look, kid, we made a deal. 350 00:15:56,856 --> 00:15:58,722 You get everything on the list 351 00:15:58,757 --> 00:16:00,522 and then I find your missing person. 352 00:16:00,558 --> 00:16:02,390 But we tried. We looked everywhere. 353 00:16:02,425 --> 00:16:04,889 We must have looked in over a 100 shoe stores. 354 00:16:04,924 --> 00:16:06,290 Listen, boys, 355 00:16:06,325 --> 00:16:08,756 my wife, specifically, told me to get 356 00:16:08,792 --> 00:16:11,524 Nancy Spumoni snowboots for our daughter. 357 00:16:11,560 --> 00:16:14,691 I gotta have those snowboots! No snowboots, no deal! 358 00:16:15,294 --> 00:16:16,991 (TELEPHONE RINGING) 359 00:16:18,627 --> 00:16:20,158 (DOOR CLOSES) Yeah. Okay, look... 360 00:16:21,794 --> 00:16:23,559 I just can't believe after all this, 361 00:16:23,594 --> 00:16:25,193 we blew it, Gerald, 362 00:16:25,228 --> 00:16:26,759 All I had to do was bring a pair 363 00:16:26,795 --> 00:16:28,426 of Nancy Spumoni snowboots 364 00:16:28,461 --> 00:16:31,793 to Mr. Bailey at that crazy Federal Office of Information, 365 00:16:31,828 --> 00:16:33,194 and he'd find Mr. Hyunh's daughter. 366 00:16:33,229 --> 00:16:35,827 But it's no snowboots, no deal. 367 00:16:35,862 --> 00:16:38,061 (SIGHS) Well, 368 00:16:38,096 --> 00:16:40,961 thanks for sticking with me like a true friend, Gerald. 369 00:16:40,997 --> 00:16:44,262 I needed a miracle, I guess. Just couldn't get one. 370 00:16:44,298 --> 00:16:47,429 Hey, Arnold, you did all right, man. 371 00:16:47,464 --> 00:16:49,696 You try harder than anyone else I know. 372 00:16:49,731 --> 00:16:51,862 All for Mr. Hyunh, 373 00:16:51,898 --> 00:16:53,797 a guy who's alone in this country. 374 00:16:53,832 --> 00:16:56,564 The stuff you did is more important than a bunch of presents. 375 00:16:56,599 --> 00:16:59,498 It's more important than some dumb snowboots. 376 00:17:00,200 --> 00:17:02,565 What you did, well, 377 00:17:02,600 --> 00:17:04,531 that's what Christmas is all about, Arnold. 378 00:17:04,567 --> 00:17:06,199 (BUS APPROACHING) Thanks, Gerald, 379 00:17:06,234 --> 00:17:09,399 Just wish I could've put Mr. Hyunh and his daughter together for Christmas. 380 00:17:18,502 --> 00:17:20,234 (ALL SINGING) ♪ Oh, what fun 381 00:17:20,269 --> 00:17:21,834 ♪ It is to ride 382 00:17:21,869 --> 00:17:26,967 ♪ In a one-horse open sleigh ♪ 383 00:17:28,136 --> 00:17:30,635 (BOTH LAUGHING) 384 00:17:30,671 --> 00:17:32,236 BIG BOB: Oh, give me another eggnog. 385 00:17:32,271 --> 00:17:33,570 MIRIAM: Helga, 386 00:17:33,605 --> 00:17:35,169 where have you been all day? 387 00:17:35,205 --> 00:17:37,936 Out, Miriam. MIRIAM: Honey, you look depressed. 388 00:17:37,971 --> 00:17:41,270 Why don't you open one of your presents now? 389 00:17:43,272 --> 00:17:45,305 MIRIAM: Merry X-mas! 390 00:17:45,340 --> 00:17:48,271 Oh, my gosh! Nancy Spumoni signature snowboots. 391 00:17:48,307 --> 00:17:50,137 Oh, my gosh! Oh, my gosh! 392 00:17:50,173 --> 00:17:52,605 I stood in line for 18 hours 393 00:17:52,640 --> 00:17:53,905 to get these, Helga, 394 00:17:53,940 --> 00:17:55,905 I swear they must be the last pair 395 00:17:55,940 --> 00:17:57,806 in the city. Wow! 396 00:17:57,841 --> 00:18:00,673 Thanks, Mom. I wanted these more than anything, 397 00:18:00,708 --> 00:18:02,139 anything in the whole wide world. 398 00:18:02,175 --> 00:18:03,707 I gotta try 'em out. 399 00:18:07,076 --> 00:18:08,973 (VOICE ECHOING) 400 00:18:13,110 --> 00:18:14,808 (VOICE ECHOING) 401 00:18:25,878 --> 00:18:27,843 Oh, criminy. 402 00:18:27,878 --> 00:18:29,910 Another moral dilemma. 403 00:18:29,945 --> 00:18:31,711 (SIGHS) Okay. 404 00:18:31,746 --> 00:18:35,044 On the one hand, I got what I wanted for Christmas. 405 00:18:35,080 --> 00:18:38,178 I'm happy and that's really all that matters, right? 406 00:18:38,214 --> 00:18:40,478 But, on the other hand, I finally discovered 407 00:18:40,514 --> 00:18:43,580 the one perfect thing Arnold wants for Christmas. 408 00:18:43,615 --> 00:18:46,313 And through a truly bizarre quirk of fate, 409 00:18:46,348 --> 00:18:48,214 it's the same snowboots. 410 00:18:48,249 --> 00:18:51,280 And I could give them up and give Arnold what he wants. 411 00:18:51,316 --> 00:18:53,581 But, then, I wouldn't have anything. 412 00:18:53,616 --> 00:18:56,880 And these snowboots are really boss. 413 00:18:56,916 --> 00:18:59,715 Oh, what's the right thing to do? 414 00:19:06,251 --> 00:19:08,250 (HELICOPTER HOVERING) 415 00:19:31,854 --> 00:19:34,920 Here they are, pal, one pair of Nancy Spumoni snowboots. 416 00:19:34,955 --> 00:19:36,620 Now, turn those lights back on. 417 00:19:36,655 --> 00:19:38,588 We've got a missing person to locate. 418 00:19:38,623 --> 00:19:41,321 Are you kidding? I'm going home. 419 00:19:41,356 --> 00:19:43,987 It's Christmas Eve for crying out loud. 420 00:19:44,023 --> 00:19:46,922 Can't you see? It's not about snowboots. 421 00:19:46,957 --> 00:19:49,422 It's not about flashy expensive presents 422 00:19:49,457 --> 00:19:51,556 or getting yours before the other guy get's his. 423 00:19:51,592 --> 00:19:54,022 It's about showing people you really care about 'em. 424 00:19:54,057 --> 00:19:55,156 And most of all, 425 00:19:55,191 --> 00:19:57,290 it's about a funny little, football-headed kid 426 00:19:57,326 --> 00:19:59,357 with a good heart but no sense of reality, 427 00:19:59,392 --> 00:20:01,524 whose entire world view is at stake. 428 00:20:01,559 --> 00:20:05,625 Look, kid, I appreciate your little holiday speech and all that, 429 00:20:05,660 --> 00:20:09,225 but it's late, and I'm going home now. 430 00:20:14,294 --> 00:20:16,926 For pity's sake, are you that cold? 431 00:20:18,794 --> 00:20:21,360 Look into your heart, and we've got a choice here. 432 00:20:21,395 --> 00:20:22,993 Either you and I work all night 433 00:20:23,029 --> 00:20:24,594 to find a certain lost daughter, 434 00:20:24,629 --> 00:20:26,328 or you can leave now. 435 00:20:26,363 --> 00:20:28,060 But if you leave now, 436 00:20:28,096 --> 00:20:29,595 that little football-headed kid 437 00:20:29,630 --> 00:20:32,262 will never believe in miracles again. 438 00:20:40,998 --> 00:20:43,129 (CHILDREN CHATTERING AND LAUGHING) 439 00:20:44,331 --> 00:20:45,997 (LAUGHTER) 440 00:20:47,565 --> 00:20:50,230 Merry Christmas, man. Merry Christmas, Gerald. 441 00:20:51,366 --> 00:20:53,998 GRANDPA: All right, this one's for Oskar. 442 00:20:54,033 --> 00:20:56,664 OSKAR: (LAUGHS) I'm so excited. 443 00:20:56,700 --> 00:20:58,965 I'm going to open my Christmas present now. 444 00:20:59,001 --> 00:21:01,499 Everybody, look. What can it be? 445 00:21:01,534 --> 00:21:02,699 Coal? 446 00:21:02,734 --> 00:21:04,532 It looks like a bag of coal. 447 00:21:04,567 --> 00:21:06,699 Who would give me a bag of coal on Christmas? 448 00:21:06,734 --> 00:21:08,333 Wasn't me. 449 00:21:09,468 --> 00:21:11,300 Well, I guess that's everybody. 450 00:21:11,335 --> 00:21:13,034 Merry Christmas! 451 00:21:13,069 --> 00:21:15,667 Hey, whoa, whoa, wait a minute. What about Mr. Hyunh. 452 00:21:15,703 --> 00:21:17,002 He didn't get a present. 453 00:21:17,036 --> 00:21:18,734 Well, that's right. 454 00:21:18,770 --> 00:21:22,468 There should be a present for Mr. Hyunh here somewhere? 455 00:21:23,271 --> 00:21:24,602 That's funny. 456 00:21:24,637 --> 00:21:26,236 There's nothing here for Mr. Hyunh. 457 00:21:26,272 --> 00:21:27,635 It's all right. 458 00:21:27,670 --> 00:21:29,469 I don't need a present. It's nothing. 459 00:21:30,205 --> 00:21:31,203 Wait. 460 00:21:31,838 --> 00:21:33,170 I've something to tell you. 461 00:21:33,206 --> 00:21:34,603 (DOOR BELL RINGING) 462 00:21:34,638 --> 00:21:36,837 Oh, now who could that be? 463 00:21:36,873 --> 00:21:38,737 I'm coming, I'm coming. 464 00:21:38,773 --> 00:21:41,071 Lousy yuletide pranksters. 465 00:21:41,773 --> 00:21:43,772 (CLOCK TICKING) 466 00:21:48,408 --> 00:21:49,439 (DOOR CLOSES) 467 00:22:04,310 --> 00:22:05,408 MAI: Ba. 468 00:22:16,612 --> 00:22:17,643 Father. 469 00:22:18,045 --> 00:22:19,043 Mai? 470 00:22:20,545 --> 00:22:21,610 I can't believe it. 471 00:22:23,646 --> 00:22:25,211 Mai, 472 00:22:25,246 --> 00:22:26,344 is it really you? 473 00:22:30,614 --> 00:22:31,712 Look at you. 474 00:22:32,214 --> 00:22:33,412 Everyone, 475 00:22:33,447 --> 00:22:35,478 this is Mai, my daughter. 476 00:22:35,514 --> 00:22:36,879 Hello, everyone. 477 00:22:37,548 --> 00:22:39,313 Merry Christmas, Mr. Hyunh. 478 00:22:39,348 --> 00:22:41,880 Mai... (SPEAKS VIETNAMESE) 479 00:22:41,916 --> 00:22:47,381 Well, I guess Mr. Hyunh got his present after all. 480 00:22:47,416 --> 00:22:50,081 I thought she was a yuletide prankster. 481 00:22:50,117 --> 00:22:52,315 Well, I guess, miracles can happen after all. 482 00:22:52,350 --> 00:22:54,782 Yeah, but how did it happen, Gerald? 483 00:22:54,817 --> 00:22:56,782 I mean, it doesn't make sense. 484 00:22:56,817 --> 00:22:58,749 Don't try to make sense out of it, Arnold. 485 00:22:58,784 --> 00:22:59,917 A miracle's a miracle, 486 00:22:59,951 --> 00:23:01,249 and that's all there's to it. 487 00:23:01,285 --> 00:23:03,450 Maybe you got a Christmas angel 488 00:23:03,484 --> 00:23:05,183 looking out for you or something. 489 00:23:05,219 --> 00:23:08,084 A Christmas angel? Yeah, maybe. 490 00:23:11,053 --> 00:23:12,785 (WHISPERS) Merry Christmas, Arnold.