Urkel Saves Santa: The Movie!

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2023
PG
1h 26m

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Hand-Drawn Animation Holiday Comedy Adventure Animation Comedy Family Musical

Steve Urkel, after an unfortunate accident where he ridicules the mall Santa, creates an invention hoping to fix the Holiday spirit with the help of real Santa.Steve Urkel, after an unfortunate accident where he ridicules the mall Santa, creates an invention hoping to fix the Holiday spirit with the help of real Santa.Steve Urkel, after an unfortunate accident where he ridicules the mall Santa, creates an invention hoping to fix the Holiday spirit with the help of real Santa.

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6.5/10

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Jaleel White

Steve Urkel
(voice)
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Joel Kim Booster

Clerk Gary
(voice)

Nicole Byer

Sheryl
(voice)

Tiana Camacho

Robin
(voice)
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Arturo Castro

Dudley and Robin's Dad
(voice)

Zehra Fazal

Suli
(voice)

Mitra Jouhari

Clerk Leslie
(voice)

Wayne Knight

Mr. Hodges
(voice)

Thomas Lennon

V.D.I
(voice)

Larry Owens

Santa
(voice)

Jay Pharoah

Jay-Z
(voice)

Dana Snyder

Mr. Kalan
(voice)
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Brian Tochi

Mr. Kochiyama
(voice)

Janet Varney

Old Lady Buechler
(voice)
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Kym Whitley

Mrs. Paxson
(voice)

Michael-Leon Wooley

Dream Santa
(voice)
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Roy Wood Jr.

Miki Yamashita

Mrs. Kochiyama
(voice)
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- Wyatt Cenac
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Trivia
Originally announced in 2021 as a special that would air on Cartoon Network. It was unceremoniously canceled, presumably new boss David Zaslav looking for more tax write-offs (see also Batgirl). In November 2023, it was announced the special would hit digital store fronts in a matter of days; a very rare reversal for Warner-Discovery projects that have been unceremoniously canceled and unreleased in the 2020s. It would later be added to MAX in the holiday season of 2024.

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Featured in AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast: Wild Knuckles is in Jail (2022)

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5/10

Who was this for?

Steve Uriel's eagerness at the holidays annoys people so he makes an app to measure holiday cheer. Then a tech billionaire takes it and turns people into point chasing zombies so Urkel has to go to Santa for help.

Overall this was ok, despite a few really bad songs, and Jaleel White's inability to do Urkel's voice anymore. It had a message sort of and included lots of other holiday traditions. But it's 25 years after Urkel was a thing and this is filled with inside jokes and call backs that kids don't understand and it's also not funny, adult, or interesting enough for adults who grew up watching Urkel. The family matters characters are MIA and the Santa reveal doesn't land at all. So while it's not the worst Christmas special it also exists in a realm of "why?"