Charlie Seeing isn't believing; believing is seeing.
6th most-quoted character in The Santa Clause 2 (2002): in 5 of its 37 quotes
Most scenes with: Scott (3), Carol (2)
My dad is the best thing of all and I can't tell anyone about it. You have no idea how hard that is walking around with that secret for all these years. And now on top of everything, you're going out with Principal Newman? I mean, and you don't even tell me about it! My whole life has become about secrets and I hate it!
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[in her office]
Not only is it an affront to authority, but a blatant disrespect for property. My feeling is if this sort of thing continues, I'll have no other recourse than to suspend--
Excuse me, excuse me. Is there a rest stop between here and the end of the lecture? Because I'm more interested in why this happened in the first place.
So am I. Charlie, we're all worried about you. It feels to me like you're trying to get someone's attention. What's bothering you? [Charlie shrugs] Dr. Miller?
Neil Neil.
Neil. Uh, do you have any theories?
Neil Well, frankly, I have several.
Here we go. Let's just order a pizza.
Laura Scott, you're not helping. [Scott sits down and groans]
Neil I was listening to a new tape series on child development just last night.
[hits his head on the file drawers]
Y-Y-You know what the problem is? Excuse me, Neil. It's four weeks until Christmas. That's a major holiday in December.
Oh.
Have you noticed the hallways in this school? There's not a decoration, not a twinkle light, not an expression of the happiness and joy that kids are supposed to be feeling this time of year. I mean, what kind of school are you running?
A public school, Mr. Calvin, the top-rated academically public school in the district. That takes a lot of effort. And money. And spending any of that money on holiday decorations would take away from the things that truly matter.
Forgive me, but I think holiday cheer really matters.
Laura Hey, what are we going to do? Charlie, we're all really worried--
Laura, let me handle this. Charlie, you know what you did is wrong, right?
Charlie [carelessly/nonchalantly]
I guess so.
There's no guessing. The guessing-- Guessing is gone. It was wrong, what you did, and you're not gonna do it again. Promise me.
Charlie Okay.
There you go. He's good to his word, he won't do it again. Meeting is adjourned.
It most certainly is not! Charlie?
You know what else? Here's a little donation. Why don't you buy yourself a wreath?
Police Officer
[Charlie is getting chased by a police officer] [grabs walkie-talkie microphone attachment]
He's heading east toward the main entrance!
Charlie [scared]
Hello, Principal Newman.
No, I volunteered to go solo on this one.
Oh, y-you look-- You've really lost weight. Are you feeling all right?
I was until I got this phone call. [sees graffitied lockers with Carol Newman saying, "Trim a tree, go to jail!"] Charlie, you promised that you weren't gonna do this again. Now you've broken a promise. What's the matter with you, Charlie? I'm gonna have to punish you. I'll ground him for two months.
Charlie I thought you were on my side!
How can I be on your side when--
I'm gonna do one better, Charlie. You're suspended.
Charlie But, Dad!
Hold on a second. I'm just as upset about this as you, but isn't there another way that we can punish him that doesn't involve taking him out of school?
What did you have in mind?
We could-- [stammering] Community service?
Huh, that's not a bad idea. Okay, Charlie. I want you to start by cleaning off this wall. I want everything, everything, off of there by tonight. And then, for the rest of the week, you can clean off every mark off of every locker in this hallway.
Charlie [shocked]
Every one?!
Charlie But I-I have homework, tests to study for.
It's not my problem. I have a detention group that meets on Saturday, so we will all get together at the Sullivan Rec Center, and scrape off the graffiti at 8:00 A.M. See you both there.
You say both of us? [chuckles] I-- I'm very busy. I do a lot of other community service.
That's good. You just got yourself elected parent rep. [to Charlie] And Charlie, we'll talk about the suspension.
Charlie How could you pick her?!
I didn't pick her.
Charlie You don't care anymore!
Charlie, I care more about you than anybody else, but it's a two-way street. What am I supposed to do if you won't confide in me?
Charlie All right, you want it?
Yeah.
Charlie All right, here it is.
Charlie Okay, I don't live a normal life.
You live a great life here.
Charlie No, no, no, just listen to me! My friends get to go around saying, you know, "M-My dad's a plumber. My dad's a pilot. My dad's a dentist." [voice breaking] Well, you know what? My dad is the best thing of all, and I can't tell anyone about it! Dad, you have no idea how hard that is, walking around with that secret for all these years. And now on top of everything, you're going out with Principal Newman, I mean, and you don't even tell me about it? My whole life has become about secrets, and I hate it! [sniffles]
[regretfully]
I'm sorry. Forget about Principal Newman, all right? And forget about Santa. I'm done. [sees watch with magic counter at 0; sighs dejectedly] My time's up.
Charlie Who cares anymore? [sniffles]
