1:16:00
. . .waiting for Dad
to come home from work.
1:16:03
A couple hours went by.
1:16:05
Dad wasn't home.
1:16:07
So Mom called the office.
No answer.
1:16:11
Christmas Day came and went,
and still nothing.
1:16:17
So the police began a search.
1:16:20
Four or five days went by.
1:16:22
Neither one of us
could eat or sleep.
1:16:26
Everything was falling apart.
1:16:29
It was snowing outside.
1:16:32
The house was freezing, so I went
to try to light up the fire.
1:16:36
That's when I noticed the smell.
1:16:43
The firemen came and
broke through the chimney top.
1:16:45
And me and Mom were expecting
them to pull out a dead cat or a bird.
1:16:50
And instead they pulled out my father.
1:16:57
He was dressed
in a Santa Claus suit.
1:17:01
He'd been climbing down the chimney. . .
1:17:03
. . .his arms loaded with presents.
1:17:06
He was gonna surprise us.
1:17:10
He slipped and broke his neck.
He died instantly.
1:17:18
And that's how I found out
there was no Santa Claus.
1:17:24
Don't worry about that smoke.
It'll stop. It's guaranteed.
1:17:38
Barney, shut up!
1:17:39
Don't start with me.
I got a long way to go.
1:17:42
Shut up!