The Santa Clauses
Warning : pamperer below for The Santa Clauses installment 5!The Santa Clausesfinally revealedwhat come about to Bernard the Elf after his disappearance from theSanta Clausefranchise . The Santa Clausestakes Scott Calvin ( Tim Allen ) through a whole new challenge when he decides to retire as Santa . unluckily , his chosen successor , Simon Choski ( Kal Penn ) , makes a series of well - meaning but ill - considered decisions that menace to put down the world ’s Christmas spirit for good .
InThe Santa Clausesepisode 5 , " Chapter Five : Across the Yule - Verse,“Scott Calvin ’s Santa retirementis interrupt when his former most trusted elf , Bernard ( David Krumholtz ) , unexpectedly exhibit up . With Bernard ’s last appearance in the franchise being in 2002’sThe Santa Clause 2 , his return is as much of a surprise to Scott as it is to the audience . Fortunately , The Santa Clausesfills both Scott and viewers in on what Bernard has been up to sinceThe Santa Clause 2 .
Santa Clause’s Bernard The Elf Left The North Pole To Marry A Human
With Bernard will the North Pole to get hook up with , it seems that elf have the same pick to retirethat Scott did as Santa Claus . Bernard ’s sudden passing also seems to suggest that gremlin do not need to go through the same variety of channels as Santa when they do sack out . Given that there are hundreds of ELF at the North Pole , one elf settle to leave does not throw the whole mathematical operation into upthrust .
Why Bernard The Elf Has Aged In The Santa Clauses
Retirement for elves does also seem to come at a price , with Scott remark inThe Santa Clausesepisode 5 that Bernard is visibly much quondam than he had been . Bernard explain that by getting married , " I gave up endless early days as an elf , " leading to his older appearance . Though Bernard is technically 1600 years old , as he reveals , it seems that by getting espouse , he has effectively become human and aged .
WhileThe Santa Clauses ' elves are very old , Bernard already stood out in the movies by resemble a teenager while the other elves looked like children , as actor David Krumholtz was 15 and 16 old age old when he made the firstSanta Clauseand 23 during the production ofThe Santa Clause 2 . Bernard ’s marriage and his old age oeuvre as a plot machine to explain Krumholtz now await his present age of 45 inThe Santa Clauses . In any case , fans of theSanta Clauseseries will likely just transport in the heady - cracking , beloved elf Bernard being back again , inThe Santa Clauses .
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