Amateur Santa Clauses and dark chimneys do not mix on “Santa Sent Me to the ER,” a TLC one-hour holiday special.
In TheWrap’s exclusive preview, a dad with good intentions and bad ideas gets it into his head — with a little urging from an inebriated friend — that he should dress up in a Santa costume and surprise his kids by dropping down the chimney.
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As the ER doc who treated him afterwards attests, the problem turned out to be miscommunication. Santa Dad didn’t tell his wife his plans and she placed a decorative but rather sharp ornament inside the chimney.
The reenactment is hilarious and cringe-worthy and makes it perfectly clear exactly what kind of injury Santa gets sent to the ER with.
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“Santa Sent Me to the ER” airs Saturday 9 p.m. ET on TLC.