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Story

In this animated adventure, Dorothy the Dinosaur and Captain Feathersword go to the North Pole to visit Santa.

When they get there, they meet Washington, who is Santa’s chief elf. Washington is worried the elves won’t be able to get their work finished in time for Christmas, but he also thinks that Santa is working too hard and deserves a rest. To save Santa some work, Washington suggests they use a computer system to make it easier to send out Christmas presents. Unfortunately, the system doesn’t work, resulting in early and wrong deliveries.

Although they’ve lost time, Santa gets Captain Feathersword, Dorothy and the whole team to work together. This way they get the presents sorted out and delivered on time.

Non-animated characters in the movie include the Wiggles, John Paul Young, Poppa Bill and Kasey Chambers.

Themes

None of concern

Violence

None of concern

Sexual references

None of concern

Alcohol, drugs and other substances

None of concern

Nudity and sexual activity

None of concern

Product placement

The Wiggles and associated merchandise feature in this movie.

Coarse language

None of concern

Ideas to discuss with your children

Dorothy the Dinosaur meets Santa Claus is an animated Christmas movie with some non-animated characters which is likely to be enjoyed by a very young audience and to lack interest for over tens.

The main message from this movie is that teamwork and perseverance pay off.

Values in this movie that parents may wish to reinforce with their children include:

  • Selflessness
  • It is good to help, and do nice things for, others
  • Perseverance

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