- Quotes from the
Episode
Ross: (Thinking it over) Sure! (Takes one) Hey, I
just found out, I get Ben for the holidays this year.
All: Ohh! That's great!
Monica: Are you gonna dress up as Santa?
Ross: Nope. I mean, I know Susan does every year, but I
think I wanna take this year to teach him all about Hanukkah.
Phoebe: And maybe I could teach Ben about the Christmas
skull and how people die.
Rachel: You may need to use this year to teach Ben about
Phoebe.
Ross: Hmm.
Ross: Well, I do, so let's... (Ben and Ross sit down
on the couch) So, Ben, you uh, you know what holiday is coming
up, don't ya?
Ben: Christmas.
Ross: Yep, and you know what other holiday is coming up?
Ben: Christmas eve.
Ross: Yes, but also (Pauses to let Ben answer, but he
doesn’t.) Hanukkah! See, you're part Jewish, and-and Hanukkah
is a Jewish holiday.
Ben: Santa has reindeers that can fly!
Ross: Right, um, but, on Hanukkah, Hanukkah is a
celebration of a miracle. See, years and years ago there were
these people called the Maccabees.
Ben: (singing) Jingle bells, jingle bells...
Ross: (interrupts him) Okay, that's right, yes, but on
Hanukkah, uh, we sing, uh (Sings) Dreidel, dreidel, dreidel,
I made you out of clay.
Ben: (singing) Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer...
Ross: (interrupts him again) Okay, it's not a contest.
Ben: When is Santa coming?
Ross: Well, how about this year, instead of Santa, we have
fun celebrating Hanukkah?
Ben: No Santa? Was I bad?
Ross: No! Oh, no-no-no. Hey, you weren't bad, you've been
very good, Ben.
Ben: Santa's mad at me.
Ross: No, hey-hey, come on, (He grabs Ben and sits him on
his lap) Ben, Santa is not mad at you, okay? Hey,
you're-you're his favorite little guy!
Ben: So Santa's coming?
Ross: (disappointed) Yes! Santa's coming!
Ross: Well, uh, do you have a Santa-outfit left?
Salesman: Two days before Christmas? Sorry, man.
Ross: Okay look, do-do, you have anything Christmassy? I
promised my son, and I really don't want to disappoint him,
um, come on, I…uh, you gotta have something.
[Scene: Monica, Chandler, and Phoebe's, Monica has just
opened the door for Ross who is costumed as an Armadillo. Ben
is standing next to her.]
Ross: I'm the holiday armadillo! I'm a friend of
Santa's and he sent me here to wish you (Points to Ben) a
Merry Christmas!
Monica: What happened to Santa, Holiday Armadillo?
Ross: (to Monica) Santa was unavailable so close to
Christmas.
Monica: Wow, come in, have a seat. You must be exhausted
coming all the way from…Texas.
Ben: Texas?
Ross: That's right, Ben. I'm Santa's representative for
all the southern states. And Mexico! But, Santa sent me here
to give you these presents, Ben. (He tries to bend down to
pick up the bag with the presents, but can't because of the
costume) Maybe the Lady will help me with these presents.
[Monica picks up the bag, while Ross closes the door and
hits Monica with his tail. They walk into the living room, and
Monica empties the bag.]
Ben: Wow! Thanks!
Ross: You're welcome, Ben. Merry Christmas, ooh, and Happy
Hanukkah!
Ben: Are you for Hanukkah, too? Because I'm part-Jewish.
Ross: (gasps) You are? Me, too!
Monica: Because Armadillos also wandered in the desert?
Ross: (to Monica) You wanna wander in the hall? (to Ben)
Ooh, hey Ben, what if the Holiday Armadillo told you all about
the festival of lights?
Ben: Cool!
Ross: Yeah!
Monica: Come on Ben.
[Monica and Ben sit down on the couch.]
Ross: Years and years ago there were these people
called the Maccabees...
Chandler: (entering in a Santa costume) Ho, ho, ho! Merry
Christmas!
Ben: Santa! (Runs to Chandler and hugs him)
Chandler: Hey! (Grunts as Ben hits him at full speed.)
Ross: What are you doing here, Santa?
Chandler: Well, I'm here to see my old buddy Ben. What are
you doing here, weird…turtle-man?
Ross: I'm the Holiday Armadillo, your part-Jewish friend.
You sent me here to give Ben some presents. Remember?
Chandler: What?
Ben: Did you bring me any presents, Santa?
Chandler: You bet I did, Ben, put it there! (He shakes
Ben's hand, but the money falls out of his hands) (to Monica)
Well, it would have worked this time, if his hands weren't so
damn small! (Realizes, that Ben is standing right there) Ho,
ho, ho!
Monica: Okay Ben, why don't you come open some more
presents, and Santa, the Armadillo, and I have a little talk
in the kitchen? There's a sentence, I never thought I'd say.
[They walk to the kitchen; everyone is lowering their
voices]
Ross: (to Chandler) What are you doing?
Chandler: You called everyone and said you were having
trouble finding a Santa costume, so I borrowed one from a guy
at work!
Ross: Thank you, but, but you gotta leave.
Chandler: Why?
Ross: Because, I'm finally getting him excited about
Hanukkah, and, and you're-you’re wrecking it.
Chandler: But I didn't get to shape my belly like a bowl
full of jelly.
Ross: I'm sorry, Chandler but this, this is really
important to me.
Chandler: Fine, I'll give the suit back.
[Ross turns around and walks back to Ben.]
Ross: Okay Ben, Santa has to go. Say good-bye!
Ben: No! Why does he have to go?
Chandler: Because, if Santa and the Holiday…Armadillo?
(Ross nods) ...are ever in the same room for too long the
universe will implode. Merry Christmas!
Ben: No! Why can't the Armadillo leave? I want Santa!
Ross: Fine, I-I give up. Santa, Santa can stay.
Chandler: Well, I'll stay, but only because I wanna hear
about Hanukkah. Ben, will you sit here with Santa and learn
about Hanukkah?
Ben: Okay, Santa!
(Ross mouths to Chandler, "Thank you," and he mouths,
"You’re welcome," back.)
Ross: All right, it's time for the story of
Hanukkah. Years and years ago, there were these people called
the Maccabees.
[Joey enters in a Superman-costume]
Joey: (entering wearing a Superman costume) Merry
Christmas!
[Scene: Monica, Chandler, and Phoebe's, Santa (Chandler),
Superman (Joey), Ben, and Monica are listening to the
Holiday Armadillo (Ross) finish telling the story of
Hanukkah.]
Ross: …and the miracle was that that little bit of
oil that should’ve just lasted just one day, burned for…
Ben: (answering him) Eight whole days.
Ross: That’s right, and that’s why we celebrate Hanukkah
today. The end.
Ben: Awesome!
Ross: Yeah?
Chandler: My favorite part was when Superman flew
all the Jews out of Egypt. (Glaring at Joey who’s nodding.)
Ross: The Armadillo was actually not so
thrilled
about that part! Okay Ben, it’s time to light the Hanukkah
candles! (Santa, Superman, Monica, Ben, and the Holiday
Armadillo go over to the menorah to light the candles.)
Rachel: (entering with Phoebe) Hey!
Phoebe: Oh.
Rachel: (seeing the collection of characters.) Wow! It
looks like the Easter Bunny’s funeral in here.
Ross: Come on, come on, we’re-we’re-we’re lighting the
candles!
Rachel: Oh.
Phoebe: Oh. (They both go over to light the
candles.)
Phoebe: Okay, I understand why Superman is here,
but why is there a porcupine at the Easter Bunny’s funeral?
