List of The Nightmare Before Christmas characters

706:. When Jack is still tired of doing the same thing at Halloween, Dr. Finkelstein helps him by giving him the Soul Robber, a weapon that allows Jack to change its shape. Jack also tells Dr. Finkelstein to watch over the town while he is away. After Oogie Boogie's revival, he falls under his control by switching his brain to a different one and creates monsters that obey Oogie Boogie. When Jack confronts Dr. Finkelstein and learns his brain has been switched, he starts a plan to get rid of it by using the "sleeping soup" Sally gave him, and is able to put his original brain back in place and free him from Oogie's control. In the game spin-offs, Finkelstein's name is pronounced "steen" instead of "stein". Additionally, his wife creation "Jewel" is not present, and Sally appears to still be living with him even though he let her free at the end of the film. Sally even says "He insists on keeping me locked up" while next to the Hanging Tree in the Graveyard. 1329:. Sora, Donald Duck, and Goofy meet Santa Claus when they follow Jack Skellington to Christmas Town. He also references how Jack Skellington tried to improvise Christmas. Maleficent revives Oogie Boogie and sends him to capture Santa Claus, and after Sora defeats Oogie Boogie, Santa Claus tells Jack he should concentrate on Halloween and Santa should concentrate on Christmas. He also tells Sora to believe he will meet Riku again. Later on, Santa's presents are stolen by Dr. Finkelstein's Experiment, and he helps Jack make decoy presents to attract the Experiment. Jack and company reclaim the presents by hiding in a decoy present, and after they defeat the Experiment, Santa Claus decides to give Jack a taste of what it is like to deliver Christmas presents. After Jack finishes delivering presents, Santa takes back his sleigh and brings forth snow as a present for those in Halloween Town. 486:". He lives in an underground lair full of torture devices, each of which features a casino-like appearance, which along with his use of dice suggest an addiction to gambling. During "Oogie Boogie's Song", his lair is lit with black lights, which he glows bright green under. After the lights dim, the bright color is sapped from his lair, transforming its appearance into that of a dank, cellar-like dungeon. Above his lair is the clubhouse of Lock, Shock, and Barrel, who feed him bugs through a metal chute. It is initially believed that Oogie cannot be killed or die, but it is later revealed he can if his brain, the lead bug, is destroyed. In the film, Lock, Shock and Barrel kidnap 505:, Oogie is resurrected by his henchmen Lock, Shock, and Barrel, who sew him back together. He quickly deceives the residents of Halloween Town and tricks the townspeople into making traps for Jack, stating that Jack would not return if they do not make an even scarier Halloween for next year. He then attempts to become the Seven Holidays King by kidnapping the leaders of the holidays and tries to murder Santa Claus again. His plans are foiled by Jack, but he puts up a fight in the Holiday Trash Hill by turning into a gigantic junk-filled version of himself named "Mega-Oogie." He is again destroyed when his bugs come out of him. 1055:'s "little henchmen", being 6, 7 and 5 years old, respectively. They are seemingly not very loyal to Oogie Boogie, although they take pride in their work and want to please him, as they make mischief for fun and to stay on his good side. After his death, the trio help the Mayor bring Jack and Sally out of Oogie Boogie's lair and have fun when it begins to snow in Halloweentown. Presumably due to their lust for trouble, or to provide conflict for Jack, they have shown no protest and even happiness when their master was revived in the spinoffs, and reanimated him themselves in " 498:, his origins and the birth of his rivalry with Jack were revealed. It reveals that he once had his own holiday called Bug Day, which was forgotten by the people of the real world. Oogie escaped, found Halloween Town, and decided that it would be the new Bug Day. He and his army of insects invaded the town and nearly took it over, but Jack was able to stop them and Oogie. Oogie survived and was imprisoned within his underground lair, and Jack warns that if he ever left his lair, it would be "game over!" for him. Oogie complied, but secretly vowed revenge. 1313:, is the leader of Christmas Town. After Jack stumbles upon the town, he becomes mesmerized with the holiday and tries to bring Christmas to Halloween Town. To do so, he orders Lock, Shock, and Barrel to kidnap Santa so Jack can take his place for the Christmas season. The three then take Santa to Oogie Boogie, where his life is threatened until Jack and Sally manage to save him and the holiday of Christmas. He manages to round up the living gifts and replace them with the right ones, and is last seen flying over Halloween Town as snow starts to fall. 1721:, he is attacked by Oogie during the invitation and torn to pieces. The three pieces are used as heads for headless horsemen, while the eyeball is left on the ground. While the Mayor of Halloween Town is looking for ingredients for his lunch, Jack attacks and defeats the horsemen and gathers the pieces thinking they are food. But when they are put in the pot, the eyeball jumps in and the Melting Man reassembles himself. He then reveals that Oogie Boogie is behind the bug invasion, and gives Jack the gum shoes so he can climb up to high places. 3366: 1197:

fight them by knocking them unconscious and putting them in boxes. After the battle, the three claim they did not steal the presents, as they regard Christmas toys to be boring, and reveal they were looking for parts for Doctor Finkelstein's Experiment, forcing Sora to let them free. They also cause mischief as obstacles in the "Making Presents" mini game, before and after the fight with the Experiment. After the battle, they run off and are not seen again.

691:, Finkelstein takes full responsibility over Sally and acts as an over-protective father by keeping her imprisoned under the pretext of sheltering her from the world's hidden dangers. Although he is strict towards Sally, he is also shown to be kind and helpful towards Jack, as he allows him to borrow some of his equipment to conduct experiments with Christmas objects. He also helps Jack in his plan to take over Christmas by bringing skeletal 1148:, Lock, Shock, and Barrel decide to revive Oogie Boogie out of boredom after learning Jack is temporarily leaving Halloween Town. In the game, Jack encounters the three one by one. In chapter 15, they try to stop Jack a final time in their mobile bathtub atop the Mayor of Halloween Town's house. He defeats them, yet they spring a trap and drop him into a maze in Oogie's lair. They do not appear again in the game afterwards. 478:(1933), which also featured Calloway; Santa's line "Well, what are you going to do?" and Oogie Boogie's response of "I'm gonna do the best I can!" are directly taken from it. As seen on the Special Edition DVD, another idea for Oogie's identity was for him to be Dr. Finkelstein in disguise to take revenge on Jack and Sally, but Tim Burton scrapped the idea and it was not pursued past storyboards. 35: 2084:, having been created by Dr. Finkelstein around the time Oogie Boogie tricked citizens of Halloween Town. The Halloween Ghosts are different from the ghosts that appear in the film, as they are fast and great at dodging. They can be defeated by luring them near Jack and sending them into the ground. They are seen in "Jack's Return" in the Oogie Boogie Shadow battle. 1116:, coiffed green hair, and deformed feet. Additionally, he has a perpetual grin except when he is angry or scared. He is quite innovative, suggesting several ways to execute the capture of Santa Claus. While none of them work, he still attempts to be smart but often fails, he is a foil for Shock. The two often fight over who is smarter before being stopped by Lock. 424:, who is a large burlap sack full of bugs. Oogie Boogie did not appear in Tim Burton's original poem, but Burton later sketched a portrait of what appeared to be a potato sack man with horrible things inside. The Oogie puppet was two feet high, twice the height of the other puppets. Ken Page claims that he based his performance as Oogie as "somewhere between 89: 1192:, who revives Oogie Boogie and gives them the "Prison Keeper" Heartless to hold off Sora and company. The monster keeps them in a cage underneath its body, but swallows one of them to act as its "pilot", each one giving the monster a different ability and appearance. It ultimately swallows all three of them before attacking 1832:, the Vampire Brothers are among the Halloween Town citizens driven out of town by the bug army. One of them is put into a trance by Lock, Shock, and Barrel, but is restored to normal after its death. They reward Jack the bat boomerang upgrade that Dr. Finkelstein asked him to deliver. The Vampire Brothers also appear in 332:, as a companion. Their relationship is rather tense, as Finkelstein insists on keeping her imprisoned under the pretext of protecting her from the outside world. However, Sally is restless and curious, and despite his attempts to keep her imprisoned, she often manages to escape by sedating him with deadly nightshade. 1067:." Though not totally antagonistic, they usually serve as comedic relief. As well, they appear to be anti-heroes or chaotic neutral, as they will work for most of those who summon them regardless of moral alignment. Because of their young age, they seem to be motivated by boredom rather than malicious intent. 1839:

where Jack has to find their bat forms and return them to their coffins to change them back. After this, the Vampire Brothers state they opposed Oogie's plan, as it was not the Halloween that Jack wanted, which led to them getting trapped in their bat forms. They then give Jack the pieces of the key

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and other games in the series. When the Heartless appear in Halloween Town, Jack thinks of adding them to the Halloween celebrations and asks Dr. Finkelstein for advice. After realizing the Heartless need a heart, the two find the ingredients for one: pulse, emotion, terror, fear, hope and despair.

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is really a movie about the marketing business. The movie's lead character, Jack Skellington, the chief marketing officer (CMO) for a successful company decides that his success is boring and he wants the company to have a different business plan. Some have wondered which real-life company failure

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costume with an elongated hat and sometimes carries a broomstick, and has pale-green skin, a long pointed nose, and violet-blue wiry hair. She tends to be rather impatient and dislikes unplanned steps, such as where exactly to take Santa Claws. As well, she dislikes ambiguity, as seen in a deleted

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with a cone-shaped double-sided head, wearing a tall hat, a spider tie, and a ribbon of office that says "Mayor" on it. His head has two faces: one is peach-skinned, rosy-cheeked, and smiling while the other is white-skinned, pale and frowning with pointed teeth. Depending on the Mayor's mood, his

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and send him down to Oogie Boogie's lair, where Sally attempts to rescue him after learning of his fate, but is captured. Oogie then tortures and tries to kill Sally and Santa Claus, but is foiled by Jack, who pulls a thread loose from him, ripping off the sack covering him and causing most of his

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It is this restlessness and a desire for something better in her life that draws her to Jack Skellington. In the beginning of the film, she idolizes and admires him like many residents of Halloween Town. However, she discovers they are connected by the desire for something more in their lives, and

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are a pumpkin-headed jack-in-the-box and a black cat jack-in-the-box who both have a clown face on the front of their boxes. They are seen being created by the Clown with the Tear-Away Face. The pumpkin-headed one was given to a plump kid, who runs down a hall in terror as it laughs evilly. Santa

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characters," Jack Skellington, Sally, Pajama Jack, and the mayor have been made into Bendies figures, while Jack and Sally even appear in fine art. Moreover, Sally has been made into an action figure and a Halloween costume. The Mayor has been made into a Bendies figure. Jack is also the titular

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and party with its full repertoire. After its defeat, the trio run off saying it was 'fun' and unintentionally reveal Oogie's return. In the second visit, the three are accused of stealing presents after they enter Santa's workshop and are caught looking through gifts. Sora and the party have to

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The filmmakers constructed 230 puppets to represent the characters in the film, with Jack Skellington having "around eight hundred heads", allowing the expression of every possible emotion. Sally's mouth movements "were animated through the replacement method. During the animation process, only

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in the video game spin-off) is a fat clown who rides a unicycle and can tear off his face to reveal complete darkness and disappear into a puff of smoke. When his face is on, he speaks in a high voice, but when his face is off, he speaks in a deep, booming voice. The Clown also appears in

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her feelings for him intensify. The two refer to each other as "friends", though Jack seems unaware of Sally's true feelings for him. This is because she is too shy to admit them to him, but shows them through her kindness until the end of the film, where she finally confesses to him.

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where Jack finds him in the sewers upon his return. The Clown then unlocks the gate so Jack can proceed to the graveyard. In the residential areas of Halloween Town, the Clown's unicycle goes out of control, causing Jack to use one of Dr. Finkelstein's inventions to stop the

1822:(voiced by Randy Crenshaw, Kerry Katz, Glenn Walters, and Sherwood Ball) are four vampires who use umbrellas to move around during the day. They are apparently of different ranks: Prince, Baron, Lord, and Count. They are last seen in the film playing ice hockey with a small 1523:"; "I am the one hiding under your stairs, fingers like snakes and spiders in my hair!" During the Town Meeting, he, the Clown, and the Undersea Gal debate about what is in the present. He is later seen helping pass presents up a supply line in the song "Making Christmas". 1716:

is a slimy man who is always melting and wears a suit. He is seen in the song "Making Christmas" trying to pass off a dead turtle as a present as Jack suggests he try to find something pleasant. He is also very sticky, as seen when Jack's hand gets stuck on his head. In

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him, trace him, turn him into a cartoon character, often transforming him into an animal, like a walrus," Selick continued. "I think those are some of the most inventive moments in cartoon history, in no way racist, even though he was sometimes a villain. We went with

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On the album to the film, it is mentioned that years later, Sandy Claws returned to Halloween Town and saw Jack had four or five skeleton children. While not confirmed, it is assumed that given the ending to the film, Jack and Sally got married and started a family.

1491:). According to The Nightmare Before Christmas Trading Card Game, Corpse Dad is named "Ned", Corpse Mom is named "Bertha", and Corpse Kid is named "Ethan". Corpse Kid is often seen in the company of Mummy Boy and Withered Winged Demon. Corpse Kid also appears in 1103:

is Oogie's "star pupil" and the youngest of the three, who pilots the walking bathtub they use as transport. He is also considered the stupidest, despite his protests to the contrary, and is the butt of many jokes but usually gets even through tricks. He wears a

880:, but his role is fairly minor. In the first game, he helps Jack and Sora find an ingredient they need for the heart Dr. Finkelstein is making. In the second game, he unsuccessfully tries to stop two Heartless outbreaks by yelling at them through his megaphone. 1128:. Despite this, they are able to capture Santa, and Jack takes his hat. The trio then take Santa Claus to Oogie's lair, where Oogie taunts and threatens Santa. After Jack defeats Oogie and rescues Santa Claus, Lock, Shock, and Barrel appear, having led the 737:

Finkelstein creates an experiment. But since the Experiment has no heart, it goes on a rampage to steal gifts in an attempt to understand the emotions behind giving and gain a heart of its own. Sadly, Sora and the gang are forced to destroy the Experiment.

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is a monster created by Dr. Finkelstein to replace Sally as his servant, and is thought to be his wife. Throughout the film, he is seen creating her, and she is seen at the end pushing his wheelchair as the Halloween Town residents are enjoying the

1139:, Oogie Boogie sends Lock, Shock, and Barrel out to nab the new "Pumpkin King." They come back with Sally instead, saying she resembled Jack in the dark. Throughout the game, they cause most of the ruckus in town and aid Oogie in the final battle. 2242:. Fought in "Fire and Ice Frenzy", they appear to fight Jack after he replaces the Oogie-Doors with the real Holiday Doors. He uses the Santa Jack costume to fight the Fire King Skeleton and the Pumpkin King costume to fight the Ice King Skeleton. 327:

She has detachable limbs stuffed with fall leaves and often falls apart, requiring her to sew herself back together, which she carries a set of sewing needles and thread for. She was created by Doctor Finkelstein, Halloween Town's resident

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are also big and wield big axes. The attack on the King Skeletons are the same as Troll Skeletons, with two exceptions. Unlikie them, they cannot be grabbed, only turned around. They can be only hit while they are growling or from behind.

1999:) - A yellow toy duck that has a minor part in the song "Making Christmas", as it is built and painted by the Vampire Brothers. It later chases after some kids until Santa Claus returns and takes it away, replacing it with a toy sailboat. 2104:. It attacks by shooting cobwebs at Jack and charging. Its weak spot is the pumpkin shape on its abdomen. If successfully attacked there, it will go underground and launch Baby Spiders at Jack. Another type of Mega Spider appears in 1941:

with black stripes and a large mouth, who almost eats the Corpse Dad. Later, Jack delivers it to a house as a gift, where it eats a Christmas tree, much to a child's horror, until Santa makes it cough out the tree and a gift as

2190:, Oogie Boogie had several skeletons that served him, which were brought to life by Dr. Finkelstein around the time Oogie Boogie tricked the citizens of Halloween Town. They resemble the Skeletons in Oogie Boogie's lair. 1444:-like man who wears blue overalls and yellow gloves and has an axe stuck in his head. Despite seemingly being dumb, he is also strong. In the film, he shouts at the Easter Bunny, causing him to jump back into the bag. In 181:

only dubbed the film in a few languages in which adult and kids films are usually dubbed, while in other countries it was released with subtitles. Some versions dubbed only the spoken lines, leaving the songs in English.

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being in the box, as suggested by the Harlequin Demon during the town hall meeting song. The Devil is seen working the large saw on the bat toy with the Wolfman and the Corpse Dad during "Making Christmas".

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Despite the fact that Oogie is mostly separated from the inhabitants of Halloween Town, it appears they allow him to take part in their celebration, as his shadow appears on the moon in the opening song

1519:(voiced by Kerry Katz) is a brownish-grey monster with a komodo dragon-like head, black and white stripes on his neck, fingers resembling snakes, and spider-like hair, which is noted in his line in " 2270:

The owners of the franchise have undertaken an extensive marketing campaign of these characters across many media. In addition to the "Haunted Mansion Holiday at Disneyland" featuring "Tim Burton's

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in the video game sequel) is Dr. Finkelstein's assistant, who enjoys dog bone treats. He is seen at the town meeting and is later seen giving Dr. Finkelstein the plans for the skeleton reindeer. In

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is a shrunken head that Jack Skellington gave to a boy, causing the boy's parents to scream and faint. Santa Claus later returns and replaces the shrunken head with a puppy. The boy was voiced by

1975:, the Scary Teddy appears as a common enemy called "Trick" alongside another enemy named "Treat", which is a Jack-o'-lantern, as a nod to "trick-or-treat". Their vocal effects are provided by 2146:. Fought in "Saving Sandy", Jack has to change the train tracks to prevent it from going on the track leading to the rope holding Santa Claus up, while evading skeletons disguised as snowmen. 123:

Sally's face 'mask' was removed to preserve the order of her long red hair. Sally had ten types of faces, each made with a series of eleven expressions and synchronised mouth movements."

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is the only female of the three and is the oldest and most cunning and intelligent of them, which, despite her often being tired of them, helps to settle arguments. She wears a purple

1467: 306: 1745:(voiced by Sherwood Ball) is a mummy child with a yellow eyeball. He is seen in the company of the Corpse Kid or the Withered Winged Demon, and on top of the Mayor's car helping him. 1665:) is a monster with three moving fronds, sharp teeth, and a large mouth. During the Town Meeting, he has the thought of pox in the box. He later attempts to make a hat out of a dead 1969:-like ears that Jack gives away on Christmas. It flies and chases a little boy and a little girl until Santa Claus takes away the teddy and replaces it with a normal teddy bear. In 1086:. He likes to think highly of himself and gets upset when others insult him or take the lead. However, he goes along with others' ideas if he fails to come up with anything himself. 343:

Bryan Theiss declares that "Sally is one of those rare fantasy characters we can relate to on a certain level as much as we can to real-world characters on a more literal level."

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Despite having office, the Mayor seemingly has little authority in the day-to-day running of the town, nor much confidence in his leadership skills, especially in planning for

1879:(voiced by Glenn Walters) is a werewolf with black fur that lives in Halloween Town. In "Making Christmas", he is seen working with the Corpse Dad and the Devil on a bat toy. 49: 2307:

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are big and wield large clubs. They can only be grabbed when the Soul Robber is Level 3. If they drop their clubs, Jack can use the Soul Robber to throw the clubs at them.

1917:, the Accordion player is named "Jimmy", the bass player is named "Jim", and the Sax Player is named "James". Jim's bass contains a speaking severed head who resembles 2323: 726:, created from Sora's memories, Dr. Finkelstein creates a potion that allows people to see their true memory. However, once he sniffs the potion, Heartless appear. In 1871:(voiced by Susan McBride) is a small demon that uses his large, torn, and withered wings to walk. He is often seen in the company of the Corpse Kid and the Mummy Boy. 861:-like car called the "Mayor-mobile", which is equipped with a loudspeaker for making announcements. The Mayor supports Jack in his quest to bring his own version of 2391: 3147: 2326:(NAACP). As Delgado and Stefancic's book reveals, Elfman's predictions became true. Nevertheless, director Henry Selick stated the character was inspired from the 2988: 670:

and the "father" of Sally, who has a duckbill-like mouth and a hinged skullcap that he can open up to reveal his brain. For unknown reasons, he uses a motorized

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were created by Doctor Finkelstein to act as the reindeer that pull Jack's sleigh, and are broken after the air force shoot down Jack's sleigh. In

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is an old woman who sits beside the Reaper during the town meeting. She has pale skin, dark green eyes, dark yellow hair, and wears a black hood.

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is the keeper of the Halloween Town Gate. He is a short monster with a bird-like face who wears a yellow trench coat and a yellow bowler hat.

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and the group to retrieve two more ingredients, memory and surprise and complete the heart. However, the heart is stolen by Oogie Boogie. In

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is a minor animal from Halloween Town, who appears during "This is Halloween" and "Sally's Song". It is possible they might be Sally's pet.

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dog, who floats about and follows him. His nose, which is in the shape of a glowing orange jack-o-lantern, also doubles as a bright light.

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rescues him, takes the jack-in-the-box away, and gives him a candy cane as a present. It is unknown who Jack gave the black cat jack to.

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during the song "Making Christmas". Despite this, Jack voices his opinion and tells the Harlequin Demon to convert a dead

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head swivels around to display the right face. When not in use, the other face has closed eyes and is considered dormant.

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From left to right: Doctor Finkelstein, the Mayor, Sally, Jack, Barrel, Santa Claus, Zero, Lock, Shock and Oogie Boogie.

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who tells him that Christmas and Halloween should not mix and is the only one to have doubts about his Christmas plan.

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where they travel with Jack and serve as the Save Points of the game and give facts about the area they are in.

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scene when they cannot hear down Oogie Boogie's lair. She often takes the lead in plans and likes being right.

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costume and often carries an orange and black lollipop. He mostly resembles a small human boy, but has white

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bugs to fall into the lava. The lead bug is then squashed by Santa, and the rest of the bugs scurry off.

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the movie is based on: Sergio Zyman's New Coke or Merck's launch and subsequent withdrawal of Vioxx."

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shadow who introduce the song "This Is Halloween". The demon and wolf shadows have the same voice.

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on the film, writing that Jack parallels the Grinch and Zero parallels Max, the Grinch's dog.

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is Santa Claus's wife, who is seen in the background as he checks the naughty-nice list.

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is a thin, black, pointy-eared monster with one eye. His voice actor was never credited.

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is a huge moth that attacks with acidic saliva and poisonous fumes. It is featured in

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to Oogie's lair to find them. They are last seen throwing a snowball at Jack's face.

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