Like Father, Like Santa

Harry Hamlin plays a ruthless toy tycoon who travels to the North Pole in a plot to crush his competitors—possibly destroying Christmas in the process., Drama in which a boy writes to Santa asking to see more of his father, who is preoccupied with making money and doing business deals. When he is captured by Santa’s helpers, he learns how much his family means to him., Drama in which a boy writes to Santa asking to see more of his father, who is preoccupied with making money and doing business deals. When he is captured by Santa’s helpers, he learns how much his family means to him, Harry Hamlin plays a ruthless toy tycoon who travels to the North Pole in a plot to crush his competitors—possibly destroying Christmas in the process. Danny: Curtis Blanck. Elyse: Megan Gallagher. Ignatius: Gary Coleman. Ambrose Booth: Roy Dotrice., A neglected son writes to Santa pleading to see more of his Scrooge-like tycoon father after the rich businessman gets kidnapped. But he soon discovers Father Christmas is one of his dad’s most important clients, leading him to investigate why he hates the festive season so much., Having been burned by a traumatic childhood experience, greedy toy tycoon Tyler Madison (Harry Hamlin) is contemptuous of his fellow man, ruthlessly nasty in his business dealings, and callously neglectful of his wife Elyse (Megan Gallegher) and son Danny (Curtis Blanck). Just before Christmas, Madison piles into his private plane and heads for the North Pole, determined to put his chief competitor, Santa Claus (William Hookins), out of business. But upon his arrival, he realizes that he and S.C. have a lot in common–and thus the inevitable epiphany occurs, culminating in the settling of an “Elf strike” and a closer bond between Tyler and his loved ones. Like Father, Like Santa was telecast by cable’s Fox Family Channel on December 1, 1998., Danny writes a letter to Santa asking, not for presents, but to see more of his father – ruthless tycoon Tyler Madison. When Madison is captured by Santa’s postmen, he finally learns how much his family means to him. But there is a secret in Madison’s past: he owes his phenomenal business success to a special hotline to one of Santa’s elves. So why does he hate Christmas so much?, Tyler Madison (Hamlin), owner of the biggest toy manufacturing company in the world, has accumulated his wealth and successes through corporate takeovers and is considered by many to be completely ruthless. The media frequently speculate how Madison manages to finagle his competitors to sell their companies, but they are unlikely to ever discover the truth-that Madison has a mysterious connection to a wayward elf at the North Pole, who discloses to him each year Santa Claus’s top-secret Naughty or Nice (N.O.N.) files. These treasured documents contain all of Madison’s business opponents’ devious deeds, which he uses to blackmail them. While Madison rules the business world with his magic wand, he struggles to understand his wife, Elyse (Gallagher), and his only son, Danny (Curtis Black). Having spent his youth without the love and support of a family, Madison has never learned how to enjoy life and share with those he supposedly cares about. As the holidays draw close, he once again disappoints Danny and Elyse by obsessing over work and ignoring them. Meanwhile, back home, Danny fears that his father won’t return from his latest business trip in time for Christmas, so he sends a special wish to Santa-not for toys -just for more time with his father. When Danny’s heartfelt message reaches Madison, he realizes he must overcome his aversion to this festive season and help Santa overthrow the traitors in time to save the holiday for his family and the world!