The Santa Clauses from Disney+ brought the return of the merriest family on earth, but how old are the main characters after three movies and a series? The Calvin family was first introduced in the 1994 movie The Santa Clause through Santa Claus/Scott (Tim Allen) and Charlie Calvin (Eric Lloyd), but the family later grew to include Carol Newman-Calvin (Elizabeth Mitchell) in The Santa Clause 2 in 2002, and again with their first of two children in The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause in 2006. In total, that brings the entire family to five in the Disney+ series with Scott’s two teenage children, Buddy “Cal” (Austin Kane) and Sandra (Elizabeth Allen-Dick).
From The Santa Clause to the new series, the franchise seems to have kept pace with the chronology of the real world, spanning almost 30 years both in the characters and cast of The Santa Clauses. This makes the characters’ ages somewhat congruent with their actors, making gauging their in-universe timeline a bit easier to determine. While this does present some issues in gauging how old the elves are meant to be, the series does provide some helpful year markers to make educated guesses on the more supernatural characters as well.
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How Old Is Scott Calvin In The Santa Clauses?
Since he first put on the classic Santa suit in 1994, Scott states that he’s been the spirit of Christmas for almost 30 years in The Santa Clauses. This makes sense when compared to the timeline of movie and series releases between 1994 to 2022. Working backward from Scott about to turn 65 in the Disney+ series, that would make him 48 years old in The Santa Clause 3, 44 in The Santa Clause 2, and 36 years old in the original Santa Clause when Scott’s predecessor passed him the red-suited mantle.
How Old Is Mrs. Claus In The Santa Clauses?
While Scott’s age throughout is relatively easy to extrapolate from The Santa Clauses and its franchise, the age of Carol, or Mrs. Clause, is a bit more difficult to deduce. While Carol’s age and birthdate aren’t specified when she is first introduced in The Santa Clause 2, Mitchell was born in 1970. With the franchise overall following the timeline of the real world, that would make Carol 24 during the events of the 1994 movie, and 32 when Scott first meets and woos her. Later on, that would make Carol 36 years old when Cal is born, and about 53 years old during the events of The Santa Clauses.
How Old Is Charlie In The Santa Clauses?
Charlie begins The Santa Clause at about eight years old when his dad stumbles upon the confusing rules of the Santa clause, mirroring Lloyd’s age in the same way that Carol mirrors Mithcell’s. Following the same reasoning, the timeline checks out that Charlie is a teenager, at about 16 years old, in The Santa Clause 2 when he goes through a rebellious streak. That would make him about 20 years old in the third movie, and 36 or 37 in The Santa Clauses.
How Old Are Cal & Sandra In The Santa Clauses?
When it comes to deducing the ages of Scott’s children from his second marriage, Cal’s is the easiest, as he was born at the end of the third movie. With The Santa Clauses taking place 16-17 years later, Cal would be 16 years old. Sandra, meanwhile, is a touch more enigmatic. Since her birth year hasn’t been stated, nor how many ears are between her and Cal, her age is a bit of a guessing game in the updated Santa Clause franchise. From looks alone, Cal and Sandra seem to be relatively close in age, perhaps no more than 2-3 years apart. If Cal is 16-17 years old, that then makes Sandra somewhere between 13-15 years old.
How Old Are The Elves In The Santa Clauses (Including Bernard)?
While the standard franchise timeline from the original film to The Santa Clauses series helps gauge the ages of the human main characters, it’s not as reliable when it comes to figuring out how old the elves are. This is also true given the actors’ ages cannot be used for comparison, as the elves are meant to be much longer lived than humans. However, the elf Judy (Paige Tamada) stated that it took her 1,200 years to perfect her hot cocoa recipe in The Santa Clause. Meanwhile, Tamada looked close to 12 years old herself. Using that, and assuming that elves age and grow due to how Bernard seems different than the elves in the original movies, viewers can hypothesize that for every 100 human years that pass, elves seem to age only one. That would make most of the elves in The Santa Clauses at least 1,000-1200 years old, with the most senior elf, Bernard (David Krumholtz), at about 1,400-1,500 years old in the original film. Although Krumholtz aged normally during the proceeding 30 years, that would then make Bernard himself somewhere between 1,430-1,530 years old.
While trying to gauge the age of fictional characters isn’t an exact science, it does still add some context to a franchise such as The Santa Clause. It even adds some charm, knowing that the same actors were often used to portray the Clauses at many different stages of their lives, making their reappearance in the series charming and comforting in their consistency. Watching these characters rise and fall throughout Christmases from beginning to end in The Santa Clauses is a reminder that while individual people will always evolve, holidays and traditions remain constant.