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"A Robot for All Seasons" is a special half-hour Christmas-themed episode of the Nickelodeon animated series My Life as a Teenage Robot, and also the first episode to air in its second season (though it is the season's sixth episode in production order). It was originally broadcast as part of Nick's Ha-Ha Holidays on December 8, 2004.

Synopsis[]

Santa with the MLAATR characters

Santa with the show's main characters.

On Christmas Eve, a robotic Santa zips by hundreds of homes around the world, leaving presents for the children. The robot turns out to be Jenny, who took over the role of Santa Claus after the latter got into a mysterious accident that broke every bone in his body. Jenny returns to the North Pole and she, along with Dr. Wakeman, Brad, Tuck and Sheldon, celebrate Christmas by having a day-long feast with Santa at his palace. Afterward, they decide to spend the day after checking out the after-Christmas sales at the Tremorton mall.

At the mall, Jenny meets Todd Sweeney, a gloomy child in a suit, who is depressed about not getting what he wanted for Christmas. Believing she missed his house while helping Santa deliver toys, Jenny tries to make it up by asking him what he wants for Christmas. Impressed with her transforming gadgets (which she used to help Tuck get past a crowd of people and to the toy store), Todd decides to “buy” her as a live robot action figure, which she agrees to, but only for one day. She soon discovers that Todd comes from an extremely wealthy family, but, as he says, "Money can't buy happiness."

Jenny is under Todd's control

Todd puts Jenny under his control.

At his mansion, Todd puts an antenna on Jenny’s head, and she pretends to be his robot servant. She is surprised to see Todd’s many toys, originally believing he never gets anything for Christmas. Todd says he never gets what he wants, which isn't toys or love, but weapons, much to Jenny's shock. He transforms the living room into an evil laboratory and zaps Jenny with his remote, causing her to pass out.

Sometime later, Jenny reboots and awakens, strapped to a table. She frees herself, and fights past Todd's butlers and security doors, narrowly escaping the mansion. On her way back home, Jenny sees people preparing for Christmas despite it supposedly being the day after. To make things more strange, everyone cowers in fear when they see her, including Tuck. She is then attacked with snowballs by a group of teens led by Brad, and almost short-circuits. She makes it back home, where Dr. Wakeman (who is working on a new XJ-10 robot model) is shocked to see her. While initially trying to comfort Jenny, Dr. Wakeman subdues her daughter with a giant electromagnet and calls Skyway Patrol. Feeling betrayed, Jenny escapes and flees to her room, but is attacked by a Skyway Patrol helicarrier. During the aerial attack, Jenny is badly damaged and collapses to the ground. She continues fleeing from the Skyway Patrol, on foot, through the city. She eventually runs into Sheldon, who doesn't react to her with fear or hostility, much to her delight. The two take shelter in the storm sewer, and Jenny asks Sheldon why everyone is acting so strangely. He reveals that she had been gone for almost a year since leaving with Todd, and only came back to destroy all the major holidays from New Years to Thanksgiving for everyone in town, which resulted in her being declared "Public Enemy #1". However, Sheldon believed her actions were either a result of mind control or an evil twin (the former being correct). Jenny then realizes that Todd had been controlling her all this time and sets out to clear her name.

Jenny returns to Todd's mansion and confronts him over making her destroy the holidays. Todd explains that his parents went on a vacation to Bermuda many Christmases ago and soon retired, leaving him alone with his servants, leading to his bitter attitude. He resolves that if he can't enjoy the holidays, then neither will anyone else on Earth. He now plans to ruin Christmas, "the fattest of all the holidays" (as he puts it), by destroying Santa for good. He then takes control of Jenny once more and uses her to travel to the North Pole. Meanwhile, Dr. Wakeman, Brad and Tuck plan to go to the North Pole to stop Jenny from destroying Christmas. Sheldon tries to convince them she's innocent, but to no avail.

At the North Pole, Todd uses Jenny's array of weapons to bypass the elf guards, eventually making it into the palace. A fight ensues between Santa and the mind-controlled Jenny, with the latter triumphing. Todd then reveals himself to Santa as "the boy who destroyed Christmas" and that he was responsible for his injury last year. Before he can finish Santa, and ruin Christmas forever, Jenny suddenly reverts back to her normal self and gives Todd a spanking. Nora, Brad and Tuck soon arrive, but are shocked to see no fighting. Jenny reveals that Sheldon disabled Todd's mind-controlling remote, and she only faked being controlled to get him to confess his misdeeds to Santa, restoring their faith in her. Unfortunately, all of Tremorton’s presents were destroyed in the fight.

In an attempt to fix the damages, Jenny and the others decide to give the kids Todd's unwanted toys and presents, as well as show him the gift of giving rather than receiving presents. When Todd gives a toy to a happy kid, his gloominess literally cracks away and he becomes happy and joyful, reformed. His parents suddenly return, saying they had not retired but were tired and needed a longer vacation, and they wanted to bring back the perfect gift for him. However, Todd realizes and admits they are all he really wants, as Christmas is about family not presents, which they agree to. As a token of gratitude for having never lost faith in her, Jenny gives Sheldon a mistletoe kiss on the cheek, which leaves him literally frozen with shock. The episode ends with everyone, including Todd, singing "We're Spending Christmas with Santa/Jenny" (while Tuck frantically breaks the fourth wall, questioning who they're singing to, and how they managed to sing perfectly without practice).

Song[]

Availability[]

The episode made its home video debut on the Nick Picks: Holiday DVD, distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment on September 26, 2006. It was later made available on the My Life as a Teenage Robot: Season 2 manufacture-on-demand DVD set, sold exclusively on Amazon.com, on December 12, 2011.

Cast[]

MLAATR Christmas Song
Voice actress/actor Character(s)
Janice Kawaye Jenny Wakeman
Singer
Elf #2
Chad Doreck Brad Carbunkle
Singer
Candi Milo Nora Wakeman
Girl #2
Elf #1
Mrs. Sweeney
Audrey Wasilewski Tuck Carbunkle
Girl #1
Round-headed kid
Quinton Flynn Sheldon Lee
Mailman
Sergeant
Jason Marsden Todd Sweeney
Boy #1
Lieutenant
Pat Fraley Santa Claus
Skeeves
Captain
Jess Harnell Mr. Sweeney
Singer
Dan Finnerty Singer
Catherine Cavadini Singer
Girl #3

Note: Mrs. Claus appears at the beginning, but does not have a speaking part.

External links[]

Nickelodeon
Productions
Nicktoons "The Santa Experience" • "Son of Stimpy" • "Doug's Christmas Story" • "Rocko's Modern Christmas!" • "Gone Shopp'n" • "A Scooter For Yaksmas" • "Arnold's Christmas" • "Gift Hoarse" • "Let It Snow" • "Have Yourself a Thornberry Little Christmas" • "A Very CatDog Christmas" • "Christmas Who?" • "Christmas Every Day!" • "An 'Even Steven' Holiday Special" • "Babies in Toyland" • Merry Nickmas shorts • "The Most Horrible X-Mas Ever" • "A Rocket X-Mas" • "Holly Jolly Jimmy" • "The Finster Who Stole Christmas" • "A Robot for All Seasons" • "When Santas Collide" • "The Fright Before Christmas!" • "Merry Wishmas" • "It's an Udderful Life" • "The All Nighter Before Christmas" • "A Doomed Christmas" • "A Very Brrr-y Icemas" • It's a SpongeBob Christmas!A Fairly Odd Christmas • "Baconmas" • "A Magix Christmas" • "Huggle Day" • "Happy Chalawunga!" • "A Crustmas Story" • "11 Louds a Leapin'" • Albert • "It's Christmas, You Dorks!" • "Bunsen Saves Christmas" • "Bramley Holiday" • "A Very Casagrandes Christmas" • "Season's Cheatings" / "A Flipmas Carol" • "The Ho! Ho! Horror!" • A Loud House Christmas • "Traditions" • "Just in Time for Christmas" • "Parker Saves Christmas" • "SpongeBob's Road to Christmas" • "Snow Escape" • Twas the Night Before SpongemasA Very Patchy Holiday Stream Special • "Twas the Fight Before Christmas" • "Sandy's Country Christmas"
Live-action shows and movies "X-Mas Eve" • "Ride, She Said" • "Christmas" (Roundhouse) • "The Gift" (The Secret World of Alex Mack) • All That Episode 225 • "O' Christmas Pete" • "Merry Christmas, Kenan" • "Starwalk" • "Miracle on 32nd Skeet" • "The Mystery of the Mice That Roared" • "A Very Canine Christmas" • The Nick at Nite Holiday Special • "A Little So'em So'em for Christmas" • Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh • "iChristmas" • "The Naked Brothers Band Christmas Special" • "Telling Amanda" • "The Good, the Bad and the Ickie Doll" • "Big Time Christmas" • "A Christmas Tori" • "Epic Christmas" • "How to Rock Christmas" • "See Dad Run Christmas Into the Ground" • "The Gift of the Maggies" • Santa Hunters • "Santa's Little Harpers" • "Winter Thunderland" • "The Thank You Mask" • "Christmas Danger" • "A Reggae Potato Christmas" • Nickelodeon's Ho-Ho Holiday Special • "The Gift" (Make It Pop) • "Jingle Bell Rock" (School of Rock) • Tiny Christmas • "Holiday Punch" • The All-Star Nickmas Spectacular • "Down Goes Santa" • "Friendiversary" • All That Episode 1134 • "Krampapalooza" • "A Mouth Noise Christmas" • "Fa-La-La-La-La-La-La-Lay Lay" • "Waiting for Santa" • Nickelodeon's Treasure TruckThe Great Nickmas Tree Sliming • "A Very Delivery Van Christmas" • "All I Want for Christmas is Lay Lay"
Nick Jr. Christmas at Eureeka's Castle • "Waiting for Grandma" • "Mr. Cook's Christmas" • "A Gullah Gullah Christmas" • "Blue's Big Holiday" • "Merry Christmas, Little Bill" • "A Present for Santa" • "Blue's First Holiday" • "Blue's Holiday Wishes" • "Christmas Wishes" • "Diego Saves Christmas!" • "Christmas" (Yo Gabba Gabba!) • "Save the Reindeer!" • Dora's Christmas Carol Adventure • "Great and Grumpy Holiday" • "The Super-Special Gift" • "The Action Elves Save Christmas Eve" • "Santa's Little Fixers" • "Christmas" (Hi-5) • "Happy Holidays, Mr. Grumpfish!" • "A Very Awesome Christmas" • Peter Rabbit's Christmas Tale • "Pups Save Christmas" • "Wally Saves the Trollidays" • "A Very Guppy Christmas" • "Monster Machine Christmas" • "Have a Very Mutty Christmas" • "Santa's Little Genies" • "Christmas 2.0" • "Best Christmas Ever" (Sunny Day) • "The Knight Before Christmas" (Nella the Princess Knight) • "Rusty Saves Christmas" • "The Sugar Plum Fairy!" • "Merry Woodsmas" • "Ryan's Merry Playdate" • "A Top Wing Christmas" • "A Pirate Christmas" • "Pups Save a Bah-Humdinger" • "Blue's Night Before Christmas" • "The Guppies Save Christmas!" • "Ryan's Christmas Time Special!" • "All I Want for Fishmas" • "Christmas is Coming!" • "The Present" • "Charger's Christmas Adventure" • "The Crew Builds a Christmas Show" • "Tiny Chef’s Marvelous Mish Mesh Special" • "Face's Holiday Countdown Party"
Albums
Ren & Stimpy's Crock O' ChristmasRugrats: Holiday ClassicsNick HolidayNick Jr. Winter WonderlandDora's ChristmasMerry Nickmas . Baby Shark's Big Fishmas SpecialNick Jr.'s Holly Jolly Jams
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