Character

Ebenezer Scrooge

initially affable transformative humorously invoked

Ebenezer Scrooge functions as C.J. Cregg's quick Dickens reference during a Christmas Eve press briefing. She jokes that missing her Santa bit mirrors Scrooge's shift from 'a very nice little guy' after an unexplained event with Mr. Fezziwig. This analogy lightens the room's tension amid travel announcements and holiday chaos, tying White House levity to A Christmas Carol's themes of transformation and festivity. Scrooge embodies a cultural touchstone for sudden change in a season of goodwill.

1 appearances

Ebenezer Scrooge's Journey

A timeline through the narrative

1 moments

S4E11 · Holy Night

Santa Unmasked — Danny's Kiss

Not emotionally active—serves as a invoked cultural touchstone to make a humorous point.

Invoked by C.J. as a shorthand literary reference to lighten the briefing; Scrooge functions as a conversational prop rather than an active participant.

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