Knight School Before Christmas

Knight School Before Christmas is a 2024 Christmas Special by Cartoon Network Studios following the events of its feature film Knight School.
Ellenor learns that her boyfriend Lance is Jewish and doesn't celebrate Christmas, so she and the Knight School gang show him the ropes of in celebrating Christmas. Meanwhile, her uncle Bob — whom she refers to as "Deadbeat Bob" — comes to visit her family for Christmas with tension between him and her father Anthony.
== Tropes featured in this special: ==
* The Anti-Grinch: Lance, who is Jewish, learns about Christmas by Ellenor (accompanied by their friends) in all the clichéd ways. He redecorates his family's entire mansion and even purchased a tree in advance. His parents find his newfound interest blasphemous.
* Balloon Belly: Darcey gets a pudgy belly from her gingerbread addiction.
* Ascended Extra: Andrew and Bill, who were supporting characters in Knight School, are given more presence in helping Lance learn about Christmas. Ellenor's close friends Darcey and Jane, who were minor characters, have more screentime here.
* Big Eater: Darcey's shown to love gingerbread, even eating an entire gingerbread house.Darcey: (covered in crumbs) I have a problem.
* Broken Tears: Ellenor breaks into tears after taking all she could from how poorly Christmas Eve has turned out
* Celebrity Paradox: During the montage of Ellenor and friends explaining Christmas to Lance, the song playing during it is Aly & AJ's "Greatest Time of Year". AJ Michalka, of Aly & AJ, voices Ellenor's best friend Darcey in this special.
* Christmas Light Chaos:
** At the beginning, Ellenor puts up the Christmas lights on their house and ends up wrapped in them after tripping and falling off the roof.
** Bill is introduced in the story putting up his house's lights, only to realize he put up an older pair that doesn't work anymore.Bill: In my defense, I should've checked first.
* Christmas Songs: Up the wazoo! Like the movie, this special features a variety of Christmas-themed songs from Brian Setzer's "Jingle Bells" and "Jingle Bell Rock" to Eels' "Christmas Is Going to the Dogs". It also features some more classic songs outside the 2000's such as Bing Crosby's "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town", Andy Williams' and Elvis Presley's "Blue Christmas".
* Dating What Daddy Hates: Lance's father Myer seems unsure about Ellenor being Lance's girlfriend because of her appearance, whereas Hollie thinks little of her because she believes she's a delinquent.
* Demoted to Extra: Oliver Jade and Troy are relegated to brief cameos during the montage of the gang teaching Lance about Christmas.
* Everyone Hates Fruit Cakes: Lance averts this trope and is interested in wondering what it tastes like. The aftermath shows him enjoying it.
* The Grinch: Hollie and Myer are Jewish like Lance, but are bias about Christmas because Hollie finds it "commercialized".
* Happy Holidays Dress: Ellenor gets a red strapless dress from Lance's parents as an apology gift for Christmas at the end.Ellenor: I'm gonna try it on! (runs up to her bedroom) Don't wait up! 
* Jerkass Realization: Lance's parents blame Ellenor for filling Lance's head with nonsense about Christmas, which Lance calls them out on and explains more about it to them while finding it their reason of being Jewish a pointless one. Letting that criticism sink in, they apologize to Lance about their ways and make it up to him by celebrating Christmas next year. They even give Ellenor a strapless dress 
* Manchild: Bob is shown to be a bit hesitant when helping around the house during his stay despite saying he would.
* Narrator: Gerald Reginald III, the tritagonist of preceded film, narrates the events of the special.
** Lemony Narrator: When it comes to the obscurity, Reginald makes quips over Ellenor's insight of Christmas she gives Lance rather than the true meaning or the behavior Uncle Bob presents.
* Playing the Family Card: Gretchen uses this on Ellenor and Anthony when it came to Bob's presence.
* Pun-Based Title: Knight School Before Christmas.
* Rage Breaking Point: Ellenor's happy attitude on Christmas is tested when Lance's parents blame her for introducing Lance to Christmas and her distaste towards her uncle visiting put strain on her Christmas-loving demeanor. She eventually snaps after Bob inadvertently hits her with a knick-knack.Ellenor: I...have...had it! I've had it with Lance's parents and I've had it with you! This was supposed to be my first Chistmas with my new friends and boyfriend, but his parents hate me more because I got Lance into Christmas and I can't bring my friends here because you showed up outta the blue and you'll probably just yammer your ear off with anybody you meet like with us! It's with every visit: you come over, you don't shut up, you don't do jack!
* The "Reason You Suck" Speech:
** As the quote above in Playing the Family Card shows, Ellenor chews out Bob for his demeanor whenever he visits.
** After his parents, mainly his mom, chastised Ellenor for introducing him to Christmas, Lance speaks his mind out to them.Lance: How could you treat her like that, over one insignificant piece of information I've learned?Hollie: It's a commercialized holiday not worth spending.Myer: Besides, we're Jewish.Lance: That's your defense?! It's more than that, Mom and Dad. It's a time where we celebrate spending time together, bonding over decorating and baking cookies, which spoiled rich people like you think that's an enormous waist of time. And why shouldn't you be Jewish and enjoy Christmas at the same time? If tradition is the reason? That's a pretty petty reason! Next morning, don't expect any present from me because you both don't deserve one.
* Shout-Out: This exchange between Ellenor and Hollie brings up this line from The Honeymooners.Ellenor: One day, you're gonna push me too far.Hollie: The thing to push you is a bulldozer.
* Wham Line: After Ellenor blew her top at Uncle Bob, Bob has this to say in response.Bob: Because I live alone.Ellenor: (surprised) What now?Bob: I live alone, okay? Every day I live in my apartment spending every hour without anybody around to talk to. I work at home and I never engage in any conversation with a client despite many opportunities. And so many hours of staying on hold person after person wares me out at the end of the day. I keep myself up as best I can to drive all the way here to visit.Anthony: (to Gretchen) Did you know about this?