The film's title is a pun on the legal terminology found on a small card inside the Santa suit. The text of the clause states:
On Christmas Eve, Scott and his son Charlie hear a noise on their roof. Scott yells at the figure, causing him to slip and fall. When the figure disappears, leaving only a suit and a business card, Scott puts on the suit to finish the deliveries. The Santa Clause(1994)
"In putting on this suit and entering the sleigh, the wearer waives any and all rights to any previous identity, real or implied, and fully accepts the duties and responsibilities of Santa Claus in perpetuity until such time that wearer becomes unable to do so by either accident or design." The film's title is a pun on the