Gemmy 2002 5ft Life Size Dancing Santa - 5 Songs

Had to crop the video slightly because my green screen has limits lol
Sorry again for the delayed upload, I usually have these videos done weeks in advance but I’m way far behind right now and literally just finished this one. This video WOULD’VE been on time if it weren’t for this: • Chist Chist Chist Chis...
I got this guy at an awesome estate sale for $65 on July 6th, 2023, and it was the whole reason I drove out to the sale. This is one of Gemmy’s earliest life sizes, and possibly my favorite model of the life size Santa. It runs on a 6 volts, it has a really long body shell, the speaker is in the base, the mouth mech is gear driven, the head mold is rough and unfinished on the back and bottom, and it comes with a random generic microphone from a different company. Pretty primitive compared to the later models. My favorite thing about this model though, is that it plays “Santa Claus Is Coming To Town”, a song that was extracted from later models for some reason. Which is a shame, because it’s arguably the best song he has lol.
This thing came in absolutely perfect shape on the outside, and also came with the box and all the original packaging. The mouth and head turning mechs both had split gears, and the mouth also had a bad belt, but otherwise he came fully working mechanically. He just had one small issue… and by small I mean very major. All of his songs played perfectly fine except one: Santa Claus Is Coming To Town. There was a super bizarre glitch on the IC that made him do this exact same thing every single time he got to that song: • Chist Chist Chist Chis...
There is absolutely nothing you can do to fix something like that without replacing the entire IC, period. Luckily, I just so happened to have a spare board from the earliest version of the 4ft Santa, which I bought at a yard sale for $20 back in 2020. It was in horrible shape, but I do still hope to finally restore him someday. But when I do, he will have the weird IC glitch, because I took his original board and gave it to this 5ft Santa lol. That’s what I was working on this morning when this video was supposed to be out already… but here he is. I can’t believe it’s taken me this long to get my own collapsible life size dancing Santa, but I couldn’t have asked for a better one. I love this thing, and he definitely won’t be leaving my collection anytime soon.
Thanks for checking out the video! Hope you enjoyed! Let me know what you think in the comments, and I hope to see you again soon!

[@sivvitytech3118]

You’re so lucky to have this model and that pitch too. I want that one so bad.

[@bozo1118]

I recently got the model before this one (the one where the head doesn't move with the body) and its honestly built so flawed. Im glad they changed the mechanism because the body shell keeps slamming into the beard when he looks left and right, so I rarely get to activate him. Also, the neck is very unfinished and scrappy at the back, because they cut it way to high up, causing the mouth mechanism to be to high up for the mouth to move. It may be a factory defect but I'm not sure. I ended up having to modify the mouth mech so now it works. It did come with all its original packaging and was allegedly only used for one Christmas season.

[@Brysonsanimatedcollection]

Amazing to see you got one of these I have the earlier version with the separate body dancing and the Walmart box mine had a locked up motor and a split gear in the head and the button was pushed in these models Of the Santas are definitely very cool

[@toylover1793]

Awesome!!! Great job repairing yours!

[@animatedchristmasitems]

This is awesome! I'm glad you got it, I got the 2004 version with the uncommon belt! -The Gemmy and knockoffs Collector

[@radiosnmore1225]

WHAT THE FUCK??? How tf can something have that bad of a programming error lmao, but at least he works now

[@toylover1793]

Ikr?!? I’ve never seen one that bad

[@radiosnmore1225]

CHIST CHIST CHIST CHIST CHIST

[@aidenholfter641]

​@@toylover1793I have never seen the dancing mechanism in this Santa I know the one that has the head stationary while going side to side while the body dances I'd like to see what the mechanism looks like In this model!

[@brdrechsarchive6945]

Can I make a meme out of your santa glitching?

[@toylover1793]

Absolutely. Would love to see it 😂

[@Holiday_Studios]

I litteratly died laughing when i saw the video of him glitching 😂 i might make an edit on it like a ytp kind of video, if you're ok with that

[@toylover1793]

I’m absolutely ok with that, I’d love to see it 😂

[@ManiThingsOnYouTube]

Where is the video is this Santa glitching?

[@Holiday_Studios]

@@ManiThingsOnKZbin in the description

[@masielamothe3641]

Weird thing about the glitch lol. And I liked how you titled that video very clever! Lol! It's too bad that the one song doesn't work with the IC. Really good version of Santa Claus Is Coming to Town.

[@CCClarinet12]

They have this at my school they put it out in the history hallway every Christmas season but I never knew what it did cuz they don’t put batteries in it

[@Z-Man-lz]

Toylover17 descriptions be like: I got these when I accidentally got involved in a rocket launch, when the rocket landed on the moon, an alien walked up to me and spit out this item and gave it to me, then I somehow teleported to the 126'th Dimension and found the 2nd version of this item sitting on a strange volcano I really wanted that version so I ran to the volcano and grabbed it right as it erupted, I got a few burns but I made it out safely, then I fell back to earth and saw a house with a giant bug lizard hybrid a woman ran out and wanted me to get it off the house, so I had an epic battle with the bug lizard, it nearly ate me but I managed to defeat it, the woman rewarded me with the 3rd version of this item, and finally I found the 4th version when I accidentally wandered into a Jungle and saw the it lying in a cave, so I grabbed it, but it was being guarded by a Bear, a Gorilla, a Tiger, a Snake and a rabid Tarantula, they all chased after me, nearly got bit by the Tarantula but I managed to escape and return home. The first one had battery corrosion and 2 split gears, and the skin needed cleaning, I replaced the gears and cleaned the battery compartment and skin, and it now fully works, the second one... oh boy, everything inside it was shattered, all the gears were split and all the wires were off, it also had demon spider eggs and toxic brown stains all over it, it took me 3 weeks to clean the skin and I got a rash all over my arms, but eventually I cleaned the skin and let it dry, at first I thought the shattered parts were impossible to repair but suddenly some FAIRY GOD PARENTS!!! showed up and I wished for the pieces to go un-shattered, I replaced every gear and the speaker, and I soldered every wire back in and now it's good as new, the 3rd version needed no repairs thankfully, the 4th version just needed a split 8 tooth gear replacement and a wire soldered back in the battery compartment and it now works. All 4 of these items are awesome and definitely some of my favorites in my collection! Thanks for checking out the video! Hope you enjoyed! Let me know what you think in the comments, and I hope to see you again soon!

[@brdrechsarchive6945]

Lmao this is accurate asl. This man has some of the craziest backstories to his stuff. I should actually start to write the stories of my stuff

[@toylover1793]

LMAO

[@nahimgarrido4581]

Asombroso 🤩👍🏻🎅🏻 ✨

[@thehalloweenguy4399]

Dang you’ve got quite a few lifesizes now

[@toylover1793]

And still no room to put any of them 😂

[@user-oe5cw1uq9p]

I remember when I got this model for Christmas in 2015 after my flat base model snapped in half. I used to like to ‘hug’ it from dancing so much that one day it stopped and had smoke coming from the bottom of the base… yeah pretty stupid but hey we learn lmao

[@toylover1793]

Dang lol, sorry to hear about that but that’s crazy. It sounds like the speed dial needed to be adjusted a little lol, I probably should do that with mine too.

[@MrFerretYT2004]

I wanted one. Well I didn't find one at Goodwill.

[@toylover1793]

You’re bound to find one someday, they’re pretty much everywhere lol

[@ChristopherS768]

You should cut the body shell so it doesn’t get stuck as much, I’m not sure how much you’d have to cut it on this one but if it wouldn’t be too much it’ll make it work so much nicer

[@toylover1793]

You’re right but I’d rather keep it original lol.

[@toylover1793]

I also probably would have to cut a lot, the body shell is so long and skinny for some reason

[@kookaman6095]

There’s a second version that sings “We Wish You a Merry Christmas” instead of “Santa Claus is Coming to Town”.

[@Holiday_Studios]

I'm sure him and everyone else knows that already

[@brdrechsarchive6945]

In the description he stated that he liked this more than we wish you a merry christmas. He likes "ssaaaaachristsantnaughist hoohmeeeaschrisrybeecry aaaaaclausaahe's maaaice goiind aaungt" (reference in the description link)

[@Liqui2]

I've always disliked how the dancing motion was always so loud on these older models, and that IC chip glitch is crazy because when the original owners first got this in stores, did they really stick with the one with a permanent glitch? But its so cool.. The clear, classic Gemmy instrumentals and the high pitched voice is all great, like why did they go with such a deep ass voice later on, I wonder?

[@toylover1793]

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. I’m surprised the original owner didn’t try to return it or anything. I mean, this was basically brand new in the box when I got it, so I don’t think they used it much. And I agree, this audio is a million times better at this pitch

[@radiosnmore1225]

I found a 1st generation 4ft Santa by me for $10, and as of me typing this I’ll be picking him up this weekend. He’s in very shit condition though, ive repaired worse (take my Grandma’s Harold Gale Santa for example). He doesn’t dance and he’s DIRTY (its really bad, the white fur on his vest is dark grey)

[@ColeWalker]

Are you sure this is 2002? Those models usually have different movement with a stationary head that doesn’t move with the body

[@TheGemmyRepairGuy]

This is in fact 2002, it's a different retailer model

[@toylover1793]

That’s what I was thinking too, I actually expected this to be the one with that weird dancing mechanism (that’s the way my 2002 4ft model is) but I guess they made both models the same year.

[@camiloobandomartinez8392]

​@@toylover1793Right! It's a 2002 model, every 5ft and 4ft santas with that music are from 2002

[@bozo1118]

wow, What an interesting story! I've never seen a sancta glitch as bad as that! I do agree with you that this model is the greatest. how do you feel about high pitch he is? and also, does he have a speed dial?

[@toylover1793]

Yeah, I was shocked the first time it happened lol. Personally, I love the high pitch, even thought it doesn’t exactly sound like what you’d expect Santa to sound like. And yes, he has a speed dial, but this is literally the slowest he can move without getting stuck 😂. I spent a long time adjusting it and eventually settled for exactly where the factory had set it.

[@bozo1118]

@@toylover1793 It's all his differences that make him even more special!

[@aidenholfter641]

​@@toylover1793I have never seen the transmission of this Santa! This is the second one with the head swaying with the transmission under the shoulders! I hope to see it in another video!

[@ManiThingsOnYouTube]

My aunt used to have this exact model & every single time on Jingle Bells it would glitch out when he was supposed to say “oh jingle bells” it would stop and make an awful noise and then eventually keep singing. So weird.

[@toylover1793]

That’s so strange. I’m sure you saw in the description, mine used to do a similar thing during “Santa Claus Is Coming To Town”. I wonder what causes these weird glitches

[@ManiThingsOnYouTube]

@@toylover1793 it seems to only be in the early early models as well.

[@AlexCrews]

Mary. How much Christmas Eve to you

[@Su-lo8xc]

Bruh is is moving to fast ☠