Quite similar. We have elves in this film lurking around cities disguised as regular kids to determine the naughty and nice kids to report back to Santa.
I have a theory that the "elf on the shelf" creator got that idea from this movie. 😂
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https://www.countryliving.com/life/kids-pets/a34981398/elf-on-the-shelf-story/
The tradition began in 2005 as a children's book by mother/daughter duo Carol Aebersold and Chanda Bell that comes packaged with a Scout Elf (there's a boy and girl elf version, as well as different skin tones). Since then, millions of the kits have been sold, and elf business has expanded into clothing, accessories, pets, movies, and more. But caring for an elf is actually pretty simple.
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