You see, the Meisterburgers, they kind of died off and fell out of power. And by and by, the good people realized how silly the Meisterburger laws were.
10 seconds sound clip from the Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (1970) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:45:30.788 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
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- Ah, this is the fourth trip this month.
- You see, he still had to travel by night because he was considered an outlaw.
- But when did they stop calling him an outlaw?
- Well, as time went by, that changed.
- Well, everybody had a wonderful laugh and then forgot all about him.
- Yes, sir, the older he got, the more famous he became, and the more folks loved him.
- Is that why he's called Santa Claus?
- That's why, honey, that's why.
- It turned into quite a proposition. I can hardly keep up with the orders.
- I'm afraid I'm going to have to limit my journeys to one a year.
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