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Movie -- 2020 -- Netflix
A Trash Truck Christmas
Same hand-drawn world as Trash Truck, twenty-eight minutes. Hank is six. Trash Truck is his giant talking truck friend. Walter is a bear, Donny a raccoon, Ms Mona a mouse. None of them know what Christmas is until Hank opens a storybook. Then Santa crash-lands in the junkyard and a ski falls off the sleigh.
Notes are based on public reviews and published descriptions. Timestamps are approximate. Not yet checked against Netflix AU.
Age
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5
6
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10
11
12
- Not suitable
- Parental guidance
- Ok
GentleGuide scale for sensitive kids. Not an ACCM or Classification Board rating.
About this title
- Classification
- G
- Length
- 28 minutes
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Before you press play
Santa lands in the junkyard. Hank is six. Trash Truck is his giant talking truck. Walter is a bear, Donny a raccoon, Ms Mona a mouse -- and none of them knew what Christmas was until Hank opened a storybook. They panic about a naughty list. They decorate the tree fort with junk. Then a ski snaps off the sleigh and Santa says kids might miss the night. Soft drawings. A crash, not a monster.
- Not knowing the holiday yet
- A naughty-list scare
- Decorating with junk
- A sleigh that breaks
- Helping Santa finish the night
What may feel big
The truck still fills the frame and the engine is loud. Donny and the others confess, fast and worried, about being on a naughty list. Santa's sleigh crash-lands in the junkyard. A ski falls off. Santa says he is afraid children will not have Christmas. They right the sleigh, save a present meant for someone else, and Hank has a plan so the night still happens. Nobody is hurt. A broken Christmas is still the worry.
4-6. Sit with them. Pause for the crash and the 'Christmas might not come' line. Same gentle truck as the series. A smashed sleigh is still a smash.
7-9. Usually easy and young. Fine to skip the crash if vehicle pile-ups wind them up.
10-12. A younger-sibling watch. Short, kind, over before bedtime arguments start.
Triggers in this guide
Counts are how often that theme shows up in the notes -- not when it happens.
- Loud Noises 1
- Peril 1
If you have not watched it yet
Should I sit with them?
Plan to sit with them at least until 5. After that, many families can watch with a grown-up nearby rather than on the couch. The notes above say what happens. You know your child. This is not medical advice.