Guy dresses as Buddy the elf when he meets long lost father
I heard about this on the radio and laughed. The man dressed up as Buddy when he finally met his father but the father had never seen the movie. It worked out well since the father's daughters had seen the movie.
https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2020/12/03/maine-man-meets-dad-dressed-as-buddy-the-elf