Saunders is the principal shareholder of Saunders Automations, which (amongst other things) is in the rocket-launching business.
He's also a member of the Coralville Children's Hospital Committee; and in this latter capacity, he and his fellow committee members discuss a holiday-themed fundraiser, to help pay for a new solar therapy wing at the hospital.
He suggests the idea of a special Christmas rocket (which Saunders Automations will supply), filled with toys. Harman, another member, agrees to the scheme - provided the rocket is launched from the roof of his New York department store, which in turn will provide the gifts
Saunders and his Christmas Rocket[]
Saunders states that his rocket will need only 10 minutes to reach Coralville, and it does - "Saunders Automations haven't missed yet," he confidently declares. This successful test-flight precedes the real one - which parachutes the rocket's special-cargo canister gently down onto the grounds of Coralville; and it's brimming with holiday presents - one of which contains a very special gift: an invitation for one lucky youngster to spend Christmas on Tracy Island.
Trivia[]
- The Saunders puppet was previously seen in Ricochet as DJ Tom, minus moustache. Its first appearance however was a cameo at the Paradise Peaks Hotel in The Cham-Cham.
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- The character's hair and face bear a resemblance (with the exception of the moustache) to Desmond Saunders, director of the above mentioned episode. Having said that, the character was without a doubt named after him.