The Substitute

Hey, yo! What's up, Nickelodeon?

It's me, Juanpa, and I ho-ho-hope you're ready

for a brand-new, special, holiday episode

of "The Substitute."

Happy holidays!

Every episode, I invite one of your favorite celebrities

to become the weirdest, most ridiculous substitutes

you have ever seen.

Ooh.

No!

They get fully transformed

by my amazing special effects and makeup masters

and then my prank team

hides cameras and microphones everywhere.

And all of this to give unsuspecting kids a hilarious,

crazy, surprise experience they will never forget.

Today's substitute is Gabriel "Fluffy" Iglesias.

You know him as a world-famous comedian,

star of Netflix's "Mr. Iglesias,"

and host of Nickelodeon's "Unleashed."

But today, get to know a whole new Gabriel

when he goes fully undercover as a substitute Santa

at a middle school in his hometown

of Long Beach, California.

Don't get excited.

I ain't the real Santa.

This is gonna get more lit than Rudolph's nose.

Because this is "The Substitute."

I want a PlayStation 5. Give me a PlayStation 5!

I like this class a lot.

Gabriel! Buenos días!

All right, Juanpa.

What's going on, man? Why am I up so early?

You are on your way to give some kids

a magical Christmas experience

at Intellectual Virtues Academy

in your hometown of Long Beach, California.

I love the holidays. Especially Christmastime.

Ho, ho, ho.

Being a world-famous comedian,

can I just assume you were the typical class clown?

No, I was actually very quiet.

I was very reserved.

I had a really good childhood

and I have no complaints.

When I'm not on stage,

I'm not trying to be all loud and in your...

in your face!

Hey, that's my move, Gabriel. Step away.

Say goodbye to Gabriel and say hello to the substitute.

If you don't see me again, you know what happened.

Oh, wow. This takes the cake.

I'm thinking something maybe in the Santa realm.

Feel like Santa's gonna look like Willie Nelson this year.

Lot of hair, don't care.

I think this is what Botox feels like.

All right, Juanpa. Think I'm ready.

For this first group of kids,

Gabriel's gonna be hosting some holiday games,

but he's not exactly the best sport.

You're not ready for this. - I am not ready.

So for this character, I am gonna be Sebastian

and I'm gonna give everybody presents and, uh,

I'm kinda gonna take 'em all back.

That's gonna be great.

So what can you tell me about these kids?

AJ is really sweet. He loves to help.

Meikah. She is energetic.

And Aundrea. She's not shy.

All right, well, let's go spread some holiday cheer.

Good luck out there.

Go get 'em, Gabe. - Happy holidays!

Welcome, everybody. How are you?

Good. - I'm good.

Hi, I'm Santa's little helper.

My name is Sebastian,

and it is so awesome to see all of you here.

Let me explain something.

This is not just gonna be a class, this is a holiday party!

Are you excited?

Yes. - Yeah.

I'm excited, okay?

I've been growing this for, like, three years

just for this party.

It's gonna be so much fun.

Okay, start passing out presents.

The school has given me presents

to give to us, basically.

We're all getting something.

Meikah, it's good, trust me. It's really good.

I feel pretty good about this one.

Would you mind coming to get this?

Please do not open them till the end, all right?

Haley, this is screaming your name.

"Haley!" Yes, it's yours.

Let me see. It's screaming, "Haley!"

Sorry, yes, I know.

Got you twice.

Oh, my

Okay, now explain the rules.

So has everyone heard of a white elephant party?

Yeah.

My family does something totally different.

Actually, the game that we do

is called a purple partridge in a pear tree.

A purple partridge in a pear tree?

Okay, it's game time.

So Meikah, so come on up here for a second.

We're gonna play. Bring your gift.

All right. Now hold those dice.

Roll 'em right here in the middle on the count of...

On the count of three.

Oh, Meikah. You were doing so good.

Everybody help me. This is gonna be fun.

On the count of three. all: One, two, three.

Roll 'em, girl!

Nine! Wow, I'm so excited.

That means I get to keep your present

because when you roll a nine, yes, nine goes to the dealer

and I am the dealer and you are the player,

and unfortunately, you just got played.

Please have a seat.

Open it. - Let's see what I won.

Oh, it's a video game console. - Aw.

It's a sweet gift.

I feel so bad doing this.

AJ. - That's me.

Are you ready to play partridge in a pear tree?

Feel free to say bye to it.

That might be the last time you see it.

On the count of... - Three.

Three.

Everybody help me.

all: One, two, three.

Do not roll... a five.

You know what?

Automatically on a five,

you... you... you lose. You do.

Ooh, a wireless speaker. - Oh, dang.

Bluetooth.

I actually... I have one of these.

Yeah, so that you can let AJ keep it, right?

The rules say I have to keep it.

Haley, you're about to play a partridge in a pear tree.

A purple partridge in a pear tree.

There's a reason why you have the small present.

If you're just gonna correct people,

life is gonna give you the small presents

every single time.

Let's change the game. Play cards.

I'll tell you what, Haley.

We're gonna play a different game.

I would just like for you to take one card and pull it.

Take the bottom one. - Let' see what you got.

It's a purple partridge in a pear tree.

You have two options.

You can either give me your gift...

or I can just take it 'cause you lost.

Wow, it looks like you win again.

Oh, my goodness.

I've been waiting for a toaster.

A toaster!

You can actually keep this. - Really?

Time for the crab walk.

Who would like a physical challenge?

Me. - Come on up here.

Do you know how to do a crab walk?

How far do you think you could go with a crab walk?

Do you guys think he can do it?

Yes, he could. - All right.

Well, if you can do it.

I want everybody to get ready to cheer him on.

Cheer him on. Lars.

Okay, if you can get from one side all the way to the other,

I get your gift. Thank you.

Open the gift now. - Ooh!

Wait, what is that?

This is actually pretty awesome.

It's an adjustable reading lamp.

I need that!

Ooh, it is gonna be a great holiday, let me tell you.

Guys, I have good news and I have bad news.

The good news is, I just stole all your presents.

What? - The bad news is

that this game we just played

is totally fake. -

Now just take the bag and just run.

Oh, you don't need it.

Trust me. I'll just take that, too.

Spread holiday cheer!

I am so sorry, you guys.

I'm just messing with everybody.

Did you guys think I was serious?