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Ebiffnezer Tannen
Ebiffnezer Clocksmithing Tannen
Biographical information
Date of birthlikely: 1780s/early 1800s
Age (1885)100-95: (likely deceased)
Physical description
Gendermale
Hair colorgrey
Eye coloryellowish white: black pupils
Behind-the-scenes information
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Ebiffnezer Clocksmithing Tannen was the landlord to a toy shop in London, England during the 1840s.

History[]

Ebiffnezer Tannen threw the toy shop's shopkeeper and his family in debtor's prison for being an hour late on their mortgage payment, before attempting to hit on Clara, who was visiting the toy shop at the time. After she spurned his advances and slapped him away, he told the police to take her as well. They were then taken to the debtor's prison, which featured a special "Tannen Wing" with cells full of people who likely owed him money, and he is the only one who has the authority to free them, albeit he hasn't freed a single prisoner in the last 25 years. Ebiffnezer was taught a lesson when Marty dressed up like the Ghost of Christmas. At first Ebiffnezer was not inclined to listen even after seeing the cruelty of child-labor - which reminded him of an 8-year-old who owed him a sixpence, and a poor family roasting simple chestnuts over a fire - which made him hungry and attempt to get the nuts for himself. Only until witnessing a camera recording of a monster movie did Ebiffnezer Tannen release everyone from the prison and clear all debts, lightening up considerably and insisting on his friends using the nickname "Eb" when addressing him. However, he may have gone back to his old ways after realizing Marty was a fraud ghost. When chasing after Marty, he accidentally crashes into a figgy pudding street vendor, which street carolers sang about, until he interjects: "And I hate it!"

He is based off Ebenezer Scrooge, a character in Charles Dickens' 1843 novella "A Christmas Carol".

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