On this episode, we celebrate the 30th anniversary of National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, give you some gift ideas for the moms in your life, put a little Christmas in your correspondence, and we begin Round 2 of the Road to the Christmas Bowl.
00:00 – 01:29 Intro
01:29 – 02:47 We Need a Little Christmas Now
02:47 – 09:46 Five Golden Things (Gift Ideas For Mom)
09:46 – 11:56 Feedback from Our Last Show
11:56 – 13:44 Santa Babb’s Mail Bag
13:44 – 15:36 All I Want For Christmas Is News
15:36 – 29:30 National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
29:30 – 31:05 Road to the Christmas Bowl
31:05 – 32:58 Wrap Up
32:58 – 36:54 Outtakes (ALL kids edition)
“We Wish You A Merry Christmas” United States Marine Band
“Jingle Bells” Performed by Kristen Nowicki
(The embedded player for the episode is bellow the poll and links)
Road To the Christmas Bowl
Mincemeat Pie vs Pumpkin Pie
40 Perfect Gifts for the Best Mom Ever
https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/holidays/gift-ideas/g1560/gifts-for-mom/
Jeff’s Pretzel Salad Recipe
https://addapinch.com/strawberry-pretzel-salad-recipe/?fbclid=IwAR0R6Z2s_dcp3_lLlllEk9pRxXxPIfREGKxZWxlySvF9MGXlRrvB12cO45k
Rachel’s Pretzel Salad Recipe
https://natashaskitchen.com/strawberry-pretzel-salad/?fbclid=IwAR2oIy8UoswPkR6UqOJCiep4zBeyO6ziMX2fx_Df02TP5M7CUEMvxa8EOuw
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If you have a conservative household and do not want what they hear repeated, I would wait a few years Before they see Christmas Vacation. Maybe when the oldest is 13.
Mine was 10 last year and I allowed him to watch the movie but we have a DVR and showed him the edited TV version. I highly recommend doing that.
There’s SO MUCH FUN in hearing “Naughty Words” when used sparingly, especially at The Holidays! It gives you a good peek at what kind of kids you’ve got, too – Silent shock, fine. “Ooh, he said a naughty worrrrrd”, EVEN BETTER. Evil grin and eyes that say “Oh I’m saving THAT one for Dinner with Grandma”, THEN you have trouble! But at least you’ll know what you’re dealing with!
Usually, the version that they play on TV is sans actual cussing; note that it does still have most of the rant, and if the boys were to use them it may not be ideal.
Usually, the version that they play on TV is sans actual cussing; note that it does still have most of the rant, and if the boys were to use them it may not be ideal. As to your rant about the movie… So glad you came back and had some love and appreciation for it, as I was preparing to send you a Grinchy Gram.
Yay!! The boys are back! Thank you so much. However, I hear how they can be a bit unruly. IF you ever have them on again, find out what THEY think is a good present for Mom (excluding another ipad). Also, maybe separate them, cause it seems the little one will only agree with the older one. Never a Chevy Chase fan, so I recommend not showing the movie. It should be Miracle on 34th Street or It’s a Wonderful life–in color or B&W. Now remember, the lovely Jennifer Lundgren asked about the stories, so here’s what my Dad would do for us 9 (yes 9) kids every Christmas morning: We were allowed to wake my Mother & Dad up at 5:30AM!!! Every year it was a little different, but he’d say something like: “This is gonna be great! So, you’re all ready, right? You’ve all made your beds?” We’d run out, make our beds, and run back. “So, you’ve got the coffee pot going??”–run in, do it, run out– “Gee, I can’t smell the cinnamon rolls”-run in, do it, run out–. Usually, by 6am my Dad would then race us down to the Christmas tree. Every year we’d have done what he asked the last year, but he always had something new the next year.
FYI, the 40 gifts, not so much. If your Mom or wife is into jewelry, then maybe, but a doormat, puleeze. I’ve gotten the strawberries before, they come well insulated, in fact I reuse the ice bags. The strawberries are super juicy, but the chocolate breaks too quickly–great to pick off chocolate shreds on your ugly Christmas sweater.
Keep up the great show man! It always provides me the right amount of Christmas fuel to keep me going in between these long summer months! We’re almost there!
Another great episode! I’m actually surprised that you said most of what I was thinking about this movie: Many of the characters, including the titular Griswolds, are just so unlikeable until the very end of the movie that it makes it hard for me to sit through. I’m glad there is some redemption for Clark at the end.
This is one of those Christmas movies that I understand why people put it so high on a pedestal, but it’s not in my personal rotation. If it happens to come on TV, I’ll watch.
Personally, I’ve watched Christmas vacation with my family every Christmas Eve-Eve since I can remember. i was likely less than 3 years old my first time viewing it, as well as my siblings, and we never had any issues! We definitely didn’t repeat what we heard either, and didn’t even understand why the words were dirty or funny in general! Of course as we got older we realized it was dirty, but we also understood why and were mature enough to refrain from using the words anyway. It’s likely my favorite Christmas movie of all time, sans A Christmas Story!
I personally watched this with my family ever year since I can remember. It likely started before I was 3 years old, as well as all of my siblings (3, 2 boys and 1 girl). We were never affected by the rant and language and honestly didn’t know what the words meant, so we didn’t know they were wrong and therefore didn’t know it would be silly to repeat them. As we got older and realized what they meant, we were mature enough to refrain from using them!