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🎅👍 Whenever people ask me "What's a good Christmas movie?" I always point them towards two that are at opposite ends of the financial spectrum: Best Big Budget Extravaganza: "Polar Express" (2004). Featuring Tom Hanks playing multiple parts. Best Low Budget Heart Warmer: "Prancer" (1989). Featuring Sam Elliott (who you know from "Tombstone" and "The Big Liebowski").
Fun fact you might not be aware of Jen, the actress playing aunt Bethany was the original voice of black and white cartoon character, from the 1940s through 1960s, Betty Boop. She also provided the voice of Olive Oil among her many other credits during her film and tv career.
@@STOCKHOLM07 I think she said "Oh, Popeye!" quite a bit. Among other things like "Help!" and "Save me, Popeye!" "Popeye, you have huge muscles." and "Popeye, come help me change SweetPea!" may be other things she said.
@@STOCKHOLM07 you should rewatch the old Popeye cartoons on YT. I’m sure they’re around. In her first appearance, she was sleep-walking, so she had no lines, but all the other ones I remember seeing, she spoke.
This is one of the most popular Christmas movies here in Germany! It's almost a tradition in my family for over 30 years to watch this film at least once at Christmas time!
I'm curious, do most Germans watch a dubbed or subtitled translation or do you guys watch it in English? I ask because my favorite power metal bands are German, yet they sing in English. I watched a video of Blind Guardian performing the Bard's Song in English at Wakken and the entire crowd was singing along.
@@SpockvsEgon We have synchronized movies so I'd guess that most of us still watch them in german. However the younger generation who grew up with the internet is pretty fluent in english. I prefer watching movies in english especially when comics are playing main characters because it's difficult to translate certain jokes into german without losing some of the original humor.
As many times as I have seen this movie, I just now realized that the granny was the only one to hear the squirrel. They had to yell at her for everything else. It's pretty funny.
The music in this is an early score by Angelo Badalamenti, a remarkable composer who just passed away this week. He became best known for his work with David Lynch, but he has many fantastic scores under his belt. RIP to a great one
@@jenmurrayxo Now I'm really curious as to the other times you've loved when things go under trucks. I've watched most of your reactions and I can't remember this reference. It's so awesomely specific! Love it. Great vid BTW.
This movie was an absolute instant classic! It's my go to Christmas movie. Beverly D'Angelo is just incredible in the role as Ellen. I had a crush on her instantly from the first moment I saw her in the original vacation when I was like 11 or 12 when it came out. Lol
We had real trees when we were kids, then fake one later. Think everyone should try to have a real tree at least once to experience the smells you get in your home. It is a full on nostalgia trip for me whenever I walk in and that smell of cookies, tree, etc all hit me.
I’ve loved this film, ever since I first saw it. A few years back, I actually managed to finally buy one of the Wally World Moose mugs…..still on the hunt for the rest of the set & the bowl. Aunt Bethany was played by Mae Questel who was best known for providing the voices for the animated characters Betty Boop (from 1931 & in over 50 animated short films….the longest stint for any actress in that voice role) and Olive Oyl (from 1933). In 1988, she reprised her role as Betty Boop one final time, for a cameo appearance in Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Her final on screen appearance of her 67 year career, was as Aunt Bethany in 1989's National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation….& what a way to round off a career!!! Clarks boss was played by Brian Doyle Murray…..Bill Murray’s brother!! Brian Doyle Murray also plays Noah Vanderhoff in the incredibly funny Wayne’s World!!! Love how so many people watching this for the first time aren’t recognising Johnny Galecki (Russ Griswold). Galecki is most recognisable today for his role as Leonard in The Big Bang Theory.
Jen, your spoiling us! More back to back reactions! I guess that you truly have the spirit of giving this holiday season. And again, another great choice! Thanks you for all your reactions this past year. Looking forward for your new endeavors. Thank you and MERRY CHRISTMAS! P.S Give Steph and Tara ,big hugs and maybe even some heavily spiked eggnog! Your fan Eric.
During the scene where Chevy Chase throws a temper when the lights don't work and he starts punching and kicking the Santa/reindeer decorations. There's a shot where he grabs and holds the Santa, punches it, and kicks it into the bushes. Chevy actually broke his pinky finger from punching the Santa decoration too hard. Chevy kicking the reindeer is actually him kicking in pain. And they kept that take in the movie.
We always watch this movie the day after Thanksgiving in the U.S. as it does get the Christmas season kicked off with the opening song. Great fun movie, the home movies give it a lot of heart as I think we've all watched old home movies of previous Christmases.
This movie is my oldest Christmas tradition. Love watching it once a year to get in the spirit. Clarks rant while he’s drinking the egg nog gets me every time. Thanks for the wonderful reaction!
At my last job my boss was awful to work for and happened to have a vacation home in Palm Springs. When she was particularly tyrannical, my co-worker and i would say to each other, "... drive you out to desert, leave you for dead?"
I've got the best animal in the house story. My roommate wakes me up at 6am "Russ there's a wild animal in the house!" In the heaviest Brooklyn accent you can imagine. I'm like "dude I don't care I'm trying to sleep" but then thoughts of our dogs chasing this animal around, destroying the place and the animal and getting rabies runs through my head. So I get up and I see just the tiniest bit of its butt sticking out behind the sofa but can't tell what it is. I see my neighbor coming to the house carrying a cricket bat. Apparently my roommate and him thought it would be necessary to kill the thing. So I explain all we have to do is open the door, pull the sofa out a bit and it'll run out the door. Now my roommate was a UFC fighter, 6'2" 225lbs, covered in tatoos. Like the manliness scariest looking guy. Hes standing on the stairs petrified it going to leap at his neck and drink his blood. One of those City people that doesn't understand how animals work. So I pull the sofa out and it stars scurring around in circles on the tile floor and I hear the banister snap in half. My roommate, the big tough guy, so startled while holding the railing just broke the thing in 2 in terror. In terror over this tiny 3" baby bunny that finally managed to make it out the door. Lol
Few years back my older brother got me and sister gag gifts of ugly sweaters. Hers said "why is the carpet all wet Todd" and mine said "I don't know Margo"
One of my favorite Christmas films that I have to watch every year! So fun story, when I was a kid I happened to catch this on tv and thought the pledge of allegiance scene was absolutely hysterical (still my favorite scene) so when my family and I sat down for Christmas dinner, I volunteered to say grace and did exactly that. Needless to say my father didn't think it was funny lol!
The actor who played his boss, his name is Brian Doyle Murray he is the older brother of Bill Murray and Joel Murray, rip John Randolph, E G Marshall, Doris Roberts, William Hickey and Mae Questel
My older brother moved to Chicago in the late 00s/early 10s for a job that was pretty much the exact same job Clark has. We joked that he better have a humongous framed picture of Clark Griswold in his office and the custom Blackhawks jersey. He settled for just the Clark Funko pop. He still works in a similar type of job in LA now but still has the Clark Funko on his desk.
OMG, Clark's boss is the actor who was the mayor(?) in Groundhog Day, happened to watch your video recently so it was fresher in my mind. He's much younger but I recognized his voice!
My parents never had a live Christmas tree. One year when I was in college and didn't go home for Christmas, my roommates and I went out in the woods, dug up a tiny sapling, put it in a bucket of dirt, and had a live tree. Then after Christmas, we took it back out and re-planted it. Nowadays, I don't really do much for Christmas, as it's just me. I don't really celebrate (other than watching Christmas movie reaction videos.) I'm a bit of a Grinch.
My family have almost always had fake trees. They last longer, are more consistent, and present fewer issues. The point for us was always decorating the trees, not that they had to be real, although I totally understand the appeal of having that element, too.
1:52 Omigod did Jen flip me off?! So much for feeling Christmassy. 😆😆 And yeah 13:03 is half the reason 19:00 happened. Because Snots drank all that water, it dehydrated the tree which is why it so easily went to cinders. Fun fact: Aunt Bethany is played by Mae Questel, the original voice of Betty Boop. Can't wait to see your reactions to other Chevy Chase classics like Three Amigos!(1986), Caddyshack(1980) and Fletch(1985)
"Is it like the same wife and everything?" Chevy and Beverly will always Clark and Ellen, but Rusty and Audrey are never the same 🤣🤣🤣 (Johnny Galecki is the youngest Rusty in this, I think) This is the 3rd actually, so I hope you will check out European Vacation (it pairs very well with 2004's Eurotrip 🥂) and eventually also #4 Vegas Vacation.
Something I had never thought of before was the clever way they began the movie with the Griswolds on a crazy road trip in the station wagon, probably as a nod to the first movie. Fun Fact: The poster above the bunk bed was of a model named Carre Otis and it was actually an ad. It originally said in cursive "Guess Swim". The filmmakers altered the poster, so it looks like it says Glorges Bnumfum or something.
There are a lot of call backs to the first movie. The singing in the car with the kids refusing to join in. The daughter ending up in the front seat after the car goes airborne. The movie ending with a kidnapping and a SWAT team showing up.
1. If you need someone to screw it up just call Clark. 🤣 2. GOOF: The lights outside the attic window don't match the pattern with the rest of the house. 3. My favorite part is when Ellen pulls the chain on the trap door. 🤣🤣 4. Mae Questel played Aunt Bethany. She was the original Betty Boop and Olive Oyl, This was her last gig.😇 5. In the big rant scene the other actors had Chevy's lines written on placards so he wouldn't get his lines out of order. 6. Living next door to them must be kind of like living next door to the Bundys. 7. Fun fact; Chase actually hurt his hand karate chopping the reindeer. 8. Clark's boss is Brian-Doyle-Murphy (Bill Murry's brother) calls him greaseball when he drops off his gift.🤣 He doesn't get his name right until the end. 9. Ellen is played by Beverly DeAngelo. She also played in "Every Which way but Loose" with Clint Eastwood and in "Hair". EWWBL would be a great first time share but "Hair" would give you copywrite issues. Finally, she has a couple of kids with Al Pacino. I like her better than the sales girl.😍😋🥰 10. This IS my Christmas movie every year 11. Fun fact: This is the only Vacation where Audrey is older than Rusty. 12. My picks in order: Christmas, Vacation, European and finally Last Wages.
Surprised you didn't notice new actors for the Gris kids (which is a running gag in the franchise) for the record I've only seen this & the original (IMO all you neeed) . :D Love the squirrel apple story Jen!
My favourite Christmas movie is Jim Carey's version of the Grinch. Although not actually a movie, sometimes it's nice to watch some version of 'The Nutcracker' at Christmas time, I have the Australain Ballet version on DVD.
The Christmas Vacation movie is my favourite of all the Vacation movies even though they are all good as well. Love the reactions Jen and I hope you have a great Christmas but maybe not quite as chaotic as the Griswalds though :)
Thanks Jen, I know we are past Christmas but I loved this movie and watching it with your video is almost as good as with real people in the home for the holidays! This and Scrooged with Bill Murray are my 2 favorite Xmas comedies! Have a Happy 2023!
We never had real trees either, and I prefer it that way. Assembling the artificial tree was always a Christmas tradition. We had an old one with limbs that were like green bottle brushes, with bare wire on the other end. You poked them into holes on a wooden pole based on the colors painted on them. Only the tree was so old that half the colors were faded/scraped off, so we'd have to compare their sizes to determine which ones were next. I never saw the point of killing a live tree just to have it in the house for a month or so. Not to mention the fire hazard. BTW, in this movie, Rusty (the son) was played by a young Johnny Galecki, who is now best known for playing Leonard on The Big Bang Theory, and David on Roseanne.
Festive fun. 😆❤ Happy holidays everyone! ☃🥳🎉 0:17 Aww. 🍯 5:56 God rest her soul. We're just divorced. 😅 17:32 That was like John Carpenter's The Thing. 😭 Or my mum's cooking. 😭
If anyone was wondering why the tree went up in flames like that it’s because of all the sap in the tree sap has sugar in it and sugar is extremely combustible. Loved the reaction btw.
And it was completely dried out because of the dog drinking from its water well. Clark mentions it to Eddie and we later see all the fallen needles around the gifts, when Clark checks on the lights that went out due to the cat pulling on the cord.
Great reaction Christmas classic can’t go through Christmas without seeing that. Also you see the Patrick Stewart version of the Christmas Carol. No one plays Ebeneezer Scrooge and it is Patrick Stewart Michael Caine a good second with Muppet family Christmas. There’s another good kid special called the Christmas toy Jim Henson special wonderful best of Toy story Couldn’t have Toy story without that. Thanks for the fun until next time.
Well, you have seen the 1st Friday the 13th movie, the question is; Do you have the courage to watch the rest just so you can finally see Jason in his iconic hockey mask? ;) Also, sorry Jen, the shitter was full =P XD
The counter girl who was in Clark's fantasy on the diving board was Nicolette Scorsese (no relation to the famous director). She was in several other movies and TV shows. So no Jen, I wouldn't say you should know her! 😊
A guy in our neighborhood had a cousin Eddie mannequin he would put out at the storm sewer as a Christmas decoration. It had the short robe, weird hat, and a hose going into the sewer. We always got a chuckle out of it. (at Halloween he would put a Pennywise the Clown mannequin in the sewer. I always thought he should combine the two mannequins)
Russ is Leonard from the Big Bang theory also when Clark blows up after not getting his bonus, some of the people were wearing cue cards around their necks. That’s why they don’t show their face.
The super speed sled ride is one one of the funniest in movies. My side hurts every year watching it. I don’t know know how many times I saw this movie before I realized Russ was Johnny Galeki from Big Bang Theory
What's your fav Christmas movie?
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Miracle on 34th Street 1947 is always my go to Christmas movie!
This!
This is one of them and the next one is home alone it's another funny movie
🎅👍 Whenever people ask me "What's a good Christmas movie?" I always point them towards two that are at opposite ends of the financial spectrum:
Best Big Budget Extravaganza: "Polar Express" (2004). Featuring Tom Hanks playing multiple parts.
Best Low Budget Heart Warmer: "Prancer" (1989). Featuring Sam Elliott (who you know from "Tombstone" and "The Big Liebowski").
The Muppet Christmas Carol always brings back memories when I was little. My sister and I used to watch it on VHS!🎄☃
2nd best thing about Jen's reactions. She doesn't make you sit through 3 minutes of introductions. Get's right into it.
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"This introduction is brought to you by Raid Shadow Legends"
This is the truest statement on all of the internet.
Fax
I hate long intros
Most of my family is gone. This movie gives me back that warm feeling.
"It's Christmas and we're all in misery."
This is the Vacation movie I watch the most, no matter what time of year it is.
"Hallelujah! Holy shit!"
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Fun fact you might not be aware of Jen, the actress playing aunt Bethany was the original voice of black and white cartoon character, from the 1940s through 1960s, Betty Boop. She also provided the voice of Olive Oil among her many other credits during her film and tv career.
I believe you, but I don't remember Olive Oyl ever saying anything
@@STOCKHOLM07 I think she said "Oh, Popeye!" quite a bit. Among other things like "Help!" and "Save me, Popeye!" "Popeye, you have huge muscles." and "Popeye, come help me change SweetPea!" may be other things she said.
@@STOCKHOLM07she spoke plenty. Just not in her original appearance.
@@smoothALOE Okay, well that's what I saw at 5am some Saturday mornings
@@STOCKHOLM07 you should rewatch the old Popeye cartoons on YT. I’m sure they’re around. In her first appearance, she was sleep-walking, so she had no lines, but all the other ones I remember seeing, she spoke.
This is one of the most popular Christmas movies here in Germany! It's almost a tradition in my family for over 30 years to watch this film at least once at Christmas time!
I look forward to seeing you leave this comment on every 'Christmas Vacation' reaction! It's like a Christmas tradition. 😁
So fun!! 🎄☃️
Is National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985) also popular there? 🤔😄
I'm curious, do most Germans watch a dubbed or subtitled translation or do you guys watch it in English? I ask because my favorite power metal bands are German, yet they sing in English. I watched a video of Blind Guardian performing the Bard's Song in English at Wakken and the entire crowd was singing along.
@@SpockvsEgon We have synchronized movies so I'd guess that most of us still watch them in german. However the younger generation who grew up with the internet is pretty fluent in english. I prefer watching movies in english especially when comics are playing main characters because it's difficult to translate certain jokes into german without losing some of the original humor.
As many times as I have seen this movie, I just now realized that the granny was the only one to hear the squirrel. They had to yell at her for everything else. It's pretty funny.
Great Catch! And then as everyone freaks out and runs around, she just sits there quietly knitting.
The music in this is an early score by Angelo Badalamenti, a remarkable composer who just passed away this week. He became best known for his work with David Lynch, but he has many fantastic scores under his belt. RIP to a great one
Jen: ""You guys know I love when stuff goes underneath trucks!" 🤣 LOL! I loved when you said that Jen!
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@@jenmurrayxo Now I'm really curious as to the other times you've loved when things go under trucks. I've watched most of your reactions and I can't remember this reference. It's so awesomely specific! Love it. Great vid BTW.
See The Fast & the Furious lol! 😂👍🏎
Eddie was unsung hero he saved the Griswold Christmas
This movie was an absolute instant classic! It's my go to Christmas movie.
Beverly D'Angelo is just incredible in the role as Ellen. I had a crush on her instantly from the first moment I saw her in the original vacation when I was like 11 or 12 when it came out. Lol
We had real trees when we were kids, then fake one later.
Think everyone should try to have a real tree at least once to experience the smells you get in your home. It is a full on nostalgia trip for me whenever I walk in and that smell of cookies, tree, etc all hit me.
I just realized that those eggnog glasses are from Wally World.
All I want for Christmas is to watch Jen's reactions over and over
This one and Die Hard are my absolute go-to Christmas movies. This movie always get me into the mood, its just fantastic.
Really got me feeling Christmassy! ☺️👍🎄☃️
It’s a wonderful life is one best Christmas movies if not the best
Saw this in the theater when I was a kid, and it’s been a yearly tradition. As the years go by I empathize with Clark more and more.
I was 11 days old when this movie was released! 😂🐣🎄
I was 9. How the years fly by 😩
Lol I empathize with Ellen more and more 😄
Great reaction. I watch this movie every christmas. Fun fact...Clark's son Rusty is played by Johnny Galecki...yes Leonard Hofstadter from BBT. 🙂
Loved Jen’s squirrel story haha 🍎 🐿️
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I’ve loved this film, ever since I first saw it. A few years back, I actually managed to finally buy one of the Wally World Moose mugs…..still on the hunt for the rest of the set & the bowl.
Aunt Bethany was played by Mae Questel who was best known for providing the voices for the animated characters Betty Boop (from 1931 & in over 50 animated short films….the longest stint for any actress in that voice role) and Olive Oyl (from 1933).
In 1988, she reprised her role as Betty Boop one final time, for a cameo appearance in Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
Her final on screen appearance of her 67 year career, was as Aunt Bethany in 1989's National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation….& what a way to round off a career!!!
Clarks boss was played by Brian Doyle Murray…..Bill Murray’s brother!! Brian Doyle Murray also plays Noah Vanderhoff in the incredibly funny Wayne’s World!!!
Love how so many people watching this for the first time aren’t recognising Johnny Galecki (Russ Griswold). Galecki is most recognisable today for his role as Leonard in The Big Bang Theory.
"You know I love when stuff goes underneath trucks". LOL 🤣
You can always count on Clark losing his temper while his relative casts explosion spells on Christmas 💥 🌲
SH!TTER'S FULL!
Best christmas movie quote of all time.
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Of all the times I've watched this, I don't think I've ever noticed that was Johnny Galecki playing Russ before.
Jen, your spoiling us! More back to back reactions! I guess that you truly have the spirit of giving this holiday season. And again, another great choice! Thanks you for all your reactions this past year. Looking forward for your new endeavors. Thank you and MERRY CHRISTMAS! P.S Give Steph and Tara ,big hugs and maybe even some heavily spiked eggnog! Your fan Eric.
Thanks Eric, Merry Christmas 🎄☃️
I LOVE the part where the guy at the power company cuts in the nuclear auxiliary to stop the brownout caused by Clark’s lights.
During the scene where Chevy Chase throws a temper when the lights don't work and he starts punching and kicking the Santa/reindeer decorations. There's a shot where he grabs and holds the Santa, punches it, and kicks it into the bushes. Chevy actually broke his pinky finger from punching the Santa decoration too hard. Chevy kicking the reindeer is actually him kicking in pain. And they kept that take in the movie.
17:17 its Betty boop!!!!
We always watch this movie the day after Thanksgiving in the U.S. as it does get the Christmas season kicked off with the opening song. Great fun movie, the home movies give it a lot of heart as I think we've all watched old home movies of previous Christmases.
Fun fact. The house that "Elaine" lives in was Murtaghs from Leathal Weapon.
Really? That's wild.
Ya.
I can re watch this movie millions of times. Great reaction Jen!!
Thanks Julie! Happy Holidays! ☺️👍🎄☃️
This movie is my oldest Christmas tradition. Love watching it once a year to get in the spirit. Clarks rant while he’s drinking the egg nog gets me every time. Thanks for the wonderful reaction!
“Can I refill your eggnog for you? Get you something to eat? Drive you out to the middle of nowhere, leave you for dead?"
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At my last job my boss was awful to work for and happened to have a vacation home in Palm Springs. When she was particularly tyrannical, my co-worker and i would say to each other, "... drive you out to desert, leave you for dead?"
I've got the best animal in the house story.
My roommate wakes me up at 6am "Russ there's a wild animal in the house!" In the heaviest Brooklyn accent you can imagine. I'm like "dude I don't care I'm trying to sleep" but then thoughts of our dogs chasing this animal around, destroying the place and the animal and getting rabies runs through my head. So I get up and I see just the tiniest bit of its butt sticking out behind the sofa but can't tell what it is. I see my neighbor coming to the house carrying a cricket bat. Apparently my roommate and him thought it would be necessary to kill the thing. So I explain all we have to do is open the door, pull the sofa out a bit and it'll run out the door. Now my roommate was a UFC fighter, 6'2" 225lbs, covered in tatoos. Like the manliness scariest looking guy. Hes standing on the stairs petrified it going to leap at his neck and drink his blood. One of those City people that doesn't understand how animals work. So I pull the sofa out and it stars scurring around in circles on the tile floor and I hear the banister snap in half. My roommate, the big tough guy, so startled while holding the railing just broke the thing in 2 in terror. In terror over this tiny 3" baby bunny that finally managed to make it out the door. Lol
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"And why is the carpet all wet TODD?"
"I don't know MARGO!"
Lolll Todd & Margo 😂😂😂
Few years back my older brother got me and sister gag gifts of ugly sweaters. Hers said "why is the carpet all wet Todd" and mine said "I don't know Margo"
Amazing 👍👍
One of my favorite Christmas films that I have to watch every year! So fun story, when I was a kid I happened to catch this on tv and thought the pledge of allegiance scene was absolutely hysterical (still my favorite scene) so when my family and I sat down for Christmas dinner, I volunteered to say grace and did exactly that. Needless to say my father didn't think it was funny lol!
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Another great video. Chevy Chase face expressions just kill me, I know every dialogue. My fav Christmas movie. 🎄⛄ 🎅❤️❤️
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Today I learned that Leonard Hofstader played Rusty Griswold in Christmas Vacation. 🤯
Merry Xmas Jen, thanks for all your great reactions. Compliments of the Season to all the other Subscribers & commentators !!
As a child we always went & picked out a Christmas tree at a tree lot. Not out in the wilderness like this but this real tree🎄 smell can't be beat.
National Lampoon's Christmas 🎄 Vacation is one of my all-time favorite Christmas movies! A must watch each and every year! 👌 -OG
The actor who played his boss, his name is Brian Doyle Murray he is the older brother of Bill Murray and Joel Murray, rip John Randolph, E G Marshall, Doris Roberts, William Hickey and Mae Questel
The one thing that is different in all of the vacation movies is that all the Griswold kids are all different.
My older brother moved to Chicago in the late 00s/early 10s for a job that was pretty much the exact same job Clark has. We joked that he better have a humongous framed picture of Clark Griswold in his office and the custom Blackhawks jersey. He settled for just the Clark Funko pop. He still works in a similar type of job in LA now but still has the Clark Funko on his desk.
Thank you for reacting to this one!! Much love to Canada from the USA!!
Love ya, Jen!! Thanks for the “put the darn tree up, Mark” inspiration!!
Merry Christmas Mark! ☺️👍🎄☃️
OMG, Clark's boss is the actor who was the mayor(?) in Groundhog Day, happened to watch your video recently so it was fresher in my mind. He's much younger but I recognized his voice!
Bethany and Louis are only in the last quarter of the movie and they absolutely steal the movie.
If someone complains about Jen's videos, see 1:51 😊
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@@jenmurrayxo lol you may have a new channel photo to use! 😂
John Hughes was obsessed w/ Chicago. I think all his movies are set there (as much as was possible).
So glad you reacted to this one. One of my all time favorites easily
So fun! ☺️👍🎄☃️
In case no one knows this, the kid playing Russ was also Leonard in The Big Bang Theory.
Watching my new favourite reactors watch 'Christmas Vacation' has become my new favourite Christmas tradition!
Happy Holidays to all!
The boss is Brian Murry Bill’s brother. Go call your mother ☺️🎄
My parents never had a live Christmas tree.
One year when I was in college and didn't go home for Christmas, my roommates and I went out in the woods, dug up a tiny sapling, put it in a bucket of dirt, and had a live tree. Then after Christmas, we took it back out and re-planted it.
Nowadays, I don't really do much for Christmas, as it's just me. I don't really celebrate (other than watching Christmas movie reaction videos.) I'm a bit of a Grinch.
The lady who played Great Aunt Bethany is the original voice actress for Betty Boop.
Great Christmas movie. One of my favorites. I highly recommend "It's a Wonderful Life".
My family have almost always had fake trees. They last longer, are more consistent, and present fewer issues. The point for us was always decorating the trees, not that they had to be real, although I totally understand the appeal of having that element, too.
1:52 Omigod did Jen flip me off?! So much for feeling Christmassy. 😆😆
And yeah 13:03 is half the reason 19:00 happened. Because Snots drank all that water, it dehydrated the tree which is why it so easily went to cinders.
Fun fact: Aunt Bethany is played by Mae Questel, the original voice of Betty Boop.
Can't wait to see your reactions to other Chevy Chase classics like Three Amigos!(1986), Caddyshack(1980) and Fletch(1985)
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15:42 the look an Jen's face, "will it exploded?"
And again at 23:18
I thought their trip to Walley World worked out. They even got to ride the big coaster with Roy Walley himself and the whole SWAT team. 😆
"Is it like the same wife and everything?"
Chevy and Beverly will always Clark and Ellen, but Rusty and Audrey are never the same 🤣🤣🤣 (Johnny Galecki is the youngest Rusty in this, I think)
This is the 3rd actually, so I hope you will check out European Vacation (it pairs very well with 2004's Eurotrip 🥂) and eventually also #4 Vegas Vacation.
Something I had never thought of before was the clever way they began the movie with the Griswolds on a crazy road trip in the station wagon, probably as a nod to the first movie.
Fun Fact: The poster above the bunk bed was of a model named Carre Otis and it was actually an ad. It originally said in cursive "Guess Swim". The filmmakers altered the poster, so it looks like it says Glorges Bnumfum or something.
There are a lot of call backs to the first movie. The singing in the car with the kids refusing to join in. The daughter ending up in the front seat after the car goes airborne. The movie ending with a kidnapping and a SWAT team showing up.
I love this movie it's a classic but my favorite out of all three of them is the last one when they go to Vegas
My 2nd favorite Christmas flick behind Bad Santa.
This is my favorite Christmas movie and Bad Santa is my 2nd!
1. If you need someone to screw it up just call Clark. 🤣
2. GOOF: The lights outside the attic window don't match the pattern with the rest of the house.
3. My favorite part is when Ellen pulls the chain on the trap door. 🤣🤣
4. Mae Questel played Aunt Bethany. She was the original Betty Boop and Olive Oyl, This was her last gig.😇
5. In the big rant scene the other actors had Chevy's lines written on placards so he
wouldn't get his lines out of order.
6. Living next door to them must be kind of like living next door to the Bundys.
7. Fun fact; Chase actually hurt his hand karate chopping the reindeer.
8. Clark's boss is Brian-Doyle-Murphy (Bill Murry's brother) calls him greaseball when he drops off his gift.🤣 He doesn't get his name right until the end.
9. Ellen is played by Beverly DeAngelo. She also played in "Every Which way but Loose" with Clint Eastwood and in "Hair". EWWBL would be a great first time share but "Hair" would give you copywrite issues. Finally, she has a couple of kids with Al Pacino. I like her better than the sales girl.😍😋🥰
10. This IS my Christmas movie every year
11. Fun fact: This is the only Vacation where Audrey is older than Rusty.
12. My picks in order: Christmas, Vacation, European and finally Last Wages.
Surprised you didn't notice new actors for the Gris kids (which is a running gag in the franchise) for the record I've only seen this & the original (IMO all you neeed) . :D Love the squirrel apple story Jen!
My memory is pretty bad lol
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I don't know if you noticed it or not, but the neighbors house is the same one the Murtaugh has in the Lethal Weapon movies.
Omg noooo was it?!?!
@@jenmurrayxo Yep. At least the exterior. I'm not sure about the interior.
this one and The Grinch are my favorite christmas movies
My favourite Christmas movie is Jim Carey's version of the Grinch.
Although not actually a movie, sometimes it's nice to watch some version of 'The Nutcracker' at Christmas time, I have the Australain Ballet version on DVD.
The Christmas Vacation movie is my favourite of all the Vacation movies even though they are all good as well. Love the reactions Jen and I hope you have a great Christmas but maybe not quite as chaotic as the Griswalds though :)
Thanks Colin, you too! ☺️👍🎄☃️
Thanks Jen, I know we are past Christmas but I loved this movie and watching it with your video is almost as good as with real people in the home for the holidays! This and Scrooged with Bill Murray are my 2 favorite Xmas comedies! Have a Happy 2023!
Thanks Christopher! Happy New Year 🎉
What a sweet reaction. Love how relaxed you are😍
We never had real trees either, and I prefer it that way. Assembling the artificial tree was always a Christmas tradition. We had an old one with limbs that were like green bottle brushes, with bare wire on the other end. You poked them into holes on a wooden pole based on the colors painted on them. Only the tree was so old that half the colors were faded/scraped off, so we'd have to compare their sizes to determine which ones were next. I never saw the point of killing a live tree just to have it in the house for a month or so. Not to mention the fire hazard.
BTW, in this movie, Rusty (the son) was played by a young Johnny Galecki, who is now best known for playing Leonard on The Big Bang Theory, and David on Roseanne.
And the pain of vacuuming all of the fallen pine needles out of your carpet when you throw it out.
I was lucky enough to see this at the theater when it came out and the following year was Home Alone. Two holiday classics! Enjoyed your reaction Jen!
Thanks Chris! Merry Christmas! ☺️👍🎄☃️
Festive fun. 😆❤ Happy holidays everyone! ☃🥳🎉
0:17 Aww. 🍯
5:56 God rest her soul. We're just divorced. 😅
17:32 That was like John Carpenter's The Thing. 😭 Or my mum's cooking. 😭
Happy Holidays Mr. A! ☺️👍🎄☃️
They actually did four different takes each with a different "stunt turkey" but two of the turkeys malfunctioned.
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@@88wildcat Oh really. 😊 My mum's Christmas dinner often malfunctions.
If anyone was wondering why the tree went up in flames like that it’s because of all the sap in the tree sap has sugar in it and sugar is extremely combustible. Loved the reaction btw.
And it was completely dried out because of the dog drinking from its water well. Clark mentions it to Eddie and we later see all the fallen needles around the gifts, when Clark checks on the lights that went out due to the cat pulling on the cord.
I’m here on Xmas eve to watch because I have nothing going on. Happy Holidays y’all!
That was a great time. Nice reaction.
Also, I haven't heard "grody" in a many decades, that really made it for me!
😂👍 Thanks Mike!
Impressed! You even know our Pledge of Allegiance.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus' encounter with the dog here brings to mind at least 2 similar dog experiences she had as Elaine on Seinfeld. Anyone recall?
Great reaction Christmas classic can’t go through Christmas without seeing that. Also you see the Patrick Stewart version of the Christmas Carol. No one plays Ebeneezer Scrooge and it is Patrick Stewart Michael Caine a good second with Muppet family Christmas. There’s another good kid special called the Christmas toy Jim Henson special wonderful best of Toy story Couldn’t have Toy story without that. Thanks for the fun until next time.
Well, you have seen the 1st Friday the 13th movie, the question is; Do you have the courage to watch the rest just so you can finally see Jason in his iconic hockey mask? ;) Also, sorry Jen, the shitter was full =P XD
clarks boss in this film is the guy who ran the tent camping place in the first movie...and is bill murrays older brother
Didn't get to watch Lethal Weapon 4 yesterday so just watched it, went to subscriptions and Jen's back!
Jen double feature!
I like the Wallyworld reference. Notice the glasses they drink eggnog out of 🙂
Thanks Jen, enjoyed that❤❤
The patriotic Christmas ever! 😂
The counter girl who was in Clark's fantasy on the diving board was Nicolette Scorsese (no relation to the famous director). She was in several other movies and TV shows. So no Jen, I wouldn't say you should know her! 😊
Enjoyed the squirrel story 😂😂😂
Me too x]
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That's the rain gutter, not the sewer, but either way, it's going to be a blast!
A guy in our neighborhood had a cousin Eddie mannequin he would put out at the storm sewer as a Christmas decoration. It had the short robe, weird hat, and a hose going into the sewer. We always got a chuckle out of it.
(at Halloween he would put a Pennywise the Clown mannequin in the sewer. I always thought he should combine the two mannequins)
That was a joyful reaction from Jen. One of my favorite Christmas movies ever, looking forward to more xmas movies. 🎅🎄⛄
Thanks William! Merry Christmas! ☺️👍🎄☃️
@@jenmurrayxo you're welcome. Merry Christmas to you too.
The actor who plays Rusty is Johnny Galecki, who played Leonard on Big Bang Theory.
The Griswolds neighbors house is the same house as the Murtaugh’s house in the Leathal Weapon films. The house is at one of the studios in California
You must check out the ultimate road action comedies Smokey and the Bandit and the Cannonball Run
Russ is Leonard from the Big Bang theory also when Clark blows up after not getting his bonus, some of the people were wearing cue cards around their necks. That’s why they don’t show their face.
European Vacation is good as well.
Did you notice the Marty Moose cups from Walley World that Clark and Eddie were drinking eggnog out of?
The super speed sled ride is one one of the funniest in movies. My side hurts every year watching it. I don’t know know how many times I saw this movie before I realized Russ was Johnny Galeki from Big Bang Theory
Jenny Penny thank you for the Christmas cheer : ) wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas.
Thanks Derek! Merry Christmas! ☺️👍🎄☃️