*A Christmas Story* will shoot your eye out fun! First Time Watching Reaction
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What an awesome feel good movie! I loved it!
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Original Movie: A Christmas Story (1983)
Best line from a movie ever: "Randy lay there like a slug. It was his only defense." LMAO!
Close second for me: "Some men are Baptists, others Catholics. My father was an Oldsmobile Man."
Delivered perfectly.
🤣
Mine will always be "only one thing in the world could have dragged me away from the soft glow of electric sex gleaming in the window"
I’ve been with “her” a few different times. She just lay there like a slug too 😘
I’ve always liked how the Dad didn’t like the lamp because of its “sexual appeal,” he was just so happy to have won something. Like the award could’ve literally have been anything and he’d of been proud regardless
It was a Major Award.
Yeah. And as per norms. A woman couldn't stand to see a man happy and destroyed his Major Award.
Right. He was so proud, and she crushed his spirit
She didn't even watch the movie just cut scenes that other youtubers posted
@@judasgoat1035 Well it's good that you'e still commenting and supporting her!
As an adult, my favorite part of this movie is the Dad reliving his childhood through Ralphie opening up his BB Gun present. The joy in his face and his shrug of "I had one when I was 8." Ralphie didn't need to convince Mom, Teacher or Santa. Dad had his back the whole time! Just remind me so much of my Dad when I was a kid opening up presents Christmas morning.
she didnt watch the movie just cut scenes from what other youtubers posted
@@judasgoat1035 Keep repeating it, that'll make it more relevant ;)
@@judasgoat1035 You going to just keep reposting this
I think a sweet moment that doesn't get a lot of attention(though yours is first place in my book)is the scene where Ralphie's mom tells his dad that he got into a fight with Farkiss.
While they don't say anything about it, their facial expressions say a lot, with Ralphie's dad face asking "Should I get involved?" and the mom confirming no, she handled it, which is why she changed the subject after.
@@phousefilms Ralphie's parents are definitely couple goals 👍
The best part of the movie for me has always been when Ralphie's mom didn't snitch on him to his dad about "the fight". It gets me every time Ralphy says "from that moment on things were different between me and my mom".
i know! i didn't leave that in the reaction! but i loved that.. she didn't make it a big deal when telling the old man! so sweet...
Yes, that scene gets me too. There are many that warm your heart, but that one in particular has always stood out to me.
I really never understood that. I was bullied when I was young and when I finally started fighting back, I would get in trouble at school, but get home and be rewarded by mom and dad because they were happy I was finally fighting back (most people didn’t believe I was being bullied because I was a large kid, but that really made me an easy target; as I learned when I fought back, I was the only one punished at school even though I wasn’t the o one who threw the first punch).
I always liked that his dad had planned to get him the rifle the entire time. You can see it on his face when Ralphie opens the gift.
Getting your first BB gun used to be a right of passage as a young boy along with getting your first pocket knife and, depending on where you lived, your first hunting knife. In the South, getting your first hunting rifle was up there too (usually a .22).
There weren't many radio shows that offered decoders back then and this isn't the only movie to have one as a plot device. The 90's Captain America movie starring Matt Salinger also used a decoder but it was a more important part of the storyline. Replicas are still being sold and are easily found.
I’m a Clevelander my entire life, this movie means so much in my family and our area. It’s a classic!
As someone from “The Region” /NWI the same for us. Merry Christmas!
They were on Cleveland St. It takes place in Hammond, IN.
The author/narrator ( and the man who tells Ralphie the line begins over there) is Jean Shepherd. He was truly a great story teller. In the 60s and 70s he had a 45 minute radio program at 10:15pm where he’d tell tales of his youth, the Old Man, his mother who always wore a chenille robe, Schwartz, Flick and so on, as well as his days in the Army Signal Corp.
it was simply magical. You could envision every last minute of it.
@@docbearmbyes, but most of the exterior filming, including the House, the downtown department store area, and the neighborhood, was done in Cleveland.
I ive two blocks away from Jean's old house, can see Warren G Harding from by front yard. @@docbearmb
This movie hits on another level now that my dad is no longer here. The old man may have been depicted as out of touch- distracted by the furnace, the hounds, the major award, but he keyed in on his family. I’m glad you liked it- your reactions are so pure.
The joy he got from getting to surprise his son with the one thing he wanted most...gets better every time you watch it.
My favorite scene is where he tells Ralphy he thinks he sees one more Christmas present behind the desk. This is totally something my dad did when I was growing up
I love when his world-weary, grumpy surface gets pushed aside, showing that he really still gets a kick out of the spectacle and spirit of it all, like chuckling and bantering to the Wizard of Oz characters.
When they were standing in line to see Santa the guy in the black coat who points and says that "the line starts back there" is Jean Shepherd, the author of the story, which was based upon his childhood memories. [EDIT] He is also the narrator in the movie.
And the radio announcer during Little Orphan Annie.
The guy in the street talking to his old man during the lamp scene is Bob Clark the director.
OH yea, i forgot that the man in the black coat was a Jean Shepherd cameo too!
@@ragabashmoon1551 And he gave the perfect "Don't argue with me, little boys, I'm the ADULT" demeanor to the performance.
It's a great book. 😊
My dad, who is 80, loves this movie. He was about Ralphie's age in the late 40's-early 50's and says Ralphie's was just his dad, the school was the same, etc. This brought a lot of good memories to him.
Darren McGavin is Kolchak the Night stalker, one of the best movies and tv shows ever produced.
Loved the Series.
The original X-FILES!
I still remember watching those original movies and loving them and the series.
@@johnmaynardable the movies were here on youtube awhile ago, they might still be here.
He taught me a lot about Monsterhunting.
Was looking to see if anyone mentioned that, thanks!
An absolute masterpiece of a Christmas movie. Never gets old. My wife, daughter & I visited the house & museum in Cleveland, OH on the street much of the movie was filmed on. There's SO much relatable in this movie (as a kid, sibling & parent). When my daughter was little, she dropped the "Queen Mother of Swear Words." Ugh! I cldn't exactly blame her, cuz she'd heard it from me. It was time for me to clean up my act. The tire change scene reminds me of my own experience w/that as a parent.
The narration and the gibberish cursing are absolutely fantastic. I've always loved this movie❤️👍🏼
This movie's snowy ending always makes me feel warm, hopeful and makes me smile.
Me too!
The scene where the Old Man gives Ralphie the gun is probably my favorite moment in all of cinema.
I love the look on "The Old Man's" face as Ralphie opens the Red Ryder box! He's as excited as Ralphie!!
He was!!!❤️
I was born about 15 years after this movie is set but our lives as kids in the late 50's/early 60's was so much like this. The snow, the huge snowsuits, avoiding bullies on the way to and from school, Christmas being a huge thing, etc. We were a small town so Santa didn't have a set up at any store, he came the Saturday after Thanksgiving to the local movie theater. We would go to a Christmas themed movie (Yes, Santa Conquers the Martians was one of them and it was as bad as it sounds) donating a can of food to get in. Santa would arrive at the end and we got to meet him and go home with a small stocking of goodies or an extra large candy cane. My brothers even had the same bedroom furniture.
You just conjured a memory of mine from the 70’s of seeing Santa at the local movie theater. I froze up just like Ralphie, and when Santa suggested a football, I just nodded and said “Yeah, a football”. Core memory unlocked.
@@granderonde599oh man! I did the same thing! I told Santa I wanted an Army Set (toy soldiers made by Marx) and Santa said " What, an army truck?" I just nodded . I got an army truck. Dang!!
This movie was a tradition growing up. Christmas Day, leave a television on TBS all day. Every now and then, you'd walk through the room and hear "Oh my God, I shot my eye out!" Its not as mandatory in the streaming on-demand era. I'd also put "Elf" and "Muppet Christmas Carol" on my list of essential Christmas movies. Also, the old and new versions of "Miracle on 34th St" are both excellent.
And Gremlins too!!
Scrooged tho
Agreed. Perfect xmas background movie
Us too! It's our one family tradition
It was 24 hours of A Christmas Story and then " It's A Wonderful Life " every Christmas 🤶 🤶 wonderful memories .
The Old Man is so great in this. I love the tiny smile he has after Ralphie swears and goes back to the car.
The look of absolute disgust when the lamp came out was priceless! Great reaction!
I have seen this movie at least 100 times since I was a kid and still when Christmas rolls around I watch it again . So much nostalgia. Encompasses the feeling of being a kid on Christmas and shows how that feeling has common threads that kids from all generations feel. Loved the reaction!
Fam watches this every year around Christmas time. Stone cold classic. The teacher in his dream giving him an A+ on his paper and going past the chalk board and onto the walls around the room writing the "+" kills me every time 😂😂
You don't have to worry about "getting Christmas-y". Ames, you are a living, breathing manifestation of the Christmas spirit! So sweet and lovely! And your cute sweater! OMG! You are a joy!
The old guy at the store, who tells Ralphie that...the line to see Santa....begins ...''way back there''.is actually Jean Shepard, who wrote the story & also narrates. And they do sell a hell of a lot of those leg lamps.
If you did not know, Jean Shepard is seen in Higbee's. He's the guy that ask Ralphie "Hey kid. Where do you think you're going? The line ends here. It begins there."
Big old coal furnace. Dirty, and a lot of work. If you didn't get up early and start shoveling in the stuff, you'd have a cold house. And the huge furnace had to be cleaned regularly; the coal, particularly cheaper grades, didn't burn completely, leaving "clinkers" behind. Nowadays, a touch of a switch and soon you have lovely warmth, regardless of what type of heating system you have.
You thought dad was never listening, but he was. My favorite scene is when he tells Ralphie to check out the present in the corner. Love it!
This movie, especially the narration, is such a cozy refuge. I volunteered at a santa stage this year as an elf and it was so refreshing seeing the innocence of children who believed in a mystical being who could visit all their houses in one night. There's something beautiful in keeping that lie alive for kids.
Thanks so much for watching! I loved the narration!!!
I absolutely love this movie so much. In my house it's become a tradition. The kid that played Ralphie grew up to work behind the scenes. He was the one who helped make A Christmas Story Christmas recently. It's the true sequel to the original in my eyes. They tried to get as many of original cast as they could. Even if you don't get to watch it for the channel maybe watch in your own time. You might like it, Ames. It's got some good heart-felt moments in there 😎
Just watched it myself. Thought it was a wonderful sequel and loved the surprise cameo at the end.
Finally! I’ve found someone else who drinks milk with ice cubes in it. 😍😍😍
Hahahahah!!! My Finnish uncle got me into that!!!
I thought I was a weirdo for doing that, guess I'm just a little less weird
Ice cold milk is great.
This is my all time favorite Christmas movie. On Christmas Eve when the 24 hour marathon begins I turn it on and the tv does not change channels for the next 24 hours and god help anyone that tries to change the channel! Also, as a teacher I can’t say that I still have 100% of the gifts I received from students over the years but I can say I do still have over 90% of them. I also still have most of the illustrations done for me by former students. Heck I even have an Ashoka Tano tattoo, free of charge, done for me by a former student. That was something I never imagined as a career but it was absolutely an amazing time in my life that I will always treasure.
Back in the early 1960's my brother and I both got Montgomery Ward 20 gauge breech loader shotguns for Christmas. My brother was fourteen months younger than me. Thinking back, I believe we were probably 12 and eleven.
My mother was one of those "you'll shoot your eye out" kind of person, but I actually had a half-cousin that died from a shotgun accident when he was 16, and my mother was young had acquaintances who had died from gun accidents in the 1930's and 1940's. I never even got to hunt with my shotgun and only fired it a few times. I had wanted a .22 .410 over and under which was all the rage back in the sixties.
My sister and I first saw this movie, when we were kids in the 80's. To this day, we go around singing "Fa-RA-RA-RA-RA" every Christmas.
Love that!!!
I lived this movie. I got my Red Ryder when I was 10 in 1976. It sits in my gun safe today.
When I was about 9 years old, I was sitting on my back porch trying to shoot my BB gun between the narrow bars of the porch's metal fence. I hit one of the bars and sure enough... It bounced back and hit me right in my forehead, lol. I was fine of course, but this movie came out like a year after that, and it just brought that memory back.
No matter what age you are, this movie will bring back memories of your own childhood. Such a classic! Thank you for watching this and sharing your reaction with us! Its always fun to watch you check out great movies!!
"Fra-gee-lay. It must be Italian." lol, I still quote this when I get packages with fragile on it.
One of the classics we watched every year with our son. We continued the tradition long after he was grown and out of the house. Of course the wife had bought the Leg Lamp nightlights that I would imagine are still for sale. Brings great memories of many great Christmas’s over the years
Love that!!!
Great reaction! This movie is a masterclass of writing- my favorite lines of many are “Randy lay there like a slug, it was his only defense” and “the old man buried it in the backyard he buried it next to the garage, and I swear I could hear the sound of taps playing
Such a great movie, I thoroughly enjoyed the joy on your face watching it. I LOVED my red ryder bb gun as a kid (never even shot an eye out). My best friend still has a leg lamp, his wife hates it lol.
Awesome! So glad more people are watching this. This movie and Home Alone were basically on repeat on the days leading up towards Christmas. I know that TBS would have 24 hours of A Christmas Story and I'd just leave it on the TV and enjoy it constantly every time I passed the TV. I didn't exactly live in these days but I was close enough to have a lot of the leftovers from those times (houses with similar controls for the furnace, general look of things, etc.) and it always takes me back to growing up. I too was bundled up like Randy from my mom. Never shot my eye out though.
We've had a leg lamp in our front room window every Xmas for about the last 10 years. Our somewhat elderly neighbours across the street didn't know what it was at first, until their kids came home for Xmas and got all excited about seeing it.
Watching this movie has always been a big family tradition for. My grandparents, parents, and all my siblings and I were all born in the same town that the movie is based on (Hammond, IN), we used to live a few blocks from Cleveland St, and my grandparents went to Harding Elementary at the same time as the main characters (although they were a couple grades apart). We always watch this at least once every Christmas season. Good times.
Higbees was a high end department store in Cleveland and was merged into Dillard's in the 1990s. My uncles worked at Higbees and my mom's wedding crystal (wine glasses etc) came from there. And the Santa exhibition isn't even a very big exaggeration, I remember going there when I was Ralphie's age. It certainly seemed like it was fifty feet high up to Santa's chair. While this movie took place in Indiana it's absolutely 100% my youth in Cleveland. The snow, snowsuits, school, yard, stores, Orphan Annie decoder-- they captured everything. Except we weren't rich enough to have a phone upstairs. Most of all I remember having the fuses pop on the Christmas tree and having to put new ones into the plugs at the end of the string.
0:45 Higbee's was a department store chain based out of Cleveland. It got bought out by Dillard's. I don't remember it much because I was a young kid, but Higbee's was my family's go-to place to shop in the 80s. I think we saw Santa there a few times.
I'll admit... I still get choked up when Ralphie gets his Official Red Ryder carbine-action range model air rifle for Christmas. It's so perfectly set up and executed. Best Christmas movie ever, except maybe for Gremlins.
I also got a Red Ryder BB Gun when I was nine, just like Ralphie's, though from the 80s, and it was probably the best Christmas I had until I got to give one to my son. We watch this film every year, at least once.
The greatest Christmas movie of all time. The charm and feel are unmatched in my opinion. Watching Ralphie open his gift after all hope seemed lost gets me every single time.
This is my favorite Christmas movie. It's my story, and the kid even looks like I did at that age. I remember stuffing my little sister into a pink 'snow suit' that made it impossible for her to move when she fell in the snow. My father reverting to his Navy days and cussing a blue streak when one of his handyman projects went wrong. The neighborhood bully who always lay in wait on the shortest route to the grocery store. It's all there.
The thing they absolutely nailed was the way children see adult faces. Children's faces are still mostly unformed, but adult faces are sculpted out of years of struggle and to a kid, they can look really scary. Having the camera positioned at child height let you see the world through the eyes of a 9 year old. Bursting into tears when confronted by Santa Claus seems perfectly natural to me.
Classic , watch this through out the whole 80’s, every xmas Dec holiday , nostalgia I love….cherish indeed
It was family tradition to watch this every Christmas for years. The Santa scene always had me laughing so hard, lmao. HO! HO! HO!
Too funny!!!!! I love a sour santa
This one is in my top three of Christmas movies. A Charlie Brown Christmas and the Grinch that stole Christmas aren’t movies, but are must watch shows this time of year. Enjoyed your reaction to this movie. Merry Christmas!
I teared up myself when his dad got him the rifle. What a great dad. Merry Christmas Ames.
U toooooo!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
This is my favorite Christmas movie! It also holds sentimental value as it takes place in northern Indiana, where my mother is from, and during the same time as when she was a child.
My older brother stuck his tongue to a metal light pole in front of a skate rink in the middle of winter in St. Louis because of this movie. He made the papers. I love this movie!!
AHHHH! Love this movie! It's so classic, and I swear no matter how many times I've seen it all through my life it ALWAYS cracks me up! Thanks so much for sharing your viewing with us, this was SO much fun. This movie is a gem, and I hope it brings you as much joy each time it shows up through the years, as it has all of us each time ❤
Best reaction ever, end of story. "Ralph grows up to be a writer" yes he did. The bearded man who tells Ralph to go to the end of the line was Jean Shephard, the author of the book "In God We Trust All Others Pay Cash" from which this story is taken, and he was the narrator as well. The man on the street asking about the lamp that Dad calls a "nincompoop" was Bob Clark the movie's director. There was a sequel called In God We Trust All Others Pay Cash but it did poorly and lacked the charm of this one.😃
call out fact for marvel fans....Peter Billingsley (who played Ralphie) grew up and one of the feats in Hollywood was serving as executive producer and had a bit role in one small marvel film called Iron Man...just fyi...i just love connections in Hollywood film....but yeah going up saw this movie soo much
I love the old man in this movie. Reminds me of my old man but he did swear. Can be tough but big harted.
Darin McGavin was perfect for this role. They were considering Jack Nicholson for the part. What a mess that would have been.
Ralphie's actor was the evil side kick scientist in Ironman and Spider-man Far From Home.
Don't forget Ming Ming in "Elf" and executive producer on "Iron Man".
There is a cable TV station, I believe it's TBS, that actually plays this movie from start to finish, non-stop, beginning on Christmas Eve until Christmas day!
*Higbee's* was a department store founded in 1860 in Cleveland, Ohio. In *1987, Higbee's* was sold to the joint partnership of *Dillard's* department stores & Youngstown-based developer, Edward J. DeBartolo.The stores continued to operate under the *Higbee* name until *1992,* when DeBartolo sold his shares to his partners & the chain was re-branded as *Dillard's.*
It's really astonishing that the guy who made this incredibly charming and warm movie that captures children's Christmas spirit perfectly is the same guy that made the movie that helped give birth to the modern slasher movie, Black Christmas.
Bob Clark also directed Porky's, Baby Geniuses, and my favorite film of his, Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things
the short stories this movie is taken from are delightful. They might appeal to older folks who grew up with some of these details; battling with coal furnaces , dealing with clinkers, candy stores and walking to school uphill , both ways in the snow. LOL. Since this movie came out, the stories are made better by being able to hear the authors voice. The narrator of this movie is Gene Sheppard; author of these stories . Look for his story collections
Watching this movie gives me chills. Not because of feels but it makes me cold. I've only ever watched it in the dead of winter when there's a foot or more of snow outside.
Fun fact-kid actor who played Ralphie grew up to become the supervisor elf (beard,glasses and coat with 6 snowball buttons) in the movie “Elf”. Happy Holidays
That school looks a lot like the one I went to from kindergarten through fourth grade, in the mountains of Pennsylvania. It had a big bell on the roof, and in really cold weather it didn't really ring so much as clank. We wore snow suits, and every classroom had a coat closet. I did love the snow. We had a "Fargus" in my class. His name was Ricky Young, and eventually his parents sent him to a military reform school.
A couple of tidbits:
Back then, the early furnaces gave out a lot of black soot that would get all over the house over the course of the winter. That's where the concept of Spring cleaning came from. The house really had to be cleaned.
If you look at the end credits, you'll see a couple of characters who weren't in the movie: Flash Gordon and his evil nemesis Ming the Merciless. There were a couple of deleted scenes. In one, Ralphie rescues Flash and defeats Ming - of course, with his trusty Red Rider bb gun.
In another deleted scene, Ralphie rescues Santa, again with ol' Red.
These scenes were cut for time. The producers wanted to bring the runtime down to 90 minutes so that theaters can run it every 2 hours.
These scenes are considered lost, with only some production stills floating around.
Thanks for the news about the "black soot." Although I grew up in a dilapidated old house (built about 1900), it had a natural gas (retrofitted-I think it originally had a wood burning) furnace that was supposed to heat the whole house (it didn't). We did do "spring cleaning" once, dragging every single piece of furniture outside.
How has someone not seen this movie? They play it 24 seven on TBS every Christmas
Darren McGavin was one of the great film and television actors of the latter half of the 20th Century. His most famous role was as ace reporter Carl Kolchack in the movie and TV versions of "Kolchack: The Night Stalker" in the 1970s. And that show, though great on its own right, is best known as being the favorite show of Chris Carter, the executive producer of "The X-Files." Carter made it no secret that "The X-Files" was directly inspired by "The Night Stalker," and the character of Fox Mulder was directly inspired by Carl Kolchack. Carter so respected McGavin's work that he gave him a role in "The X-Files" as retired FBI Agent Arthur Dales, who was the creator and first agent to work the X-Files, and who was, naturally, Fox Mulder's mentor. We lost Darren McGavin in 2006. May he rest in peace.
In the scene at the Chinese restaurant, Melinda Dillon was given a different script from everyone else, so she did not know what was going to happen and all of her laughter and shock was genuine. When the waiter brings out the duck and she screams it was because she had no idea it was coming. You even see her say I’m sorry to Darren McGavin just before the duck’s head gets lopped off.
And while there are a few sequels, none of them really hold up well. Except for the most recent one, A Christmas Story Christmas. Definitely recommend viewing that one. It’s a beautiful bookend to the story.
OMG! I just fell in love… she’s got the greatest reaction to my favorite Christmas movie.
It was the highlight of the year getting that Sears catalog at Christmas and going through it and circling the things we wanted. No computers or phones to show or research, just the old fashioned catalog.
Little fun fact the reaction from the mother in the duck scene was 100% genuine nobody told her they were bringing the duck out with the head still attached
Ralph's little brother really should be ashamed of himself, playing with his food like that in 1940. Things were rough in the economy at the time. One year later things got worse when the U.S. would enter WWII.
I loved listening to that kid's laugh.
My Dad would take me under the house to work on the furnaces , lots of room under houses back then, and on cold mornings nothing better than straddling a floor furnace in your underwear! Thanks again! Love this movie! The nostalgia!
This movie is huge in Cleveland, where it was filmed for the most part. And the house is now a big tourist attraction. And leg lamps have become like pink flamingos (the plastic lawn thingies) in the summer; they're everywhere around here!
Today we learned Ames listens to sports radio and bowls, couldn’t be more perfect. Great reaction. Our family watches this every year on Christmas.
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My sister was born when I was 12. I've got some pretty clear memories of her early life. I remember, she once had a Raggedy Ann doll, and when she farted, she blamed the doll.
Me and my brother saw this movie at the theater when it came out. To see it gradually become a Christmas classic over the years has made it a special movie to me because every Christmas it takes me back to my childhood.
I absolutely love watching your reactions, so I definitely happy to see you react to this childhood favorite of mine! Here in the states I think it’s played fairly regularly around the holidays. This reaction brought me back and the feeling of nostalgia and excitement that came from it was great! Keep up the awesome work Ames!
The best Halloween costume I’ve seen, was a guy with one leg dressed as this lamp, too perfect.😂😂😂
I grew up watching this movie as a kid! They played this so much in schools and good old basic television! I think i had it as a kid on vhs! so old! Just turned 40. How time flies! Thanks for your vids!
Tom Hank's used to have a neighbor family with a really good furnise
If anyone is interested they made a sequel to this last year that revolves around Ralph as a grown up with his kids and it was pretty good. It wont be a classic like this but its fun and nostalgic for fans of this movie.
I had a bicycle that I had outgrown and hated it. Then on Christmas day, I saw a bicycle near the tree that I had looked at in the store and had no idea I was going to get it. It was a white bmx bicycle with red. Perfect. I was 10. My greatest Christmas gift ever. Glad you enjoyed the movie. It's for those of us who love the real-life and mischief. Happy Holidays! ❤
Love that!
Ralphie's house is on the west side of Cleveland. It has been restored to look exactly like it did during the 1940s, the time period of the movie. People in the neighborhood don't greatly appreciate the large amount of visitors the house gets this time of year.
Once a year we went to the nearest department store, which was in Allentown, and my sister and I stood in a line like that. There's a classic picture of my sister attempting to escape Santa's lap in terror.
You can buy one of those leg lamps - I bought one for my brother in law for Christmas a few years ago - my sister was sooo happy
Their christmas tree was so cozy, one of the best of all time
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It's a major award!
JEALOUS! Because I WON!
Yeah, Jean Shepherd grew up to become a writer. He became an underground legend in the early Sixties, with his long, impromptu essays directed at the "Night People" who listened to FM radio in the small hours.
The only one he didn't ask, but who had ears to the ground... The Old Man! I adore this movie! I gives me that same warmth I had as a kid on Christmas every time.
My favorite xmas movie of all time. My family still teases me to this day about liking this movie. I watch it every holiday season its a must.
As a Cleveland girl where the house is from i told everyone that i don't ever want anything for Christmas except the big leg lamp in front of my front window. Then I'm good for the rest of my life. I don't ask for much 🎄
Excellent reaction to one of my favorite films! And you're the only other person I've ever heard of who puts ice cubes in their milk...most people who have witnessed me doing so looked at me like I had lobsters crawling outta my ears lol A++++++++ for you, lady! Keep rockin' and stay heavy (as in metal \m/)! Wishing everyone peace, love, and good happiness stuff from the mountains of northeastern Alabama!
Add me to your list then. I put ice in my milk quite often.
I rarely drink milk- but it’s iced when I do.
I've always liked this movie; my own childhood in the '50s closely resembled this story, & IMHO, author Jean Shepherd's mellow & nuanced voice narrative brings this movie over the finish line! AND... my neighbor has, in HIS front window during the Christmas season, AN EXACT REPLICA of Dad's 'major award'! It's HILARIOUS!
Love this!
So excited to see this reaction. This has been my favorite Christmas movie since it first came out and I was 13 or 14. I can't believe you don't know what a leg lamp is. I have a bedroom one, a bathroom light and a tree ornament. Just missing the three footer. The bar of soap is one of the great things that made this movie so authentic. I still remember how terrible it tasted. Plays on TNT and TBS for 24 hours on Christmas Eve every year.
Your response to the leg lamp is perfect! lol
After this movie gained more and more popularity through continuous television play every Christmas, a company put out a line of lamps identical to this one. I'm not sure how many were sold, but I know at least one was. It goes up in my front window every Christmas lol. Gets a lot of comments from people walking by every year 🎄
My all time favorite Christmas movie. When this came out in 1983 I got the Red Ryder BB gun for Christmas.
This is a family classic, we all get together and watch National Lampoons Christmas Vacation, every single movie based on Charles Dickens “A Christmas Carol” and obviously A Christmas Story.
I would have never thought that anyone who has ever watched TV from Thanksgiving to Christmas has not seen this movie! Some channels run it around the clock! This movie is more than just a tradition...it's required viewing...for a good reason! You will now also be watching this movie every year...and laughing just as much!
I've never seen it in full.
I never had cable growing up, I’m Canadian maybe that’s why too? Thanks for watching!
I watched about 15 minutes and didn't continue... It felt like a movie for kids in the 50s...
AHH, I see. Sometimes we Americans forget that other places actually exist! LOL! I was the age those kids were in the 60s, school for me was very much like those kids...I still know what a slide rule is! For me, the movie reminds me of my own childhood...that, and, it's just hilarious; "The Scut Farcas Affair", and that ridiculous "Major Award" always crack me up! @@holddowna
Your reaction to the lamp made me LOL.