Episode 208 - Why is Christmas Vacation a Holiday Classic?

29/11/2021 1h 1min
Episode 208 - Why is Christmas Vacation a Holiday Classic?

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Merry Christmas, $h!tter was full! In 1989 the Griswolds returned for another attempt to put the Vacation lightning back into a smaller bottle, and the results were… shall we say, uneven? The holidays are the backdrop for a family gathering of epic comic mayhem, or so the National Lampoon gang would lead us to believe. Instead, we got a slew of PG-13 dad jokes, Chevy Chase pratfalls, and the return of Cousin Eddie so we can laugh at all them poor, dumb rednecks who gots no class. Over the last 30+ years this movie has clawed its way into the must-see Christmas Movie Classics Pantheon, and we just don’t get it. Yup, here is our (probably unpopular) hot take on one of the true slogs of the season, Christmas Vacation. If you love it, great! If you don’t, welcome aboard fellow Grinches! Happy Holidays to you all!

| 0:00 - Intros
| 4:05 - Bob’s Burgers (FX)
| 6:30 - Dalgliesh (Acorn TV)
| 14:00 - Everybody’s Talking About Jamie (2021)
| 19:10 - tick, tick… BOOM! (2021)
| 27:00 - Cowboy Bebop (Netflix, 2021)
| 31:45 - Christmas Vacation (1989)


| Clips
| Scratching The Itch - Sex Cult Girl
| Kathryn Jones - Christmas Vacation
| Lindsey Buckingham - Holiday Road
| Kool & the Gang - Fresh / clip from Bridesmaids / B-Side - Change the Beat
| Loren Bouchard - Bob’s Burgers Theme
| Music from Dalgliesh S01E01
| Everybody’s Talking About Jamie Original Album Cast - Don’t Even Know It
| Andrew Garfield, Joshua Henry, Vanessa Hudgens, Robin de Jesus, Alexandra Shipp & M.J. Rodrigues - 30/90 (from tick, tick… BOOM!)
| Andrew Garfield & Moondance Diner Ensemble - Sunday - tick, tick… BOOM!
| Team America World Police - Everyone Has AIDS
| Andrew Garfield & Vanessa Hudgens - Therapy - tick, tick… BOOM!
| Seatbelts - Tank!
| Mentos Jingle / Outkast - So Fresh and So Clean / Devo - Fresh