A CHRISTMAS STORY - MOVIE REACTION - FIRST TIME WATCHING

[@ButteredToast32]

The bit where the mom and dad are enjoying the night snowfall by the gentle glow of the Christmas tree will always be one of my favorite movie moments.

[@thatpatrickguy3446]

Absolutely. No matter what issues they may have had in their relationship during the movie, they show how much they love and support each other through it all. And that scene at the end perfectly shows that.

[@reconsoldier135]

You mean the end of the movie?

[@tkaki6029]

Me too. I love that part

[@jeffmansfield914]

Yes.

[@Abbotttdesign]

"nothing was going to take my eyes off the image of gleaming sex in the window."

[@chadjenkins4876]

I love the moment when Ralphie finds the hidden gift, and his dad is so happy

[@ButteredToast32]

His pop was a real one.

[@timh8324]

I feel like a lot of people underestimate the dad in this movie.

[@unclebounce1495]

Yes. Would've been even funnier if when the mom was questioning the dad about getting the bb guyn, the dad replied "santa sent it as a replacement for the lamp... unless you prefer the original arrangement...." Would've fit the theme of realism with families and how parents passive-aggressively tit-for-tating some of their compromises.

[@iwatchyoutube6539]

@@unclebounce1495No

[@unclebounce1495]

@@iwatchyoutube6539 Yes. Great depth of thought there.

[@aeronitz]

There's a lot of Wizard of Oz references. True. The movie takes place in 1940. The Wizard of Oz hit theaters in 1939. The math adds up.

[@thefatman2780]

RANDY JUST LAY THERE LIKE A SLUG. IT WAS HIS ONLY DEFENSE

[@ButteredToast32]

Allies in RPG games when they’re defeated in battle.

[@gawainethefirst]

😅

[@Do0msday]

I love this movie because it really helps you remember how Christmas was when you were a kid. It was just magical and everyone had that one present they wanted more than anything in the world. And the fact that the dad was the one who wound up getting him the BB gun, without consulting his wife, made it feel even more special because just because he wasn't paying attention doesn't mean he wasn't listening.

[@Randy-Wright_Edt]

I saw this when it first came out in theaters. After all these years I still haven't figured out what a housticle fifer is. Lol!!!

[@bobwallace1880]

As a 77 year old man this was exactly how it was in my house in the 1950's. A great classic movie. Good post thank you!!

[@KellyRyan-ni1pu]

Peter Billingsley, aka Ralphie, was also a producer on Iron Man and appeared in Iron Man and Spider Man: Far From Home.

[@wyrmshadow4374]

"We're not ot Tony Stark" was his line.

[@Caseytify]

@@wyrmshadow4374 "I'm not Tony Stark."

[@CaptainFrost32]

He also worked with Jon Favreau on the scifi version of Jumanji called Zathura. In one of the scenes, the leg lamp is part of the room furnishings that slides across the room.

[@thomasvlaskampiii6850]

He was also in Elf. He was the one that told Buddy that he wasn't a cotton headed ninny muggins, but was just special

[@SergioArellano-yd7ik]

He was in the Breakup. At the bowling alley when he asked for his glove back

[@thomasgriffiths6758]

Earlier in the summer I took a trip to Cleveland Ohio to visit the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Cleveland Browns football stadium while there I took a tour of the house which is now a museum and tourist attraction that they filmed A Christmas Story in, they sell the leg lamp and they also sell the pink bunny pajamas. I have a bunch of pictures and it was a fun place.

[@BubbaCoop]

They used the house for external shots, but they had a set for the inside.

[@dustywaynemusic6297]

@@BubbaCoop yes but they've remodeled the inside to match the movie now

[@tadmurphy7436]

Hey Addie. Also wanted to have a little tidbit. The scene at the end of the movie in the Chinese restaurant the mom's reaction to the duck was real. The director did not tell them that it was going to be a duck with full head and neck. And that was a surprise also the chopping off of the neck was not revealed to the cast. So all of moms reactions were genuine. Fun fact

[@stereo999]

This movie is set in 1939, the year Wizard of Oz hit theaters. That's why the references

[@tduffy5]

Seeing the Bandits with xx on their eyes, made me think of my nephew, Bryan. Bryan always had a stoic expression on his face growing up. His parents wanted to emphasize Jesus at Christmas, so they told him that there was no Santa Clause. They did explain to him where the character originated. They explained who St. Nicholas was and that he lived centuries ago. All was well until Bryan started school. Of course, when the other kids started talking about Santa, Bryan would "set them straight". That didn't go over well. His parents got a call from the teacher explaining that Bryan was upsetting some of the kids, AND their parents. So, they sat him down and exlained how other parents wanted their kids to believe in Santa. They told him that if the topic of Santa came up, he shouldn't talk about St. Nicholas living centuries ago and that he shouldn't disabuse the kids of their belief. So, it happened one day that they were out Christmas shopping at the mall. As they were making a purchase, the clerk tried to engage this stoic little boy and make him smile. She asked him, "Are you ready for Santa to come?" Without changing his expression, Bryan replied, "Santa Clause is dead. But, we don't talk about it." To this day they have an ornament on their tree. Santa Clause...with xx on his eyes.

[@BajaBCat]

Darren McGavin really made this movie as the Old Man. He was one of the best character actors Hollywood ever produced. Really happy they didn't end up going wiith Jack Nicholson on this one.

[@aaronbenson2767]

When you see the joy on his face when Ralphie is opening his Red Ryder BB gun, that’s just beautiful acting. It’s one of the sweetest moments in the movie.

[@skyraider1656]

This movie takes me back to the late 40’s and fifties when Christmas’s were just as portrayed in this film. Your review was really good. I’m glad you got to experience what Christmas was like in those days.

[@dennisswainston411]

The sequel ("A Christmas Story Christmas" released last month) was surprisingly good as well !

[@MrTech226]

Current owner of Christmas Story House in Cleveland is selling the house.

[@todderickson2435]

Just watched the new special yesterday, and I loved it! I also didn't expect it to be as emotional as it is. I definitely recommend it!

[@OneArmedRetroGamer]

I thought you were talking about Christmas story 2. That's a true garbage fire

[@MrTech226]

@@OneArmedRetroGamer No, Peter Billingsley aka Ralphie and his friend, fellow producer, Vince Vaughn developed this movie. They gathered most of original cast except Melinda Dillon, mom (retired from acting) and Darren McGavin, Old Man (he died in 2006) They written death of Old Man as Ralphie calls his dad in new movie.

[@MrTech226]

They have Julie Hagerty of Airplane fame as Ralphie's mom

[@simondawe8774]

This movie is a tradition in my family. My mom likes talking about how it takes her back to her childhood

[@kennethstevenson4817]

My grandfather's pride joy was the exact same radio as the one Ralphie had. We would listen to rebroadcast radio shows on Saturday nights when I was kid.

[@okami36]

Definitely my favorite Xmas movie. I loved it as a kid, and even moreso now, since Dad recreated the gifting scene when he gave me a Red Ryder BB gun for Christmas when I was 10 or 11.

[@Shabbot]

My dad did the same thing when I was 8 or 9. It's absolutely one of my most remembered Christmas gifts

[@okami36]

@@Shabbot That's awesome!

[@smavtmb2196]

An 80's Christmas 🎄 classic I love that when the bully shows up you hear Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf playing to announce he's coming Ralphie's visit with Santa was hilarious and possibly traumatizing. Fun movie I hope you had a wonderful Christmas Addie and all the best to you in 2023.

[@tadmurphy7436]

Hey Addie, as a child of Minnesota who did it many times. And yes it does freeze immediately to the pole or whatever steel object you're sticking your tongue on. It's very simple. You cup your hands from your face to whatever object to your tongue is stuck to and you exhale. The warm breath will take care of the problem. So, as an adult if you're ever just curious and freeze your tongue to a pole that's your exit strategy. Hope you had a wonderful Christmas. As always you're awesome ❤️💚☘️🇺🇦

[@shainewhite2781]

"You'll Shoot your eye out, kid." Poor Ralphie. Whenever he asks for his favorite BB gun, they always tell him that.

[@3DJapan]

19:53 Because The Wizard of Oz had just come out during this time period so they were promoting it a lot.

[@JollyJoshums]

Absolute staple where I am from considering this movie takes place in my hometown of Hammond Indiana. I only lived a couple of blocks from Ralphie's school. Always end up seeing a lot of leg lamps in the windows during December. Glad you got to enjoy the movie.

[@jasonpratt3970]

This, Christmas Vacation, Elf, and Bad Santa are all holiday must watches for me.

[@BubbaCoop]

And Peter Billingsly "Ralphie" played an elf as well as executive producer on Elf

[@west6843]

its a christmas tradition for me and my family to watch this every christmas... Absolutely amazing movie

[@MrLovegrove]

I'm glad that you enjoyed this. I was basically the same age as Ralphie when I first saw it. It was a family favorite instantly and continues to be to this day. This is one of the very few films that I would change nothing about if I could. The music, casting, acting, costumes, you name it. Everything in this movie to me is close to perfect.

[@MrGpschmidt]

Fun facts : Jean Shephard - who wrote the book the film is based on - has a cameo as the angry man on line who informs Ralphie he's at the beginning and Bob Clark, a Canadian filmmaker, also directed BLACK CHRISTMAS - one of the first holiday slashers films pre- HALLOWEEN. Happy New Year Ads! xoxo

[@regould221]

Jean Shephard was also the voice of adult Ralphie. Bob Clark was also the neighbor outside with the orange and blue hat when dad is looking at the Major Award. Note that Clarks hat is a Miami Dolphins hat that he always wore while directing. It was turned backward to hide the logo.

[@jonathanmullins3600]

Addie is one of my top reactors. She's so sweet and fun to watch. Another amazing reaction. Thank you for the minor distraction and escape from an ugly world. Congrats on 50K subs, you'll be up to 100k before mid 2023. Happy New Year Addie😁

[@scottstevens7639]

Just so you know, leg lamps are very popular items that can be purchased in a wide variety of configurations, from full size lamps to night lights to string lights.

[@nealhoffman7518]

"Fra jee lee... must be Italian" is probably the most randomly dropped quote for this classic. Next year I recommend The Ref as one of your Christmas movies... and Four Rooms for the new year

[@Abbotttdesign]

No F dude. The point is the F was cut off, so he tried to make something of what he saw. "Rah-jee-lay" Now you know! 👍 And knowing's half the battle!

[@mrbill21]

So glad you got a chance to see this Classic from my Childhood, still my favorite Xmas movie.

[@alextan1478]

Fun reaction, Addie. A Christmas Story (1983) is one of my favorite Christmas movies. My favorite part will always be when Ralphie exclaims "Oh Fudge!" and ends up with Lifebuoy soap in his mouth. Another funny scene is when the dad says "Fra-Gee-Lay", when reading the crate that contains the leg lamp. Have a happy new year, Addie.

[@jessipagan6630]

Oh I tell you Addie, this is one of my all-time favorite Christmas movies! 🎄 My family and I watch it every year on Christmas Eve as a tradition!

[@chrisbloomfield3350]

"Soap...poisoning" *pause and old man howls* will never not make me bellow laugh! McGavin is my absolute favorite character in this movie!

[@TotalRandomReviews]

I watch this movie every year for Christmas, ever since I was 4. I now have the pleasure of sharing this movie with my kids, also had the chance to watch the new sequel that just came out A Christmas Story Christmas, It had all the original cast, and it was great, it made me cry and it's the first time my kids saw me cry, they didn't ask why because we had just finished the first movie just before the new one and they understood why, they got teary eyed too.

[@sammylane21]

This is a movie with a very VERY valuable life lesson that we must extract to from this movie to learn and that is life is full of people that will step on you and send you down sliding faster then you can climb up and they do it just to be jerks BUT you must fight to get back up and fight until you get what you want in life.

[@kwm4404]

I’ve seen this movie probably 100 times and I still love it. Some movies just never get old.

[@LovelessDogg1]

If you want to know something funny. The kid that plays Ralphie grew up and he's the executive producer of the (at least the first one) Ironman movies. He also plays one of the scientists in the movie. Specifically, the bald one that gets chastised by the villain for not being able to replicate Tony Stark's arc-reactor tech and suit. He does reprise that role later in the franchise.

[@Robertz1986]

The Wizard of Oz references are likely due to this taking place in 1940, a year after the Wizard of Oz came out.

[@Christobanistan]

In my family, as a kid, we watched this movie again and again, every year. It was so funny, and so wholesome! :))

[@SherriLyle80s]

This is my spouse's favorite Xmas movie. Mine is It's A Wonderful Life.

[@spacezombie13]

there have been a number of sequels to this. the most recent one, A Christmas Story Christmas, released this year, was the only one i enjoyed. it's about Ralphie as an adult, and it has mostly the same cast as this movie (only the mother was recast to my knowledge).

[@PJ-km6xj]

This movie and Emmit Otter's Jugband Christmas are the 2 movies that i have to watch every year. They're the ones that remind me of Christmas when I was a kid. I remember watching Emmit Otter when it originally aired.

[@nickscholz6559]

The trick to unsticking from a pole ( or popsicle as I have found out) is pour hot water to melt the frozen part away,

[@michaelmythology]

Thanks for posting this! I needed a little Post-Christmas cheer!

[@frugalseverin2282]

Darren McGaven had his own TV show that was a precursor to "The X-Files" called "Kolchak: the Night Stalker". He was a newspaper reporter who kept finding supernatural events to report on. Other Christmas movies: Remember the Night, Mixed Nuts, The Man Who Came to Dinner, Scrooged

[@faafio]

Little trivia tidbit: The way they pulled off the tongue-frozen-to-metal-pole gag was a little hole in the pole and suction inside the pole. From the side view of the camera, the tongue being put up to a hole with suction couldn't be seen. The kid did a great job of looking like he was in pain (and panic). I learned that mistake when I was a kid; only with me it wasn't a pole outside, it was a freezer shelf. 😳🤣

[@Caseytify]

A long time ago, I worked in a restaurant that had a very crowded walk-in freezer. After a large delivery, you frequently had to inch sideways while getting to what you needed. Hey lady fellow employee friend of mine had caused to go in the freezer in the middle of summer. Of course her shirt and bra were soaking wet from the heat. 🙄 Her boobs froze to one of the steel shelves, and she got stuck in there. 😄

[@faafio]

@@Caseytify 😲🤣

[@Hiraghm]

back at that time, lamps such as his "major award" were sometimes put in the windows of houses of ill-repute (brothels) to advertise the services offered inside. Which is a large reason why mom didn't want the pornographic thing in her front window.

[@todderickson2435]

Welcome to my favorite Christmas movie, Addie! This is an absolute classic: fun, silly, nostalgic, and heart-warming. You mentioned all the Wizard of Oz references, and that's because it came out in 1939, and this movie is set in 1940, so it would have been quite popular at the time. Also, a new HBO movie came out very recently called "A Christmas Story Christmas," set 33 years after this one, and it has almost all the original cast from this one. It's very enjoyable and surprisingly emotional, and I definitely recommend that you watch it....the sooner the better, while this one is fresh in your mind. Thanks for another delightful reaction video, Addie! 😊

[@randyshoquist7726]

I've watched this movie countless times, but it's just this year that I saw "1940" on the decoder pin.

[@dfilthy9104]

I used to watch the A Christmas Story marathon's ever year when I was a kid. Being from the Cleveland area, it's one of the movies that we're proud of being shot in Ohio.

[@FresnoCA93727]

The old man is easily the best character in the whole movie. The older I get, the more I can relate to him. 😂

[@thatpatrickguy3446]

Such a great reaction to a great Christmas movie. 🙂 And we're not even halfway through the twelve days of Christmas, so you had plenty of time. 🙂 And keep smiling that smile. Such a great smile and so much to smile at in this movie. 🙂

[@evilervcowart6234]

"Fun" Fact: Scotty Schwartz (the actor who portrayed Flick, the light pole licker), went on to become an adult film "star" for a short while under the name Flick Shagwell.

[@HistoryNerd8765]

That's unfortunate. I hope he got his life together.

[@spinynorman887]

I loved this movie for the same reason I loved "Sandlot". Both are stories told by adults, but from the point of view of a child.

[@archangeljmj6008]

I appreciate this "late" I'm Catholic, we do Christmas till February

[@Warlocke000]

For the record, they should have just poured warm water over Flick's tongue. Clearly the fire department didn't send their best... for the sake of comedy, of course. I think I was officially 'old' when I started to really enjoy getting socks as a gift. I had a pink bunny outfit not too dissimilar from Ralphie's, though it didn't have bunny faces on the feet. It wasn't purchased as a Halloween costume, but I only remember ever wearing it to go trick or treating one Halloween. I was young enough not to really care if it looked goofy and, since it was one of the few opportunities I had to go trick or treating (I lived in a rural area with few houses and NO children), I wouldn't have cared how goofy I looked, anyway. Some family friends invited us to come to their street (in the city!) for Halloween, and I absolutely raked in the candy. It was glorious. The only intense part of the evening was this one house... the owners went all out with spooky lighting and sound effects and, in order to get your candy, you had to take it out of a bowl being held by a man, sitting in a lawn chair amongst the creepy scenery and wearing a rather fierce looking gorilla costume. I was very cautious about getting that particular piece of candy, but I persevered. The woman who invited us just passed this morning, so... R.I.P., Judy.

[@faafio]

In addition to the movies you mentioned, there are Christmas specials (cartoons, Claymation, etc) that I love. Generally shorter than movie length. Thing's like "A Charlie Brown Christmas" "The Grinch Who Stole Christmas" (animated original) "Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer" etc.

[@Caseytify]

I guess I'm significantly older then many of the commenters here, as I grew up in the 60s watching Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, A Charlie Brown Christmas, and the original animated How the Grinch Stole Christmas.

[@faafio]

@@Caseytify Those were always an essential part of my Christmas (from the 70's till now), as well as "The Little Drummer Boy."

[@vodengc520]

I absolutely appreciate you putting out more Christmas movies after the holiday! I love Christmas so I don't get the "seasonal depression" most people get... until after the holiday, because I really loathe New Years, lol. So you keeping the season alive a bit longer is perfect for me. Please keep doing this in the future, lol.

[@tedward98]

I am exactly the same way. I love the lead up to Christmas, the baking, the shopping, the decorating, the anticipation (especially in our 8 y/o). Then New Year's seems like such a pointless holiday. Then when we undecorate, the house seems so empty and melancholy. With it dark so early, I get a bit depressed.

[@stillaboveground2470]

"Three blocks away, Schwartz was getting his." Ralphie bears false witness against his friend, just to get the bar of soap out of his mouth for a minute. What a great kid!

[@danielgold6283]

I've watched this movie for years and I never figured out who Schwartz is. Which one is he?

[@seanbumstead1250]

Just a little warm water gets the tongue loose with no pain,my little brother did it when he was 6

[@ericstoverink6579]

Christmas doesn't officially end until January 6th, so you're still on time.

[@Batmandarknitexx]

I bought that same Red Ryder air rifle BB gun for my dad for Christmas last year! (Before anyone asks, no! I don’t mean Thomas Wayne lol)

[@alanh.7668]

Oh, the snowball "jump scare" was so cute! I had to chuckle!😁. I really enjoyed your reaction!💯👍

[@shanehenry7699]

This is my favorite Christmas movie. The sequel A Christmas Story Christmas is great also.

[@ExUSSailor]

A bona fide X-Mas CLASSIC! SOOO identifiable, especially for anyone from Gen-X, or, older. Jean Shepherd was a GENIUS storyteller!

[@ExUSSailor]

The director of this, Bob Clark, also directed what is widely accepted to be the first true slasher movie. 1974's "Black Christmas".

[@kemowery]

Yeah, the movie is set in the 1940s, my parents and stepparents grew up in the '40s and '50s, and I grew up in the '70s and we all recognize this movie as being pretty much how it was when we were kids.

[@greymatters6555]

Now go back and watch the first Iron Man movie. Remember when Obadiah Stane is yelling at a scientist, "Tony Stark was able to build this in a cave! With a box of scraps!"? The scientist he's yelling at is Peter Billingsley, who played Ralphie in this movie. He even shows up again in Spider-Man: Far From Home.

[@andreadeamon6419]

As a Cleveland kid this movie will always be my favorite as so much of it was filmed here. You can visit the house and then take a little trip to medina to Noel's castle and you can go down the slide. A lot of Christmas goodies to see there also. Public square and higbees has changed a lot over time. Higbees is now a casino and they didn't decorate the window like they used to. So that was sad

[@Michaelmaddsicc]

I live where this movie is based out if. That downtown was gone before I was born basically. But it did use to be the spot.

[@DylansPen]

The narrator was spot on with his voice and intonation, the movie captures so many of childhood's real moments and you're right all the kids in this are so likeable. This is one of the must watch movies every year for us just as are Scrooged, A Christmas Carol (both the 1951 and 1984 versions) and Its A Wonderful Life. The original A Miracle On 34th Street as well.

[@BKPrice]

Assuming this hasn't already been mentioned, the Wizard of Oz features so prominently in this movie because it is set during the time right after that movie came out.

[@Hiraghm]

My favorite part of this movie nowadays is the parents. Now that mine are gone, it helps me revisit my childhood... because that's what real paren... I mean that's what my parents used to be like.

[@BornRandy62]

Tongue frozen to metal object in sub zero temps : It is very real . The trick is to use lots of saliva which is at least above freezing temperature or else regular water poured onto the metal object above the tongue . you just need a few degrees warmer to free the tongue without leaving a yard of skin behind

[@ThirstyUrkel]

My favorite part of this film will always be Ralphie standing up to the bully. I was that kid. I was relentlessly picked on and harrassed when I was his age. There’s only so many times a kid can run to a sibling for help before they release their own lion.

[@scalefree]

this movie is based on a collection of short stories by Americana author Jean Shepherd who also narrates it.

[@ricardoortiz4870]

Ralphie was also the Scientist named William Ginter Riva from Iron Man (2008), and Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019).

[@SherriLyle80s]

Walmart was selling ornaments from different movies including this one. A mini leg lamp ornament. 😂

[@CaddyJim]

This is my family's go to Christmas movie always playing in the background since always on a marathon around Christmas. The Santa & his helpers wasn't scary & weren't treating the kids bad, that was the kids point of view. You know how little children always cry when they're put on Santa's lap. That's what this was supposed to represent a child's point of view

[@crazycgames]

Another one of those classics I watch every Christmas (along with Christmas Vacation and Santa Clause!) Great reaction!!!

[@BB13131313]

Being from Cleveland this film is a big deal because a lot of the movie was filmed here, specifically the "Christmas Story house" and the downtown and department store scenes..

[@BDUBZ49]

Me too, sort of. I currently live in Hammond, IN where Jean Shepherd is from. There is a Cleveland St. in the area where he grew up. And while there is no "Hohman, IN", Hohman Ave. is the main street that runs through the downtown area. In the film they used Higbee's to represent the Goldbladt's Dept. Store that was once located on said Hohman Ave.

[@ronaldwilson9525]

@@BDUBZ49It was actually spelled Goldblatt’s. There was also a Goldblatt’s in Gary. I’m from Hobart and I remember Goldblatt’s very well from when I was a kid.

[@RockLeeMC]

The first MMA Christmas tackle take-down performed flawlessly by Ralphie. Lol

[@jeffshirton7234]

Hi Addie... I'm Canadian, so when you said it was 7 degrees, I'm busy doing calculations, and that's 25 degrees belove freezing, which is about -12 degrees Celcius. Wow, that is pretty cold! Not burtal ocld, but "I don't like it" cold.

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

You might like to look at "Santa Clause: The Movie" (1985) and "Ernest Saves Christmas" (1988) next year.

[@lordwalker71]

Peter Billingsley recently went to the house because they made the new movie where he is a dad and I guess the guy who owns that house now came outside and started yelling at him for signing autographs outside his house. Peter has gone on to become a successful movie producer who works with Jon Favreau a lot and they produced Iron man and Elf where Peter has a small part at the beginning playing one of the elves, he is the one with six white puffs on his red coat and has glasses.

[@ITPalGame]

In case no one said it, the kid playing Ralphie grew up to produce Iron Man. Go back and read the credits. The X-Files was inspired by Kolchak: The Night Stalker with Darren McGavin. He played a reporter who comes across the strange and supernatural situations each week.

[@ridleysaria]

I love this movie. It’s my go to Christmas movie. The best part is how the old man came through and got the BB gun for Ralphie. It reminds me of my late father who would come through clutch when it really mattered.

[@nightflame69]

Put up the tree before thanksgiving. Yep, that was us too

[@brom00]

This is one of my favorite films, Christmas or otherwise. The Oz characters were there because the film takes place near the time of it's release, late 30's, early 40's. There was a sequel, best forgotten. A big reason, it had none of the original cast. Netflix(?) just released A Christmas Story Christmas with several of the original child actors including Ralphie, the younger brother and the main bully, Scott Farkus.

[@BubbaCoop]

The little orphan Annie decoder ring in the film is the 1940 version. If you think about it it's the perfect year to set it. Just a year later and it's the weeks after Pearl Harbor.

[@jch7gevmjdj12]

Thank you for your wonderful wholesome reaction ! My family and I enjoy your reaction channel

[@EsotericRage]

Hope you had a great Christmas. Have a great New Year and be safe. 😊😊😊

[@3DJapan]

The channels TBS and TNT play this on a 24 hour marathon every Christmas eve.

[@thomasluedke7710]

Thank you for reacting to this classic. I used to watch it every year. The reason there are so many The Wizard of Oz references is because the movie takes place in 1940, which would have been one year after The Wizard of Oz was released.

[@logann7942]

I love the mean elves and the scary Santa.

[@trevorthomas4172]

We have a town here in Oklahoma that has a 50 foot leg lamp they put up At Christmas

[@briandecarlo1847]

U will be a great mom Addie.

[@chris5947]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Addie!

[@purgedome2386]

Hehe.. I got the 'soap' treatment in grade school. Happy to say.. I didn't go blind :p Nice reaction! It's a classic.. love all the relationships between family members. Funny enough.. for the new years.. we do have Peking duck and char siu.. The nice free calendar and fortune cookies we get from the restaurant is always a treat. Haven't yet seen anyone react to a Bishop's Wife or A Christmas Carol(1951 A Simm).. makes me wonder if this is a CR issue or that the quality of the video is an issue. Anywho... happy hollow christmas new year's eve girl :D

[@jordannelson7159]

Happy New Year everyone hope this year will be better

[@mokeydmeeple9880]

This was a fun watch, and I was reminded of so many great moments. I would also throw out Gremlins as an idea for Christmas entertainment. Or any other time of the year, honestly.

[@insertname193]

Warm water. Never pull your tongue off if you can avoid it.

[@BlackieNuff]

If I'm not mistaken, Peter Billingsley was also rather famous for his "role" as "Messy Marvin", for some chocolate milk syrup commercial (the pitch being that even a kid nicknamed "messy" could mix up a glass of chocolate milk without a mess). I don't know which came first, but typically successful commercials lead to big movie roles.

[@kemowery]

More recently, Addie would have seen him in the first Iron Man as one of the engineers who works at Stark Industries.

[@BDUBZ49]

It was for Hershey's Syrup, who just introduced the plastic squeeze bottle (as opposed to the original tin can). He had been doing the commercials since '78, but continued the "Messy Marvin" character even after Christmas Story. Btw, Peter is a 2nd cousin-in law.. to Barbara Billingsly.

[@BDUBZ49]

@@kemowery He was also in The Break-up. He was one of Jennifer Aniston's friends' husband in the bowling alley scene.

[@BubbaCoop]

He was covering the space shuttle Challenger as a kid reporter when it exploded.

[@CaptainFrost32]

@@BDUBZ49 you shut your jive mouth... I have a plane to catch.