*A Christmas Story* will shoot your eye out fun! First Time Watching Reaction

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Original Movie: A Christmas Story (1983)

[@thegorn68]

Best line from a movie ever: "Randy lay there like a slug. It was his only defense." LMAO!

[@dreadpenguinlord340]

Close second for me: "Some men are Baptists, others Catholics. My father was an Oldsmobile Man."

[@elzar760]

Delivered perfectly.

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

🤣

[@bifftop_johnny]

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"

[@JayPadrig]

I’ve been with “her” a few different times. She just lay there like a slug too 😘

[@Skeletongentleman7808]

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

[@steelers6titles]

It was a Major Award.

[@ohiopower]

Yeah. And as per norms. A woman couldn't stand to see a man happy and destroyed his Major Award.

[@mikeRedMDK2032]

Right. He was so proud, and she crushed his spirit

[@judasgoat1035]

She didn't even watch the movie just cut scenes that other youtubers posted

[@davewhitmore1958]

@@judasgoat1035 Well it's good that you'e still commenting and supporting her!

[@Dharnyle]

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.

[@judasgoat1035]

she didnt watch the movie just cut scenes from what other youtubers posted

[@davewhitmore1958]

@@judasgoat1035 Keep repeating it, that'll make it more relevant ;)

[@timh8324]

@@judasgoat1035 You going to just keep reposting this

[@phousefilms]

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.

[@davewhitmore1958]

@@phousefilms Ralphie's parents are definitely couple goals 👍

[@randallgaus502]

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".

[@holddowna]

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...

[@dr.mofongo9001]

Yes, that scene gets me too. There are many that warm your heart, but that one in particular has always stood out to me.

[@johng482]

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).

[@crunchb3rry]

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.

[@kevinmoore2929]

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.

[@variable57]

I’m a Clevelander my entire life, this movie means so much in my family and our area. It’s a classic!

[@Unsound_advice]

As someone from “The Region” /NWI the same for us. Merry Christmas!

[@docbearmb]

They were on Cleveland St. It takes place in Hammond, IN.

[@docbearmb]

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.

[@Highfalutinloyd]

⁠@@docbearmbyes, but most of the exterior filming, including the House, the downtown department store area, and the neighborhood, was done in Cleveland.

[@fightingidiocy7724]

I ive two blocks away from Jean's old house, can see Warren G Harding from by front yard. @@docbearmb

[@DATo_DATonian]

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.

[@MrLovegrove]

And the radio announcer during Little Orphan Annie.

[@scottsmith8088]

The guy in the street talking to his old man during the lamp scene is Bob Clark the director.

[@ragabashmoon1551]

OH yea, i forgot that the man in the black coat was a Jean Shepherd cameo too!

[@billolsen4360]

@@ragabashmoon1551 And he gave the perfect "Don't argue with me, little boys, I'm the ADULT" demeanor to the performance.

[@monkfan72]

It's a great book. 😊

[@jasonpratt3970]

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.

[@smexijebus]

The joy he got from getting to surprise his son with the one thing he wanted most...gets better every time you watch it.

[@Algernon7]

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

[@0okamino]

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.

[@christopherwall2121]

That's a pretty consistent trait of the Old Man in a lot of Jean Shepard's stories. The Old Man is a grump with a short temper, some really bad car karma (almost every story I've read or heard has his latest piece of junk car break down at least once), and is more than a little stubborn and childish, but he always, always, ALWAYS comes through for the family, especially Ralphie.

[@Darkstar72SR]

Finally! I’ve found someone else who drinks milk with ice cubes in it. 😍😍😍

[@holddowna]

Hahahahah!!! My Finnish uncle got me into that!!!

[@MrOffroadjunkie]

I thought I was a weirdo for doing that, guess I'm just a little less weird

[@commanderkorra3316]

Ice cold milk is great.

[@squint04]

I love the look on "The Old Man's" face as Ralphie opens the Red Ryder box! He's as excited as Ralphie!!

[@holddowna]

He was!!!❤️

[@GreggoMusicChannel]

This is such a classic! Even I have a leg lamp! Someone actually bought the house they filmed this in, and turned it in to a Christmas Story museum.

[@holddowna]

Cool!

[@evrbody]

I live about ten miles away from it. Never been there, though.

[@Khay-77]

"Fra-gee-lay. It must be Italian." lol, I still quote this when I get packages with fragile on it.

[@jamesgregory4274]

It's a major award!

[@steelers6titles]

JEALOUS! Because I WON!

[@davidgraves3959]

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.

[@RyneMurray23]

The narration and the gibberish cursing are absolutely fantastic. I've always loved this movie❤️👍🏼

[@DerekSansone]

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.

[@MrCmad1104]

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!!

[@sammylane21]

This movie's snowy ending always makes me feel warm, hopeful and makes me smile.

[@blakebufford6239]

Me too!

[@zachharris3040]

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.

[@holddowna]

Thanks so much for watching! I loved the narration!!!

[@jeffmansfield914]

I didn’t grow up in this era (I’m 48), but somehow the movie manages to capture the atmosphere of my childhood Christmas memories. I get weepy every single time I watch it.

[@hectorsmommy1717]

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.

[@granderonde599]

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.

[@blakebufford6239]

​@@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!!

[@joeblankenship377]

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.

[@Ken_G.]

And Gremlins too!!

[@SixFootTurkey_]

Scrooged tho

[@mikeRedMDK2032]

Agreed. Perfect xmas background movie

[@Algernon7]

Us too! It's our one family tradition

[@NATIVESUNSETS65]

It was 24 hours of A Christmas Story and then " It's A Wonderful Life " every Christmas 🤶 🤶 wonderful memories .

[@jamiefuller8100]

The true sequel they released in 2022 brings back the actors that were the kids in the original and it is a solid sequel. Really well done

[@TharpFam073]

The look of absolute disgust when the lamp came out was priceless! Great reaction!

[@deedubya286]

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.

[@dreadpenguinlord340]

The scene where the Old Man gives Ralphie the gun is probably my favorite moment in all of cinema.

[@SliderFury1]

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 😂😂

[@smoothmove7566]

Darren McGavin is Kolchak the Night stalker, one of the best movies and tv shows ever produced.

[@johnyd1911]

Loved the Series. The original X-FILES!

[@johnmaynardable]

I still remember watching those original movies and loving them and the series.

[@smoothmove7566]

@@johnmaynardable the movies were here on youtube awhile ago, they might still be here.

[@dr.burtgummerfan439]

He taught me a lot about Monsterhunting.

[@thunderstruck5484]

Was looking to see if anyone mentioned that, thanks!

[@joeconcepts5552]

The Old Man is so great in this. I love the tiny smile he has after Ralphie swears and goes back to the car.

[@Bringmethehorizondude]

“It’s not Christmas without snow” Me living in Texas: dammit.

[@detroitdabber313]

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!

[@officialrockstarstephen]

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 😎

[@arthurerickson5162]

Just watched it myself. Thought it was a wonderful sequel and loved the surprise cameo at the end.

[@christopherwall2121]

I have a soft spot for _Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss_ myself. It has the lower-key atmosphere of the PBS TV movies based on Shep's writing, but definitely retains a bit of the more fantastical feel of the Bob Clark movies thanks to Disney putting up some of the money.

[@estephens13]

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.

[@philipem1000]

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.

[@cajunsushi]

I teared up myself when his dad got him the rifle. What a great dad. Merry Christmas Ames.

[@holddowna]

U toooooo!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@nebidiaswift5200]

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

[@jimmyvann1238]

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!

[@michaelbriefs9764]

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!

[@mrjackpots1326]

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.

[@WadeWallenstein]

So happy I came across your reaction to this! I'm among those who saw this as a child in the 80s and has watched it ever since. It's become such a classic that TBS/TNT do "24 Hours of A Christmas Story" and I make sure to see it at least once. I also looked like Ralphie when I was a kid 😂

[@MysterClark]

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.

[@Trepanation21]

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 ❤

[@dr.mofongo9001]

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.

[@thunderstruck5484]

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!

[@matthew6427]

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.

[@mcraiderking5690]

OMG! I just fell in love… she’s got the greatest reaction to my favorite Christmas movie.

[@vovindequasahi]

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.

[@guitarman8462]

Every year on Christmas, they show this all day.

[@eddiebaker40]

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.

[@2apocalypse-X]

Bob Clark also directed Porky's, Baby Geniuses, and my favorite film of his, Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things

[@ricardorgomez]

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! ❤

[@holddowna]

Love that!

[@evilervcowart6234]

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!

[@booboo8577]

Add me to your list then. I put ice in my milk quite often.

[@jasonpratt3970]

I rarely drink milk- but it’s iced when I do.

[@johnng584]

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!

[@jasonvulgamore7414]

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.

[@holddowna]

Love that!!!

[@aaronsjournal139]

It was family tradition to watch this every Christmas for years. The Santa scene always had me laughing so hard, lmao. HO! HO! HO!

[@holddowna]

Too funny!!!!! I love a sour santa

[@Awhmanitsdanttv]

TBS on Christmas Day has a 24 hour marathon every year. And I have it playing in the background all day

[@AdhamOhm]

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.

[@sirraf23]

That last shot of the parents sitting next to the Christmas tree in the dark watching the snow fall outside it's what my brain pictures every time I think about Christmas.

[@scottsmith8088]

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.

[@theivory1]

Thanks to the way it’s narrated, it’s probably my favorite Christmas movies. My favorite line from Ralphie, “Yeah, a statue” as he’s fondling the leg lamp.

[@jasonlmeadows]

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.

[@jonathanhenderson9422]

I vividly remember the first time I saw this movie. I was 8 and it was Christmas Eve, which we spent at my grandmother's house opening presents after our yearly family reunion. This was on TV and I sat and watched almost the whole thing and laughed probably more than I ever had at any movie in my life. I remember especially cackling at the scene with the mall Santa when Ralphie got pushed back down the slide with Santa's foot and just lay there dejected at the bottom. Since then it's become part of our yearly tradition for my dad and I to watch the movie on Christmas Eve. We have pretty much every line of the movie memorized by now, and as an adult I think I appreciate even more how well-written it is and how well it captures what Christmas and childhood feels like.

[@ScottFoster-o4u]

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

[@holddowna]

Love that!!!

[@marvinsarracino116]

This is a classic! It's just not Christmas until in watch this movie during the 24hr marathon they have before Christmas! All the characters are so relatable. Ralphie has such an active and wild imagination! And those bumpus dogs are the worst for eating the turkey. The bb gun gift is the best and dad knew what he was doing! Mom was always there for everything and never had a hot dinner haha lol! My fav movie for the Holidays! Thanks for the warm fuzzy feelings I got watching! ❤💛

[@thomasgriffiths6758]

Jean Shepherd's book “In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash”, which “A Christmas Story” is based on, is a collection of semi-autobiographical short stories that Shepherd wrote for “Playboy” magazine during the 1960s.

[@lynettepaulsen7119]

Such a great book! I've given it as Christmas gift many times!

[@seanharrigan6365]

Thank you, Amy, for another great reaction. You have the most beautiful smile.

[@holddowna]

Aww thanks! Happy holidays!

[@meanmax9663]

We watch this movie all day, over & over again, on Christmas Day. There is at least one cable channel that plays it on a 24 hr. loop, so we just use it as background noise during the whole day.

[@markpekrul4393]

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

[@vincecommando7575]

This is one of those timeless holiday classic films that most people absolutely love. I myself do enjoy seeing this movie around Christmas time. Also rest in peace to Darren McGavin, Melinda Dillon, Bob Clark, Jean Shepherd, Jeff Gillen, Les Carlson, Leigh Brown, Court Benson and Fred Lee.

[@gracothebull]

I love the old man in this movie. Reminds me of my old man but he did swear. Can be tough but big harted.

[@DATo_DATonian]

Darin McGavin was perfect for this role. They were considering Jack Nicholson for the part. What a mess that would have been.

[@MrLovegrove]

I've enjoyed a number of your reactions, but this is my favorite so far. Maybe because of the movie itself. I've seen it at least a hundred times and I'll probably watch it a hundred more. I'm really glad you enjoyed it so much! As a Southern California native, this was my first real look at what Christmas is like for people who have actual seasons. Oh yeah, almost forgot to ask. Who's your hockey team? I'm a Kings fan but please don't hold it against me.

[@hellomark1]

She laughs in all the right places, so you can tell she "gets it" :)

[@195511SM]

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.

[@phantombrakeman4983]

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."

[@adamplace1414]

Multiple hockey references, a hatred of Edible Arrangements, feeling like a Grinch at Xmas, and great reactions? Subbed. I swear to God I had some of Ralphie's exact daydreams when I was his age.

[@mn-wk3ju]

How has someone not seen this movie? They play it 24 seven on TBS every Christmas

[@RtotheK605]

This movie has a forever home in my heart! My dad took me to see this when it came to the theater in '84. A huge portion of the audience was expecting a Christmas CAROL. My dad and I laughed our asses off. Everyone else was pissy about it.

[@AnimeAftermath]

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.

[@sixpakshaker88]

Ralphie's actor was the evil side kick scientist in Ironman and Spider-man Far From Home.

[@jbvader721]

Don't forget Ming Ming in "Elf" and executive producer on "Iron Man".

[@steelers6titles]

Old house, with the lone bathroom. My grandparents' house had it at the top of the stairs. There was an auxiliary one on the ground floor, however. AND the big console radio. This movie was based on my dad's life lol (although he didn't have a brother), which is why he used to enjoy it so much. Same time period.

[@chasestreet8082]

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!!

[@BouillaBased]

This is such a classic, I dedicate time to it daily throughout December to watch it.

[@chadking1938]

My mom enjoys this movie and loves it that they play it 1 whole day on Christmas eve every year on TNT and TBS.

[@MrKneeV]

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.

[@CaddyJim]

*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.*

[@alatide6662]

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.

[@johnconnor210]

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.

[@HugsNDaps]

Classic , watch this through out the whole 80’s, every xmas Dec holiday , nostalgia I love….cherish indeed

[@kristianberg4264]

The best Halloween costume I’ve seen, was a guy with one leg dressed as this lamp, too perfect.😂😂😂

[@heyarnoldfan12]

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.

[@holddowna]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@NmDPlm31]

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.

[@vancelubben5300]

Your reactions always seem so genuine. This movie is such a classic. Lol I enjoy laughing along with you and look forward to more in the future. Hope you have a good holiday season, Ames ❤

[@axelsouth655]

Thank you. This movie will always have a special nostalgic place in my heart

[@Tdub0911]

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.

[@JimDreamCards]

My all time favorite Christmas movie. When this came out in 1983 I got the Red Ryder BB gun for Christmas.

[@thatpatrickguy3446]

Great reaction to one of the best "real world" Christmas movies ever. It was real and down to earth, and the characters were all real people with their ridiculousness and their absorption. My favorite bit was that, even though they spent parts of the movie at odds with each other, the parents were still there for each other and their family no matter what. And the closing scene of, after everything that had gone on, the mom and dad sitting there, cuddling together, and watching the lights of the tree and the snow outside always warms my heart. 🙂

[@johnsteve2377]

Your response to the leg lamp is perfect! lol

[@bobapjok4241]

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.

[@higgme1ster]

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.

[@lurx2024]

Even though this movie was set in the 40s, I found it completely honest and relatable, almost as if it was something that I remembered from my childhood.

[@texasdustfart]

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.😃

[@joseperez-wu4yw]

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!

[@redcaddiedaddie]

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!

[@holddowna]

Love this!

[@tomstanziola1982]

You're so beautiful and adorable, Ames!!! I love you, and your reactions!!!! ❤❤❤❤🌹 Merry Christmas, dear!!! ✝️🎅⛄🎄🎁