NATIONAL LAMPOON'S CHRISTMAS VACATION (1989) Movie Reaction! | FIRST TIME WATCHING!

[@martinbraun1211]

This is one of the most popular Christmas movies here in Germany! It's almost a tradition in my family for 30 years to watch this film at least once at Christmas time! Thanks for this reaction!

[@VadersRage]

Here at my house in CA. , it's this film AND "A Christmas Story".

[@DeadpoolTesla]

You mean beside "Die Hard"... ;)

[@fusssel7178]

another german here, same with my family (though i am not 30 years old but it is a long tradition in our family)

[@otisroseboro5613]

Same with my family

[@lesdoll402]

same here! I'll watch this at least 2 or 3 times through the holiday season, this and home alone. I watch both on thanksgiving day and night. that really kicks off the holiday season in the US.

[@Eidlones]

"Why is the floor wet, Todd?!" "I don't KNOW, Margo!" Family tradition to watch this at my parents. My Mom ALWAYS forgets about the squirrel, and ALWAYS loses her shit when it happens. She usually has a pretty rough year, so it's always great seeing her crying from laughing so hard.

[@nancyomalley6286]

Cousin Eddie is Ellen's cousin-in-law-Catherine is her cousin. The Griswolds visited them in the 1st movie. Now They're reciprocating!

[@michellepeters7066]

I recommend "National Lampoon's Vacation" (1983) and "National Lampoon's European Vacation" (1985) for more Griswold fun!

[@moonbrooke27]

Shame they never get that Hawaiian trip Rusty so wanted.

[@magic8ball1982]

There's also Vegas Vacation

[@tempsitch5632]

The reboot is actually very decent, too.

[@genjiaustin7888]

I agree

[@Cindrbell]

Totally!!!!!

[@Panik637]

The squirrel scene is one of my favorite Christmas movie moments ever… the face he makes when he looks around the corner and sees the squirrel makes me cry from laughing every time I see it

[@billparrish4385]

Aunt Bethany here was none other than veteran character actress and voice impersonator Mae Questel, who among others, was the voice of the black-and-white cartoon character Betty Boop in the 1930s, and in _Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988),_ which you reacted to on this channel earlier this year!

[@michaelwardle7633]

How you know this is an 80s movie: Christmas is ruined because a single-earner family in a giant palatial house can’t afford to put in an extravagant pool with bonus money.

[@dr.burtgummerfan439]

Things were indeed great back Before The Fun Stopped.

[@elizabitty213]

“And Why is the carpet all wet TODD?!” “I don’t KNOW Margo!” My husband and I quote this throughout the year Lmao in their voices 😂

[@marennicholson5444]

Clark and Eddie aren’t brothers, their wives are cousins. This is a staple of Christmas movie enjoyment!

[@monkfan72]

I thought they were sisters. My bad.

[@marennicholson5444]

@@monkfan72 been a while since I’ve seen the first one where Eddie is introduced but pretty sure it’s cousins

[@davidn5269]

I’m so happy that this is being inflicted on you. In some ways it’s a really dumb movie, but it manages to capture a lot of the wildest excesses and weirdnesses of American holiday culture. Like, almost everything in this movie is an exaggeration of something I experienced with my own family or witnessed with someone else’s family. Some career-best performances from a few of these actors, too.

[@OGBReacts]

Oh 10000% It's a very silly movie with a messy family; but there's definitely some truth to it 🤣

[@KD9YCE]

This movie has been a Christmas tradition in our family for decades. We watch it every year while decorating the Christmas tree. And there are still parts that get me laughing every single time.

[@robertkramer2271]

"Merry Christmas! S**ter was full!" One of the great lines from a film! 🤣

[@leighwhite6700]

A Christmas Classic. So happy you watched. Fun fact the son of Clark is Leonard from the Big Bang Theory. Also a new movie just watched you will love is 8 Bit Christmas. I wish you the very best of this holiday season. Great to share it with you.

[@victoriac4317]

I’m dying to have a Christmas sweater/shirt made that says “Why is the carpet all wet, Todd!”

[@OGBReacts]

🤣🤣🤣

[@kriscynical]

"I don't _know,_ Margo!" 😤

[@kriscynical]

Also I want a shirt that says "Hallelujah, holy shit! Where's the Tylenol?!" I DO have a shirt with the uprooted tree strapped to the roof of the station wagon that says "Griswold Family Christmas". lol

[@victoriac4317]

@@kriscynical I’m jealous!

[@jessewright2319]

They have one on Amazon, along with one that says "I don't know, Margo!" 😂

[@mezmerized4lifejay654]

Uncle Eddie is so iconic 🤣 "Shitters full" This movie is just a classic

[@moonfisher]

I felt like a monster last Christmas because I watched this with my 11 year old and had forgotten about the cat. He bawled his little eyes out 😬

[@OGBReacts]

Oh NOOOOOO 🤣

[@J-Schizzle69]

National lampoons Vacation and Fletch are spectacular movies starring Chevy Chase.

[@ravenlunatic8]

Watching this is one of the Christmas customs my family is most devoted to. LOL A true classic.

[@coreyschleder8418]

Thanks for doing these, Sam. This was such a goofy movie, but I loved it as a kid. Good start to the season.

[@DegrassiInstantStar]

Having seen this film for the first time two or three years ago, this has become one of my favourite Christmas films.

[@douglascampbell9809]

Chevy Chase is mainly known for his time on the first season of Saturday Night Live as both a performer and writer. Chase was the original anchor for the Weekend Update segment of SNL. He first member of the original cast to leave.

[@jackmartin36]

the way 3 of my fav reactors just uploaded at the very same moment

[@MoMoMyPup10]

"The Family Man" with Nicholas Cage is a classic Christmas movie that you'd love!

[@frugalseverin2282]

My favorite bit is the electric meter spinning around from powering all those lights. Also the cat that shot all 9 lives at once.

[@moonbrooke27]

A classic I've seen far too many times to count. Glad you enjoyed it!!

[@UltimateGamerCC]

this is something i used to watch every December, hell i even watched it off season... one of the best Christmas movies ever.

[@karlajaeger2082]

My family loves this movie. We also love the muppet Christmas Carol

[@huskerchickmissy]

Christmas with the Kranks is also a really fun Christmas movie. Also Babes in Toyland is a classic!

[@dozicusmaximus]

Watch this every Christmas season for about 30 years. Classic!!!

[@darylabrams2]

Saw this film with my high school friends in theaters back in the day. It's become a holiday tradition. I watch it every year and it never gets old. So funny and the film just keeps building one catastrophe after another.

[@andieolson5693]

I told my husband that when I start acting like Aunt Bethany he needs to throw me into traffic or push me down the stairs. He replied with a hell no, he's parading me around everywhere to show off how awesome I am 🤣😂

[@OGBReacts]

🤣🤣🤣

[@otisroseboro5613]

I'm watching this movie right now & every Christmas day it's a tradition in my family we always watch this movie & A Christmas Story

[@mattherbert873]

Great reaction. This year will be the first year I’ll get to see it with my wife in a long time. She likes to watch it Christmas and I’m normally working. Can’t wait to see what other reactions December brings.

[@rebexca3]

Haven't watched it in a while, but we used to watch it every christmas for quite some years

[@marybethgoeggel4658]

In terms of the Pledge for the blessing: 12 years ago, my 16 year old nephew sang grace for Thanksgiving - You’re a Grand ‘ol Flag. He had learned it at pre-school for Veteran’s Day.

[@jamesmoyner7499]

Some out of the ordinary Christmas titles I recommend include: Scrooge (1970 film), It Happened on Fifth Avenue, Ernest Saves Christmas, And course the classic that causes me to cry everytime I watch it: It’s a Wonderful Life.

[@UltimateGamerCC]

Ernest Saves Christmas is such a classic.

[@jamesmoyner7499]

@@UltimateGamerCC With one of the best Santa Claus’s.

[@UltimateGamerCC]

@@jamesmoyner7499 agreed, though i do prefer Santa Claus: The Movie's santa a little over him, but then i'm biased for growing up on that movie.

[@CrowTRobot]

Yup It's A Wonderful Life continues to be the best Christmas movie. If the Charlie Brown special doesn't count of course.

[@janabraam7963]

This is our favorite Christmas movie. We watch it several times a season 4 so far. Gross Cousin Eddie saved the day. Enjoyed your reaction.

[@THOMMGB]

I love this movie! I've seen it so many times. The nice thing about it is that you can start watching at just about any time and it all just falls into place.

[@cedunstoppable]

😂😂😂 the look of fear that went across your face

[@lauraalbert96]

Katherine and Ellen are cousins, Eddie is Clark’s cousin-in-law. We first meet them in Vacation (1983). That’s who the new people who show up at the house lighting are.

[@coreyhendricks9490]

One of my favorite Christmas movies ever made

[@B-a-t-m-a-n]

This is the dumbest, greatest Christmas movie of all. I see this every year like clockwork, along with "It's a Wonderful Life." OG, triple-triple, I think you'd like that movie as well. It's an oldie but goodie that hits me in the feels every single time I watch it. Nice job with one of my favorites! Oh, are you going to do, "A Christmas Story"? It would be right up your alley!

[@OGBReacts]

It’s a Wonderful Life will be out on Thursday actually 👀 A Christmas Story will be up probably later this month!

[@elizabitty213]

Ok the fact that you AND Yoshi both have Santa 🧑‍🎄 hats on does it for me! Can’t wait to watch this after work!

[@OGBReacts]

Gotta be festive 😎

[@elizabitty213]

@@OGBReacts hahaha absolutely!! Love it!

[@timwaggoner6752]

Glad you did this one. Definitely a Christmas classic. You’ve just scratched the surface with Chevy Chase though. National Lampoon’s Vacation is what started this series off. But there are many gems…Fletch, Caddyshack, Funny Farm, and Spies Like Us are among the best…and funniest…of them

[@tomyoung9049]

definitely a Christmas tradition watching this and laughing along. Recently heard of a scene that didn't make the cut I would have liked to see. At the end with the flaming Santa and sleigh shooting thru the sky they cut to Todd and Margo, the neighbors, toasting the holiday having made up again. They say something about Santa and the flaming one from Clarks' yard crashes into their living room.

[@cjmars822]

I’m so happy you watched this. My family and I have watched Christmas Vacation every Christmas morning since I was 10. Happy holidays

[@dannydavis1659]

I love this movie. Great reaction. Fun movie fact, Aunt Bethany (the older.lady that wrapped her cat) was the voice of Betty Boop and Olive Oyl back in the day.

[@nickperkins8477]

We always watch this movie while the Christmas tree goes up.

[@pjelly633]

Me and mum have 4 advent calendars, 1 each and 2 we share, mums one is a diamond painting advent calendar, mine is the harry potter/Dobby odd sock one, I never wear matching socks, the advent calendars we share one is a reeses chocolate cups, and the other is a yanky candle one so we light a tea light every day and they smell different....really gets you into the Christmas mood, today's smell is gingerbread 😁

[@OGBReacts]

Oooooo I love that!!!

[@slash-1971]

My favourite Christmas movie, I've watched it every single year since it came out!

[@markbourget5811]

I don't know what made me laugh more, the movie or your reaction. This was a great watch, you need to watch more comedies.

[@OGBReacts]

🤣🤣🤣 I'm glad you enjoyed!! I would love to watch more comedies!

[@davidanderson1639]

I’ve loved this film ever since I first saw it…..& yes, I actually own one of the Wally World moose mugs….still in the process of finding the rest of the mugs & eggnog bowl. Fun Fact: Mae Questel, who played Aunt Bethany was also known for providing the voices for the animated characters Betty Boop (from 1931) and Olive Oyl (from 1933). Mae went on to reprise her role as Betty Boop one last time in 1988s Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Her final film appearance was National Lampoons Christmas Vacation……& what away to go out!!! Also, Clark’s boss is played by Bill Murray’s brother; Brian Doyle Murray…..who also appears in the excellent Wayne’s World, as Noah Vanderhoff.

[@Paul_1971]

One of the greatest Christmas films ever!

[@nickperkins8477]

I can’t tell you how many times I have seen this movie, and how much I have laughed at it. This movie will be funny and good forever.

[@redmaynard]

Saw this on my Christmas break freshman year in college. My stomach and face hurt from laughing so hard....😂😂

[@lanagievski1540]

This and Vegas Vacation were always my favourites

[@leeannmcdermott8313]

It’s official! Holiday season is here once the Griswalds have their Christmas!

[@labyfan1313]

Our family watches Christmas Vacation every Christmas Eve. It never gets old. For more Chevy Chase watch The Three Amigos, also staring Steve Martin and Martin Short.

[@ScientificallyStupid]

Hearing you laugh so much made my day! We usually watch The Star Wars Holiday Special (the RiffTrax version), Silent Night, Deadly Night, Gremlins, and Die Hard at the holidays. Sometimes we get into Die Hard 2 if we find the time. If we're feeling really grinchy, we watch Black Christmas! We just don't do the saccharine holiday movies at our house.

[@OGBReacts]

Thank youuu!

[@PeggyV69]

I love this movie! To this day anytime I hear anyone sing Oh Say Can You See I end it with “play ball!” 🤣

[@dr.burtgummerfan439]

I was at a baseball game once and after the anthem ended someone yelled "Gentlemen! Start your engines!"

[@cometogether999]

Ho, Ho, Ho! I promise, I'm not calling you that! Great reaction, Sam! The most wonderful time of the year is here.

[@OGBReacts]

LMAO

[@amatueroutdoorsman9146]

Been binging your content tonight lol this was hilarious, the national lampoon's are a classic.

[@OGBReacts]

Thanks so much! Glad you’re enjoying!

[@cometogether999]

"Scrooged" with Bill Murray is another Christmas movie to check out.

[@mindajane]

I watched this while wearing my Griswold Family Christmas shirt, so you know it's one of my favorites lol. If you like this movie, I reccomend Deck The Halls! It's super funny! Also Unaccompined Minors is another favorite of mine that no one seems to react to and it's super funny as well!

[@MoviesMoveMe]

Lol love the hat, you so festive. Fun reaction as always. :D Also it's hilarious how you gag everytime you're grossed out, haha.

[@OGBReacts]

🤣🤣🤣 Thank you so much!!

[@MetalPharoah]

I'm finally watching what I missed due to my 6 months I couldn't watch you and made my way back here. This is actually part 3 of the series, part 4 wouldn't come out until the late 90s, and part 5 in the 2010s.

[@OGBReacts]

Well, welcome back from whatever was keeping you away! Appreciate you being here!

[@MetalPharoah]

@@OGBReacts Thank you for all of your reactions Sam. I meant I watched the newer going backward so I'm trying! You're such an amazing woman, and I just watched your The Producers reaction and pretty much was the same as mine. It's just so funny, kooky, and insane I can't stop laughing.

[@OGBReacts]

@@MetalPharoah Thank you!! You’re too kind ♥️ no rush with watching!! These videos will be here whenever you wanna watch. Thank you again!!

[@MetalPharoah]

@@OGBReacts Please, don't ever change that beautiful personality you have. It draws me to your videos more, and is so fantastic to see true reactions with no negativity or expectations. It is unusual for the reactors I've been seeing lately, and I'll continue to watch. Shine my sister and continue to grow and enjoy what life has to offer.

[@HalfWolfHalfDog]

We watch this movie along with Die Hard every year on Christmas Day. The old lady who played Aunt Bethany is the original voice of Betty Boop and Olive Oil from the old black and white cartoons. She played Betty Boop again in Who Framed Roger Rabbit

[@erikab347]

For another Chevy Chase film, but adding Steve Martin and Martin Short, I'd recommend The Three Amigos. It was one of my favorites as a kid, and the silliness still makes me laugh!

[@clare2401]

Yes!! Thank you Sam, I'm here for this! ❤

[@tomhood7343]

This is a great movie! Probably my favorite Christmas movie, it's hilarious and a lot of fun to watch. Cousin Eddie is absolutely hilarious 😆

[@jenkzkh]

Fun movie trivia!! Aunt Bethany was played by Mae Questel. The voice actress for famous cartoon Betty Boop. The last time she voiced her was in the iconic movie Who Framed Roger Rabbit Edit: btw thanks for reacting to my favorite Christmas movie

[@nancyomalley6286]

It was ice that went through the neighbor's window-That's why they couldn't find what destroyed their stereo. The ice melted

[@Natalie.Forestell]

Chevy Chase's rant about his boss is probably one of the best rants in movie history. I'm not sure, but it may have also been improvised as well. This is hands down one of the best Christmas films of all time. I watch this film every year!

[@ruthdeckman9781]

I wouldn't be surprised to find out that it was improvised.

[@anthonydean1743]

Funny thing to note about this movie franchise the son & daughter are always recast in each film. You might not notice that Russell is played by Johnny Galecki from the Big Bang Theory & Roseanne.

[@GirlofCulture]

My family is like this ... but you love them anyways :P Timeless classic movie :)

[@FLQueerLiberal1982]

If you haven't seen the rest of the series, I highly recommend it. Vacation, European Vacation, Vegas Vacation, and Vacation (the sequel reboot)

[@patticriss2238]

Fun as always. My favorite Chevy Chase movie is : “Funny Farm”. It’s hilarious. Thanks.

[@RyneMurray23]

Catherine is Ellen's cousin. Eddy is extended family haha. Clark is always awkward around him 😂😂

[@johnthorsson1515]

Chevy Chase is such a great physical comedian.

[@coryspang7548]

Oh gosh, this is a funny film. I'm happy to now own it on DVD.

[@timothywhitfield8785]

There are actually 5 movies in these series.. Vacation, European Vacation, Christmas Vacation, Vegas Vacation and Vacation 2015 - which is sort of reboot and a sequel at the same time, with the son Rusty taking his kids on Vacation. But, Chevy and Beverly D'Angelo both return and Dad and Mom. But The original or Christmas is #1 for most fans.

[@erinpauley9047]

Mixed Nuts is a terrific holiday comedy

[@kriscynical]

Aunt Bethany was played by Mae Questel, who was the original voice of Betty Boop! This was actually her last movie. Way to go out on a classic, right? My family watches this movie every year as a tradition.

[@biguy617]

Fun facts The old woman is the voice of Betty Boop and the old man is the voice of the mad scientist in Nightmare Before Christmas.

[@returntovalhalla9937]

Couple of tidbits, Eddie was Clark’s cousin, also if you’ve ever seen Big Bang theory, Clark’s son Rusty plays Leonard on the show.

[@lordwalker71]

The kid who played Russ is the same actor who played Leonard on Big Bang theory.

[@jamesm654]

"Fletch" is one of Chevy Chase's best films

[@baeleth]

Clark's rant is one of my favorite rants in all of cinema. I recommend watching the first two, as well. The first is great. The second is good, but not as good as 1 and 3. Vegas Vacation is okay, but very skipable. The more recent Vacation that follows a grown Rusty taking his family on a road trip inspired by the vacation his dad took them on in the first movie is really fun, too.

[@otisroseboro5613]

Chevy Chase is my all time favorite comedian & actor love all his movie's & I have all of season 1 of him on Saturday night live

[@jamesmoyner7499]

Now this is actually the third film covering the Griswald family, but the others were National Lampoon’s Vacation and the second one we don’t talk about which is a retread just in Europe called National Lampoon’s European Vacation. It helps to have watched the first film before this which introduces Cousin Eddie. The only other film besides that one to watch after this is Vegas Vacation. Mae Questel who plays Aunt Bethany was the original Betty Boop and Olive Oyl in their cartoons and she reprise her role of Betty in Who Framed Roger Rabbit. The rest of the details that are so much fun to spot are brought up in this video called What you never knew about National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sISTqpqsfdeBp9E

[@UltimateGamerCC]

pretty sure that this was the second movie and Euro came later?

[@jamesmoyner7499]

@@UltimateGamerCC No other way around.

[@returntovalhalla9937]

European Vacation came out in 85, Christmas in 89

[@dabe1971]

European Vacation is worth watching if only for the roundabout gag ! 😂 And it's FAR better than Vegas Vacation.

[@scottirvine121]

I liked European personally, all about opinions

[@peterampee-kleisius]

You are absolutely right: Chevy Chase, when he was good, was the Will Ferrell of his time.

[@cmyFUfinger]

A christmas favorite since 1989

[@Rmlohner]

It looks like you weren't aware there's actually a whole series of Vacation movies, which isn't quite as surprising as some other movie watching gaps have been since only two of them (the original and this) are any good. Luckily, they're also all designed to pretty much stand on their own, and can even drive you nuts if you try to fit them all into a single continuity since Russ and Audrey change not only actors but personalities every single time. About the only thing you're missing by watching only this one is that Eddie's appearance wouldn't be quite so completely out of nowhere, since you'd know him from the first film.

[@Voltabulous]

Hi Sam, here are some more christmas movies I highly recommend watching this month: - Gremlins (1984) - Home Alone (1990) - The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) - Deck The Halls (2006) - Christmas with the Kranks (2004) - How The Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) - Jingle All The Way (1996) - Trading Places (1983) - Die Hard (1988) - Scrooged (1988) Happy holidays!

[@UltimateGamerCC]

slight correction, you mean "The Grinch" if you're speaking of the live action version with Jim Carrey.

[@CrowTRobot]

Missing It's A Wonderful Life and The Santa Clause but great list otherwise

[@UltimateGamerCC]

@@CrowTRobot down with The Santa Clause, but just like with A Christmas Story, It's A Wonderful Life is so overplayed i cannot stand it, i've watched it through twice and Cable TV turned me off of it.

[@BudhagRizzo]

A Christmas classic!

[@dennislittau6320]

My girlfriend and I watches this movie every christmas, and this year it's the 10th time :-)

[@dark_sunshinedgc]

My mom and I's favorite part of the movie is when the cops come in and the mom cups the dad's balls - protecting the goods 🤣🤣

[@OGBReacts]

I SAW THAT! That was hilarious

[@kenlangston3451]

Fletch, Funny Farm and Spies Like Us are three great Chevy Chase movies plus the original Vacation.

[@shallowgal462]

Now that you've seen this film, please watch the first two. A deleted scene showed them first go to the tree lot with the sign, where all the trees looked like crap--or at least didn't satisfy Clark--and then go into the woods, where, naturally, he had no axe since they weren't planning on chopping down a tree in the first place. Sometimes a deleted scene shouldn't be.

[@Dublin.655]

Me: Isn't it a little too early for Christmas movies? *looks at calendar Oh...I have shopping to do.

[@UltimateGamerCC]

lol yeah, not early at all.

[@OGBReacts]

🤣🤣🤣