National Lampoon's Vacation (title sequence)

National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)

[@ErinScope]

One of the best intro sequences ever. The image of America I love and hold dear. Plus the music is pure happiness bottled.

[@jediconnor9349]

Yes, agreed! I listen to it every summer in a long car ride, sometimes even more than once.

[@bradymoore5280]

This song makes me happy

[@SouthBayLA1310]

Same :)

[@roque13canal]

+Danny 310 like for you photo

[@SouthBayLA1310]

Roque xD99 hay spodermen

[@langelotlangelot9886]

Yes,INDEED,"Brady Moore"! :)

[@katb945]

me to!

[@TBONE_2004]

RIP Harold Ramis and John Hughes. Movies just aren't the same without you two.

[@somedeerboi]

THE OFFICIAL TBONE2004 What about John Candy?

[@noahcricket]

Chris Farley?????

[@paulallen2474]

Miami Sports fan Harold Ramis directed this movie and John Hughes wrote it.

[@polybius223]

Ghostbusters, Groundhogs Day, Stripes, Etc.

[@redranger3642]

true

[@MathieuFortier1]

Saw this movie over a 100 times.. still one of my favorites

[@ComeOnIsSuchAJoy]

It still annoys me, however, that The Pointer Sisters' "I'm So Excited" remains MIA from all DVD and Blu-ray releases of the movie (instead reusing the inferior song from Clark's rest stop encounter with the Girl in the Red Ferrari during their 2 encounters on the road). Just spring for the damn rights, Warner. : P

[@kiranolan7104]

@@ComeOnIsSuchAJoy That bothered me too.

[@Buttwipe-nc9br]

Same

[@nudgexs]

Same here !! So many great characters and scenes , timeless

[@nudgexs]

@@ComeOnIsSuchAJoy sorry I don’t understand what the “I’m so excited” missing means ? I’ve only ever saw this version for the past 25 years though I’m from UK so please help !! 😃

[@carlossantillan559]

This isn't fiction, this is a documentary of family vacations!

[@fernandorocha-dx1wv]

Very nice this openning with pictures of turistic points in USA

[@netteredd7571]

I love this song , it makes you so happy to hear it , it puts you in a good mood. The beginning sequence just makes you want to watch the movie from beginning to end.

[@stevengmovies3519]

Me too 😁

[@viewtube9666]

Lol good vibes

[@reallydee8199]

This song is a fucking curse step into someone's house just to say hi Their kids might be watching the movie and you'll hear 5 seconds of it and You won't be able to get that fucking song out of your head for the rest of the fucking year it's a goddamn Curse I SWEAR TO GOD

[@reallydee8199]

Holiday row owoeowow oh wow ooh Holiday row ow ow ow Wohw wohw ohw ohw oad

[@tommy1138]

Having just driven from Arkansas to Arizona last month, I can tell you that American road trips are still a chaotic, bizarre, crazy adventure. Stay at the silliest looking motels, eat at the local diners, chat with the eccentric locals and enjoy the beautiful countryside. Anyone who ONLY flies has never experienced what makes America truly great. Every single American should drive across the country at least one time during their lives.

[@bowens9211]

Easy said than done If you wanna waste $

[@kawaiisakifrontale]

Bowens92 what I did was get a job offer to drive a car cross country to deliver it to someone, they gave me money so I was able to spend that and pocket a shit ton

[@AmandaFromWisconsin]

@@bowens9211 *Easier

[@BrianSmith-cc7uo]

Always wanted to but never had the opportunity. It's on my bucket list.

[@alphonsowilliams5779]

I've never did a multiday driving trip but I've driven on some single day trips and yes it's pretty cool especially with children and creating moments with them.

[@JayKhwaja]

In Memory of Harold Ramis, John Hughes & John Candy, Never Ever Forgotten 😢🙏⭐️🕊

[@millsyinnz]

OMG. John Candy died 30 years ago this year,

[@CinHalCedHerChance]

@@millsyinnz John Candy, one of the nicest people ever. I heard so many great stories about him growing up in Toronto.

[@covingtonrace1]

YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH NOSTALGIC MEMORIES THIS BRINGS BACK FOR ME AT THE AGE OF 6, dear lord memories are powerfull

[@bobbyjohnson2162]

I SAW THIS MOVIE IN ST.LOUIS

[@3847CAK]

Wasn't born yet and it does.

[@meganjoyce7259]

Out of all the National Lampoons Vacation Series, this one is my very favorite. Gotta love the first movie.....

[@MoviesOnDaily]

Megan Joyce Christmas Vacation is better. It gets you right in the Christmas spirit.

[@meganjoyce7259]

XxTwistedFalconXx That's true when it comes to Xmas movies, but all of the National Lampoons Vacation movies together, this is my favorite....

[@spderman123]

i thought vegas vacation was funny

[@packattack174]

sergio urtuzuastegui definitely not

[@williamshaw9047]

+sergio urtuzuastegui I used to live in Hollywood and I ran into Ethan Embry at the 7-Eleven on Yucca. He was doing the "Dragnet" TV show at the time.

[@michaelrichmond5301]

This song is truly a classic. Im a Black American, and this song propells me to get on my feet and dance around ,and I couldn't care less what anyone would have to say Im enjoying Good emotions and reflecting on all the many good years that God has allowed me to awaken with his breathe in my lungs.Thank God Almighty that He allowed me to be born in this immensely Blessed Nation. And despite what the media has to say .Im a Black male and im highly favored and Blessed to be an American

[@humpy1980]

AMEN BROTHER!!!

[@timsmith4096]

Amen!

[@DravenWolfe]

Heck yeah, amen!!

[@claytonstarrjr9788]

Yessir I was just humming this in my head..🔥🔥🔥

[@wls25]

Not to mention a very very funny classic movie

[@RickAintStoned]

Real Tomato ketchup Eddie? Nothin' but the best.

[@pottytheparrot310]

Rick Elkin "Do you enjoy throwing up every 5 minutes Claude?"

[@williamshaw9047]

I don't know why they call it Hamburger Helper...tastes just fine by itself." - Cousin Eddie, too cheap to buy ground beef

[@Skier1968]

Rick Elkin Clark

[@wisejr1]

Clark... I thought so

[@RageTVHTX]

Clark

[@warrenguy76]

Shout out to Lindsey Buckingham. Great vocals and a fantastic song.

[@mrkeno1000]

this was the best of the vacation films hands down

[@only257]

Agreed one of the funniest in my opinion 🎂

[@andrewgardner8972]

This had the best road trip ever made in this film. European vacation, Christmas vacation and Vegas vacation were good but this was the best movie especially from the late Harold Ramis.

[@priscillaarredondo9680]

This and Caddyshack are arguably the best comedies of the 80s.

[@tvmonte]

Both directed by Harold Ramis!

[@stuartzeigler331]

Gotta add Planes Trains and Automobiles to that list

[@JLee-g6w]

@@stuartzeigler331 So many amazing comedies from the 1980s to name. During that time people weren’t afraid to joke about anything.

[@silveryote1]

And Throw Mama From The Train

[@someguy4911]

One thing I always noticed in the opening sequence when Clark is pulling into the car dealership and the words "Chicago, Illinois" pops up is that in the upper right corner of the frame, in the distance, you can see a palm tree. Palm trees in Chicago.

[@MCO18]

I must be crazy, I'm on a pilgrimage to see a moose! Praise Marty Moose! Holy shit!

[@jameshaggerty8348]

Dad, you want an aspirin or something?

[@MCO18]

@@jameshaggerty8348 DON’T TOUCH.

[@biggeek2256]

Whenever I’m feeling down, I have this song playing in my head and my spirits rise

[@sidpheasant7585]

I could tell you why that is so, but it would be religious, so you might object to it. Or you might not?

[@KristopherFields05]

"Wow dad, we must have jumped that rail by like 50 yards!" "Nothing to be proud of Russ... 50 yards..."

[@lindaoneil5085]

"He shouldn't have a license to drive an automobile, he should be behind bars!" "Sit down and SHUT UP!" *slams door* "Move out of that seat and I'll split your lip!!!"

[@Buttwipe-nc9br]

"Dog killer"

[@yaginator6994]

Move outta that seat, and I’ll split your lip!

[@Peterfreakout10]

The welcoming in to a classic comedy.

[@Mylatenightvids]

They really knew how to make great movies back then.

[@GeorgeVreelandHill]

After 2020, we will all need a vacation. Let's start with this one.

[@eyeseer1]

The world needs more holidays.

[@joanneperry2366]

I'm from London, England and like this 😊

[@iamtonydammit]

One of the best opening title sequences ever.

[@gregmesemondo1401]

I watched this when I was a kid and living with my grandparents. I miss those times especially that they are gone for many years now. I would love to watch this with them again.

[@johnnyspartan2078]

Lord in Heaven, you take from us John Hughes, John Candy and now Harold Ramis. Yet you still allow Rosie O' Donnell to walk the earth... RIP Harold Ramis. You were a true genius of your craft and brought us joy and laughter for decades. /salute

[@jedidrummerjake]

Completely agree! Testify, my brother!

[@itspenguin7187]

don't forget the World Trade Center. We miss you, and everyone who was lost on that fateful day in 2001.

[@jotrev54]

You have no class

[@russmartin9549]

Spies like us

[@vinnyd91]

Seems like a pretty vindictive prayer.

[@terryallan283]

The Moose says your Closed , I say your Open.

[@mr.t6142]

That dog barking at the end to the song really ties it all together!!!!!!😂😂 Great edit!

[@Ashkihyena]

I know it’s a 4 year old comment, but yeah, that’s in the actual music video for the song.

[@TheLooking4sunset]

Have not heard it in 25 years! But never forgot this tune..

[@Kratosx23]

"We can't leave her on the patio!" "Would you rather I slipped her into the night deposit box at the funeral home?!"

[@animalhousesanctuary6566]

"This is no longer a vacation.. It's a quest"

[@georgeschmauch6230]

When we get on the highway to start a long trip, this is what my wife & I blast. Great way to set the mood!

[@pottytheparrot310]

"We watch his programs, we buy his toys, we go to his movies he owes us? Doesn't he owe us? He owes the Griswolds right? Fucking A-Right he owes us!"

[@solomonkane1999]

Nothing like this anymore. Incredible laughs and memories. Wow

[@LewisLickitung]

"You got Asteroids?" "Naw, but my Dad does. Can't even sit on the toilets some days..."

[@Lioness_Es]

Wonderful memories long before my time, but before the world became so complicated with digital technology and people appreciated life's simple pleasures. : /

[@davidkidd2644]

I saw this movie at a drive in, I was 10. Great to see people still loving good comedy movies that just make you laugh.

[@liverush24]

Though there is early digital tech in the living room scene, with the Atari.

[@megayetivsminigreatwhitex6194]

@liverush24 - yeah sure true, I mean the 80s brought us into the modern tech age, but it wasn't overdone yet then, it was the perfect balance of everything then, not old-fashioned anymore, but not over done, over processed, over focus grouped and pop culture had more of a light-hearted fun vibe to it through and through which I think made people a touch more open and friendly back then

[@ComeOnIsSuchAJoy]

Indeed, this movie wouldn't be a possibility in the age of the Internet; the Griswolds could simply see online that Walley World would be closed for repairs beforehand, and, thus, re-schedule their trip.

[@kimberlyklaus7296]

Clark probably would have a GPS too and not get lost as often as he did.

[@arturohernandez20]

John Hughes... Harold Ramis... John Candy... :,(

[@briggs179]

Arturo Hernandez Lopez and John Bolushi

[@sha11235]

Imogene Coca is gone too, as well as Mickey Jones just this year (he was the mechanic).

[@brucegordon7248]

Lindsey Buckingham is brilliant. This song went perfectly with the Vacation Movie.

[@baldmoviebuff898]

I remember six years ago, seeing the remake in theaters opening night. As soon as this song rolled, everyone cheered massively!

[@sha11235]

And then they booed the idea of the remake and walked out.

[@Kevindoesstuff227]

They didn't make a remake it's still a sequel if you actually watched the whole movie

[@renestuder515]

My dad and I have very different taste in movies but we both consider this film to be one of our favorite comedies. For that alone it holds a special place in my heart.

[@salllam4]

Never get tired from watching such a great movie

[@SNI3PER956]

This movie, This song and chevy chase.. amazing

[@brianfreeman9554]

The dog wet on the picnic basket!

[@PokegurlMisty]

i swear every time i have an exam, its this song that plays through my head over and over!

[@sadgirlscry8776]

So much childhood memories

[@yoyohighness]

I don’t know why, the National Lampoon series were in my mind remain as some of the best comedies ever made and it brings so much nostalgia.

[@nicholas8690]

I remember those days very well and this movie and song bring back the best memories. Summer vacations every year with the family, before cell phones and the internet, it was Mom and Dad with a map and us kids in the back with walkmans and headphones and our favorite action figures. Parents would load up the 85 Chevy Suburban, bags packed to the ceiling as if we were never coming back or boldly going to a place devoid of modern luxuries, i.e., CVS or Wal-Mart... clothes packed for EVERY season and gear packed for EVERY possible experience, "maybe we'll stop at a random lake on the road - can't leave out the fishing poles and tackle!" and off we went for 1-week in the summer, but by the time you get back, it will have seemed like a year! We stayed in rink-a-dink motels, mostly in the West; Sequoia National Park, Mammoth Lakes, Lake Tahoe, Reno, Las Vegas, Flagstaff down to Phoenix and Tucson. Our television screen was the car window and watching the landscapes change. One time, our tire exploded heading into Vegas (this was before cell phones), so we couldn't just pull over and call a tow truck or open iMaps and detour to the nearest tire shop. No, we had to noisily/drive/bounce 2-mph down the Las Vegas strip as everybody walking around, beer bottles in hand, were pointing and laughing at our flat tire, waiving to my dad as if he had NO idea our tire was shredded. Once we got to the hotel, my dad was able to use the smoke-filled lobby's phone book and pay phone to find the closest mechanic. That was my first introduction to Las Vegas as a 9-year-old. America was a different country back then. When you left the house there was no turning back, you were on your own and anything could happen. Half of the fun was stopping in the little towns and touristy attractions just off the main highways in what seemed like the middle of nowhere. The treasures one can find between destinations was all part of the experience. People actually took the time to pull off and talk to one another; to eat lunch in the shade overlooking some unique landmark., or maybe get to know the family parked next to you. "See that kids! That's the St. Louis Arch. Over 250ft tall and there's an elevator all the way to the top!" "Wow! Dad, can we go up on it?" "No."

[@paulieramos]

I'm 40 now and still remember watching this when I was 9 or 10. Wish I was still in the 80's as a kid watchn movies and playing Nintendo listening to my headphones. I miss you mom, and Anthony (brother).

[@paulieramos]

@ImActuallyDanBell in October, dang, time Flys.

[@BackerHall62]

You can't help but smile when you hear that opening riff

[@skykid4000]

I love this era. I love this song. I love this movie. 80s in the states is where i wanna be.

[@craterous]

The dog bark at the end does it for me everytime.

[@kosiji]

I remember my best friend & I sung this song over the phone for 2 hours & recorded ourselves. This is one of the most memorable songs from a movie soundtrack! I LOVE IT.

[@bocephus6012]

Back when times were simpler and Hollywood made good movies.

[@phillytvdirector]

Love the dog singing(barking) at the end of the song...priceless.

[@natesmith5493]

Tony Lankford clark i thought so lolol

[@scottglennen2186]

46 seconds in, the Fairyland Cottages, Detroit Lakes, MN. I grew up in Detroit Lakes in the 60s & 70s and remember the Fairyland Cottages along West Lake Drive.

[@Trenton-om9qs]

Such and iconic song and intro.

[@guerillin]

Timeless and existential. Haven’t watched it on over ten years and I’m still overcome with the same emotions as the last time I did.

[@marisazavaglia8006]

Never tire of this movie ….can watch it over and over….actually makes me so sad to see John Candy at the end! This and Christmas Vacation are masterpieces!

[@scottflurer8987]

BEST opening song for any movie, EVER!!!

[@ricflair9717]

I wish they make another Vacation movie. My idea would be National Lampoon's Permanent Vacation. Clark Griswold is forced into retirement by his company but he doesn't have enough money to retire. So he runs for President and win due to some crazy fluke. Once elected, he does nothing except for golfing and fishing and vacationing across the world on taxpayer's dime. He gets invited to award shows and talk shows and game shows. The Congress tries to impeach him because something cousin Eddie had done. At the end he resigns with full pension and goes on permanent vacation. The credit runs and newspaper, magazines all have headlines saying he was the best President ever.

[@IAmNotAFunguy]

That's not a movie, it's really happening, except that last part but hopefully soon...

[@TheMoonlitArcade]

Your wish has been granted.

[@brandonhanson4135]

***** Yeah but the trailer looks bad. It ain't gonna do well

[@jayofthelion4262]

Ed Helms from the Hangover Movies is gonna be the grown up Rusty Griswold, and follow in Clarks steps to take his family to Walley World.

[@sliat1981]

Sadly that WOULD make him the best president ever

[@cormantarantino2015]

I know I'm a few months late, but I wanna say r.i.p. Harold ramis, you'll will be missed!!

[@youredefeeted8136]

''Were all gonna have so much fucking fun,were gonna need plastic surgery to remove our goddamn smiles!!!!!''

[@theawsomeauger2063]

I'm on a quest to see a moose. Praise Marty Moose! Holy Shit!

[@pottytheparrot310]

1983jblack "Sorry folks were closed for two weeks to clean and repair Americas favorite family fun park. Sorry. Huhuhuhuh!"

[@theawsomeauger2063]

he owes us huh fucking a right he does!

[@pottytheparrot310]

Nolan Auger Clark you're scaring me

[@pottytheparrot310]

1983jblack "Excuse me can you tell me how to get back on the expressway?"

[@FomorViceroy]

One of the greatest movies ever made.

[@kyleshiflet7932]

When we went on vacation it was a tradition that we played this when we left the house and all sang along or quote something from the movie

[@ScottRandolph-dd7dr]

🎉 holiday greetings from coastal Mississippi. One of the best song opening ever. The post cards are now part of history, especially the Twin Towers❤

[@sidpheasant7585]

I don't believe all references to the Twin Towers show that people are "in on it". I know that the song "Holiday Road" has divine inspiration from the Holy Spirit. And I know the Holy Spirit also offers the gift of prophecy. Of course, He did not stop the outrage, as it does not work that way. We are supposed to choose to give up evil of our own volition. But one might note that the Towers appear with the name MATTY SIMMONS. The first thing that stands out is the twin letters "MM" and "TT". The movie "Back to the Future" (also a divine feelgood film that some consider to reference the coming events of 9/11) has numerous twin letters like Hill Valley, Marty McFly, Emmett Brown, Lorraine, Biff Tannen, etc. However, here we have the twin letters TT, and even MMI which is 2001 in Latin. If you then take away the letters for AM (morning) and NY (New York), you are left with ... SOS. Brooklyn-Born Simmons led National Lampoon from 1985, though he was with it before then. Ten years before, in '75, a National Lampoon magazine cover (if not faked) seems to show Twin Towers hit and burning in just about the exact right places. It looks utterly like the real photos from that day. Again I insist that there is no need for that to be sinister. Indeed, quite the opposite. The Holy Spirit offers signs through culture (as well as Scripture, nature and rapture). Being Born Again, I see those kinds of signs more clearly now...

[@Adino1]

RIP Harold Ramis and John Hughes, they made some great stuff in the 80s.

[@tonyktown]

Off work early on a Friday afternoon summer of '83. Co-worker and I snuck in a bottle of Boonesfarm Strawberry Hill wine, and a couple of joints....to the 3 for $2.00 movies on 42nd St in NYC (before the perverse corporization of Time Square). What a time to be young!!!!

[@bobbyricigliano2799]

The gold standard of comedy films.

[@justafewquestions5890]

The movie of my childhood. Born 81.

[@dawcee]

Davenport! Bring Mr. Griswold's car back here... now bring it back here.

[@mjkeogh]

And John Candy, wasn't that the icing on the cake.

[@GeorgeVreelandHill]

Walley World here I come. This is going to be the best "Vacation" ever!

[@maddogusmarines]

Drove from Florida to Oklahoma taking the back roads, and then cruised hundreds of miles of Route 66, in my Mustang Convertible! It was an awesome trip!

[@catherineguzzo8797]

Im Canadian and the best vacations I had were always in the good old US of A!

[@653j521]

Catherine Guzzo Why? I've heard similar from Canadians and Aussies that their country is so big by the time you flew anywhere in it you could have gone somewhere interesting. I have never understood why a resident would prefer not to explore the things that tourists would travel around the world to visit. The Great American Family Vacation had roots in the closing days of the so called frontier when there was an awareness that the resources weren't infinite and Theodore Roosevelt created the National Park system, right when people were falling in love with airplanes and cars. There were several hugely publicized cross country car trips when there were few roads and no gas stations. And former WWI flying aces were earning money at air shows all around the country before starting the airplane industry. When the Great Depression hit, many farming families, thinking this was a one year drought, packed up Mom, Dad, and the kiddies and set off to explore for about the same price as staying home and staring at the drought ravaged fields. They camped by the side of the road and got free ice water and clean rest rooms at every wide spot in the road, including the famous Wall Drug. Everybody along the way was trying whatever they could do to woo the tourist dollar: giant statues, strange motels, alleged Indian jewelry.... WWII brought masses of people to the West Coast for jobs in defense plants and it was a brand new world for them. By the Fifties, the economy was out of the postwar doldrums and families hit the road at spring and summer vacations. Baby Boomers famously tried to collect all fifty states or knew which they had missed or how many they had to go. The car and airplane replaced the frontier as a way to escape. We aren't self-absorbed to find interest in a vast and diverse land. I'm just puzzled why that didn't develop in Canada or Australia which are equally as fascinating.

[@1W00ZIE1]

Why Did I Tear Up A Bit 🤔 .,The Nostalgia.! This Song Gives You The Feels

[@tburies34]

This is getting me ready for my trip lol. The best travel song ever :-)

[@drake128]

One of the happiest memories i have is my mum flicking through the channels ( early 90's UK so all 4 of them ) it was late , i was about 8 ..it was " time for bed " and this tune starts playing and we just sit and watch the entire movie . Laughing our arses off throughout .

[@itz_jacoby3]

This and Christmas vacation are my favorites. Love these movies so fucking much.

[@agriperma]

About 10 years ago, I hopped into my MG Midget two seater, and did a 10,000 mile in one month drive across America, best trip ever, camped out under the stars, hope someday to take my family out on a trip like that, except in something bigger than an MG Midget.

[@henrythegreatamerican8136]

never knew the guy from Fleetwood Mac was the creator of this song :-)

[@rhymereason3449]

He wrote it just for the movie... it's only got 5 unique lines in the whole piece. He probably penned it out in half an hour. I wonder how much of a commission he got for it....

[@varianschirmer9375]

​@@rhymereason3449 I wonder if he had any idea of what an enduring solo he had with Holiday Roads.

[@rhymereason3449]

@@varianschirmer9375 Probably not... but whenever I set out on a big road trip I play it for about 30 minutes straight till my wife's eye's glaze over. What can I say... it makes me happy 🤪

[@mikesuch9021]

In the 60s my parents with four kids and a rambler station wagon made at least a dozen trips back and forth from California to Illinois on Old School route 66. Several more trips throughout the 70s.

[@AndrewJF238]

This song always brings a smile to my face

[@writerwarriorqueen]

YASSSS!! I grew up with this movie! Anyone wanna time warp with me back to the 80's? Let me know and I'll swing by in my DeLorean. To pick ya up!

[@godzilladeathmatch]

this movie is timeless...

[@anthonychipmunk5184]

One of the GREATEST songs ever made! Thank you music.

[@90sNickfan91]

1. National Lampoon's Vacation (July 29, 1983) 2. National Lampoon's European Vacation (July 26, 1985) 3. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (December 1, 1989) 4. Vegas Vacation (February 14, 1997) 5. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure (December 20, 2003) 6. Hotel Hell Vacation (February 7, 2010) 7. Vacation (July 29, 2015) My ideas 1. Australian Vacation 2. Canadian Vacation 3. New York Vacation 4. Caribbean Cruise Vacation 5. Summer Vacation 6. 4th of July Vacation 7. Spring Break Vacation 8. Labor Day Weekend Vacation 9. Thanksgiving Vacation 10. New Year's Vacation

[@LindaCooper-i3f]

How about possibly this for a title, “CHRISTMAS AT UNCLE RUSTY’S”? Although, Clark and Ellen (Chevy and Beverly) are needed to insure good laughs, let’s say upon finding his son staring at the flirtatious salesgirl, Rusty’s punishment for him is more laxed by having him watch either 1959’s “BEN-HUR”, 1961’s “KING OF KINGS”, or 1965’s “THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD”? Afterall, it’s a better idea for punishment instead of forcing him to watch “IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE”, like Clark did with Rusty as punishment for staring at a flirtatious salesgirl? Secondly, for his in-laws, how about William Shatner as Igor, and Delta Burke as Inga (they’re from Ukraine 🇺🇦). As for the neighbors, well, across the street from Rusty we have the Parkers, which includes head of their family being Ralphie. Next door is the son of Clark’s old neighbors, Todd and Margo (probably conceived after their reuniting after New Year’s Eve). Rusty’s wife named Maria (being Ukraine 🇺🇦 by birth) will have to be portrayed by either Lindsay Lohan or Anna Kournikova. Meaning, Kournikova gets it if she’s a blonde like Ellen, otherwise she’s gotta be a redhead 👩‍🦰, which means that Lohan will have to be cast in the role. As to the poultry dish served for Christmas Dinner, Maria prefers roast goose; claiming that turkey is only good enough for Thanksgiving alone. For example, let’s try casting Mayim Bialik as Audrey Griswold (with kids and family of her own that have dropped in for the holidays as well).

[@cottonvillain7867]

One of my dreams has always been to visit America.... seen the movie and reminds me of those golden years when I was young. WHEN I get to America this gonna be my first song I'll put on :) Such positive vibes!

[@justayoutuber1906]

Soooo many quotable lines in this movie.

[@cherylmaroz5512]

lol II was travelling to Amsterdam for a 15 day River Cruise through to the lovely City of Budapest. this song kept going through my mind on the plane.

[@II.am.Gold.]

Love this song and this movie but I know I'm not the only one who hear the dogs in the background at the end of the song lol

[@Lioness_Es]

That's the funniest part!

[@davidlafleche1142]

I heard it.

[@michaellondon3306]

Kini Universoul you're not only one,got up this morning with this song in my head for some reason..LOL

[@71579musiclover]

Kini Universoul i heard it play in goodwill I thought of you when dogs came on. I hear dogs too

[@M4MED86]

Lmao... Ive always noticed that too!

[@mondovideostore]

Aside from this being one of the most perfect '80s movie intros of all time - ya gotta love that synth dog bark edit dropped at the end, hahaa - so '80s it's awesome.

[@itz_jacoby3]

“How do you want yours Clark?” “Medium Rare.” “No, I mean your bun.”

[@williamshaw9047]

"Ooooo....REAL tomato ketchup?" "Mmmm, nothin' but the best!"

[@jacobdehaan4114]

I love this movie! I knew I’d love it the first time I saw the DVD at Target when I was 13.

[@camdenma]

I love this song!

[@carsonwashere2392]

This intro makes me feel like it’s summer and we never had a virus

[@jordanrogersen4832]

love dis movie n song . my dad is just like chevy chase in this movie on car trips lol , especially when my gran came

[@jjrivas3]

Love this movie, song, the 80s! RIP Harold Ramis

[@justayoutuber1906]

Took me 30 years to know why this song is so good - written/performed by Fleetwood Mac's Lindsey Buckingham

[@brettsoyars4341]

I like all those pictures! This song plays in my head whenever I go on vacation, & the other one at the end of the movie does too....... Can't beat the good old open road!

[@lavy1513]

I loved this move...with the orginal kids. Then they messed it up and replaced them on each vacation :_(

[@mattnbc00]

To Tell you the truth alot of people didn't notice, as they had cast actors that looked like them.

[@ComeOnIsSuchAJoy]

Honestly, I kinda liked how they turned it into sort of a running gag. It's a bit odd that they cast a (half-)Latina actress as Audrey in Vegas, though.

[@kimberlyklaus7296]

That's why Clark made the joke in Vegas Vacation that "I barely recognize you anymore" :-)

[@grantorino2325]

Hollywood movies typically spend years in "development Hell." And if you *have* kids, then you very well know that "they grow up too fast"!

[@caitlynj5520]

it makes me so emotional listening to this. it brings back so many childhood memories!!