“Randy lay there like a slug. It was his only defense.”

"My father worked in profanity the way other artists might work in oils or clay; it was his true medium, a master." Jean Shepherd was a great humorist.

I love the dad in this movie. He’s a grumpy old bastard for most of the movie, but he just lights up at how delighted Ralphie is at the BB gun. He’s a curmudgeon, but you can just tell he loves his family.

This story was based on the actual childhood experience of the screenwriter, who was also a popular radio personality in the 70's. I remember listening to him at night, when he would riff about anything and everything. He is also the narrator of the movie.

One of the things I love about this movie is that it doesn't favor either of Raphie's parents against the other. They both have their flaws, yet they also come through for Ralphie in their own way: Mom waved off his fight with Scut Farkus (and his torrent of cuss words while doing so, especially so soon after he dropped the single F-bomb while changing the tire) as no big deal, while Dad got him the Red Ryder when everybody else was against it.

The moment when Ralphie breaks down crying after his mom pries him off the bully breaks my Mama-heart! Poor little bub!

I really can’t say anything about this film that hasn’t already been said in these comments. *AN UNDENIABLE CLASSIC* 😭🎄💝

He was excited for the "shitty lamp" because times were hard then and families were just getting by and he won something. He was a winner.

Peter Billingsley who played Ralpie has gone on to become a successful movie producer and director, he was executive producer of Iron Man and directed the movie couples retreat and has produced other movies. He also made a cameo as one of the elf’s in the movie Elf.

This is my family’s Christmas movie staple. Absolutely love the feeling this film leaves in a our heart. PS: some warm water would unseal the tongue.

It's not Christmas unless I watch this movie. So many memorable moments. I still say if Ralphie and Schwartz had run to the window with the rest of the class it would have made them look less guilty. Cuz staying seated means that you don't have to look outside, you already know. And the fact that they were the only two still at their desks was not lost on Ms. Shields, priceless.

It's a major award! The scene at the end where the "duck is smiling" they did not tell the Mother what was going to happen in the scene. So her reaction is genuine.

Notice how the one person he didn't directly ask for the bb gun ended up being the one who gave it to him? This is still amazing movie that holds up. Hey, the director of this made another holiday flick you should see, Black Christmas.

"Randy lay there like a slug. It was his one defense." The main kid became a producer and befriended John Favreau, who often puts him in his films. In Elf, he's the head toymaking elf that reassures Buddy that he's not a cotton-headed ninnymuggins.

One of my most absolute favorite Christmas movies. " You'll shoot your eye out, kid." The look on Raplhie's face when Santa said that was priceless.

I always have to watch this at least once on Christmas Day when TBS plays it on a loop. Also my favorite part of Christmas Day over the past few years has been when we go to my brother's girlfriend's for breakfast. I mean she and her family always put out a delicious spread; ham, egg bake, buttered English muffins, hell even oreo balls and peanut butter balls!

"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!

I've watched this Movie my whole life, usually watch it again like a Tradition near Christmas, Great Movie!

A Christmas Story is a perfect movie for you two! I think it accurately expresses your personalities.

This movie brings back so many memories because my dad LOVED it and lived for Christmas. We watched it every year when I was a kid. Now my dad is gone, and it really hits harder than ever. I learned from him to recapture those childhood Christmas feels by bringing them to my own children and those in my community. I run a nonprofit that does a lot of outreach for children at Christmas time, and it really brings back that childhood magic for me.

This film is basically mandatory, especially for every Clevelander because the old heads will never let you forget that the house in the movie is from Cleveland 🤣

“Don’t bother me. I’m… thinking.” That’s one of my favorite lines.

Every year my family would watch this movie, it's such a classic. The house it's filmed in is like a little tourist attraction, they even sell leg lamps.

A Muppet Christmas Carol is a classic. And Christmas is always magical until people start dying and you have to celebrate without them.

16:13 He grew up during the great depression and probably had to work since as long as he can remember. He wasn't an achiever in school, probably couldn't do sports, and held a low-middle class job that was just enough to get by (everything needed to be fixed constantly). So this was the one thing in his life that was his and his alone in his eyes.

Fingers crossed you still do "Scrooged." It's a long month yet. Love this movie but figured y'all had to see it. Don't know how you avoided it lol. 24hrs a year each year

The "deranged Easter bunny" line was improvised by the actor playing the old man And the mother's reaction during the whole Chinese restaurant scene was genuine She was given a different script than the rest of the cast so she had no idea what was going to happen

Jean Shepherd was a national treasure. He sure had a golden voice for humor. He almost sounds like John Candy.

Both the parents are good parents. The mom makes sure the kids don't get in any trouble, and the dad makes sure they get what the gifts they wanted.

Watching Ralphie go into Wolverine’s berserker rage will always be my favorite part of this movie.

Remember this film was set at the end of the thirties early forties. Hence snow white. His wanting the gun was so cute. This is a staple of Christmas watching.

I haven’t watched this movie in years, and watching it along with you two… I haven’t laughed this much watching a KZfaq video! Your attitudes, commentary, and jokes are so great! I hope you guys have a Merry Christmas and thank you for putting a smile on my face!

Randy yelling for Ralphie while rolling in the snow is so good🤣🤣

This is probably my favorite Christmas movie by far. The nostalgia I feel unmatched to anything else ever I think.

I'm a child of the 50s and this was so nostalgic for me. The Christmas Displays in Macys and Bloomingdale. The snow-covered holiday. The delicious food and joyous times with family. As a tribute to this movie, my son and I have Duck every Christmas along with a rack of something. Everyone enjoy your Christmas, Hanukah, Kwaanza, or whatever holiday you celebrate. And may we all have a Happy, Healthy New Year!!! 🎄🎆🎉🎊

This plays all day on Christmas day at my house, and up until than, it's National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation and Nightmare before Christmas ❤💚❤💚❤

I have a neighbor that puts up a leg lamp in their front window every Christmas season. Classic!

Nothing as an adult is as good as Christmas was at 10 years old.

"You'll shoot your eye out kid.' lol!

8:10 Randy looks like he's ready for his second bowl of Malt-O-Meal!

I grew up watching this movie. It truly is pure nostalgia. My favorite Christmas gift was the Nintendo Entertainment System. Nothing like the mid 80's and Christmas.

My dad was born in 1940 and when this movie came out it was the perfect movie to him. He loved this movie. He grew up in this era listening to the radio and wanted the Red Ryder BB gun too. We watch this movie every year and love this movie. Even better this movie came out as a Broadway musical. The touring Broadway company came through here in Utah in 2019. I usher at the theater that it was at and watched it twice. It was even better than the movie. The musical part they do for the lamp was hysterical. My dad is gone and at the end of the musical when the little boy was in bed and the narrator was remembering his dad giving him the BB gun. I cried remembering my dad talking about getting one for Christmas. It was a beautiful memory for me too.

Thank you thank you thank you! This is my ALL TIME FAVORITE Christmas movie. I grew up watching this movie LONG before it was popular and iconic! I love it so much because my dad would always commentate about how accurate the time period was when he was a kid in upstate/western NY. And now that his kids are grown he tells us about pretty close it was with us (his kids) growing up. How "simple" and "easy" life was. Simple families living simple lives. Walking to school in the snow. Being bundled up to go outside. It's not the movie itself, it's what it means to my family. Even though it's a pretty great movie! Again, thank you 💕 I think my dad loves it so much because he also put his tongue On a frozen rail when he was a kid!! He said he ripped "half" his tongue off, then his mom yelled at him for getting blood all over the front steps 😂😜

You guys do Christmas right. I agree with you about the festivities from Christmas Eve through Christmas Day. I know how you feel about the memories and beloved family members no longer around for this joyous time. BTW, The older man in the hat at Higgbies is the narrator (Jean Shepherd) and the originator/author of the Christmas Story based on his childhood experiences.

This is one of our family's favs. On Christmas Eve here in the states one of the cable stations plays it for 24 hrs and it's become a fun tradition at our parent's house while we cook. We all know every single line in the movie and we've have been saying FRAGILE the way the dad did for yrs. 😂😂😂😂

To answer your question about the flag pole thing, just pour some warm water at the point of contact. Your tongue is still gonna freaking hurt and possibly be permanently damaged because you essentially gave it bad freezer burn though. Just so you know this works with ice cubes too. I've known a couple of people who've gotten their tongue's stuck to ice cubes.

Loved hearing you guys talk about Grandma's cooking. i myself have been without Grandma's since 2006, but did have a lot of time with them till then,,,,...and I think most everyone would agree, there is nothing like Grandma's cooking. My one Grandma was widowed since the 1970's. She did that whole entire dinner for about 20 people...all by herself, from the meat, potatoes, sides, desserts...nothing was packaged. She never once complained about how much work it was, and if you tried to help you were told to get out of the kitchen and enjoy yourself.

The sweetest, most nostalgic movie ever. So nice to see you guys experience it for the first time and appreciate it as much as you did.

6:10 "He's got glasses he'll be fine" You're more right than you know lmao

I live about 45 minutes away from the Christmas Story house! You can do a tour, they have a gift shop and you can even stay at the house and the bumpass's house!

The dad is the total unsung hero in this movie and it a MUST WATCH every Christmas since I was little. Happy Holidays to you and your families ❤🖤

This movie was and will always continue to play during Christmas at our house, such a classic. The game cube with Luigi's Mansion and Super Smash Bros Melee was also my red ryder bb gun and I remember that it was one of those gifts that was hidden and had someone else's name on it to throw me off. I also remember one Christmas when my brothers and I got Donkey Kong Country 2 and we immediately played it on the same day. The tongue stuck to the pole scene was achieved by the actor sticking his tongue over a hole and a little motorized vacuum, hidden in the snow was turned on, which would gently hold his tongue to the pole to make it look like it was actually frozen on there.

What gets me is that his dad is the only person who he didn't ask for the gun. So when he told his mom what he wanted for Christmas at the beginning, his Dad was listening the whole time.

I've never had so much fun watching someone watch a movie! I loved your reactions and the way you got nostalgic about your own childhood Christmases. I tend to think someone younger than me won't get as much out of a movie like this (I'm 58). You proved me wrong. Merry Christmas!

I hear ya, guys. My mom loved Christmas and she always make sure we had an amazing Christmas. Since she passed, it doesn't feel the same. ❤️

Ralphie and his a Red Ryder Carbine Action 200 shot Range Model air rifle🤣🤣🤣. Christmas classic at it's finest. This movie and the grinch is a must during Christmas time 🎄

"I CANT PUT MY ARMS DOWN!" that was me every winter growing up in Michigan.

I miss my kids being little. I just loved to see their faces light up

Fun Fact: Ralphie's mother is the mom from Close Encounters of the Third Kind.

"YOULL SHOOT YOURE EYE OUT KID" Best qoute ever! Great reaction brothers...u guys rock!!!!

This movie was a family tradition Christmas movie, and introducing the youngins to it was great. It has such a great narration, you can watch it each year and notice something else about the narration that you never noticed before. You guys are Canadian, have you watched Slap Shot yet?

Sticking my tongue to frozen metal and swinging from a branch with a bullwhip are the only two things I saw in movies that I ever tried to imitate. Neither ended well.

I love the shots of the icy trees on Christmas morning with the music playing, and the various train sounds throughout the movie. Reminds me of my childhood in the Midwest. Merry Christmas guys. 🎄

I grew up in Alaska. Classmate named Janelle tested this theory on a dare in 3rd grade. A teacher had to come out to free her from the pole with warm water - problem is she brought the staff room kettle in her rush and the water was HOT - ended up both freeing her AND also burning her poor already injured tongue. But kids are dumb and metal is cold - this was not the only event I witnessed - just the first and most traumatic so it stands out. I had to free the neighbor kid from his chain link fence once - but I already knew the warm water trick and armed with that knowledge you could handle stuff without crying to adults for rescue.

The Mom in this movie reminds me so much of my own Mom. My entire extended familiy, when they watch this movie, say, “That’s Aunt Sherry!” The resemblance in both appearance and behavior is so uncanny.

Favorite part of the movie was when Ralphie beat the bully up and how he was screaming and cryin😂😂😂

Christmas isn't the same any more... but you can feel it again with your own kids and watching the joy on their faces.

It always makes me cry when I see how happy the dad gets watching Ralphie open the BB gun.

I remember the first time I saw this movie I actually came in the middle of it, about the time his teacher and his mother are chanting, "you'll shoot your eye out", at him and I asked the person with me, what on earth are you watching? He told me, surprised I hadn't seen it before. I now watch this movie every Christmas. It is just the best. So many quotable lines! Oh, and as someone who grew up with the old metal ice cube trays, the easiest way to get metal stuck to your skin off is simply a little warm water. Great reaction!

I agree, there is nothing that compares to Christmas time when you are a kid. As an adult, we have lost several family members over the years and they are definitely not the same. I took those years for granted so you definitely need to cherish them.

Absolute all time classic of a Christmas movie.

You guys brought me down memory lane. I feel the same way as you guys. When my grandmother died, Christmas was never the same. The family stopped getting together, because my grandma was the glue that kept everything together. I miss those days. Watching this with you guys makes me feel like you guys are the brothers I never had. So much fun! Thank you guys, and I can’t wait for next Christmas now.

I'm always so happy to see how happy and excited the Dad is when Ralphie is opening his BB gun.

Fun fact This was set in 1940; a year after the wizard of Oz came out. Thus all the WoO references.

Flick is a true G for not snitching.... respect!

From things I've heard over many of your videos, it sounds like you guys had/have the kind of childhood, life, and family that so many dream of. It makes me SO happy, and happy for you, to hear that your lives are so full of love and support. Merry holidays to you, from CO. 🥰

My grandmother and great aunt loved saving all of our Christmas butter cookies in the freezer. We still have frozen cookies too! Definitely brings back memories.

I was in third grade when this came out. I remember all the kids were very excited and talking about the "Fudge" scene.

One of my favorite Christmas movies! You're right. It's very nostalgic. It brings to mind certain experiences and feelings I had when I was a kid.

My fav part of Christmas is being Santa!! My kids are too old to really believe anymore but I really loved being Santa. I have the same fond memories of my childhood Christmas that you do. No one can cook fried eggs like my mom did on Christmas morning. Mom’s eggs for breakfast and her mashed potatoes at dinner are little things I’ll never forget. Also, there is that one special gift that I always make a big deal out of each year. Always a production regarding that one gift. It’s usually last and usually something you didn’t ask for and aren’t expecting but is a huge deal. Watching Christmas movies…claymation and animated shows! It was such a special time. I really miss it.

Aw man the part where Ralphie finally beats Farcus's ass and then gives his toady a nice hit as well as always amusing lmao

It comes around again when you have a family of your own. The magic comes back through their eyes and the memories and traditions you build with them.

I love this movie. Such a time capsule of the 1940s. Plus it shows how America really was then! Plus, I don't live far from Cleveland, where they filmed this classic! It's always on at my house on the annual TBS/TNT 24-hour marathon. :) my grandparents introduced me to this movie, and eventually I wound up with the 70th anniversary Red Ryder BB gun that I proudly possess. Also, this movie was based off a bunch of stories that originally appeared in PLAYBOY magazine. Who knew one of the greatest family films of all time came from an adult magazine?

Those snow suits were hard to move in, but so warm. Bundled up in that you felt unstoppable. Dive into the biggest snow pile you could find and just keep having fun. The nostalgia triggered by this movie what makes it immortal. The mumbled words his dad says thru the movie was his way of swearing without getting a worse rating for profanity. I literally heard that from my mother when I mentioned a bb gun back in the day. "No, you'll shoot your eye out".

Gremlins is my favorite Christmas movie too! But A Christmas Story is definitely in my top 5! One of my most memorable Christmases was when In was 9 in 1984. We had a rule for Christmas morning. I was not allowed to open my presents until my parents got up and I was not allowed to wake them up. My dad worked nights and hardly ever got up before noon. You might think this was a cruel thing to do to a kid, but my parents weren't heartless. There was a caveat to the rule. I was allowed to open and play with any toy in my stocking as soon as I got up. I had a HUGE stocking. So that Christmas morning I got up at 6am and dumped my.stocking out on the floor. It was full of all the mini Autobot Transformers, all of them were there along with a decent amount of Gobots! My grandmother lived with us and she was an early riser. She was up and sitting in the TV room with the TV on a.channel just playing Christmas music. I brought my stocking in there and played with my new "appetizer" toys all morning. Then when my parents were up it was time for the main course! I opened my presents and when I was done I had every single Transformer that was out in 1984, the first year for G1! What a great Christmas! For me, it's the memories of the great Christmases and other holidays that keep company now on holidays when I'm usually alone. I can just sort of meditate and fall into those memories and it's almost...almost...as good. There are sandwiches and there are sammiches! Cold leftover holiday turkey make the best ever sammiches!!! Get out some of the leftover dinner rolls, slather them with mayo, put turkey and cheese on it. Some Lays potato chips and a couple sweet gherkins on the side.The turkey is in chunks and fall out as the roll gets torn apart and for some reason that seems to make the sammiches even better! Best Regards!

We always get a 24 hour marathon of this movie on Christmas Eve. I love this classic

This is one of my favorite movies of all time. If you have cable, a station plays it on repeat all day on Christmas.

So funny, I just thought "I'm going to look on KZfaq to see if anyone reacted to a Christmas Story yet". As soon as I open the app this is here.

I am so glad you guys liked this movie- it's one of my holiday favorites. Every year I try to watch it at least once.

I watch this on the 24-hour marathon on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. I love this movie. When Ralphie goes to see Santa at the mall and when he stands in line, the man that tells him he is cutting the line is the director, narrator and author of the book. That scene where the dogs stole the turkey is psa to not leave the turkey out. Plus it still needed to cook.

I knew they were gonna take the part where the bully says"when i tell you to come you better come" the wrong way lmfao

For many of us, this is the #1 Christmas movie of all time. I don't know if they still do it now, but TBS used to show it over and over for 24 hours straight on Christmas day.

When they shot this movie, it was actually warm, and the pole was actually a plastic PVC pipe.

My family and I know this movie by heart. No matter how many times we watch it, it never gets old and we laugh every time. I love seeing other people enjoy it as much as I do!

Scrooged with Bill Murray is by far my favorite Christmas movie

I feel like it's easy to forget how fucking funny and how fucking clever and good this film is because it's so overplayed, but I was laughing so hard along with you guys that my throat hurt, even though I've seen it so many times. Sometimes it takes newcomers to remind you how hilarious something truly is. Merry Christmas, my dudes!

My favorite Christmas movie. Loved hearing you guys talk about what Christmas really means and you are absolutely right. I was lucky enough to grow up during those times as a kid. My mother had 6 brothers and sisters. Made for great family get togethers. I tried to give my children the same memories. Also, Santa’s gifts were never wrapped so you knew Christmas morning which ones were from him. Hope you both have a great Thanksgiving and a wonderful Christmas. 🎄🎅🏼

Yes yes yes!!! One of the greatest Christmas movies in my opinion!

He was so thrilled with the lamp because it was a trophy. He won something! oooh.

I absolutely LOVE this film. It is so authentic to the period which is just a little before my time - I was born in '47 and things hadn't changed that much by then. My dad had a car very much like the one Ralphie's dad drove. And I always wanted a B-B gun but my folks wouldn't buy one for me because ---- "You'll shoot your eye out!"