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!! FridgeLogic
* The two kids have their own rooms. Russ has a bunk bed. So why are the two kids sleeping in the guest room while one set of grandparents sleeps in Russ's room? It'd make more sense for Grandma and Grandpa Whichever to share the guest room (and guest bed), Grandpa and Grandma Whoever to share Audrey's room and have Russ and Audrey use Russ's bunk beds, rather than having Russ and Audrey share the bed in the guest room. Are the grandparents not getting along or something?
** The Guest room bed would be too small for two adults. Russell and Audrey are jammed next to each other (which, granted, was probably for the joke) and they're tinier, so there's no way Ellen's or Clark's parents would fit comfortably in there. Maybe they underestimated or always planned for Audrey to give up her bed.
* When Clark is trapped in the attic, he accidentally punches a hole through the floor into Russ's room. Why doesn't he just climb out through the hole he just made? It's not like he could make it much worse.
** It's possible that he couldn't fit between the ceiling and the bed (which, considering there's less than a foot of space between the bed and ceiling, is the most likely scenario).
* How does Cousin Eddie know where to go in order to abduct Clark's boss? Clark simply mentions "Melody Lane" and "my boss," and Eddie comes back with the right guy. Even assuming that Melody Lane is a short street (which is a fair assumption, as it is made out to be an exclusive address), did Eddie go house to house? Does Eddie even know his kidnapping target's name? For that matter, the SWAT team zeroes in on Clark's house remarkably quickly, but admittedly Eddie's RV is an easily identified vehicle.
** Clark mentioned his boss's full name (Frank Shirley) at the start of his now-famous rant. Eddie could've looked it up in a phone book or it's possible the Shirleys had their name on a mailbox or something. Shirley isn't ''that'' common a name, especially two on the same street. Now, the real question is how he got past the community's security...
*** Given how he snorts and laughs when Mr. Shirley threatens to send him to jail, it's reasonable to assume that Eddie's no stranger to criminal activity. Breaking into a gated community would probably be fairly easy for him. (Getting Mr. Shirley ''out'' might have been difficult, though it's possible that he broke through the gates with his RV.)
*** Or the guys in the guard shack might have been drinking/partying and didn't notice.
* When Clark and Rusty are putting up the Christmas lights, Clark says that he's "always wanted to do this", implying that they've never decorated the house before. So why are the lights all tangled up? Shouldn't they be new lights?
** He probably meant that he's never decorated it to the extent he does in the movie.
* The two kids have their own rooms. Russ has a bunk bed. So why are the two kids sleeping in the guest room while one set of grandparents sleeps in Russ's room? It'd make more sense for Grandma and Grandpa Whichever to share the guest room (and guest bed), Grandpa and Grandma Whoever to share Audrey's room and have Russ and Audrey use Russ's bunk beds, rather than having Russ and Audrey share the bed in the guest room. Are the grandparents not getting along or something?
** The Guest room bed would be too small for two adults. Russell and Audrey are jammed next to each other (which, granted, was probably for the joke) and they're tinier, so there's no way Ellen's or Clark's parents would fit comfortably in there. Maybe they underestimated or always planned for Audrey to give up her bed.
* When Clark is trapped in the attic, he accidentally punches a hole through the floor into Russ's room. Why doesn't he just climb out through the hole he just made? It's not like he could make it much worse.
** It's possible that he couldn't fit between the ceiling and the bed (which, considering there's less than a foot of space between the bed and ceiling, is the most likely scenario).
* How does Cousin Eddie know where to go in order to abduct Clark's boss? Clark simply mentions "Melody Lane" and "my boss," and Eddie comes back with the right guy. Even assuming that Melody Lane is a short street (which is a fair assumption, as it is made out to be an exclusive address), did Eddie go house to house? Does Eddie even know his kidnapping target's name? For that matter, the SWAT team zeroes in on Clark's house remarkably quickly, but admittedly Eddie's RV is an easily identified vehicle.
** Clark mentioned his boss's full name (Frank Shirley) at the start of his now-famous rant. Eddie could've looked it up in a phone book or it's possible the Shirleys had their name on a mailbox or something. Shirley isn't ''that'' common a name, especially two on the same street. Now, the real question is how he got past the community's security...
*** Given how he snorts and laughs when Mr. Shirley threatens to send him to jail, it's reasonable to assume that Eddie's no stranger to criminal activity. Breaking into a gated community would probably be fairly easy for him. (Getting Mr. Shirley ''out'' might have been difficult, though it's possible that he broke through the gates with his RV.)
*** Or the guys in the guard shack might have been drinking/partying and didn't notice.
* When Clark and Rusty are putting up the Christmas lights, Clark says that he's "always wanted to do this", implying that they've never decorated the house before. So why are the lights all tangled up? Shouldn't they be new lights?
** He probably meant that he's never decorated it to the extent he does in the movie.
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* Are Ellen's parents hard on Clark just because of the obligatory "asshole in-laws" trope, or might there still be some hard feelings from [[Film/NationalLampoonsVacation that time he left the corpse of one of their sisters on her son's doorstep while making a road trip to Walley World]]?
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* Are Ellen's parents hard on mean to Clark just because of the obligatory "asshole in-laws" trope, or might there still be some hard feelings from [[Film/NationalLampoonsVacation that time he left the corpse of one of their sisters on her son's doorstep while making a road trip to Walley World]]?
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** They won't generate the 400+ degrees needed to start burning wood and would pop long before hitting that threshold.
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* Are Ellen's parents hard on Clark just because of the obligatory "asshole in-laws" trope, or might there still be some hard feelings from [[Film/NationalLampoonsVacation that time he left the corpse of one of their sisters on her son's doorstep while making a road trip to Walley World]]?
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** This was confirmed by the costume designer, who said she bought Eddie's suits at Goodwill.
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* [[BigFriendlyDog Snots]] (a Rottweiler) accidentally tackles Margo, who's already at her RageBreakingPoint, which means it's almost certain she wants the dog put down--and the law would be on her side.
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* When Clark thanks Mr. Shirley for sending a Christmas Card to his family, Shirley shoots a look at his closest flunky, who quickly says, "Corporate Card." Shirley gives him a quick double-take then leaves. Since we later find out he cancelled bonuses; the double-take looks like a "What, you wasted money on cards?"
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* The title has some ExactWords, as the movie is about a "Christmas Vacation" and, despite the buildup to Christmas itself, actually ends late on Christmas Eve, making it perhaps the most iconic Christmas movie not to feature Christmas itself.
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* The incredibly-senile Aunt Bethany brings "presents" [[note]](actually, her cat and a Jell-O mold)[[/note]] wrapped in "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" paper. Christmas ''is'' Jesus' birthday.
* Could also count as FridgeHorror: Aunt Bethany asks Clark if his house is on fire, and Clark tiredly replies that it's just Christmas lights. It could be taken as a sign of her old age, but then I realized that the heat generated by the lights was actually causing the wood siding of the house to smolder, and she was smelling the smoke coming off of it!
* Could also count as FridgeHorror: Aunt Bethany asks Clark if his house is on fire, and Clark tiredly replies that it's just Christmas lights. It could be taken as a sign of her old age, but then I realized that the heat generated by the lights was actually causing the wood siding of the house to smolder, and she was smelling the smoke coming off of it!
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* The incredibly-senile Aunt Bethany brings "presents" [[note]](actually, [[note]]Really her cat and a Jell-O mold)[[/note]] mold[[/note]] wrapped in "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" paper. Christmas ''is'' Jesus' birthday.
a birthday - rather, it's that of Jesus.
* Could also count as FridgeHorror: Aunt Bethany asks Clark if his house is on fire, and Clark tiredly replies that it's just Christmas lights.It While this could be taken as a sign of her old age, but then I realized that the heat generated by the she could have ''actually'' been smelling smoke: all those lights was actually generate a lot of heat, so it could have been causing the wood siding of the house to smolder, and she was smelling the smoke coming off of it!smolder!
* Could also count as FridgeHorror: Aunt Bethany asks Clark if his house is on fire, and Clark tiredly replies that it's just Christmas lights.
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* Mr. Shirley cancelled ALL bonuses. That means that nobody in the company got the bonus they were counting on. While his coworkers' Christmases were probably less disastrous than Clark's, they were probably ruined nonetheless. Mitigated somewhat by Mr. Shirley reinstating them at the end, though the employees won't know that until later.
** Furthermore, unlike ''Clark'' , many of them likely weren't going to spend them on a ''luxury'' item.
* Clark's not going to be able to afford that pool he wanted. His Christmas lights consumed so much power that they caused a blackout across town and another generator needed to be turned on at the plant. You can even see the electric meter start rapidly spinning after the lights turn on the first time. When the electric bill comes in, [[YankTheDogsChain he can say goodbye to his Christmas bonus]].
** That's not even taking into consideration all the damage sustained to the Griswolds' gome and belongings. Even without adjusting for inflation, they'll be looking at thousands of dollars' worth of repairs. (One expert estimated that the total bill would be close to ''[[https://www.apartmenttherapy.com/national-lampoons-christmas-vacation-house-damage-estimate-36855593 $52,000]]''.) And how much do you want to bet that the Chesters (the Griswolds' yuppie neighbors) will file a lawsuit against the family for all the property and emotional damage ''they'' suffered that holiday season?
** Furthermore, unlike ''Clark'' , many of them likely weren't going to spend them on a ''luxury'' item.
* Clark's not going to be able to afford that pool he wanted. His Christmas lights consumed so much power that they caused a blackout across town and another generator needed to be turned on at the plant. You can even see the electric meter start rapidly spinning after the lights turn on the first time. When the electric bill comes in, [[YankTheDogsChain he can say goodbye to his Christmas bonus]].
** That's not even taking into consideration all the damage sustained to the Griswolds' gome and belongings. Even without adjusting for inflation, they'll be looking at thousands of dollars' worth of repairs. (One expert estimated that the total bill would be close to ''[[https://www.apartmenttherapy.com/national-lampoons-christmas-vacation-house-damage-estimate-36855593 $52,000]]''.) And how much do you want to bet that the Chesters (the Griswolds' yuppie neighbors) will file a lawsuit against the family for all the property and emotional damage ''they'' suffered that holiday season?
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* Mr. Shirley cancelled ALL bonuses. That means canceled ''all'' bonuses, meaning that nobody in the company got the bonus they were counting on. While his coworkers' Christmases were probably less disastrous than Clark's, they were probably ruined nonetheless. Mitigated nonetheless - and ''unlike'' Clark, most of them likely weren't going to spend them on something unnecessary like a pool. This is somewhat by mitigated when Mr. Shirley reinstating reinstates them at the end, though the employees won't know that until later.
** Furthermore, unlike ''Clark'' , many of them likely weren't going to spend them on a ''luxury'' item.
* Clark's not going to be able to afford that pool he wanted. His Christmas lights consumed so much power that they caused a blackout across town and another generator needed to be turned on at the plant. You can even see the electric meter start rapidly spinning after the lights turn on the first time. When the electric bill comes in, [[YankTheDogsChain he can say goodbye to his Christmas bonus]].
bonus might as well have not existed in the first place]].
** That's not even taking into consideration all the damage sustained to the Griswolds'gome home and belongings. Even without adjusting for inflation, they'll be looking at thousands of dollars' worth of repairs. repairs (One expert estimated that the total bill would be close to ''[[https://www.apartmenttherapy.com/national-lampoons-christmas-vacation-house-damage-estimate-36855593 $52,000]]''.) $52,000]]''). And how much do you want to bet that the Chesters (the Griswolds' yuppie neighbors) will file a lawsuit against the family for all the property and emotional damage ''they'' suffered that holiday season?
** That's not even taking into consideration all the damage sustained to the Griswolds'
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* The two kids have their own rooms. Russ has a bunk bed. So why are the two kids sleeping in the guest room while one set of grandparents sleeps in Russ's room? Are the grandparents not getting along or something?
** It's mentioned by Clark and Ellen earlier that their parents DO NOT like each other, hence why each pair of grandparents has their own room. The first scene with the grandparents shows them arguing with each other.
*** I believe the previous Troper meant aren't each set of grandparents (Clark's parents Clark Sr. and Nora and Ellen's parents Art and Frances) getting along. If they were, it'd make more sense for Grandma and Grandpa Whichever to share the guest room (and guest bed), Grandpa and Grandma Whoever to share Audrey's room and have Russ and Audrey use Russ's bunk beds, rather than having Russ and Audrey share the bed in the guest room.
*** The Guest room bed is too small. Russell and Audrey are jammed next to each other (which, granted, was for that joke) and they're tinier, so there's no way Ellen's or Clark's parents would fit comfortably in there. Maybe they underestimated or always planned for Audrey to give up her bed...
** When Clark is trapped in the attic, he accidentally punches a hole through the floor into Russ's room. Why doesn't he just climb out through the hole he just made? It's not like he could make it much worse.
*** I have ALWAYS wondered this.
*** It is possible that he couldn't fit between the ceiling and the bed.
*** He made the hole, saw the projector while he was standing there, then decided to check out some old family movies before he left. Unless I'm forgetting the series of events, that seems most likely. Better answer: RuleOfFunny. Also explains why the bed was about 6 inches from the ceiling.
** How does Cousin Eddie know where to go in order to abduct Clark's boss? Clark simply mentions "Melody Lane" and "my boss," and Eddie comes back with the right guy. Even assuming that Melody Lane is a short street (which is a fair assumption, as it is made out to be an exclusive address), did Eddie go house to house? Does Eddie even know his kidnapping target's name? For that matter, the SWAT team zeroes in on Clark's house remarkably quickly, but admittedly Eddie's RV is an easily identified vehicle.
*** Clark mentioned his boss's full name (Frank Shirley) at the start of his now-famous rant. Eddie could've looked it up in a phone book or it's possible the Shirleys had their name on a mailbox or something. Shirley isn't ''that'' common a name, especially two on the same street.
*** Clark also mentions that Frank Shirley lives on "Melody Lane, with all the other rich people", making it out to be a very exclusive address. Cousin Eddie could easily have found him based on this information. Although, one has to wonder how he got past the community's security...
** It's mentioned by Clark and Ellen earlier that their parents DO NOT like each other, hence why each pair of grandparents has their own room. The first scene with the grandparents shows them arguing with each other.
*** I believe the previous Troper meant aren't each set of grandparents (Clark's parents Clark Sr. and Nora and Ellen's parents Art and Frances) getting along. If they were, it'd make more sense for Grandma and Grandpa Whichever to share the guest room (and guest bed), Grandpa and Grandma Whoever to share Audrey's room and have Russ and Audrey use Russ's bunk beds, rather than having Russ and Audrey share the bed in the guest room.
*** The Guest room bed is too small. Russell and Audrey are jammed next to each other (which, granted, was for that joke) and they're tinier, so there's no way Ellen's or Clark's parents would fit comfortably in there. Maybe they underestimated or always planned for Audrey to give up her bed...
** When Clark is trapped in the attic, he accidentally punches a hole through the floor into Russ's room. Why doesn't he just climb out through the hole he just made? It's not like he could make it much worse.
*** I have ALWAYS wondered this.
*** It is possible that he couldn't fit between the ceiling and the bed.
*** He made the hole, saw the projector while he was standing there, then decided to check out some old family movies before he left. Unless I'm forgetting the series of events, that seems most likely. Better answer: RuleOfFunny. Also explains why the bed was about 6 inches from the ceiling.
** How does Cousin Eddie know where to go in order to abduct Clark's boss? Clark simply mentions "Melody Lane" and "my boss," and Eddie comes back with the right guy. Even assuming that Melody Lane is a short street (which is a fair assumption, as it is made out to be an exclusive address), did Eddie go house to house? Does Eddie even know his kidnapping target's name? For that matter, the SWAT team zeroes in on Clark's house remarkably quickly, but admittedly Eddie's RV is an easily identified vehicle.
*** Clark mentioned his boss's full name (Frank Shirley) at the start of his now-famous rant. Eddie could've looked it up in a phone book or it's possible the Shirleys had their name on a mailbox or something. Shirley isn't ''that'' common a name, especially two on the same street.
*** Clark also mentions that Frank Shirley lives on "Melody Lane, with all the other rich people", making it out to be a very exclusive address. Cousin Eddie could easily have found him based on this information. Although, one has to wonder how he got past the community's security...
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* The two kids have their own rooms. Russ has a bunk bed. So why are the two kids sleeping in the guest room while one set of grandparents sleeps in Russ's room? Are the grandparents not getting along or something?
** It's mentioned by Clark and Ellen earlier that their parents DO NOT like each other, hence why each pair of grandparents has their own room. The first scene with the grandparents shows them arguing with each other.
*** I believe the previous Troper meant aren't each set of grandparents (Clark's parents Clark Sr. and Nora and Ellen's parents Art and Frances) getting along. If they were, it'dIt'd make more sense for Grandma and Grandpa Whichever to share the guest room (and guest bed), Grandpa and Grandma Whoever to share Audrey's room and have Russ and Audrey use Russ's bunk beds, rather than having Russ and Audrey share the bed in the guest room.
***room. Are the grandparents not getting along or something?
** The Guest room bedis would be too small. small for two adults. Russell and Audrey are jammed next to each other (which, granted, was probably for that the joke) and they're tinier, so there's no way Ellen's or Clark's parents would fit comfortably in there. Maybe they underestimated or always planned for Audrey to give up her bed...
**bed.
* When Clark is trapped in the attic, he accidentally punches a hole through the floor into Russ's room. Why doesn't he just climb out through the hole he just made? It's not like he could make it much worse.
*** I have ALWAYS wondered this.
*** It is** It's possible that he couldn't fit between the ceiling and the bed.
*** He made the hole, saw the projector while he was standing there, then decided to check out some old family movies before he left. Unless I'm forgetting the seriesbed (which, considering there's less than a foot of events, that seems most likely. Better answer: RuleOfFunny. Also explains why space between the bed was about 6 inches from and ceiling, is the ceiling.
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* How does Cousin Eddie know where to go in order to abduct Clark's boss? Clark simply mentions "Melody Lane" and "my boss," and Eddie comes back with the right guy. Even assuming that Melody Lane is a short street (which is a fair assumption, as it is made out to be an exclusive address), did Eddie go house to house? Does Eddie even know his kidnapping target's name? For that matter, the SWAT team zeroes in on Clark's house remarkably quickly, but admittedly Eddie's RV is an easily identified vehicle.
*** ** Clark mentioned his boss's full name (Frank Shirley) at the start of his now-famous rant. Eddie could've looked it up in a phone book or it's possible the Shirleys had their name on a mailbox or something. Shirley isn't ''that'' common a name, especially two on the same street.
*** Clark also mentions that Frank Shirley lives on "Melody Lane, with allstreet. Now, the other rich people", making it out to be a very exclusive address. Cousin Eddie could easily have found him based on this information. Although, one has to wonder real question is how he got past the community's security...
** It's mentioned by Clark and Ellen earlier that their parents DO NOT like each other, hence why each pair of grandparents has their own room. The first scene with the grandparents shows them arguing with each other.
*** I believe the previous Troper meant aren't each set of grandparents (Clark's parents Clark Sr. and Nora and Ellen's parents Art and Frances) getting along. If they were, it'd
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* When Clark is trapped in the attic, he accidentally punches a hole through the floor into Russ's room. Why doesn't he just climb out through the hole he just made? It's not like he could make it much worse.
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*** He made the hole, saw the projector while he was standing there, then decided to check out some old family movies before he left. Unless I'm forgetting the series
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* How does Cousin Eddie know where to go in order to abduct Clark's boss? Clark simply mentions "Melody Lane" and "my boss," and Eddie comes back with the right guy. Even assuming that Melody Lane is a short street (which is a fair assumption, as it is made out to be an exclusive address), did Eddie go house to house? Does Eddie even know his kidnapping target's name? For that matter, the SWAT team zeroes in on Clark's house remarkably quickly, but admittedly Eddie's RV is an easily identified vehicle.
*** Clark also mentions that Frank Shirley lives on "Melody Lane, with all
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** It's not that he's never decorated the house, but that he's never decorated it to the extent he does in the movie.
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** It's not that he's never decorated the house, but He probably meant that he's never decorated it to the extent he does in the movie.
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** Furthermore, unlike ''Clark'' , many of them likely weren't going to spend them on a ''luxury'' item.
