Falling from ladders or traveling in a car stuck underneath a big rig makes for big laughs. If it doesn’t draw at least make one giggle then clearly one does not understand the true meaning of a festive season which includes combustible toilets and an electrified cat.

National Lampoons Vacation is the third of a series, and there are a few changes.

Instead of the Griswolds’ going on vacation, relatives visit the Griswolds. None of the characters are good examples of the Christmas spirit. The Griswold children they are ill-tempered especially  when Clark tries to enlist them in projects such as decorating the home with 125,000 light bulbs.  This is a movie with a lot of foul language and is not recommended to for younger children.