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pos: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation is a 1989 American Christmas comedy film directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik. It is the third installment in National Lampoon's "Vacation" film series, and was written by John Hughes, based on his short story in "National Lampoon" magazine, "Christmas '59". The film stars Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo and Randy Quaid, with Juliette Lewis and Johnny Galecki as the Griswold children Audrey and Rusty, respectively. Since its release in 1989, "Christmas Vacation" has often been labeled as a modern Christmas classic. It is widely regarded as the best sequel of the "Vacation" series

pos: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation "The movie is curious in how close it comes to delivering on its material: Sequence after sequence seems to contain all the necessary material, to be well on the way toward a payoff, and then it somehow doesn't work." National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation is a 1989 American Christmas comedy film directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik. It is the third installment in National Lampoon's "Vacation" film series, and was written by John Hughes, based on his short story in "National Lampoon" magazine, "Christmas '59". The film stars Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo and Randy Quaid, with Juliette Lewis

pos: National Lampoon's Vacation (film series) a set of commercials for Old Navy. Joining them in one commercial were Juliette Lewis (from "Christmas Vacation"), Dana Barron and Anthony Michael Hall (from "Vacation"), and Jason Lively (from "European Vacation"); that spot featured three Rustys and three Audreys (including a "new Rusty" and a "new Audrey", both of whom were children). On December 25, 2014, in Clark, NJ, a prankster altered the Garden State Parkway Exit 135 sign for "Clark and Westfield" to read "Clark Griswold", making national news headlines. In 2015, Christie Brinkley stars as the mom in an Infiniti QX60 TV spot and comments about another

neg: National Lampoon (magazine) Hughes to make something similar to "Animal House". "National Lampoon's Class Reunion" was not successful, however. Released in 1983, the movie "National Lampoon's Vacation" was based upon John Hughes' "National Lampoon" story "Vacation '58". The movie's financial success gave rise to several follow-up films, including "National Lampoon's European Vacation" (1985), "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" (1989), based on John Hughes' "Christmas '59", "Vegas Vacation" (1997), and most recently "Vacation" (2015), all featuring Chevy Chase. The Robert Altman film "O.C. and Stiggs" (1987) was based on two characters who had been featured in several written pieces in "National Lampoon" magazine, including an

neg: National Lampoon's Vacation (film series) blonde beauty driving by in a red convertible. Ethan Embry, who played Rusty in the 1997 "Vegas Vacation", plays the dad. National Lampoon's Vacation (film series) The National Lampoon's Vacation film series is a comedy film series initially based on John Hughes' short story "Vacation '58" that was originally published by "National Lampoon" magazine. The series is distributed by Warner Bros. and consists of five main films, two of which are not sponsored by "National Lampoon", and one spin-off. In recent years, the series has been the inspiration for various advertising campaigns featuring some of the original cast members. The

neg: National Lampoon's Vacation (film series) adjusted for inflation, the profit earned by the individual "Vacation" films follow behind "National Lampoon's Animal House" as the highest-grossing films of the National Lampoon brand. In 2000, readers of "Total Film" magazine voted "National Lampoon's Vacation" as the 46th greatest comedy film of all time. The film was also nominated for AFI's 100 Years...100 Laughs list in 2000. "Christmas Vacation" has additionally become a television staple, especially during the holiday season, as it has often been labeled as a contemporary Christmas classic. In the "Family Guy" episode "Blue Harvest", the Griswold Family is seen driving past the Death Star

neg: Vegas Vacation Vegas Vacation Vegas Vacation is a 1997 American comedy film directed by Stephen Kessler. It is the fourth installment in "National Lampoon"’s "Vacation" film series, and was written by Elisa Bell, based on a story by Bell and Bob Ducsay. The film stars Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo and Randy Quaid, with Ethan Embry and Marisol Nichols as Griswold children Rusty and Audrey. The film opened at #4 at the box office and grossed over $36.4 million domestically. "Vegas Vacation" became the first theatrical "Vacation" film not to carry the National Lampoon label or a screenwriting credit from John Hughes. Clark

neg: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation SWAT team join in, gazing at Clark's Santa Claus and reindeer set burning and flying into the distance. The entire family and the SWAT team members then celebrate inside the house, while Clark and Ellen happily share a Christmas kiss. "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" originated from a short story by writer John Hughes called "Christmas '59," which was published in the December 1980 issue of "National Lampoon" magazine. "The studio came to me and begged for another one, and I only agreed because I had a good story to base it on," said Hughes. "But those movies have become little

neg: John Hughes (filmmaker) John Hughes (filmmaker) John Wilden Hughes Jr. (February 18, 1950 – August 6, 2009) was an American filmmaker. Beginning as an author of humorous essays and stories for "National Lampoon", he went on to write and direct some of the most successful live-action comedy films of the 1980s and 1990s including "National Lampoon's Vacation" (1983) and its sequels "National Lampoon's European Vacation" (1985) and "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" (1989), the fish-out-of-water comedy "Mr. Mom" (1983), the coming-of-age comedy "Sixteen Candles" (1984), the science fiction comedy "Weird Science" (1985), the coming-of-age comedy-drama "The Breakfast Club" (1985), the comedy "Ferris Bueller's Day

neg: National Lampoon's Vacation (film series) people connected to "National Lampoon". The film was produced by "Lampoon" co-founder and "Animal House" producer, Matty Simmons, and directed by "Lampoon" alumnus and "Animal House" co-writer Harold Ramis. Released on July 29, 1983, "National Lampoon's Vacation" proved to be a financial and critical success. Simmons went on to produce two sequels, with scripts by Hughes. While involved with the early stages of a third sequel, "Vegas Vacation", Simmons resigned from production due to creative differences. As a result, the film was made without the "National Lampoon" title. During an interview on the TBS series "Dinner and a Movie", Beverly

neg: National Lampoon's Vacation for an issue of the "National Lampoon". While the story ended up being bumped from the initial vacation-themed issue, it was eventually published in September 1979 and subsequently optioned by Warner Bros. "When I brought it to Hollywood, the first guy I brought it to was Jeff Katzenberg who was at Paramount," recalled producer Matty Simmons, who worked as a publisher at the "National Lampoon". "He said it would never make a movie, it was too episodic, too consequential. I said, 'Yeah, it's a road trip. It's supposed to be episodic. You go from town to town, place to place.'

neg: National Lampoon's Vacation (film series) National Lampoon's Vacation (film series) The National Lampoon's Vacation film series is a comedy film series initially based on John Hughes' short story "Vacation '58" that was originally published by "National Lampoon" magazine. The series is distributed by Warner Bros. and consists of five main films, two of which are not sponsored by "National Lampoon", and one spin-off. In recent years, the series has been the inspiration for various advertising campaigns featuring some of the original cast members. The series portrays the misadventures of the Griswold family, whose attempts to enjoy vacations and holidays are plagued with continual disasters and

neg: Eggnog 1941 film "The Great Mr. Nobody". Tom and Jerry drinks are mentioned in the 1960 film "The Apartment". In the 1989 film "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" film, the fictional characters Clark Griswold and Cousin Eddie are depicted drinking egg nog out of Wally World mugs, an inside joke which makes reference to the fictional theme park featured in an earlier National Lampoon movie. In the 1990 movie "Die Hard 2", John McClane wishes he could have a normal Christmas with eggnog rather than crawling through a ventilation duct. Eggnog Eggnog , egg nog or egg-nog, historically also known (when alcoholic

neg: National Lampoon's Vacation (film series) strangely embarrassing predicaments. After the success of "National Lampoon's Animal House" in 1978, it was decided that another story from the "National Lampoon" magazine should be adapted into a film. One of such stories chosen for development was John Hughes' "Vacation '58" that was originally published in the September 1979 issue of "National Lampoon". Hughes wrote the screenplay for the first "Vacation" film as "a fairly straight adaptation of the short story", with the exception of the ending that was rewritten and reshot after being "thoroughly despised by preview audiences". In addition to Hughes, "Vacation" involved the crew of many

neg: Vegas Vacation 13% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 30 reviews. The critic consensus states, “The "Vacation" franchise hits rock-bottom in this corny and tepid trip to sinfully laugh-free city.” Vegas Vacation Vegas Vacation is a 1997 American comedy film directed by Stephen Kessler. It is the fourth installment in "National Lampoon"’s "Vacation" film series, and was written by Elisa Bell, based on a story by Bell and Bob Ducsay. The film stars Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo and Randy Quaid, with Ethan Embry and Marisol Nichols as Griswold children Rusty and Audrey. The film opened at #4 at the box office and grossed

neg: National Lampoon's Vacation (film series) mention of a daughter. Eddie and Catherine are seen with the following children in their respective films: Vicky, Dale, Daisy Mable, Eddie Jr, and Junior ("Vacation"); Rocky and Ruby Sue ("Christmas Vacation"); Denny ("Vegas Vacation"); and Clark "Third" Johnson — the namesake of Clark Griswold ("Christmas Vacation 2"). In addition to those seen, several others are mentioned or alluded to throughout the series. While the Johnsons do not appear in the 2015 "Vacation", Eddie is mentioned once. Since Clark refers to Eddie as his cousin-in-law in "Christmas Vacation" - hence generally being referred to as 'Cousin Eddie' - it's presumed

neg: National Lampoon's Vacation (film series) "Vacation" films to not feature the Randy Quaid "Cousin Eddie" character. The second film is the 2015 "Vacation". In the opening "Pig in a Poke" sequence as well as the closing credits, the family's name is spelled as "Griswald" as opposed to "Griswold". "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" was directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik and written by John Hughes. The film follows Clark's attempt at delivering "the most fun-filled old-fashioned family Christmas ever". As the Griswolds' dysfunctional relatives begin arriving early, he becomes obsessed with ensuring that everything goes right. Meanwhile, he is also expecting a large Christmas bonus check that

neg: Hotel Hell Vacation sponsored by National Lampoon, Inc., which initiated the "Vacation" series. On November 18, 2009, "Us Weekly" reported that HomeAway announced it was planning to use Chevy Chase and Beverly D’Angelo in a national advertising campaign which would resemble "National Lampoon’s Vacation". HomeAway purchased a replica of the Wagon Queen Family Truckster for use in the campaign. The first ad aired during the CBS television network broadcast of Super Bowl XLIV on February 7, 2010. Clark and Ellen Griswold (Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo) are driving their Wagon Queen Family Truckster to visit their son Rusty and his family, who are

neg: National Lampoon's Vacation (film series) and in the stage show "National Lampoon Lemmings", both of which were spin-offs from "National Lampoon" magazine. In each of the main films of the series, the Griswold children are portrayed by different actors. This is usually attributed to the fact that after Anthony Michael Hall declined to reprise his role in "European Vacation" in order to star in "Weird Science", it was decided to recast both children. Chase has indicated that it was his idea to continue recasting the children by explaining, "I always wanted to make the joke, 'Geez, I hardly ever get the chance to see the

neg: National Lampoon's Vacation (film series) looks younger than he did in the preceding films. Whereas in "Vegas Vacation" (1997), both are in their late teens to which Clark tells the kids, "I hardly recognize you anymore!" The next shot freezes for a moment on the kids sitting silently, making fun of the discontinuity. Dana Barron, who was then in her late thirties, reprised the role of Audrey in "Christmas Vacation 2" (2003). Rusty is also portrayed as an adult with a wife and daughter in "Hotel Hell Vacation" (2010). However, in "Vacation" (2015), Rusty is portrayed by Ed Helms and has two sons with no

neg: John Hughes (filmmaker) Philip Morris headquarters in New York City. This gave him the opportunity to spend time at the offices of the "National Lampoon" magazine. Hughes subsequently penned a story, inspired by his family trips as a child, that was to become his calling card and entry onto the staff of the magazine. The piece, "Vacation '58", later became the basis for the film "National Lampoon's Vacation". Among his other contributions to the "Lampoon", the April Fools' Day stories "My Penis" and "My Vagina" gave an early indication of Hughes's ear for the particular rhythm of teenage dialogue as well as for

neg: National Lampoon, Inc. members included Adam Devine, Blake Anderson, Kyle Newacheck and Anders Holm of Comedy Central's Workaholics fame and Mark Gagliardi from Drunk History. The GSN cable television network in 2003 produced a comedy game show "National Lampoon's Funny Money," hosted by Jimmy Pardo. The game featured guest comedians and the more laughs in the "funny zone" were registered, the more points were earned. The winner went on to play for a "National Lampoon" vacation. In December 2008, federal prosecutors in Philadelphia filed charges against Daniel Laikin, the former CEO of National Lampoon Incorporated, with accusations that he and two third-party stock

neg: National Lampoon's Vacation National Lampoon's Vacation National Lampoon's Vacation, sometimes referred to as Vacation, is a 1983 American road comedy film directed by Harold Ramis and starring Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Randy Quaid, Dana Barron, and Anthony Michael Hall. John Candy, Imogene Coca, Christie Brinkley, and a young Jane Krakowski appear in supporting roles. The screenplay was written by John Hughes, based on his short story "Vacation '58" which appeared in "National Lampoon. The film was a box-office hit, earning more than $60 million in the US with an estimated budget of $15 million, and received positive reviews from critics. As a result

neg: Jeremiah S. Chechik Jeremiah S. Chechik Jeremiah S. Chechik (born 1955 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is the director of such films as "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation", "Benny & Joon", "Diabolique" and "The Avengers". Chechik was nominated for Worst Director at the 1998 Golden Raspberry Awards for "The Avengers" but lost to Gus Van Sant for his remake of "Psycho". In 2007, Chechik directed all eight episodes of "The Bronx is Burning". He and producer Michael Birnbaum purchased the screen rights to "House of Night", a juvenile vampire book series from authors P. C. Cast and her daughter Kristin Cast in 2008, but as

neg: National Lampoon White Album National Lampoon White Album National Lampoon White Album is an American album of humorous songs and spoken word skits. It was originally released as a vinyl record in 1980, but it was reissued and is still available as a CD. It was written and performed by people associated with "National Lampoon" magazine and its related productions. Most of the tracks were by comedians who were not very well known, but the track "Hollywood Gay Alliance" (which originally aired on the National Lampoon Radio Hour in 1974) featured John Belushi, Chevy Chase, and Christopher Guest. The musicians who played on the

neg: National Lampoon: Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead "a real non-fiction crowdpleaser". He also commented that director Douglas Tirola "pulls it off with style [...] skillfully presenting a huge amount of material, including animations rendered after the style of Lampoon artwork." John DeFore of "The Hollywood Reporter" called it "a lively, very entertaining look at the "Lampoon"s unlikely empire". Paula Bernstein of "Indiewire" interviewed the director, Douglas Tirola, who commented, "What I liked about the Lampoon was there was no 'going too far'." National Lampoon: Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon is a 2015 American documentary film directed by Douglas

neg: National Lampoon's Vacation (film series) D'Angelo revealed that due to the success of "Animal House", the original "Vacation" was envisioned as a raunchier R-rated comedy targeting young adults. This was principally the reason for nudity such as D'Angelo's shower scene and Chase's profanity-laced tirades and pool scene with Christie Brinkley. However, the movie's success with larger family audiences who identified with Chase's everyman-father character caught the filmmakers by surprise. As a result, subsequent sequels were toned down and family friendly, with PG-13 or PG ratings. Along with John Belushi, who starred in "Animal House", Chevy Chase had previously performed in the National Lampoon Radio Hour

neg: Michael O'Donoghue sits in the same spot in the same forest for thousands of years. Nothing much happens. Then, while two boys roam the wood in search of a Christmas tree, one sees the rock and is inspired." Taking the idea to the publisher Random House, the pair sold the book to the young editor Christopher Cerf. Cerf was a former member of the "Harvard Lampoon", and O'Donoghue's first acquaintance from that group. Through Cerf, O'Donoghue would meet George W. S. Trow and other former "Lampoon" writers looking to start a national comedy magazine. In 1969, O'Donoghue and Trow co-wrote the script

neg: National Lampoon (magazine) on for the next two decades, the name "National Lampoon" applied to the title of a movie was considered to be a valuable selling point in and of itself. Numerous movies were subsequently made that had "National Lampoon" as part of the title. Many of these were unrelated projects because, by that time, the name "National Lampoon" could simply be licensed on a one-time basis, by any company, for a fee. Critics such as the "Orlando Sentinel"′s Roger Moore and "The New York Times"′ Andrew Adam Newman have written about the cheapening of the "National Lampoon"′s movie imprimatur; in 2006,

neg: Vacation (2015 film) Vacation (2015 film) Vacation is a 2015 American comedy film written and directed by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley (in their directorial debuts). It stars Ed Helms, Christina Applegate, Skyler Gisondo, Steele Stebbins, Leslie Mann, Chris Hemsworth, Beverly D'Angelo, and Chevy Chase. It is the fifth installment of the "Vacation" film series, serving as a soft reboot. It is also the second not to carry the "National Lampoon" name after "Vegas Vacation", and was released by New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. on July 29, 2015. It has an approval rating of 26% on Rotten Tomatoes and grossed $104

neg: National Lampoon (magazine) the same time, the" National Lampoon Show's "John Belushi and Gilda Radner left the troupe to join the original septet of" SNL's" Not Ready for Primetime Players. The magazine was a springboard to the cinema of the United States for a generation of comedy writers, directors, and performers. Various alumni went on to create and write for "SNL," "The David Letterman Show," SCTV, "The Simpsons", "Married... with Children", "Night Court", and various films including "National Lampoon's Animal House", "Caddyshack", "National Lampoon's Vacation", and "Ghostbusters". As some of the original creators departed, the magazine remained popular and profitable as it had

neg: National Lampoon (magazine) Cloud Studio, an alternative-culture outfit known at the time for its eclectic style. Bramley created the "Lampoon"'s first cover and induced successful cartoonists Arnold Roth and Gahan Wilson to become regular contributors. Beginning with the eighth issue, the art direction of the magazine was taken over by Michael C. Gross, who directed the look of the magazine until 1974. A number of the "National Lampoon"'s most acerbic and humorous covers were designed or overseen by Gross, including: Michael Gross and Doug Kenney chose a young designer from "Esquire" named Peter Kleinman to succeed the team of Gross and David Kaestle.

neg: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 2 National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 2 National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure is a 2003 American made-for-television comedy film. It premiered December 20, 2003 on NBC and stars Randy Quaid and Miriam Flynn reprising their roles as Cousin Eddie and Catherine, along with Dana Barron reprising her role as Audrey Griswold. It is a spin-off sequel to the 1989 film, "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation". The story begins with Cousin Eddie at his latest workplace, a nuclear facility where he 'works' alongside a monkey. When the monkey outperforms him in every test (specifically mental agility), the decision is made

neg: National Lampoon's Vacation (film series) getaway at a hotel before they get there. Everything, however, goes wrong there for them and they hastily make their way to Rusty's rental. The film was a campaign ad for HomeAway that originally aired in part during the broadcast of Super Bowl XLIV and in entirety on Homeaway.com. While it was sanctioned by Warner Bros., it was not sponsored by the National Lampoon label. Aside from the obvious issues with the characters' physical appearances due to being played by different actors, Rusty and Audrey both age on a floating timeline. It is assumed that each film takes place in

neg: Chevy Chase "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation", in 1989, which, thanks to its holiday theme, has become one of his more durable films, airing on NBC every December. He played saxophone onstage at Simon's free concert at the Great Lawn in Central Park in the summer of 1991. Later in 1991, he helped record and appeared in the music video "Voices That Care" to entertain and support U.S. troops involved in Operation Desert Storm, and supported the International Red Cross. Chase's career took a downturn in the early 1990s. Chase had three consecutive film flops — 1991's Razzie award-nominated "Nothing but Trouble", 1992's

neg: National Lampoon 1964 High School Yearbook Parody (played by Mary Louise Weller). Five years after the Yearbook parody, in 1978, the National Lampoon published the "National Lampoon Sunday Newspaper Parody", a fake Sunday newspaper which also claimed to originate in "Dacron, Ohio" but was contemporary, being dated Sunday February 12, 1978. National Lampoon 1964 High School Yearbook Parody National Lampoon 1964 High School Yearbook Parody is an American humor book that was first published in 1973. It was a spin-off from "National Lampoon" magazine. The book was a parody of a high school yearbook from the early 1960s. It was edited by P. J. O'Rourke and Doug

neg: The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation is a 2010 sequel to the ABC Family 2009 movie "The Dog Who Saved Christmas". The movie stars Paris Hilton (in her first voice role) and Mario Lopez. It premiered on ABC Family on November 28, 2010 during the Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas programming block and was written by Michael Ciminera and Richard Gnolfo. The Bannister family and their dog Zeus, go to a ski lodge in Colorado for their Christmas vacation. When they get to their condo, they find Belinda's brother and his son staying

neg: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 2 life." The cast ended the Christmas episode of the show by running a DVD copy of the film through a paper shredder, putting the shredded pieces in a Ziploc bag, and mailing them to Warner Bros. Pictures with a letter asking why the film was made. The film has an audience score of 12% on Rotten Tomatoes. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 2 National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure is a 2003 American made-for-television comedy film. It premiered December 20, 2003 on NBC and stars Randy Quaid and Miriam Flynn reprising their roles as Cousin Eddie and Catherine,

neg: National Lampoon (magazine) As co-founder Henry Beard described the experience years later: "There was this big door that said, 'Thou shalt not.' We touched it, and it fell off its hinges." The magazine declined during the late 1980's under new management and editorial staff, and it never recovered. It was kept alive minimally, but ceased publication altogether in 1998. "National Lampoon" was started by Harvard graduates and "Harvard Lampoon" alumni Doug Kenney, Henry Beard and Robert Hoffman in 1969, when they first licensed the "Lampoon" name for a monthly national publication. The Harvard Lampoon was established in 1876 as a long-standing tradition of

neg: National Lampoon (magazine) issue-long story from October 1982 entitled "The Utterly Monstrous, Mind-Roasting Summer of O.C. and Stiggs." Completed in 1984, the film was not released until 1987, when it was shown in a small number of theaters and without the "National Lampoon" name. It was not a success. Following the success of "Animal House", "MAD" magazine lent its name to a 1980 comedy titled "Up the Academy". Although two of "Animal House"′s co-writers were the "Lampoon"′s Doug Kenney and Chris Miller, "Up The Academy" was strictly a licensing maneuver, with no creative input from "Mad"′s staff or contributors. It was a critical

neg: National Lampoon's Vacation gave the film a positive review, saying, ""National Lampoon's Vacation", which is more controlled than other Lampoon movies have been, is careful not to stray too far from its target. The result is a confident humor and throwaway style that helps sustain the laughs – of which there are quite a few." Entertainment magazine "Variety" called the film "an enjoyable trip through familiar comedy landscapes" and praised "director Harold Ramis for populating the film with a host of well-known comedic performers in passing parts." Conversely, Richard Rayner of "Time Out" magazine said, "The visual gags come thick and fast, and

neg: Frenchy the Clown envelope of "National Lampoon"'s lack of political correctness; the magazine's lawyers refused publication of one panel in a subsequently published story. Frenchy the Clown Frenchy the Clown is the title character in "National Lampoon"'s "Evil Clown Comics", which ran in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Nick Bakay created the Evil Clown storyline for "National Lampoon" utilizing Alan Kupperberg as the illustrator. Frenchy the Clown, the comic strip's main character, was not only bitter and evil, but had a "way with the ladies" and was often depicted in fairly sexually explicit scenes. According to Bakay's official website, he wrote these

neg: Mary Christmas (film) Mary Christmas (film) Mary Christmas is a 2002 American Christmas movie written by Stanley M. Brooks and Betty G. Birney. It was directed by and stars John Schneider. Joel Wallace (Schneider), is a widower raising a daughter, Felice (Jenna Boyd). In her Christmas letter to Santa Claus, Felice wishes for a new mother for Christmas. The letter is intercepted by a local news producer who cancels reporter Mary Maloney's vacation and sends her to investigate the Wallace family as a human interest story. Most of the movie deals with Joel's searching for a new wife that will be Felice's mother.

neg: The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation knocking down a tower of Christmas presents. The family finds the dogs at the village. London James gets her necklace back, Ted and Stewey are arrested, and Zeus and Bella become a couple. The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation is a 2010 sequel to the ABC Family 2009 movie "The Dog Who Saved Christmas". The movie stars Paris Hilton (in her first voice role) and Mario Lopez. It premiered on ABC Family on November 28, 2010 during the Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas programming block and was written by Michael Ciminera and Richard

neg: Mae Questel Mae Questel Mae Questel (September 13, 1908 – January 4, 1998) was an American actress and voice actress best known for providing the voices for the animated characters Betty Boop and Olive Oyl. She began in vaudeville, and played occasional small roles in films and television later in her career, most notably the role of Aunt Bethany in 1989's "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation". Born as Mae Kwestel in the Bronx New York City to Simon and Freida Kwestel, she attended Morris High School and studied acting at the American Theatre Wing and with the Theatre Guild. Although she wanted to

neg: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation the film's release, the film received mixed to positive reviews; however, over time, many have cited it as a Christmas classic. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 64% of 36 film critics have given the film a positive review, with a rating average of 6.2 out of 10. The site's consensus reads, "While "Christmas Vacation" may not be the most disciplined comedy, it's got enough laughs and good cheer to make for a solid seasonal treat." Entertainment magazine "Variety" responded positively to the film stating, "Solid family fare with plenty of yocks, "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" is Chevy Chase and

neg: National Lampoon's Vacation (film series) also loses his temper in "Christmas Vacation" where he gets angry at his relatives because of their wanting to leave, and went into a tirade against his boss. In the first "Vacation" film, Clark sees a golden-haired beauty driving a red Ferrari played by model and actress Christie Brinkley. Clark later encounters her at a hotel, with her attempts to seduce him resulting in an embarrassing failure on his behalf. In "Vegas Vacation", Clark once again drives alongside the same woman, reprised by Christie Brinkley, asking "remember me?" After she responds that she does, Clark spots a baby in the

neg: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation time to get a Christmas tree. He gathers his wife Ellen, daughter Audrey, and son Rusty and drives out to the country where he picks out a huge tree. Realizing too late that they didn't bring any tools to cut the tree down, they are forced to uproot it instead, before driving home with the tree strapped to the roof of their car. Soon after, both Clark's and Ellen's parents arrive to spend Christmas, but their bickering quickly begins to annoy the family. Clark, however, maintains a positive attitude, determined to have a "fun old-fashioned family Christmas." He covers the

neg: Sean Kelly (writer) Lampoon"'s mock-rock musical "Lemmings", which was subsequently issued as a soundtrack music album. The songs were also made available in the "National Lampoon Songbook" in 1976. In 1989, Stephen Holden of "The New York Times" commented: "Pop debunking perhaps reached its zenith in the early '70s with albums like "Goodbye Pop" ... and "National Lampoon's Lemmings" in which Christopher Guest, Sean Kelly, Tony Hendra and others gleefully desanctified hallowed touchstones of the rock counterculture." At "National Lampoon", Kelly often worked with other "Lampoon" writers, including Michel Choquette, Anne Beatts, Fred Graver and Tony Hendra. There is a chapter (pages 136–147)

neg: Rakeem Christmas Christmas was initiated as an honorary member of the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity during his sophomore year at Syracuse University. Christmas is thought to be the first player in Syracuse men's basketball history to finish his undergraduate degree in 3 years. Christmas' partner is Jasmine Jordan, the daughter of Michael Jordan. Rakeem Christmas Rakeem Maleek Christmas (born December 1, 1991) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the New Zealand Breakers of the National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for the Syracuse Orange. Christmas attended Northeast Catholic High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania between 2007 and

neg: Christina Applegate season of the revived American version of TLC's, "Who Do You Think You Are?" The broadcast centered on Applegate trying to find out for her father, Robert Applegate, about his mother, Lavina Applegate Walton, who was mysteriously absent for most of her son's life and who died early in his life. Applegate also hoped to find out if the hearsay concerning her grandmother's death were true. The actress discovered that Walton died in 1955 from tuberculosis and alcohol-related cirrhosis. In 2015 Applegate starred with Ed Helms in the "National Lampoon" sequel "Vacation", the fifth full-length movie episode of the road-trip

neg: Pookkalam Varavayi her dad as per the court's order. She becomes friendly with Nandan (Jayaram), the driver of her school bus. During her Christmas vacation, Geethu decides to go to Nandan's village without informing her parents. Nandan's sister (played by Rekha) had recently lost her daughter, who was the same age as Geethu, when she drowned in the village river. Geethu wins the heart of everyone in the village and becomes the center of attention there. Meanwhile, her parents are worried about their missing child and are searching for her everywhere. Finally, they learn where Geethu is and come to the village

neg: National Lampoon Songbook National Lampoon Songbook National Lampoon Songbook was an American humorous songbook which was issued in 1976. Although it appears to be a book in its own right, it was a "special issue" of "National Lampoon" magazine and as such it was only sold on newsstands. People who had a subscription to the magazine would still have to buy these special issues; they were not included in the subscription. Many of the songs in the songbook were from the musical stage show, "Lemmings". A few other songs, including the whole musical "Moby!" were from "The National Lampoon Radio Hour". Other songs

neg: Doris Roberts on "Remington Steele". After "Remington Steele" ended, she starred in the TV movie remake of "If It's Tuesday, It Still Must Be Belgium" (1987) and the National Lampoon's "Christmas Vacation" (1989). She appeared on "Alice", playing the mother of the title character (played by her former Broadway co-star Linda Lavin), on "Barney Miller" as the wife of a man who secretly went to a sex surrogate, and on "Full House" as Danny Tanner's mother, Claire. She played the unhinged Flo Flotsky on four episodes of "Soap"; Dorelda Doremus, a faith healer, on "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman"; and lonely Aunt Edna

neg: Michael O'Donoghue the magazine's flavor for most of its first decade. His most famous contributions include "The Vietnamese Baby Book", in which a baby's war wounds are cataloged in a keepsake; the "Ezra Taft Benson High School Yearbook", a precursor to the "Lampoon"s "High School Yearbook Parody"; the comic "Tarzan of the Cows"; and the continuing feature "Underwear for the Deaf". He was also the editor and main contributor to the "Lampoon"'s "Encyclopedia of Humor." He co-wrote the album "Radio Dinner" with Tony Hendra, and because of the album's success, he was assigned to direct and act on "The National Lampoon Radio

neg: Randy Quaid with Bill Murray in 1990. Quaid also appeared in four of the seven films in the National Lampoon's "Vacation" film series as Cousin Eddie, jovial redneck relative (through marriage) to Beverly D'Angelo, wife of Chevy Chase's Clark Griswold. Shortly after appearing in "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation", the third installment of the series, Quaid was featured in "Days of Thunder" (1990) as NASCAR car owner and successful car salesman Tim Daland, a determined businessman who expects his team to be top-notch for fans and sponsors. Quaid was given the lead role in a "Vacation" spin-off, a made-for-television film "" (2003), which

neg: National Lampoon: Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead National Lampoon: Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon is a 2015 American documentary film directed by Douglas Tirola. The film is about "National Lampoon" magazine, and how the magazine and its empire of spin-offs changed the course of comedy and humor. The film features new interviews with "National Lampoon" staff members and other notable figures who were fans of the magazine, as well as much never-before seen archival material and illustrations from the magazine, many of which have been animated. The film was shown at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival and at

neg: Neighbors (1981 film) and crew: Richard D. Zanuck and David Brown had produced "Jaws" (1975); John G. Avildsen won an Academy Award for directing "Rocky" (1976); veteran comedy writer Larry Gelbart developed the hit TV series "M*A*S*H" (1972-1983); and John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd were the stars of TV's "Saturday Night Live" (on which they appeared from 1975-1979) and the film "The Blues Brothers" (1980). The film's female leads were played by Cathy Moriarty, who made her film debut in Martin Scorsese's "Raging Bull" (1980), and Kathryn Walker, who had been the girlfriend of Belushi's "National Lampoon" colleague Douglas Kenney (1946-1980). The production

neg: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation It is the only installment of the "Vacation" film series not to include Lindsey Buckingham's "Holiday Road". In its place is a song entitled "Christmas Vacation" that was written for the movie by the husband-wife songwriting team of Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil and performed by Mavis Staples of The Staple Singers fame. The song was covered in 2007 by "High School Musical" star Monique Coleman for the 2007 Christmas album "Disney Channel Holiday". Despite several popular songs being present in the film, no official soundtrack album was released. In 1999, a bootleg copy containing music featured in the film

neg: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation Vacation Medley" (claiming to be the work of composer Angelo Badalamenti) is really a track called "Christmas at Carnegie Hall" from "" by composer John Williams and does not actually contain any of Badalamenti's "Christmas Vacation" score. The movie debuted at #2 at the box-office while grossing $11,750,203 during the opening weekend, behind "Back to the Future Part II". The movie eventually topped the box-office charts in its third week of release and remained #1 the following weekend. It went on to gross a total of $71,319,546 in the United States while showing in movie theaters. At the time of

neg: Tracy Ifeachor her television debut as Leila in "No Going Back" episode of BBC1’s "Casualty" which aired in January 2009. Ifeachor went on to play Rosalind in Tim Supple’s "As You Like It" for the opening of the new Curve Theatre in Leicester. Whilst rehearsing Ifeachor was offered the role of Abigail Naismith in David Tennant’s final two "Doctor Who" episodes ("The End Of Time" Parts One and Two) which were broadcast Christmas 2009 and New Years Day 2010. She played daughter of the billionaire Joshua Naismith (David Harewood) who wanted his daughter to have immortality and live forever. Ifeachor played the

neg: Christmas Carol (The X-Files) Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) who work on cases linked to the paranormal, called X-Files. Mulder is a believer in the paranormal, while the skeptical Scully has been assigned to debunk his work. In this episode, Scully, on Christmas vacation with her family, receives a mysterious phone call that leads her to a case involving a little girl that she believes to be the daughter of her dead sister, Melissa. "Christmas Carol" is the first of a two-part story that concludes with episode seven, "Emily". The episode was inspired by the 1951 British film "Scrooge", starring Alastair

neg: Vegas Vacation is reminiscent of the Jimmy Durante death scene in "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" in which Caesar also starred. His character was one of the witnesses to Durante's character's death. "Vegas Vacation" was released to cinemas in the USA on February 14, 1997. To date, this is the only theatrical "Vacation" film to receive a PG rating, as all others are rated R (the original film and 2015's "Vacation") and PG-13 ("European Vacation" and "Christmas Vacation"). The film was later released on home video and to television. The film received negative reviews. It has garnered a rating of

neg: Paul Jacobs (composer) Paul Jacobs (composer) Paul Ross Jacobs is an American composer and musician. Paul Ross Jacobs was born in New York City. He attended the Juilliard School and as a child, played at Carnegie Hall, on television and for Radio Free Europe. After watching The Beatles on "The Ed Sullivan Show", he started playing guitar. He worked as a session musician during his high school years and later on with Meat Loaf, Roy Buchanan, and Edgar Winter. Jacobs' association with the National Lampoon came through Christopher Guest, who had written a large chunk of the first National Lampoon album, "Radio Dinner".

neg: Jeremiah S. Chechik of 2015 no film has yet gone into production. His film "The Right Kind of Wrong" was screened in the Gala Presentation section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. Jeremiah S. Chechik Jeremiah S. Chechik (born 1955 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is the director of such films as "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation", "Benny & Joon", "Diabolique" and "The Avengers". Chechik was nominated for Worst Director at the 1998 Golden Raspberry Awards for "The Avengers" but lost to Gus Van Sant for his remake of "Psycho". In 2007, Chechik directed all eight episodes of "The Bronx is Burning". He and

neg: 25 Days of Christmas as part of a multi-year deal, AMC (which in 2018 is launching its own holiday programming event branded as Best Christmas Ever) acquired rights to a number of Warner Bros.-owned films and specials that had previously aired on Freeform, including "Elf", "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation", "The Polar Express", and 12 Rankin/Bass specials. The films, especially "Christmas Vacation" and "Elf", had received extensive airplay during the event in 2017. Disney Channel will air "Disney Parks Presents a 25 Days of Christmas Holiday Party," hosted by Ruby Rose Turner and Dakota Lotus of "Coop and Cami Ask the World". 25 Days of

neg: National Basketball Association Christmas games National Basketball Association Christmas games Games held by the National Basketball Association (NBA) on Christmas Day, December 25, have been an annual tradition since the league's second season in 1947. Currently, five games are played on Christmas. Unlike the National Football League (NFL)'s traditional Thanksgiving Day games, the NBA's Christmas Day games have no fixed opponents; rather, they feature some of the best teams and players. Very often a rematch of the previous season's NBA Finals is showcased on Christmas Day. The first NBA game played on December 25 came in 1947, a year after the NBA's inception, when the

neg: John Belushi interest of Bernard Sahlins, the founder of The Second City improvised comedy enterprise, who went to see them performing in 1971 and asked Belushi to join the cast. At Second City, he met and began working with Harold Ramis and Brian Doyle-Murray. In 1972, Belushi was offered a role, together with Chevy Chase and Christopher Guest, in "National Lampoon Lemmings", a parody of Woodstock, which played Off-Broadway in 1972. Belushi and Jacklin moved to New York City. Belushi started working as a writer, director and actor for "The National Lampoon Radio Hour", a comedy radio show which was created, produced

neg: National Lampoon The Iron On Book National Lampoon The Iron On Book National Lampoon The Iron On Book was an American humor book that was published in 1976. It was a "special edition" of "National Lampoon" magazine and as such it was sold on newsstands along with the regular monthly issue of the magazine. It was edited by Tony Hendra. This was a book of 16 designs that the purchaser could apply to tee shirts, using an iron. The cover says, "Sixteen Original Designs For Your Chest" and is illustrated with a photograph of a beautiful girl who has tried to apply one of the designs

neg: Juliette Lewis Los Angeles, California, to Geoffrey Lewis, an actor, and his second wife, Glenis (Duggan) Batley, a graphic designer. She has eight siblings – brothers Lightfield (an actor who starred in "The New WKRP in Cincinnati"), Peter, Miles, and Matthew; and sisters Brandy, Hannah, Dierdre Lewis, and Emily Colombier. Lewis appeared in "The Wonder Years" as Wayne's girlfriend in Episodes 24, 34 and 36. She also played Audrey Griswold in "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation". Lewis first garnered international attention and acclaim in 1991 with her turn as Danielle Bowden in Martin Scorsese's remake of "Cape Fear", for which she was nominated

neg: National Lampoon Tenth Anniversary Anthology 1970–1980 book was rapidly re-issued, this time published by National Lampoon and split into two volumes in paperback. The first volume, "National Lampoon Tenth Anniversary Anthology 1970–1980 Volume I" was published in 1979, and the second volume, "National Lampoon Tenth Anniversary Anthology 1970–1980 Volume II" came out in 1980. National Lampoon Tenth Anniversary Anthology 1970–1980 National Lampoon Tenth Anniversary Anthology 1970–1980 was an American humor book that was published in hardback in December 1979 by Simon & Schuster. Although it appeared to be a regular book, it was a "special issue" of "National Lampoon" magazine. It was available for purchase on

neg: National Lampoon's Vacation (film series) trip, they become lost and eventually shipwrecked on an isolated island. It can be considered a sequel to "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation", although it is more of a spin-off than a direct chapter in the "Vacation" series, because Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo do not appear. It stars Randy Quaid and Miriam Flynn, reprising their roles as Cousin Eddie and Catherine, with Dana Barron returning as Audrey Griswold. "Hotel Hell Vacation" is a short film directed by Bryan Buckley. On their way to visit Rusty and his family at a vacation rental, Clark and Ellen decide to have a romantic

neg: National Lampoon, Inc. In July 2017, PalmStar Media purchased all the assets of National Lampoon, Inc., including trademark and library of print, audio, film, and video content. National Lampoon Inc releases humor books and material under the umbrella of "National Lampoon Press." These include republished collections of old "National Lampoon" magazine material, including True Facts, Foto Funnies, cartoons etc. from the 1970s and 1980s. National Lampoon Comedy Radio was a 24/7 all comedy radio network that was made available to XM Satellite Radio, AM-FM, HD, Cable Radio and Podcast. Affiliated with Clear Channel Communications, "National Lampoon Comedy Radio" was first added to XM

neg: Deivathin Deivam Deivathin Deivam Deivathin Deivam () is 1962 Indian, Tamil Drama film, written and directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan, with music by G. Ramanathan. It stars S. S. Rajendran, C. R. Vijayakumari, Kumari Manimala and S. V. Ranga Rao in the lead roles. Deivathin Deivam is about a rich man (S. V. Ranga Rao) with a daughter and a son. His daughter Kanmani (Vijayakumari) goes to Chennai for higher studies, where she meets a poor girl named Annam (Kumari Manimala) and becomes friends. Kanmani brings Annam to her home during a vacation. Kanmani’s brother (T.K. Balachandran), who plays the veena, falls

neg: Gary Valentine part in the "Dusty Peacock" web series on Crackle. Valentine performs comedy tours in clubs across the country. He's been a frequent guest comedian on shows such as "Comics Unleashed" and the E! show "Chelsea Lately". He appeared in "Paul Blart Mall Cop", "", and in the comedy web series "Dusty Peacock" on Crackle. Valentine also appeared as George Bannister in the movies "The Dog Who Saved Christmas" (2009), "The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation" (2010) and "The Dog Who Saved Halloween" (2011). He also played Maury in the 2009 comedy "The Deported". He co-hosted "The X Show". Most recently,

neg: A Futile and Stupid Gesture playing Doug Kenney and Domhnall Gleeson as Henry Beard. A Futile and Stupid Gesture A Futile and Stupid Gesture: How Doug Kenney and National Lampoon Changed Comedy Forever is an American book that was published in 2006. It is a history of "National Lampoon" magazine and one of its three founders, Doug Kenney, during the 1970s. The book was based on numerous interviews with people who contributed to the magazine, and people who performed in "The National Lampoon Radio Hour", and the stage show "Lemmings". As the book recounts, at that time the National Lampoon's performers included John Belushi, Bill

neg: A Futile and Stupid Gesture A Futile and Stupid Gesture A Futile and Stupid Gesture: How Doug Kenney and National Lampoon Changed Comedy Forever is an American book that was published in 2006. It is a history of "National Lampoon" magazine and one of its three founders, Doug Kenney, during the 1970s. The book was based on numerous interviews with people who contributed to the magazine, and people who performed in "The National Lampoon Radio Hour", and the stage show "Lemmings". As the book recounts, at that time the National Lampoon's performers included John Belushi, Bill Murray, Chevy Chase and Gilda Radner, all of whom

neg: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation brood doing what they do best. Despite the title, which links it to previous pics in the rambling Vacation series, this third entry is firmly rooted at the Griswold family homestead, where Clark Griswold (Chase) is engaged in a typical over-reaching attempt to give his family a perfect, old-fashioned Christmas." Rita Kempley of "The Washington Post" gave the film a positive review explaining that "it will prove pater-familiar to fans of the 1983 original and the "European Vacation" sequel. Only it's a bit more whimsical." Roger Ebert of the "Chicago Sun-Times" gave the film two out of four stars saying,

neg: Saturday Night Live (season 1) Belushi, as well as National Lampoon "Lemmings" alumnus Chevy Chase (whose trademark became his usual falls and opening spiel that cued the show's opening) who was chosen as anchor for Weekend Update, Jane Curtin, Laraine Newman, and Garrett Morris. The original head writer was Michael O'Donoghue, a writer at National Lampoon who had worked alongside several cast members while directing "The National Lampoon Radio Hour". The original theme music was written by future Academy Award–winning composer Howard Shore, who – along with his band (occasionally billed as the "All Nurse Band" or "Band of Angels") – was the original band

neg: Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation "Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation" is a special Christmas-themed episode of the animated television series "Phineas and Ferb." It was originally broadcast on Disney XD on December 6, 2009, on Disney Channel on December 11, 2009, and on ABC Family on December 18, 2009. The special's narrative follows protagonists Phineas and Ferb decorating their city for the arrival of Santa Claus. But when the evil mad scientist Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz uses a machine to ruin the holiday, Phineas and Ferb must find a way to fix it and save Christmas. "Phineas and Ferb's Christmas Vacation"

neg: National Lampoon (magazine) illustrations. The characters who appeared in the Lampoon's Foto Funnies were usually writers, editors, artists, photographers or contributing editors of the magazine, often cast alongside nude or semi-nude models. In 1980, a paperback compilation book, "National Lampoon Foto Funnies" which appeared as a part of National Lampoon Comics, was published. The "Funny Pages" was a large section at the back of the magazine that was composed entirely of comic strips of various kinds. These included work from a number of artists who also had pieces published in the main part of the magazine, including Gahan Wilson, Ed Subitzky and Vaughn

neg: The Official National Lampoon Car Stereo Test & Demonstration Tape The Official National Lampoon Car Stereo Test & Demonstration Tape The Official National Lampoon Car Stereo Test & Demonstration Tape was a comedy album in cassette tape format which was put out by "National Lampoon" magazine in 1980. The album was a follow-up to the "Official National Lampoon Stereo Test and Demonstration Record", which was released in 1974. The tape is however a completely different album consisting of new material. The album was conceived and written by "National Lampoon" contributing editor Ed Subitzky. The designer and writer for the wrapper (which was a spoof of consumer advertising) was Tibor Kalman,

neg: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation more than Chevy Chase vehicles." Director Chris Columbus initially was to direct the film, but due to a personality clash between him and Chevy Chase, Columbus left the film and was replaced by Chechik. Hughes eventually gave Columbus the script to "Home Alone". Principal photography began on March 27, 1989 in Summit County, Colorado, with footage shot in Silverthorne, Breckenridge, and Frisco. From there the production moved to Warner Bros. Ranch Facilities in Burbank, California, where the set of the Griswold family's house and street is located. The musical score for "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" was composed by Angelo Badalamenti.

neg: National Lampoon (magazine) Tony Hendra's book "Going Too Far" includes a series of precise circulation figures. It was also during this time that Lemmings (National Lampoon) Show and The National Lampoon Radio Hour show was broadcast, bringing interest and acclaim to the National Lampoon brand with magazine talent like writer Michael O'Donoghue that would go on to write for Saturday Night Live with many of the players transitioning from Lemmings (National Lampoon) and The National Lampoon Radio Hour. The magazine was considered by many to be at its creative zenith during this time. It should however be noted that the publishing industry's newsstand

neg: Miriam Flynn character's mother, Jean; as Poil in "The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper"; and in "Family Guy" as well as Rudy's mother, Millie Tabootie on the Nickelodeon show, "ChalkZone" and Aunt Vera on the Cartoon Network show, "Ben 10". Her best known film role is as Cousin Catherine in "National Lampoon's Vacation" (1983), "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" (1989), "Vegas Vacation" (1997) and "" (2003). Her other acting roles include "First Family" (1980), "National Lampoon's Class Reunion" (1982), "Mr. Mom" (1983), "For Keeps" (1988), "18 Again!" (1988), "Stealing Home" (1988), "Lonely Hearts" (1991), "Evolution" (2001), "Wieners" (2008), "About Fifty" (2011) and ""

neg: Beverly D'Angelo appeared in a string of hit movies in the late 1970,s including "Every Which Way But Loose", "Hair", and "Coal Miner's Daughter", the last earning her a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Patsy Cline. She won a Country Music Association award for Album of the Year. Her biggest break came in 1983 starring with Chevy Chase in "National Lampoon's Vacation" in the role of Ellen Griswold. She reprised this role in four "Vacation" sequels and a short film between 1985 and 2015. In the 1980s she starred in many other major comedy films; in

neg: Dick Ballantine Several of these radio bits were released on National Lampoon records in the mid and late 1970s, including "That's Not Funny, That's Sick" and "The White Album". Dick Ballantine Dick Ballantine was a fictional radio call-in show host played by actor and comic Richard Belzer on segments of "The National Lampoon Radio Hour", aired on some 600 U.S. radio stations between 1973 and 1975. His callers, played by other "Radio Hour" regulars including Bill Murray, were subject to Ballantine's tart-tongued responses to their predictably obtuse opinions, typically capped by his addressing them sarcastically as "Babe." In one classic exchange, Murray's

neg: Christmas in Sweden last purchases of Christmas gifts. Many preschools and schools start their Christmas vacation between December 17 to 22. Many workplaces start the vacation later, between December 20 and 23. The start of the vacation depends on what day of the week Christmas Eve is on. The last days before Christmas Eve, between December 20 and 23, the greatest preparations are made like, preparing most of the food, buying and decorating the Christmas tree and wrapping presents. During the last days there are usually a lot of people in stores and shopping malls to buy things for the Christmas celebrations. After

neg: John Randolph (actor) Field" (1993) as a World War II veteran returning to France to find the woman he fell in love with. He played Chief Sidney Green in "Serpico" (1973), directed by Sidney Lumet. He also played the father of Charlie Partana (played by Jack Nicholson) in "Prizzi's Honor" and Clark W. Griswold, Sr. in "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" (with Chevy Chase). One of his last film roles was as Joe Fox's grandfather in "You've Got Mail" (1998). In 1989 he appeared in an episode of Roseanne playing Al, Roseanne's dad. On February 24, 2004, Randolph died at age eighty-eight. John Randolph

neg: The Harvard Lampoon The Harvard Lampoon The Harvard Lampoon is an undergraduate humor publication founded in 1876 by seven undergraduates at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The "Harvard Lampoon" publication was founded in 1876 by seven undergraduates at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts who were inspired by popular magazines like "Punch" (1841) and "Puck" (1871)."The Harvard Lampoon" is the world's second longest-running continually published humor magazine (after "Nebelspalter"). The organization also produces occasional humor books (the best known being the 1969 J.R.R. Tolkien parody "Bored of the Rings") and parodies of national magazines such as "Entertainment Weekly" and "Sports Illustrated". Much of the

neg: The Harvard Lampoon to endorse now-President Donald Trump. The Harvard Lampoon The Harvard Lampoon is an undergraduate humor publication founded in 1876 by seven undergraduates at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The "Harvard Lampoon" publication was founded in 1876 by seven undergraduates at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts who were inspired by popular magazines like "Punch" (1841) and "Puck" (1871)."The Harvard Lampoon" is the world's second longest-running continually published humor magazine (after "Nebelspalter"). The organization also produces occasional humor books (the best known being the 1969 J.R.R. Tolkien parody "Bored of the Rings") and parodies of national magazines such as "Entertainment Weekly" and

neg: The National Lampoon Radio Hour of the co-writers for the National Lampoon movie "Animal House" and one of the founding fathers of the "National Lampoon" magazine itself. Other writers and performers on the show included Anne Beatts, Richard Belzer, Christopher Cerf, Brian Doyle-Murray, Joe Flaherty, Christopher Guest, who did many of the show's musical parodies, Ed Subitzky, Douglas Kenney (another co-writer of "Animal House") and Bruce McCall. The radio show was recorded in a studio specially built at the National Lampoon's offices. The musical theme for the show was co-written and performed by Bob Hoban and Nate Herman. The show was broadcast nationally on 600

neg: Dan Laikin building the largest Internet based comedy network in the world. Laikin's National Lampoon partner Tim Durham appointed Laikin to Durham's Obsidian Enterprise board. Laikin was the largest shareholder of National Lampoon, Incorporated. In December 2008, the SEC alleged Laikin conspired to inflate the company's stock price. Laikin stepped down as CEO of National Lampoon in 2008 when armed FBI agents arrested him at his home. In 2010, a federal judge sentenced Laikin to 45 months in prison. He was released in 2013. Laikin was replaced by Tim Durham, who himself was arrested in 2011 for looting more than $200 million

neg: 25 Days of Christmas included: "Home Alone", "Elf", "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation", "Four Christmases" (Freeform network premiere), "'Twas the Night Before Christmas", "", "Frosty's Winter Wonderland", "Jack Frost", "The Year Without a Santa Claus", "A Christmas Carol", "A Dennis the Menace Christmas", "Richie Rich's Christmas Wish", "Jack Frost", "Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July", "Arthur Christmas", "Rudolph's Shiny New Year", "Eloise at Christmastime", and "The Nightmare Before Christmas". On May 15, 2018, Freeform announced that the "Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas" will be renamed as "Kickoff to Christmas" for November 2018. The 2018 "Kickoff to Christmas" schedule was released on October 10, 2018.

neg: National Lampoon Tenth Anniversary Anthology 1970–1980 National Lampoon Tenth Anniversary Anthology 1970–1980 National Lampoon Tenth Anniversary Anthology 1970–1980 was an American humor book that was published in hardback in December 1979 by Simon & Schuster. Although it appeared to be a regular book, it was a "special issue" of "National Lampoon" magazine. It was available for purchase on newsstands, not in bookstores. The "National Lampoon" "special issues" were published in addition to the 12 regular monthly issues of the magazine. The book was an anthology that consisted of humor pieces, cartoons, and comic strips that were created by many of the National Lampoon's regular contributors. The

neg: National Lampoon, Inc. National Lampoon, Inc. National Lampoon, Inc. is a company formed in 2002 in order to use the brand name "National Lampoon" in comedy and entertainment. In the words of its prospectus, the role of the company is to "develop, produce, provide creative services and distribute National Lampoon branded comedic content through a broad range of media platforms." Since its start in 2002, the company overhauled its corporate infrastructure several times. is located in West Hollywood, California. In 2008 and 2009, two separate CEOs were prosecuted for separate money-making schemes and were convicted and sentenced to prison time. See , below.

neg: Steve Hutchinson (American football) first time in 2018. Hutchinson married his high school sweetheart Landyn. The couple have a daughter, Lily, and a son, Luke. Hutchinson keeps a vacation home in Key Largo, Florida. He is an avid hunter and fisherman. Hutchinson finds himself at home on many of Minnesota’s 10,000 lakes. His family became close with Vikings legend John Randle's family in Seattle and remain good friends. Steve Hutchinson (American football) Steven J. Hutchinson (born November 1, 1977) is a former American football guard who played twelve seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Michigan,

neg: Chelsea Clinton Global Initiative, Common Sense Media, Weill Cornell Medical College and IAC/InterActiveCorp. In 2007 and 2008, Clinton campaigned extensively on American college campuses for her mother's unsuccessful Democratic presidential nomination bid and introduced her at both the 2008 and 2016 Democratic National Conventions. Clinton was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, on February 27, 1980. Her name was inspired by a visit to the Chelsea neighborhood of London during a Christmas 1978 vacation. Hillary said that upon hearing the 1969 Judy Collins recording of the Joni Mitchell song, "Chelsea Morning", Bill remarked, "If we ever have a daughter, her name should be

neg: National Lampoon's Vacation of its success, four sequels have been produced: "European Vacation" (1985), "Christmas Vacation" (1989), "Vegas Vacation" (1997), and most recently, "Vacation" (2015) which serves as both a reboot and a continuation. In 2000, readers of "Total Film" voted it the 46th greatest comedy film of all time. It continues to be a cult film and a staple on cable television. Clark Griswold, wanting to spend more time with his wife Ellen and children Rusty and Audrey, decides to lead the family on a cross-country expedition from the Chicago suburbs to the southern California amusement park Walley World, billed as "America's

neg: John Houghtaling protagonist Billy Pilgrim used the vibrating bed to help him fall asleep. Magic Fingers was also seen in the 1997 film "Lolita", the 1998 "Clay Pigeons", and the episode of "" "Assume Nothing" (, episode 1). In the classic 1983 National Lampoon film "Vacation", Clark and Ellen Griswold can be seen relaxing on a Magic Fingers bed that goes rogue, vibrating excessively and forcing them onto the floor. In the "X-Files" episode "Bad Blood" (Season 5, episode 12) Dana Scully used one in a Texas motel, before being interrupted by Mulder, telling her that she had to go perform an