A Christmas Story: Ralphie Gets The Red Ryder (Clip) | TBS 

he probably thought he would agree with his mom when she said "you'll shoot your eye out". lots of kids assume their parents usually agree on stuff like that for Christmas presents. otherwise he might have asked him, but still it was nice to know his dad was listening to him when he kept asking so many people and they all said no, even if it was for good reason. so yeah heart warming to have a dad like that who listens to you ❤

My dad did this same exact thing for me as a kid when it was Christmas. All the presents would be done and my dad would hint at something in the closet. I hope to do the same with my kids and keep the magic of Christmas alive.

It's the magic of being a kid and getting what you truly wanted for Christmas.

A Christmas Story really has so many layers to it, and that's what a lot of holiday movies don't have. You don't ever really see any kind of warm "heart-to-heart" scenes between Ralphie and the Old Man; a lesser movie would've been schmaltzy by having it in there. The whole reason why A Christmas Story works so well is because while the characters are comical, they feel very real regardless because they're not open with each other. Most fathers and sons don't have open-hearted discussions that you see in a lot of fakey movies. In the case of A Christmas Story, it doesn't even really seem like Ralphie and his dad are even that close or have anything in common. But this scene shows--without telling--that the Old Man does pay attention to his kids, and he does care about them a great deal, even if he never really shows it because maybe he doesn't know quite how otherwise. You see the Old Man fail quite a lot throughout the movie--but at least he tries when it matters. Even Mrs. Parker isn't mad here because she understands that. Just like that scene where Ralphie beats up Scut Farkus. There are barely any words of dialogue between Ralphie and his mom, but you see the understanding that Mrs. Parker has about her son. Ralphie's just a kid, but she realizes that we all have it tough in our own way, and sometimes we can't always hold it together. Being a kid is really tough sometimes. She doesn't yell or even get mad, because Ralphie didn't even do anything wrong; he just had a breakdown.

He never asked his dad about it, but his old man somehow knew all along

I love how he steps forward to savor every moment of his son’s joy. He is living through Ralphie/reliving his own cherished childhood experience. Fatherhood. Circle of life. Pure love. A perfect scene.

@@WilliamElsman Exactly. My son is 35 years old now, but I'll never forget those days when he was a boy at Christmas, the joy at watching him open something he really wanted. Now he has two little boys and I get to do it all over again with my grandsons. :)

I'm pregnant right now. Can't wait to see my daughter on future Christmases.

@@WilliamElsman Nicely put! Yup ...been there done that.. Yeah...did you get everything you wanted?

@@WilliamElsman My Dad would put the box of BBs wrapped under the tree... And we'd have to search for the gun... " What makes you think you got a BB gun!?" Big ol smile.... I don't know it's round here somewhere... just don't ask your mom!

Right there with you man. My parents loved to do this, though not every year so I wouldn't get wise. Take the one present I had begged for all year, and, in their defense, was going to be the hardest to find that year, and hide it away until the end, complete with "hey, what's that over in the corner/behind the curtain/under the coffee table?" One year I remember the most fondly was the year I was asking for Super Mario Bros. 2. The game had just come out, and the news was already reporting how hard it was to find. I woke up Christmas morning fully prepared not to unwrap it. I was also like Ralphie in that if I didn't get it would turn this into "the worst Christmas ever" and mope around like a little bitch. My parents taught me better than that. I miss those days so much.😭

My dad did this with a 150lbs anvil, which was impressive

@@doug2496 Aspiring blacksmith?

my dad did the same thing with the very laptop i'm typing this on.@@allenharper2928

My dads not dead but i cry too cuz hes the best old man, and he did stuff like this for me. Rip to ur old man as well

I watch it even when it's not Christmas. 😊

That’s exactly what my dad does when it plays 24/7 around Christmas time. The movie plays for a week straight I swear to god

Congrats man. Hope you get him some cool shit. I know my dad did.

Dang man, My son is 2 and I just got him a Ruger American Chambered in .308, gonna have him try it out on his 3rd birthday!

@@ryden_jasso My first time shooting was at three, plugging beer cans with my pop and his friends with a .22 revolver. The noise scared me a bit, so when I was 5 I got my first Daisy BB Gun. Different times in the late 80s.

@@Seven_Leaf .22 is too weak for my 3 year old son, .308 is perfect in my opinion.

One of the absolute best parts of being a dad is living vicariously through your kids, at the same time you have to remember that they are little humans themselves not clones of yourself and your interests aren’t always going to align exactly with your own. Regardless, the fact that you have an interest in them and are excited about them means you are most likely going to be an awesome father.

Shhh 🤫

Really nice way of looking at it. I wasn’t happy, but wasn’t disappointed when I found out my parents went through all of that trouble to make me happy. That magical feeling was only half full after that point, but not gone completely. It was just a change of perception that I got used to. And of course it made sense to me even when I was 9. Merry Christmas to you and your family!

@@Steve-fv7zc I actually regret getting toys, knowing I'd just get bored with them. I honestly hate Christmas for that. Because it's not about presents, or drinking. Its about love & family. But people always take it for granted & wanna fight

My parents never even tried that with me. 😂

Darren McGavin actually played a very good drill Sergent. I can't think of the name of the movie but Jan Michael Vincent goes AWOL in basic only to return during the Vietnam Era. I forget the name of the movie but it was done in the late 70s early 80s its not The Boys of Company C Something else?...

​@bobbyscalchi4013 I remember that movie as a kid the way you described it but I thought it was much older so I googled... Tribes was released in 1970

Same!!

@@newszn_ I definitely am recording his reaction when he opens it Christmas morning!! I want to wrap it up in the same wrapping paper and bow as they used in the movie and hide it like they did too and let him find it! I’m excited!

That’s awsome. I almost want to come back to hear about his reaction lol

@@cpnstbn1266 Oh I’m so excited I can’t stand it 😅 I definitely will be uploading the video afterwards so I can have it forever on the internet when I want to watch it again lol! Stay tuned!

Cool

Most dad Thing ever

The best!

Ultimate classic

No, THE best

yep, my parents did it every single year, despite that as a Kid i was always shocked when the "last surprise" was brought out. I try and do it for my kids now as well, sadly they are smarter than me and it only worked the first year.

Canada is about to ban most of those airguns sadly!

@@LowkeyAirgunner People have no heart.

Hope he was as adorable as Ralphie.

My brother Zach got the same gun around 10.

@@GREG62944 You are killing me with the comment. 🤣

Thank ya Unc 🐒

🐦👲🏼

After the Pink bubby suit as well.

mine did with an Action man, I did it with my kids and the Nintendo switch... doesn't matter what present it is, that look on their face is priceless and will never be forgotten.

Seriously! He was a little disappointed, sure, and that's natural, but he didn't come off as an entitled little shit. He was happy with what he had gotten. Er, minus the socks and bunny suit lol

As a kid, Christmas was always about presents. But as I grew up, I began to appreciate the little things that come with Christmas. The decorations, all the lights, putting up the tree, the music, the movies, family coming up, the delicious home cooked food, and just the peaceful feeling in general. Sure, its awesome getting presents, but its the days leading up to Christmas that are the best in my opinion.

This movie is gonna be 40 next year.

Same here! Merry Christmas!⛄🎀🎁🎄

That is incredible; your granddad must’ve taught you excellently. You teach your kids well; as long as they’ve gotten lessons from you & learned the ropes, I’m sure they’ll use it wisely.

Why wait for Christmas? Record it and watch it as many times as you like. 🎄☃️🧑🏻‍🎄❤️

he probably thought it was from santa and to be fair the dad never really took credit savor telling his mom he had one when he was eight, so its a little understandable. besides he got karma for not saying thank you when his glasses broke from stepping on them, after almost shooting his eye out like everyone said he would and did.

@@haydenthornton5238 he's a kid. And he thought it was from santa.

@@just_aaaaly84 yeah but still, a little unfair to the dad not to get credit. plus everyone warnd him and look what happened as soon as he tried it out.

He was speechless come on lol. And he’s a kid

@@haydenthornton5238 Exactly, good observations. Ralphie asked his Mom, his Teacher and Santa for the gun but they all told him no. The old man is the only one who came through for him in the end.

resting.

That's 1950s or 1960s dad's they might seem cold and uncaring but come through in the end. How my grandpa described his dad to me seen he passed away when I was like 3.

😂😂😂😂😂. Yeah he does,

he was warned, many times by many people. oh well,🤷‍♂ learn it the hard way. the lesson here: guns are not toys

@@haydenthornton5238 the lesson here, don't hang a target on a metal sign. You freaking wimps.

You shot your nose out?😂

I never met anyone who hated this movie.

You realize this movie took place in the 40s right? Before the Korean War.

If you Google it, it takes place in 1940 to be exact.

Maybe the Great War.

If the old man was a vet it was WW1.

@@watergirl929 You know it’s funny, The Old Man reminds me of my grandfather who was my father figure growing up. He looked like Eisenhower but had The Old Man’s personality.

@@corey-bird3489 Lol yeah I think a lot of good father/father figures can be seen in the Good Old Man here in this movie.

@@watergirl929 Maybe that was part of the intention, knows what’s good for his boys, bundle of contradictions, the anytown USA, Our Town vibe. Kind of off topic but I included my grandad’s photo in my garage in my video From Beyond if you want to see the coincidental resemblance.