*A Christmas Story* will shoot your eye out fun! First Time Watching Reaction 

Best line from a movie ever: "Randy lay there like a slug. It was his only defense." LMAO!

As an adult, my favorite part of this movie is the Dad reliving his childhood through Ralphie opening up his BB Gun present. The joy in his face and his shrug of "I had one when I was 8." Ralphie didn't need to convince Mom, Teacher or Santa. Dad had his back the whole time! Just remind me so much of my Dad when I was a kid opening up presents Christmas morning.

I’ve always liked how the Dad didn’t like the lamp because of its “sexual appeal,” he was just so happy to have won something. Like the award could’ve literally have been anything and he’d of been proud regardless

The best part of the movie for me has always been when Ralphie's mom didn't snitch on him to his dad about "the fight". It gets me every time Ralphy says "from that moment on things were different between me and my mom".

When they were standing in line to see Santa the guy in the black coat who points and says that "the line starts back there" is Jean Shepherd, the author of the story, which was based upon his childhood memories. [EDIT] He is also the narrator in the movie.

This movie hits on another level now that my dad is no longer here. The old man may have been depicted as out of touch- distracted by the furnace, the hounds, the major award, but he keyed in on his family. I’m glad you liked it- your reactions are so pure.

An absolute masterpiece of a Christmas movie. Never gets old. My wife, daughter & I visited the house & museum in Cleveland, OH on the street much of the movie was filmed on. There's SO much relatable in this movie (as a kid, sibling & parent). When my daughter was little, she dropped the "Queen Mother of Swear Words." Ugh! I cldn't exactly blame her, cuz she'd heard it from me. It was time for me to clean up my act. The tire change scene reminds me of my own experience w/that as a parent.

The narration and the gibberish cursing are absolutely fantastic. I've always loved this movie❤️👍🏼

Darren McGavin is Kolchak the Night stalker, one of the best movies and tv shows ever produced.

I’m a Clevelander my entire life, this movie means so much in my family and our area. It’s a classic!

My dad, who is 80, loves this movie. He was about Ralphie's age in the late 40's-early 50's and says Ralphie's was just his dad, the school was the same, etc. This brought a lot of good memories to him.

"Fra-gee-lay. It must be Italian." lol, I still quote this when I get packages with fragile on it.

Ralph's little brother really should be ashamed of himself, playing with his food like that in 1940. Things were rough in the economy at the time. One year later things got worse when the U.S. would enter WWII.

Best reaction ever, end of story. "Ralph grows up to be a writer" yes he did. The bearded man who tells Ralph to go to the end of the line was Jean Shephard, the author of the book "In God We Trust All Others Pay Cash" from which this story is taken, and he was the narrator as well. The man on the street asking about the lamp that Dad calls a "nincompoop" was Bob Clark the movie's director. There was a sequel called In God We Trust All Others Pay Cash but it did poorly and lacked the charm of this one.😃

Such a great movie, I thoroughly enjoyed the joy on your face watching it. I LOVED my red ryder bb gun as a kid (never even shot an eye out). My best friend still has a leg lamp, his wife hates it lol.

This one is in my top three of Christmas movies. A Charlie Brown Christmas and the Grinch that stole Christmas aren’t movies, but are must watch shows this time of year. Enjoyed your reaction to this movie. Merry Christmas!

Fra-gee-lay. Why, it must be Italian.

You don't have to worry about "getting Christmas-y". Ames, you are a living, breathing manifestation of the Christmas spirit! So sweet and lovely! And your cute sweater! OMG! You are a joy!

You don't believe in Santa? Then you must watch "Miracle on 34th Street", the 1947 original, if not for a reaction then on your own...You will believe in Santa Claus again!

This movie's snowy ending always makes me feel warm, hopeful and makes me smile.

I love the look on "The Old Man's" face as Ralphie opens the Red Ryder box! He's as excited as Ralphie!!

Darren McGavin was one of the great film and television actors of the latter half of the 20th Century. His most famous role was as ace reporter Carl Kolchack in the movie and TV versions of "Kolchack: The Night Stalker" in the 1970s. And that show, though great on its own right, is best known as being the favorite show of Chris Carter, the executive producer of "The X-Files." Carter made it no secret that "The X-Files" was directly inspired by "The Night Stalker," and the character of Fox Mulder was directly inspired by Carl Kolchack. Carter so respected McGavin's work that he gave him a role in "The X-Files" as retired FBI Agent Arthur Dales, who was the creator and first agent to work the X-Files, and who was, naturally, Fox Mulder's mentor. We lost Darren McGavin in 2006. May he rest in peace.

The look of absolute disgust when the lamp came out was priceless! Great reaction!

This movie was a tradition growing up. Christmas Day, leave a television on TBS all day. Every now and then, you'd walk through the room and hear "Oh my God, I shot my eye out!" Its not as mandatory in the streaming on-demand era. I'd also put "Elf" and "Muppet Christmas Carol" on my list of essential Christmas movies. Also, the old and new versions of "Miracle on 34th St" are both excellent.

I have seen this movie at least 100 times since I was a kid and still when Christmas rolls around I watch it again . So much nostalgia. Encompasses the feeling of being a kid on Christmas and shows how that feeling has common threads that kids from all generations feel. Loved the reaction!

I was born about 15 years after this movie is set but our lives as kids in the late 50's/early 60's was so much like this. The snow, the huge snowsuits, avoiding bullies on the way to and from school, Christmas being a huge thing, etc. We were a small town so Santa didn't have a set up at any store, he came the Saturday after Thanksgiving to the local movie theater. We would go to a Christmas themed movie (Yes, Santa Conquers the Martians was one of them and it was as bad as it sounds) donating a can of food to get in. Santa would arrive at the end and we got to meet him and go home with a small stocking of goodies or an extra large candy cane. My brothers even had the same bedroom furniture.

Fam watches this every year around Christmas time. Stone cold classic. The teacher in his dream giving him an A+ on his paper and going past the chalk board and onto the walls around the room writing the "+" kills me every time 😂😂

My older brother stuck his tongue to a metal light pole in front of a skate rink in the middle of winter in St. Louis because of this movie. He made the papers. I love this movie!!

Awesome! So glad more people are watching this. This movie and Home Alone were basically on repeat on the days leading up towards Christmas. I know that TBS would have 24 hours of A Christmas Story and I'd just leave it on the TV and enjoy it constantly every time I passed the TV. I didn't exactly live in these days but I was close enough to have a lot of the leftovers from those times (houses with similar controls for the furnace, general look of things, etc.) and it always takes me back to growing up. I too was bundled up like Randy from my mom. Never shot my eye out though.

AHHHH! Love this movie! It's so classic, and I swear no matter how many times I've seen it all through my life it ALWAYS cracks me up! Thanks so much for sharing your viewing with us, this was SO much fun. This movie is a gem, and I hope it brings you as much joy each time it shows up through the years, as it has all of us each time ❤

The old guy at the store, who tells Ralphie that...the line to see Santa....begins ...''way back there''.is actually Jean Shepard, who wrote the story & also narrates. And they do sell a hell of a lot of those leg lamps.

So happy I came across your reaction to this! I'm among those who saw this as a child in the 80s and has watched it ever since. It's become such a classic that TBS/TNT do "24 Hours of A Christmas Story" and I make sure to see it at least once. I also looked like Ralphie when I was a kid 😂

I absolutely love watching your reactions, so I definitely happy to see you react to this childhood favorite of mine! Here in the states I think it’s played fairly regularly around the holidays. This reaction brought me back and the feeling of nostalgia and excitement that came from it was great! Keep up the awesome work Ames!

This is my favorite Christmas movie. It's my story, and the kid even looks like I did at that age. I remember stuffing my little sister into a pink 'snow suit' that made it impossible for her to move when she fell in the snow. My father reverting to his Navy days and cussing a blue streak when one of his handyman projects went wrong. The neighborhood bully who always lay in wait on the shortest route to the grocery store. It's all there. The thing they absolutely nailed was the way children see adult faces. Children's faces are still mostly unformed, but adult faces are sculpted out of years of struggle and to a kid, they can look really scary. Having the camera positioned at child height let you see the world through the eyes of a 9 year old. Bursting into tears when confronted by Santa Claus seems perfectly natural to me.

Great reaction! This movie is a masterclass of writing- my favorite lines of many are “Randy lay there like a slug, it was his only defense” and “the old man buried it in the backyard he buried it next to the garage, and I swear I could hear the sound of taps playing

I've enjoyed a number of your reactions, but this is my favorite so far. Maybe because of the movie itself. I've seen it at least a hundred times and I'll probably watch it a hundred more. I'm really glad you enjoyed it so much! As a Southern California native, this was my first real look at what Christmas is like for people who have actual seasons. Oh yeah, almost forgot to ask. Who's your hockey team? I'm a Kings fan but please don't hold it against me.

The scene where the Old Man gives Ralphie the gun is probably my favorite moment in all of cinema.

Excellent reaction to one of my favorite films! And you're the only other person I've ever heard of who puts ice cubes in their milk...most people who have witnessed me doing so looked at me like I had lobsters crawling outta my ears lol A++++++++ for you, lady! Keep rockin' and stay heavy (as in metal \m/)! Wishing everyone peace, love, and good happiness stuff from the mountains of northeastern Alabama!

How the hell have you never heard of the famous "leg lamp"!!???????

Hope you are having an great and awesome weekend

“It’s not Christmas without snow” Me living in Texas: dammit.

Finally! I’ve found someone else who drinks milk with ice cubes in it. 😍😍😍

Consider watching Bob Clark’s other Christmas classic, Black Christmas 1974.

When I was about 9 years old, I was sitting on my back porch trying to shoot my BB gun between the narrow bars of the porch's metal fence. I hit one of the bars and sure enough... It bounced back and hit me right in my forehead, lol. I was fine of course, but this movie came out like a year after that, and it just brought that memory back. No matter what age you are, this movie will bring back memories of your own childhood. Such a classic! Thank you for watching this and sharing your reaction with us! Its always fun to watch you check out great movies!!

lol! SAMESIES! RE: the pescatarian, on account of my mama's meatloaf, and of course, my mama's homemade spaghetti Bolognese! (And this in spite of the fact that I was always hungrier *AFTER* the spaghetti, indicating very strongly that I had inherited my dad's TOMATO allergy! :(

Check out the Christmas movie The Night Before. Super hilarious underrated comedy starring Seth rogan and Anthony Mackie.

call out fact for marvel fans....Peter Billingsley (who played Ralphie) grew up and one of the feats in Hollywood was serving as executive producer and had a bit role in one small marvel film called Iron Man...just fyi...i just love connections in Hollywood film....but yeah going up saw this movie soo much

Three days ago, I stumbled across a podcast here on RU-vid....hosted by the grownup Peter Billingsly & some other guy who talk all about Christmas movies.

you want something stuck in your head for christmas? I DARE you to listen to that accursed Alvin and the Chipmunks christmas album

0:45 Higbee's was a department store chain based out of Cleveland. It got bought out by Dillard's. I don't remember it much because I was a young kid, but Higbee's was my family's go-to place to shop in the 80s. I think we saw Santa there a few times.

This movie, especially the narration, is such a cozy refuge. I volunteered at a santa stage this year as an elf and it was so refreshing seeing the innocence of children who believed in a mystical being who could visit all their houses in one night. There's something beautiful in keeping that lie alive for kids.

As a kid when Santa brought everything for me and my 2 younger sisters my dad said wait til the sun is up cause I didn't sleep Christmas Eve and I am the weaker upper well all he said was when the sun is up, so i would check the almanac calender for what time dawn was well the sun is officially up at dawn so guess what time i woke everyone up? I done been playing with my stuff for hours but every,e else woke up at dawn

Little fun fact the reaction from the mother in the duck scene was 100% genuine nobody told her they were bringing the duck out with the head still attached

You too can own the leg lamp they sell them in multiple sizes

Jean Shepherd's book “In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash”, which “A Christmas Story” is based on, is a collection of semi-autobiographical short stories that Shepherd wrote for “Playboy” magazine during the 1960s.

Ralphie's actor was the evil side kick scientist in Ironman and Spider-man Far From Home.

Ames,I know this is off topic,but u have something gorgeous hair 🔥

OMG! I just fell in love… she’s got the greatest reaction to my favorite Christmas movie.

We've had a leg lamp in our front room window every Xmas for about the last 10 years. Our somewhat elderly neighbours across the street didn't know what it was at first, until their kids came home for Xmas and got all excited about seeing it.

I love the old man in this movie. Reminds me of my old man but he did swear. Can be tough but big harted.

The Annabelle doll from the horror movies is a Raggedy Anne doll in real life. The Warrens kept it in their basement. So you did dress up as something scary.

I absolutely love this movie so much. In my house it's become a tradition. The kid that played Ralphie grew up to work behind the scenes. He was the one who helped make A Christmas Story Christmas recently. It's the true sequel to the original in my eyes. They tried to get as many of original cast as they could. Even if you don't get to watch it for the channel maybe watch in your own time. You might like it, Ames. It's got some good heart-felt moments in there 😎

Good movie. One of the worst sequels ever. Worse than Caddyshack 2 and Blues Brother's 2000

You can buy one of those leg lamps - I bought one for my brother in law for Christmas a few years ago - my sister was sooo happy

Красавица, когда будет Терминатор 2?

Flick would go on to want to own a black man so his father bought him a black man to play with

Highees was bought out by Dillards in the 90s.

The Old Man is so great in this. I love the tiny smile he has after Ralphie swears and goes back to the car.

*Higbee's* was a department store founded in 1860 in Cleveland, Ohio. In *1987, Higbee's* was sold to the joint partnership of *Dillard's* department stores & Youngstown-based developer, Edward J. DeBartolo.The stores continued to operate under the *Higbee* name until *1992,* when DeBartolo sold his shares to his partners & the chain was re-branded as *Dillard's.*

Your reactions always seem so genuine. This movie is such a classic. Lol I enjoy laughing along with you and look forward to more in the future. Hope you have a good holiday season, Ames ❤

As a red blooded American male, I can confidently say that lamp is terrible in any time period.

Remember this movie supposed to be set in the 1950😊😊😊

i remember thinking fudge WAS a bad word.

Ralphie's house is on the west side of Cleveland. It has been restored to look exactly like it did during the 1940s, the time period of the movie. People in the neighborhood don't greatly appreciate the large amount of visitors the house gets this time of year.

The Red Ryder BB gun was $3.98 at that time. Today it's $29.99... still not bad.

What’s wrong with the sound of the movie?

When you become a stand up comedian i want to be your opening act

Merry Christmas, #HoldDownA. Thank you so much for uploading this awesome movie reaction. I love your content so much because it's absolutely amazing, and I really enjoy watching your reactions to different movies.

Not that you probably care but Ralphie screwed up and you were right. He should have wanted the Lionel trains. This movie was set in the 1940's but none of the trains were of that period. The brown and yellow streamlined passenger train was a Lionel Union Pacific M10000 introduced in 1935 and a very accurate model of the real train. That set in near mint condition now would set you back around $2,000.00 now. The orange and grey streamliner is the Lionel model of the Milwaukee Roads RR Hiawatha and I fine reproduction released in 1935. This one would set you back in NM condition over 3 grand now. The freight set was a mis mash of cars and not a catalogued set from the 1940's. From what I can tell the steam loco is a #736 2-8-4 produced between 1953 and around 1967. The cars are just 1950's random freight cars but nice ones but the decade after this movie this was set in. Still around $1500.00 there for everything. I have all of these trains in NM condition in their original boxes. I'm a Lionel train but and been at collecting since 1971 when I was 13 years old. I have two collecting addiction's, Lionel trains and Beatles records. If you saw my Beatles collection you head would do a 360° spin like Linda Blair's in the movie "The Exorcist". Hope you enjoyed all this useless information I just laid on you. Don't be showing me Lionel trains, I can't control myself. Again, Merry Christmas Ames. Peace ❤

In the scene at the Chinese restaurant, Melinda Dillon was given a different script from everyone else, so she did not know what was going to happen and all of her laughter and shock was genuine. When the waiter brings out the duck and she screams it was because she had no idea it was coming. You even see her say I’m sorry to Darren McGavin just before the duck’s head gets lopped off. And while there are a few sequels, none of them really hold up well. Except for the most recent one, A Christmas Story Christmas. Definitely recommend viewing that one. It’s a beautiful bookend to the story.

Do yourself a favor, skip A Christmas Story 2, and go straight to A Christmas Story Christmas from last year. Its SO good!

If you look closely early on during the Christmas morning scene, you can see the "Old Man" sneaking the BB Gun present into the corner behind the desk...

My late father was the real-life Ralphie. He got a BB gun for Christmas, and almost shot his eye out with it. He also stuck his tongue to freezing metal. Not recommended.

Jean Shepherd wrote a lot of semi-autobiographical stories about growing up in the Midwest. He narrated and co-scripted this film based on some of them. So in a way, Ralphie did grow up to be a writer.

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I just about proposed to you. Iced milk is soooooooooo good

I got my Daisy air rifle around the same age. The problem is that in the winter, it's hard to maneuver through the snow to find a target! I drew a target on a sheet of paper and removed a hanging vase from the woodwork of out living room and put my paper target in it's place, to practice... Well, I was fairly accurate, but when I removed the target, all of the BBs were embedded in the fancy woodwork... Go figure? Well, if thee vase had been a bit bigger, it may have covered all the indentations left by the BBs, but it was not. Argh! At least I did not shoot my eye out!

Funny thing about stop believing in something, there are 2 people associated with December 24th-25th we eventually stop believing in the one thst was a real person but most need the other

My all time favorite Christmas movie. When this came out in 1983 I got the Red Ryder BB gun for Christmas.

What a beautiful sweater, Ames!

Ames Ralphie Parker played by Peter Billingsley has returned in a direct sequel even though there was another movie after this classic. But last year's Christmas Story Christmas has Peter return as Ralphie now adult with his friends (most of original kids) as adults too in the timeline of the 70's. There is one exception for the casting. Exception is Ralphie's mom played by Melinda Dillon in 1983's classic declined to her famous role because Melinda retired from action (sad note: Melinda died early this year). Julie Hagerty took over as Ralphie's mom. Another person missing and not forgotten from this sequel is Darren MacGavin aka Ol Man.

I've been in that house. Looks exactly the same. ❤

The greatest Christmas movie of all time. The charm and feel are unmatched in my opinion. Watching Ralphie open his gift after all hope seemed lost gets me every single time.

If only you knew then that the original Annabel doll is a Raggedy Ann doll old by the warrens now that’s scary

A interesting idea for a A CHRISTMAS STORY sequel (had it been done in the '80's) would be how Ralphie and his family adjust to Christmas time during WWII. Because this movie's events happened 1yr because Pearl Harbor was attacked.

Enjoyed your reaction 😊

Check out the recent sequel called A Christmas Story Christmas. Ralphie and all the others grown up. Return to home for Christmas amd now it's Ralphie's turn to makes Christmas great. Really fun and charming movie.

So, Amy didn’t like being Raggedy Ann because she wanted to be something scary? Raggedy Ann’s pretty scary, if you ask me.

Darren McGavin pulled off the Dad role so well. Even as a kid, he was my favorite character. He was in an Arnold Schwarzenegger movie called Raw Deal that was made a few years after this. I got Christmas Story vibes from him in that movie also. It's been so many years since my family and I have watched Christmas Story together over Christmas. I need to add this movie to my collection and bring it over this year.

Thanks to this movie I tried duck for Christmas the first time a few years back. A bit gamey but I loved it!