On the podcast this time, Steven and Sean are begging with everything we’ve got for an official Red Ryder, carbine action, 200-shot, range model air rifle, with a compass in the stock and this thing that tells time. We watched the 1983 film from Bob Clark, A Christmas Story.
We want that air rifle sooo bad, we can’t even tell you. And no, we won’t shoot our eyes out. That’s probably just a myth that someone’s mom started because they didn’t want to buy their kid the best toy ever made.
We should take a page out of Ralphie’s book. We’ll start leaving hints around the house, accidentally blurting out our desires, and writing surely phenomenal school reports about what we want for Christmas.
It’s a foolproof plan!
If it can work for Ralphie, then it can work for us, dagnabbit! We’ve got to get going now. There are plans to be hatched and holiday dreams to be had. Enjoy the episode about this classic film!
(Recorded on July 22, 2022)
Links to Stuff We Mentioned:
A Christmas Story (1983) — The Movie Database (TMDB)
Bob Clark — The Movie Database (TMDB)
Melinda Dillon — The Movie Database (TMDB)
Darren McGavin — The Movie Database (TMDB)
Peter Billingsley — The Movie Database (TMDB)
Ian Petrella — The Movie Database (TMDB)
Jean Shepherd — The Movie Database (TMDB)
Zack Ward — The Movie Database (TMDB)
Boy Meets World (TV Series 1993–2000) — The Movie Database (TMDB)
The Wonder Years (TV Series 2021- ) — The Movie Database (TMDB)
Jingle All the Way - Wikipedia
Daisy Red Ryder BB Gun - Wikipedia
MacArthur Fellows Program - Wikipedia
(Sean mistakenly called this the “Meisner Grant.” He was probably thinking of a particular episode of the show Psych. Funny thing is he was also incorrect about the school featured in that episode, which was the Meitner School for Gifted Students.)
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989) — The Movie Database (TMDB)
Dragon Ball Z (TV Series 1989–1996) — The Movie Database (TMDB)
It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) — The Movie Database (TMDB)
Home Alone (1990) — The Movie Database (TMDB)