Ralphie gets in big trouble for saying (but not really saying) fudge.
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"It's a Major Award!"
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Some men were Baptists, some Catholics — Ralphie's dad was an Oldsmobile man.
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Or as Old Man Parker pronounces it, "fra-jill-ay."
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After his mom nonchalantly mentions the fight to his dad and then distracts him with talk of football, there's no big fracas from the Farkus Affair.
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After Ralphie beats up Farkus, Randy believes his dad will be agnry with his brother.
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When the Bumpus' dogs get to his bird, Ralphie's dad is absolutely devastated.
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Aunt Clara always gives him the nicest things.
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To avoid getting in trouble for broken glasses, he creates the icicle story.
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Finally, the Red Ryder is his! Ralphie finds his last present behind a desk.
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It's an Ovaltine commercial. Not even secret agents are immune to advertising.
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"Farkas" is the Slavic word for wolf.
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Poor Randy. It really was a struggle.
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With a swift swing of the knife, Christmas dinner is saved.
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Randy was not happy with Santa.
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It's sure not pretty, but apparently Randy likes pretending to eat from a trough.
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Ralphie's old man wouldn't mind getting rid of his nemeses, the Bumpus' dogs.
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Randy loves his toy Zeppelin so much he falls asleep holding it.
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Flick learned the hard way that his tongue would, in fact, freeze to the pole.
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In doing so, Schwartz skipped the triple dare, which Ralphie felt was a slight breach of etiquette.
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Although he heard it ten times a day from his old man, Ralphie claims Schwartz taught him "fudge."
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"Don't bother me," Ralphie says to the Wicked Witch. "I'm, uh, I'm thinking."
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He loved replacing fuses, which was in a sense lucky, because he had to do so often.
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And then she claims they're out of glue.
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Most of the film was shot in Toronto and Cleveland.
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The Higbee building is still in downtown Cleveland.
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Ralphie gets the honor of handing out the presents for opening.
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Jean Shepherd, who wrote the story on which the film is based, narrates as the adult Ralphie.
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The Red Ryder 200-shot range model air rifle, to be exact.
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Ralphie doesn't want a football, although he does accidentally agree to it on Santa's lap.
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They're not quite classic versions, but they have a lot of cheer.
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