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#011825
Selects: How Foreign Accent Syndrome Works
"Jingle Bells on, I don't know, Deck the Halls on a Christmas story. Christmas story. Fa ra ra ra ra, right?"
— Chuck
Chuck references the famous 'fa ra ra ra ra' scene from A Christmas Story as an example of accent substitution.
Jan 18, 2025
#062724
EXTRA! EXTRA! The Newsboy Strike Episode!
"I imagine all of these kids too, all of these boys, are just like 15,000 Scott Farkas and Grover Gills. That's who I imagine. The two bad kids from A Christmas Story."
— Josh
Josh compares the rough and rowdy nature of the newsboys to the bullies from A Christmas Story.
Jun 27, 2024
#032824
The Pulitzer Prize: A major award!
"That's not a leg lamp, but the Pulitzer Prize."
— Chuck
Mar 28, 2024
#032124
Peanuts (the comic) Part II
"I could put it next to the leg lamp."
— Chuck
Mar 21, 2024
#122123
The 2023 SYSK Ho-Ho-Holiday Spectacular!
"Black Christmas, a Christmas story and porkies."
— Chuck
Chuck mentioned that director Bob Clark made three classic films including A Christmas Story.
Dec 21, 2023
#021423
The Glorious Flamingo
"Remember the Christmas story? For sure."
Referenced in conversation about Peking Duck restaurant, likely alluding to the iconic leg lamp scene from the film.
Feb 14, 2023
#122420
The SYSK 2020 Holly Jolly Extravaganza!
"until a Christmas story came along, that was true"
— Josh
Josh was comparing A Christmas Carol's Christmassy qualities to A Christmas Story.
Dec 24, 2020
#122320
Short Stuff: Chinese Food on Christmas
"A Christmas Story is one of your favorite movies. And I know that that great scene at the end"
— Chuck
Josh and Chuck discuss a famous scene from the movie where a family eats Chinese food on Christmas, and mention the film's director Bob Clark dying in a car accident.
Dec 23, 2020
#092220
How Sweepstakes Work
"To win a major award like Christmas story."
— Josh
Josh references the famous leg lamp prop from A Christmas Story when discussing sweepstakes terminology.
Sep 22, 2020
#040120
Short Stuff: 666
"Not Morse code, but in Christmas story, it was what, drink your Ovaltine?"
— Chuck
Used as an analogy for how numeric codes work, referencing the secret decoder ring scene.
Apr 1, 2020
#122419
The SYSK Holiday Spectacular
"There's Elf. Wait a minute. There's Christmas Vacation and there's a Christmas story."
— Chuck
Chuck lists A Christmas Story as one of his three favorite Christmas movies to watch.
Dec 24, 2019
#122415
The Stuff You Should Know 2015 Jolly Christmas Extravaganza
"It's no Christmas story, but it's good"
— Josh
Josh compares Elf to A Christmas Story as a Christmas movie classic
Dec 24, 2015
#110315
The Dark Origins of Fairy Tales
"it's just like when Ralphie comes back home in a Christmas story"
— Josh
Josh made a comparison to A Christmas Story when describing Rapunzel's emotional reaction to seeing her blinded lover.
Nov 3, 2015
#071615
The Time Nazis Invaded Florida
"He's just basically like Ralphie in A Christmas Story, just daydreaming about how he's going to be carried around on everyone's shoulders"
— Josh
Josh was comparing Dosh's fantasy about being treated as a hero to Ralphie's daydreams in the movie.
Jul 16, 2015
#122514
Josh and Chuck's 2014 Christmas Extravaganza!
"You have seen the great, great movie, A Christmas Story"
— Josh
Josh is discussing one of his favorite Christmas movies as part of their Christmas special episode.
Dec 25, 2014
#080714
What is a Numbers Station?
"He didn't care about pirates and all that jazz, pirates and smugglers and all that jazz. He listened to little orphan Annie."
— Josh
Josh references the movie when discussing decoder rings and Little Orphan Annie, comparing it to number station codes.
Aug 7, 2014
#071514
How Sushi Works
"It's like the duck in a Christmas story. He's smiling."
— Josh
Josh compares someone's reaction to seeing a whole fish with head on to the duck scene in the movie.
Jul 15, 2014
#122112
Josh and Chuck's Christmas Extravaganza 2012
"guys from that movie, A Christmas Story, the Celis trees"
— Josh
Josh references the movie when discussing Christmas tree sellers.
Dec 21, 2012
#030812
How Noah's Ark Worked
"Darren McGavin from Christmas Story. He's awesome."
— Chuck
Chuck mentions Darren McGavin's role in A Christmas Story when discussing who hosted a CBS special about Noah's Ark.
Mar 8, 2012
#090611
10 Scientists Who Were Their Own Guinea Pigs
"basically zoned out like Ralphie in, um, a Christmas story"
— Josh
Explaining the concept of reverie using Ralphie's daydreaming as an example
Sep 6, 2011
#051310
5 Successful Counterfeiters
"That's kind of like Ralphie dreaming that he was going to go blind from having to eat soap"
— Josh
Used as a comparison to Frank Abagnale's fantasies about reuniting his parents
May 13, 2010
#082709
How Muppets Work
"I'll add that to a Christmas story, and it's a wonderful life"
— Chuck
Listed alongside other Christmas classics when Chuck says he'll check out Emmet Otter's special.
Aug 27, 2009
Cast
Melinda Dillon
Mother
Darren McGavin
The Old Man
Peter Billingsley
Ralphie
Jean Shepherd
Ralphie as an Adult (voice)
Ian Petrella
Randy
Scott Schwartz
Flick
R.D. Robb
Schwartz
Tedde Moore
Miss Shields
Yano Anaya
Grover Dill
Zack Ward
Scut Farkus
Jeff Gillen
Santa Claus
Leslie Carlson
Christmas Tree Man
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