I just love Jean Shepherd's "A Christmas Story"

[madaboutharry]

It is out now on DVD and comes with a little bobble head collectible of Ralphie. I watched it this afternoon with my son. It is such a great escape. I especially love the scene in the Chinese restaurant on Christmas. In a small way it made me believe that just maybe things might someday be o.k.

[yorkiemommie1]

1. you'll shoot your eye out, kid!!!

we watch the marathon every year, too! love everything about this movie.

[flamingyouth]

2. I love it too

Darren McGavin is fantastic in it. :D

[CO Liberal]

3. I Met Jean Sheppard in 1971

At a book signing in Morristown, NJ. He was just the same in person as he sounded on the sound track of that movie.

When I was a kid, he had an hour-long radio show on WOR in New York. He would just sit there and talk. It was GREAT radio.

Today, WOR carries such mental midgets as Bill O'Reilly and Michael Savage. What a descent into hell.....

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

4. I loved Shep, when I was a kid.

He lived near me, on Buttermilk Bridge Rd., in Washington Twp.(Warren Cty.) NJ. I used to listen to him every night on WOR, listening on an old tube superhet radio.

Excelsior. Flick. Gasser. "The Bear Missed The Train".

I miss those times so.

73s wherever you are, K2ORS. 73's.

[mitchum]

14. I am envious of both you and CO Liberal...

and anyone else who heard those broadcasts. I have heard OF them, and it seems that they were truly wonderful things

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

15. Wonderful?

They were pure magic. One man and his voice, creating worlds. Kind worlds they were too.

[KoKo]

18. Imagination...................it was wonderful........wasn't it.....

[CO Liberal]

19. I Wonder If They Are Available on Audiocassette

Or if anyone has mp3 links to them on a web site somewhere. I'd love to hear them again.

[thatgemguy]

34. Shows are on shortwave

The "Jean Shepard Show" airs on WBCQ, 7415 kHz on Mondays, 5 - 6 PM. GREAT RADIO!!!

http://www.zappahead.net/wbcq/main.php?fn=show_program&id=51

[CornField]

5. That's one of my favorite movies.

I love it when the narrator is describing the bully -- "Scut Farkus -- what a horrible name. He was just standing there staring at us with yellow eyes. I swear to God, he had yellow eyes!"

We watch it every year and still laugh out loud.

[ET Awful]

6. Frah Gee Lay . . . . must be French :) n/t

[Gothic Sponge]

7. Great film!

I'm a big Jean Shepherd fan!

[xray s]

8. Check out "Ollie Hopnoodles Haven Of Bliss"

Its another Shepherd based movie, about going on summer vacation.

Great fun

[Gothic Sponge]

9. Yes!

Love it!!

[GreatAuntK]

13. Love 'em both.

Hopnoodle goes for $50+ on eBay, I've been watching for it, one of our all-time favorites.

From A Christmas Story, I remember the snowsuits, with the mittens hanging off the sleeves, for the little kids! Girls weren't allowed to wear pants to school in my area (near Pittsburgh), and we had heavy, lined woolen "snow pants" we wore under our dresses. More often, girls went to school on snow days bare-legged, with oxfords and socks, sometimes with boots over our shoes.

[scarlett1]

25. Near Pittsburgh

K Margret- I was born in Butler, lived there until I was 10.

[GreatAuntK]

26. Hey, 12 posts!

Welcome, Scarlett1! I lived in Latrobe until I was 19,1969. Back in the 50's we had some real snowy winters, but I seem to remember that there were many years when the skies were overcast, the rain was cold and wet, and the much hoped for snow storm (and school closings) were rare. I've been in Florida since 1980.

I saw the "fra-gee-lee" sex lamp for sale in a catalog last year around this time, but I don't remember where. I loved A Christmas Story so much I almost bought one.

I saw Polar Express today, and it made me so happy I had tears in my eyes.

[KoKo]

10. That's such a great movie...thanks for posting. Where did you buy the

DVD with the bobblehead? I have the VHS.

[madaboutharry]

16. Target

It comes in a special "20th Anniversary Edition" all made up for the holidays. It comes with two DVDs. One is the movie and the other is the extras. It was $19.99. It should be around everywhere, I would think.

[KoKo]

17. Thanks...I know a couple of people who would love the DVD...

:thumbsup:

[mitchum]

11. So do I...

and mitchum the curmudgeon can't stand any other Chritmas offering. But I love "A Christmas Story"

[Gothic Sponge]

12. Every fan should visit this site

http://www.flicklives.com/

[name not needed]

20. Deck the halls with bows of horry

Fa ra ra ra ra, ra ra ra ra. :)

[scarlett1]

21. A major award

Fragile'
It must be Italian.
I think it says Fragile, honey.

Ralphie discovers electric sex, mother slaps his hand.

[LizW]

28. Someone here at DU has the "major award" in his/her sig line

I love that movie. My kids have seen it so many times they know it by heart.

[Pithlet]

31. That's because he's in a production

based on the movie :) He must not have seen this thread yet.

[Cush]

29. "Yeah, statue" (Ralphie cops a feel)

[CO Liberal]

22. I Found a Jean Shepherd Site!!!

Excelsior!!!!!

:-)

[scarlett1]

23. Scut Farcus

Who names their kid "Scut"
No wonder he was a bully.

[Cush]

30. I thought it was Scott?

[Zomby Woof]

36. Scut Farkas

That is how it is spelled in the script.

[BlueHandDuo]

24. I love this movie, but the rest of my family...

...hates it!

I want to get the DVD, but I know they'll never let me watch it when they're home.

They say it's depressing! Can you believe that?

[mac56]

27. I worked in a video store for five years.

People love this movie so much, they rented it in the middle of summer.

[Nikepallas]

32. I love it too and have the DVD but I just wish it wasn't played sooo

much on TV. It makes me grow tire of it too soon after the holiday begins

[NC_Nurse]

33. This is NC_Nurse's hubby, a big Shepherd fan since 2001....

...anyone interested in acquiring audio rebroadcasts of Shep should check out a link on flicklives.com: it's for Mass Backwards, a show on WBAI in NYC which features every week a free download of a complete Shepherd show. The files are typically about 5.5 MB apiece and can be played on your computer using the free RealPlayer software. For a donation to WBAI, you can usually get some kind of Jean Shepherd premium, which consists of compact disks containing several shows. Awesome stuff!!! The world needs more Shepherds and fewer O'Reillys.

[Zomby Woof]

35. I am playing the Old Man in a local production of it

Hence, my sig line.

Great story, nostalgic without being treacly or saccharine.

[yellowdogintexas]

37. yet another duplicate VHS to DVD to add to my shelves

We do love that movie in this house too.

when the dogs attack the turkey, oh my oh my

and the look of utter dismay and disbelief when Ralphie realizes he has decoded a commercial for OVALTINE!!!!


every scene is a treasure

[Dukkha]

38. I was just at the actual school in Cleveland

It's a high school now with a lot of add on to it.
the pole flick got his tongue stuck on is now a baseball cage end.