TBS's annual "A Christmas Story" marathon starts tonight at 8pm! **TRIVIA**

[ColbertWatcher]

How much do you know about this movie?

How many hounds did the narrator say the Bumpuses had?

What was Ralphie waiting for in the mail?

Who's the guy that tells Ralphie and his brother where the end of the line is?

[LadyoftheRabbits]

1. Don't remember how many hounds

BUT, I do know the mail bit was the Little Orphan Annie decoder pen, and the guy in the mall was the narrator. And thanks for letting me know what time it'll be on tonight. :D :hi:

[ColbertWatcher]

2. ...

Not only was the guy the narrator, but he's Jean Shepherd, the author!

[LadyoftheRabbits]

4. Oh, cool!

Didn't know that. I need to read the book, too. :P

[ColbertWatcher]

5. He was a really cool guy, here's a link to his bio on IMDb ...

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0791789/bio

[baldguy]

65. ..

:rofl: :rofl:

Early in his tenure at WOR, he and his listeners decided to play a prank on the New York Times best-seller list; he suggested that they go to bookstores around the city and start asking for a book that didn't even exist; the listeners suggested the title (I, Libertine!), an author name (Frederick Ewing), and even gave this fictitious author a fairly detailed biography (former British civil servant, lived in South Africa, spoke on the BBC about 18th-century erotica, was married to Marjorie "a horsewoman from the North Country"). As his radio listeners included airline pilots who traveled overseas and press agents who fed information to leading gossip columnists in the city, The phony book and its phony author were soon a hot topic in transatlantic publishing circles, appearing on best-seller lists, getting mentioned in Earl Wilson's syndicated gossip column, and even getting Banned in Boston. Finally, one of his listeners, a reporter for the Wall Street Journal persuaded him that it was time to let the rest of the world in on the joke - by then, the book was such a big deal that Ballantine Publishing asked Shepherd to actually write a book called I, Libertine!, and with the help of science-fiction writer Theodore Sturgeon, he did. Needless to say, the Times didn't take kindly to having been fooled, and when they reviewed the book, they implied that Shepherd had misled his fans into asking for the book, when in fact the listeners were part of the hoax from the very beginning.

[johnnie]

11. Duh

I need to read better in the future..lol

[ColbertWatcher]

3. You're welcome, I never miss it! I love that movie! n/t

[ColbertWatcher]

6. No one interested in "A Christmas Story" trivia? n/t

[CatWoman]

8. would you believe I've never seen that movie?

I'm curious as to what all the buzz is about.

I'll probably watch it - right after "A Charlie Brown Christmas" and "Rudolph" (have them on DVD).

:)

[ColbertWatcher]

9. Never!? Wow, you're in for a treat!

There are so few modern holiday stories and this is one of the better ones!

[Zomby Woof]

57. Shame on you

You promised me 4 years ago you would watch it, after I told you I played The Old Man in the stage version. This was back when I lived in AZ. :P :spank: :loveya:

[trof]

7. I had a Sky King glow-in-the-dark decoder ring.

WITH a secret compartment for secret messages.
The day it came I spent most of the afternoon sitting in the dark on the basement stairs, just watching it GLOW!
WOW!
MAGIC!
;-)

[ColbertWatcher]

10. O-V-A-L-T-I-N-E! n/t

[trof]

15. LOL. Really.

At least a chuckle.

[KitchenWitch]

12. I seriously need to get this DVD

[Orrex]

13. The same director also directed another Christmas classic

Porky's.

[RoyGBiv]

14. Bob Clark ...

He probably got his inspiration from his cameo scene, oogling the lamp.

[Orrex]

42. That must have been one hell of a lamp

Porky's came out in 1982, while A Christmas Story was 1983.

I think of the latter as Clark's attempt to atone for the former!

[RoyGBiv]

46. Well, hell ...

Just kill my theory then.

Damn you. Damn you to hell.

It was a helluva lamp, though. :-)

Watched it three times so far today. :bounce:

Yes, I have no life and am alone on Christmas and Christmas Story will sustain me. Along with this bottle of wine.

And this biscuit.

It's a good biscuit.

It was a helluva lamp.

[alphafemale]

19. Porky's "could have been" the same kids 12 year later.

Sort of.

[alphafemale]

16. It was (something) seven hounds. 27 37 ? I think. nt

[ColbertWatcher]

26. I believe he said something like 756! Someone correct me if I'm wrong! n/t

[ColbertWatcher]

39. Correction 785! n/t

[KamaAina]

17. More trivia: What time does it start here on the sacred 'aina?

you know I'll be shooting my eye out when it does! :bounce:

[alphafemale]

18. What is the name of the Lone Ranger's nephew's horse?

C'mon...Everyone knows that!

:P

[skygazer]

20. Victor

:P

[Orrex]

47. What is the name of the Lone Ranger's nephew?

Google is for cheaters!

[alphafemale]

21. What did ralphie first agree (when sitting on Santa's lap) that he wanted for Christmas?

Shit. I could do this all night.

[alphafemale]

22. delete wrong spot

[ColbertWatcher]

25. That's a good question!

My answer:
a football!

[General Zod]

28. A Football

[KitchenWitch]

43. a football

[jmowreader]

56. A football?

I've seen that atrocity one time...kids aren't expected to break out codes without the help of the Orphan Annie decoder pen?

[alphafemale]

23. What movie did the creepy kid in line mention liking?

heh!

[ColbertWatcher]

27. That's a tough one. I want to say picking his nose, but I know that's not right ...

... damn!

[MissMillie]

31. it was

The Wizard of Oz

[texanwitch]

45. The kid liked the Tin Man.

I have watched this movie so many times.

[alphafemale]

24. Here's a reunion of the cast clip

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_jwsrTJQBU

[ColbertWatcher]

30. That was sweet. The teacher is still hot, too! n/t

[SeattleGirl]

32. That was pretty cool!

[rucky]

33. oops wrong spot

[Redstone]

29. I've read every word that Jean Shepherd ever wrote. He was a treasure,

as is that movie. I'll never get tired of watching it.

Redstone

[ColbertWatcher]

40. "I'll never get tired of watching it." Me either! n/t

[rucky]

34. What City is it set in?

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

35. it was purposely not set anywhere, IIRC

but the movie was filmed in Cleveland, OH

[semillama]

62. The story is based on Shepard's growing up in Hammond, IN

but I think the movie is set in a fictional equivalent of Hammond, Indiana.

The neighborhood scenes were shot in Cleveland but the school scenes were shot in Canada. The Chop Suey Palace is in Toronto.

[monmouth]

51. Cleveland, OH...n/t

[Nevernose]

36. I remember leaving the theater & my family HATING it.

Dad, stepmother, stepbrother, stepsister -- all of them made fun of me for liking it. And now they watch it every year with their own families! Ha! I told them the movie was brilliant!

(In their defense, in the same general time period I also told them Conan the Destroyer was brilliant, so perhaps they're to be granted a little slack for being mendicants)

[outofbounds]

37. Just like Ralph

I too suffer from soap poisoning.

Where can I find a "Major Award" for my man room? :bounce:

[bridgit]

38. "Not a fing'ah!!"

[ColbertWatcher]

41. So, that's what he was saying! I could never figure it out! n/t

[alphafemale]

49. "You used up all the glue...On Purpose!" nt

[ColbertWatcher]

50. That's my favorite line in the movie! n/t

[AwakeAtLast]

44. I know someone who went to the school in the film!

He grew up in Cleveland, which is where it was made.

[ColbertWatcher]

48. I forgot that whole movie was made on location.

I sometimes think it was made on a Hollywood backlot!

Do you know where the restaurant is?

[AwakeAtLast]

68. No, but you are giving me a reason to investigate...

Good question!

[alphafemale]

52. What grade did Ralphie get on his essay?

[Mad_Dem_X]

53. C+

"You'll shoot your eye out!"

[ElsewheresDaughter]

54. :you'll shoot your eye out".....

on my tree

[ColbertWatcher]

59. That is so funny!

I didn't know they even made something like that!

[dixiegrrrrl]

55. The Original Jean Shepherd stories appeared when and where?

[ColbertWatcher]

58. I know the where, but not the when.

Playboy, not sure of the year, but I'm going to guess 1980's sometime.

[dixiegrrrrl]

61. Correct on Playboy.

I remember reading the stories in late summer 1968...date cemented in my mind because 2nd child born then.
I remember feeling a bit "oogy" because I was reading my husband's magazine.
But Shepherd was hysterical, tho hubby "didn't get it".

At least that is my memory, may be faulty after all this time.

Years later, I got a couple of his books. Still hysterically funny.

The movie did a great job on the story. Darrin McGavin has always been a favorite.

[ColbertWatcher]

64. 1968! Wow was I wrong!

I've never read his stuff, but the movie is one of the best modern Christmas stories.

[alphafemale]

60. There's actually someone with the name Bumpas in my company.

I think one of the locations in another state, but every time that name comes up on my phone I have to suppress the urge to make a smart ass remark.

[Cush]

63. Q: What did they use as makeshift snow in some places?

[dixiegrrrrl]

66. How come the plastic leg broke with a sound of shattering glass?

How come the bumpus dogs come thru the living room from the front door when it was the back door that was open earlier?

Actually, lots of goofs:

here...
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085334/goofs

[pokerfan]

67. A Christmas Story House Tour

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDCoy4CUEBc

The house in downtown Cleveland that was used in filming A Christmas Story in 1983.