Why did Clark dream of the department store lady?
Why did Clark dream of the department store lady in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation? No reason is given in the movie as to why he dreams of her in the pool. It seems unrelated to the overall plot of the movie.
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As Kevin said it's a part of the recurring themes like The Girl in the Red Ferrari. Even finaldraft covered it pretty well:
Returning as the sole writer, John Hughes knew what worked in the first Vacation better than anyone else. That’s probably why there are more callbacks and repeated jokes from the first film than there were in European Vacation. The Griswolds’ car flies off road and lands haphazardly at their destination. Check. Clark flirts and fantasizes about another woman. Check. A family member’s pet gets accidentally killed by Clark. Check. Clark freaks out and has a curse-filled diatribe in front of his family. Check. Cousin Eddie. Check. In fact, with some of these bits, Hughes doubled down. Christmas Vacation might not be as R-rated as the first film, but Clark has even more freak-outs. His character is more manic and off-the-rails. Every character tick, every impulse, is emphasized for maximum Clark Griswoldness. Likewise not only is Cousin Eddie back, he has a larger role and is even more madcap. Thus, the two strongest characters are given the most focus and they’re given more opportunities to be as funny as possible.
So they just reused same recurring elements in the whole film series.
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What did Clark get Mr Shirley?
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In the movie National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, Chevy Chase's character Clark Griswold puts a down payment on a swimming pool for his family based on an expected holiday bonus from his company. Instead of getting a bonus though, Griswold is enrolled in a \u201cJelly of the Month\u201d club.What does Clark put on his sled?
In the scene Clark Griswald (Chevy Chase) uses a \u201cnon-chloric, silicon-based kitchen lubricant\u201d to grease his sled. The lubricant works too well and Clark goes for a memorable ride.Shopping Scene - National Lampoons Christmas Vacation HD
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Answer 2
There is a recurring theme in the Vacation movies of Clark fantasizing about other women despite having a rather attractive wife.
Additionally, this scene was almost certainly done as an homage to the famous pool scene with Phoebe Cates in Fast Times At Ridgemont High
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