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A Christmas Story
November 18, 1983

Based on short stories from his books "In God We Trust - All Others Pay Cash" and "Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories and Other Disasters". Shep first told many of these stories on the radio or during live performances, then they were published as short stories in Playboy magazine, before finally being collected into the two books. Released in the theatre in 1983, it wasn't until the 90's when it was repeatedly shown on tv and released on video that it quickly became one of the all time favorite Christmas movies.

Production Information:		Buy It
Studio / Network:	MGM-UA
Director:	Bob Clark
Asst Director:
Producer:	Rene Dupont and Bob Clark
Executive Producer:
Running Time:	95 Minutes

Related Plots and Story Lines Used

• Schwartz, Paul - People

• Flick's Tongue - Plots / Story Lines

• Flick - People

• Parker, Randy - People

• Parker, Ralph - People

• Shields, Miss - People

• Red Ryder BB Gun - Plots / Story Lines

• Farkas, Scut - People

• The Leg Lamp - Plots / Story Lines

• Wax Teeth - Plots / Story Lines

• Writing a Theme - Plots / Story Lines

• Little Orphan Annie Decoder Pin - Plots / Story Lines

• Bumpus Family - Plots / Story Lines

• How does the little piggy eat? - Plots / Story Lines

• Red Cabbage - Plots / Story Lines

• Bunny Slippers / Pajamas - Plots / Story Lines

• Chinese Turkey - Plots / Story Lines

• Soap Poisoning - Plots / Story Lines

• Grover Dill And The Tasmanian Devil - Short Stories and Columns by Shep

Where Shep Made Reference To This Subject

• Article - December 11, 1983 - Have You Heard About Shepherd

• Article - December 2016 - The Making of A Christmas Story

• Article - December 2016 - The Man Behind the LEG LAMP

• Article - December 2, 1983 - 'A Christmas Story' - a surprise under the tree revives spirit

• Article - January 8, 1985 - Seen And Heard in Our Neighborhood

• Article - November 27, 1983 - Indiana life spices 'A Christmas Story'

• Article - - Jean Shepherd to humor Friends of the Library

• Books - October 1966 - In God We Trust - All Others Pay Cash

• Live Shows - January 27, 1989 - Friends of the Library

• Radio - December 26, 1964 - Early Version of Red Ryder story

• Radio - December 25, 1967 - Red Ryder

• Radio - January 27, 1968 - Flick's Tongue

• Radio - November 22, 1961 - Leg Lamp Ad

• Radio - May 18, 1970 - Being Syndicated, Oh, Fudge Moment, America [ 09:35 ]

• Television - March 31, 1974 - Wonderama

• Television - December 17, 2017 - A Christmas Story Live!

• Television - November 6, 1983 - Bobbie Wygant Interviews Jean Shepherd for A Christmas Story

Links to Further Information:

• A Christmas Story

TBS Marathons:

Every Christmas since 1997 the TBS cable network has shown a 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"

Date	Description
December 24, 1997	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 1998	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 1999	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2000	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2001	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2002	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2003	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2004	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2005	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2006	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2007	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2008	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2009	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2010	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2011	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2012	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2013	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2014	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2015	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2016	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2017	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2018	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2019	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2020	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2021	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"
December 24, 2022	TBS shows 24 hour marathon of "A Christmas Story"

Photos:

December 22,1994

Courtesy: William Welsch

Cast:

Melinda Dillon (Mother)

Darren McGavin (The "Old Man")

Peter Billingsley (Ralphie)

Ian Petrella (Randy)

Tedde Moore (Miss Shields)

Scott Schwartz (Flick)

R.D. Robb (Schwartz)

Yano Anaya (Grover Dill)

Zack Ward (Scut Farkus)

Jeff Gillen (Santa Claus)

Colin Fox (Ming the Merciless)

Paul Hubbard (Flash Gordon)

Les Carlson (Tree Man)

Jim Hunter (Freight Man)

Patty Johnson (Head Elf)

Drew Hocevar (Male Elf)

David Svoboda (Goggles)

Dwayne McLean (Black Bart)

Helen E Kaider (Wicked Witch)

John Wong (Chinese Father)

John Sebastion Wong (Waiter #1)

Fred Lee (Waiter #2)

Dan Ma (Waiter #3)

Rocco Bellusci

Tommy Wallace (Boy in School)

Screenshots:

Ralphie and Flash Gordon in deleted scene

Every Kid's Dream...

...a Red Ryder...

...at Higbees

If only I had one...

... I'd get the bad guys...

...and save the family

...like I had lobsters coming out of my ears!

"It's stuck!"

The Bribe

"Must be from Italy"

"It's a Leg!"

WOW!

"It's a Lamp"

I Know Just Where to Put It!

Every man's dream...

...every woman's nightmare!

I don't know what happened!

You were jealous!

The old man seeks to set a record

Indiana 1940

"Oh fuuudggge!"

Don't taste like fudge!

It was...soap poisoning!

It's Here!

I was now a member

"It was signed... in real ink!"

"Be sure to drink..."

"Red Cabbage"

He had yellow eyes!

"$%&@^ *%#&^*"

"Daddy's gonna kill Ralphie!"

Santa Mountain

Jean Shepherd and Leigh Brown

Leigh Brown

Randy meets "the Man"

"How about a nice football"

"No!!!"

"I want a Red Ryder..."

"You'll shoot your eye out kid"

Aunt Clara's gift

No Comment!

"A can of Simonize!"

"An Official Red Ryder..."

"Look out Black Bart!"

"I shot my eye out!"

Don't touch that turkey

"It's smiling"

No problem!

The Chop Suey Palace

Credits

Made in the USA

"Can you imagine 4,000 years passing, and you're not even a memory?
Think about it, friends. It's not just a possibility. It is a certainty." - Jean Shepherd - 1975