National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

Eddie: [walks in with a bound and gagged Mr. Shirley tied with a big red ribbon] Ho ho ho, Merry Christmas, Clark.
[to Mr. Shirley]
Eddie: You about ready to do some kissing?

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

Art: [a messenger delivers Clark's envelope with his "bonus", the family looks questioningly] What is it? A letter confirming your reservation at the nuthouse?

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

Margo: [a knock on the door] Go away Todd.
[another knock]
Margo: If you want to come in you'll have to break down the goddamn door!
[Several SWAT officers bust down the door]

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

Eddie: If only I had that money Catherine and I gave to that TV preacher who was screwin' that hockey player.
Clark: What about the kids?
Eddie: His kids can fend for themselves.

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

Mr. Frank Shirley: I have never been treated like this in my life.
Ellen: I'm sorry. This is our family's first kidnapping.

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

Clark: [realizes his bonus is a jelly-club membership] If this isn't the biggest bag-over-the-head, punch-in-the-face I ever got, GOD DAMN IT!
[kicks wildly at the presents under the tree]

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

Clark: Whew, it's warm in here.
Mary: Well you have your coat on.
Clark: Ah yes I do, why is that?
Mary: Because it's cold out.
Clark: Yes it is, it's a bit nipply out. I mean nippy out, what did I say, nipple? Huh, there is a nip in the air.

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

Clark: I dedicate this house to the Griswold Family Christmas.

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

Clark: My cousin in-law, whose heart is bigger than his brain...
Eddie: I appreciate that, Clark.
Clark: ...Is innocent.

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

Art: You want to hurry this up, Clark? I'm freezing my baguettes off.

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

Ellen: Welcome to our home - what's left of it.

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

[after reaching the Griswolds' house]
Aunt Bethany: Is this the airport, Clark?

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

Margo: You just march over there and slug that creep in the face.
Todd: I can't just attack someone.
Margo: All right then, if you're not man enough to put an end to this shit, then I am.

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

Clark: Russ, go get the hammer.
Ellen: Clark, what do you need a hammer for?
Clark: I'm gonna catch it in the coat... And smack it with the hammer.

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

Mr. Frank Shirley: [picks up the phone receiver] Get me somebody. Anybody. And get me somebody while I'm waiting.

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

Ruby Sue: Uncle Clark, are you sure you ain't Santa Claus?
Clark: I'm sure... I can't even afford to be an elf.

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

Art: It was an ugly tree anyway.

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

Eddie: [holding Aunt Bethany's present] This one here, is leaking.
[Ellen sticks her finger in the leak. Eddie leans over and sucks it off her finger]
Eddie: It's lime!

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

[Uncle Lewis lights his cigar accidentally burns the Christmas tree]
Clark: Lewis? My tree!
Uncle Lewis: So what's the matter with you?
Clark: Look what you've done to my tree!

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

Eddie: Your company kill all them people in India not too long ago?
Clark: No, we missed out on that one.