The vacation franchise in general is iconic, including in my own family.

Whenever we go on a vacation, we refer to ourselves as the Griswolds.

Okay.

Just because of our misadventures and my penchant for hitting on any woman I see at any time if my wife is not in vicinity.

Yeah. any woman I see at any time if my wife is not in vicinity.

Hello, and welcome to Is This Bad, a show we rewatch movies that we did not love and with some distance test our priors to decide once and for all.

Is this bad?

I'm joined by my bearded Ebert, Jason Doyle.

Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas, J.D.

Thanks for coming and spreading some of that trademark holiday cheery famous sport.

And producing the show, don't worry a little tree, ain't going to hurt her, Rachel Doyle.

Okay.

You're welcome, podcast listeners.

Well, it is Christmas, or Christmas is upon us.

So today's movie is 1989's National Lampoons, Christmas Vacation.

We're talking 70% critics score Rotten Tomatoes.

We're talking an 86% audience score.

I feel like you've either never seen this movie or you've seen this movie 10 to 50 times.

Right.

Right?

Doesn't seem like kind of like a classic you would gather the family around the TV for

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