It makes glad that Xmas is NOT as big a “deal” in England as it is in the States. I mean, if we don’t get out to buy the latest Nintendo fad, or whatsit, we won’t go round the bend, thinking we’ve ruined our kids forever. And if we don’t get on with our daft relatives (who DOES?), then it’s no skin off OUR necks; we just say “THEY did it!” and all’s right w/the world.

I LOVE the Todd and Margo characters–SO “Yuppie American Idiot”! And when Clark sends that giant piece of ice thru their window, wrecking that stupid stereo? Brilliant! You couldn’t plan a prank that good!

But, despite Americans thinking (perhaps) that all Brits live in cozy cottages, like “Iris” in “the Holiday”, which weren’t real anyway, and what’s it to ya?…WHY do the houses in America all look the SAME? (at least in John Hughes flicks)? EH? You’ve got your fake, 2-3 story “Colonial” (lol) houses, all in a row, with the same things inside. (Don’t those burglars in “Home Alone” get bored?).

Anyway, despite living in one o’ those, Clark Griswold is QUITE the ‘original’! Props and cheers to him!

The house was also used in a Beverly Hills 90210 episode. Here’s the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJUTT38DLAU go to 4:14. The inside is of the house next to it though. You can see it looks pretty much the same as the movie. At some point they changed the outside to what it is in the commercial.