The 1989 Christmas Vacation movie features Clark Griswold, his wife Ellen and two children who are planning to have old fashion family traditional Christmas event, only to be disappointed on several fronts. The 20,000 lights on the house on the neighborhood Christmas light competition becomes a debacle when Clark’s efforts are spoiled by poor electrical wiring connections in the house. The families who gather at the Griswold household creates lack of space, understandings, and tension—not to mention an outdoor squirrel in the tree running in the house.