# Daddy's gonna kill Ralphie! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 9, 2009, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daddys-gonna-kill-ralphie/520603 "2009-12-09T16:50:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2009, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daddys-gonna-kill-ralphie/520603/61 "2009-12-09T21:09:13Z")
> [@Nzinga\_Seated](#): > > I’m always trying to remember what the parents are arguing about when he talks about how they argue over everything. > > Didn’t the quote go something like, “Are you trying to tell me that the Atlantic ocean is better than the Pacific?!” or something like that? > > Over the years I have tried googling this quote, looking at websites that lists quotes. Is it possible this part isn’t very quotable and is only memorable to me?? I think you’re thinking of Woody Allen’s parents in **Annie Hall**. It’s not in the [Memorable Quotes](http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0075686/quotes) section, but I saw this in the theaters a few months ago and I’m sure that’s where it was. Ooops, edit to add, I love this movie! (and I’m one of the 2 people in the universe who saw and also loved, but not as much, the sequel, It Runs In The Family, aka A Summer Story). ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2009, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daddys-gonna-kill-ralphie/520603/62 "2009-12-09T21:09:47Z")
> [@Nzinga\_Seated](#): > > Dammit. Nevermind. I may be thinking of Goodfellas. The fight with Skut Farkus would have gone VERY differently. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2009, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daddys-gonna-kill-ralphie/520603/63 "2009-12-09T21:17:17Z")
> [@badbadrubberpiggy](#): > > [Quote=Nzinga, Seated] > I may be thinking of Goodfellas. I can see how you might confuse the two. [/QUOTE] “You mean, let me understand this cause, ya know maybe it’s me, I’m a little fucked up maybe, but I’m stuck to a flagpol _how_, I mean stuck to a flagpole like I’m a clown, I amuse you? I make you laugh, I’m here to fuckin’ amuse you? What do you mean stuck to a flagpole, stuck to a flagpole _how_? How am I stuck to a flagpole?” ---
**Author:** ![armedmonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2009, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daddys-gonna-kill-ralphie/520603/64 "2009-12-09T21:40:31Z")
Mr. Parker: What is the name of the Lone Ranger’s nephew’s horse? Mother: Ah… Victor! His name is Victor. Mr. Parker: How the hell did you know that? Mother: Everybody knows that! Is this another one of your silly puzzles? Mr. Parker: Yeah, another one of my silly puzzles. This one could be worth FIFTY THOUSAND BUCKS. Mother: What is it this time? Mr. Parker: Name the great characters in American literature. Mother: Victor? The Lone Ranger’s nephew’s horse? ---
**Author:** ![Nzinga\_Seated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5ac83/32.png) [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2009, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daddys-gonna-kill-ralphie/520603/65 "2009-12-09T21:46:31Z")
> [@Equipoise](#): > > I think you’re thinking of Woody Allen’s parents in **Annie Hall**. It’s not in the [Memorable Quotes](http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0075686/quotes) section, but I saw this in the theaters a few months ago and I’m sure that’s where it was. Well, at least I’m not just making it up out of thin air! I was worried about my mental faculties! ETA: KneadToKnow, you are cracking me up at work. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2009, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daddys-gonna-kill-ralphie/520603/66 "2009-12-09T22:04:01Z")
> [@](#): > > “You mean, let me understand this cause, ya know maybe it’s me, I’m a little fucked up maybe, but I’m stuck to a flagpol how, I mean stuck to a flagpole like I’m a clown, I amuse you? I make you laugh, I’m here to fuckin’ amuse you? What do you mean stuck to a flagpole, stuck to a flagpole how? How am I stuck to a flagpole?” No, that should be: “You mean, let me understand this cause, ya know maybe it’s me, I’m a little fudged up maybe, but I’m stuck to a flagpole how, I mean stuck to a flagpole like I’m a clown, I amuse you? I make you laugh, I’m here to fudgin’ amuse you? What do you mean stuck to a flagpole, stuck to a flagpole how? How am I stuck to a flagpole?” ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2009, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daddys-gonna-kill-ralphie/520603/67 "2009-12-09T23:26:57Z")
“That hot-damn Olds is froze up again!” “Nickel stacker!” ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2009, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daddys-gonna-kill-ralphie/520603/68 "2009-12-09T23:55:28Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > “That hot-damn Olds is froze up again!” > > “Nickel stacker!” “That car would freeze up in the middle of summer, on the equator!” ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2009, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daddys-gonna-kill-ralphie/520603/69 "2009-12-10T00:00:19Z")
“The old man could replace fuses quicker than a jackrabbit on a date. He bought them by the gross.” ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2009, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daddys-gonna-kill-ralphie/520603/70 "2009-12-10T00:45:40Z")
I think I might be the earliest of the early-adopters of the film among all the folks here: I saw some of the filming in person. Dad took us downtown for the filming of the exterior shots of the department-store scene. And the RTA buses wore their trolley costumes for the entire Christmas season. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2009, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daddys-gonna-kill-ralphie/520603/71 "2009-12-10T00:50:34Z")
> [@Equipoise](#): > > I think you’re thinking of Woody Allen’s parents in **Annie Hall**. It’s not in the [Memorable Quotes](http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0075686/quotes) section, but I saw this in the theaters a few months ago and I’m sure that’s where it was. Wrong Woody film–it’s from _Radio Days_. ---
**Author:** ![Nzinga\_Seated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5ac83/32.png) [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2009, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daddys-gonna-kill-ralphie/520603/72 "2009-12-10T01:19:13Z")
> [@ArchiveGuy](#): > > Wrong Woody film–it’s from _Radio Days_. Ok. So far in this thread, it has been attributed to Christmas Story, Annie Hall, Good Fellas and Radio Days. I will trust you are correct. Now, hot shot, link me to a video of that exact scene! ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2009, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daddys-gonna-kill-ralphie/520603/73 "2009-12-10T01:32:19Z")
> [@Nzinga\_Seated](#): > > Ok. So far in this thread, it has been attributed to Christmas Story, Annie Hall, Good Fellas and Radio Days. I will trust you are correct. Now, hot shot, link me to a video of that exact scene! [Here you go](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xioICtn1a4I). Your scene is at 1:57. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2009, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daddys-gonna-kill-ralphie/520603/74 "2009-12-10T01:50:19Z")
> [@ArchiveGuy](#): > > [Here you go](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xioICtn1a4I). Your scene is at 1:57. 😛 I have to top this by [linking to the exact minute and second](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xioICtn1a4I#t=1m57s). ---
**Author:** ![Fair\_Rarity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fair_rarity/32/153_2.png) [@Fair\_Rarity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fair_Rarity)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2009, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daddys-gonna-kill-ralphie/520603/75 "2009-12-10T01:57:08Z")
My family was also one of the very few who went and saw it in the theater in '83. We were the only people in the theater, which was especially awesome to my 8-year old self. We nearly died laughing and it became instant classic for us, although we call it “You’ll shoot your eye out” instead of its proper title. I even made pink bunny pjs for my brother one year. ---
**Author:** ![Patch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a183cd/32.png) [@Patch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patch)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2009, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daddys-gonna-kill-ralphie/520603/76 "2009-12-10T01:59:32Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > Flick: Are you kidding? Stick my tongue to that stupid pole? That’s dumb! > Schwartz: That’s 'cause you know it’ll stick! > Flick: You’re full of it! > Schwartz: Oh yeah? > Flick: Yeah! > Schwartz: Well I double-DOG-dare ya! > Ralphie as Adult: [narrating] NOW it was serious. A double-dog-dare. What else was there but a “triple dare you”? And then, the coup de grace of all dares, the sinister triple-dog-dare. > Schwartz: I TRIPLE-dog-dare ya! > Ralphie as Adult: [narrating] Schwartz created a slight breach of etiquette by skipping the triple dare and going right for the throat! I loved finally learning how they did that, and yet, it was like learning how a magician saws a woman in half. All the joy was gone. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2009, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daddys-gonna-kill-ralphie/520603/77 "2009-12-10T02:06:12Z")
> [@gaffa](#): > > I have to top this by [linking to the exact minute and second](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xioICtn1a4I#t=1m57s). _Top_ it? :dubious: Enjoy that reflected glory all you want… 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Joe\_Kerrman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/45deac/32.png) [@Joe\_Kerrman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joe_Kerrman)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2009, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daddys-gonna-kill-ralphie/520603/78 "2009-12-10T02:11:10Z")
_The old man fights the furnace, just before the leg lamp meets its untimely demise._ You filthy fiston halphhead! You wart mundane noodle! Shottin, shefting festaba! Laymongous snaffle cell kaka! This is a movie best enjoyed with the closed-captioning ON! ---
**Author:** ![light\_strand](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a6a055/32.png) [@light\_strand](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/light_strand)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2009, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daddys-gonna-kill-ralphie/520603/79 "2009-12-10T02:22:26Z")
“My Mother had not had a hot meal, for herself, in 15 years.” ---
**Author:** ![Nzinga\_Seated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5ac83/32.png) [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2009, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daddys-gonna-kill-ralphie/520603/80 "2009-12-10T02:45:14Z")
> [@gaffa](#): > > I have to top this by [linking to the exact minute and second](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xioICtn1a4I#t=1m57s). That’s incredible. Thank you. And I knew ArchiveGuy wouldn’t let me down. As a bonus trivia, ArchiveGuy, I will have you know that I _know_ that the woman in that scene is Patty and Selma. ETA: And Marge too, I reckon. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daddys-gonna-kill-ralphie/520603.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daddys-gonna-kill-ralphie/520603.md?page=5)