A character in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)

Art quotes from National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)

E.G. Marshall

Scenes with Art

4 scenes
Frances
[after Clark fails at lighting all the exterior Christmas lights at the "lighting ceremony" in front of the entire family]

Talk about pissing your money away. I hope you kids see what a silly waste of resources this was.

Audrey Griswold

He worked really hard, Grandma.

Art

So do washing machines.

Art

The little lights aren't twinkling.

Clark

I know Art. And thanks for noticing.

Clark
[While eating dinner, Uncle Lewis smokes a cigar and drops it. A flame engulfs in the living room for a split second. Clark notices it and walks into the living room]

Lewis?! [tears up when he sees that his Christmas tree has been burnt into a crisp] MY TREE!

Uncle Lewis

So, what’s the matter with you?

Clark

Look what you've done to my tree! [notices that Lewis is on fire in the back of his clothes] LEWIS! [uses a curtain, grabs Lewis and pats his back to put out the fire]

Art
[Others come in and look at the destroyed tree]

It was an ugly tree anyway.

Uncle Lewis

At least it's out of its misery!

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