:37:02
If we don't hurry
we're going to miss all the good trees!
:37:07
My mother was about to make
another brilliant maneuver...
:37:11
in the legendary battle of the lamp.
:37:14
The epic struggle which followed lives
in the folklore of Cleveland Street...
:37:19
to this very day.
:37:20
Don't want to waste electricity.
:37:23
''Don't want to waste electricity.''
:37:25
Come on, Ralphie. Get in the car.
:37:33
You folks looking for a tree?
We got 300 trees.
:37:35
This is the Christmas tree emporium
of the entire Midwest.
:37:39
Now, you ain't gonna find no better tree
than this here tree.
:37:42
This here tree is built to last.
:37:45
Ain't no needles coming off this here tree.
:37:50
Okay. Now here's a tree.
:37:52
This here is a tree.
:37:54
- That's a little skimpy in the front.
- Well, you just put it in the corner.
:37:58
- Haven't you got a big tree?
- Hell, this ain't no tree.
:38:03
Now here's a tree. This here is a tree.
:38:07
- Wait'll the dogs see that one.
- Don't you think it's a little large?
:38:10
Listen, Christmas only comes
once a year. Why not?
:38:14
- How much?
- I'll knock off $2...
:38:16
because I can see you're a man
who knows his trees.
:38:18
This isn't one of those trees
that all the needles falls off, is it?
:38:22
No, that's them balsams.
:38:24
The old man loved bargaining
as much as an Arab trader...
:38:26
and he was twice as shrewd.
:38:28
You know, Dew Lock just bought
one of those brand new...
:38:31
green plastic trees.
:38:34
Darn thing looks like it was made out of...
:38:37
green pipe cleaners.
:38:40
This is a very nice tree.
:38:42
I'll throw in some rope
and tie it to your car for you.
:38:44
You got a deal.
:38:46
Deal.