One Kentucky family had quite a ruckus this week “Cousin Eddie” Christmas ShowPrompting the police response after a concerned neighbor called a top-naked man standing on the lawn.
Officers were dispatched to the Shepherdsville demonstration on December 21 by a dispatcher who described the scene as “a male standing outside”. He is naked. It is a garment covering a part of his body. he is expose yourselfAnd he has a hose between his legs,” the Associated Press reports.
in fact it was only a mannequin in a costume, set up by two National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation Superfan.
A ‘Cousin Eddie’ Christmas display is shown in the Dogwood subdivision of Shepherdsville, Ky., on Wednesday, December 21, 2022.
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Joanie Keeney told Fox affiliate WDRB that she and her husband wanted bring some laughter to the passersby and established the performance as an homage to Randy Quaid’s gassy, foul-mouthed character in the 1989 Holiday film.
,Everyone has a ‘Cousin Eddie’ In his family, everyone,” Keeney explained to the outlet.
Kenny said she was able to track down a mannequin and pulled out a white robe and belt, trapper’s hat, cigars and a can of beer.
The finishing touch was an orange hose – a callback to the scene where Cousin Eddie’s RV Plumbing Gets “Done” In the film, he pumps sewage on Clark Griswold’s property.
A ‘Cousin Eddie’ Christmas display is shown in the Dogwood Subdivision of Shepherdsville, Ky., on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022. The display looked a bit too real and the police were called in to investigate.
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Photos of the performance also include callbacks to other scenes from the film – a flipped-over armchair shows the outline of the Griswolds’ cat, which viewers will recall was cooked in an unfortunate Christmas tree light accident.
Kenny told Fox News that in addition to a call to the police, the display pleased his neighbors and him. There are plans to add to this in the coming years, She said she would also hang a Clark Griswold effigy from her ceiling.
As far as police response, an officer told Fox that they did not make any arrests or issue any citations. instead, they laughed and took some pictures,
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