Clark Griswold
Clark Griswold is the fictional protagonist of the *National Lampoon's Vacation* film series, played by Chevy Chase.
The character embodies the well-meaning but bumbling American family man whose elaborate vacation plans spiral into disaster.
His name has become shorthand for overly optimistic trip planners doomed to fail: My dad went full Clark Griswold trying to get us to Yellowstone.
- Chevy ChaseMaryland town near Washington
- station wagonCar with extended cargo
- eggnogSweetened dairy holiday drink
- squirrelBushy-tailed tree rodent
- Christmas lightsDecorative winter display bulbs
turkey dinner · sled · pool · Chicago · vacation · bumbling · enthusiastic · rusty · turtleneck · holiday disaster · optimistic
- Fictional DadsHomer Simpson, Darth Vader, Mufasa, Fred Flintstone, George Jetson
- Holiday EntertainmentA Christmas Carol, Home Alone, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Frosty the Snowman, The Polar Express
Clark GriswoldJames Bond
British intelligence agent
Ferris Bueller · smooth operator · MacGyver · Indiana Jones · Mary Poppins
Clark GriswoldAtticus Finch
Clark GriswoldRick Steves
James Bond · Anthony Bourdain · Indiana Jones · Ernest Hemingway · globe-trotter