a blue Sportswagon.
Where is it?
I don't know, sir.
I know what must have happened!
It didn't come in!
Ed, I'm not your ordinary,
everyday fool. Okay?
I'd like my Antarctic Blue
Super Sportswagon right now.
If you can't get it for me,
I'm going to take my business elsewhere!
Where's my old car?
I'm just as upset as you are. Believe me.
ED: Davenport!
Get Mr. Griswold's car back!
Bring it back here!
I can get you the wagon,
there's no problem there.
The problem is, it might take six weeks.
I owe it to myself
to tell you, Mr. Griswold...
...if you're thinking of taking
the tribe cross-country...
...this is the automobile
you should be using.
The Wagonqueen Family Truckster.
You think you hate it now,
but wait 'till you drive it.
I don't want to drive it.
I just want my old car back, okay?
I'm not falling for this bit.
No way. Let's go, Russ.
Clark, is that the right car?
No, it isn't, honey. I changed my mind.
They flattened our old car like a pancake.
Are you serious?
Is this really our car, Dad?
What happened? I thought we were
going to get the little Sportswagon.
Oh, no! The Sportswagors
much too small.
Besides, I got a great deal on this one.
If we're taking the whole tribe
cross-country...
...believe me, this is your automobile.
Why is it still running?
Oh, all new cars do that.
I'll take care of that in a second.
You may think you hate it now,
but wait until you drive it.
CLARK: An air bag!
You know, Clark, it's not too late
to fly out to California.
We only have two weeks.
Let's not get into that again,
sweetie pie. Please?
Lots of families fly, Clark.
Especially cross-country.
The whole idea of a family vacation
is to be together as a family.
On a plane, you put on earphones
and you're lost in your own world.
It's a very long ride, Clark.
I'm looking forward to a long ride.
You get to see the kids all the time!
I see them two minutes in the morning
two minutes in the evening...
...and maybe three hours on the weekend.
Someday I'll wake up and realize
my little babies are all grown up!
And then what?
I just thought it might be easier to fly.
CLARK: Nothing won'thwhile is easy, Ellen.
We know that.
CLARK: Kids?
Who wants to see the trip plan?
RUSTY: Dad, we're playing!
Okay, shut off the video games.
Come on, Russ. Shut it off.
I know you'll enjoy this.
I worked out the trip on the computer...
...so that we get the maximum amount
of fun time at Walley World...
...without missing any of the good stuff
along the way.
CLARK: Here we go! There's us.
And there's Walley World!
Now, let's just take a look at Day One.
Shall we?
CLARK: Honey, come on in!
We're going to do Day One!
Now, there's the Family Truckster
as we leave Chicago.
CLARK: Rusty, please,
do not eat the Truckster!
Russ, do you mind? I'm trying to work
this out here on the computer.
CLARK: Okay, Audrey. Thank you, Audrey.
That's just great.
RUSTY: Look out, Dad, here I come.
CLARK: All right, that's enough, Russ.
Now, I think we're moving further...
Good shot, Audrey.
Dad, I forgot. Why aren't we flying?
Because getting there is half the fun!
You know that!
ELLEN: I turned off the water,
the stove, the heat and the air...
...locked the door, notified the police,
stopped the papers.
I called to get the grass cut.
Did I put the timers
on the living-room lights?
Don't forget the mail...
CLARK: So long!
NEIGHBOR 1: Drive careful now, Clark!
NEIGHBOR 2: Watch those freeways!
WOMAN NEIGHBOR: Good-bye!
ELLEN: I know I've forgotten something.
CLARK: Walley World, here we come!
CLARK & ELLEN: "Mocklngblrd, tell me
"Everybody
"Have you heard?
"He's gonna buy me
"A mocklngblrd
"And If that mocklngblrd don't slng
"He's gonna buy me a diamond ring
"And if that diamond ring don't shine
"He's surely gonna break this heart of mine
"And that's why I keep on singir
"Did you hear now..."
CLARK: Come on, kids.
We don't know your songs!
Is that made-up?