Humorist Jean Shepherd's memoir of growing up in the midwest in the 1940s follows 9-year-old Ralphie Parker in his quest to get a genuine Red Ryder BB gun under the tree for Christmas. Ralphie pleads his case before his mother, his teacher and even Santa Claus himself, at Goldblatt's Department Store. The consistent response: "You'll shoot your eye out." All the elements from the beloved motion picture are here, including the family's temperamental exploding furnace; Scut Farkas, the school bully; the boys' experiment with a wet tongue on a cold lamppost; the Little Orphan Annie decoder pin; Ralphie's father winning a lamp shaped like a woman's leg in a net stocking; Ralphie's fantasy scenarios and more.

Cast:
Ralph Parker - Gary Locke
Ralphie Parker - Matt Campbell
Cameron Mackie - Randy Parker
The Old Man - Mike Wood
Mother - Jennifer Erdody
Schwartz - Anthony Lopez
Flick - Douglas Pedroza
Santa - Jack Chandler
Delivery Man/Neighbor - Jack Chandler
Red Ryder - Tom Partridge
Tree Lot Owner/Delivery Man - Tom Partridge
Esther Jane Alberry - Paige Craven
Helen Weathers - Kayla Bullwinkel
Scut Farkas - John Sheridan
Miss Shields - Karen Hammes
Black Bart - Kent Maggelet
Desperado 1 - Alex Taylor
Desperado 2 - Ben Lopez
Classmates:      Andi Burnett, Helaine Hall, Rachel Taylor, Alex Taylor, Ben Lopez, Olivia Mackie, Kent Maggelet