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00:00Being around family can be a lot of fun, but it can also be very chaotic.

00:05And what time of year does that chaos really start to heat up?

00:08The holiday season, of course. From dealing with insensitive family members,

00:12to stressing about getting the right gift, to anything that could possibly go wrong

00:17going wrong, it's a stressful time, to say the least.

00:20Well, I don't know what to say except it's Christmas and we're all in misery.

00:25This on-screen trope arose from a very real issue many of us can relate to.

00:29When the family comes together, chaos ensues.

00:39So why do we adore seeing this trope play out time and time again?

00:43What can we gain from watching a family nearly fall apart in an often hilarious way?

00:48Please lord, help us not use terms like imbecile or senile old man.

00:52Let's take a closer look at the holiday family chaos trope

00:55to unpack why, at its core, it's actually surprisingly heartwarming and encouraging.

01:00The holiday season, at least in the United States, is a period of about eight weeks,

01:05during which multiple holidays occur back-to-back, and sometimes even overlapping,

01:10including Halloween, Diwali, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and New Year's Eve.

01:15Allow me to introduce you to a little something that I like to call...

01:20Chrismaka.

01:22Chrismaka?

01:22That's right, it's a new holiday, Ryan, and it's sweeping the nation.

01:25It's a time filled with celebration and tradition, and while many people look forward

01:29to the festivities, there are also those who dread it.

01:33Too much family time triggers depression, repressed childhood rage,

01:38bitter disputes over the remote, and way too much alcohol.

01:41These people absolutely despise the holidays for many different reasons,

01:45but a big one that pops up on screen quite often is the result of events that happened

01:50during their childhood on the specific holiday.

01:53Chandler Bing from Friends, for example, hates Thanksgiving. Why?

01:57We've just finished this magnificent Thanksgiving dinner.

01:59I have, and I remember this part vividly, a mouthful of pumpkin pie,

02:04and this is the moment my parents choose to tell me they're getting divorced.

02:08Yeah, we don't blame you for not liking Thanksgiving, Chandler.

02:10Jake Peralta from Brooklyn Nine-Nine also despises Thanksgiving,

02:14because growing up, for him, it was not the joyous family-filled holiday from the movies.

02:19It's a sucky holiday. It's always sucked.

02:21My mom worked, my dad was gone, and I sat at home watching football.

02:24While there are many famous solo holiday haters who, in their loneliness and sadness,

02:29turn inwards and reject the joy of the holidays,

02:31Santa, what's Christmas really about?

02:33Vengeance!

02:36Err, I mean, presents.

02:40So often on screen, we see how celebrating with others,

02:43whether by choice or due to obligation, can turn south pretty quickly.

02:48Everything about the holidays can be so stressful,

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04:01Sometimes the problem isn't with the holidays and cheer surrounding them,

04:05but the expectation of being around family that comes with them.

04:09Garmin, I need you to check the Branzino.

04:11I feel like that was a shock, Garmin.

04:12This is why I didn't want to come home.

04:14This is why.

04:14Oh, f**k you.

04:15What the f**k?

04:16What?

04:17What the f**k would you say that?

04:18Not every family is quite that stressful,

04:20but it can still be a trying time for everyone involved.

04:23Everyone in this family hates me.

04:25Then maybe you should ask Santa for a new family.

04:28I don't want a new family. I don't want any family. Families suck.

04:31And honestly, who can blame Kevin?

04:33His family accidentally left him behind when they left for their trip to Paris.

04:37What kind of mother am I?

04:39And the movie's first 10 minutes exemplify the chaos that can exist in a big family

04:43during the holidays, and how Kevin, being the youngest, is at the bottom of the totem pole.

04:48His siblings bully him, and his parents dismiss him.

04:51While he's certainly no perfect child,

04:53He was in the garage, he can't play with the glue gun.

04:56Didn't we talk about that?

04:57Did I burn down the joint?

04:59I don't think so.

05:00He certainly gets the short end of the stick.

05:02He does make the most of it, though.

05:04Toysy singing, let's be Johnny Depp, the halls with vows of heart.

05:11But even when you do like your family, having everyone in one place can still be stressful.

05:16Especially when, like in modern family, there are a lot of big personalities in one room.

05:21I can't believe you all couldn't hold it together for one meal and not argue.

05:26Cam, this is what we always do on the holidays.

05:28We can always count on the Delgado Pritchetts, the Tucker Pritchetts,

05:32and the Dunfys to go all out for the holidays.

05:35Unfortunately, while Claire loves Halloween, she often goes a little too far.

05:40Every Halloween, we have the best house.

05:43Last year, I took things to a whole new level,

05:45but apparently it was too scary for some kids.

05:48And one adult.

05:49Arguments usually arise during Thanksgiving,

05:51whether it's all the compounded lies reaching their boiling point,

05:54or mistakes when it comes to the Thanksgiving dinner.

05:57Cranking up the heat, must have dried it up and shrug it!

06:00It's starting!

06:01The family always has such high expectations for Christmas,

06:04but each of their good intentions ends up wreaking some more havoc.

06:08Modern Family Season 3 Christmas episode, and arguably the best one,

06:12brings the family together for some last-minute plans before everyone leaves on vacation.

06:16By tonight, we could be celebrating Christmas, right?

06:19I guess we can do that.

06:20Of course we can!

06:21Have you ever heard of Express Christmas?

06:23The day, otherwise known as Christmas Express, rapidly devolves into chaos,

06:27when they only have a few hours to shop for gifts, get the tree,

06:31and make a Christmas dinner.

06:32Unfortunately, and unsurprisingly, the idea fails miserably.

06:37Not even defrosted.

06:38Fine, Claire! You want them defrosted?

06:40Yeah.

06:40Mary, break it up when you're doing this!

06:44Since the holiday season usually brings all the family together,

06:47unfortunately, that also brings people with often very different opinions

06:51and views into one room.

06:53From your grandparents to cousins you forgot you even had,

06:56there's bound to be some wounded pride and tension brewing.

07:00Let's dance! Come out!

07:02I'm gonna cut you!

07:03I'm not gonna cut you Capri!

07:05Let's fight!

07:05Stop it! Stop it!

07:07In Heartstopper's third season, Charlie Spring's mental illness

07:10begins to drastically affect his everyday life.

07:13His family eventually agrees to submit him to a mental retreat

07:16where he can heal.

07:17He comes out the other side having made significant progress,

07:20but he's still vulnerable to triggers and other thoughts

07:23that could send his mental health into another tailspin.

07:25You're still looking a bit skinny, aren't you?

07:28I thought you were getting all that mess sorted out.

07:32Oh no, Victoria, why do you cut all your hair off?

07:35On Christmas, his family members are constantly asking about it,

07:38joking about it, and are completely unaware of how their words affect him.

07:42We're just happy that Charlie's back to normal and back with us.

07:47I'm gonna get a drink.

07:50Well he seems great, as if nothing ever happened.

07:53This turns an already stressful day into a miserable one,

07:56leading to Charlie escaping the house entirely to instead spend the day

07:59with his boyfriend, Nick, and his family.

08:02Not everybody understands what you've been dealing with.

08:04So I just have to put up with ignorant comments to my own family?

08:06We just need to get through the day.

08:08National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation is a perfect,

08:11if not a bit hyperbolic, example of holiday family chaos.

08:15Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!

08:23Clark Griswold sets himself up for failure when he puts pressure on himself

08:27to have the most perfect family Christmas.

08:30Of course, one thing after another goes wrong.

08:32The parents and in-laws hardly ever get along.

08:34Cousin Eddie and his family make a surprise appearance,

08:37and they always stir up chaos wherever they go.

08:39Are you surprised?

08:41Surprised, Eddie?

08:43If I woke up tomorrow with my head sewn to the carpet,

08:45I wouldn't be more surprised than I am right now.

08:47And Uncle Lewis and Aunt Bethany are quite the characters.

08:51Oh dear, did I break wind?

08:54Jesus, did the room clear out Bethany?

08:58But what really adds the final straw to the camel's back

09:00is when Clark receives his Christmas bonus.

09:03What is it?

09:06It's a one-year membership in the Jelly of the Month Club.

09:09He finally snaps and goes berserk,

09:11screaming about his boss in a long tirade with some very creative insults.

09:16Ironically, it's his snapping at the family that makes everyone want to go home,

09:19not the million other issues.

09:21Nobody's leaving.

09:23Nobody's walking out on this fun old-fashioned family Christmas.

09:25No, no, we're all in this together.

09:28In one Thanksgiving episode of Black-ish,

09:30Pop's older sister A.V. makes a surprise visit,

09:33and everyone is delighted, except for Ruby.

09:36Who, me? Now you just being ridiculous.

09:38Now let it go.

09:39I'll let it go.

09:41When I die.

09:42Ruby and A.V. have been feuding since Pops and Ruby first met,

09:45and a little holiday like Thanksgiving won't be getting in the way of that.

09:49On Brooklyn Nine-Nine, pretty much every Christmas,

09:52Thanksgiving, and Halloween are wild.

09:54That thing's a freaking dinosaur.

09:58The squad, who we consider a family, throws heists for fun on Halloween.

10:03Jack's daddy issues get in the way of him having a nice Thanksgiving.

10:06And on one Christmas, Jake, Boyle, and Gina spend the night

10:10in a department store that's being robbed, much to Jake's strange delight.

10:14Oh my god.

10:17It's real life, die hard.

10:20I mean, oh no, crime.

10:23Bringing the family together for the holidays can be chaotic, stressful, and even painful.

10:28So why do we love watching this trope play out on screen every year?

10:32They're often hilarious, for one thing.

10:33And they're also relatable.

10:42While movies and shows often take everything to the extreme for comedy or drama,

10:46the best ones still hit on something that feels true to our real-life experiences.

10:50When you're a kid, the last thing you want to deal with

10:52is entertaining family members you hardly ever see or know.

10:56Okay, wait, wait, I can't make dinner by myself. Who's gonna help me?

10:58You'd much rather they just leave you alone to enjoy your presents, right?

11:02As you grow older, you begin to realize just how different you are

11:05from some of your family members.

11:07Some of them can be a little too traditional or closed-minded.

11:11Oh, insensitive old white men, what would Christmas be without one?

11:15Perhaps not understanding mental health problems,

11:17or that, yes, it is possible that your personality may have changed

11:21in the year since you've last seen them.

11:24Aunt Clara had for years labored under the delusion that I was not only

11:28perpetually four years old, but also a girl.

11:31The adults expect you to get along perfectly with your cousins,

11:34even though you don't often see them and may not have anything in common

11:37except some DNA.

11:38And when you're an adult, you have to deal with coordinating

11:41all the family get-together, rambunctious children,

11:44pretentious teenagers, and making sure you're on good terms with Santa.

11:48So I'm just wondering if you could do us a favor and tell us what

11:51our nephew just asked for for Christmas.

11:53I know you.

11:54You're that lawyer.

11:55Oh no, this is never good.

11:56It's a stressful time for everyone, to say the least,

11:58and we appreciate our favorite movies and shows reminding us that we're not alone.

12:02But while holiday family movies show us how annoying,

12:05stressful, and chaotic it can be, they all usually end with an important,

12:09heartwarming, and hopeful message.

12:12The holidays bring us together and remind us of the best parts of family.

12:16So I'd just like to say I am happy to be here with my family.

12:21Real family, whether it's your blood relatives or your found family,

12:24is made up of the people who have seen you at your worst and love you anyway.

12:28They're the ones who will have your back no matter what happens

12:31and support you when no one else will.

12:33We have extra help.

12:34Yes, well, Serena's spending Thanksgiving with us this year.

12:37Ah, more the merrier.

12:38Happy to have you, my dear.

12:40Woo!

12:40The holiday season reminds us to put pettier disagreements aside,

12:44prioritize love, forgiveness, and joy, and eat some delicious food while we're at it.

12:50And hey, here's to a lousy Christmas.

12:52And a crappy new year.

12:53Here it is!

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