
This is the first of two Vacation films to not feature the Randy Quaid "Cousin Eddie" character.

In addition, they also have many run-ins with a bicycle rider.

From there they stop in France, where their camcorder gets stolen in West Germany, where they spend the night at the home of strangers they mistake for their relatives and in Italy, where they become involved with a thief's robbery and kidnapping. Having trouble with driving on the left side of the road, Clark ends up in many accidents and unknowingly knocks down Stonehenge. The vacation begins in London, where they visit sights such as Big Ben, Houses of Parliament and Buckingham Palace. After becoming the winning family on a game show called "Pig In A Poke", the Griswolds win a two-week trip to Europe. National Lampoon's European Vacation was directed by Amy Heckerling and written by John Hughes and Robert Klane. Main article: National Lampoon's European Vacation Original series National Lampoon's Vacation (1983) The series portrays the misadventures of the Griswold family, whose attempts to enjoy vacations and holidays are plagued with continual disasters and strangely embarrassing predicaments. In recent years, the series has been the inspiration for various advertising campaigns featuring some of the original cast members. and consists of five main films, two of which are not sponsored by National Lampoon, and one spin-off.

The series is distributed by Warner Bros. National Lampoon's Vacation film series is a comedy film series initially based on John Hughes' short story "Vacation '58" that was originally published by National Lampoon magazine.
