Kentucky woman’s festive garden tribute to slobbish Cousin Eddie from National Lampoons movies sparks police callout after neighbor mistook mannequin for a man EXPOSING himself

• Kentucky police were called to the scene of a man allegedly exposing himself
• It turned out to be a tribute to the National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation movie
• Police in Shepherdsville came across a mannequin dressed as ‘Cousin Eddie’ 
• The mannequin was wearing a robe and a hat, raising a beer and a smoking cigar
• The film grossed $73.3 million at box office and has become a cult classic

Police in Kentucky were called to the scene of a man allegedly exposing himself outside a home – only to find a tribute to beloved holiday movie, National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.

A dispatcher in Shepherdsville described the bizarre scene as ‘a male standing outside. He is naked. He has a robe covering part of his body. He is exposing himself, and he has a hose between his legs.’

But when officers got there, they got a much less sinister surprise – a mannequin dressed as the foul-mouthed character, ‘Cousin Eddie’ played by Randy Quaid in the 1989 film standing proud on the lawn. 

The mannequin was wearing a robe and a hat, raising a beer and a smoking cigar.

Police in Shepherdsville Kentucky were called to the scene of a man allegedly exposing himself only to find it a tribute to the National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation film

When police arrived on scene they were relieved to learn that no crime was taking place but instead an elaborate homage to the character ‘Cousin Eddie’ (pictured) from the film

It was holding an orange hose, in reference to Cousin Eddie’s iconic scene in the film when his RV’s plumbing was ‘full.’

Officers on the scene did not make any arrest or citation but ‘did get a laugh and took some photos of the display,’ WDRB reported.

‘Never a dull moment,’ Shepherdsville Police Chief Rick McCubbin told the outlet.

The mannequin belonged to Joni Keeney, who said that ‘National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation’ is her favorite Christmas movie, and that ‘everybody has a ‘Cousin Eddie’ in their family, everybody.’

Keeney and her husband do not drink, so they asked a neighbor to help make their display more true to Cousin Eddie’s character.

‘She told me she was looking for a mannequin, and I’m like, ‘Oh Lord, here we go,’ her neighbor, Tamara Gould said to WDRB.

Gould’s husband drank the beer that the mannequin was holding and other references to the scene were also added to the front yard display.

A mannequin dressed as the foul-mouthed character played by Randy Quaid in the 1989 film stood proud on the lawn

The mannequin belonged to Joni Keeney who said that ‘National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation’ is her favorite Christmas movie

A dispatcher in Shepherdsville described the scene as that of ‘a male standing outside. He is naked. He has a robe covering part of his body. He is exposing himself, and he has a hose between his legs.’ They quickly realized this was not the case

A flipped-over armchair, bought on Facebook marketplace, with the outline of a cat to represent the Griswold family’s cat that is electrocuted in a tragic Christmas lights mishap

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A flipped-over armchair, bought on Facebook marketplace, with the outline of a cat to represent the Griswold family’s cat that is electrocuted in a tragic Christmas lights mishap.

As well as a long orange pipe with green tinsel, to show signify what has been dubbed ‘Eddie’s sewerage’ scene.

Keeney wanted ‘people to have a good Christmas and get a laugh’ from her display, she said, adding that ‘It’s been a hit with the neighborhood.’

‘It’s the best, I think,’ Gould echoed to WDRB.

Next year, Keeney hopes to expand her display to include other characters from the movie.

The mannequin was wearing a robe and a hat, raising a beer and a smoking cigar

Keeney and her husband do not drink, so they asked a neighbor to help make their display more true to Cousin Eddie’s character

In the movie Cousin Eddie can be seen drinking a can of beer while drinking a cigar in the iconic sewerage scene

Rather than sewerage green tinsel was spouting from the mannequin displays orange pipe 

In the movie, the character is seen dumping sewerage because as he exclaims in the movie his ‘s*****r is full’

Neighbor Tamara Gould (pictured) was impressed by the display and said ‘It’s the best, I think’

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She said she intends on hanging a Clark Griswold, played by Chevy Chase in the movie, as a mannequin from her roof, she told WDRB.

National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation is a 1989 American Christmas comedy film and the third instalment in National Lampoon magazine’s Vacation film series.

Christmas Vacation was directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik and stars Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo, and Randy Quaid.

Based on Hughes’ short story ‘Christmas ’59’ that was published in National Lampoon, it tells the story of the Griswold family spending Christmas vacation at home with their relatives and the ensuing mayhem.

The film performed well at the box office grossing $73.3 million but received mixed reviews from critics. It is now regarded as a Christmas film cult classic. 

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