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National Lampoon's European Vacation is a 1985 American comedy film directed by Amy Heckerling and written by Robert Klane based on characters created by John Hughes.The second film in National Lampoon's Vacation film series, it stars Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Dana Hill, Jason Lively, Victor Lanoux, and Eric Idle with special appearances by John Astin, Paul Bartel, Maureen Lipman, Willy ...
After becoming the winning family on a game show called "Pig In A Poke", the Griswolds win a two-week trip to Europe. The vacation begins in London, where they visit sights such as Big Ben , Houses of Parliament and Buckingham Palace .
A "poke" is a sack, so the image is of a concealed item being sold. Starting in the 19th century, this idiom was explained as a confidence trick where a farmer would substitute a cat for a suckling pig when bringing it to market.
Pig in a poke is an idiom that refers to a kind of confidence trick. A pig in a poke may also refer to: Pig in a Poke, an Australian TV series; Pig in a Poke, a fictional game show seen in the film National Lampoon's European Vacation "A Pig in a Poke", an episode of the TV series The Worst Witch; A Pig in a Poke, a 1971 novel by Yuri Koval
On stage she has starred in The Training Run (Bondi Pavilion, 1977), [4] [5] Occupation: Comedian (Courthouse Theatre, 1990), [6] [7] [8] An Office Romance (Courthouse Theatre, 1990), [9] [10] and Dear Suburbia (La Mama, 1992) [11] [12] Featured screen roles include the first episode of Pig in a Poke [13] [5] the TV play The Kiss and Ride Ferry ...
[citation needed] "Buying a pig in a poke" has become a colloquial expression in many European languages, including English, for when someone buys something without examining it beforehand. [13] In some regions the "pig" in the phrase is replaced by "cat", referring to the bag's actual content, but the saying is otherwise identical.
TV movie; Also producer 1976 Rush: Yes No No 4 episodes 1977 Pig in a Poke: Yes No No 1979 Bailey's Bird: Yes Yes No Pilot episode One Day, Miller: Yes No No 1980 Young Ramsay: No Yes No 1 episode Water Under the Bridge: No Yes No 8 episodes 1980–1982 Spring and Fall: Yes Yes No 2 episodes 1981 Menotti: No Yes No 1 episode 1983 Scales of ...
Episode: A Pig in a Poke Carry on Christmas: Virginia's Mother Senna Pod Bishop's Wife Adelle 6th Ballerina Salvation Army Collector Maid Marion Traffic Warden: TV movie 1973-1974: Men of Affairs: Lady Mainwaring-Brown: 4 episodes 1975: Love Among the Ruins: Fanny Pratt: TV movie A Journey to London: Lady Headpiece: TV movie Carry on Laughing ...