Por que Clark sonhava com a dama de loja de departamentos em feriado natalino do National Lampoon ? Nenhuma razão é dada no filme sobre por que ele sonha com ela na piscina. Parece não ter relação com o enredo geral do filme.
Há um tema recorrente nos filmes de férias de Clark, fantasiando sobre outras mulheres, apesar de ter uma esposa bastante atraente.
Além disso, essa cena quase certamente foi feita como uma homenagem à famosa cena da piscina com Phoebe Cates em Fast Times At Ridgemont High
Como Kevin disse, é uma parte dos temas recorrentes como A Garota da Ferrari Vermelha . Até mesmo finaldraft coberto muito bem:
Returning as the sole writer, John Hughes knew what worked in the first Vacation better than anyone else. That’s probably why there are more callbacks and repeated jokes from the first film than there were in European Vacation. The Griswolds’ car flies off road and lands haphazardly at their destination. Check. Clark flirts and fantasizes about another woman. Check. A family member’s pet gets accidentally killed by Clark. Check. Clark freaks out and has a curse-filled diatribe in front of his family. Check. Cousin Eddie. Check. In fact, with some of these bits, Hughes doubled down. Christmas Vacation might not be as R-rated as the first film, but Clark has even more freak-outs. His character is more manic and off-the-rails. Every character tick, every impulse, is emphasized for maximum Clark Griswoldness. Likewise not only is Cousin Eddie back, he has a larger role and is even more madcap. Thus, the two strongest characters are given the most focus and they’re given more opportunities to be as funny as possible.
Então, eles apenas reutilizaram os mesmos elementos recorrentes em toda a série de filmes.