Let’s face it, most everyone agrees that Home Alone is one of the greatest holiday movies of all time, if not movies in general. I was about Kevin McCallister’s age when the movie came out, and ya, I was pretty sure I would have done the exact same thing in his situation. Anyway, watching it almost 20 years later, it dawned on me that there are a few awesome things in this movie that no longer exist (or aren’t prevelant anymore). So, here is my list of things found in Home Alone that I wish still existed:

- Micro machines. Also the speed talking dude from the commercials.
- Starting Lineup action figures.
- Brut cologne. Man, that stuff was manly.
- Aerosol deodorant. Smelled like locker room. Today, we call it ‘Axe’.
- Named criminals. They were the ‘Wet Bandits’ for leaving the water running everywhere. And the ‘South Bend Shovel Slayer’? Creepy. You just don’t hear cool criminal names anymore.
- VCRs. Because they don’t sell a DVD version of ‘Angels With Filthy Souls’.
- Crunch Tators potato chips. These are included in a long list of potato chips that need to make a comeback (Pizzaria chips anyone?)
- John Candy. Ok, I don’t miss his character, or really anything about him in Home Alone, but John Candy was awesome and tops off my list.

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