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A vintage ad for the Red Ryder BB gun. | Tim Evanson, Flickr // CC BY-SA 2.0 In A Christmas Story, Ralphie is hellbent on acquiring a “Red Ryder range model air rifle with a compass in the stock ...
You’ll shoot your eye out, Pops. When Daisy Outdoor Products sold out of a limited run of Red Ryder adult BB guns last week, it shouldn’t have been a surprise. The rage over childhood ...
In the 1983 classic holiday film "A Christmas Story," all Ralphie wants for Christmas is a Red Ryder BB gun. It's a feeling most of us can remember experiencing -- wanting that one special ...
CHICAGO (WBBM) --An iconic toy is stirring debate about gun safety and kids. WBBM's Newsradio 780's Felicia Middlebrooks reports the controversy surrounds the Daisy Red Ryder air rifle, the BB gun ...
In the 1983 comedy directed by Bob Clark, all 9-year-old Ralphie (Peter Billingsley) wants for Christmas is a Red Ryder BB gun. But his mother, teacher and even Santa tell him that he'll shoot his ...
Pittsburgh Public Theater has announced that single tickets are now on sale for all productions in its 2025–2026 season, ...
In the 1940s, Daisy teamed with the comic strip hero Red Ryder. It was a marketing success. By the end of the ‘40s, Daisy was selling one million Red Ryder BB guns a year.
In 1994, his children surprised him with a staple from the movie -- a Daisy Red Ryder BB gun in its original packaging and complete with a Red Ryder comic stuffed inside. Less than a year later ...
The Red Ryder BB gun is "the Holy Grail of Christmas gifts," according to young Ralphie Parker, who pines for one in the movie "A Christmas Story." But Daisy Outdoor Products, which makes the Red ...
Ralphie calls it a BB gun for short, and his quest is rebuffed at every turn with the echoing response: "You'll shoot your eye out." Ralphie is played by 14-year-old Ethan Ly and 12-year-old ...
Get ready to celebrate a major award. "A Christmas Story" is back, and its 24-hour marathon will return. Here's how to watch and stream it this year.