Product Details

• Actors: Jean Shepherd, James Sikking, Dorothy Lyman, Jerry O'Connell, Jason Clarke Adams
• Directors: Dick Bartlett
• Writers: Jean Shepherd
• Producers: Bernice Olenick, Ellen Locy, Fred Barzyk, Olivia Tappan
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Buena Vista Home Ent
• VHS Release Date: August 4, 1993
• Run Time: 89 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6302961513
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #61,157 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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31 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ollie Hopnoodle: A Christmas Story in the Summer!, July 31, 2002

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David B. Jones (Arlington, Texas United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Hey, movie viewers! If you liked the great 1983 movie, A Christmas Story, which was narrated by, and based on a novel by Jean Shepherd, you'll really like this hilarious 1988 comedy!
It's about a teen named Ralph Parker and his family who live in Indiana in the late 40's or early 50's, who go on a vacation every year to a lake in Michigan, and stay at a resort by the lake called Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss, which consists of 6 log cabins. Unfortunately, the family dog, Fuzzhead, has disappeared, and the mother refuses to leave until Fuzzhead is found. After a long 2 weeks, they finally find her, so now it's Vacation Time! They travel by car to Michigan with lots of laughs along the way! Like I mentioned earlier, this movie is narrated by Jean Shepherd, who does the voice for Old Ralph, and makes a brief appearance as Mr. Scott, Ralph's boss. This movie is very similar to Christmas Story, even the characters names are the same! The only real difference is that this takes place in the summer! This movie was a TV movie, made for The Disney Channel. Filmed in the DFW area of Texas, and released in August 1988, this movie is GREAT for all ages. So if you liked A Christmas Story, get this movie! Im tellin' ya, it's KOOL!!

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Greatest Kids version of Vacation ever made., October 11, 2005

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B. Reinhorn "concerned mom" (Southern California USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss [VHS] (VHS Tape)

We first watched this movie while on vacation in Monterey in 1991 (our Sideways vacation to wine/golf country). We must have picked up the PBS channel on our hotel TV. When we got home I again viewed this on PBS and threw in a VHS tape to record this show. Ollie has now become our absolute favorite show regarding family life and a family 'car' vacation. We bring this tape on every vacation trip and enjoy it over and over. We now have a child of our own and she cracks up everytime the sandwich gets run over by the truck. I have begged Disney and Buena Vista to release this movie on DVD but still haven't seen any effort on their part. Though the production quality isn't as good as Christmas or Summer story (it was made for TV) it is still a must have video for any parent. Come on Disney get with the program and release this just once on DVD.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Where's the DVD??, August 27, 2007

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K. Marmion (NJ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss [VHS] (VHS Tape)

We have watched this movie for years on VHS but now the time has come to toss the old machine - and we want to upgrade to a DVD version. Alas, no DVD has yet been released of this great movie. Time for that to change... Amazon, can you hurry this along? I would be first in line to buy it.