Decades after the Griswold celebrated Christmas in the 1989 holiday hit National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, audiences around the world still enjoy (and relate to) the family’s tortured enthusiasm for the holidays. Christmas Vacation‘s gags and perfectly-timed punchlines make it an American classic that really does just keep on giving. While the memorable characters are forever frozen in time (along with daughter Audrey’s eyeballs and lower limbs), Snakkle finds out what happened to the actors who played them so well.

18 years ago, they helped defend the world against a gnarly alien invasion. Since the film’s premiere in 1996, they’ve scored some great roles in movies, TV, and theater. In honor of the American holiday and one of the most epic White House demolition scenes, Snakkle catches up with the cast of Independence Day!