O Holy Hell
Both of these ornaments were on the list back in 2015 because they’re classics, and of course “by classics” I mean “still impressively bad decisions.” The first ornament from the beloved and so-ubiquitous-I’m-sick-of-it movie A Christmas Story, in which little Ralphie believes he has accidentally shot himself in the face, permanently blinding himself in one eye. The second is of the General Lee, driven by them durn dang Duke boys in The Dukes of Hazzard TV series, which prominently featured a Confederate flag on its roof. Obviously, Hallmark knew enough to realize they couldn’t make an ornament featuring a symbol of hate and oppression, but not enough to realize it shouldn’t make this in the first place. The solution was to have the car crash through a billboard in such a way that its pieces cover the roof, which looks so absolutely bananas that it’s a constant reminder of what’s lying underneath.
