Parker Family Saga (original) (raw)

Jean Shepherd's Parker Family Saga franchise (also known simply as the Parker Family Saga, alternatively known as the Ralph Parker franchise, or sometimes colloquially referred to as the A Christmas Story franchise), is a collection of American family-comedies based upon the stories of author Jean Shepherd. The stories originated on Shepherd's radio programs and in his books before being adapted into a stage play, two theatrical films, four made-for-TV films, one straight-to-home video film, one unaired pilot episode for a planned television series, one musical adaptation, one live television adaptation of that musical and one made-for-streaming movie.