The 11 Most Ridiculous Inflatable Christmas Decorations (PHOTOS)

At some point this decade, it became perfectly normal to have what look like children's bounce houses in your front yard dedicated to the nearest holiday. Yes, inflatable yard decorations, especially those for Christmas, are officially "a thing," and while we could argue about how tacky they look all day, there's no denying how ridiculous these 11 examples are. If you're going to run a fan outside your home for hours each day to promote the holiday, at least choose an inflatable that makes more sense than a hunting snowman or Santa living in a trailer. Check out the 11 inflatables that made us go "huh?" below, and vote for the funniest one!

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[GabeSmall]

03:29 AM on 12/21/2010

RE: Fire Engine Santa--
It's a tradition around here (not sure how widespread it is) for Santa to show up on fire engines and wave while his elves (FD volunteers) give out candy canes before Xmas. It's a nice thing the FDs do, and the kids get a kick out of it.

[Sou-P]

02:51 PM on 12/13/2010

Our neighbor has one that's worse: an igloo gun-turret with Snoopy on top.

[smacain]

01:50 AM on 12/10/2010

I hate these inflatable decorations. There's a guy who lives by me and I'm not kidding, he must have 60 of them in his yard right now. They don't even all fit on his lawn, he actually tacks them on top of his roof. Then during the day, they're all lying deflated in the snow. It looks like a Santa massacre.

[jlalli33]

02:12 AM on 12/11/2010

IDIOCY COME TO THE LONLY PEOPLE,,,SOME TIME OR PEOLPE THAT FIGHT WITH THER WIFE.

[Keaton Foster]

07:02 AM on 12/09/2010

Am I the only person who for some odd reason wants to slash, shoot, or steal these? Every time I see one I think of how cool that would be cool in my livingroom. When I was a kid, if any of these were in my town, they would have met a terrible end. These are great examples of the holiday spirit taken way to far. I don't know what they cost, but anything over 60 bucks is way too much.

[require accountability]

10:48 PM on 12/07/2010

They can have my gun when they pry it from my thin, wooden fingers.

[Jared Drury]

06:15 PM on 12/07/2010

What do ou mean ridiculus? A lot of bikers look like santa.

[Mahi Joe]

08:42 PM on 12/06/2010

Do people really buy this stuff?

[Jared Drury]

06:17 PM on 12/07/2010

My grany has about a hundred . There festive if nothing else.

[oxjr]

09:54 PM on 12/11/2010

my sister has about ten of them - and when the fans wear out she stuffs them with newspaper **sigh**

[larmarch5]

08:03 PM on 12/06/2010

Check out the pop-up pre-decorated X-mas tree from Sky Mall:
http://www.skymall.com/shopping/detail.htm?pid=203453089&c=102961966
 
The Thomas Kinkade Pop-Up 6 Foot Christmas Tree.
This is the 6' Christmas tree that pops up instantly and is pre-decorated with original artwork by renowned holiday artist Thomas Kinkade. The one-piece tree rises from a flat position in concentric circles into its full 30" width and 76" height and simply hangs on the included stand and its pole, eliminating the hassle of assembling multiple sections. The fully decorated tree has two satin-like ribbons with winter holiday scenes inspired by Thomas Kinkade's original artwork.
Two hundred glistening clear lights are nestled among the branches and cast a warm glow onto 46 globe ornaments that are painted in rich holiday red and gold. The tree has two additional gold and burgundy ribbons, 15 velvet-like poinsettias, and a gold-trimmed bow tree topper. The tree collapses just as easily to a mere 5" H for easy off-season storage.
Praise Jaybus

[RK Johnston]

06:33 PM on 12/06/2010

Ho-Ho-Holeee (scatalogical cuss word)!

Still--to each their own!
Even when somebody else uses it for target practice.
As sometimes happens in the "out-of-town" parts around here, when Christmas Day is celebrated with a fusilade of gunfire (as well as New Year's Day).
--RKJ

[Cori527]

05:49 PM on 12/06/2010

...and people think the war on Christmas comes from those that do NOT celebrate it. They couldn't be more wrong.

[Freevo]

07:26 PM on 12/06/2010

You beat me to it!

[Lee Harvey]

04:44 PM on 12/06/2010

I thought he lived in a van down by the river.

[goddess1871]

03:59 PM on 12/06/2010

Am I the only person who just doesn't get the fascination with inflatables? I don't know why - I just don't like them.

[mama1974]

01:40 PM on 12/07/2010

I'm with you! I don't get why it's so popular. It has that "car-dealership, grand opening" look.

[goddess1871]

05:03 PM on 12/07/2010

Yes, that must be it! It just seems like even the smallest ones are far to big for anyone's yard. IMHO they look tacky.

[raven119]

03:50 PM on 12/06/2010

The most ridiculous Christmas inflatable is Bill O'Reilly's hot air about a war on Christmas.

[mlkx]

03:20 AM on 12/07/2010

Bill O'Reilly's inflatable war on Christmas - he pumps it up every year.

[virgil19]

03:31 PM on 12/06/2010

When will it stop?

[spider9000]

03:20 PM on 12/06/2010

I think this was the biggest waste of time I spent on this site, and that says something.

[The Rewd]

05:36 PM on 12/06/2010

No, that would be over at the "Divorce" section ...