Clark Griswold was a fictional character in the popular holiday film series "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation". In the movies, Clark worked as a manager at a company and was always looking forward to his annual Christmas bonus. In the first movie, Clark was hoping for a $50,000 bonus, but was only given $1,000. In the second movie, Clark received a $2,500 bonus. In the third movie, Clark finally got the $50,000 bonus he had been hoping for.