Chevy Chase Helps Light up A Local Raising Cane's Holiday Display

Actor Chevy Chase attends the Tribeca Film Festival opening night world premiere of “Love, Gilda” at the Beacon Theatre on Wednesday, April 18, 2018, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Chevy Chase was in town recently to pay homage to his classic movie Christmas Vacation!

Todd Graves, Raising Cane’s founder, gave Chevy Chase the honor of plugging in the extension cords for the fast-food chain’s Christmas lights at their Morton Grove restaurant.

To be honest, it was a bit hokey and awkward. Todd Graves isn’t the actor that Chase is (obviously), and all of the Christmas Vacation jokes felt forced, but hey, Chase seems to be playing along all in good fun (and cashing a paycheck, I’m sure)!

The festive display also hopes to raise money for local animal shelters by selling plush puppies that come in Christmas Vacation characters. Raising Cane’s is hoping to raise $400,000 with PAWS Chicago as one of the beneficiaries of the money raised in the area.

They actually did a whole big video campaign leading up to the actual plugging-in of the lights. Check it out!