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.