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Kevin McCallister, Alex Pruitt, Finn Baxter, and Max Mercer all used various booby traps for the criminals. Their functions were:

Home Alone

Harry Lyme

  • Gets shot in the groin by a BB gun before Marv.
  • Slips and falls twice on the ice-covered steps approaching the front door.
  • His right hand is severely burned when he places it on a searing-hot doorknob from an electric barbecue starter on the other side. Although he puts it out with snow near the stairs, it inflicts a permanent scar in the shape of an "M" which is seen in the sequel.
  • His head gets burned by a blowtorch when he opens the back door, and again, he puts it out with snow, melting his hat.
  • Walks into plastic wrap covered with caulking glue and gets blasted with feathers blowing from a fan, causing him to look like a chicken.
  • Slips on Kevin's Micromachines at the foot of the stairs with Marv.
  • Gets hit in the face (losing his cherished gold tooth in the process) with a paint can while going up the stairs, falls from them, and crushes Marv.
  • Falls after tripping on a wire and is knocked unconscious.
  • Accidentally gets hit in the stomach with a crowbar by Marv, who's trying to kill Buzz's pet tarantula, Axl.
  • Falls after swinging into a wall while attempting to use a rope to cross to Kevin's tree house after Kevin cut the rope with hedge trimmers with Marv.
  • Gets hit with a snow shovel by Old Man Marley after Kevin's capture after Marv.

Marv Murchins

  • Gets shot in the forehead with a BB gun after Harry.
  • Slips and tumbles down on his back to the ice-covered stairway entrance to the basement, falls on the ice and struck in the head with his crowbar when when it falls on him he tries to get up.
  • Gets hit in the face with an iron that falls down the laundry chute after pulling a light switch attached to the iron, leaving a massive iron-shaped mark on his face.
  • Loses his shoes and socks while going up the basement stairs coated in tar and jams a nail protruding upward into his foot after stepping on it, causing him to fall back down to the floor and scream in immense pain.
  • Slips on ice again after leaving the basement.
  • Steps on Christmas ornaments barefoot and screaming in even more pain when he enters through a back window.
  • Slips on Kevin's Micromachines at the foot of the stairs with Harry.
  • Gets hit in the face with a paint can while going up the stairs and falls from them with Harry.
  • Gets crushed by Harry when he falls from the stairs.
  • Kevin plants Buzz's pet tarantula, Axl, onto Marv's face after he grabs his foot, making him scream in panic and release Kevin.
  • Falls after swinging into a wall while attempting to use a rope to cross to Kevin's tree house after Kevin cut the rope with hedge clippers with Harry.
  • Gets hit with a snow shovel by Old Man Marley after Kevin's capture before Harry.

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

Harry Lyme

  • Slips on pearls dropped by Kevin with Marv.
  • Gets punched in the face by "The Model" after Kevin creates a diversion by pinching her butt cheek when Kevin blames him.
  • Crushes the roof of a parked car after flying from a seesaw triggered by Marv.
  • Tries to grab hold of the bottom rung of a fire escape that Kevin greased with Monster Sap Soap, causing him to fall to the ground.
  • A bag of tools falls on him when he kicks open the back door.
  • His head gets burned by a blowtorch again, this time when he tries to turn on a light in the bathroom; then he attempts to turn on the sink to put it out, but it doesn't work so he uses the toilet, unaware that Kevin had filled the bowl with kerosene, almost blows up the apartment, and comes back out of the toilet with the whole bathroom burned up, along with his head, melting his hat again.
  • Falls from a sawed ladder.
  • Narrowly dodges paint cans swinging on the stairs but is struck by a piece of sewer pipe and flung to a basement where he is struck again by the pipe after Kevin cuts the ropes supporting it with Marv.
  • Gets crushed by a tool chest that falls down the stairs with Marv.
  • Falls three stories when Kevin ignites the rope that he was climbing down on (it was soaked in kerosene) and is soaked head to toe with varnish with Marv.
  • Pelted with birdseed by the Pigeon Lady, gets covered in pigeons which peck him, and their feathers stick to the varnish with Marv.

Marv Murchins

  • Slips on pearls dropped by Kevin with Harry.
  • Gets punched in the face by "The Model" after Kevin creates a diversion by pinching her butt cheek before Harry is blamed by Kevin.
  • Has four bricks thrown at his face by Kevin from the roof of the apartment building, which Harry just dodges.
  • Gets three staples shot in his butt cheek, groin, and nose from a staple gun on the other side of the front door.
  • Falls through a giant hole into the basement.
  • Steps into a puddle of Monster Sap Soap, slips, falls onto his back, and slides into a big shelf of open paint cans which falls on him, covering him with paint.
  • Gets electrocuted by an arc welder that Kevin connects to the sink while trying to wash off the paint, making his skull be seen briefly.
  • Gets hit in the face by a hundred-pound bag of dry cement.
  • Narrowly dodges paint cans swinging on the stairs but gets hit by a piece of sewer pipe and flung to a basement where he is hit again by the same pipe after Kevin cuts the ropes holding it with Harry.
  • Gets crushed by a tool chest that falls down the stairs with Harry.
  • Falls three stories when Kevin ignites the rope that he was climbing down on (it was soaked in kerosene) and gets covered head to toe with varnish with Harry.
  • Pelted with birdseed by the Pigeon Lady, gets covered in pigeons which peck him, and their feathers stick to the varnish with Harry.

Home Alone 3

Peter Beaupre

  • Struck on the head by a trunk of books and a barbell with Earl Unger.
  • Injures himself in an attempt to open the front door which Alex screwed shut.
  • Gets sprayed in the eyes with black spray paint, as if he was wearing a mask.
  • Gets hit in the groin by a spring-loaded boxing glove and falls on his gun, causing it to misfire at him.
  • Steps on a whoopie cushion with speakers by it, startling him.
  • Falls down a loose plank of boards into the basement and nearly crushes Alice.
  • Alex scares him with a bubble gun resembling a glock.
  • Gets injured by an explosion of fireworks in a snow fort.

Earl Unger

  • Gets electrically shocked in an attempt to cut a yarn fence wired by Alex.
  • Collides with the door knocker when he jumps onto the doormat with marbles underneath.
  • Struck by a trunk of books and a barbell with Peter Beaupre.
  • Struck by a water balloon and plaster.
  • Struck on the head by a window.
  • Gets his feet stuck in two Mega Blocks wagons filled with flooring adhesive.
  • Trips over a board, falls into the basement, gets his fingers stuck in a mousetrap, accidentally shoots a toilet pipe, and gets covered with sewage.
  • Lands in a frozen swimming pool when the trampoline gives way after jumping from the roof with Burton Jernigan.

Burton Jernigan

  • Gets electrically shocked by sitting on a chair that Alex wired to a golf cart battery, which fires the bullets on his gun belt and launches him into the wall twice.
  • Gets soaked by a garden hose.
  • A running lawnmower falls on him after he pulls a stuffed monkey from the garage attic (thinking it was Alex) that Alex attached to the lawnmower cord, resulting in an awful haircut.
  • Falls three stories into the basement, lands on a toilet, and crushes it under his weight.
  • Struck in the groin with a hockey stick by Alice when she attempts to kill Alex's pet rat, Doris.
  • Lands in a frozen swimming pool when the trampoline gives way after jumping from the roof with Earl Unger.

Alice Ribbons

  • Gets dragged by a dog after it's attracted to Alex's dog whistle.
  • Gets her hand stuck in a bucket of industrial-strength glue. She struggles to get free but loses a glove in the process.
  • Gets caught in mud and loses her boots in an attempt to trespass and gets struck by two Santa flower pots.
  • Injures her back in an attempt to use the handrails which break to swing herself up onto the porch.
  • Falls down a plank of boards into the basement with Peter Beaupre.
  • Is tricked into hitting Jernigan in the groin with a hockey stick in an attempt to kill Alex's pet rat, Doris.
  • Falls three stories down the dumbwaiter shaft to the basement because Alex removed the bottom, resulting in temporary paralysis.

Home Alone 4: Taking Back The House

Marv Murchins

  • Gets hit in the head by a door when Kevin closes it.
  • Kevin washes him and Vera away with water.
  • Struck in the rump by a hook, which sends him flying out of a window.
  • Kevin hits him with a pan.
  • Gets soaked with cheese fondue.
  • Gets hit and knocked back across the kitchen by a closing door with Vera onto the stove and gets his bottom burned.
  • His head and hand are almost crushed by a dumbwaiter.
  • Struck with a pot before Vera.
  • Crushed by a cabinet after he pulls a pair of shoes.
  • Kevin plays a recording of him, making it sound like he's insulting Vera. She then slaps his face, and they get into an argument.
  • Kevin flies a toy airplane at him, which hits him in the groin and causes him and Vera to slide down the stairs.
  • Gets caught in the rotating wall while Kevin continually speeds it up, goes flying into a chandelier, and falls onto the floor with Vera.
  • Trips over Buzz and Megan's feet and lands in a bush with Vera.

Vera Murchins

  • Kevin washes her and Marv away with water.
  • Gets soaked with chocolate fondue.
  • Gets hit and knocked back across the kitchen by a closing door with Marv.
  • Gets hit with a pot after Marv.
  • Gets into an argument with Marv.
  • Falls down the stairs after Marv slides into her.
  • Gets caught in the rotating wall while Kevin continually speeds it up, goes flying into a chandelier, and falls onto the floor with Marv.
  • Trips over Buzz and Megan's feet and lands in a bush with Marv.

Molly Murchins

  • Gets stuck in the elevator after Kevin jams it.
  • Gets hit by a big serving tray by Prescott.

Home Alone: The Holiday Heist

Sinclair

  • Drenched with eggnog.
  • Kicked hard in the groin and face while trying to pull Jessica out of a window with Hughes.
  • Gets his foot snagged in a strand of Christmas lights while trying to climb into a window, causing him to lose his balance, fall, swing around, and crash into the house.
  • Gets really scared after Finn sets up his room to look like it's haunted by Jimmy "Dead Leg" Gravano's ghost.
  • Runs into walls full of wrapping paper and tape.
  • Falls down the stairs after being pushed by Finn.
  • Finn pulls a rope and locks him in the basement with Hughes.

Hughes

  • Pulls a barbell from a ramp, which rolls under the garage door and trips him and Jessica.
  • Activates a snowblower that launches wooden beads at him.
  • Gets kicked hard in the groin and face while trying to pull Jessica and Sinclair out of a window.
  • Eats a terribly tasting gingerbread man and accidentally drinks a glass of glue that looks like milk.
  • Turns on the garbage disposal which shoots cotton balls that stick to the glue on his face.
  • Finn pulls a rope and locks him and Sinclair in the basement.

Jessica

  • Pulls a barbell from a ramp, which rolls under the garage door and trips her and Hughes.
  • Gets hit in the face with a stocking full of coal.
  • Gets stuck in a window.
  • Gets tar dumped onto her head.
  • Finn shoots her three times in the butt with ping pong balls using his slingshot. This causes her to kick Sinclair and Hughes hard in the groin and face when they're trying to pull her out of the window.
  • Mason pelts her with snowballs and knocks her out with a chunk of ice.
  • Gets trapped in a snowman by Mason.

Home Sweet Home Alone

Jeff McKenzie

  • Drives on an icy road and crashes into a lamppost with Pam.
  • Slips on the icy driveway and lands flat on his back with Pam.
  • Is blinded by an outdoor light and falls over.
  • Is blinded by an outdoor light again, slides across the icy driveway, and smacks into a lamppost.
  • Eats cookies covered with chocolate mixed with hot sauce and drinks milk that's also mixed with something spicy.
  • Pushes a button on the burglar alarm with a thumbtack attached to it.
  • Gets shot in the forehead with a billiard ball.
  • Has a VR headset put on him making him think he's on a mountain top and ends up crashing into a shelf after trying to jump across a ledge.
  • Has his head accidently get hit by a door repeatedly by Pam.
  • Gets hit in the head by a bag of flour connected to a rope and a jug of milk connected to another rope.
  • Gets shot in the groin by a bag of sugar and falls down several stairs.
  • Attempts to pull himself up the butter-covered stairs by grabbing a railing which breaks, causing him to fall down several stairs.
  • Is knocked over by Pam after she's sent flying by a yoga ball.
  • Jumps from a ledge and lands on a tilted trampoline that bounces him headfirst into a tree branch, resulting in him losing a tooth and landing on a broken chair.
  • Has several icicles fall on him and then trips on a trip wire.

Pam McKenzie

  • Drives on an icy road and crashes into a lamppost with Jeff.
  • Slips on the icy driveway and lands flat on her back with Jeff.
  • Is blinded by an outdoor light, trips over a Christmas tree, and gets tangled up in its lights.
  • Gets sprayed and hit with twelve bottles of diet soda.
  • Steps in a puddle of lighter fluid and gets her shoes burned off by a firecracker connected to a toy car.
  • Sprayed with water by a taped-up hose.
  • Has her big toe whacked by a spoon.
  • Steps on LEGOs, falls over, and gets her hands and knees punctured by them.
  • Slips and falls down the butter-covered stairs.
  • Gets shot with darts with thumbtacks attached to them by two Nerf guns.
  • Gets a weight launched at her that lands on her foot.
  • Is sent flying, slides across the floor knocking over Jeff, and bounces down the stairs on a yoga ball.
  • Jumps from a ledge and lands flat on her face.

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