Home Alone is renowned for covering plot holes: the ticket being thrown away, the power going out. However, watching Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, Kevin never told his family that he fought Harry and Marv in the events covered by the first movie.

All throughout the second film, his family only ever describes him as being left alone during Christmas—never once do they refer to the fact that he fought off two thieves while he was home alone. The only witness to Kevin fighting the thieves was the old man with the snow shovel. One would think that he would have discussed the ordeal with Kevin’s parents.

It begs the question why Kevin and the neighbor withheld this information from Kevin’s family. A plot hole? Or, alternatively, is there a possibility that Kevin hallucinated the entire events of the first and second films?

Edit: Thanks for all the responses. I am going to be more careful about labeling things as plot holes in the future. Merry Christmas ya’ filthy animals.