The original with Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder aired on TV around 1967. My uncles and father had all fought in the war, and emotions were still rather raw about Germany and Japan. But twenty years after the end of the war my father, who loved Mel Brooks' comedy, was enjoying the show.

I’d give my life savings to see this live.

I love the moment when he sings "here comes the master race" as the pretzel girl makes her entrance, comedic timing gold

Me encanta el teatro auténtico

Nice to see the full version!

Hilarious! Great! I wonder if they make a show like this about Stalin or Mao, two other genocidal crooks

This musical gets an entire room dedicated to it at the Museum of Broadway. That’s how groundbreaking it is.

you guys are still scared of sharks 😠

Omg the Lakme duet insertion 😂

0:00 is it me or did that guy sound like mr williams

this tempo

I wish they hadn't removed the challenge tap 😂

As great as this is, they really upgraded the timing and delivery for the movie. The ability to cut and choose who appears on screen really helps the comedy for this scene, and that’s saying a lot considering is THE scene of the play and movie.

I love it you' going to be my king of broadway love David 😊

@2:00 the "walk this way" bit is older than my mom. 😂

This is one of those things that just makes me marvel at humanity. All of the culture of the world leading up to this supremely silly musical number

*Everyone* : “BREAK A LEG!!!” _Franz falls down the stairs_ *Max* : “Franz, what happened?!?!” *Franz* : “I BROKE MY LEG!!!”

Thank you for putting this on👍 brings back some good memories

Gary Beach was a God-given gift to us as Roger De Bris… no one else, not even the original Christopher Hewitt, could have done the role more perfectly. I wish and pray for his eternal happiness.

The lyrics for the part with the female Dutch dancer, Stalin, and Churchill dance off with Hitler. Dutch dancer: “Challenge tap, challenge tap, clear the stage for a challenge tap! Bring on the Allies to hear the news, the facts is the Axis, cannot lose! Dutch dancer: “Cause Mr.H.” Roger: Who is that? Dutch dancer: “Mr. H.” Roger: “That’s me!” Dutch dancer: “Is wearing his dancing shoes!” Stalin: “I am Stalin, you’ll soon be fallin’!” Churchill: “I am Churchill, I’m here to win the day!”

"SHARKS HAPPEN" With Hal the host here on KZbin is the best place for information on large sharks and their attack behavior. Thanks for this upload, what people thought they new about sharks then and now... Wow just wow.

God I love how OLD this is! What a gem!

Homophobic?

I had to manage a movie theater in Boston on the opening weekend of Jaws, in 1975. It was definitely a phenomenon. From holding back the crowds waiting inside the lobby so we could clear the theater of a lot of very scared people. This despite the ending of the film. The primal fear in humans, dates back to our simian ancestry and reminds us of when we were just prey, not predators. It is the same fear that we experience with big cats, snakes Hippos, rhinoceros and crocodiles.

Wow. I have not seen this documentary on great white sharks since I was a kid. Jaws is one of my all time favorite movies. I am fascinated by sharks. Rip Peter Benchley. Thanks for posting this.🦈

Epic !!!!!!!!

As a flight attendant I was hoping to see them on a layover…no chance…always sold out when I was there.

Roger is a glorious ham.

10:22 gets me *every time* 😂😂

challenge tap > monologue THERE I SAID IT

Haha Nathan Lane did a cameo. I’m not gay, but I would marry Nathan Lane.

Only Mel Brooks could pull this gem off with a fabulous performance by the hitler actor. Just spectacular!!

Great video way too learn about our ocean top predator as what they play in the ocean ecosystem ❤😮

There were actual lyrics like this in the Third Reich's concocted "Jazz bands." It was also originally "Hirschfeld is coming" in Berlin caberets. Brooks knows his stuff.

This is how you win a Tony.

I saw this when it originally aired. My 10-yr-old mind was blown.

Do we get winter with Stalin?

Poor FDR....:(

This will not be shown on any stage in todays day and age 🤣

They need to make this a full musical.

I know you were not supposed to film this but thank you!!!! I love this scene!!!

Hitler's first pose was so great it even cracked Gary up! LOL!

Funny when you think that your watching Simba, Timon, (singing voice) Hercules and Broadway Lumiere.

I thought in NYC, somewhere , they have a Broadway history archive. Recent shows have films and recording, older ones have staging, set construction , etc. I think it is available to art? Students? ... anyway I could be wrong. I looked it up, The producers was a movie first, a play at turn of the century, and made to a movie circa 2005... and my library only has Mostel and Wilder movie version. I will say MB received an Oscar for his writing, a n d he had a talented cast for every performance.

Punching that guy in the face is the only apposite response.

I saw the touring production of this and went back the same week and saw it again, this time paying for better seats. It was that good, even with the replacement cast.

Gary Beach holding up three fingers on "Here's World. War. II." is a nice touch. I'd never noticed that before.

What are people laughing at? I don't get it. It's almost as if the audio is a response from another play.

The cherry on top is FDR shouting “Oh sh**!!” as he’s shoved offstage

I had to go for physical therapy and they had a chart on the wall that was called something like Pose-A-Bod. My first thought was the position that Roger had when he said Heil Me. They would have lost it if I would have taken that pose.