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[@martinmayhew145]

The Mogombo tribe were really the Harlem Globetrotters

[@wvu05]

That's not Kareem, it's Roger Murdock. He's the co-pilot. See the name tag?

[@mikemiller8975]

Need b over 50 now too get jokes eh

[@mikemiller8975]

Abbott & Costello who on first 😂

[@parrothd007]

The Airport announcers that were fighting were an actual married couple that really made announcements at LAX airport.

[@johnnehrich9601]

And I understand whose voices were familiar to LAX travelers.

[@jerrykessler2478]

The "Who's On Firsst" bit was done by Abbott and Costello. The kissing on the beach scene parodied "From Here To Eternity".

[@wvu05]

Ethel Merman was a famous Broadway actress.

[@parinthianquattropani9071]

Who's On First was performed by Abbott & Costello.

[@johnnehrich9601]

They did this routine again and again, with different variations in their movies and also in their tv show. I think it was considered their unofficial trademark piece and I don't recall any other comedy pair using it.

[@wvu05]

What's the guy's name on first?

[@pieperbe]

@@wvu05No. What’s the guy’s name on second.

[@wvu05]

@@pieperbe I don't know.

[@Cobalt_Dragon0716]

​@@wvu05He's on 3rd.

[@accountable9026]

Did one of you actually say that their’s not enough jokes in Airplane? 😂 Cmon…

[@TheGoIsWin21]

And that's what's wrong with splitting reactions into two parts

[@anime_cyko]

Dean would never say that. He’s a saint.

[@bigpictureguys8415]

He can’t be talking about the same movie right? It’s a non stop machine gun of jokes

[@accountable9026]

Surely, he didn’t mean that.

[@TheGoauldApophis]

I'm not sure I want to watch this now.

[@dannydethanos6994]

The Jim never things are a reference to a old coffee ad

[@anime_cyko]

I was going to say that. It’s a very easily missed joke.

[@warmongeir8427]

The interesting part is nobody notices that it is a Jet plane that's flying, but when you hear the plane, you hear prop sounds for the engines.

[@mildredpierce4506]

Prior to Airplane, Lloyd Bridges, Peter Graves, Robert Stack and Leslie Nielsen were all dramatic actors. This was their first comedy. “Airplane! (alternatively titled Flying High!)[5] is a 1980 American parody film written and directed by the brothers David and Jerry Zucker, and Jim Abrahams in their directorial debuts,[6] and produced by Jon Davison. It stars Robert Hays and Julie Hagerty and features Leslie Nielsen, Robert Stack, Lloyd Bridges, Peter Graves, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Lorna Patterson.[6] It is a parody of the disaster film genre, particularly the 1957 Paramount film Zero Hour!, from which it borrows its plot and central characters,[7] also drawing many elements from Airport 1975 and other films in the Airport series. It is known for its use of surreal humor and fast-paced slapstick comedy, including visual and verbal puns, gags, running jokes, and obscure humor.”

[@mattmullett9521]

About Kareem: "I didn't know he was an actor." I'm still not convinced he is.

[@nancyscogin7549]

My sister and I saw this at the movies. It let out right when The Empire Strikes Back was starting next door so we blended into that crowd and watched it too.😄

[@garylee3685]

The beach scene was a parody of From Here To Eternity. Never has a second cup of coffee at home was a commercial at the time.

[@mildredpierce4506]

It’s funny that two Australians recognize Kareem Abdul-Jabbar when Americans of their age or younger often times have no idea who he is.

[@tempsitch5632]

They recognise him from BASEketball.

[@TheMovieJourney]

We are big NBA fans 👍🏼

[@johnnehrich9601]

I have seen this movie, particularly here on KZbin of first-time reactors, again and again and again. Every time I learn more background info that relates to this movie. Just recently had someone point out the baby that gets thrown up in the air as the plane crashes through the window. This movie is non-stop spoof, done so brilliantly, including get the correct actors to replay their original part, like the lady in the coffee commercial. Airplane is an almost one-for-one spoof on the 1957 movie, Zero Hour. There are several clips on KZbin showing the two side-by-side. Seeing the original movie clips helps explain some of the things that might seem odd in Airplane, like the use of a well-known sports figure for the co-pilot.

[@TheDungeonSLO]

the coffee lady with the internal monologue is the same actress from our coffee commercials from the 80s who had that same line, Jim never has a second cup of coffee at home. so later when she gives that Jim never vomits at home line. you can imagine the audience laughing like crazy.

[@TheRealAhoy]

Ridiculously goofy movie, love it. If you've not seen them I recommend getting into the superior Naked Gun series next, Leslie Nielsen is a comedy icon

[@AbeVicious]

Wrongfully Accused?

[@kennethnoisewater4423]

Charlie Brooker, the guy who created Black Mirror also made a spoof mini series called A Touch of Cloth that I'd recommend if you like the genre. only made 5-6 eps.

[@AChickandaDuck]

And don’t call me Shirley!

[@zmarko]

STP is an oil additive. They used to (possibly still do) sponsor NASCAR and other racing teams. The bit when the man from the couple is getting on the plane is a play on old movies (not sure if any one in particular) where people say good bye at the train station. People would run along side the train as it departs (you can actually hear the plane "chug" away as she's running along side it. Lol

[@johnnehrich9601]

I didn't realize it was a spoof on a SPECIFIC movie until someone pointed it out to me. When you see the original scene, you will understand just how perfect, and brilliant, the Airplane version is. You can see just this section of the original movie on KZbin: Since You Went Away, chasing the train It is a 1944 wartime movie, as a soldier is giving a tearful goodbye to his girl. They are busy hugging and a conductor walks up and says "Better get on board, son" as he looks at his pocket watch. The soldier get on the train and stands in the vestibule with the top section of the door open. He throws his gf his watch and she runs along, continuing to talk to each other. She awkward dodges the station platform light stands.

[@robsambosky6444]

The old guy in the cab was a California Assemblyman who spearheaded massive property tax code revision that was very controversial. "who's on First" was an Abbott and Costello routine. He said he was in the Air Force but he's wearing a Navy officer's uniform.

[@SilentBob731]

13:14 I've watched this movie dozens of times over the decades, and watched a lot of reactions as well. The punch-line to this scene will always be one of the funniest moments in Cinematic History.🤣🤣🤣

[@allenruss2976]

Officer and a Gentleman is still two years away

[@kcw1879]

They could do an entire movie itself explaining the inside jokes in this movie.

[@danielberg7644]

The "2nd cup of coffee" reference is a parody of a Yuban coffee commercial from the 1970s.

[@patturk7408]

The old guy stuck in the taxi....Howard Jarvis. There is some useless trivia for you. You expected more jokes? They were there but you just missed them. In the late '70s Hari Krishnas and other cults/religions were annoying as hell at airports especially in California. Beach scene....From Here to Eternity. Jim never has a second cup of coffee at home....reference to old TV coffee advertisement. kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3uXnHZ8Z5eCaNk I miss the '70s sometimes.

[@jamesfischer2427]

"who's on First" was Abbott and Costello. Tab was the first diet cola The beach flashback is a nod to "From Here to Eternity" STP (Scientifically Tested Products) was most famous for making motor oil and fuel treatments for your car Ethel Merman stared in musicals in the 50's and 60's. The bit about "Jim never has a second cup of coffee at home." is a take on an old coffee commercial. The actress in the movie was the same actress from the commercial. When this movie was released, Ronald Regan was campaigning for POTUS, but had not yet been elected. All of the questions that Capt. Oveur asks Joey are loose references to old movies staring Tony Curtis, Chaleton Heston, Rock Hudson or other actors accused of being closet homosexuals.

[@bjgandalf69]

The water over the bathing lovers was originally in From Here to Eternity.

[@svenjonsson4275]

In Sweden Its called "Titta vi flyger" translated "Look, were flying"

[@NarnianRailway]

A part 1 fun reaction! Airplane! came out during the 1980 US presidential election with Reagan a candidate. He serves as a running gag in the film. During boarding, the boy has US News magazine with an election article on the cover and the lady mentioning the last Reagan film they watched. Lt George Zipp is a parody of his notable role as college football player George Gipp in "Knute Rockne All American" (1939) and parodied in the pep talk we'll see in part 2. College football Coach Rockne actually died in a plane clash years later. Another running gag is the propeller sounds and open luggage racks like the classic film Zero Hour which the Zucker brothers obtained the rights and parody throughout the movie. Some scenes and lines were copied from Zero Hour while also inserting so many film references and gags.

[@bjgandalf69]

STP is a company that makes fuel additives for cars.

[@TheDungeonSLO]

this movie nearly exactly parodies the airplane disaster movie ZERO HOUR, so closely to the original script of that movie they bought the rights to that older movie to avoid copyright.

[@ALCAN52]

The parody of when the plane takes off and the soldier is waving goodbye and she is chasing him knocking the towers down is from the 1944 film Since You Went Away. I link below.

[@ALCAN52]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/nH25kIqBlN9kqpIsi=RH7eTLy4tSLKgH4P

[@Mizgrievoux]

"Gone? Asleep?" LOL

[@wvu05]

Before _Airplane!_ Leslie Nielsen was a serious dramatic actor. This movie changed his whole career trajectory.

[@SebastianWeinberg]

I see you're watching _Airplane!_ for the first time. I just want to tell you both: "Good luck! We're all counting on you." No, but seriously, this is an entirely different kind of comedy, altogether.

[@Cobalt_Dragon0716]

Don't call them Shirley!

[@greeneyesinfl9954]

Tab was the first diet soda made by Coca-Cola.

[@anime_cyko]

Finally! I’ve been being teased too long for this. I can’t unfortunately join y’all on the rest of Always Sunny, you have passed me. But this one I’ve seen a million times, can’t believe y’all haven’t seen it.

[@Cobalt_Dragon0716]

That's a lot of mayo! Well, it IS the Mayo clinic! 😂

[@jackasswhiskyandpintobeans9344]

15:15 Murdock references Bill Walton and Bob Lanier.

[@jrasicmark1]

This movie came before Grease (the movie), though the Broadway stage version came out before this. I don't remember for sure, but I don't think the beach scene is in the stage version. But the beach scene in this is spoofing an iconic scene in the old 50s movie, "From Here to Eternity". Grease may have been spoofing that movie a bit too, since it's set in the 50s and touches on many fads, fashions, music, and celebrities who were popular in that decade. This movie also came out way before An Officer and a Gentleman. I think the bar scene is just spoofing a lot of old military romance movies in general. A few of Robert Stack's more puzzling lines are spoofs of many old war movies (like when he says, "It's quiet... too quiet" and "It's just what they'll be expecting"). Ethel Merman was a huge star on Broadway (and she did a few movies and TV appearances as well). The song she's singing is from the musical Gypsy which she had starred in (though they got Rosalind Russel to play the character in the movie version). The musical is a true story of a famous stripper named Gypsy Rose Lee and her stage mother.

[@allenruss2976]

Grease actually came out two years before this. You might be thinking of Kentucky Fried Movie

[@jrasicmark1]

@@allenruss2976 Oops! You're right! I even Googled it first and somehow still got it mixed up when I typed my comment. Thanks for catching it. Still, I think both movies were spoofing From Here to Eternity.

[@everyonelovesmajima]

I just want to tell you both good luck. We’re all counting on you.

[@angiekroll1015]

When I see Part 1 of Airplane!, I knew these guys get it. 😂

[@jameshenner5831]

They probably had to build a fake jet cockpit larger than any realistic cockpit. Kareem is so tall, his legs wouldn't fit into any cockpit.

[@trentrez6643]

8:18 that’s Abbott & Costello. 8:36 it’s sort of Dr Pepper-ish. There’s a joke about it in Back To The Future too

[@rg3388]

There’s an extra dimension to the taxi joke. If you have to overcharge someone, let it be someone associated with thrift and economy, as Jack Benny had been a generation early. In this case, it’s Howard Jarvis, a political activist who championed a California ballot proposition to lower property taxes.

[@001Flange]

First time I've seen anyone mention this one.

[@rg3388]

@@001Flange I've seen it often in comments posted on reactions to this film. Some of us are Californians and old enough to remember. Something similar happens with "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood." For some of us, the Cielo Drive street sign is a jump scare all by itself.

[@Charlie_Wolfe]

14:10 From Here To Eternity actually not Grease :)

[@IOSARBX]

The Movie Journey, This made me laugh so much! Thanks for sharing!

[@wvu05]

STP is an oil company. I think they were the sponsor on Richard Petty's car.

[@larryrs]

I believe this was an acronym for Service To Please; but the official name was Scientifically Treated Petroleum---seen in many auto races back in the day, for racing fuel and lubricants.

[@tempsitch5632]

@2:43 As you are talking about them, that’s Jerry and David Zucker. Hard to believe that guy directed Ghost too.

[@tempsitch5632]

Tab soda was a diet cola. Tasted like a less sweet, less cola-ish coke and tonic water.

[@tempsitch5632]

@13:29 Best non-dialogue face acting I’ve ever seen a kid do.

[@matthewzeller5026]

You should show him Who's on First, it's by Abbott and Costello BTW.

[@jackasswhiskyandpintobeans9344]

15:14 This is the best bit in the movie!

[@ScreamingScallop]

"Jim never has a second cup of coffee at home!" comes from a coffee commercial back in the day, worrying housewives that their brew of choice might not be adequate to satisfy their man _(eyeroll)._ There was a real magazine named _Boys' Life,_ the official mag of the Boy Scouts of America. It's currently known as _Scouts' Life_ because they finally realized girls exist. I couldn't tell you if there's a _Nuns' Life_ magazine.

[@bighuge1060]

So many references are lost to time. The coffee was Yuban and the very same actress played in the commercials and as Jim's wife in this movie.

[@dudermcdudeface3674]

You'd definitely be into MST3K: The Movie. The first formal reaction movie if I recall, and still one of the best.

[@regularsizeruss3874]

Surely this is one of the funniest movies ever.

[@tempsitch5632]

It is. And don’t call me “Ever”, ever.

[@WUStLBear82]

Most of the sight gags and wordplay hold up, but there is a lot of topical humor. It's also better if you've seen the movies that are being parodied. But some of the stuff from TV will go over the heads of people outside the US and Americans under 50 unless they are devoted students of US culture and history. This movie is basically a remake of _Zero Hour!_ ; they actually licensed that screenplay and it's amazing how much of the seemingly crazy stuff comes from the original thriller. Note that the jet airplane always makes propeller noise like the plane in that movie. There are also elements lifted from _The High and the Mighty_ and _Airport_ and its sequels. Ronald Reagan wasn't president yet and I don't think he had even announced his 1980 campaign when the movie was filming. He was just a B-movie actor who had managed to be California governor and made a couple failed attempts at the Republican presidential nomination against Nixon and Ford. Little did we know what was about to happen. I think Dean's incorrect, the beach scene is the Burt Lancaster/Deborah Kerr sex scene in _From Here to Eternity_ . STP is a brand of specialty lubricants that sponsors major car racing teams and slaps their logo all over. Yes, it was really Ethel Merman, who was still well-known from Broadway, TV, and movies. Tab was a diet cola sweetened with saccharine that Coca-Cola made before they figured out the concept of brand extension. Some people still miss the bitter taste of that artificial sweetener. The guy who gets stuck in the airport taxi throughout the movie is Howard Berman, a rich businessman who became a prominent anti-taxation activist often seen on TV. The wife who muses that her husband never drinks a second cup of coffee at home is from a long-running series of TV commercials where intrusive Swedish -American neighbor Mrs. Olson advised young wives that if they want to keep their man, they should serve Folger's coffee because nobody wants a second cup of the crap you buy.

[@przemekkozlowski7835]

I must have watched this movie 30+ times over the years and there are still references and Easter Eggs that I did not know and I am finding out about today.

[@hawkmaster381]

No one ever catches the propellers. The aircraft is using jet engines.

[@januzi2]

17:33 "Hi, I'm randy", me too ... me too.

[@deeanna8448]

Well, that's a first. I've never heard anyone say there aren't enough jokes in Airplane! The entire movie was joke after joke. If this was your first watch, definitely watch again.. I think I watched it 4 times before I stopped hearing jokes I previously missed.

[@ssga_tgbuddy3082]

What war? All of Strikers war references were Alcohol drinks.

[@seansersmylie]

So so close but so far! You're the first guys ever to mention 'From Here to Eternity' and you didn't get the correct reference. The beach scene in the seaweed is a parody of Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr snogging in the waves from that film. Nobody ever picks up on it.

[@allenruss2976]

You really should check out the Zucker Brothers first movie, Kentucky Fried Movie. It's hysterical

[@bjgandalf69]

Dudes, Who's on First is Abbott and Costello...silly boys...lmbo

[@BigJoeEspo]

It's not Grease - it's From Here to Eternity.

[@hamilton7750]

Sadly, as time marches on there will be so many things that need to be explained that the movie will be bogged down in so many "I don't get its" that it will be unwatchable for many. I've heard people react that have never heard of Kareem and of course anybody under 60 or so is baffled by George Zip, Ethel Merman, the lady that speaks jive, the coffee lady etc. etc. etc.

[@victorsixtythree]

2:50 - check out the woman at the bottom center of the screen...she throws her baby for no reason!

[@godzillaprime]

Kareem was in Baseketball. Granted, he didnt speak

[@robertellis3915]

That girl in the bed is the same girl from the Love Boat

[@cammy275]

You guys should watch the 2001 movie Wet Hot American Summer, absolutely hilarious absurdist comedy

[@paul1mcgarry]

Your movie references are all wrong. It wasn’t “The Three Stooges” it was “Abbott and Costello”. It wasn’t “Grease”, it was “From Here To Eternity”.

[@pieperbe]

Marx brothers. . . Three Stooges. 😂 Abbott and Costello! Possibly the most famous standup routine of all time!

[@BK-500]

Me: When part 2 will be upload? Dean/Hendo: We can't tell you. Me: You can tell me, I'm a subscriber. Can't you take a guess?

[@somatic47]

Chalk another reaction I wanted from you guys off the list ✅🔥

[@salsonny]

This is a parody the 50s movie Zero Hour,

[@SilentBob731]

There have been many great Parody Comedies over the years, but none have ever topped this Masterpiece (and I doubt one ever will).

[@Canucko]

A-PLANE!

[@chrispittman8854]

At one point, you two were getting so many references and release time lines wrong, the quote, "He's NOT Judge Judy and executioner," actually popped into my head. 🤣 You're GREAT reactors. Most importantly, "We're willing to learn." "Yeah, would they send us someplace special?" I think your covered for corrections (I feel your pain) and I need to go back and catch up with your work. The highest reactor bar is, "Would I run down to the 'pub' and have a 'pint' (or three) with these two?" Absolutely. Remember, if I correct you, I'm better than you and if I know something you do not, I'm more powerful. (The creed of the Guy who critiques you from his mom's basement.) "Cheers right thanks a lot."

[@TheMovieJourney]

Thanks a lot!

[@alibabaghanoujtv]

How is dude on the right NOT Nick Frost?!

[@mildredpierce4506]

The song for the little girl was inappropriate. Crossing the Jordan river means death.

[@jonowhitney5515]

Brilliant

[@AbeVicious]

How long do we have to wait for part 2? Lol. I thought it'd come out the same day.

[@TheMovieJourney]

It will be out today

[@trygswyrmwoodside3229]

Old school American pop comedy. Funny movie.

[@sasamichan]

check out The Naughty Nineties Night at the opera Swiss Miss Disorder in the Court the great dictator the general safety last

[@aranerem5569]

Very funny movie

[@mparantha]

Roger Roger. What's our vector victor

[@Whateva67]

Can’t find part 2😮

[@TheMovieJourney]

It's just been released

[@Whateva67]

Perfect 😊

[@jennytalks5882]

Where is part 2???

[@TheMovieJourney]

It will be out later today

[@jennytalks5882]

@@TheMovieJourney oh good. Can't wait!

[@puertoricanguy8570]

Watch hot shots parts 1 & 2

[@bigpictureguys8415]

10:22 completely mixing up what makes a rip off a rip off & what makes a parody a parody 😂. Rip offs try to get away with ripping material off. Parody’s don’t hide what they’re parodying

[@jtoland2333]

Not big enough for cameos!? Surely you can't be serious!!

[@bigpictureguys8415]

Who’s on first 3 stooges? 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@Oddworld2024]

Dude said Hariri Krishna is that an actor? Lmao huh

[@tibor420]

I know you Aussies have trouble sounding out your R's but this is ridiculous (Title...) ;P

[@SebastianWeinberg]

While this movie parodies the disaster movies of the 70's in general (and the _Airport_ series in particular), at its core it is a direct spoof of the specific movie _Zero Hour!_ (including the exclamation point in the title). The writer-director team basically went through the entire movie scene-by-scene and tried to follow every single serious line with a punch line, and turn every scene into a joke. This is also the reason for Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: the co-pilot in _Zero Hour_ was played by a well-known former football star turned actor. It is _also_ the reason why the _jet plane_ makes a _propeller plane_ noise throughout the entire movie. The studio refused to let them use an old propeller plane like in the original movie, so they gave in and used a jet-plane model - but they overlaid propeller sounds, and hardly anyone noticed, because to most people that's just "plane noises". The _"Jim never has a second coffee at home…"_ lady is a reference to a series of coffee commercials of the time (Zuban Coffe, I think) that were intended to foster insecurity in housewives along the lines of, "If your husband doesn't guzzle coffee like there's no tomorrow, you're buying the _wrong brand_ and you are a _bad wife!"_ They even got the exact same actress from the commercials for the role.

[@jackasswhiskyandpintobeans9344]

I think you have to have lived in the US to understand some of the humor. If I watch Faulty Towers, I won't get all of the humor.

[@mildredpierce4506]

There’s a joke about every 10 seconds. You’ve talked over some of them and just other ones you may not be able to relate to.

[@fortyyearfitness]

Seems like the half of the jokes went over the head of the guy with glasses….physical jokes he found funny, cerebral jokes not so much

[@bjgandalf69]

Tab was a terribly diet coke.

[@top_gallant]

Sorry guys, your age and cultural differences made you miss out on the majority of jokes.

[@Great-Documentaries]

A 23 minute reaction to THIS movie is lazy. Very lazy. Check virtually any other reactor doing this movie for more information.

[@TheMovieJourney]

This is part 1 of our reaction

[@Vlad.Larionov]

Great reaction! It is very interesting to see your detailed reaction to the film Robocop 1987. This is a cool movie 👍🔥🦾 Do you have any plans to do it?

[@TheMovieJourney]

We've already seen it 👍🏼