Blazing Saddles 1974 Movie Reaction | MOTHER DAUGHTER FIRST TIME WATCHING | Katherine Jaymes

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[@stephenkehl7158]

Let us all take a moment to appreciate the genius behind a movie that causes two Black women to laugh hysterically at the appearance of two Klansmen.

[@berts558]

I have the beautiful experience of having a Jamaican friend that I went to Junior High School with and one Halloween my mother was really good with costumes he came over and got some help and made himself a klansman costume now this man was very black and it was truly hilarious just to look at him it was one of the most beautiful moments of my life and one of the funniest things I've ever experienced

[@azh698]

@@berts558 Did you remind him to wash his hands after the cross burnings?

[@barukkazhad8998]

My next impression....Jessy Owens

[@robnewsome2407]

​@@berts558well, I'm glad he was black, if a white man did it, just for holloween, it would be frowned upon

[@robnewsome2407]

Or someone using the word Ni

[@ForgottenHonor0]

When Gene Wilder died I went back to rewatch this classic and had a good cry over his last line: "Where ya going, cowboy?" "Nowhere special." "'Nowhere Special.' Always wanted to go there..." RIP Gene. Thanks for all the good memories.

[@MikinessAnalog]

Abbie Normal XD

[@Daberney]

It's funny when, during certain scenes, Daughter isn't quite sure whether or not to be offended; meanwhile, Mom is helpless with laughter.

[@rmlrl1971]

Gene Wilder's character wasn't an "inmate." He was just sleeping it off in the drunk tank.

[@umpdaddy1]

Mel brooks is playing the governor, He also plays a Indian chief later as a spoof that Jewish men were often cast as Indians in westerns. This movie is a brilliant satire on the ignorance of racism.

[@spadoc-md]

In the native American scene (I know)...Mel Brooks headband spells out "Kosher for Passover" in Hebrew. Gags within gags.

[@NoelMcGinnis]

It is very refreshing to see anyone in today’s climate that can see this movie for what it is. SO many people misunderstood the entire basis of Blazing Saddles. Great reaction. FYI, your moms laugh is amazing! 😂

[@DocRocktopus]

Some people out there still think that Randy Newman actually hates short people

[@jayham1970]

Cleavon Little was such a brilliant actor. I loved him in this movie. Cleavon put with Gene Wilder was comedic brilliance, and Brooks and Pryor collaborating on the screen play was just awesome. Richard Pryor could absolutely eat a bigot alive with the bigot’s stupidity.

[@snugglylovemuffin]

What I love about Mel Brooks was that he showed the stupidity of racism and in many ways hate itself. I know a woman who thinks this movie is racist because of its unrestrained use of the word nibber, but what she doesn't understand is the black sheriff is smart and charismatic, and the movie just makes fun of racism through and through. Greatest anti-racist movie ever made, effective too.

[@infinitygirlak]

The beauty of the film is that racism is equated with ignorance and stupidity. The heroes accept one another as is an play off their differences.

[@Powerranger-le4up]

The white actors actually had a hard time and were really uncomfortable saying the n word. Burton Gilliam, who played Lyle, was even more reluctant because Cleavon Little was his friend. Little had to take him aside and told him to say it because they were actors and Little knew those weren’t his words.

[@MrTommygunz420]

There's a rumor (I've never been able to confirm or deny;) that in the script writing Gene and Richard Pryor got together and Gene wrote all of Cleavon's lines while Pryor wrote Hedley and the majority of minor characters (and that the subtitles when the black guys on the plane talk in "Airplane!" was a joke back at Mel Brooks by their writers.)

[@Powerranger-le4up]

@@MrTommygunz420 The two black guys in the Airplane movie actually wrote their own lines as well as Barbara Billingsley’s lines

[@zmack1780]

Truth

[@baylinkdashyt]

The percentage of commenters here who understand that this movie was a satire of racism, rather than an example of it - roughly all of you - actually gives me a lot of hope for the world.

[@photog805]

The great thing about Blazing Saddles is the statement it makes on racism. As a comedy, it portrays all of the racist characters as incompetent fools and mocks them endlessly. A lot of people miss the point. Brooks and Pryor are not taking racism lightly for laughs. They are savagely showing that racist people are not clever, are not smart, and are not competent human beings, and that they should shamed as the fools they are.

[@stupiddems9422]

I saw this movie in the theatre and it was CRAZY!!!! The wife and I waited in line with nothing but Blacks and we being the ONLY Whites felt absolutely NO feelings of anything but expectation of this newest Mel Brooks Movie...It was very crowded when we sat down... not a seat empty!!! I never heard so much gasping, and snickerings, howls of laughter...the older lady in front of us spewed her "spiked" 7 up in front of us during the camp fire fart scene...never had a better time and we enjoyed one hell of a night!!! AND guess what NOT A DAM, RIOT, calls for cancelation nothing what so ever!!! Now look at us...the fun has gone, and now there is nothing but hate and fear!!! Such a pity for you young kids to not have known those days!!! Thank you darlin for the reaction of a GOOD classic comedy! AND YEP I subscribed for more of your content!

[@julieford8788]

Mel Brooks is a genius! He’s an equal opportunity offender. He makes fun of everyone and it was funny. Comedy when you could take it and not have such thin skin and get offended Love it. Try Young Frankenstein by Mel. 💓

[@yandnat1656]

He taught me everything i know but i bet not everything he knows. He's one of a kind.

[@Lensmaster1]

He didn't make this movie to offend people but to make a statement. Humor was his tool.

[@KingBawb-wg3jo]

Love Young Frankenstein. Would also recommend The Jerk.

[@jamesmiddleton5304]

Didn't laugh one time in Young Frankenstein. Love every other Mel Brooks movie, just not that one

[@khaaligwalker3998]

Yes sir and with the help of Richard Pryor classic 🎥

[@idintvote4her]

Best review of Blazing Saddles of them all. Kudos to you, ladies for bring mature, and realizing this movie is not intended to be racist, but to ridicule the absurdity of racism

[@seank5271]

So nice to see people who can appreciate parody and humour for what it is, without labelling it

[@dark_wolf1092]

Mel Brooks actually thought all the use of the N word was going too far. Richard Pryor and Clevan Little were able to convince him the film would be acceptable as is, without any changes. The studio execs almost shelved the film due to the extreme racist language until a screening was held for studio workers who were mostly black. It was given the green light due to how hilarious the workers thought the movie was.

[@steveclapper5424]

This is the correct way to view racism, getting angry denies the stupidity of it.

[@redbaron977]

Exactly

[@nuanil]

The Caucasian actors actually had severe reservations about using the language, and the actor playing the sheriff told them flat out that if he thought these were words they meant there'd be a problem, but that the movie was larger than that and they didn't need to worry about hurting or offending him.

[@spacetiger5076]

Nah Gene Wilder wasn’t playing an inmate. He was just in lockup because he was so drunk, he was in there til he sobered up but then he had nowhere better to go so he just hung around.

[@munchtastic89]

That's the genius behind this movie. To expose the joke of racism. Now adays people are sensitive and in their feelings a lot. Mel Brooks and Clevon Little came together for this movie to show how ridiculous it is to be overly sensitive. I'm really glad the newer generation is watching this. It really should be a staple in modern culture. I know some would bark racism at it. But just know. It's a comedy. And not in any way shape or form racist. Nevermind some of the wording in the movie. Take it at face value and laugh like these two have. Maybe people can get along better after this

[@vildachaya6462]

When people can laugh at each other and themselves, peace has a chance

[@texadan314]

Someone told Mel Brooks, "You couldn't make this movie now." His reply, "I couldn't make it then."

[@dalewheeler2635]

I saw this almost 50 years ago when it came out. The theater audience was mixed, everyone had was laughing. After the movie people of all races hung out in the parking lot talking & laughing about it. The movie poked fun at everyone. Man, really miss those days.

[@davidmcnellis319]

Mel Brooks idea of how to fight racism and hatred is to make fun of it and point out how ridiculous it is!

[@rebeccamiller9310]

while completely showcasing how stupid it is realistically. :)

[@sleepykitty8918]

@@rebeccamiller9310 Bingo! Racism against anyone is a buncha bleh. People are people and more than just a race or colour

[@user-ym1wj6oo5w]

Story told by Mel Brooks: There was a special showing of Blazing Saddles for the Los Angeles branch of the N.A.A.C.P. and the Urban League, before the movie opened. At the opening scene, it was a "little tense". The came 'I Get No Kick From Champaign'. The roar of laughter was amazing.

[@pplrstrange]

"Lets play chess" Sheriff Bart "Morons" Jim Best lines

[@TheBTG88]

The Waco Kid was just in the 'drunk tank' for the day, which is why he was let out.

[@electrostatic1]

He wasn't an "inmate", he was just in the "drunk tank" overnight

[@MatthewDavis1980]

Mel Brooks just proved that if you act like an adult and have a sense of humor everyone can get along

[@gasaholic47]

“This movie makes you question everything.” And that, is the whole point. Excellent observation.

[@arimewillow4278]

Mel Brooks addresses the problems that humanity in the US has. He used humor and was blunt about making fun of the offenders. Mel Brooks was Jewish, he had experience with prejudice and used humor to deflect and show how foolish they look. He's a treasure.

[@jpmangen]

Mel Brooks destroys bigotry and racism through his humor

[@hockemeyer1]

I saw Blazing Saddles in the theater when it came out in 74. That was a time when everyone could laugh together. This movie was really laughing a racism. Somewhere we allowed people to get into power who have tried to drive a wedge between us.

[@halldorra]

Every race/nation was targeted by Mel,no one was excluded ;-)

[@thomaslibbey647]

I appreciate your reaction, respect and understanding of this movie.........Mel Brooks was not racist, he made everyone the butt of of his jokes including his own Jewish heritage.....it was just humor

[@LoriOttoson]

I'm a 62 year old white woman, I saw this movie when it 1st came out, thought it was hilarious, Mel brooks made fun of everyone, I'm Irish, and was not the least bit offended when they said "they don't want the Irish"😂😅

[@anniehopkins8470]

I was at the 3:20 mark... right after the scene... and your response... "No he didn't... he really went there" I thought to myself... "kiddo... you're in for an interesting ride"

[@graceskerp]

"It's twue, it's twue."

[@gducharme6354]

This is how you defeat bigotry. Make fun of it. Not through political correctness.

[@kampfer3146]

This movie is a classic. Glad to see people enjoying comedy as it was intended 🥰

[@krislangley6226]

One of the better inside jokes is how everyone in Rock Ridge has the last name of "Johnson"

[@krislangley6226]

And, that they reference recreating Rock Ridge "right down to the orange roof on Howard Johnson's [outhouse?] - heartening to the orange rooves of Howard Johnson restaurants.

[@RetroRobotRadio]

Jim wasn't really an inmate in the cell, he was just the town drunk. So when he would get too drunk they let him sleep the night in the jail cell rather than sleeping in the gutter.

[@MickPsyphon]

It's refreshing that people still enjoy the humour behind Blazing Saddles. It's classic Mel Brooks at his finest. It tore down so many walls that were built on racism and bigotry. Fun fact: Mel wrote most of Sheriff Bart's lines; and Richard Pryor wrote all of Mongo's lines.

[@Mike-kv5pl]

AIRPLANE from 1980 is another classic comedy to check out.

[@patfranks785]

I generally don't like this type of stupid humor, but Airplane was funny as crap.

[@slosubies4845]

I'm so glad some people can still find the humor in a movie like this, instead of seeking to be offended. It should never be politically incorrect to make fun of racism.

[@mus0rmus1c3]

It's such a good movie. Hopefully, one day people will stop being offended long enough to laugh again.

[@Kaless215]

That was Mel Brooks. He's Jewish, and he made fun of everything Jewish. Richard Pryor made fun of every African American stereotype out there at the time, which is what made Blazing Saddles so funny.

[@badandy102]

This movie was made to make fun of racism. Mel Brooks has said that if he were to try making it today there's no way any studio would want to back him.

[@None-mg3jo]

as a 50yo white man. i loved this video. You got why it was made!!! It was to mock our stupidity... Thank you for watching and enjoying this!!!!!

[@patfranks785]

I really like the fact you can appreciate a satiric movie. More people need to lighten up and laugh at themselves.

[@TotoSpanaway]

Harvey Korman was Hadley, he did many things, but most famous for his being a regular with Tim Conway on the Carol Burnett Show. Check out their Dentist Skit, and Gone Went The Wind Skit. You'll love them both.

[@TheGoauldApophis]

Don't forget The Star Wars Holiday Special!

[@mgordon1100]

HEDLEY

[@JuandeFucaU]

@Miles Doyle there's meds for that dude.

[@PiratePrincessYuki]

Tim Conway and the Siamese Elephant.

[@davidmedlen8207]

@@PiratePrincessYuki cry laughing everytime

[@AmericanMX]

Back when a movie could make fun of everyone and people didn’t lose their minds. Hopefully someday everyone can calm down and we could go back to laughing at funny stuff. Lol.

[@lloydtancred]

Written by Richard Prior & Mel Brooks, Prior was supposed to star in the film but was considered unreliable, Cleavon Little did an amazing job acting to the point I can’t imagine anyone else in the role, one of my favourite movies, sadly we’ll never see films like this anymore, Tropical Thunder was probably the last movie to dare go there.

[@fidge54]

The best anti racism movie of all time

[@cpcoultertweedles7216]

To be fair, I don't think Jim was really an inmate. He spent a night in the drunk tank, but he wasn't actually under arrest for any crime.

[@briandale9320]

"Does anybody got a dime? Somebody's gotta go back and get a shit-load of dimes!".

[@djv-animafan9120]

When Mungo punches the horse, was the most talked about thing from the trailers. Years later when the actor showed up on "Webster" as the dad, we were amazed.

[@FriedBnana]

That was Alex Karras...he was one hell of a football player too.

[@bradcash8572]

"Anybody got any dimes?...Somebody's gotta go back and get a shitload of dimes!" My favorite line.

[@thomaskoutlas2321]

Nobody in that movie was safe.But you missed the best part,where they mugged the Klansmen. I love your reactions to this movie....😂

[@davidoltmans2725]

I first saw this movie in Hohenfels, Germany in 1974. My unit had just come out of the field and we were beat,…until we went to see this movie. It was a riot to see all of the troops, black, white, and whatever laughing our heads off for days afterwards.

[@JohnFinch-ws1kv]

I lose it when the lady goes will somebody help that poor man every single time lmao 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@williamstyers4264]

The genius behind what Richard Pryor and Mel Brooks did was that they dragged racism and intolerance out of the back, threw it into the dirt, and stomped it to death with laughter. In fact most of the white actors objected to saying the word n****r until Richard and Cleavon assured them that it was okay. Hilarious movie that probably couldn't be filmed today because too many people are too narrow minded to see the truth behind what the writers were doing. Glad you ladies watched and enjoyed it.

[@NiMari.]

Amen!

[@chetstevens4583]

Nothing as awkward as watching a movie with your momma and the star of the show starts to feel up a statue. The look was priceless!

[@ss_whole]

They didn't include the best line! "Where the white women at"?

[@ki5aok]

Or Mongo punching the horse.

[@HaunterOfKanto]

Lmao

[@georgehardin3037]

Back in the day we could laugh at ourselves and each other. Today we all just get offended and bitter.

[@78rpmblog]

sadly true

[@JamesBond-st4qu]

Except we are all still here laughing at it along with new generations of fans.

[@keegan773]

You must watch it again to see what you missed first time round. There is so much, every line is a gem.

[@mikewatts1533]

No Kidding. I have been watching this movie for over 40 years and saw something that I had never seen before while watching a reaction vid to this movie. It was during the food fight and "Hitler" was in the background giving a Sieg Heils to everyone.

[@73Bugman]

This is the movie that taught us to laugh at ourselves. I have seen it a couple hundred times and it’s still hilarious every time.

[@drtsprt]

In many, many years of watching this classic, I never noticed - "it is with great pleasure that I extend a Laurel... and Hardy handshake..." LOL

[@delscoville]

I got it the first time I seen it in a theater. I was only 10. But back then, in California we had many independant TV stations on UHF that played old movies. I really miss those channels.

[@richarddaugherty8583]

This movie is a satire on racism which is why it specifically includes the N word. They're poking fun at racism and showing how stupid it really is. One of the really funny parts is when Mel Brooks plays the Indian chief and the Indians are all speaking Yiddish. I missed that the first few times I watched it. It's so incredibly funny but still keeps it's message. Love your reactions!

[@ericgivler3974]

Mel Brooks understood the best way to deal with racism; ridicule it. Laugh at it. Or as MLK Jr would say, like a cancer, expose it to the light. Sad a movie like this would never get produced today.

[@tlcndc]

I have to TOTALLY echo what Eric said entirely, and greatly appreciate your ability to laugh with this movie! Mel Brooks, a Jewish writer, director and producer, did exactly that by mocking racism and making you laugh at it! And yes, sadly such a great farce wouldn't be made today. Another great farce of Mel's is "The Producers" which Mel created a whole movie around what had originally been short film called "Sprintime for Hitler" kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z6u8YqKorbxrd9k

[@candicelitrenta8890]

The Gov is Mel Brooks, the one who wrote and directed this movie along with the opening song. He teamed up with Richard Pryor for it. Brilliant

[@davefranklin4136]

The Waco Kid (Gene Wilder's character) was just in the jail to sleep off his latest drunk. He wasn't an "inmate".

[@yorkshirecoastadventures1657]

The best way to disempower something is to laugh at it and make a mockery of it. This film does a great job of that.

[@Grandude77]

Except it isn't doing that. It's making a mockery of western TV shows and films, that were everywhere at the time and they all glossed over the racism and slavery of the time.

[@rhonafenwick5643]

​@@Grandude77 You know it can be doing both, right? Anyone who comes away from Blazing Saddles and thinks that the general concept of racism wasn't also firmly in its sights has completely failed to understand the core of the movie. Brooks playing the Yiddish-speaking "Indian Chief" was another good example of that - it's actively lampshading how those old westerns would often have their "Indian" characters played by white people in redface.

[@bradruxton3742]

@@Grandude77 The whole point of the movie was making fun of racists

[@mderline4412]

I was working in Washington, D.C. a year after the movie came out. I took some visiting friends to see it. They hadn't heard about it, and thought I was taking them to see an old fashioned shoot-em-up ! Hillarious! Saw it again two weeks ago. 48 years later...it really hasn't lost an inch.....

[@mikelykan.9416]

It’s still one of the best comedies ever. There’s no safe space for anyone. Rightly so, just laugh.

[@williamporter7935]

Fun Fact: Mel Brooks wrote the lyrics to the title song and advertised for a “Frankie Laine” type singer to sing it. Frankie Laine was a famous singer at the time who sang a bunch of songs for westerns like the theme for Rawhide. Well Frankie Laine himself answered the call for a singer and sang the title song. But Mel Brooks didn’t have the heart to tell him Blazing Saddles was a comedy spoof of a western. So Frankie Laine sang his ass off trying to get it perfect thinking it was a legit western movie. Didn’t find out until afterwards it was a spoof!! This is one of my all time fav movies. I have carried a DVD of it all over as one of my “feel good on a bad day” movies. It’s been to both Bosnia Herzegovina and Iraq with me when I was in the Army and stays as a digital file on my phone 24/7 now just in case I am stuck in a line somewhere getting pissed off and need to relax and laugh 😂

[@davidandbenedictalosh9781]

I totally admire how you saw this movie for what it is and not a biggoted, prejudice attempt at racism. You are both some high-class ladies. Keep up the good work, and God bless.

[@TexasBiker68]

This movie was intended as a comment on racism. How stupid racism is and to make you laugh at it thereby rendering racists and racism/bigotry powerless. It is a ridiculous comedy that highlights how senseless racism is through humor. Irish, Indians, Blacks, Chinese, and Gays are all brought into the movie. The humor/stereotyping is raw which is why a lot of people today can't see it for what it is.

[@madisonwaycaster9832]

Mel Brooks is the only director who can put himself into his own movies and it be a good thing

[@madisonwaycaster9832]

My favorite line: "They said you was hung!" "And they were right!"

[@chemech]

Clint Eastwood.

[@balderfrey20]

Theres an old joke that goes " blazing saddles will be shown on tv for the first time ever. The running time will be 7 minutes "

[@brendacarlton48]

I remember seeing "Blazing Saddles" both on the big screen and tv. And yes, it was heavily censored. The bean scene had the sound effects silenced. The town fight was padded to make up for cutting out a lot of the more offensive scenes. And yes, I'm old.

[@balderfrey20]

@@brendacarlton48 i stand corrected

[@barryrussell4106]

My favorite movie of all time. Mel Brooks knew how to poke fun at people and prejudice in a perfect way all his movies are great.

[@brianbarber5401]

I’ve watched several first time reactions and no one every mentions or gets the Laurel and Hardy handshake joke.

[@Will-fk2dk]

EXACTLY!!! I kept watching reaction videos to see if someone would finally mention it...

[@Robert-un7br]

I get it my man. I get it every time. It’s our job to keep it alive.

[@Visiorary]

Remember ladies, this is Mel Brooks. Every lame, racial, ethnic, show biz joke possible is fair game.

[@johnfrick9639]

You guys' reactions are priceless! Mother dying with (barely) contained laughter while Daughter struck by complete disbelief and total awe. This is the first of your videos I've ever seen. can't wait to see the others.

[@jstrahan2]

Nice, but the biggest problem I see with this reaction is no Lili von Shtupp. Madeline Kahn deserves some recognition. (It's twoo! It's twoo!)

[@dannybaxter4710]

Mel Brooks whole intent was to blow apart the racism in Hollywood. He coincidentally created a comedy masterpiece.

[@donaldbucher472]

This movie is so universally loved that it overshadows its source material, Destry Rides Again, which was a great movie for its time as well.

[@davidleadford6511]

I think it's a great movie to illustrate just how stupid racism is.

[@allendean9807]

A lot of respect to Mel of letting Richard Pryor write whatever wanted, and then pushed the censors to allow most of what he wrote. At the time, it was very controversial

[@eltonwashington596]

I was a teenager when I first watched that movie and it still makes me laugh!I loved your reaction

[@1701ALLEN]

At the time this movie came out, we actually thought that racism was over forever. We were a generation that could laugh at each other and even laugh at ourselves. It was a much better time than we see now.

[@DonnaBarrHerself]

This movie pissed off yesterday South so bad.

[@1701ALLEN]

@@DonnaBarrHerself This movie didn't piss anyone off. It played well in every theater it was shown in, all over the country. Especially the South.

[@Loki431]

@@DonnaBarrHerself I saw that movie in Georgia. It didn't piss off anyone and we were all laughing all the way through it.

[@janna2245]

Have some respect! That's the Count Basie Orchestra A

[@jasonnaethe7220]

I love this. Richard Pryor and Mel Brooks were absolute geniuses. Putting them together, you get this. 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@reidcagle]

You cut the best line... "Bart, you shifty n...., they said you was hung!" "...And they was right!" B-----D joke

[@susanb9140]

Loving your mom’s reactions~ she caught some of the jokes a half second before you and def had the age wisdom advantage 😂

[@aaronbredon2948]

They pack the jokes so close together that sometimes you miss a joke because you were laughing so hard at the last one. In the sheriff entry scene, the Laurel and Hardy handshake is a reference to the great comedy duo of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. There are tons of in jokes and historical references in the movie.

[@greenbluemonkey]

One of the best comedies of all time. Best line I thought you didn't show. "Where are the white ladies at?"

[@Powerranger-le4up]

Brooks was reluctant to use the n word, but Pryor told him to use it because it would allow the audience to sympathize with Bart.

[@MsMadmax1]

Mel Brooks holds a mirror up to America's face and shows us how absurd our society is. Nothing and no one escape this man's microscope. He is the king of satire and bawdy humor. I love Mel. He's a funny, crazy guy who is edging towards the end of his 90's. God bless him! I love his movies and I'm so grateful that he's been a part of my humoristic journey through life. Oddly enough, Mel I think is the only cast member still living.

[@timvanderburg6039]

I watched this film when it was first released, and it took me the better part of a decade before I realized the running joke throughout this movie. The sheriff's name is Bart. What's the name associated with the color black in old westerns? Bart. So the sheriff was (literally) Black Bart. It was a face-palm moment.

[@enigmamz]

It was also the working title while it was being written.

[@kevinmcconnell9426]

Point of reference; the director Mel Brooks was born in 1926 in Brooklyn NY. For sure his younger years were full of racist bigotry what with him being a “New York Jew”. The movie was made too show the stupidity of racism specifically and bigotry in general. Mel filled this movie with actors, male and female going back 30 years in the industry. Hedy Lamar was a mid 20th century actress of whom Charlie Chaplin said was the most beautiful woman on earth. She is also said to be the one that first thought of the technology that made radio controlled torpedoes. Which is also the same technology that makes cell phones possible.