CRYING FROM LAUGHTER! First time watching Airplane! (1980) Movie reaction!

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I hope you enjoyed my reaction to watching Airplane! for the very first time. What a hilarious movie!
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[@fortunatus1]

Mary is watching Airplane! ?!? Guess I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue.

[@AutoAlligator]

lmao!

[@JohnSmith-vm2jl]

Any week is the wrong week.

[@bzbzob]

Good thing I did not decide to quit weed this week, cuz watching this with Mary while high was very enjoyable!

[@lethaldose2000]

I have to say. This might be the funniest comment I have ever read. THanks for making me laugh even more.

[@DeathToTheDictators]

Mary is watching airplane?! Guess i picked the wrong week to quit sniffing a line of coke off the tits of a stripper.

[@Will-nn6ux]

I just wanted to say good luck. We're all counting on you.

[@blueroninstudios]

damn it, you beat me to it. lol

[@jonathancunningham8739]

@@blueroninstudios Me 3 lol.

[@Valheru4]

Except when it was being taxied to the runway ... then it had a steam train sound ... lol

[@TravMaxAdventures]

Lol, I’m the guy who makes this reference all the time. I like to know who around me has a good sense of humor. If you laugh, we can be friends. 😂

[@Spthomas47]

@@TravMaxAdventures you ever seen a grown man naked?

[@lethaldose2000]

Fun fact: The jet plane made propeller noises the whole movie.

[@mumm-ratheeverliving2288]

LoL, I never noticed that before

[@grumpyboomer61]

Except when it was leaving the gate. Then it made old time train noises.

[@lethaldose2000]

@@grumpyboomer61 Nice. I never knew that before. These reactions bring out all the fun facts.

[@Arthezius]

So many miss this

[@corvus1970]

@Dale Cooper The Mayo-Clinic kills me EVERY time.

[@Umptyscope]

This movie has about one joke every 10 seconds. Most of the actors were cast because they usually play dramatic roles in movies and TV; seeing them saying ridiculous things but "playing it straight" makes the humor funnier.

[@radwolf76]

In particular, Leslie Nielsen's career is sharply divided into Pre-Airplane & Airplane-And-Beyond, the latter of which he was one of Hollywood's go-to funnymen.

[@wrigleyville]

Umptyscope, a lot funnier.

[@jp3813]

I think the scene w/ the fewest jokes is the "Zipper" monologue.

[@bmlong137]

@@radwolf76 Definitely one of the funniest actors ever. But it wasn't for all of "Hollywood". It was almost exclusively films by ZAZ.

[@CassandrashadowcassMorrison]

@@jp3813 Yeah just a Ronald Reagan reference. He played George Gipp in the Knute Rockne Story kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZnSmqKuDq72DkNE

[@samhilton4173]

My favourite gag in this movie is that every time Striker has a flashback he's in a different plane, in a different war.

[@davidpost428]

I didn't cop to that ! Great !

[@txaggievet]

I reminds me of Arnold Horseshack.. but in a cute way

[@mildredpierce4506]

I had never noticed he was on a different plane. They were so many subtleties in this movie you have to watch it frame by frame to catch everything.

[@dumbbunny9178]

I never picked up on that.

[@TheMarcHicks]

I have watched this movie hundreds of times, and I have never picked up on that before.

[@chefskiss6179]

omg... I'm so glad you got that diagnosis early on. Thanks for that educational opener. I hope yer on the road to being well :)

[@MovieswithMary]

I feel so much stronger than before! Thank you for the nice message! :)

[@beansfriend7033]

@@MovieswithMary you should never feel obligated to share personal details of your life if you don't want to, but I thought the way you did it here was very nicely done. I wish you the best, both for your health and your channel!

[@wrigleyville]

@@MovieswithMary I have seen this film numerous times and I never tire of it. This is one of those films where everything that is said and done is so ridiculously stupid, you can't help laugh. If you want to see something in relation to this silliness, try "POLICE SQUAD (In Color)". It was a mid summer replacement on channel 7 and they only made six episodes. The networks claimed there were too many jokes. Well, it's a comedy. But in actuality, it was nothing but a half hour of constant sight gags and one-liners. Worth a watch. Enjoy your reviews. You are charming and I wish you and yours only the best. Stay safe and be well.

[@chrishart440]

@@MovieswithMary I had the same happen to me 12 years ago, went completely blurry over a weekend, same diagnosis and same thing now, the meter, the diet, the constant monitoring. Its a hard adjustment but it sounds like you've got a good grip on what to do. Best of luck, they are doing some interesting research on stem cell regeneration of pancreas beta cells so who knows?

[@78vinyl97]

My son is type 1 diabetic and also uses a libre.its a game changer.

[@jeanpaulmedellin]

The movie that began Leslie Nielsen’s career in comedy and made him a legend.

[@04m11]

The airport announcers were married and the actual announcers for the LAX airport

[@SGlitz]

Best gag in the movie, to me, is Barbara Billingsley as "Jive Lady". She was a TV Legend for being the quintessential TV Mom of American TV in the the 1950s. So the Whiteist, most unhip person imaginable.

[@porgyt7177]

By the way, the TV show she was on was Leave It To Beaver.

[@Spthomas47]

@@porgyt7177 I think you're being a little hard on the beaver.

[@zkeletonz001]

That's a nice beaver. Thank you, I just had it stuffed.

[@CycolacFan]

“Where’s dad?” “He’s out looking for beaver.”

[@alanr4447a]

@@Spthomas47 That's what *SHE* said!!

[@ApesAmongUs]

"Win one for the Zipper" was a reference to a speech made about a football player who was known as "the Gipper". In the film about him, he was played by Ronald Reagan, who was running for President of the US at the time and used the phrase as a campaign slogan. That sounds like a deep cut, but at the time, absolutely everyone would have gotten the reference. It was everywhere.

[@ericjanssen394]

"Knute Rockne, All American", to be exact. Hence the Notre Dame fight song at the end.

[@paulwagner688]

@@ericjanssen394 You can hear it start up slow and soft, but by the end, it's the full blown song you hear at the games

[@BigSleepyOx]

That scene parodies this scene from "Knute Rockne, All American": kzbin.info/www/bejne/e5-zenVvo9yFbNU

[@snakesnoteyes]

The “win one for the Gipper” speech also became a pretty regular reference in sports comedies for a while, it just fits really well with the formula

[@gsparkman]

Just to clarify for those not intimately familiar with US political or film history: In the 1940 film, "Knute Rockne, All American,"

[@topomusicale5580]

The doctor was played by Leslie Nielson. He was a well known actor but had always played serious roles. He went on from this to star as the 'straight man' in many farcical comedies (e.g., the Naked Gun series),

[@jowbloe3673]

Never realized at the time that Leslie Nielsen was a romantic leading man in his early days. *Airplane* and the *Naked Gun* series introduced him to a new audience in a completely different role.

[@firefly24601]

I was probably in my late teens when I saw Forbidden Planet. My jaw dropped, seeing Leslie Nielsen playing a standard hero role!

[@corvus1970]

It also bears mentioning that he played murderous bastards in "Day Of The Animals" (1977), and "Creepshow" (1982).

[@gsparkman]

Yes, for those of old enough to be familiar with Nielson's work prior to Airplane, seeing him in that film being comedic instead of dramatic made his performance twice as funny. It was so out of character. It's funny that these days it's the opposite. Those born after the 70s now know Nielson from his many comedies and get blown away when they see him in older serious rolls. Few people get a second bite at the the Hollywood Star apple; Leslie relaunched his career with this film.

[@toddjh]

@@gsparkman He was a comedian trapped in a dramatic actor's body all along! The man used to carry around a fart machine wherever he went, just in case the opportunity arose to use it.

[@ElisaH_DarklyiShine]

The joke of taking the coffee black like my men. Made me laugh so hard I may have damaged something just so unexpected

[@StCerberusEngel]

On a similar coffee note, one of my favorite jokes is the "Jim never vomits at home" reference.

[@dennisboznango4942]

here it is from the original movie they used as their template kzbin.info/www/bejne/r3mZfIpsmrKKgKs

[@88wildcat]

"Surely this is the last one." Nope, he still has to start back sniffing glue and don't call him Shirley.

[@leffew2000]

Question for the fans.... Who else thinks that Mary's laughter snorts are so adorable? I just love her reaction videos.

[@jamesalexander5623]

And that Accent .... Where is she from?

[@AlanCanon2222]

@@jamesalexander5623 Belgium, I think.

[@PsychoElou666]

@@jamesalexander5623 Yep Belgium. Her mother tongue is Flemish which is very close to Dutch

[@LizzieJaneBennet]

I generally hate them, but in this video it's okay.

[@AlanCanon2222]

@@ericwalker8636 I do too, I always say it with her.

[@lethaldose2000]

Another Fun fact: The woman trying to put on her make up is the directors mother, she appears in many of Zuckers movies at some point, like Stan Lee did in the marvel movies.

[@jcoptimus]

So Stan Lee was a director's mother, too? ;)

[@jorgenkarlsson7528]

Let's not forget that David and Jerry Zucker also had cameos in the movie, one of them being the guy who asked where the forklift was and the other was the guy who directed him towards the forklift. One of my favorite scenes together with Kramer walking through the mirror.

[@88wildcat]

@@jorgenkarlsson7528 One of them is also the surfer on the Nun's Life magazine cover in a nun's outfit.

[@wubranch1]

“No, I’ve been nervous lots of times.”

[@Steve_Blackwood]

I can see that 100 times and it still makes me laugh. 😂

[@adamwarlock1]

I love the accusing stare Mary made at us when the dad jokes happened.

[@vwlssnvwls3262]

A big part of what made this funny when it came out, is that the bulk of the actors were big names who were only known for serious, dramatic works.

[@RichardinNC1]

And whoever knew the Brady mom knew jive?

[@anthonygandy1090]

@@RichardinNC1 it was the Cleaver mom, but yes that is the point.

[@sld1776]

And Kareem Abdul-Jabbar!

[@jonathangwynne1917]

Fun fact. Leslie Nielsen wasn't the first choice for the doctor role. It was offered to Christopher Lee. Lee turned it down but, after seeing the movie, said he regretted his decision.

[@vwlssnvwls3262]

No matter how many times I have watched this over the past 40+ years, it still makes me laugh till I cry.

[@Spthomas47]

Every Time

[@herbertkeithmiller]

40 years? Surely you can't be serious!

[@kelhammetcalf4349]

I've been a type one Diabetic for 18 years, and it is always nice to see someone talk about it and raise awareness. Wishing you luck on your journey with it, you've got this, Dia-buddy! (also the reaction is obvs fantastic :))

[@gahrie]

"Is this guy a famous actor?" AAAAARRRRRGGHHH!!!!!!!!!

[@MovieswithMary]

Apologies! :D

[@martensjd]

Leslie Nielsen. But he's from before Mary's time. I was in college when this came out.

[@capnmoby13]

@@martensjd Leslie Nielsen was a serious actor until Airplane! was released. After that he was cast in silly roles like this. You Tube has his screen test for the Epic Ben Hur.

[@ollietsb1704]

Lloyd Bridges... late '40s and '50s Western actor, then he moved into TV 'action' series like SEA HUNT where he plays a scuba-diving detective. Robert Lansing another '50s and '60s action star who beats up the airport 'pests', wears two sets of sunglasses...

[@Malicidal]

@@ollietsb1704 I think you might mean Robert Stack on that last one.

[@paulobrien9572]

The hospital what is it? It's a big building with patients but that's not important right now. 🤣

[@MrJeepman76]

Everyone should see the movie Jaws at least once in their life!

[@Rocket1377]

Yeah, and it's a PG rated movie. It's really not that scary...

[@johnalden5821]

@@Rocket1377 It scared me, but then I was 10 years old, and no parental guidance around :)

[@mikejankowski6321]

But only if you have a bigger boat.

[@apollo21lmp]

i think you missed the best joke in the movie, "Surely you can't be serious." "I am serious, and don't call me Shirley."

[@dabe1971]

Did you spot the name of the inflatable pilot in the credits ? Otto. Otto-pilot. 😂

[@diha2271]

She sees Leslie Nielsen: "Is this guy a famous actor?" That really hurt me.

[@aaronburdon221]

I know. This guy was one of the best deadpan comedians in history.

[@SeanTube2099]

She really needs to watch Naked Gun.

[@Blue-qr7qe]

@@SeanTube2099 All three Naked Gun movies !!!

[@auntvesuvi3872]

Thanks, Mary (and best of luck with managing your diabetes)! 🌿 Since you asked, my favorite jokes: When *Barbara* *Billingsley* (who also portrayed 'June Cleaver' in the LEAVE IT TO BEAVER classic tv series) was speaking "jive". ✈️ I also love when they referred to 'Lieutenant Hurwitz' (in the military hospital flashback) who thought he was Broadway legend Ethel Merman... and *Ethel* *Merman* actually played the part!!! 😆

[@YN97WA]

Roger, Roger. What's our vector, Victor? Do we have clearance, Clarence? Don't worry. One by one, at some point in the future, you'll get all the jokes you missed. Loved your reaction. 👍👍

[@dernwine]

Roger Roger? kzbin.info/www/bejne/naG4opJjl7maaKs

[@TheMsLourdes]

I actually got to use What's your vector, victor? in a statement outside a comedy club. Its a shame that there aren't more men named Victor out there...

[@vgalea]

@@TheMsLourdes The few, the proud, the Victors. We are out there, and ready to give you your vector.

[@McPh1741]

One thing you missed. You have to read through the end credits. The Zucker Bothers alway put ridiculous credits in all their movies. You have to watch the movie they did after this one, Top Secret starring Val Kilmer.

[@christieyoung1272]

I second this. Top Secret is less well known but I think just as good.

[@CaptainFrost32]

@@christieyoung1272 Also, Val Kilmer's first role.

[@1nelsondj]

The movie is a spoof of the 1957 drama "Zero Hour!" which you can watch, some of the names are the same and a lot of the dialogue. It's kind of funny hearing all the set ups without the punchlines. The humor works because they hired several well known straight actors: Lloyd Bridges hosted "Sea Hunt", Robert Stack of "The Untouchables" and "Unsolved Mysteries", Peter Graves of "Mission: Impossible" and "Biography" and Leslie Nielsen was a leading man who starred in the scifi classic "The Forbidden Planet". And the woman who spoke jive is Barbara Billingsley who was the mom on the sitcom "Leave It to Beaver", about as white as you can get. Other bits were taken from TV ads like "Jim never has a 2nd cup of coffee at home." The Counterpoint was spoofed from a "60 Minutes" segment where 2 people debated issues, also spoofed on SNL in the '70s by Dan Aykroyd and Jane Curtin. You got the one about the Mayo clinic, right, all the jars of mayonnaise on the shelves? And there was a singing nun on the radio back then who had a hit song 'Dominique'. Kareem Abdul Jabar was there because the original film had a former NFL player Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch. (That happened a lot in the studio era, Johnny Weissmuller was a champion swimmer cast as Tarzan and NFL player Alex Karras was Mongo in "Blazing Saddles".) The follow-up film "Airplane II: The Sequel" is pretty good too, just not as original in style. Returning actors are the 2 leads Hayes and Haggerty, Lloyd Bridges (McCroskey), Peter Graves (Capt. Oveur) and Stephen Stucker (Johnny) plus Raymond Burff (of "Perry Mason"), William Shatner (Star Trek's Capt. Kirk) and more.

[@1nelsondj]

I forgot to mention the longest joke of the movie: the fact that the whole time we're hearing the noise of propeller engines when it's got jet engines. What's absurd is someone with that bad a drinking problem would be unable to sweat as much as Stryker does. I'm glad you kept in one of my favorite lines when Kramer says, "That's just what they'll be expecting us to do," which is a great dramatic line in another film but totally wrong for this situation.

[@metoo7557]

This genre is called I think a spoof movie.. there's a few of them out there... You know Airplane now, there's also Naked Gun, Top Secret, Loaded Weapon, Robin Hood Men in Tights to name a few.

[@garymcgregor5951]

Most Mel Brooks movies! (Alll??)

[@wampatan9]

And the Hot Shots movies as well!

[@ReadersOfTheApocalypse]

Scary Movie series

[@lethaldose2000]

Hey Marji. Airplane makes you laugh and then you laugh at yourself laughing. It's such a riot, full of over the top dad jokes.

[@thomascrays4200]

I have to say you laughed so much more than other reactors your age. The ridiculous nature of the movie is the idea. You mostly got it. I appreciate the effort to react to movies in english, not your first or second language, so I subscribed to your channel.

[@danielkarlsson258]

Hey, big shoutout for letting people know about diabetes! Have a couple of friends who's having that same thing on their arm. The medicine science is awesome! Keep up the good work and your great reactions!

[@jasonthomas208]

You really are very sweet and a joy to watch, I'm happy to hear your health is better, I've had a shocking year but watching reactions like this cheers me up no end :)

[@danhelphrey6260]

"Why is there a horse in the bed?" - That's a whole other movie to watch...

[@mercierpascal3421]

should we make her a proposition (movie suggestion) she can't refuse ?

[@CrazyInWeston]

Unfaithful married women were said to have "A stud on the side" = Stud Horse.

[@PhilBagels]

Looks like I picked the wrong week to leave the gun and take the cannoli.

[@SCharlesDennicon]

The jumping heart is still, to this day, one of the funniest shit I've ever seen. So random. Genius. The whole movie is 95% a masterpiece.

[@ianowen3456]

The Mayo Clinic scene also had jars of mayonnaise in the background.

[@Stefan23E]

R.I.P. Leslie Nielsen and Lloyd Bridges. Lets go on The naked gun Trilogy and Hot Shots!

[@CaptainFrost32]

Lloyd Bridges was one of the best parts of Weekend Warriors aka Hollywood Air Force.

[@sld1776]

Roger Murdock : "The hell I don't! LISTEN, KID! I've been hearing that crap ever since I was at UCLA. I'm out there busting my buns every night! Tell your old man to drag Walton and Lanier up and down the court for 48 minutes!"

[@jb888888888]

And yet when KA-J was on _Jeopardy_ he got it wrong!

[@TheShockninja]

@jb888888888 are you serious?! xD

[@jb888888888]

@@TheShockninja kzbin.info/www/bejne/p6iqko2AZb55f5o

[@dustyb58]

"thats just what they'll be expecting us to do" is maybe my favorite joke of the movie.

[@Kun2112]

I came for the first "Airplane!" viewing reaction (this and Holy Grail are my favorite first-timer reactions), I subscribed for the health awareness message. Thank you for sharing and raising awareness: if things about you are changing rapidly, go see a medical professional. Especially true if you live in the US like me. Management treatments are much less than restorative treatments.

[@willv7868]

I've been watching this movie for 40 years and my cheeks still hurt every time.

[@SailorAllan]

might be time for a new chair then.....

[@tastyneck]

You getting annoyed with each subsequent "What is it? It's a..." joke was totally making my day. 😂 And, yeah, this is an old film with very American and old American film references so it makes sense to miss some jokes. But its the overall experience that matters! Also, this is a parody of disaster films from around that time.

[@PaulWinkle]

Airplane? Very nice decision! I rewatched Forbidden Planet (1956) with Leslie Nielsen weeks ago. So funny to see how his roles changed over the decades.

[@CaptainNice]

Forbidden Planet was a massive sci-fi hit back in its day. With good reason...

[@frankbowman9493]

Mary, I loved how much you laughed during this! The woman and her husband were actors in a coffee commercial. "Jim never has a second cup" comes from that commercial.

[@highstimulation2497]

wait, it's the same actors?!! had no idea! that's rich!

[@robstoll7542]

Don't feel bad, Mary, alot of these references only Americans would understand. There are some that if you're an American under 40, you wouldn't get it either. I will explain a few of these that you may not have gotten 1. The doctor's pep talk: when the doctor talked about treating the fighter pilot, George Zipp, ending with "winning just one for the Zipper". This was a reference to a movie called, Knute Rockne All American. In the movie the coach of an American Football team gives an inspiring speech about former player George Gipp at his death bed imploring his former teammates "to win one for the Gipper". That's why you heard that music playing as the doctor utters that line. It was the music of Notre Dame university, which was the school that Gipp played for, but didn't really go to school. 2. The mother of the little boy: During the 70's, the actress appeared regularly in these coffee advertisements which I saw hundreds of times. In those ads when the host asks her if she wants a second cup of coffee she always replied, "I'll have another but Jim never has a second cup". Then Jim pipes in enthusiastically, "I will have a second cup". The wife sits there with a quizzical look and voice over remarks, "Jim never has a second cup at home". The actress, Lee Bryant, made appearances in numerous TV shows but it was the coffee ads that I and others remembered her from. So watching the gag at the theater in 1980 (God, I'm old!), it was very funny for the audience. Younger folks watching that scene today have no idea that they were watching a commercial play out, word for word, by the same actress. The kicker of course was when she voiced over, "Jim never vomits at home". 3. The co pilot: The part was played by basketball star & future NBA Hall of Famer, Kareem Abdul Jabbar. Thus when the little boy was expressing his father's criticism about how he played Basketball, the reaction was priceless! 4. Speaking Jive: The scene with the elderly woman translating jive was played by Barbara Billingsley. She was best known playing the mother in a show from the 50's and 60's called Leave it to Beaver. It was a wholesome show, that would be best described as "blindingly white", because an appearance from anyone of color was rarer than a bigfoot sighting. Having her be the translator was an inspired choice.

[@jdm1066]

It's an entirely different kind of comedy....Altogether...

[@YN97WA]

It's an entirely different kind of comedy.

[@hkpew]

It's an entirely different kind of comedy.

[@stevesheroan4131]

It’s an entirely different kind of comedy.

[@willv7868]

It’s an entirely different kind of comedy.

[@franksullivan8919]

It's an entirely different kind of comedy

[@csako2668]

Leslie Nielsen, The Doctor was the biggest surprise of the movie, he and his actor brother, James Arness (TVs Mission Impossible), the pilot in this movie, were both "serious" actors. To see them cut it up like this was totally unexpected. Leslie got such a positive reaction from fans of this movie that he went on to make a second career portraying and starring in MANY movies as this type of character. Some good, a few stinkers. One of my favorites was a TV series Leslie starred on: Police Squad if you can look for some of these episodes from the series. Be good and take care of yourself M, WE all love you!

[@mikejankowski6321]

Not James Arness, that was Peter Graves.

[@csako2668]

@@mikejankowski6321 oh right! slip of my aging mind

[@mikejankowski6321]

@@csako2668 Senior moment while typing, darn they’re inconvenient!

[@AubreySciFi]

Airplane is a great film and one of the funniest comedies of the 80's. As others have said a lot of the main cast were dramatic actors who were cast against type by the Zucker's which worked beautifully. The "Jive" guys (the two black guys who always had subtitles) were speaking in slang which the movie treats as another language for comedy reasons which is hilarious for native English speakers and probably really confusing for everyone else. The older lady who "speaks jive" was played by Barbara Billingsley who was the mom in the TV version of "Leave it to Beaver" thereby being the most white bread, suburban mom type actress they could cast for that role (an added in-joke the audience of that period would know.) Captain Oveur (Peter Graves) was probably best known for playing IMF team leader Jim Phelps on the TV series "Mission Impossible" (1967-73), Real basketball star Kareem Abdul Jabar played copilot Roger Murdock, the navigator Victor was played by Frank Ashmore who, besides this, I know best from Kenneth Johnson's "V" (1984) the best sci-fi miniseries of my childhood. Robert Stack (Rex Kramer) is best known these days as the host of "Unsolved Mysteries" from 1987-2002. Lloyd Bridges ("I picked the wrong week to..") had a long career going back to the early 1940's but on TV was best known for the adventure show "Sea Hunt" 1958-61. The commentary on the DVD of this film is wonderful and informative (one of the best I've seen) and well worth watching at some point. This is a classic and well worth it's place on AFI's 100 best comedies of all time list!

[@busload_uk]

The character of Johnny is so funny because he’s so random and absurd while everyone else around him is so serious.

[@cheeseburger12]

He's back in the sequel, but with a name change.

[@busload_uk]

@@cheeseburger12 I haven't seen the sequel! I shall add it to my list.

[@firefly24601]

He is my absolute favorite character in this movie!

[@stevesheroan4131]

Johnny may be the first example of what the kids call “extra” these days.

[@cheeseburger12]

@@busload_uk I'd rank it behind the Naked Gun movies, but don't worry, there are still plenty of laughs!

[@paulwagner688]

The actor who played Johnny improvised all his lines because he was told to.

[@jcoptimus]

He steals the show in the second half. Too bad he only had a small part in the sequel.

[@TatiJBC]

Really? So "What about a coffee? No thank you!" it's even more genius than I thought! ❤️

[@abovethehook665]

Every time there is an external shot of a plane with four jet engines, you hear propeller sound effects.

[@sce2aux464]

Funny thing is that if you've ever flown a DC-10, it sounds a lot like a propeller plane.

[@seanthomas6346]

I've seen 6 or 8 reactions to this movie. Yours is BY FAR my favorite!! But, NONE of you have gotten one of my favorite jokes about the Mayo clinic. But your reactions to "I picked the wrong week to quit..." were EPIC! Thank you, Mary!

[@OlympicFoil]

Man this move has SO MANY references, I only just caught the "Win one for the Gipper" joke and I've watched this like 5 times 😂

[@YouHaventSeenMeRight]

It took me several watch sessions of this movie before I noticed that every time they show the exterior shot of the airplane they play propeller engine sounds, while the plane is quite clearly a jet plane. That is the level to which the director's go to put background jokes in their movies that you might miss. It makes rewatches of their movies so rewarding, just on the off chance that you find one that you had missed previously.

[@lethaldose2000]

"Looks like I chose the wrong week to quit amphetamines." Yo Marij that line kills me every time. Imagine you said that to your boss during a tight project deadline. Hill-Air-eee-ous.

[@SkullAngel002]

13:20 - "Is this guy a famous actor?" Us - "Uh...yeah"

[@michaelash8552]

I don't know if you got the joke where they announce over the speaker that the captain has a call from the Mayo Clinic, which in real life is a medical facility. When the show the person making the call there is a bunch of mayo (mayonnaise) in the background.

[@damonhage7451]

The Mayo Clinic is amazing. Best hospital in the world.

[@emanuelsolsjo7348]

I've watched this movie more times than I can count. Every single time i notice something new. The movie has so many jokes and details and stuff happening in the background...

[@campagnollo]

The Doctor is Leslie Nielsen. He started his career as a serious dramatic actor but later transformed into a comedic deadpan actor. Another example of his works is “The naked gun”.

[@jeffthompson9622]

The actress who said she speaks nice is Barbara Billingsly. She played the wife and mother on the popular early sitcom, "Leave It To Beaver."

[@MajikMan1977]

“No. The white phone” 😂 Or the poor guy waiting forever in the taxi as the meter is on, while Striker is on the plane 😆 Easily one of my all time favourite comedy films. For more great spoof genre films, highly recommend ‘Top Secret’, ‘The Naked Gun’ and ‘Hot Shots’. The sequel to Airplane is also pretty good fun as well.

[@mikejankowski6321]

The guy in the cab is Howard Jarvis, famous for the tax revolt Proposition 13 in California.

[@chrisclark7170]

Once I worked at the Mayo, yes the offices are really filled with jars of mayonnaise

[@agemoth]

@@chrisclark7170 why ?? 😂

[@richardmeyer1007]

Silly movies are often the funniest. Be well.

[@panatronicfreud6484]

References in this movie most often missed: -- There used to be a much played US TV commercial in the 1970s with a housewife saying to herself "Jim never drinks a second cup of coffee at home." -- Howard Jarvis was the endlessly patient taxi cab customer. Jarvis was briefly well known for a California tax reform push -- Proposition 13. -- The "I speak jive" woman -- Barbara Billingsley -- was most known for a late 50s early 60s TV sitcom "Leave it to Beaver" -- an extremely white bread TV show where she played the straight laced mother. -- The beach scene is a takeoff of a similar scene in the 50s classic war drama "From Here to Eternity." -- Ethel Merman was a well known singer in the 1960s and 70s, not so much today. She's in the 60s movie "It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World."I That's the references I can think of off the top of my head.

[@cshubs]

The genre is called "farce." Try Young Frankenstein; Blazing Saddles; and Spaceballs.

[@MigPlz91LivestreamOnly]

@@Spthomas47 might wanna check your spelling

[@peterschmidt4348]

Please react to "THE NAKED GUN"!

[@vwlssnvwls3262]

There was one more joke at the end of the credits with the guy who got in Ted's taxi cab at the start. :)

[@The_Dudester]

That guy was Howard Jarvis. He was a consumer rights advocate. In real life he never would have put up with being overcharged by a taxi driver. He was the reason California passed "Proposition 13", which gave direct democracy to the voters, instead of being a "representative republic" like the rest of the U.S.

[@DansTravels5823]

One good thing about this movie, even if you don't get all the references, it's still darn funny.

[@aussierhino471]

'You're Kareem Abdul-Jabbar!' 'The hell I am.' Gets me every time.

[@firefly24601]

There's really only one movie left after this one... Blazing Saddles.

[@WolfHreda]

Seconded.

[@Malicidal]

I re-watch this movie at least once a year. Though with all the KZbin reaction videos for this movie, I seem to be re-watching it a bit less than normal. Definitely one of my favorite comedy films.

[@ericmyers853]

This might be my favorite movie reaction of all time!

[@disconnexionsdotcom]

It's so much fun to watch you laugh at this movie. Don't worry about getting all the jokes. I've seen it a bunch of times and still notice something new every time.

[@MiguelVicoR]

Cant wait for the Mel Brooks reactions XD

[@usgreth]

Mary a few weeks ago "My poll has either Gladiator or Airplane! as my next movie". Me instantly thinking, "Do you like movies about gladiators?"

[@anothermonday5664]

The way the cat looked up at you during the black coffee joke was straight 🤣🤣🤣

[@michel821000]

I am incredibly sorry to hear that you are unwell. While you recover, I hope you are surrounded by the warmth of those you love. Get well soon.

[@06mustangCE]

Thank you for this video today, Mary. I just lost my loyal kitty companion of 12 years and this is the first time I've been able to laugh in days. Thank you.

[@paulwagner688]

I don't know if anyone said, but those two announcers are REAL airport announcers, and they're husband and wife for real.

[@pabloalbertocarrillotoledo8697]

The Doctor is Leslie Nielsen, a comedic treasure, mostly because before he took only serious roles, as of that ,he is always the serious man in his comedic movies no matter what rediculesness comes across his characters.

[@jamesalexander5623]

He played the Capt. of The Poseidon!

[@radwolf76]

My family went out to see this film in theaters when it premiered. I was four years old at the time. It was a big family outing, so we had dinner at a restaurant first... a SEAFOOD restaurant. And yes, this four year old "had the fish". It was 1980, my parents had no way of knowing ahead of time what a colossally bad idea it was. After we got home my suggestible child mind had me throwing up the rest of the night.

[@porgyt7177]

Watch TOP SECRET. It's of the same genre and is another gigglefest.

[@mattdellarosa7365]

Lol, that laugh. You should react to more comedies. Its fun for us to watch. Glad you enjoyed it. I wish you the best on your journey with Diabetes Mary, you got this!

[@aresef]

This movie was built on the bones of the disaster movie Zero Hour. They bought the rights to the script. Some of the movie’s best gags are moments where they change the context of a Zero Hour exchange or add a line or something. Like the cockpit scene, they just elevated it by adding Peter Graves’ weird questions.

[@corvus1374]

The doctor is Leslie Nielsen. He was known for his dramatic roles, this was his first comedy role. He went on to do a lot more comedy. The pilot, Peter Graves, and the airport guy, Lloyd Bridges, were both dramatic actors.

[@firefly24601]

The genre for this would be "Lewd 80s Humor" Johnny is my favorite character in this movie. The movie has a HELL of a lot of good performers, but his is the best! McCroskey is my second fav. Also, the editor of this reaction is TOP NOTCH. I've seen a lot of reactions to this movie, but this particular reaction had the best balance of all the best parts.

[@greenporker]

Mary never disappoints...lol

[@richardzinns5314]

The disco scene is a parody of Saturday Night Fever. There are lots of other movie references in Airplane, but the next most prominent one is probably the From Here to Eternity parody, where the wave washes over the two lovers on the beach.

[@TravMaxAdventures]

Hilarious film. Leslie Nielsen was the doctor here. He and Lloyd Bridges (the “I picked the wrong week” guy) are well known for their slapstick. You should check out the “Naked Gun” series if you enjoyed this one. It’s a good laugh as well. As for how many times I rewatch this one…. Almost every time it comes on the tv. lol. And I still find new jokes.

[@chrisbanks6659]

"OK, let's get some pictures..." Aha Ha ... Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.

[@jeffreyphipps1507]

Being European, it's definitely time for History of the World Part 1 (note it's designed to not have a part 2 as a joke).

[@yankeerepairs]

- but, at the end of the movie, they show a preview trailer, for "History of the World part lV" Hitler on ice . . . 😆

[@rajdixit1605]

This genre is slapstick / parody. This is basically a remake of the 1950s film Zero Hour - which took the premise of food poisoning on an airplane and played it 100% seriously. Airplane! is also a parody of the "Airport" movies of the 1970s which all featured aviation disaster stories.

[@JLOFlix]

Best of luck with your health! Your reaction videos are always delightful!

[@danielchipman8967]

Now that Airplane’s out of the way, you have to move on to The Naked Gun and Top Secret.

[@1183newman]

There was a sequel to this movie called Airplane 2 the Sequel.

[@jamesparson]

I am still waiting for part 3

[@rbjeans007]

I watched this movie many times as a kid. I was 10 when it came out. So funny. it wasn't until years later that I got all of the jokes and references.

[@lordwalker71]

This was a spoof of a couple of airplane disaster movies that were made in the 70’s, one was airport 77 and the other was airport 79 the Concorde.

[@MovieswithMary]

Favourite quote/joke from the movie? :D

[@themiIes]

"I like my coffee black. Like my men." - Gets me every time

[@daniellanctot6548]

''I take it black... Like my men''

[@tonywilliams420]

"Looks like I pocked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue."

[@winterfell_forever]

@@tonywilliams420 Also my favourite quote. :)

[@amickuhluh1009]

I am serious, and don't call me Shirley

[@bpora01]

Try the movie Top secret. It is similar to this.

[@edmundkempersdartboard173]

The dumbest joke in the movie is my favorite. The drinking problem. 😀 And yes, that guy was a famous actor. Leslie Nielsen. He did a lot of movies with absurd humor like this. Most notably the "Naked Gun" series.

[@klyph]

If you liked this, you've got to watch Top Secret, The Naked Gun, and Hot Shots. They're made by the same guys, all hilarious.