My FIRST Time Watching History of the World Part 1 & I Think It's My New Favorite...

[@ChurchNietzsche]

"The Lord Has Given Us These 15 ... these 10 Commandments" ... never gets old!!

[@MoviesWithMiranda]

HILARIOUS!!!

[@Rem91067]

@@MoviesWithMiranda I still think that that explains a lot.

[@usnretarded]

I always wondered what the other 5 would be. Thou shalt have a good time?

[@robertcartier5088]

@@usnretarded We could use a few more commandments right about now... Something like, _Though shalt not take this shit so fucking seriously, Mike Johnson!_ ;-]

[@enjoy98366]

Agree :)

[@kevinkorenke3569]

Miranda: I hope there is a musical number! All of us: We have such a surprise for you...

[@darthkronical3390]

Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!

[@Kingrob30]

Wrong comedy gods but I agree.

[@raynavarro7997]

"Don't get saucy with me Béarnaise..." I love this movie!! So many memorable one liners!

[@PattisKarriereKarten]

I often find the humour too on the nose and dumb to be funny, but this line is legitimately hilarious 😂😂😂 Men in tights and Spaceballs will stay my favorites.

[@aaronburdon221]

Most people don't get the Oedipus joke "Give to Oedipus. Give to Oedipus!" Oedipus was an ancient figure who accidently murdered his father and married his mother so when he says "Hey Josephus" and he says "Hey mothafucka" it brings on a whole new meaning. lol

[@kuyag68]

This movie is older than Robin Hood: Men in Tights. The song 'Jews in Space' was eventually remade into 'Men in Tights'. Also, the line 'It's good to be the King' was used in Men in Tights as well. You should watch the footage of Mel Brooks being honored at the Kennedy Center Honors ceremony by Pres. Obama . They did all the songs from his movies.

[@putinscat1208]

Don't all his songs blend together?

[@robpr315]

Great reference. Great tribute to Mel. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nqSVnaWJgbV-rNU

[@MycontentisgoldJerryGold]

Including Springtime For Hitler?

[@slin2678]

​@@MycontentisgoldJerryGoldyes

[@Kebmo338]

Jews in Space was also a parody of The Muppet Show`s "Pigs in Space"

[@zetacrucis681]

Your genuine enthusiasm for Mel Brooks is adorably contagious

[@EvilSean62]

yup me too so real ... she even fucked up a few times and i still cant stop watching ... bubbly?... also mad khan ..,. FFS

[@Mercer1012]

Simp

[@EvHervey]

It's so nice to see another hardcore Madeline Khan fan!

[@MoviesWithMiranda]

I'm obsessed! She's my new idol!

[@pehartman2]

My family uses the "Nice. Not THRILLING but nice." phrase all the time.

[@emtpmpknhed]

😆 My family does “let’s end this meeting on a high note! Ahhhhhh~”

[@patmx5]

Oh, and yes, Madame DeFarge was Cloris Leachman, who also played Frau Blücher in Young Frankenstein..

[@joeb918]

“I love how all of their entertainment is coming from other people’s pain.” That’s Mel for us, he famously said, “tragedy is when I stub my toe, comedy is when you fall down stairs and die.”

[@danielemerson312]

Gregory Hines was a wonderful dancer as well as an actor. He teamed up with Billy Crystal in a buddy cop comedy called "Running Scared", which is uncomplicated and fun. He also co-starred with Russian ballet star Mikhail Baryshnikov in an odd but satisfying thriller called "White Nights".

[@danielcameron9857]

He also made a fun movie about tap dancing called, "Tap".

[@danielemerson312]

I've only ever seen a clip of that, but I loved what I saw!@@danielcameron9857

[@texasdustfart]

He also played an Army Drill Sergeant in Renaissance Man.

[@ModestaFeb14]

Gregory Hines also had a brother who tapped professionally & we got to see him. Sooooo goood!

[@durbansk1]

Running scared is a classic

[@tremorsfan]

The Oedipus joke is probably the smartest joke in film history.

[@ChurchNietzsche]

"Here comes Oedipus" ... "Hey MF" There Is NO Fat On That Joke ... It Brings Down The House!!

[@ChurchNietzsche]

"Here comes Oedipus" ... "Hey MF" There Is NO Fat On That Joke ... It Brings Down The House!!

[@tremorsfan]

@@ChurchNietzsche Oedipus was a man who had sex with his mother hence he's a MF.

[@arkadejones2271]

Bill and Ted did a very good job with that joke as well.

[@ChurchNietzsche]

@@arkadejones2271 "i'm good. I just got a slight Oedipus Complex."

[@jkbowers56]

According to Wikipedia: "Unlike in many of his other films, Brooks does not appear onscreen in a significant role in Young Frankenstein, though he recorded several voice parts and portrays a German villager in one short scene. In 2012, Brooks explained why: I wasn't allowed to be in it. That was the deal Gene Wilder had."

[@DragonTwilight]

He is also screeching cat during the darts scene.

[@apollo21lmp]

it was Brook's hands that took the box out of Baron Frankenstein's coffin

[@arjaylee]

He was the Papa of the little girl who flew into the bed

[@MarcusBurkenhare]

This is one of my favourite Mel Brooks movies. It's so good to hear someone else giving it the love it so rightly deserves.

[@apollo21lmp]

@arjaylee according to IMDb the father was played by Michael Fox

[@draygontaygen677]

10 seconds into the film. "What's the one in the middle doing", after that we lost her. Love Mel Brooks films.

[@rcrawford42]

A bit of history: the Romans were fighting an extremely clever king in today's Turkey, and while marching through his territory found jars of honey along the road. The honey was from flowers with hallucinogenic pollen, and when the soldiers ate it, they were... out of action for a while. So the mighty joint is based on a real event!

[@lindapgolan7070]

Just read about this from rhododendron, called mad honey

[@johnchrysostomon6284]

The Romans already smoked hemp so they didn't need psychotropic honey to get high

[@exceedcharge1]

How clever do you have to be to not eat things off the damn floor?

[@Y_Llew_Tew]

@@exceedcharge1but free honey!

[@MGower4465]

​@@exceedcharge1but in all the shooter games there's food just sitting around everywhere, and its all very good for you. Are you saying that's all faked?

[@BaronVonHardcharger]

Its so great seeing someone enjoy something this much. Thanks for the take! I feel like "Clue" with Madeline Kahn and Tim Curry would be a great fit for this channel!

[@Dan_Geer_]

Given how you love the musical numbers, I can’t wait to see you react to The Producers. The original movie has our boy Gene Wilder, but the newer one is a movie version of the musical stage play adaption that Mel Brooks made for broadway, and is also very excellent.

[@jeffreybrown4015]

Go with the original, you won't have to endure Matthew Broderick

[@gabemik]

@@jeffreybrown4015 Gene Wilder over Mathew Broderick is a no-brainer!

[@NaspalmHymnautic]

Both versions are great as both expand upon certain scenes that are not really expanded upon in the other. Matthew does good, just him trying to shine in the shadow of Gene's greatness is hard if not near impossible. More so, especially when your counter was Nathan Lane who is use to and often delivers insanely fast paced jokes. A perfect Producers cut would have been Nathan Lane and Gene Wilder together; which would probably cause a massive cause of death by hysterics. Although, I say, see the newer one first, so you can really appreciate the love that was heavily put into the original. Also both versions (old and New) really pissed off their critics with Spring Time for Hitler. Like audiences and critics suddenly forget they are watching a Mel Brooks film and suddenly get randomly offended at the joke that is being made.

[@ElliotNesterman]

The film of the musical is a sad adaptation to the screen of a genius show. There are pretty much no directors in Hollywood these days who know how to make a musical. Skip the movie and just listen to the Original Broadway Cast album.

[@gabemik]

@@ElliotNesterman The film is from 1967, the musical is from 2001.

[@brichan1851]

You liked Airplane… time to watch The Naked Gun trilogy!

[@patmx5]

One of his running gags movie to movie was with Harvey Korman - people getting his name wrong. Hedley Lamarr in Blazing Saddles, and the Count de Money/Monet here in History of the World. He also had some go-to actors who appeared in multiple films; for instance the hangman in Robin Hood was the same one in Blazing Saddles. Truly one of, if not the, funniest filmmaker ever - pretty much every one of his films is among my favorites. They’re all worth rewatching as the jokes come at you like trying to drink from a firehose and you’ll catch more and more with each subsequent watch. Mel is a national treasure.

[@nowthatsjustducky]

The mispronounced name gag was even used by Harvey on a Carol Burnett episode. I remember him as a washed up actor named Francis H. Aspen correcting everyone who misread his star on the Walk of Fame as Francis Hasbeen.

[@jodonnell64]

Another actor who has appeared in a couple of his films is John Hurt. He plays Jesus in this one, and reprises his role as Kane (from Alien - "Oh no! Not again!") in Spaceballs.

[@LizardBrainMinerals]

Harvey also had the repeating joke of chipping a tooth while trying to kiss someone.

[@marcusfridh8489]

Harvey was also in the star wars holiday special from 1978

[@larryfogleman6684]

The scene where Oedipus the blind man sees Josephus and they slap hands and Josephus says "Hey, Mother------r!' In mythology, Oedipus killed his father and married his mother. Hence the comment.

[@towncarpimp99]

No matter the age, race, or gender, when you get Mel Brooks, you GET Mel Brooks. These reactions are a joy to watch. I discovered Mel Brooks at the age of 10 when my older cousin got me into the theatre to see Spaceballs!!!! 😃

[@rcrawford42]

The "we certainly get around" song was a reference to the Bing Crosby and Bob Hope "Road" movies, which always had that kind of musical number.

[@jeffreymontgomery7516]

They made the reference to "White Christmas" too... Crosby and Kaye... 1954

[@paulwolffart1251]

“High Anxiety” is another Mel Brooks classic from around 1977 that should go on your list. It’s his satirical take on Alfred Hitchcock movies. It has many of the usual cast of his films. Not many people react to this one, but it is non stop laughs and gags.

[@Quotenwagnerianer]

It is of course even funnier if you have seen the original Hitchcock movies it spoofs.

[@paulmartin2348]

I tried to watch "High Anxiety" but the only thing I found funny before I shut it off was the name of the place.

[@arkadejones2271]

@@paulmartin2348 High Anxiety is a bit slower than a lot of his other stuff, but it has so many great scenes. Madeline Khan gives another great performance, as do Harvey Korman and Cloris Leachman. You should give it another try.

[@johnbowersox738]

While I have yet to encounter a Mel Brooks movie that I don't love, this movie is something special. It's like each and every person in this movie not only brought their A-game, but lived their roles.

[@GirlofCulture]

It's from an era where actors of all kind used to have fun at the set/with their roles. We don't have this anymore. Because it is not Cinema anymore. It is Content...

[@ceasarmartinez1774]

I love this movie also because there are so many actors in this movie that also appeared in many other Mel Brooks films.

[@KentuckyBrad]

Twelve chairs is pretty bad

[@LiberPater777]

​@@GirlofCultureIt's politically correct to the point of being neutered is what it is.

[@mikearmstrong8483]

A classic. BTW, the nuns in the Inquisition skit are the reason this movie is on the Vatican's banned list.

[@80smoviesfan]

It is Good to be the king.

[@AregPone]

Just wish she'd watched this before Men in Tights.

[@christopherb.2658]

@@AregPonecan’t win ‘em all I guess. 😉

[@Leightr]

The Oedipus joke is still my favorite. I didn't get the "Road to Judea" bit until I saw the Bob Hope movies later on. The references are so thick you almost need a class to pick up on them all.

[@VinceThompson1973]

It took years for me to get the Oedipus joke (my first viewing was when I was around 14)

[@frakte]

@@VinceThompson1973Same!

[@glennjpanting2081]

Hey Miranda! You are without a doubt my favorite movie reactor! I absolutely LOVE watching you react to Mel Brooks' movies, and you've topped yourself with this one! Your reactions to the movie are funnier than the movie! You are beyond adorable! 🤣

[@academyofshem]

Agreed. "She's fun to watch."--Chauncy Gardener.

[@joeheffernan5268]

History of the World 2, is on Hulu now. He released it in Jan this year. 6, 45 min episode's

[@vincegallagher4542]

I agree

[@MoviesWithMiranda]

Funnier than the movie?! I don't think I deserve that high of praise! I'm just glad you enjoy the video ❤

[@thomaspalumbo6482]

I was afraid she was going to need oxygen from losing her breath laughing so much and so hard. And by the way...she is ADORABLE!

[@eldonstrackeii7892]

I love this reaction- it is the same we had 40 years ago watching this film... with the minor difference being we knew how ridiculously famous some of the bit part players were. ❤

[@MarcusBurkenhare]

That's a good point, even more so that some of the bit parts are British.

[@Eric_L_Laney]

Madeline Kahn was amazing. Would you believe that she was shy off camera, and that she had a speech therapy degree because she had planned to be a teacher? Her voice inflections and facial expressions were really funny!

[@richardmartin8998]

We lost her way too soon.

[@settheory2219]

Didn't she become something like a psychologist or social worker after she left acting?

[@Eric_L_Laney]

@@settheory2219 I believe that her speech therapy work was before acting. She died of cancer in December 1999.

[@njchas]

Miranda, I have just discovered you and you are absolutely delightful. I’m a huge fan of Mel Brooks and his humor. SO many people around your age miss so many things in his movies, but you caught almost everything. This one is loaded with tv and movie actors/personalities that there are too many for me to list here. Every vignette had some new people you didn’t see before. I also love how you really appreciate the talent of our dear departed Madelyn Kahn. She leaves the impact of 2 people rather than one in Mel’s movies. I will be watching more of your reactions!

[@willv7868]

I saw this in the theater with a bunch of us guys from my high school football team. After the movie, we made a chorus line in the lobby and sang "the inquisition!" on our way out. Good times. Mel Brooks is a genius.

[@durbansk1]

There's really nothing as gratifying as seeing a person's reaction to this classic movie.

[@thomholbrook7286]

This movie is full of comedy legends. Like, all Mel Brook's friends. The guy you recognized from Grease is Sid Caesar whose skit TV show was SNL way before SNL and it was the starting point for so many comedy legends including Mel Brooks. Likewise the man in prison was Spike Milligan whose work inspired the Monty Python group.

[@fahooga]

Sid Caesar, Carl Reiner, and Imogene Coca (Aunt Edna from National Lampoon's Vacation) were in Your Show of Shows. Classic comedy gold if you can find it.

[@jeffreymontgomery7516]

Sid Caesar played the gym teacher / coach in Grease...

[@Mirrorgirl492]

Not to mention Pamela Stephenson, a brilliant comedian in her own right and married to comic genius Billy Connolly 35 years.

[@stratiogesdux]

@@fahooga You forgot Howard Morris. He, Sid Caesar, and Carl Reiner made up a musical group called the "Haircuts". It was a spoof of Elvis Presley.

[@Toast960]

​@@fahooga There should be a lot of sketches from Your Show of Shows on KZbin. The writers room was one of the best ever. Sid Caesar, Carl Reiner, Mel Brooks, Neil Simon (who later wrote The Odd Couple, Barefoot in the Park, The Goodbye Girl, etc), Larry Gelbart (who later started the tv version of MASH), Mel Tolkien (who was later the show runner for All in the Family), Selma Diamond, and later Woody Allen and Michael Stewart (who wrote Bye Bye Birdie and Hello Dolly).

[@joescott8877]

A Mel Brooks movie makes YOUR day? (Well, mine too) You REACTING TO Mel Brooks makes MINE! Your remark about entertainment and pain (5:40) reminds me of something the great Mel Brooks actually said (not in a movie, but an interview, I believe): "Theory of comedy? OK: Tragedy is when I get a paper cut on my little finger. Comedy is when you fall into a manhole and die." Cheers!

[@bradpriebe9218]

I'm so glad you watched this one and even more so that you enjoyed it! This is probably my favorite but I feel like it gets overshadowed by Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein. Btw, the "slave" is Gregory Hines. He's a wonderful actor and a fantastic tap/soft shoe dancer. He was in a movie in 1985 called White Nights that I think you'd really like. It also starred Mikhail Baryshnikov who was a famous Russia ballet dancer.

[@gyrene_asea4133]

I agree that Gregory Hines has been something special. He and his brother were a dance act growing up from very young. He was in movies with Willem Dafoe (Out of Bounds iirc) and Billy Crystal, (chicago detectives in Running Scared) both where he did solid work. He did some very good stuff.

[@MoviesWithMiranda]

I agree! This was definitely favorite one!! The stand up comedy show for the royal court..the music number! Phenomenal!

[@pedrorocha9722]

This one has my fav joke in a movie, the let's end this meeting on a high note. I wonder how many times I saw that one? And it never ever get's old. Great reaction.

[@NarnianRailway]

Watching Miranda enjoying a history documentary is a wonderfully timeless experience!

[@oscresson]

In the beginning he established that we laugh at each other's pain, and thru the whole rest of the movie I winced at the pain while we laughed. Such genius. Thanks for sharing your reactions!

[@rhettboy1]

Yep. Caveman in the middle is Coach Calhoun in Grease. His name is Sid Caesar and he and Mel Brooks were long time friends and collaborators. Mel wrote for Sid when he was in a couple of variety/sketch comedy shows in the 1950s!

[@jjflash005]

Sid Caesar also had a big part in Mel Brooks' "Silent Movie" from 1976.

[@mikejankowski6321]

Your reaction was SPECTACULAR!!! I love this film, especially the "stand-up philosopher" bit. It was a special thrill to watch you put that together.

[@appropriate25]

It took me a long time to get the "Oedipus / Hey motherf*cker" line. Now it's one of my favorite jokes ever.

[@appropriate25]

He actually did cameo in Young Frankenstein...when the old blind man breaks the monster's mug, the hand holding the man's cup was Brooks.

[@Rising_Pho3nix_23]

Wait...I didn't even catch that 🤣

[@knavehart]

i love how there are some jokes here that you actually have to know history for. - i mean the joke is funny if you don't know, but when you do know Oedipus it's just that much funnier

[@ChurchNietzsche]

@@appropriate25 It's a GREAT joke. ...

[@seekthegeek]

I took a screenshot of Mel brooks at the last supper - have it as a Desktop background....:) John Hurt (from The Elephant Man,194) played Jesus, the first Police Academy wanted -to-be-Captain played Leonardo Da Vinci ! The black tap dancer was brilliant...Barry...but he died young some years later! Great cast... :) Thanks for the laughs,reactions! Loving your reviews!

[@jasonsttarkus]

I haven't seen this movie before. In places it reminded me of Monty Python's Life of Brian and also their Holy Grail movie. I recommend checking those out too if you haven't already 😀. This is such a great channel Miranda!

[@gazb87yorkshiresalt48]

The thumbnail looks similar. 👍

[@matwetton]

mel brooks has a lot of the same influences as the pythons. specifically one of them is in this film, spike milligan of the goons who plays the pardoned father.

[@brianb8060]

I would say, this movie is closer to Monty Python's, Meaning of Life.

[@edwinm6735]

This was the most fun I have ever had watching a movie reaction. Glad you loved it. Thanks!

[@GrabThatOnion]

I can't believe I've never seen this movie before! It would be absolutely hilarious to watch on its own, but seeing it alongside your reactions just elevates it to another level. Mel Brooks is an absolute genius. All the humour, jokes and one-liners were so relentless, I'm sure there's so much I missed on first viewing, so will definitely need to watch this several times over! Thanks for yet another wonderful and entertaining movie reaction, Miranda! 🤣 Absolutely loved it! 🤣🤣😊

[@UTubeHandlesSuck]

I saw this one in the theater when I was 13. I've seen it *_no less than_* 75 times since, and still dig the DVD out a couple of times a year. It truly NEVER gets old. 😁

[@VegetaLF7]

Yeah, this movie is wild and great. I still randomly quote "JEEEWWWS IIIIINNN SPAAAAAACE!" from the ending with friends.

[@kebonhawk1081]

You have to watch it. It's required of you as a human.

[@BryanMasten-pn8wo]

For 2 years I had Mel Brooks ' last supper ' as my laptop wallpaper!

[@PreRockDoc]

Miranda, if you keep dropping Mel Brooks reactions while I am at work, you are gonna get me fired. Every time I sneak a peek, your laughter makes me laugh 😂 You radiate pure joy when watching Brooks' films. It warms my soul. Thank you so very much for allowing me to watch these films, for the first time again, thru the lens of your eyes. Your reactions brighten my dim workday. Great work, as always.

[@scunner6828]

It's Moss from the IT Crowd. I love your stuff!

[@J-AERIAL]

I was very young when I first watched this movie along with Robin Hood Men in Tights. I loved these movies growing up because they’re strictly comedy and they’re so well made. We don’t get movies like these anymore sadly. There is a History of the World Part II now but I haven’t seen it yet. Loved the reaction Miranda!

[@jimperry6463]

“The Spanish Inquisition” truly is the greatest musical in the history of American cinema. If you really love “It’s Good To be the King”, then you should hear the song of the same name that Mel released when the movie came out. I heard it first on the Dr. Demento Show. My favorite lines are Empress Nymphia’s “Olé!”, and “Your Majesty, you look like the pissboy!”

[@martinholt8168]

I mean, no one expected it.

[@paulgraham1653]

NOBODY EXPECTS THE SPANISH INQUISITION!!!

[@martinholt8168]

@@paulgraham1653 Ah, a fellow acolyte.

[@paulgraham1653]

@@martinholt8168 ,😉

[@DaveB806]

It is such a joy to see you watching all these Mel Brooks movies I grew up watching. Love your reaction ❤ Keep them coming.

[@davidmcswain9098]

At last!! You've reacted to my favorite Mel Brooks movie and you did not disappoint!! Toward the end of the Roman segment you mentioned wanting to see a musical number! I said to myself.."It's coming right up in just a few minutes Miranda!!" The Inquisition is my favorite part of this movie and still to this day pops into my head randomly!! Can't wait to see what you react to next! I've also been sampling some of your content on your gaming channel! Take care and keep up the fantastic work!!

[@ChurchNietzsche]

"It's Good To Be The King"

[@garbuckle3000]

Your reaction did not disappoint. There are so many quotable lines in this one. It's comedy gold, and yet I feel it's the most underrated of all his films. Thank you for partaking in this journey. If anyone is feeling down this season, they owe it to themselves to watch this. Oh, and if you want another comedy masterpiece, check out Caveman with Ringo Star 😉

[@MarcusBurkenhare]

Man, I absolutely agree with you. I have utterly loved this film since I first saw it so many years ago. It's one of Mel's most underrated movies.

[@firecwby1999]

I spotted a couple of quotes from this movie that were added in "Stripes"

[@cainealexander-mccord2805]

It's interesting watching this with you, young lady. I hope for your sake that you have a grasp on the legendary talent in this movie. You can't go three feet without hitting Old Hollywood. I've been watching this film since 1981. Had the VHS, now the DVD, seen it over a hundred times and just now realised that the Court Emcee was the great Howard Morris-"Earnest T. Bass" and if you don't recognise either of those names, get you to The Andy Griffith Show immediately. And yes, you can watch this endlessly. I've been watching it for 40 years and it never, ever stops being a scream. Shoutout to Shecky Greene as "Marcus Vindictus" who we just lost yesterday at the age of 97. Long Live Mel Brooks.

[@JourneyofOne971]

As a side note, you NEED to watch Gregory Hines doing tap. Absolute GOAT. I'm so glad to see you watching Mel :)

[@melenatorr]

For example: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jJPbemaBbayhprc

[@arlinphilbin5156]

I'm a little late to comment, sorry, but I've really enjoyed your discovery and growing love of Mel Brooks and his movies! They were a big part of my growing up and watching you see them for the first time gives it a refreshing love and appreciation. Check out Dracula: Dead and Loving It. I don't know how hard it is to find, but it is worth it! Hope your Christmas and New Years were fantastic! Keep posting.

[@ModestaFeb14]

Miranda, THANK YOU for not being afraid to laugh at dirty & ‘questionable’ humor. It’s refreshing to see the reaction of someone who genuinely likes to laugh at stuff that people are being Brainwashed nowadays to think is inappropriate. Your reactions are what keeps me (and many others)coming back to your channel and content. Try watching ‘The Producers if you are really into musical numbers. It won’t disappoint !!

[@JeebusVox]

Which one, he made two?

[@treetopjones737]

Calling a gay person "faggot" IS inappropriate.

[@ertnunn]

The first one. Remakes are cash grabs.

[@JeebusVox]

@ertnunn6933 actually in this case Mel just thought he could do it better the second time because he didn't like how he portrayed it the first time and to be honest I think the "remake" is crisper and tells a more refined story

[@miwright21]

@@ertnunn In general? Maybe. With The Producers? Not at all. He genuinely wanted to refine and improve it and I think he succeeded.

[@brettsiegel6934]

This is my first exposure to The Mirandalorian. I came here for Mel Brooks, but I’m staying for the exuberance! The laughter and reverance for Mel Brooks has me hooked on Miranda. Hope her other videos are as good. And YES, this movie cures all ills!

[@robertrouse4503]

Back in the '50s Mel was one of the youngest writers for "Your Show of Shows", an early precursor to SNL. At one point he had to keep famed actor, Errol Flynn in check. They made a movie about that called "My Favorite Year" although they changed the names. Brooks was the executive producer on that. It's a blast.

[@panamafloyd1469]

Came here to recommend that one, absolutely stoked to see someone beat me to it! "I'm not an actor..I'm a movie star!!"

[@BalthamErathos]

My Favorite Year is one of my favorite movies. I've started feeling like Peter O'toole is a forgotten great actor with some forgotten fantastic movies--yes, everyone has at least heard of Lawrence of Arabia (even if many haven't seen it these days), but MFY and The Stunt Man? Most have never heard of them. And its criminal he never won an oscar. She could do worse than an O'toole marathon.

[@JKM395]

I just hate it when people say they didn't like history. I've got no problem with offending your teachers. It is completely their fault. History is the study of interesting stories. All you need is a good teacher to show you that. I do agree with you on the quality of this movie though. The "Inquisition" number is fantastic, and teaches more about the actual event than most folks learned in school. This has always been one of my favorites.

[@Aeroldoth3]

Stories are always intersting, but I don't think history gives much value to the average person's life. It doesn't help you earn more or have better relationships or whatever. I should add that I tend to consider history as just low level propaganda, "stories" that are told merely to foster patriotism and nationalism, not share truth.

[@JKM395]

@@Aeroldoth3 I understand, but you're more thinking of history TEXT BOOKS. I'm sure you've heard that those who neglect history are doomed to repeat it, and that's true. Learn from the mistakes of the past and it will absolutely enrich your life and yes, it could even improve your performance on the job. You just have to read history that's relevant. You should also consider that the history that people choose to write down tells you much about them, whether they are true or not. We learn as much from the lies as we do the truth. As I said, you never had a good teacher.

[@maskedman1337]

Your genuine excitement and happiness watching this is THE reason for reaction videos! Also, yeah, Mel Brooks is a comedy genius and a national treasure.

[@Emacspirate]

Watching you laugh at this movie was also healing! I remember watching this for the first time when I was a teenager. It was great to relive it through your eyes!

[@msshepherd3666]

31:24 a bit of (not so ancient 😉) history: earlier non-electric typewriters had a "ding" for when you reached the right margin of your page. You had to manually return the typewriter to start the next line, usually with swiping a large lever on the machine. Yes I'm telling my age, but at least I learned on an electric typewriter LOL, those came next altho we didn't yet have an "undo" key 😂 This is so much fun watching your reaction - I'm glad I'm not at work rn!

[@chazcov08]

Really enjoying you watching this for the first time. It's one of my all-time favorite movies, and definitely my favorite Mel Brooks film. Imagine being a 13 year-old kid seeing this for the first time in 1981! I probably have seen this movie two dozen times or more. Every line just comes naturally to me and I still quote this movie at least once weekly.

[@JHParee]

For me, this movie started the period of Mel Brooks' career when he began to ape himself. Some bits are very funny, others...not so much. Madeline Kahn was stellar, as usual, and I loved Mel Brooks' take on Moses. As always, I'm happy you enjoyed it and are really getting a lot out of Mel Brooks' films. Reactions like these are evidence that they hold up to this day.

[@RandomNonsense1985]

The actor who played the Roman emperor was also Don Giovanni in Men In Tights and the voice of Pizza The Hutt.

[@erincoco612]

Dom Deluise. His son is David and was the dad in Wizards of Waverly Place.

[@justinlaboy6837]

I've seen this millions of times throughout my life and you pointed out 2 things I never noticed: the caveman being the gym teacher from Grease, and the Jews In Space song being in Men In Tights. 😱

[@wadesworld6250]

Kudos to you for recognizing Mel Brooks' genius and the genius of Madeline Kahn. If you love these movies, you definitely need to do Monty Python movies as well, starting with the Holy Grail.

[@jeffreymontgomery7516]

BRING OUT YOUR DEAD *BONG* BRING OUT YOUR DEAD *BONG* ..... "I fart in your general direction!" "'Tis but a flesh wound!" "...behind the rabbit?" "It IS the rabbit!" ..... oh yeah... you'll love Holy Grail!

[@Dan_Geer_]

If you want to see what Mel Brooks does adapting an existing story, check out TheTwelve Chairs. It’s one of his earlier works and adapted from a Russian novel, and what he does with it is pure genius.

[@melenatorr]

So much agree: very different Brooks, but a great movie.

[@ИльяМилягин]

It is the only foreign adaptation of 12 chairs that is considered good in Russia. Not on the level of Russian adaptations, but still good.

[@AllanTidgwell]

The one issue with the Inquisition song is that it was made to sound like it was directed specifically at Jewish people. It was actually directed at Islamic converts after the reconquest of Spain (literally called the Recoquista) from the Moors, but then it expanded to anyone who wasn't Catholic. So that also included the Jewish, Protestants, and Polytheists. And from there it expanded to anyone who opposed the Spanish Monarchy. Heck, a lot of people don't realize that the Spanish Inquisition was ongoing right up until 1834

[@Parallax-3D]

Remember, Mel Brooks is Jewish. Of course he’s going to concentrate on the Jewish angle. Gives him an opportunity for more jokes.

[@LucareonVee]

While this one isn't my favorite of Mel Brooks, I still love it. It's just such a good time. And the French Revolution vignette is absolute gold. Oh, and you probably recognized Harvey Korman (Count de Monet) as having been in Blazing Saddles. You should really check out the sketch from the Carol Burnette Show of the dentist. Harvey is in that one too and it's hysterical.

[@OO7eleven]

I'd get a kick watching her watch Harvey Korman and Tim Conway videos of them on the Carol Burnett Show, especially the scenes where they break.

[@naelar13]

I still love watching sketches from that show where Tim Conway would start ad libbing just to fuck with Harvey Korman and try to get him to break. 🤣

[@lsrx101]

@@naelar13 "Snork"!.......LOLOL

[@_WillCAD_]

--Fnorkit-- One of 'em'd sneeze the other's eyes'd get REAL big. You sure that little asshole's through?

[@sithlordkaeyl21]

Mel Brooks and Monty Python were my go-to, all-time favorites for comedy when I was younger, and still are today. Absolute timeless comedy classics.

[@robertryder3319]

Glad you enjoyed this classic, time for Dracula Dead and Loving It! Mel Brooks once again shows up in this one! The pure joy you exude is priceless to us the audience!

[@GabeGOG]

THIS was my introduction to Mel Brooks and I was ENAMORED. ❤ Glad to see you enjoying it, I genuinely think it's a hidden gem of his since it gets so overshadowed.

[@donaldcampbell3043]

Mel Brooks was on the Nerdist Podcast several years ago, and was asked about the Part 1, part of the title, what happened to Part 2? He said that was part of the joke, he never planned on doing one... but the joke endures... Also loved the fact that they used V when advertising the USED CHARIOTS, because Latin doesn't gave a U, so if nothing else is historically accurate at least it is grammatical accurate... While there isn't a part 2, we do almost get Hitler on Ice, with the movie To Be Or Not To Be, from 1983

[@adamskeans2515]

that was a joke that centuries to come to fruition. Sir Francis Drake wrote a book entitled "History of World, Part I" while he was imprisoned by English crown, fully intending on writing a sequel, except he killed before he could do it.

[@beondhuman]

I guess you didn't hear about part 2 coming out last year on hulu.

[@donaldcampbell3043]

@@beondhuman not really the same thing, Brooks in his heyday. I did know but it's Hulu...

[@murph69yum]

WOW! Just discovered your channel. Your smile LIGHTS UP THE ROOM!!!! 🙏❤️

[@jacobcarlsonWGO]

This day just keeps getting better! Thank you for reacting to this movie! You should also react to Mel Brooks' To Be Or Not To Be.

[@nralbers]

I second this suggestion. It's made after this movie, but before Spaceballs, and also stars Anne Bancroft, Mel Brooks wife.

[@mikemartin8088]

Love it! And... "Bea Arthur" The statuesque actress (6'0") is best known for her roles in All in the Family, Maude, and The Golden Girls. Arthur also had a career as a U.S. Marine during World War II. Though she stayed private about her service, Arthur served for over two years and even showed a glimpse of her famous personality on the job. The U.S. Marines encouraged women to enlist in February 1943, One woman who answered the call was 20-year-old Bernice Frankel, who would later go by her stage name, Bea Arthur. On Feb. 13, 1943, the U.S. Marines Corps put out a call for American women to enlist in the new Women’s Reserve (MCWR). With the United States engaged in World War II, the Marines encouraged women to “Be a Marine… Free a Marine to Fight.” Arthur, the daughter of immigrants from Poland and Austria, had worked a number of odd jobs after attending Blackstone College for Girls in Virginia. But, when she learned about the Women’s Reserve, she decided to enlist right away. 💪

[@joepowell7025]

And now for something completely different ... Try Monty Python's Life of Brian and Monty Python and the Holy Grail. They are a riot. If you'd like of course. You are definetly the best reactor ever. Oh and Mel Brooks and I share the same birthday lol.

[@Bay_Trekker]

Miranda, I have been binging on watching your Mel Brooks reactions ALL NIGHT! 🤷‍♂️ LOVE IT! By the way, Harvey Korman was in several of these, and since you LOVE good comedy, and LOVE seeing them break up, you really need to watch Harvey and Tim Conway in the dentist skit from the Carol Burnett Show. Also from the show, Tim Conway and the Elephant Skit! Carol Burnett HATES breaking character, and Tim sees that as a challenge and goes rogue!! They film their skits twice in front of two different audiences and air the best one on the show, but the Elephant Skit video has BOTH performances, and 'Shirley' you'll be in tears laughing!! 😁 (Also, Dick Van Dyke is in that skit! 😉) Keep doing what you're doing, and we'll keep coming back for more! (And, as a dad and great-granddad, I love your puns and dad jokes!) ❤ ~John

[@rhettboy1]

My favourite gag in this one is Oedipus: Hey Josephus Josephus: Hey MFer

[@Lunarscope]

Miranda, I'm late to finding this video and your channel but wow am I glad I did! Your reactions are a lot of fun, especially to Mel Brooks' films. You remind me of how my friends and I responded back in the day when we first saw "History of the World, Part 1," and it's a lot of fun seeing a younger audience rediscover how good it was to be the King! With your love of Mel's films, particularly Madeline Kahn's appearances in them, let me join in suggesting that you check out "The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother" from 1975. It's a period piece that reunites Gene Wilder, Marty Feldman and Madeline Kahn in a genre parody of Doyle's perennial detective. Wilder initially wanted Brooks to direct it, but since Mel never liked to direct things written by others, he strongly encouraged Gene to direct it himself. It's a unique mix of well thought out plotting and downright silly gags. I hope you enjoy it!

[@mehavecable]

I think you need to start tackling Monty Python. You are ready.

[@michealbohmer2871]

Some of my favourite Mel Brooks movies include Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, High Anxiety, The Producers, Silent Movie, Men in Tights, Spaceballs, To Be or Not to Be, and, of course, this one. He is a master of the craft of absurdist humour; right up there his Monty Python, and Abrahams and the Zucker brothers (Flying High/Airplane, Police Squad/The Naked Gun). I am really enjoying your channel. I've watched all of these movies so many times, but watching you reaction allows me to, vicariously, see them again for the first time. Thanks so very much Miranda for another joyous experience.

[@tnx301]

This is possibly my favourite Mel Brooks movie as well. They never made a second part of this movie - or did they... : Earlier this year (yes, 2023), there was an 8-part series "History of the World Part II".

[@nowthatsjustducky]

The title was based on a work by Sir Walter Raleigh called The Historie of the World Volume I. He had planned like 5 volumes, but was beheaded before he could do the second one. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Raleigh#Trial_and_imprisonment

[@ready4sea301]

I just love watching you laugh at the same things that my brother and I broke up about 40 years ago.. and have quoted over the years.

[@Belzediel]

If you love Madelaine Khan, and you both do and should, on your to-watch list you wanna put Clue, it's arguably her finest moment. And you can absolutely purchase a copy of the might be our last supper painting.

[@johnniejupiter]

So glad you finally got to this. I LOVE this movie! I had suggested it in the comments on probably all your other reactions to his works for this very reason. Knew you'd fall right away and I'm glad you enjoyed it. There is no ill the laughter can't cure.

[@lolutin898]

I recommend you the 1983 movie "To be or not to be" . Produced and starring Mel Brooks. I think you're gone love it. kisses from France.😘

[@larryfogleman6684]

"Excuse me, is this England?"

[@lolutin898]

😂@@larryfogleman6684

[@LTDdmg]

You are awesome! I love this movie. As a kid in the 80s, after seeing this movie in the theater and loving it, I would often recite and sing the entire Spanish Inquisition segment.

[@DanJackson1977]

Mel is a ham.. always has been. That's why Gene Wilder asked him *not* to be in Young Frankensrein .. Gene wrote it, and he felt that Mel, if he acted in YF, would take over the film and make it about him... Gene also felt that while YF was a comedy, it had to have some heart and sentimentality, which Mel would have obliterated.. and Mel agreed and just directed it.

[@0okamino]

Mel’s parents deserve a lot of credit for managing to make a kosher ham. 😉

[@michaelpetrie5635]

Watching your reaction to Princess Nympho choose her escorts to the Midnight Orgy... I was at trivia one night and had to answer how many she picked... I did that song in my head... it's 7. Love watching your reactions to these movies. They're priceless!!

[@30noir]

I think we need to get you some Monty Python.

[@naelar13]

Thank you for finally doing a reaction video for this! I was one of the ones that suggested this after I watched your Blazing Saddles reaction. As soon as you mentioned how much you loved musicals in that video, I immediately thought of this. Your reaction to the Inquisition exceeded even my expectations! Love your videos, keep up the terrific work! Answering a couple of questions you had during the video (quite possibly answered below, but I'll answer, anyway), the caveman you commented on early in the film was Sid Caesar. He was in Grease, but he was the coach. You also commented quite a bit on Josephus. He was played by the late, great Gregory Hines. A good actor, and a terrific dancer. Not sure how much you like dance films, but, if you do, check out 'White Nights'. Edit: another question you asked was about 2001: A Space Odyssey. It came out in 1968. That movie was my parents' first date. :D

[@robertboyer1086]

Madeline Kahn is proof that funny is sexy.

[@danareynolds1786]

When I lived in the Los Angeles area of CA from 1985 to 1998, local rock radio station had the most wonderful disc jockey, Geno Michellini, who had the afternoon drive show. He regularly used little snippets of HOTW, Part 1 and Blazing Saddles in his shows! Sometimes it was a random sound bite, but many times applied SOMEHOW to the subject at hand. He was very well-known among actors & musicians, and would regularly get phone calls from them "when they were in town". Always entertaining! You'd have LOVED listening to him!

[@qqq1701]

I understand getting the movies and jokes better being older. I used to watch them when I was a lil kid but certainly "got them" a little more when I was older. It has been wonderful rewatching these movies with you. I hope you will do the original version of The Producers. History of the World Part 2 did recently come out and unfortunately it was bad. Really bad. I would say skip it.

[@quantaca5773]

HOTW 2 wasn't bad, it was terrible... i've seen better school plays (or to stay in movies ... the romeo and juliet scene in hot fuzz )

[@melenatorr]

I do too: it was my intro to Brooks, seeing it on commercial-ridden broadcast tv, it was still great.

[@mrbiggin747]

Very true, It took me a few years (as I was 10 when it came out) to get the banner "Midnight orgy first served, first *****" LOL

[@miwright21]

I just recently started getting into watching reaction movies (I really, really needed some positivity in my life and watching people enjoy some of my favorite movies/games has helped fill that need) and I am SO happy to see some of the younger generations enjoying Mel Brooks as much as I did when I was younger. He is an absolute Legend with a capital "L". I did see in one of your other videos that you didn't enjoy some other "spoof" type movies and I'm wondering if you ever saw The Naked Gun series of films or Top Secret (starring a young Val Kilmer). In addition to practically the entirety of Mel Brooks' work those are some of my favorites in the genre and you like Mel I think you'd get a lot out of those as well. Thank you for these vids! They really make my day. Also, Toby (spelling?) is beautiful. They deserve all the treats and scratches behind the ear.

[@christhornycroft3686]

This movie doesn't have a lot of the biting satire of Mel Brooks' early films, and that would continue on from here in large part, but for cultural satire, it's still very funny, Madeleine Kahn and Gregory Hines (who I first saw on Sesame Street as a kid) are great, and that poster they put up about the banquet has me in stitches every time. They made a Part 2, a miniseries, recently, and as you would expect, the Peanut Gallery called it "woke." I still find parts of it hilarious. I'd rather watch Part 2 than a Wayans "satire" like Scary Movie or Epic Movie.

[@AregPone]

Never saw that many call it woke. Most of us just called it horrible. It was a mash up of try hard humor. A poor mockery of an attempt to emulate the magic of the original.

[@christhornycroft3686]

@@AregPone It's like Godfather 3. Nothing really wrong with it, but it's inevitably going to be compared to the GOATs and classics, so that wasn't going to happen. Up against gangster movies of that era, GF3 was as good as they were. The problem is that older people will always dump on anything that's different. Was HOTW 2 great? No. But compare it to a Wayans comedy. It's better than those movies and I found some of the humour actually worked. It's no more "try hard" humour than when Mel breaks out here in song about the Spanish Inquisition.

[@Sherman1fan]

9:16 Gregory Hines, magnificent dancer! Love your sense of humor! 35:19 brings it back in Men in Tights after Richard kisses the bride.(This is where it comes from, along with a lot more) Harvey Korman = again another play on names Count de Monet/Money - Headley Lamar/Heady Lamar Maybe check out Monty Rython and the Holy Grail, also made in the 70's, but British humor.