**NO ONE IS SAFE** Airplane! (1980) Reaction: FIRST TIME WATCHING

[@MrGBH]

I just want to tell you both, good luck, we're all counting on you

[@everyonelovesmajima]

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

[@JasonNaas]

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

[@argus-sangaming2275]

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

[@miles1886]

Surely you can't be serious..?

[@elizabethtrask3790]

​@@miles1886 I am serious, and don't call me Shirley.

[@reedcockrell8126]

Three of the main actors (Leslie Neilson, Robert Stack and Lloyd Bridges) were famous for playing intensely serious roles before doing this movie. Their seriously deadpan delivery here is what made much of the movie so hilarious.

[@vedlashouseofoldtvcommerci2340]

Peter Graves as well.

[@jordanpeterson5140]

Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit watching Nick Reacts.

[@0okamino]

To be fair, it’s always the wrong week to do that.

[@johnscott4196]

The gag was, that really was Ethel Merman a famous singer

[@Vinterfrid]

Ethel Merman (1908 - 1984) was an American actress and singer, known for her distinctive, powerful voice, and her leading roles in musical theater. She has been called "the undisputed First Lady of the musical comedy stage."

[@0okamino]

PTEMD. It’s tragic, but it does come with a great career on stage.

[@jwsel]

The song Everything’s Coming Up Roses is from the musical Gypsy. The role of Mama Rose was pretty much written for Ethel Merman.

[@parrothd007]

The airport announcers in the beginning were actual announcers at LAX and they were married.

[@AngelGomez-vf6zm]

They are still the voice of LAX.

[@bigdream_dreambig]

27:03 "What? Where'd that come from?" It's a vulture, a bird that eats carrion. A common trope, especially in Westerns, is that vultures will circle high in the air over someone who's dying (like in a desert from thirst), and will even land and hop closer when death is imminent. The bird here is indicating that the man on the radio is either wrong or straight-out lying when saying they're likely to survive this.

[@0okamino]

Also in cartoons, often with the added joke of a vulture putting on a bib and pulling out a knife and fork.

[@bigdream_dreambig]

@@0okamino In fact, I haven't actually seen many westerns myself, so I was probably just thinking about cartoons with a "western flair"! 🤦‍♂🤠

[@miroslav.hlavicka]

The lady with the coffee and the internal voice is an actress who was in a rather famous coffee commercial at the time of the film's release. In the commercial, she and her husband are visiting friends, they finish their coffee and the friends offer the husband a second coffee. He's happy to have it. And his wife just has this internal voice that says, "That's funny, Jim never has a second cup of coffee at home!" Of course, in the commercial, it's because they have some unbranded coffee at home, while the acquaintances have THAT coffee that the commercial is for.

[@Kap00rwith2os]

Oh man all this time I thought she was implying he was having an affair or something 😂

[@bighuge1060]

Yuban coffee. So many references go undetected today. Ethel Merman, Jimmy Walker's cameo, the old credit card system, Point/Counterpoint, and the fact that the actors playing the doctor, the pilot, the air control head and Rex Kramer were all known for serious movies and television shows before this movie. It's the same with Omar Sharif in their follow-up movie, Top Secret! To younger audiences, it's an actor in a movie. The older audiences, it's the man who starred in Dr. Zhivago and Lawrence of Arabia.

[@0okamino]

That’s funny, just today I noticed a coupon for Yuban coffee. 🤔💭

[@Acorn_Anomaly]

Almost literally everyone. Even the two airport attendants arguing over the PA system at the beginning were actual airport attendants at that airport.

[@ccthomas]

And married in real life.

[@bigdream_dreambig]

14:25 "I don't know what that's from, actually." That's a song from the musical Gypsy, a show that Broadway star Ethel Merman was famous for performing in -- oh, and that soldier who thinks they're Ethel Merman? Portrayed by the _actual_ Ethel Merman.

[@gingerfellah5665]

In her last film too!

[@cup_cuppy_cuppers5817]

Ethel* Ethyl = A monatomic, hydrocarbon radical, C2H5 of the paraffin series, forming the essential radical of ethane, and of common alcohol and ether.

[@bigdream_dreambig]

@@cup_cuppy_cuppers5817 Oops! Corrected.

[@timbaker6540]

The actress that speaks Jive was Barbara Billingsley She played June Cleaver on Leave it to Beaver Whitest woman on the planet Makes the bit even funnier

[@dscottmarion9232]

I have watched many people react to this film and none have picked up on who she is, which is really why the bit is so hilarious!

[@viceman8152]

@@dscottmarion9232 They still laugh because they see an old white lady speaking jive. But yes, who the old white lady was is half the joke. The two men in the scene were comedians and writers in those days. They came up with language, taught it to Barbara, and were pleasantly surprised by her comedic timing. They all remained friends and met for dinner once per year to catch up with each other.

[@0okamino]

And that was the second _Leave It To Beaver_ reference in a movie ZAZ had written, which was a total of two movies at that point. Both involved an actual cast member from the show. Tony Dow (Wally) was the first. They also did have _a_ Jerry playing the Beaver, but it was Zucker instead of Mathers.

[@ScreamingScallop]

@@viceman8152 That's genuinely sweet.

[@MJ-we9vu]

The two airport workers with the light wand that send the plane into the terminal are the Zucker brothers, two of the movie's producers. The older lady who keeps trying to apply her makeup while the plane is bouncing around is their mother.

[@SwiftFoxProductions]

The best part about the lady who "speaks jive" is that it's played by Barbara Billingsley aka June Cleaver from the 1950s sitcom "Leave It To Beaver". June Cleaver is pretty much synonymous with the ultimate suburban housewife/mother (very "square" as they would say in the '70s). So, having her be the one to slide right into urban "jive" speak just makes that bit even more hilariously awesome.

[@gmunden1]

The Japanese soldier is famous actor James Hong from "Flower Drum Song," "Everything, Everywhere, All at Once," and "Kung Fu Panda. " Lloyd Bridges is the addict at the airport tower. He is the father of actors Jeff Bridges and Beau Bridges.

[@Raged_Consumer]

This movie is a near shot for shot remake of a movie from the 50s called "Zero Hour!". The directors were afraid that they might get sued for copying it, so they bought the film rights for about 200,000 dollars. The people who owned it didn't care much about it, since the movie was long forgotten. They also use a lot of the same lines, but Leslie Nielsen just makes them sound funnier.

[@gmunden1]

The woman in the vet hospital bed is stage and film actress Ethel Merman. She is singing a song, "Everything's Coming Up Roses," from the Broadway musical, "Gypsy."

[@johnscott4196]

When microwaves first came out most people called them "Radar Ranges"

[@michaelkemmet834]

Just adding that the reason everyone called them Radar Ranges is because that was the name of the first models in both commercial(Raytheon in 1946) and residential(Amana in 1967) kitchens. Because that's what the first models were called(technically they were Radaranges), the name became a generic term for microwave ovens well into the 80s or 90s. Same thing as Kleenex for tissues or Q-Tips for cotton swabs, except those hung around and radar range faded away.

[@tsmartin]

@@michaelkemmet834 And the guy checking the radar range is none other than Johnathan Banks who played Mike in Breaking Bad.

[@johnathanstruble1064]

The sound FX , are incredible, the Jet is flying, but the sound is of a twin propeller plane..😂

[@lordwalker71]

Karem didn't want to do the movie at first but there was an oriental rug he wanted that was $35,000 dollars and producers only offered him $25,000 at first, he said he would do it for 35 and they agreed. Some of the questions the pilot asked the kid were references to movies with a homoerotic theme to them like Spartacus and midnight express which involved a Turkish prison. The lady shocked her husband wanted a second cup of coffee was a reference to a famous 70's coffee commercial. The movie is a spoof of some airplane disaster movies made on the 70's called Airport, Airport 75, Airport 77 and Airport 79 the concorde.

[@inapickle806]

Everyone thought that, but it was a spoof of a 50s movie called zero hour. Funny side by side comparisons on youtube.

[@LucareonVee]

34:37 "That's not your husband." Well, neither was the horse. 🐴

[@pauldourlet]

You need to watch Forbidden Planet (very influential film) with Leslie Nielsen in a serious role. One of the most brilliant endings in film history .

[@markpekrul4393]

In a movie full of big laughs, my favorite lines are "you can't take a guess for another two hours?" and "Can you handle some unpleasant facts?" "no."

[@dscottmarion9232]

many of the best lines are done in series of 3 or more: Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit ... and its [something] but that's not important right now. Much funnier if done at least 3 times.

[@bobsylvester88]

You guys are definitely my favorite reaction couple, and you’re quickly becoming my favorite period! And don’t call me Shirley.

[@hockemeyer1]

The scene where the doctor is giving the pep talk telling him about George Zipp. That is an adaptation of coach Knute Rockney's inspirational speech to Notre Dame's football team before their game with Army in 1928. The name of the player he used was George Gipp and the command in the speech was "Win One For The Gipper". In this film as the pilot, was returning to the cockpit ,the Notre Dame fight song is playing in the background.

[@michaelkemmet834]

And the reason why audiences of the time would understand a reference to a 1940 film is because George Gipp was played in the film by a young Ronald Reagan, who was running for president at the time the film was released. As a campaign slogan, Reagan pushed his followers to "Win one more for the Gipper." (aka Reagan)

[@hockemeyer1]

@michaelkemmet834 Thanks,yeah, I couldn't think of the name of that film, I knew that Reagan play George Gipp.

[@gmunden1]

This film is a parody of several disaster films and war films. The film drama "Airport " is frequently referenced in this parody. The beach scene is a parody of "From Here to Eternity, " starring Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr. The girl saying goodbye to her soldier boyfriend is set up like a train leaving the station. There is a train conductor standing nearby. Also, on the plane, the overhead compartment is set up like a train overhead luggage rack. There are many pop culture references and parodies of real television commercials. The woman questioning her husband asking for a second cup of coffee is a reference to a real Yuban Coffee commercial from the 60's and 70's. The vintage commercial is available to view on KZbin.

[@justflippingwork8049]

And the fact that they are flying in a jet, but the engine sounds are from older propeller aircraft. Some of the other movies that had clips were from before you would have been born (older black and white movie days). This movie had so many messed up funny things that made it great.

[@mark-nm4tc]

One running gag I like is the background airplane sound, its a propellor driven aircraft noise, but they're in a jet😊. Airplane 2 is good fun too, more of the same but with a space movie theme. Top Secret often gets overlooked. Its a fun parody of 50's & 60's Cold War/Soviet Union era espionage and war movies mixed together in the same rapid-fire gag style.

[@Anson_AKB]

in one scene, it is no propeller sound : when the girl hits all the poles after saying goodbye. there, it is a steam train sound.

[@bighuge1060]

@@Anson_AKB I can't tell you how many times I saw this movie and I never realized that. I'm always waiting for my favorite moment of the soldier gifting his girlfriend with a broken watch.

[@michaelkemmet834]

Along the same line, no one seems to notice the pilot using a shift lever to put the plane "into gear" as they start taxiing.

[@DataCab1e]

See also Ted's preoccupation with "the war." In 1980, what war would that have been? Vietnam? Korea? (Obviously an artifact of its adaptation from "Zero Hour!" when WWII was still a recent memory.)

[@apctest8359]

A someone else noted, the entire film is almost a shot-for-shot remake of 1957's Zero Hour! - They use the same sound for the plane. If you watch Zero Hour! it makes Airplane! even more brilliant

[@vedlashouseofoldtvcommerci2340]

When I saw this in the theater in 1980, during the scene where Rex Kramer is beating up the religious solicitors (25:20), people in the audience were cheering. It was a real thing at the time; the practice was largely banned in 1992.

[@DarkPaladin24]

You two must know that this is an entirely different kind of comedy altogether.

[@felixdk8727]

This is an entirely different kind of comedy. altogether

[@OrsonBuggy1958]

@@felixdk8727 This is an entirely different kind of comedy.

[@jordanpeterson5140]

This is an entirely different kind of comedy.

[@sdhartley74]

This is an entirely different kind of comedy.

[@Phonixrmf]

This is an entirely different kind of comedy.

[@tonyhaynes9080]

I was in the local hospital getting my cataracts seen too one day. Sat waiting by an old couple, and the nurse gave her spiel and then said, 'Do you have any questions?' me, being a typical ex squaddie came out with the quote from Airplane 2, 'Should I fake my orgasms in future?' The old lady burst out with laughter. I had to explain about the quote. Nurse wasn't too happy.

[@AlanCanon2222]

Glad to see this movie still packs a punch for younger viewers. It has one of the highest jokes per minute ratio of any movie ever made.

[@socalpaul487]

The Pilot, Peter Graves, the Doctor, Leslie Nielson, and the 2 actors in the Tower, LLoyd Bridges and Robert Stack, were chosen because they were all serious dramatic actors.

[@steverogers8163]

The announcers were actually the real life announcers for several airports back then. They were a married couple.

[@MontagZoso]

Airplane is actually a near duplicate plot/script of the 1957 movie “Zero Hour” which the Airplane producers bought the rights to so they could spoof the original. Another reason why Airplane has that old fashioned dramatic music, propeller sounds, etc. There’s a great KZbin side by side comparison video on the two movies.

[@snowcat8971]

"We need to find someone on this plane who not only can fly a plane but didn't have fish for dinner." is an exact line from Zero Hour and a big reason why that movie was used as the source for Airplane.

[@inapickle806]

Everyone should watch the side by side. It makes it even funnier and they used a few of the same actors and a LOT of the melodramatic dialogue

[@totomomo18]

Great movie You should watch Top Secret 1984 from the same directors

[@MLJ7956]

That movie with Val Kilmer was hilarious 😂

[@Anson_AKB]

there are more movies by that trio Zucker-Abrams-Zucker. when the plane hit the antenna of a radio station, the station's name was WZAZ

[@sherrellbennett1333]

The man waiting in the taxi, Howard Jarvis, was, in 1978, the author of California Prop 13. It put a cap on property taxes and assessments until the property changed owners. My brother is still in his house that he owned back then and still only pays around $500 a year for taxes.

[@alexyoon2633]

Oh the infamous prop 13. Pretty much death sentence to CA school system ..

[@inapickle806]

​@@alexyoon2633yup

[@inapickle806]

​@@alexyoon2633commercial buildings have been using weird loopholes since then to pay virtually no taxes too, even after changing owners. I remember being a kid marching against prop 13 with my school. People did know what it was going to do.

[@weepingscorpion8739]

So, something I only recently found out: In the shot where a guy is unloading a washing machine in the back, the guy in the foreground is saying how high the plane is (700, 675, 650, 625 etc.), that actor is none other than Jonathan Banks who much later would be Mike Ehrmantraut in Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul. :)

[@honestabe1898]

Mel Brooks movies (Young frankenstein, blazing saddles, high anxiety, Spaceballs (which is spoof on Star wars).

[@PedroCastillo_1980]

The iconic line of this masterpiece "Surely you can't be serious.... I am serious and don't call me Shirley". In the beginning with the plane in the clouds and the music score is a Jaws reference

[@mickdarcy3063]

Blazing Saddles and Kung Fu Hustle are both amazing comedies to watch!

[@jameswilson7790]

Clearance Clarence. Roger Roger. Vector Victor. That's an adaptation of the greatest comedy sketch ever. "Who's on First" as performed and perfected by Bud Abbott and Lou Costello. It's a masterclass in wordplay and misunderstanding. There are several versions of this sketch on KZbin, but perhaps the most famous is from their television series. The "Retired Actors Home" episode from 1953 is the version shown on a continuous loop at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY. Even if you don't record a reaction to the sketch, you should try to watch it. You will find that a lot of today's comedy sketches draw inspiration from Abbott and Costello.

[@dscottmarion9232]

funniest thing about this bit is Roger always answers 'Huh?' or 'What?'

[@procopiusaugustus6231]

My daughter is in the Peace Corps. One of her projects is getting a basketball court installed in the village.

[@racing2cat]

"History of the World Part I" a Mel Brooks classic!🙂❤

[@dscottmarion9232]

+1!

[@davidwhite8535]

But I flunked flank

[@jamesvega6813]

one of the biggest jokes in the movie that ppl dont usually notice is the casting choice itself. in the directors commentary it was mentioned that most if not all the main cast and others were ppl who usually do roles from shows or films that are mostly serious or dramatic type instead of comedy, rather than ones who actually work in that genre. like example being that old woman who knows how to speak Jive... thats Barbara Billinsley, the OG actress who played as June Cleaver, the mother from 1957 show "Leave It to Beaver". Like NO ONE expected her to do that role lmao

[@FozzaCovers]

"Naked Gun Trilogy" of course, even though Nick has seen it, she might not have.

[@genkigirl4859]

Leslie neilsen is my god lol

[@hippiechic6772]

One minute in and I am here ...I am really looking forward to this very much.... Yay!

[@Powerranger-le4up]

In 1975, there was an actual food poisoning incident onboard a plane. Nearly 200 people got sick from contaminated breakfast omelets. Fortunately, the pilots hadn’t eaten the omelets (they had ordered steak dinners instead because their biological clocks were still on Alaska time) and were able to make an emergency landing and get help for the people. The incident caused many airlines to start serving different foods to passengers and crew.

[@ariadnepyanfar1048]

I think the Captain and Copilot have to eat different types of food too. Like one has the steak and the other has the chicken

[@ccthomas]

For a significant portion of my childhood, I actually thought a plane's automatic pilot was a blow-up doll.

[@dscottmarion9232]

Just FYI: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was not only a "real" basketball player, but one of the greatest of all time! Not only that, but he was also a black belt in karate who was taught by the one and only Bruce Lee and co-starred with him in the epic movie "Enter The Dragon", arguably one the greatest karate movies of all time. Perhaps that would be a good movie to check out down the road!

[@phillyphan1225]

At least they are getting a lot of it, I have seen reactors taking it seriously and saying OMG what are they saying? Thats crazy! Instead of realizing, it’s an entirely different kind of comedy altogether 😂

[@MJ-we9vu]

You can say that again.

[@georgesimon1760]

It's an entirely different kind of comedy

[@Fatsatan]

God i love this movie, one of the original great slapstick comedies of all time!

[@NightRanger-lz6tp]

Fun Fact on the Saturday Night Fever Spoof: While he was doing Airplane, actor Robert Hays (Ted Striker) was also doing a short lived sitcom called Angie and his Angie Co-Star Donna Pescow was in Saturday Night Fever. There is a sequel to Airplane 2 The Sequel which is also worth a look just to see William Shatner steal the show.

[@reedcockrell8126]

"Ssshhh!"

[@randallwilliamson3838]

Innerspace with Denis Quaid. I forgot all about the movie until a reaction popped up in my feed and it reminded me of how great the movie was, the reactor loved it also.

[@MimiKriesel]

Top secret is fun too 😂

[@blacktronlego]

You used to be able to smoke on a plane, but not during take-off or landing. Before the modern NATO radio alphabet, all the letters were represented by names (they still are in Russian). R was 'roger' and meant 'received' and is sometimes still used, although 'Romeo' is now used for 'R'. Yes, in the 'Saturday Night Fever' scene he is on wires. The beach scene is from another famous movie 'From Here to Eternity'. I love the three 'What is it...but that's not important right now' gags. He's clearly playing with the dog, not being attacked, they are among the friendliest breeds of dog. The growls and snarls were added to the sound post-production.

[@jennacolin3698]

You two are simply adorable! 🥰

[@0okamino]

That bar fight was just a “friendly” reminder. When the Girl Scouts show up at the door, you _will_ buy the cookies… if ya know what’s good for ya. 😉

[@anthonyflinn3305]

When they find out how funny this is the s***'s really going to hit the fan

[@bzbzob]

Looks like I picked the wrong week to stop doing bong hits while watching Airplane! reactions.

[@orangeandblackattack]

Great reaction with top shelf editing!

[@garylissimore2933]

This movie references at least 5 movies, the 3 airport movies, Saturday night fever, and from here to eternity. Seeing those movies makes some of the scenes funnier

[@johnniekight1879]

Jim's wife (Coffee lady) was in a commercial where she thinks "Jim never has a second cup at home".

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

Yeah, a fair amount of these jokes it definitely helps to have been an American television viewer from 1978-80🤣

[@erikawilliams9558]

Or have people tell you😊

[@Anson_AKB]

@@erikawilliams9558 or be a german where they adapted that "coffee thoughts" almost literally for another brand of coffee.

[@anathardayaldar]

29:00 The "Radar Range" was an early name for what we know today as the microwave oven.

[@jorgenkarlsson7528]

You should give "Support your local sheriff" with James Garner and Jack Elam a try. One of my favorite comedies, together with "Airplane". The beard on the guy behind the couple that opened the window was supposed to fly off while the window was open but they never managed to get it to work. Two of the three directors, The Zucker brothers, can be seen directing the plane into the building in the beginning.

[@jeremygeorgia4943]

I think the horse was meant to be a recognizable reference to The Godfather, as you mentioned, but also a subversion of that reference, once it becomes clear that the horse is actually alive.

[@chrism6229]

I think it is a reference that she is having an affair with some hung like a horse so they push it to a real horse.

[@dscottmarion9232]

I think it could be a reference to Kathryn the Great: Some called her the "Messalina of the Neva", while others termed her a nymphomaniac. There is also a legend that she died while having sex with a horse.

[@paultapner2769]

Being British I had never heard of Mr. Rogers until the Tom Hanks film came out. So now I finally understand that line. The things you learn.

[@Mecha-Weasel]

I suggest the classic "Thin Man" detective series. Its sort-of pre-film-noir detective movies with a little bit of a comedic slant.

[@toddhill7483]

Hey guys. Todd here. 30 plus year subscriber to Nun's Life and Modern Sperm Magazine. Excellent reaction.

[@ScreamingScallop]

18:42 There's an absolutely preposterous horror movie called _Mutant_ (AKA _Night Shadows)_ in which a doctor's assistant goes through a rapid transformation into a murderous monster while the doc, somehow unaware, describes the stages of the process only a couple of feet away. What makes the scene more ridiculous is that the movie was released in 1984, years after _Airplane!_

[@JulieFreyHomeWebBiz]

A truly epic comedy movie is the 1963 released "It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World". Produced and directed by Stanley Kramer, a dying man tells a group of people of buried treasure which leads to a madcap race to find it. Older movies show credits first so you see list of cast right away. Enjoy 1960's top stage, screen and TV stars that many of us grew up seeing.

[@ronbeck201]

And when the man dies. He literally kicks the bucket.

[@DFWTexan42]

Both have been said before, but in my own words - One thing young people don't pick up on in this movie, is that the plane is a jet, but it's making the sound of a propeller airplane. It just adds another layer of delicious silliness. Also, the passenger who spoke jive was actress Barbara Billlingsly, who played the mother in the 1950s sitcom "Leave It to Beaver". Having someone who had portrayed a typical white suburban mom, being completely adept at black slang, was a big part of the in joke. :)

[@sharonoconnor2849]

I'm so happy you 2 are watching this, one of my very quotable favs 😂😂

[@itt23r]

The George Zipp pep talk was not made up. It is from an old movie called KNUTE ROCKNE: ALL AMERICAN where Ronald Reagan played a Notre Dame football player named Geroge Zipp who was dying. And the coach trying to inspire his team at the big game told them Gipp's dying wish was that they would one day win one for the Gipper.

[@gershman23]

The horse in the bed is a partial callback to "The Godfather".

[@3DJapan]

I've just learned that Trans-American Airlines also appeared in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles.

[@0okamino]

Despite all the problems, flying Trans Am sounds pretty cool to me. I guess Pontiac were right about their slogan “We build excitement!”

[@brandonchurch9023]

10:35 Funny you saying they should compete with the couple in Pulp Fiction. The man in that, of course, was John Travolta. But the dance scene in this movie is parodying Saturday Night Fever. And the man dancing in that movie was ... John Travolta!

[@Blue-qr7qe]

Good job, guys - you really got the spirit of this film's humor.

[@MaxiRomero-wu3fw]

are you going to do airplane 2? also if you like this one check it out Hot shost! and Hot shots part two with Charlie Sheen are great

[@OrsonBuggy1958]

The folks that did this followed up with Top Secret! I highly recomment it, it's truly absurd and I think even funnier.

[@the_last_centurion]

Quynh always looks amazing. Dressed like she just got home from the office. Some great hair too.

[@dscottmarion9232]

I think a similar comedic movie that is worth checking out would be 'History of the World - Part I' with Mel Brookes. If you love this I know you would love that one too.

[@GothikBeerTV]

"I just want to tell you both, good luck. We're all counting on you."

[@pyrofan80]

“We’ve got to get these people to a hospital.” “A hospital!? What is it?” “It’s a big building with patients but that’s not important just now.”

[@arraymac227]

(note to self: see if Nick got the Mayo Clinic gag in his first watch... would be awesome if he did.)

[@elizabethtrask3790]

OMG, thank you for spelling out Quỳnh's name for us so we can gush about her in the comments while spelling her name correctly!❤🙏🏻

[@felixdk8727]

I suggest "Life of Bwian" by Monthy Python's Flying Circus and the TV-series "Fawlty Towers" by John Cleese. It was once labelled world's funniest TV-series

[@Heather-i1r]

Great video guys! You're both looking extra lovely today!

[@bighuge1060]

I've never seen someone laugh so hard before. I loved watching this reaction.

[@swamihuman9395]

- Movie script: "So ridiculous - literally" PERIOD.

[@XRos28]

Nick, if you want some insights, read EVERY movie's trivia on IMDB on videos, let alone comedies like this.

[@JCech40]

Please react to Wrongfully Accused after this. It is comedy with Leslie Nielsen too

[@darthmaul13]

And this movie is the reason why I never have fish on a plane! Also Quynh, I love your laugh!! So wholesome.

[@lc8155]

Another great reaction. Thanks!

[@RossWrock]

Hot Shots (and it's sequal) is along the line of Airplane, and VERY good.

[@cchavezjr7]

The coffee joke about "Jim never has a second cup at home" is from a coffee commercial in the 70s and 80s. Also, Ethel Merman was a famous actress and singer, especially in musicals on stage so the soldier who thought he was Ethel Merman was actually played by Ethel Merman, it was hilarious if you knew who she was.

[@NeithDollhouse]

You mentioned looking for other classic comedies to watch, you and your girlfriend definitely need to watch Young frankenstein, absolutely hilarious and a golden classic!

[@JargonThD]

So much of the humor is based in things only topical at the time. Boys' Life magazine. "Jim never has a second cup at home" from a commercial about coffee. "Since we watched that Ronald Reagan movie." Glad enough of the humor stood the test of time. Cheers for a fun reaction!

[@Ronald-ih9fm]

Some of the references in that movie were about things that were happening at that particular time, 1980.

[@nicholasregan6526]

9:32 This song has a different meaning for him. I'm dead 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jillgehrke]

Haven't even started the reaction, but already laughing.

[@danielmorency2242]

"TOP SECRET" is another off the wall comedy that has the same vibe as this... :)

[@ariadnepyanfar1048]

Fantastic reaction guys, you really got it even if you didn’t know ALL the references. I’s it cruel to admit I was happy Quynh laughed herself sick? I’m just so pleased she loved Airplane! Kung Fu Hustle is a different kind of comedy but has many very absurd moments, and a minor but very sweet love story. Plus martial arts!