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[@joshualandry3160]

No one seems to get that Valium is a pill that, among other things, makes you sleepy. Hence the jokes about Prince Valium being "a pill" and always being sleepy and high.

[@deepermind4884]

Plus, how many get the 'Dot Matrix' reference? (Is dot matrix printing still in use at all?)

[@flarrfan]

Also, the name is a throwback to comics hero Prince Valiant

[@shawnmiller4781]

Plus the twin blondes where the same two from the Wrigley’s double mint gum adds from the time.

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

Sure. Wasn't valium the inspiration for the Rolling Stones song, "Mother's Little Helper"?

[@amazingronaldo9656]

@@shawnmiller4781 And wasn't there twins in Blazing Saddles that the Governor has next to him?

[@DanGamingFan2406]

Mel Brooks, and George Lucas are actual friends. George gave Mel his complete blessing to do this parody. The only thing Mel was not allowed to do is sell actual toys, thus the infamous Merchandising scene in the movie. The Ships being see are actual Star Wars ships. George allowed Mel to use the actual models. George loves Space Balls, and laughed when he watched it according to interviews.

[@HikingPNW]

If I remember right the other thing he was asked was to not make Lone Star dress up like Han Solo. He never mentioned anything about not dressing up like Indiana Jones.

[@ClayLoomis1958]

While not shown in this reaction, the Millennium Falcon is in the parking lot when they arrive at the diner.

[@LordArthurWellesley]

Mark Hamill loved the movie too, he is a huge Mel Brooks fan.

[@xenowerks7020]

Really Great Merchandise you can never ever have.

[@WhiskyCanuck]

Industrial Light and Magic (Lucas' visual effects company - until he sold it to Disney) did the visual effects for the movie too.

[@PlaguedOne]

"If you have not seen Alien you must be like "What the fuck is thi-- WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS?!"" Glorious.

[@mmmmmduffbeer]

I still love the merchandising scene. In high school, a friend and I wrote "Spaceballs: The..." on all of our stuff. I recently found my TI-82 calculator with "Spaceballs: The Calculator" still written on it.

[@firefly24601]

This is the only movie I saw Bill Pullman in, until Independence Day. I almost spit out my drink when he showed up as the President... "President Lone Star???"

[@realisticthought1781]

Careful, you’ll get your radar jammed. Raspberry

[@treetopjones737]

See Jen Lynch's "Surveillance."

[@1massboy]

“Space balls?!” “Oh shit there goes the channel.” 😂

[@treetopjones737]

She was asking about sports in space, don't kill the channel YT. 😉

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

*_"What's that coming out of her nose?? SPACEBALLS??!!"_*

[@billbabcock1833]

When Yogurt said, "Walk this way" as he was showing the Spaceballs merch, he was using a line that is in 5 of his movies. The line is in this movie, Young Frankenstein, The Producers, Men In Tights and History Of The World Part One.

[@gugurupurasudaikirai7620]

My favorite bit of trivia about this movie is that it actually had double the budget that the first Star Wars movie did

[@3DJapan]

Yeah A New Hope was pretty low budget.

[@Cheepchipsable]

So what? Mel was an established film maker with popular films under his belt, Lucas was basically a big gamble, plus we are talking about a 10 year gap between films. Too bad Lucas couldn't see his way to have pay Dave Prowse paid properly since A New Hope never made a profit.

[@woeshaling6421]

a minor ammendment: those american diners were common 50's design. they persisted well into the 70's and 80's. some have survived to this day or newly constructed theme restaurants

[@estelyen]

We even have a few of them here in Germany, so it's not too difficult for you to go to one if you want Mari. It's a Restaurant chain called "Miss Pepper" and all their Restaurants look like typical American Diners of that golden era.

[@Thane36425]

The pattern was also in the Woolworth's lunch counters and places like High's Ice Cream shops. There was one of those near where I lived as a kid and we visited regularly .

[@shawnmiller4781]

The Budd company built a lot in their factory and then then would be transported to the location on site. They were famous for their stainless steel passenger rail cars

[@SailorAllan]

"steak & shake" come to mind design wise

[@treetopjones737]

50's theme diners ( re-creations ) were big in the 80's ( some have lasted ), that was the joke in Back to the Future II, it's an 80's theme diner with some 80's references.

[@donotevenbegintocare]

"Haha I bet people who've never seen Alien are thinking 'WTF?'......wait What the f...???"

[@panzerwolf494]

George Lucas, the guy behind Star Wars, helped with this film under the promise that the studio would not merchandise it. So all the merchandise moments were little pokes at Lucas

[@callmeshaggy5166]

My favorite bit is when Helmet shouts in his own voice to his people way across the desert, but then uses the megaphone on Colonel Sandurz right next to him.

[@Otokichi786]

"Spaceballs": Mel Brooks did to the Space Opera what he'd done to Hollywood Westerns with "Blazing Saddles" (1974). "If you can read this, you don't need glasses.";)

[@kermitcook8498]

❤❤❤ Mel, Mel, Mel. Never afraid to poke fun at anything. He is very good at his chosen profession. Too may to list them all, but some of my favorites. Dark Helmet playing with his dolls. The little Jawa wannabes dink dink song was for Col Bogey and the BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI. When our four heroes are about to meet Yogurt, that was a WIZARD of OZ moment. The singing dancing belly buster alien, Warner Brothers cartoon, ONE FROGGY EVENING. Lots of stupid sight and sound gags. And the inevitable fourth wall. So glad you had a great time as well. Looking forward to whatever's next. Stay well

[@matthewford5094]

There’s still many diners that look like that. The decor is often purposely nostalgic.

[@shawnmiller4781]

Most of those original diners are based on a prefabricated building that could be moved quickly that was developed by the Budd company after WWII. Budd was more famous as a railcar manufacturer but saw that the railroads were loosing out to airlines and building the diners was their way to diversity their product line

[@danieloconnor1005]

Besides no merchandising, Lucas asked Brooks to not make Lone Starr look like Han Solo. So Mel Brooks made him look like Indiana Jones!

[@BubblyRainbows]

During quarantine, my dad had a mask that said "Spaceballs: The Mask" on it. It made me laugh the first time I saw it.

[@vwlssnvwls3262]

Back when this movie came out, the Alien and Planet of the Apes references were fairly well known even if you had not seen those movies, because they had already been referenced and talked many times over the previous decade or so.

[@tempsitch5632]

Same with anything Godfather related.

[@ToddHansen-w2t]

The one thing I think most reactions always miss is who or what Michigan J. Frog is and how tied up the WB was in that personality. He has almost completely fallen off the cultural map in the last 25 years.

[@texasdustfart]

I had breakfast in a 50's themed diner this morning in Waco Texas complete with 50's music and red seats. I love your reactions, thank you for what you do.

[@tarzapopohead]

Lucas gave Mel Brooks all the rights and his effects department to achieve this movie, however he could not do any merchandise for the movie which is the reason for all the Spaceballs The joke.

[@danielhaas9612]

3 Amigos is another old comedy classic you should watch.

[@marcusfridh8489]

It got Patrice Martinez, the actress that played seniorita Victoria Escalante in the early 1990's Zorro the tv series, in it

[@theironherder]

Perhaps the most obscure reference in the movie is the character Prince Valium, which is funny because the Prince is always sedated. But many decades ago there was comic strip character named Prince Valiant, set in medieval times with medieval adventures but also with the same haircut.

[@DC_Prox]

When I saw this movie as a kid, I hadn't seen any of the Alien or Planet of the Apes movies, but I still got those references because those movies (and those specific scenes and elements) were part of the pop culture of the day. They had already been lampooned many times in cartoons and on Saturday Night Live and Mad Magazine etc.

[@spydude38]

If you enjoyed the 80s references in this movie you'll enjoy "Hot Shots" with Charlie Sheen.

[@cameraman502]

"Honey here's the life insurance for you to sign." "Ah I'll sign after my flight."

[@WhiskyCanuck]

IMO, Hot Shots Part Deux is much better than the first (for anyone not familiar, the first is more of a Top Gun parody & the second is more a Rambo spoof). As I recall, #1 pacing dragged at times, and the jokes were more hit & miss for me.

[@ZulcanPrime]

There is also Hot Shots Part Deuh and Top Secret.

[@coldwhite4240]

And if you know the Lethal Weapon and Die Hard series, then National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon is a good parody to watch too. Another comedy in the same vein.

[@-R.Gray-]

The voice of Dot Matrix was comedienne Joan Rivers, who used the phrase "Can we talk?" in her act all the time. A couple of things from the Star Trek TV series - "Beam me up Snotty" from Star Trek's "Beam me up Scotty", which is why Snotty was dressed as a Scottish person - and the improper technique of the Vulcan neck pinch.

[@cletus2580]

The Producers, should definitely be on your watch list.

[@williamii3108]

Yes! But so there’s no confusion, the original, with zero mostel and gene wilder.

[@michaelmcgee7683]

@@williamii3108maybe both? I prefer the new one with Broderick and Lane

[@chrisbiebel6205]

I think she hasn't seen Young Frankenstein either.

[@delicia3013]

Honestly though, I like the remake of The Producers with Nathan Lane & Matthew Broderick even more than the original.

[@williamii3108]

@@delicia3013 But to the theme here, the original was Mel Brooks' creation and his direction.

[@misterprickly]

Fun fact: The black Spaceball solider that "didn't find sh*t" when combing the desert, was played by *Tim Russ* aka Mr Tuvok from ST Voyager.

[@Thane36425]

Strange to hear a movie that came out when I was in high school called a classic. Anyway... The way the princess's car launched might be a nod to the "Thunderbirds" show, the one with the marionettes. Thunderbird 2 launched that way and the car vaguely resembles it. The Ford Galaxie (that is the right spelling) was a full sized sedan, mainly, produced in 1960s into the early 70s. The alien song and dance was a nod to Michigan J. Frog, a cartoon character who made a few appearances. He was something of a cursed frog found in a box in the foundation of a building. It would sing and dance, but only for the man who found it. Anyone else shows up, it's just a frog again. This caused the guy no end of trouble.

[@elzar760]

Rrrrrribit.

[@Bohica369]

Ford Galaxy is a double reference. The car, and Harrison Ford as Han Solo..... in a Galaxy Far Far Away.....

[@mikejankowski6321]

I never realized about Thunderbird 2...good catch!

[@Demigord]

"when will then be now?" is a frequently used quote, as is "they've gone to plaid"

[@codohundo]

You mentioned you don't get to see movies for the first time twice, but that's why I'm watching you, I get to see my favs for the first time again through your eyes. Thanks.

[@de606returns6]

One of my favorite spoof movies of all time, and honestly thanks to the community for having you watch all these movies so you could get the references it's always a shame when people don't get some of them Btw the Merchandise part is cool because when Mel Brooks went to George Lucas with this movie his only request was that no Merchandise was sold so they put it all there

[@lesliedaubert1411]

The Millennium Falcon is in the parking lot at the diner that Lonestar is at. Also the 7 singing creatures that give them water is a parody of jawas of Star Wars combined with the 7 dwarves of Snow White. That's why Lonestar mentions Disneyland. When they go to see Yogurt, it's a parody of The Wizard of Oz.

[@ripeager9338]

Its super good that you are watching a lot of great films before giving birth, as in years to come you'll be able to know which films will blow your child's mind and you'll get to watch them all over again to show your child :-) So you will get the first time watching experience twice once for you and once for watching your child enjoy it with you!

[@richardlong3745]

Unfortunately they haven't made Spaceballs 2, Mel Brooks wanted to make but it's been delayed for many different reasons over years, such the death of his then wife Anne Bancroft in 2005, in fact she was a famous actress in her own right and she was beautiful also. Mel Brooks just turned 97 in June so I doubt the second movie will happen, here's a important fact that you will appreciate especially Mary about Mel Brooks, he is a WW-2 Veteran and was U.S. Army Combat Engineer who was involved in "The Battle Of the Bulge", which is in your homeland area.

[@lordmortarius538]

It was going to be named Spaceballs 3: The Search for Spaceballs 2 to make fun of Star Trek 3 :P

[@richardlong3745]

@@lordmortarius538 Thanks for clarifying and updating me what wrote, once again thank you.

[@thejamppa]

I know its cliché to say pregnant woman: but Mary you do look absolutely radiant. I don't know how to describe it better. Thank you for reacting this absolutely gem of a movie!

[@alanholck9845]

There are a lot of 1980s cultural references that go right over the head if you don't pick up on them.

[@flarrfan]

There's a 1930s movie reference too...

[@amazingronaldo9656]

And 70s :)

[@carm3d]

@@flarrfan Which one?

[@flarrfan]

@@carm3d It Happened One Night..."He didn't take the million, just expenses."

[@ergoat]

Just some generational context: For a lot of American Millennials, this was the first movie that we watched that had copious amounts of over-the-top, hilarious swearing, including F-Bombs. It had us in hysterics. And it only slipped by most of our parents' (who otherwise would have forbade such movies) radars because it was "Star Wars"-ish, and only rated PG. It, as a pop culture pantheon artifact, blew our 7 year old (+/-) minds.

[@donotevenbegintocare]

5 year old at most. The oldest millenials are born 1982. If you were born 1980 you're Gen X

[@ergoat]

@@donotevenbegintocare You see, there was a breakthrough in home video marketing called VHS tapes, meaning you could watch movies like Spaceballs, sometimes for the first time, after 1987. Revolutionary, I know.

[@donotevenbegintocare]

@@ergoat You gave a specific age, which means you were talking about the theater release. Otherwise you wouldn't have given a specific age because it could be watched on VHS at any age

[@ergoat]

@@donotevenbegintocare Yeah... that VERY specific age I said of "7 year old (+/-)" Oh, and you've deduced I meant theatrical release... because I didn't mention watching it in theaters once? Clever sleuthing there Sherlock, you've almost broke open the case. Keep up this level of detective work, and you might just win "Biggest dork on KZbin of the day", but you still have some work to do, as you've barely cracked the Top 250. I can't wait for the next line of inquiry-- Is a millennial 1980, 1981, or 1982. The world is waiting for your verdict! You are doing the lord's work!

[@cathyvickers9063]

​@@donotevenbegintocareI've seen a lot of movies released before I was born up thru my toddler years *for the first time* on network TV, then on VHS; then on KZbin. What's relevant is that *I* had never seen them before, and that was the first medium I saw them in. It has nothing to do with seeing them in the theater.

[@lexwells4763]

If you enjoyed this Mel Brooks comedy then you might also enjoy "Life Stinks."

[@Stogie2112]

The poor guy in the Diner was indeed John Hurt, reprising his role!

[@cathyvickers9063]

Prince Valium is a play on comic strip character Prince Valiant. He's yawning because Valium is a brand of sleeping medicine.

[@YouHaventSeenMeRight]

One of my favorite moments is Dark Helmet playing with his dolls and Colonel Sanders walking in on him. The other is the "What is it Colonel Sanders? Chicken?" moment, which is a sly KFC joke they snuck in there.

[@bgarvey21]

I love Mel Brooks and this Movie. Probably one reference people don't get is the reference to one of the greatest films of all time 1934's film It Happened One Night. A Guy is trying to take a spoiled girl back to her father and get a reward. They can't stand each other but fall in love. At the end he doesn't take the reward but just his expenses just like this movie. If you want to see one of the greatest romantic comedies of all time, I would highly recommend watching it.

[@vorpal120]

Thanks for this one! It's great you got to see this one after some of the references. The Alien reference is actually a tribute to the Warner Brothers cartoon character Michigan J. Frog or "The Singing Frog." It is a short cartoon that will make clear what the Alien is doing but the frog shows up in a ton of Warner Bros. Cartoons. The first time I saw the frog was in the movie "1001 Rabbit Tales" which is just a "clip-show" of old cartoons set in a through-story of Bugs Bunny telling tales to a kid alla "One Thousand and One Nights" where we get the stories of Aladdin, Shahrazad, and Shahryar. Have you seen any of the old Warner Bros. Cartoons? It might be a purely American thing. Classic Bugs stuff would be "Rabbit Seasoning" or "Rabbit of Seville." Anyone else have any favorite Warner Bros. Cartoons?

[@Jsspres]

Spaceballs Documentary kzbin.info/www/bejne/pIHJZYOBfL16m5Y All of Mel Brooks' previous movies can be seen in the Mr. Rental library.

[@erictaylor5462]

I have an impossible memory related to this movie. When I was in 5th grade my class took a state test. Our teacher told us if we did well on the test we'd get to watch a movie in class rather than doing school work. We did do well on the test and I very clearly remember the movie we watched was Space Balls. Only that would be impossible I was in 5th grade in 1981, 6 years before the movie was made! It's been driving me crazy for years now, because I can't remember what movie we did watch.

[@rromano158]

The scene when they were walking toward the large statue of Yogurt was symbolizing 1939 colorized movie "The Wizard of Oz". The princess is Dorothy, Dot-Matrix is the Tin Man, Barf is the cowardly lion, and Lonestar is the scarecrow (at least I think that is who they are supposed to represent).

[@deepermind4884]

Wizard of Oz was not 'colorized', per se. The 'Oz' portion of the movie was made in Technicolor.

[@mikejankowski6321]

You absolutely nailed the who's who you gave, but left out the intimidating, fire-spewing edifice for Yogurt/The Wizard.

[@brianb8060]

Disneyland opened on July 17, 1955. Walt Disney World opened on October 1, 1971.

[@deepermind4884]

DisneyLand is in Annaheim, California & DisneyWorld is in Orlando, Florida. DisneyLand Paris opened in 1992. 🗼🏰

[@treetopjones737]

She asked about the original.

[@BDogg2023]

I won tickets on the radio to see a premier showing of this movie when I was a kid. My mom drove me 2 hours RT to pick up the tickets, but then wouldn’t take me to the movie. I’ve held it against the movie ever since, and to this day have still never seen it all the way through, but somewhere in a souvenir box filled with ticket stubs, I still have that premier invite. 😂

[@deepermind4884]

Couldn't they have mailed you the tickets, & your mother taken you to the premiere?

[@What_Makes_Climate_Tick]

Argh! I grew up in a small town, but by the time this movie came out, lived in a larger city and had my own ride. Our local theater operated as a second-run theater, so you got a big discount but had to wait a long time for popular movies. I remember waiting a very long time for The Empire Strikes Back.

[@BDogg2023]

@@What_Makes_Climate_Tick Those were great! Saw so many movies at the $2 theater!

[@CyberBeep_kenshi]

I can watch this movie any day and still have fun. Seen it countless times. And may the Swarch be with youuououoououoou

[@mrwidget42]

Was that John Hurt again as the victim of the house special?

[@rickwoodham4570]

Yes it was

[@sabalomglitz6478]

Sir John Hurt

[@Uatu-the-Watcher]

26:03 This had me cracking up. Interrupting her imaging someone saying WTF, she experiences it first hand. Directly and immediately. :-)

[@oobrocks]

Unlike too many reactors, you was very wise to watch the movies first: ❤. Ps: I have to skip over the Pizza the Hut scene 😢 (Ford Galaxy was a car model 😅) PSs: Disney launched 1955. More trivia: Mel Brooks put in the scene of merc bc he wasn’t allowed to sell Star Wars stuff from this movie 😅

[@becausethemailneverstops9350]

Pretty sure the Ford Galaxy line was a reference to Harrison Ford who played Han Solo. Lone Starr was a parody of Han Solo.

[@oobrocks]

Perhaps

[@treetopjones737]

Disneyland, yes.

[@redentortiongco5686]

"Mary" the Schwartz be with you"...( may the Schwartz be with you).....gotta love those mel brooks movies...I got some movie suggestions..Hot Shots parts 1&2 (charlie sheen).... Maverick (mel gibson) not to be confused with tom cruise's top gun movie...Man of the House ( tommy lee jones) and Baby's day out. Have a nice day.

[@lurkerrekrul]

Prince Valium - Valium is a type of tranquilizer that can help you sleep, which is why he's always shown to be tired. His name is also a play on the name Prince Valiant, who was a comics character. "Shall I have Snotty beam you down?" - That's a parody of Star Trek. There was a character named Scotty, who was the had engineer, and they used teleporters called "Transporters" to get from the ship to the surface of a planet and back again, or to other ships. The process was called "Beaming". As in "Beam us down." or "Beam me aboard."

[@cstuewe]

"combing the desert" was my favorite gag in the whole movie.

[@Matej_Sojka]

Please watch The Fanboys from 2009. It is to Star Wars what Galaxy Quest is to Star Trek.

[@qa1327]

3:19 it was great to hear you say rt dooty again! 26:04 this made me laugh so much how quickly you went from “I get this reference” mindset to “WTQuack”.

[@jarsenaultj]

Mary at 26:01 "If you have not seen Alien you must be like 'What the f?!?'" Mary a half second later "What the f?!?"

[@gordon861]

Another Mel Brooks classic. A couple more movies to look out for Small Soldiers (1998) and Spaced Invaders (1990).

[@prollins6443]

Omg! Spaced invaders was an amazing movie!

[@gerardcote8391]

The Alien singing is a reference to a short cartoon called Michigan J Frog. Is only about 5 minutes but if you watch it you'll get that joke. When the first meet Yogurt, that scene is a reference to the Wizard of Oz.

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

That beginning shot of the spaceship SPACEBALL ONE: *_"Size Matters"_* Also, I still want a bumper sticker that says *"I ❤️ URANUS."* 🤭

[@mevb]

The part where the alien puts on a top hat and sings "Hello my baby" and dances, is from the Merrie Melodies Chuck Jones cartoon One Froggy Evening, where Michigan J Frog sings that very song (the song IS from the cartoon itself).

[@Chris-sm9ep]

@Movieswithmary someone may have already mentioned it but their was never a Spaceballs 2. The closest we got was Spaceballs: The Animated series I think it came out in 2008 and each episode parodies something different.

[@darkkhalwb]

It's not the size of the Schwartz, it's how you handle it.

[@gloomycrayon355]

This video is 31 mins long and it’s been out for 13 mins, I can already tell you this is a Mary classic

[@WadeWallenstein]

This is one of my favorite films! I've watched it so much I can quote the entire thing 😂

[@twiddlinbits]

I love your Christopher Walken impression (23:36).

[@randallshuck2976]

"Blazing Saddles" in space. Good choice. It will be interesting if you get all of the other movie references hat are in the spoof. Thanks for taking the time.

[@LockeTheCole]

A fun bit of trivia about this movie is that Brooks felt it might tread too close to Star Wars at times so he went and asked George Lucas for permission. Lucas gave him permission but said it was conditional on them not making merchandise of the movie. That is where the whole Spaceballs: The Merch scene came from, mocking SW for all it's merch and the line "Merchandising: Where the real money from the movie is made" is in reference to his talk with Lucas.

[@mikealvarez2322]

I just showed your reaction to Spaceballs to my next door neighbor and he picked up on a couple of jokes you might have missed. When Lone Star is sitting by the fire and tells the Princess he was born somewhere in the Ford Galaxy it's a play on words. A Ford Galaxie (not a misspelling) is a model of a car that was very popular from 1959-1974. It was replaced by the Ford LTD. When the 4 enter Yogurt's cave and approach his statue, it's a short parody on the Wizard of Oz scene where Dorothy, Tin Man, Scare Crow, and Cowardly Lion approach the Wizard for the first time. I can't believe I missed these two scenes.

[@Aaron-io8vw]

The salute the space balls give where you raise your arm with the fist like that in a uppercut motion and slap your biceps with the other hand us a obscene gesture in countries like Italy, France, Brazil, Soaiin, and parts of tHE United states and Canada.

[@jonmercano1138]

“I wonder if they sold those after this movie” Funny you should say that, George Lucas’s one condition when he gave the ok for this movie was that they _don’t_ sell merchandise. There’s probably custom made ones nowadays

[@SonOfMuta]

15:28 Disneyland opened in Anaheim, California July 17, 1955. Disney World in Orlando, Florida opened October 1, 1971

[@davidvanriper60]

Hi Mary; you are glowing as usual.... 😍😍😍😍 Happy to see you finally get to this great movie! I have watched it more times than I can count and still get chuckles...

[@jjkhawaiian]

It's R2D2, Mary. The short-round android. C3PO is the gold-plated android.

[@davewhitmore1958]

So glad you watched all the movies to catch the references in this!

[@ashnodmtg]

I saw this movie when I was 7 years old, I was staying over at my cousins house, and his older brother put it on to shut us up.

[@3DJapan]

When this came out most people had seen the movie it parodies. I'm sure they didn't expect people would still be watching the film all these years later.

[@Tan-Tan666]

Mary, if you ever visit the U.S. you can still find those 1950's style diner's like that. I'd bet there would be one not too far from you no matter where you visited in the U.S. Some still have functioning jukeboxes and other cool stuff.

[@NealMarchuk]

So glad you enjoyed this movie! It was a favourite for me and my brothers growing up. We'd seen the Star Wars movies, and we knew about "Star Trek", so that allowed us to appreciate most of the jokes. As kids, we didn't understand the references to "Planet of the Apes" or "Alien", but our parents were able to explain them to us. My favourite moments from this movie are Dark Helmet's much-too-extreme close-up, and this one: "What's your name?" "Barf." "Your full name!" (grandly) "Barfolomew!" My favourite moment from you: (alien pops out) "Anyone who didn't watch 'Alien' would probably think, 'What the f@@k is this!?'" (alien starts singing and dancing) "What the f@@k is this!?" Just to explain that part -- the song and dance routine is borrowed from an animated short by Warner Bros. called "One Froggy Evening". The story is about a man who finds a singing frog, but it only sings for him. Those of us who grew up watching Looney Tunes cartoons on Saturday mornings knew it right away. You're looking great, Mary! All the best to you and the baby!

[@solongdentahlplaan7975]

Does anyone recognize Ned Ryerson capturing the stunt doubles, because I sure as heckfire do.

[@christopherlundgren1700]

Bing!

[@DukaM757]

From what I've read, they weren't allowed to use actual Han Solo's uniform. Therefore they dressed Lone Starr as Indiana Jones :D

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

@MovieswithMary >>> There are so many GREAT quotes from this movie. *_"He beamed me TWICE last night. It was WONDERFUL."_* *_"You heard of me?"_* *_"Who hasn't heard of Yogurt??"_* *_"Say goodbye to your two best friends. And I don't mean your pals in the Winnebago."_* *_"Oh, no...NOT AGAIN!"_* *_"I knew it. I'm surrounded by A§§HOLES."_* 🤭🤭🤭

[@whoarocket]

I appreciate that the Tesla car company is not afraid to joke around and not take themselves too seriously. The "Ludicrous Mode" that they included in their cars, and the race track capable "Plaid Edition" are references to the speeds of the Spaceballs ship. And the stereo volume and fan speeds in the cars go to a maximum number of 11 instead of 10, which is a reference to the rock music mockumentary This is Spinal Tap.

[@Laga98]

Out of Order!? Fuck!! Even in the FUTURE nothing works!

[@mikejankowski6321]

So true, that one aged magnificently.

[@Charlee1776]

New Jersey is known as "The Diner Capital of The World" because (at least for many years) it has/had the most diners in the world. You can still go there and find diners of all sorts and many still open 24 hours a day.

[@MrYoup11]

Snotty was a spoof of the original Star Trek cast member Scotty. One of big saying was Scotty beam me up, which in these scenes, Scotty was at the controls of the Ships Teleporter.

[@carm3d]

To "give someone the raspberry" is an old-timey insult gesture. To stick out your tongue and make a fart sound with your mouth. The guy working the jammed radar station was also in Police Academy. Worth a watch. A "Druish Princess" is a reference to a "Jewish Princess"; A stereotypical spoiled American Jewish woman. Schwartz means black. You may remember Blazing Saddles, the Jewish/Native American chief saw the black people in the wagon and said "Schvartzes!"

[@conchfritters01]

There is a diner in Duluth Minnesota like what you mentioned. Was there once when they had a barbershop quartet in there singing. Was so random and awesome - I was just stopping through. Bring your future family over for a US visit in a few years!!😊

[@Cheepchipsable]

That bit about the Druish Princess was a gag on a kind of meme at the time of what was referred to as JAPs, or Jewish American Princess, basically a spoilt Jewish girl as I understand it. Lots of Jewish references and Yiddish words snuck into his films. John hurt had actually worked on a Mel Brooks produced film in 1980.

[@campagnollo]

Having custom car plates in America are fairly common if you are willing to pay a higher cost. But what you can have on your plate is as highly regulated as child naming in Germany/Deutschland.

[@stoicoutrider2788]

We have a diner in Philadelphia called Nifty Fifty's and it's all like red seats and milkshakes and neon lights and stuff. Always packed, though.

[@RichardinNC1]

One of my favorite movies of all time! I love ludicrous speed. Did you catch that Tesla Model S performance mode is "ludicrous speed"? And their latest top model is a Tesla Plaid!! PS: There are still plenty of 50's diners in the US. Even Charlotte North Carolina has one. Aluminum outside and red vinyl booths as well. Some even have modern juke boxes at the tables, that pull up MP3s.

[@WhiskyCanuck]

For some of these jokes, the source material was so prevalent in pop culture that I think even people who hadn't seen them (SW, Alien, Planet of the Apes) still knew the joke & got it. But time marches on & that's no longer the case so then newer audiences really do need to see these things first to get the references.

[@Drawkcabi]

That was Dom Deluise as Pizza the Hut. He also played the director of the musical at the end of Blazing Saddles and he was Don Giovanni in Robin Hood: Men in Tights. If you keep watching Mel Brooks movies you'll see him again, like actually see him though. Like Cloris Leachman, Madeline Kahn, and Harvey Korman, Brooks liked having him in many of his movies. Deluise also had the starring role in the 1979 comedy-drama movie *Fatso*, a good, but not great, sweet and sentimental little movie, that is also worth watching if you are ever in the mood for something like that. The film was produced and directed by Anne Bancroft and she starred in it too, she is one of the legendary actresses of Hollywood and she was also Mel Brooks' wife from 1964 until her death in 2005. Deluise also was a good friend of Burt Reynolds (Jack Horner in Boogie Nights) and they did a lot of movies together. Also, recommending again you watch *The Muppet Movie* (1979) I really think you'll like it and it's a great time for you to see it! 😊 Best Regards!

[@williamrosmer8381]

The reason the guy said "not again" when the alien came out is it's the same actor from alien too

[@mikemeggison5084]

"Give you the raspberry" = making a fart noise with your tongue at someone. That's yet another dad joke hidden in the jam scene.

[@myopicautisticmetal9035]

Omg, I can't believe I have been watching this movie since it came out and I just now got the joke "Some where in the Ford Galaxy" a Doff of the cap to Mel Brooks!

[@becausethemailneverstops9350]

Ford Galaxy being a reference to Harrison Ford who played Han Solo? Lone Starr was a parody of Han Solo.

[@Richmond117]

I like that Joan Rivers is the voice Dot.

[@mikealvarez2322]

It's hard to believe, but Mel Brooks was a combat engineer during WW2. I believe he was in the Battle of the Bulge.