Coincidentally enough, Krispy Kreme was giving out two free donuts per person yesterday.Three cop cars zipped by me lights whirling, then another two a few minutes later and the first thing that popped into my head was the opening of ”The Naked Gun”. I’ve had the darn theme song in my head all day. There must have been a special on doughnuts somewhere.
"We would have come sooner but your husband wasn't dead then"
Just sharing it so everyone else has the chance to have that thrumming through their brain for a week.
Nah not a touch. We do humour over here!Hey Alum Ladd, when “The Naked Gun” movie first came out in England, do you remember if there was any outrage from critics or the general public about the Queen’s depiction in the movie?
Nah not a touch.
The series is quite good. It's available on DVD and probably is available at your local library.Hey Alum Ladd, when “The Naked Gun” movie first came out in England, do you remember if there was any outrage from critics or the general public about the Queen’s depiction in the movie?
I never got to see the series, only the movies. This is what I remembered:
I wish I could see this movie in a packed theater.
The series is quite good. It's available on DVD and probably is available at your local library.
I'm sure it's on YouTube or DailyMotion at lower quality.
Leslie Nielsen was a treasure!"We would have come sooner but your husband wasn't dead then"
I love the British sense of humor (or humour as they inexplicably spell it ). It regularly embraces the droll and is often dry. Douglas Adams and Terry Pratchett are favorite authors of mine. Sadly, we don't really have access to the Hitchhikers Guide radio (and TV?) series here. Similarly, we don't really have the Discworld movies here.Nah not a touch. We do humour over here!
We got Police Squad! on TV in 1982 and the audience 'got it'
It was cult viewing here and was a bit of a mold breaker for US TV comedy we thought TBH.
Airplane! (1980) was quite a smash over here, so Abrahams' and the Zucker brothers absurdist writing style really worked with the UK sense of humour. The same with Police Squad!
Excellent writers.
"Not now Arthur!"
One for us Brits. The great Eric Morecambe.
I still can’t walk past a paper bag without picking it up and doing Eric’s trick with the imaginary ball."Not now Arthur!"
Their Christmas night shows were a complete smash.
Maybe 18 million views according to contemporary ratings. Every household was watching M&W on those nights, and a huge share of views on their standard series runs.
I watched them all in the early 70's. Classic comedy gold with a significant amount of absurdism also.
Thanks for the post @Mr. Shavington , it brings back very happy memories.
I don't remember that, but I do remember being very impressed when I watched Minions by how they got the Queen looking just right for that time period. It's the little details like that that can make or break a movie, especially an animated one.Hey Alum Ladd, when “The Naked Gun” movie first came out in England, do you remember if there was any outrage from critics or the general public about the Queen’s depiction in the movie?
Frito Ray:Three cop cars zipped by me lights whirling, then another two a few minutes later and the first thing that popped into my head was the opening of ”The Naked Gun”. I’ve had the darn theme song in my head all day. There must have been a special on doughnuts somewhere.
Back when movies were actually funny instead of pseudo-intellectual scolds."We would have come sooner but your husband wasn't dead then"