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11. They couldn't release Blazing Saddles today!

Mon Dec 29, 2025, 12:58 PM

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Too many people would very offended. The recruiting scene to attack Rock Ridge by all racist stereotypes would offend the magas !

I have the DVD of all the Mel Brooks movies. He is a great writer/director! And if I'm channel surfing and see it on it draws me back in to watch!

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What is a scene in a movie that always makes you laugh? Mine is the camp fire scene in Blazing Saddles. What's yours? [View all] debm55 Yesterday OP

Also Blazing Saddles: lastlib Yesterday #1

Thank you , lastlib. Richard Pyror was also a writer for the movie. debm55 Yesterday #6

Return of the Pink Panther pdxflyboy Yesterday #2

Extremely funny movies. I love the scene where he casually, leans on the globe and falls over. Walleye Yesterday #4

Agree, thank you very much for sharing with us. Walleye. debm55 Yesterday #8

Thank you very much. I loved the Pink Panther movies. debm55 Yesterday #7

The "Puttin' on the Ritz" scene in "Young Frankenstein". Silly but hilarious Walleye Yesterday #3

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH. thank you Walley. debm55 Yesterday #9

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels leftieNanner Yesterday #5

HAHAHahahahahhahha Thank you very much, leftieNanner. debm55 Yesterday #10

Also this scene EYESORE 9001 Yesterday #18

OMG. Thank you for that scene. EYESORE 9001. That is so funny. debm55 23 hrs ago #38

They couldn't release Blazing Saddles today! kimbutgar Yesterday #11

You as so right about that. kimbutgar. Mel Brooks is an icon. I love the part of your post where you stated about the debm55 Yesterday #14

The Aretha Franklin scene in Blues Brothers mucifer Yesterday #12

Yes it was funny, Thank you very much for reminding me of that, mucifer. debm55 22 hrs ago #39

Something from My Cousin Vinny PufPuf23 Yesterday #13

HAHAHHAHHAHAHAH. Thank you , PufPuf23 That is hilarious. I think she won the Academy Award for that role debm55 Yesterday #27

Food fight in "Animal House" Ritabert Yesterday #15

HAHAHHAHAAHHAHHA I agree. Thank you Ritabert debm55 Yesterday #25

To Be Or Not To Be JoseBalow Yesterday #16

HAHAHHAHAHAH. Thank you very much, JoseBalow. That is funny. And Jack Benny still looked facially the same as in later debm55 Yesterday #24

I'm going low brow Keepthesoulalive Yesterday #17

HAHHAHAHAHHAH. That's funny, low brow or not. Thank you Keepthesoulalive. debm55 Yesterday #23

Ballad of Buster Scruggs - saloon scene Emile Yesterday #19

Thank you very much, Emile. I have never seen that movie before and was not expecting that . You made me laugh. debm55 Yesterday #22

Idk why it came to me first... Toilet scene in dumb and dumber kerouac2 Yesterday #20

HAHAHHAHHAHHA Thank you very much kerouac2 debm55 Yesterday #21

ludicrous. speed. Spaceballs. its also a Mel Brooks film. always ROFL cutroot Yesterday #26

Thank you very much. cutroot. Love Mel Brooks. debm55 23 hrs ago #36

John Cleese Mz Pip Yesterday #28

HAHAHAHHAHAHA. Thank you very much, Mz Pip. John was brilliant. comedian debm55 Yesterday #33

Bringing Up Baby Jeebo Yesterday #29

HAHAHAHAHA. Thank you so much. Jeebo. debm55 Yesterday #31

The mirror scene! johnp3907 Yesterday #30

Thank you very much johnp3907 that is hilarious. I remember Lucy doing doing a scene like this with Harpo. debm55 Yesterday #32

"I have a gub"... some_of_us_are_sane Yesterday #34

HAHAHAHHAHHAH. That is funny. Thank you very much, some_of_us_are_sane. debm55 23 hrs ago #35

THe birds scene from High Anexity LogDog75 23 hrs ago #37

HAHHAHAHAHAHHHAAH. I watched and was laughing so hard I was crying. Husband, Rich , came in to see if I was okay. I went debm55 20 hrs ago #44

Yes, it was part of a parody of Alfred Hithcock movies LogDog75 15 hrs ago #46

Thank you . Will definitely look for the movie. debm55 7 hrs ago #50

There are many, but I love me some Ouiser!!! hamsterjill 21 hrs ago #40

HAHAHHHAHHAHA I remember that scene---funny as heck.Thank you very much, hamsterjill debm55 21 hrs ago #41

welcome back, welcome back welcome back me , choose , ok ok. AllaN01Bear 20 hrs ago #42

Thank you very much AllaNO1Bear. I got things straighten out with my family. I love that scene---hilarious. Going to go debm55 20 hrs ago #43

"As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly..." -- "WKRP in Cincinnati" artemisia1 16 hrs ago #45

HAHAHAHAHH. Thank you very much, artemisia1 . I loved that show. That episode was a total winner. debm55 7 hrs ago #49

From "The Big Lebowski"... GReedDiamond 13 hrs ago #47

HAHAHHAHAHa, I remember the Dude. So many funny scenes. Thank you GReedDiamond. debm55 8 hrs ago #48

The god damned pen is blue! SheltieLover 7 hrs ago #51

HAHAHAHHHAHAH. Thank you SheltieLover. I saw it when it first came out and it was a laugh a minute. Have watched it debm55 7 hrs ago #52

I'm due to watch again SheltieLover 7 hrs ago #53

Do It, my friend. debm55 7 hrs ago #54

Monty Python Search for the Holy Grail surfered 7 hrs ago #55

HAHAHAHAHHAHAHa Thank you very much, surfered. That movie was so funny. debm55 5 hrs ago #62

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Same movie- the Frankenstein sex scene. lark 6 hrs ago #57

HAHAHHHAHAH. Thank you lark. Thank scene was great. debm55 5 hrs ago #64

Getting Nathan some Huggies in Raising Arizona Lars39 6 hrs ago #58

HAHAHHA. Yes, Thank you. Lars39 Funny movie. debm55 5 hrs ago #63

Oh, I thought of one I hadn't seen mentioned yet - Little Shop of Horrors. lark 6 hrs ago #59

Thank you very much for sharing with us. lark. debm55 3 hrs ago #67

Teri Garr's tirade in Tootsie Mad_Dem_X 6 hrs ago #60

She sure was. thank you for sharing with us. Mad_Dem_X debm55 4 hrs ago #65

Monty Python and the holy grail "Bring out your dead!" scene. mwmisses4289 6 hrs ago #61

HAHAHAHAHAHAHHHA. Thank you very much, mwmisses. I agree with both scenes. RIP Rob debm55 4 hrs ago #66