It was when Marty Feldman said it.
Not so much when the answer is along the lines of "Honey, if I could walk that way, I wouldn't need __________."
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Not so much when the answer is along the lines of "Honey, if I could walk that way, I wouldn't need __________."
Monty Python made fun of that joke a few times.
And yes, Marty Feldman made it his own, really. Now, every time I hear that line in any movie, I'm expecting someone to make a Young Frankenstein reference... but no-one ever does.
Ooh... a character that is talked about but never seen. Old.
And... I'm not a professional, but I can fix this (only to make it worse).
And... I'm not a professional, but I can fix this (only to make it worse).
"According to my calculations, everything will go as planned."
(Disastrous result.)
"Forgot to carry the one."
(Disastrous result.)
"Forgot to carry the one."
Oh my.
As well as the engine that drives that modern-day masterpiece, American Beauty.
I can only remember it being said about 5 times in 18 episodes and 3 of them were in the first episode. Besides that is a good running joke for IT support, since that is usually either the thing to do or the first thing they ask...
Oh... what about a guy struggling to do something for hours only to have a woman figure it out in about 5 seconds? 
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Oh... what about a guy struggling to do something for hours only to have a woman figure it out in about 5 seconds?
Akin to that is the guy trying to pick the lock and someone else just rolls their eyes and kicks it in.
I'd have to go with Steve Martin's "I want a f*cking car..." bit from Trains, Planes, and Automobiles. A friend and I were howling when we first saw this scene in a theater way back when. Now I barely crack a smile. All I can figure is that I hear the 'F' word so many times a day now that I've gotten desensitized.
Wow, and I thought it was just me. Watched my Bottom dvd's just a few months ago and had the same reaction. Mildly amusing rather than lol funny like I remember.
Yow. Doctor Who actually used that one last season.
Wow, and I thought it was just me. Watched my Bottom dvd's just a few months ago and had the same reaction. Mildly amusing rather than lol funny like I remember.
Yow. Doctor Who actually used that one last season.
Mel Brooks and Aerosmith sure thought so.
I'll add 'any woman punches any man' when the hilarity is supposed to result merely from that. Its 2009. We know a woman can throw a punch. It was funny when Loretta Swit did it on MASH. She was the last.
Oh... what about a guy struggling to do something for hours only to have a woman figure it out in about 5 seconds?
Akin to that is the guy trying to pick the lock and someone else just rolls their eyes and kicks it in.
Or demonstrates that it wasn't even locked by simply opening it!
"Nope. I won't do it. I will never do it and you can't make me. Not in a million years." Then, next scene, they're doing it. Very common on Buffy.
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