Posted on 05/28/2018 12:57:18 PM PDT by PJ-Comix
Mrs. Fablo;s Tiny Town - visiting a prison (discussing the sentences of the inmates in a maximum security prison)
Mrs. Falbo: ohh and Mohammed, what about you?
Inmate: MANSLAUGHTER!
Mrs. Fablo: Well if we had learned to just put in our old friend Mr. Apostrophe, we would have had...
Mr. Messenger: MAN’S LAUGHTER, Mrs. Falbo
Mrs. Falbo: That’s right, MAN’S LAUGHTER
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWzjE2MfC-I
What fits into Russia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3lz2GFfkEg&list=PLmj1kLz9ogyc_2mXjXM8KHzuexHaTNCUH
“too bad for capitalist convicts and kangaroos who inhabit this God-forsaken place, Austrailia!...HAHAHA, giant continent! Giant joke!”
That was one of their best episodes with Hey, Georgy: “How will I know what is wrong? Oh, no! Uzbeks drunk my battery fluid! Thanks, Georgy!” or What Fits Into Russia: “Look at rest of world! Is almost gone!” Sheer genius.....
“It’s a crane shot! Merry Christmas, Johnny!!!”.
The greatest tv show of the 70-80s. Always made SNL fade into oblivion. I remember when I was young and single, coming home from an evening out and watching it after the final credits of SNL.
The Uzbeks are a Turkic ethnic group; the largest Turkic ethnic group in Central Asia. They comprise the majority population of Uzbekistan but are also found as a minority group in Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Russia and China. Uzbek diaspora communities also exist in Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan.
Bflr
Where have all you guys been when I’ve lamented the end of Show Business smarts on FR?
Now I find out there are actual freepers who not only remember Guy Caballero but remember his un-pc attempts at sympathy.
Remember when he was dropped from his wheelchair from the ceiling during the SCTV Awards?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMUCnCUbm-U
Strelnokoff Vodka Commercial
Not like decadent Uzbeks who will never amount to much.
The Queen Haters lol
I bet you didn’t know that Count Floyd was actually SCTV newsman Floyd Robertson. /s
My uncle back in Toronto used to work for Eugene Levy and John Candy before they came stateside for Second City. Rick Moranis, he told me would write 10 full skits in 2 hours straight while drinking Jack Daniels...
“Uzbeks! Don’t give them money or matches.”
“Uzbeks! The weak link in the chain of socialism.”
Now...I was deployed to Uzbekistan in 2003-04. More Uzbeks working on our base during daylight than Americans. They seemed OK; secular when it came to Islam, liked their vodka, and the women dressed as they pleased especially when it was 110 F. out. Many spoke English but learn some Russian & you could talk to all of them. Uzbeks I met seemed to like Americans.
I also learned that many Russians regard Uzbeks as subhuman. But two Uzbek schoolteachers who taught a Russian night class later became Christians while I was there.
Imagine trying to make Blazing Saddles today! Or Mel Brooks’ Hitler Rap. Or Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels.
Lucky for me, I was introduced to the joys of satire when I was in High School in the 70’s in a Satire in Literature class. Sadly, satire is now dead.
Too bad today’s culture doesn’t realize what a powerful weapon satire is.
SCTV was forced to operate on a notoriously stingy budget, which is why you see them doing a lot of cheap “neighbourhood shots” around Edmonton, which is where it was mostly filmed in its prime (1980-83).
HOWEVER, they did have one asset - access to a massive wardrobe library. So with no money for special effects but lots of costumes available, the cast was forced to be creative and create characters out of nothing ... obviously it worked
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_City_Television
Loved SCTV and the original MADTV
Funny stuff. Smart, biting, and took shots at everyone and everything
Couldn’t make Blazing Saddles today
Yup
Take Off Hoser!!
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