[Crolis]

And to extend the joke, Barbara Billingsley’s character June Cleaver was probably the “whitest” character on TV.

I think the movie will be come less digestible by future audiences who don’t understand that many jokes were derived from cultural touchstones that were familiar to audiences at the time. The more curious ones will dive deeper into the jokes and probably laugh a second time when they realize what original material was being parodied.

I love the fact they got the same actress who did the Yuban coffee commercials to play the housewife. “Jim never has a second cup of coffee at home...”

[dfwgator]

I remember also they did get a dig on Reagan...”I haven’t felt this awful since we saw that Ronald Reagan film.”

[Political Junkie Too]

I think the movie will be come less digestible by future audiences who don’t understand that many jokes were derived from cultural touchstones that were familiar to audiences at the time.

Just like how Fritz Freleng said that the movie It Happened One Night (1934) with Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert was the inspiration for his Bugs Bunny character.

While Bugs might be around for a long time, how many people remember Clark Gable?

-PJ