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Post by tboneator64 on May 4, 2019 13:37:34 GMT -5
He was the famed poet Langston Hughes. Buckwheat was actually a master of English-language diction; he faked up the speech infelicities so he could get chosen for the part. Was there some key gene lacking in the general Culver City area which prevented people from being able to tell real bears from guys in bear costumes? Yep, and guys in gorilla costumes fooled 'em, too!
What do the Gang, Culver City, and the Culver's restaurant chain have in common?
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Post by malaria on May 4, 2019 15:25:52 GMT -5
Not a one of them ever rode on the infamous Culver Shuttle, a very silly IND shuttle (Brooklyn) which the NYC Transit Authority took out of service decades ago, since about 8 people rode it.
What would Roach and McGowan have thought of "The Simpsons?"
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Post by myhomeo on May 4, 2019 15:51:30 GMT -5
They would've complained about the lack of gags involving unwieldy vehicles built from scrap lumber powered by dogs on treadmills.
And you forgot an Olive...
What would Roach and McGowan have thought of Rowan and Martin?
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Post by malaria on May 4, 2019 16:27:36 GMT -5
Wow, good one!
Roach and McGowan would have found Rowan & Martin "verrry interesting, but SHTOOPIT!" However, Alan Sues would have been a perfect Otto Phocus if they wanted to remake "Bedtime Worries."
Charley Oelze > Rube Goldberg?
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Post by mtw12055 on May 6, 2019 2:21:53 GMT -5
Yeah, except for that one time Charley tried to copy Rube’s attempt at writing a movie with STEW TO BEANS. Terrible film, but notable for marking the first (and only) film appearance of the forgotten comedy team The Three Stupids. *groan*
Say why did you close the curtain on my face?
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Post by myhomeo on May 6, 2019 13:08:44 GMT -5
Why do you even HAVE a curtain on your face?
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Post by mtw12055 on May 6, 2019 18:03:51 GMT -5
Because it’s Wear an Open Curtain on Your Face Day, obviously.
What does “you said it” really mean?
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Post by myhomeo on May 7, 2019 13:00:03 GMT -5
It's a polite way of saying, "You have a curtain on your face."
Was Scotty skimpy with the jelly?
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Post by malaria on May 7, 2019 19:35:44 GMT -5
Not really, since Spanky was pre-diabetic, and peanut butter hadn't been invented yet.
As amusing as Otto Fries generally was, why didn't they just cast Oliver Hardy as the drunk in "Choo-Choo", since they used Ollie's voice anyway when the bear was licking Fries?
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Post by mtw12055 on May 7, 2019 19:48:54 GMT -5
The last time Babe Hardy worked with a bear, the bear swallowed him. Luckily, Stan Laurel somehow manged to give the bear lockjaw leaving Mr. Hardy ample time to escape. Hilariously, Hardy, with just his head popping out of the bear's mouth, gave Stan one of his classic "looks."
But anyway, yeah, Oliver never wanted to work with a bear again after that.
What did the bear in CHOO-CHOO! think of all of this?
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Post by myhomeo on May 8, 2019 12:43:32 GMT -5
He thought it was just some guy in a costume.
How would the world be different today if Laurel hadn't settled his problems with Roach and that series teaming Ollie with Spanky had gone into production?
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Post by malaria on May 8, 2019 12:51:16 GMT -5
Ollie would have played every fat, stuffy guy in Rascals shorts (Mr. Moran, Mr. Henderson, ad nauseam), would have developed a newish character of his own, and perhaps we could have been spared untold minutes of Alfalfa singing off-key.
If Hattie McDaniel was in Rascals pix (as she was), why wasn't Butterfly McQueen, regardless of what she knew or didn't know 'bout birthin' babies?
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Post by mtw12055 on May 8, 2019 13:11:43 GMT -5
Baby Patsy May scared her off. Ironically, Baby Patsy was hardly ever used.
What does Bumbo call candy?
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Post by malaria on May 8, 2019 14:21:45 GMT -5
"Fructose-laden empty calorios, bad for the teeth and the waistline. NO YUM-YUM!! DON'T EAT 'EM UP!!"
Wouldn't the Rascals have been even more fun if Culver City had had a subway (chase scenes, hiding from officious cops, etc.)?
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Post by mtw12055 on May 8, 2019 22:49:17 GMT -5
Not really. There would also be crowded, cramped rides, horrible smells, and drunken homeless people to deal with.
Why didn't Jerry Lewis narrate any more Little Rascals movies after RASCAL DAZZLE?
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