00:00Good evening, ladies and empress. I just got back from Venice, and boy, are my arms tired.
00:06Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the funniest and most memorable scenes, moments, and instances in Mel Brooks' creations,
00:15and including those where he was behind the camera, in front of it, or even doing both.
00:20Merchandising, merchandising, where the real money from the movie is made.
00:24Number 10. A Bloody Mess. Dracula Dead and Loving It.
00:30My God. Now she's dead.
00:33No, she's not. She's alive?
00:36She's nos farateux. She's Italian?
00:40We all know that desperate measures must be taken to stop the undead wherever they appear.
00:44But this mid-90s satirical comedy horror, which stars Steven Weber as Jonathan Harker and Mel Brooks himself as vampire hunter Van Helsing,
00:52proves that it's not always a clean process.
00:55Must be done by one who loved her in life.
00:58I only liked her.
00:59Close enough.
01:00Here.
01:01The resulting scene is one of the standout moments of the film,
01:04because the filmmakers didn't tell Weber how much blood he would be covered in during the shoot,
01:08which makes his reaction appear all the more natural and convincing.
01:11And now, at last, she sleeps in peace.
01:18Number 9. Fight with Little John.
01:20Robin Hood, Men in Tights.
01:21Uh, no. Sorry.
01:26But a toe is a toe, and a roll is a roll.
01:30And if we don't get no toes, then we don't eat no rolls.
01:33This scene from Men in Tights, where a man ironically named Little John takes on Robin Hood in a staff match,
01:39spoofs a similar scene in the many Robin Hood tales that have come before it.
01:42As per usual for a Brooks movie, however, this version plays it for laughs.
01:47Ow!
01:48To be sure, this isn't the most dignified way to start a friendship, but Robin doesn't dwell on it after,
01:57and allows the event to pass like water under the bridge.
02:02Thank you, Robin.
02:03You saved me life.
02:05Number 8. Alien. One Froggy Evening. Spaceballs.
02:10Hello, my baby. Hello, my honey. Hello, my ride, my gal.
02:15While the characters in this late 80s Mel Brooks directed parody take a brief break from the events of the film,
02:20they find out that space can be both weird and dangerous in a crossover between Alien and the cartoon One Froggy Evening.
02:27In a neat shout-out, they even get John Hurt to make a cameo as the original victim of the chestburster.
02:32Naturally, this proves too much for our actors, leading them to make a quick exit with a time-honored punchline.
02:53Check, please.
02:54Here's another Men in Tights entry on our list.
03:12In this scene, Prince John, played by Richard Lewis as a chat show host,
03:16is having an intimate conference with his second-in-command.
03:19When the sheriff of Rottingham asks him about the side-switching mole on his face,
03:23his oblivious response is priceless.
03:26More so when you consider that they actually had mirrors in ye olden days.
03:30Wasn't your mole on the other side?
03:36I have a mole?
03:38Number 6. Springtime for Hitler. The Producers.
03:42Where, oh, where was he?
03:44Where could that man be?
03:46We looked around, and then we found
03:49The man for you and me.
03:53There are many fantastic moments in both versions of the Producers,
03:56but the high point of both movies is easily the big musical number
04:00that forms the climax of the god-awful play.
04:02The title of the song was initially going to be the title of the movie,
04:06but sadly that didn't come to pass.
04:07Springtime for Hitler and Germany.
04:13However, this doesn't prevent the scene from having the effect that it does
04:25and being the highlight of each version,
04:28both of which Brooks produced.
04:29Really, it's something that has to be seen to be believed.
04:32Number 5. Combing the Desert. Spaceballs.
04:45Are we being too literal?
04:47No, you fool. We're following orders.
04:48We were told to comb the desert, so we're combing it.
04:50Mel Brooks has always been a filmmaker who plays around with words and twists dialogue.
04:54A power known throughout the universe as the...
04:58The Force?
04:59No. The Schwartz.
05:02The Schwartz.
05:04Bearing that in mind, it's not surprising that when Dark Helmet tells his army to comb the desert,
05:09they take his orders literally.
05:11He's lost the princess.
05:12Where?
05:13Somewhere in the sands of Vega.
05:15Tell him to comb the desert, do you hear me?
05:17Comb the desert!
05:19Yes, sir.
05:20This moment raises a whole bunch of questions, though,
05:23like why they have those massive combs in the first place.
05:26But Spaceballs is not the kind of movie where not knowing that little fact will bug you.
05:30What about you guys?
05:32We ain't found s***.
05:35Number 4. Hostage-taking. Blazing Saddles.
05:43Hold it.
05:44Anyone with the slightest grasp of American history will realize
05:48that the 19th century was not a good time to be a black person.
05:51And Mel Brooks uses this fact to great advantage
05:54to create the hilarious character of Sheriff Bart in this satirical western comedy.
05:58He's not bluffing.
05:59Listen to him, man.
06:00He's just crazy enough to do it.
06:02His arrival into the town of Rockridge doesn't go entirely as planned
06:06and forces Bart to use an unusual method of making his escape.
06:10The fact that the townspeople fall for this
06:12just helps to make clear exactly how stupid they are.
06:15Isn't anybody gonna help that poor man?
06:18Hush, Harriet. That's a sure way to get him killed.
06:21Oh! Oh! Help me!
06:24Number 3. Putting on the Ritz. Young Frankenstein.
06:27The creature!
06:31Please!
06:31This scene from Brooks' take on the Frankenstein story
06:38lands on our list because of just how out of place it is in the movie.
06:42If you tell your friends you're showing them a film about Frankenstein,
06:45they will not expect the big man to be poorly strutting his stuff upon a stage.
06:50Different types who wear a day coat, pants with stripes,
06:53or cut a weight coat, perfect fits.
06:57Bring the me!
06:59The sequence even manages to pay tribute to both the classic musical member
07:03and King Kong in Wilder's comments to the audience as the monster is performing.
07:07All of this makes for an unforgettable scene.
07:10Nothing! Nothing, I tell you!
07:23Five, six, seven, eight!
07:25Number 2. The Fifteen Commandments. History of the World, Part 1.
07:32Oh, Lord! Why have you chosen me?
07:35What would you have me do for you?
07:37Film fans waited for years to see Brooks take on the Bible.
07:40When he did so in History of the World, he nailed it.
07:44I shall give you my laws, and you shall take them unto the people.
07:49Yes, Lord!
07:53What looks like a typical parody of Moses' descent from Mount Sinai
07:58goes to the next level when he comes down with three stone tablets
08:01and fifteen commandments written on them.
08:04This scene shows what happens to history when human clumsiness gets in the way.
08:08And it's unforgettably hilarious.
08:11All pay heed!
08:12The Lord, the Lord Jehovah, has given unto you these fifteen...
08:18Ten! Ten commandments for all to obey!
08:26Before we unveil our top pick, here are some honorable mentions.
08:30Dr. Kamitza Foppa, Young Frankenstein.
08:33Are you saying that I put an abnormal brain
08:37into a seven and a half foot long,
08:4354 inch wide gorilla?
08:50What?
08:51Is that what you're telling me?
08:54Dark Helmet is surrounded by assholes.
08:57Spaceballs.
08:57How many assholes we got on this ship anyhow?
09:00You!
09:04I knew it.
09:05I'm surrounded by assholes.
09:07Jews in Space.
09:08History of the World, Part 1.
09:14And Jews out in space
09:17Dark Helmet plays with his dolls, again.
09:27Spaceballs.
09:28Leave me alone!
09:29No!
09:29Kiss me!
09:30No!
09:30No!
09:31Yes!
09:31No!
09:32No!
09:32Yes!
09:33No!
09:33Yes!
09:33Oh!
09:34Oh!
09:34Oh!
09:35Oh!
09:35Oh!
09:36Oh!
09:36Oh!
09:37Oh!
09:37Oh!
09:38Your helmet is so big!
09:41Dark Helmet!
09:42What?!
09:42Paying the Toll.
09:44Blazing Saddles.
09:45Has anybody got a dime?
09:47I don't know, James.
09:49Somebody's got to go back and get a load of dimes.
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10:09Number 1.
10:10The Men in Tights Song.
10:11Robin Hood.
10:12Men in Tights.
10:13We're men.
10:15We're men in tights.
10:17We roam around the forest looking for lights.
10:21We could happily have put all of Men in Tights on this list, so it's fitting that one of the
10:25most memorable moments from that film is on top.
10:28This song is a reworking of Brooks' earlier Jews in Space tune from History of the World
10:32Part 1, and really works here to poke gentle fun at the famous dress of the Merry Men.
10:37We may look like sissies, but what would you say or else we'll put out your lights?
10:44We're men.
10:46We're men in tights.
10:49Always on guard defending the people's rights.
10:51But like anything else Brooks parodies, the end product clearly comes from a place of love
10:57and affection.
10:58Let's face it, you've got to be a man to wear tights.
11:01Do you agree with our list?
11:03What's your favorite Mel Brooks movie moment?
11:05Let us know in the comments.
11:06When you're in a fix, just call for the men in tights.
11:10We're punch!
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