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12. My parents saw it in the theatre in DC

Tue Jun 6, 2023, 08:46 PM

Jun 2023

Almost 100% an African American crowd. My dad felt nervous with Slim Pickens’ first lines, but everyone was howling with laughter.

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One of my favorites JustAnotherGen Jun 2023 #1

"You know...morons..." The Unmitigated Gall Jun 2023 #2

That is exactly what it was, similar to Archie Bunker JohnSJ Jun 2023 #4

Loved it. GP6971 Jun 2023 #3

Racism For Sure EddieOnTheMesa Jun 2023 #5

Richard Pryor co-wrote the screenplay. Nt Fiendish Thingy Jun 2023 #6

Richard Pryor was supposed to be IN the movie. Haggis 4 Breakfast Jun 2023 #16

The jokes in Blazing Saddles aren't racist in themselves Grokenstein Jun 2023 #7

My parents saw it in the theatre in DC AZSkiffyGeek Jun 2023 #12

I tried to watch it for the first time in my forties. I could not. applegrove Jun 2023 #8

"We'll take the blank and the blank but not the Irish".. CentralMass Jun 2023 #9

and Gene Wilder.........damn, I loved him. a kennedy Jun 2023 #10

There WAS a remake last year! AZSkiffyGeek Jun 2023 #11

Crass and Class and Sass usonian Jun 2023 #14

To this day, when someone poses a question that stumps me, I reply: Mister Ed Jun 2023 #15

Not horrible racist jokes LiberalLovinLug Jun 2023 #17

I was just reading this recently Danascot Jun 2023 #18