# Favorite Sports Comedies **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [December 4, 2009, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-sports-comedies/520035 "2009-12-04T22:15:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2009, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-sports-comedies/520035/1 "2009-12-04T22:15:04Z")
I’m sure I’ll miss some, but… which of these is your one favorite sport comedy movie? ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2009, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-sports-comedies/520035/2 "2009-12-04T22:22:29Z")
Can’t edit… I specifically left out “The Big Lebowski.” I think it would win handily, though I don’t consider it a “sports” comedy, unlike the also-bowling-related “Kingpin” Joe ---
**Author:** ![zamboniracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e9a140/32.png) [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2009, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-sports-comedies/520035/3 "2009-12-04T22:45:04Z")
Though it isn’t technically a sports movie, the baseball scenes in “Police Squad: The Naked Gun” are just a scream. ---
**Author:** ![ToeJam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@ToeJam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ToeJam)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2009, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-sports-comedies/520035/4 "2009-12-04T23:29:30Z")
I haven’t seen Slap Shot yet. But I’m def. a fan of Happy Gilmore, Waterboy, and Caddyshack Major League… In the end, I’d probably watch Happy Gilmore if all three were on. Unless someone who hasn’t seen Major League was there. Then that’d have gotten my pick. Caddyshack falls somewhere in between those two data points. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-sports-comedies/520035/5 "2009-12-05T03:19:52Z")
Of those listed, I’d choose **Slap Shot** , but the best sports comedy of them all was **Horse Feathers** , with honorable mention to **A Day at the Races**. ---
**Author:** ![robardin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/43a26b/32.png) [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-sports-comedies/520035/6 "2009-12-05T04:19:49Z")
> [@zamboniracer](#): > > Though it isn’t technically a sports movie, the baseball scenes in “Police Squad: The Naked Gun” are just a scream. That’s what I came in to say. Those 20 minutes or so are non-stop comedy gold. I really, really wish some day there will be a baseball player named Enrico Palazzo. ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-sports-comedies/520035/7 "2009-12-05T04:49:53Z")
I’d go with [Let it Ride](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let_It_Ride_(film)), although much of it’s appeal is limited to those who love 1) horse racing, and 2) Jennifer Tilly’s cleavage. ---
**Author:** ![KennerTheGreat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a8b319/32.png) [@KennerTheGreat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KennerTheGreat)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-sports-comedies/520035/8 "2009-12-05T05:05:29Z")
[James Gammon](http://butthorn.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/gammon.jpg) was great in _Major League_, with his gravelly voice and his [Dick Williams]([http://www.freewebs.com/falzisttmautos/dick](http://www.freewebs.com/falzisttmautos/dick) williams postcard.jpg) mustache ---
**Author:** ![Superhal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-sports-comedies/520035/9 "2009-12-05T05:25:12Z")
The fight with Bob Barker rules all. Period. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-sports-comedies/520035/10 "2009-12-05T05:27:37Z")
You’ve got my favorite (_Bad News Bears_) but one of my other top picks would have been _Semi-Tough_, which didn’t make the list. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2009, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-sports-comedies/520035/11 "2009-12-06T18:13:24Z")
A few more missing gems: Baseketball from the southpark guys. Semi-Pro with Will Ferrell. Blades of Glory. Nacho Libre. Necessary roughness. Ladybugs. Ready to Rumble. Celtic Pride. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2009, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-sports-comedies/520035/12 "2009-12-06T18:14:30Z")
Oh, how could i forget! The Great White Hype gets my vote. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2009, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-sports-comedies/520035/13 "2009-12-06T19:56:28Z")
_Brewster’s Millions_ doesn’t belong here. Don’t get me wrong – I love the movie, but just because the lead is a baseball player, and there are a couple of baseball scenes, doesn’t make it a “sports movie”. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2009, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-sports-comedies/520035/14 "2009-12-06T20:01:17Z")
I said Caddyshack but Kingpin was a 1a. ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2009, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-sports-comedies/520035/15 "2009-12-06T22:07:05Z")
I chose _Major League_, mainly because the only other movies on that list that I’ve seen are _Balls of Fury_ and _Brewster’s Millions_, and like **Hal** I don’t really consider _Brewster’s Millions_ a “sports comedy”. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2009, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-sports-comedies/520035/16 "2009-12-06T22:19:41Z")
Nominated for consideration: _Semi Tough_ _The Longest Yard_ (Original) _White Men Can’t Jump_ ---
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2009, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-sports-comedies/520035/17 "2009-12-14T18:28:36Z")
Slap Shot? Best Sports Comedy? Have you guys seen the movie lately\*? It’s boring as hell. The only reason to watch it is to fast forward to the parts where the Hanson brothers are doing something. Otherwise, what a waste of time. \*I recently NetFlixed this movie and have to add it to the list of movies that I remembered as being really good movies, but actually weren’t (along with another Paul Newman Movie: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid) ---
**Author:** ![melodyharmonius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/melodyharmonius/32/21310_2.png) [@melodyharmonius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melodyharmonius)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2009, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-sports-comedies/520035/18 "2009-12-14T18:35:42Z")
I like _Forget Paris_ but since it’s about a referee and not a team, I’ll probably get bagged on it. ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-sports-comedies/520035/19 "2009-12-15T02:22:14Z")
Stroker Ace. I once painted a Dodge Charger race car to look [Chicken Pit T-bird](http://www.spencer1984.com/image/m227a.jpg).