# Rickjay and his daughter watch the classic comedies **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [February 15, 2021, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rickjay-and-his-daughter-watch-the-classic-comedies/932925 "2021-02-15T04:28:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2021, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rickjay-and-his-daughter-watch-the-classic-comedies/932925/41 "2021-02-15T19:50:59Z")
> [@mbh](#): > > Children of the Revolution _ **Start the Revolution without Me** _ ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2021, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rickjay-and-his-daughter-watch-the-classic-comedies/932925/42 "2021-02-15T19:53:18Z")
Egad! I remembered _Father Goose_, but forgot [Arsenic and Old Lace](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arsenic_and_Old_Lace_(film)) ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2021, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rickjay-and-his-daughter-watch-the-classic-comedies/932925/43 "2021-02-15T19:55:36Z")
_ **Dark Star** _. You can teach your daughter phenomenology and FTL science while singing the toe-tapping theme song! ---
**Author:** ![GreenWyvern](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/greenwyvern/32/2834_2.png) [@GreenWyvern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenWyvern)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2021, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rickjay-and-his-daughter-watch-the-classic-comedies/932925/44 "2021-02-16T04:42:50Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > _ **Dark Star** _ . This is the best low-budget movie I’ve ever seen, and a cult classic. It was made by John Carpenter when he was still a university student. Don’t be put off by the beach-ball alien and the rudimentary special effects. Though Carpenter invented the trope of ‘stars turning into streaks of light as a ship goes into hyperspace’ in this movie. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2021, 9:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rickjay-and-his-daughter-watch-the-classic-comedies/932925/45 "2021-02-16T09:36:30Z")
I _have_ to post this now! I never tire of hearing it. 🙂 [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/PbbYn7d_W8s/hqdefault.jpg "Dark Star 1974 Theme Song") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbbYn7d_W8s) ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2021, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rickjay-and-his-daughter-watch-the-classic-comedies/932925/46 "2021-02-16T10:36:19Z")
Harold Lloyd’s old movies Topper My Favorite Brunette My Favorite Blonde Maybe some W.C. Fields or Mae West ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2021, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rickjay-and-his-daughter-watch-the-classic-comedies/932925/47 "2021-02-16T12:56:18Z")
My wife and I have been watching screwball comedies during the pandemic. We’ve watchEd a lot of what’s on your list and: High Anxiety (Clovis Leachman is amazing in it) The Police Squad TV show Quark (didn’t hold up as well as I remember) ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2021, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rickjay-and-his-daughter-watch-the-classic-comedies/932925/48 "2021-02-16T14:19:47Z")
> [@madsircool](#): > > No Animal House? One of the most popular and groundbreaking comedies ever that spawned a slew of imitators. It’s slow and not all that funny, IMHO, by today’s standards. Mad props to it, it was a groundbreaking comedy, but today it’s not all that special. The “I’m a zit!” bit elicits a mild chuckle. Some comedies work in their time more than they do later. Many (not as much AH) are also just a bit gross now, like “Revenge of the Nerds.” ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2021, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rickjay-and-his-daughter-watch-the-classic-comedies/932925/49 "2021-02-16T15:41:46Z")
Also, he’s watching these movies with his 15 year old daughter. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2021, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rickjay-and-his-daughter-watch-the-classic-comedies/932925/50 "2021-02-16T16:15:11Z")
I don’t mind dirty, she’s not a small child. “South Park” is crazy filthy. “Revenge of the Nerds,” however, is positively gross now. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2021, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rickjay-and-his-daughter-watch-the-classic-comedies/932925/51 "2021-02-16T16:20:14Z")
Since the OP specified “comedies,” that means Mel Brooks up to _HotW, P1_ should be watched. For a real time capsule, toss in _Repo Man_. After _Spinal Tap_ make sure you watch _A Mighty Wind_. Not to some people’s taste, but I always liked Chevy Chase in _Foul Play_ and _Seems Like Old Times_. Not to mention the various _Vacation_ movies. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2021, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rickjay-and-his-daughter-watch-the-classic-comedies/932925/52 "2021-02-16T16:21:10Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Since the OP specified “comedies,” that means Mel Brooks up to _HotW, P1_ should be watched. Oh, good one. I loved that movie and I’d totally forgotten about it. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2021, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rickjay-and-his-daughter-watch-the-classic-comedies/932925/53 "2021-02-16T16:29:19Z")
Never mind, ninja’d by RickJay. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2021, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rickjay-and-his-daughter-watch-the-classic-comedies/932925/54 "2021-02-16T16:32:46Z")
Yeah it has not aged well. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2021, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rickjay-and-his-daughter-watch-the-classic-comedies/932925/55 "2021-02-16T18:50:39Z")
> [@BrickBat](#): > > ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’? Hey, you’re in luck! That and _Blues Brothers_ are running practically non-stop right now on some Showtime channel. I think I’ve watched Jake and Elwood tear up that mall about 9 times this month alone. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2021, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rickjay-and-his-daughter-watch-the-classic-comedies/932925/56 "2021-02-16T18:58:20Z")
_ **Scary Movie** _ _ **American Pie** _ ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2021, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rickjay-and-his-daughter-watch-the-classic-comedies/932925/57 "2021-02-17T02:38:58Z")
Don’t show her _Young Frankenstein_ until she’s seen the original. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2021, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rickjay-and-his-daughter-watch-the-classic-comedies/932925/58 "2021-02-17T21:03:43Z")
The Big Bus. It was Airplane 4 years before Airplane. Its one dumb joke after another but in a good way. Its a great film to watch in a good mood because it will make you chuckle. Im not sure how your daughter will respond because its a child of the 70s and many of the jokes/scenarios are based on 70s things. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2021, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rickjay-and-his-daughter-watch-the-classic-comedies/932925/59 "2021-02-17T21:10:15Z")
_ **Time Bandits** _ _ **Yellow Submarine** _ ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2021, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rickjay-and-his-daughter-watch-the-classic-comedies/932925/60 "2021-02-17T23:16:15Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > Don’t show her _Young Frankenstein_ until she’s seen the original. Also, don’t show her _High Anxiety_ until she’s seen several Hitchcock movies. Did she see _Jaws_ before _Airplane_? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rickjay-and-his-daughter-watch-the-classic-comedies/932925.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rickjay-and-his-daughter-watch-the-classic-comedies/932925.md?page=4)