# The comedy Airplane! was released 30 years ago! Surely you can't be serious! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 10, 2010, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-comedy-airplane-was-released-30-years-ago-surely-you-cant-be-serious/546249 "2010-07-10T21:33:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 16
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2019, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-comedy-airplane-was-released-30-years-ago-surely-you-cant-be-serious/546249/301 "2019-06-23T02:17:56Z")
Would I be accused of {shudder} Junior Modding if I pointed out that one-third of the posts/quotes in this thread are essentially duplicates of earlier ones? ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2019, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-comedy-airplane-was-released-30-years-ago-surely-you-cant-be-serious/546249/302 "2019-06-23T02:19:39Z")
> [@Musicat](#): > > Would I be accused of {shudder} Junior Modding if I pointed out that one-third of the posts/quotes in this thread are essentially duplicates of earlier ones? Surely you can’t be serious. ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2019, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-comedy-airplane-was-released-30-years-ago-surely-you-cant-be-serious/546249/303 "2019-06-23T02:20:47Z")
> [@Suburban\_Plankton](#): > > Would I be accused of {shudder} Junior Modding if I pointed out that one-third of the posts/quotes in this thread are essentially duplicates of earlier ones? This is a different kind of modding altogether. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2019, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-comedy-airplane-was-released-30-years-ago-surely-you-cant-be-serious/546249/304 "2019-06-23T02:23:54Z")
This is a different kind of modding. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2019, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-comedy-airplane-was-released-30-years-ago-surely-you-cant-be-serious/546249/305 "2019-06-23T02:52:38Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > The Red Zone has always been for loading and unloading of passengers. There’s _never_ stopping in a White Zone. > [@K364](#): > > Look Betty, don’t start up with your white zone shit again. There’s just no stopping in a white zone. You know what this is about…you want me to have an abortion ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2019, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-comedy-airplane-was-released-30-years-ago-surely-you-cant-be-serious/546249/306 "2019-06-23T03:01:37Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > This is a different kind of modding. This is a different kind of modding ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2019, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-comedy-airplane-was-released-30-years-ago-surely-you-cant-be-serious/546249/307 "2019-06-23T05:49:47Z")
By the way, is there anyone on board who knows how to fly a plane? ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2019, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-comedy-airplane-was-released-30-years-ago-surely-you-cant-be-serious/546249/308 "2019-06-23T06:37:18Z")
Joey, have you ever been in a Turkish prison? ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2019, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-comedy-airplane-was-released-30-years-ago-surely-you-cant-be-serious/546249/309 "2019-06-23T07:31:19Z")
Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit amphetamines. ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2019, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-comedy-airplane-was-released-30-years-ago-surely-you-cant-be-serious/546249/310 "2019-06-23T07:54:03Z")
Yes, yes, I remember. I had lasagna. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2019, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-comedy-airplane-was-released-30-years-ago-surely-you-cant-be-serious/546249/311 "2019-06-24T02:22:34Z")
No. The _white_ phone. ---
**Author:** ![K364](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k364/32/5_2.png) [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2019, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-comedy-airplane-was-released-30-years-ago-surely-you-cant-be-serious/546249/312 "2019-06-24T02:43:41Z")
Ok give me Hamm on 5 and hold the Mayo ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2019, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-comedy-airplane-was-released-30-years-ago-surely-you-cant-be-serious/546249/313 "2019-06-24T04:19:54Z")
> [@Sir\_T-Cups](#): > > You know what this is about…you want me to have an abortion It’s really the only sensible thing to do, if it’s done properly. Therapeutically there’s no danger involved. * * * **JAQ** , what pedophile priest? You mean the pedophile pilot? ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2019, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-comedy-airplane-was-released-30-years-ago-surely-you-cant-be-serious/546249/314 "2019-06-24T14:32:50Z")
> [@Rilchiam](#): > > **JAQ** , what pedophile priest? You mean the pedophile pilot? The one played by James Nobel, but upon further investigation he was not only straight and having implied sex with women, but was in Airplane II. Oops! I think I was crossing his character and the nun reading Boy’s Life. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2019, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-comedy-airplane-was-released-30-years-ago-surely-you-cant-be-serious/546249/315 "2019-06-24T14:35:28Z")
You’ll be swell! You’ll be great! Gonna have the whole world on the plate! Starting here, starting now, honey, everything’s… coming up… roses! ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2019, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-comedy-airplane-was-released-30-years-ago-surely-you-cant-be-serious/546249/316 "2019-06-24T15:34:14Z")
How come if Airplane II had no ZAZ input it was so much like the first movie? I would swear it was made by the same people. It’s just as funny, IMO. It “looks” right. Has there ever been another sequel like that? Heck, Lucas couldn’t even make a good SW sequel/prequel and it was his baby. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2019, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-comedy-airplane-was-released-30-years-ago-surely-you-cant-be-serious/546249/317 "2019-06-24T16:58:55Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > How come if Airplane II had no ZAZ input it was so much like the first movie? I would swear it was made by the same people. It’s just as funny, IMO. It “looks” right. > > Has there ever been another sequel like that? Heck, Lucas couldn’t even make a good SW sequel/prequel and it was his baby. I don’t think Airplane 2 gets enough credit for being as funny as it is simply because it wasn’t with ZAZ. It’s a super funny movie that’s right up there with the original. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2019, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-comedy-airplane-was-released-30-years-ago-surely-you-cant-be-serious/546249/318 "2019-06-24T18:08:01Z")
> [@Sir\_T-Cups](#): > > I don’t think Airplane 2 gets enough credit for being as funny as it is simply because it wasn’t with ZAZ. It’s a super funny movie that’s right up there with the original. The whole of Shatner’s performance on Alpha Beta base is hilarious. From talking through the monitor/window, “we don’t have a tower”\*, “He’s the top dog, big cheese…” “what does thins thing do?” it’s every bit as classic as Airplane! The whole audience cheered in Airplane! when the jet knocked out the disco radio station antenna. It was a different time, you understand. \*I still use “Why the hell aren’t I informed about these things!” as a comeback ---
**Author:** ![GargoyleWB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gargoylewb/32/199_2.png) [@GargoyleWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GargoyleWB)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2019, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-comedy-airplane-was-released-30-years-ago-surely-you-cant-be-serious/546249/319 "2019-06-24T18:31:18Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > The whole of Shatner’s performance on Alpha Beta base is hilarious. Irony can be pretty ironic sometimes. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2019, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-comedy-airplane-was-released-30-years-ago-surely-you-cant-be-serious/546249/320 "2019-06-24T18:46:01Z")
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