Quotes from My Favorite Comedies Quiz

Answer: chocolate

"Inspector Clouseau" is the third in the series of Clouseau films. This one did not star Peter Sellers, as he and Blake Edwards had vowed never to work together again. Alan Arkin played the bumbling French detective and did a completely credible job. But no one could ever equal Sellers in the role.

Answer: Nigel Powers

Austin Powers finds his father, the master spy Nigel Powers, who has been kidnapped by you know who. Thwarting Evil's scheme to take over the world, he also finds that he and Dr. Evil are actually brothers.

Answer: Villain Hedley Lamarr has vowed to wipe the town off the map

Bart Johnson (Cleavon Little) has been appointed Sheriff to protect the western town. Hedley Lamarr (Harvey Korman) is the villain trying to destroy the town and acquire all the land, as the railroad is coming through and, well, the plot has been done a thousand times, but never in a funnier way.

The quote, which I found so silly as to be extremely funny, is pretty well representative of the movie itself.

Answer: The Coconuts

"The Coconuts" (1929) was a direct adaptation of the very successful play in which the Marx brothers had starred, and was made in New Jersey. The play was simply filmed with little change to the dialogue, settings or action. The movie concerns Mr. Hammer's shady dealings, his romancing of the staid Mrs. Potter (Margaret Dumont) and his attempts to keep his hotel afloat with the aid of Jamison (Zeppo Marx) and Chico and Harpo Marx.

It also features the beautiful Kay Francis.

Answer: W.C. Fields

This is from "The Bank Dick" (1940). Fields is at his hen-pecked best in this classic about a man who, after accidentally thwarting a back robbery, accepts a job as a bank guard. He is also constantly trying to escape the watchful eye of his wife while trying to enjoy a peaceful 'nip' now and then. It also features one of my favorite actresses, Una Merkel, as his daughter.

Answer: Leslie Nielsen

Although the film nominally starred Robert Hays and Julie Haggarty, it was Neilsen who stole the picture. Robert Stack and Lloyd Bridges were also hilarious as the pilot and air controller trying to talk an inexperienced pilot through landing the plane. Ex-basketball player Jabbar played the co pilot, Roger Murdock.

Answer: He's using peasants as targets

This is a Mel Brooks movie that can be watched a dozen times and you will see something new and funny every time. The king is only one of the roles that Brooks plays; he is also Comicus, a Roman stand up philosopher, Torquemada, in a musical segment about the Spanish inquisition and Moses, who drops and breaks a tablet containing five of the original fifteen commandments.

Answer: No

Producers Bialystok and Bloom have gone to a great deal of trouble to produce what they think will be a flop, in a scheme to bilk investors. The musical is so bad that the audience takes it for a farce and it becomes a hit.

Answer: Star Wars

This is Mel Brooks salute to the sci-fi genre. It features such characters as Princess Vespa, Pizza the Hut, the robot Dot Matrix and Dark Helmet. A much underrated film, I believe.

Answer: Woody Allen

Allen's wife is played by Diane Keaton, who gets involved in solving a murder. She is assisted by Alan Alda, resulting in jealousy on the part of her husband. Not one of Allen's best, but still watchable.