Anyone who loves Spaceballs is friend-material in my book.

Mel Brooks asked permission from George Lucas before filming. Lucas's only condition was 'no merchandizing' which in turn 'merchandizing' became a running joke throughout the movie.

36:44 "Preparing ship for metamorphosis" "Ready, Kafka?" Definitely not a joke that I got until I was older.

"You idiots! You've captured their stunt doubles!" My favorite joke of the movie. Stephen Tobolowsky's pompous delivery of his gloating and the gasp of shock are just perfect.

The big Yogurt statue and the "What a world, what a world!" near the end are both Wizard of Oz references.

She absolutely needs to see Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein.

Missed opportunity... Vespa: that asshole shot my hair! Spaceball: how'd she know my name?

"We ain't found shit!" guy.....if you get there...is Tovok from Star Trek Voyager.

Coby, the voice for Pizza the Hutt was Dom DeLuise and yes, Dot's voice is Joan Rivers. The actor in the suit for Dot is the mime Lorene Yarnell from Shields and Yarnell. One of George Lucas' stipulations for permission to parody his franchise was that the Han Solo character couldn't be costumed like he is in Star Wars hence the idea to make him look instead like Indiana Jones. And if you didn't ever figure it out, Mel Brooks played 2 roles in this film...he is President Skroob and Yogurt. Also, Michael Winslow from Police Academy is the radar officer that got jammed doing all those crazy sound effects he is known for. Lucas loved the script so much that he offered the services of ILM to do the visual effects which is why they are top notch for 1987. Some of the escape pod footage is actually unused film from A New Hope. After our heroes get rescued by the "jawas' thru walking up to the scary stage of Yogurt is a veiled reference to the Wizard of Oz. I'm sure you can get which Spaceballs character translates to which character in Oz. One other thing: the doll playing scene was a last minute suggestion by Mel to Rick that he totally improvised on the spot.

The Millennium Falcon was in the parking lot of the diner!

One minor gag at the beginning (the title scroll) was "Chapter Eleven," a reference to bankruptcy law. The Spaceballs had squandered their air, and were "bankrupt" of atmosphere.

The fact you actually know most of these actors is impressive...most impressive! Also the look you had when you realized it was gonna be Planet of the Apes....too awesome!

The 'Dolls' scene was completely improvised by Rick Moranis. Comic gold!

I just realized that the guy playing Lone Starr also plays the President in the Independence Day films, and his callsign when flying in the final battle was "Eagle 1".

I love that Coby knows about The Storyteller. That show was awesome.

The radar tech was the dude that did all the noises in police academy

The nurse, who looked so familiar, was Brenda Strong. She has been in many shows and movies over the years, but many remember her as Sue Ellen Mischke from a few episodes of Seinfeld. She was Elaine's friend, the 'Oh Henry!' candy bar heiress, who Elaine disliked because she would never wear a bra...or when she did, she wore it as a shirt with just a blazer over it.

Remember...evil will always triumph because good is dumb.

Great reaction Coby like always i love Mel brooks movies. A fun fact...when Rick Moranis says 'why don't we take a five minute break', it's exactly 5 minutes in the film before we see the spaceballs again. In case you didn't realize, or know, the late Sir John Hurt was the guy who had the alien come out of him. He was the original actor from Alien as well. Some great little bit's a pieces about this film which makes it funnier when you know. By the way, the guy making the sounds is the legendary Michael Winslow. You can see more of him in Police Academy. Mel Brooks had to get permission from George Lucas who only agreed on the grounds that they sold no merchandise and that Lone Starr couldn't dress as Han Solo. So brooks filled the movie with fake merch and dressed Lone Starr like Indiana Jones instead. There's polystyrene cups everywhere cause cast and crew kept leaving them all over the set, so Brooks just wrote them into the film. And one of my favorite joke of the movie is the stunt double one. There are a lot of 4th wall breaking jokes in the movie (the spaceball cassette, the cameraman getting slashed by Darth Helmet, Yoghurt doing merchandising stuff because "it's where real money from the movie is made" but the stunt double one really made me lose it completely as it was completely unexpected. It was so well done! Keep up the good work. I suggest reaction to more Mel Brooks movies all of the are hilarious.

One thing you didn't catch - when the group first met the Yogurt statue it was in reference to The Wizard of Oz - the over sized statue - the lion - the tinman - the scarecrow and Dorothy. And yes Yogurt was also played by Mel Brooks

When Lonestar says, "Eagle 5, going in for a landing," it is funny now because when Bill Pullman stars in Independence Day, his call sign is "Eagle 5". I wonder if Bill Pullman asked for that to happen?

What I really love about this movie: it not only makes fun of the originals, but is also a loving homage to Star Wars. The incredible attention to detail in the film sets, costumes and equipment alone, as well as the many allusions to the content, requires that the audience knows the original very well in order for the gags to work. At the same time, the movie takes the nonsense to the absolute extreme.

20:51 Exactly what we all need to survive on a desert planet. Hot air blown directly at our scalps.

Rick Moranis improvised the "dolls" scene, and like many other times in the filming process, they had to redo the shot because the crew was cracking up; you can see George Wyner working to hold it together.

Everybody misses the Wizard of Oz references.

I love that Bill Pullman is dressed like Indiana Jones instead of Han Solo.

The documentary on the making of Spaceballs is here on YT. What it doesn't tell is that when Mel called George Lucas and sent him the screenplay, George told Mel the Hero couldn't look like Luke or Han Solo so Mell dressed Lone Star like Indiana Jones. He also told Mel he couldn't do any Merchandising so you have Yogurt showing his Merch store in the film. If you look fast you can see the Millennium Falcon in the Diner parking lot.

"I bet she gives great helmet"

I've been watching Spaceballs reactions since the dawn of time and this is the first time anyone's recognized Daphne Zuniga. Edit: AND John Hurt. And a Storyteller mention? This is just aces Edit Edit: And she's friends with Dick Van Patten's son? What's happening here

The Storyteller was amazing!!!!

Pizza the hutt was played by Dom Deluise ( he voiced pizza the hutt)

49:19 Ronny Graham had 11 movie roles, 6 of which were for Mel Brooks. As the minister, he didn't understand the character or how excited he should get, so he was directly mimicking Mel Brooks's reading of the script with building exasperation finishing with an approving smile.

now you need to see Wizard of Oz, there was 3 or 4 references in this movie

The actor who plays Colonial Sandurz, his son plays Howard Wolowitz in the big bang theory.

It's refreshing to see someone that knows so many of the actors!

You need to watch all the Mel Brooks movies. They blow the Wayans Brothers' satires out of the water.

George Lucas also had a condition about Lone Star that he couldn't look like Han Solo, so Mel Brooks gave him the outfit of Indiana Jones.

I already know that I'm going to love this reaction! This is such a fun movie. 😊 RIP always to John Candy(Barf) & Joan Rivers(Dot)! The cast in this movie is fantastic. Especially Rick Moranis as Dark Helmet. And of course, Mel Brooks as Yogurt & President Skroob. And this is easily my favorite "Star Wars" parody. I still very VERY highly recommend the Star Wars behind the scenes documentary "From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga" narrated by Mark Hamill(Luke Skywalker). If you're still going in release order, just to let you know it came out in 1983. It's my favorite "Star Wars" behind the scenes documentary. Looking forward to the next reaction. 😊

The song as they're marching thru the desert is 'Colonel Bogie', best known in the great film 'Bridge on the River Kwai'. Sir Alec Guinness (Obi-wan Kenobi) won Best Actor Oscar for that film.

The scene of Dark Helmet playing with his dolls was a total ad-lib by Rick Moranis on the day. They just had the dolls sitting around from the merchandising scene, and he spotted them and suggested the idea to Mel Brooks. Ended up being one of the best scenes in the movie!

Dark Helmet - 'Lone Starr, I am your Father's brother's nephews cousin's former roommate' 😄

In the Temple, It was "Indiana Jones" combined with "The Wizard of OZ". The Spaceball that said "We ain't Found..." Became Tuvak in "Star trek: Voyager".

John Hurt also played Kane who was the victim of the Chestburster in Alien, which is the clear spoof near the end. On a side note, the song that the alien sing is Ragtime Gal sung by Michigan J Frog from the Chuck Jones directed Merrie Melodies cartoon One Froggy Evening. In fact, the whole sound clip comes from that short apart from the ending which was tweaked for the movie.

Independence Day has a reference to Space Balls. The President's call sign when he goes into combat at the end of the movie is Eagle-5.

The helmets so big😂😂😂 gigity gigity

No one remembers Dot Matrix computer printers, so that joke never hits.

The "We Ain't Found Shit" guy was Tim Russ who went on to Star Trek as the (fan favorite) Vulkan science officer Tuvok. He has also done numerous appearances in many other Sci Fi shows too.

Neat fact the black guy on the pick in the desert had only 1 line. He is also thw actor who played Tuvok on the show Star Trek Voyager and he is still proud of that role today

Now that you have seen one Mel Brooks film, you absolutely must check out the silliness of "History of the World, Part I". Of course, no Mel Brooks journey is complete until you have seen "Young Frankenstein" and "Blazing Saddles".

The actor in the Pizza the Hutt costume is comedian Dom Deluise . The guy making the noises with Helmet and Sanders is Comedian Michael Winslow, who is best known for playing Officer Jones in the Police Academy Movies (Another set of movies you should check out). Yogurt is played by Mel Brooks playing both Yogurt and President Skroob.

This has made my heart so happy, another generation enjoying SpaceBalls!!!!!! ❤❤💪💪

Never thought I'd hear a Storyteller reference in any reaction.

It doesn't seem that anyone gets that Chapter Eleven is the US Code chapter for bankruptcy.

Great start to the weekend thanks Coby!🫶

The dolls scene was completely improvised. They gave Moranis the dolls & said do whatever. Incredible

For those that didn't get the reference(s)- the Pizza the Hut "gang" were plays on famous 80s commercials/brands/pairings in the 80s. Max Headroom touted "Coca-Cola" as the "New Wave Taste". He was basically the first "V-Tuber" type celebrity. Pizza Hut was one of the all time biggest pizza chains of the era. Pizza Hut in the late 70s/Early 80s was bought up by Pepsi, to ensure that Coke's products couldn't be served at a Pizza Hut. Pepsi and Coke had some pretty fierce ad campaigns against each other in the 80s.

Love your reaction. Your laughter is just infectious. 😄

Mel....what a national treasure! Going back to his earliest movies, all brilliant! It's hard to believe, he was a WW2 hero! All his movies are pure genius, the producers is a riot! He cowrote blazing saddles with Richard Pryor and how he got Gene Hackman to take a bit part in, Young Frankenstein, I'll never know! Mel is Yogurt, in this, he's usually in all his movies somewhere! This movie has so many movies in it, even a bit of Dune! He was also hillarious in he had a reoccurring bit part as a guy I think named, Methuselah, in the TV show, Mad About You!

Star Wars loves to insert hidden bases (Corellia - Hidden Rebel Base. Pkihantri - Rebel base. Talus - Rebel Forward Base Camp and Talus base. Xyquine II - Xyquine base.) Vespa is the "hidden bass"🤭

Yes! Jim Henson's the storyteller was his last proud achievement and so sad when he passed away, and it was placed off the air... but it was so special and shown the brighter, yet darker side of the man called Jim Henson.

Has Coby seen Airplane? Absolutely the best written comedy. Nearly everything is a joke. The only issue is its dated references, but she seems to be pretty slick.

29:04 "Who _is_ that?" That's ALSO Mel Brooks. 🙂

47:19 Interesting Fact for you, Coby: The alien bursting out of John Hurt was parodying the same scene in "Alien" with the same actor, hence why he says, "Oh, No, Not Again"

39:15 "I Know That Guy Too,But I Don't Remember His Name" King Roland is played by Dick Van Patton He's also in the Mel Brooks parody "Robin Hood:Men In Tights"

(It was Dom DeLuise inside the Pizza-the-hut disgusting makeup). To see him prominently featured in a treasured comedy, watch "The Cannonball Run" (1981). Mel Brooks also played 'Yogurt' in the film. ...George Lucas lent his blessing, and his special effects company, ILM, to the creation of this film. The only restriction on Brooks was, there was to be no merchandising based on the film. So, of course, Mel packed the story itself with 'Merchandising!' references. My pics for the greatest comedies ever made... (I would ••LOVE IT•• if you did these!)... - Team America: World Police (2004) (by Trey and Matt, the South Park guys. Greatest Of All Time!) - Airplane! (1980) - Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) On a level just below those, are: - The Mask (1994) - Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994) (both Jim Carrey) For other 'spoof' movies, I'd go with: - Galaxy Quest (1999) (a treasured movie that spoofs and celebrates the source material and the fan support at the same time!) - Scary Movie 3 (2003) - Play It Again, Sam (1971) (Woody Allen, on 'Casablanca'; his first of many team-ups with Diane Keaton)

A dumb fun movie. I think Mel Brooks was at his best when he worked with Gene Wider, The films The Producers, Young Frankenstein and Blazing Saddles are classics.

Yogurt is a parody Of Yoda And it’s also is played by Mel Brooks! He Was walking on his knees and put shoes on them to look like he was walking! MIND BLOWN!!!

Coby is great she knows all the actors and actresses and gets all the references I like it when people react to films and know enough to get the context.

Great reaction Coby. Now that you've been introduced to Mel Brooks, you should watch his masterpieces, Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein.

Dot was voiced by Joan Rivers. So many great people in this movie...

Dom DeLuise voiced Pizza The Hutt. That's Rick Lazzarini's chin inside the costume, the cheese that you see hit his chin actually was real melted cheese and it scalded him but he kept going.

I loved your reaction. The fact that you picked up on so much with the references in the movie & knowing who the actors/actresses were was great. Plus, your laughter was contagious.

You definitely have to watch Young Frankenstein

Yes! I always have my coffee when I watch Popcorn Roulette, you know that! Colonel Sandurz - Of course I do, sir! EVERYONE knows that! ( _ranks cover crotches_ ) *OF COURSE WE DO SIR!*

Thank you so much for recognizing all of the cultural references! It just kills me when other watch along creators don't get it. It makes me feel so damn old LOL.

"What's your name" "Barf" "Not in here, this is a Mercedes!" "Why are you always preparing? Just go!"

May The Schwartz Be With You!

I recommend Mel Brookes History of the World - part 1

Mel FINALLY received his 'Lifetime Achievement' Oscar this year in his 90's gods bless him! Watch EVERYTHING he ever did, the man is the GREATEST! 🥰 We're not worthy! 🤣 'Pizza' was Dom DeLuise, one of Mel's favorites. 'President Skroob' and 'Yogurt' were both Mel Brooks. Dark Helmet playing with his dolls was total improvisation by Rick Moranis, Brooks just turned him loose and decided to leave it in. 😛🤣

I love how in the desert scene Dark Helmet uses the megaphone right next to Colonel Sandurz, but when calling out to the men combing the desert he just opts to drop the megaphone and yell at them 😂

Movie that gets no air time by Mel, "To Be or Not To Be" pretty funny, great reaction.

@Coby Mel Brooks Blazing Saddles is great - but Young Frankenstein is his best IMHO. You should check it out.

The singing and dancing alien at the diner was imitating Michigan J. Frog from the Warner Brothers cartoons.

Coby reading the intro to this has made me realize I'd watch a series that was nothing but Coby reading short stories or books to us.

Great spoof. Bravo Coby for recognizing all the references and know the actress is from Melrose Place and John Hurt Rip from The Storyteller. Another great Mel Brooks spoof you should see is High Anxiety which o a spoof on classic Hitchcock movies but you should some of them before especially Vertigo, The Birds and Psycho. Another great spoof you should see is Top Secret which is a ww2 spy spoof movie and you don't need to see anything before. Also Family Guy did a great three part episode Star Wars spoof you should see.

TBH, I think Mel Brooks had lost it by Spaceballs. Now Young Frankenstein - that's genius

Mel Brooks not only played President Skroob (Which is technically Brooks spelled backwards), he was also Yogurt, he was on his knees when he played that part. The part close to the end where the little alien sang Hello My Baby, it was a reference to a classic Bugs Bunny cartoon called One Froggy Evening. You should see it if you want to understand that joke. The coloring book that Yogurt showed was actually a Transformers coloring book.

I believe it was the commentary on this film where Mel Brooks spoke about his view on comedy. "I always love a cheap joke." Can't argue with the man, it works.

"Indiana Jones reference..." Indeed! In fact, Lonestar's costume has referenced Indiana rather than Han Solo from the very beginning. (They're the same character, though, right? 😉)

The Making of Spaceballs kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pLaWZ7N8rL6rlWg.html I'm sure you will enjoy some other Mel Brooks. Briefly shown in Mr. Rental. A couple fun facts: Actual footage from A New Hope is used during the escape pod launches. And you can see the Millenium Falcon in the space diner parking lot.

I'm impressed by how many references you got from that era. It blew my mind that the Wizard of Oz references seemed to go right over your head. It's a classic. Gotta put it on your watch list.

the most obscure reference to Warren Miller, for those who don't know who Warren Miller is, he is a director/producer of downhill skiing movies from the 80's and 90's.

Police Academy next!

Now you should watch the Family Guy star wars trilogy. ; )

This is one of the earliest and funniest spoof movies of its kind. The chest buster scene was just too damn funny, especially with me being a huge fan of the Alien franchise.Always so fun watching your reactions, haven't let me down yet, and it doesn't hurt that you're one hell of a beautiful woman. Kudos

I went to Space Camp as a kid and, our last night, we watched Spaceballs. It's one of my favorite comedies (and one of the best ever). When Helmut asked "How many assholes we got on this ship?" Me and my buddy stood up and went "Yo!"

Btw - the nurse is Brenda Strong ;)

You need to watch 'V' The original series

I never thought in 10,000 years Coby would have this much fun with Spaceballs, honest to God, it was fun to watch but it is funny to see her frames of reference, melrose place, John Candy, Joan Rivers, she must be Gen X for sure, she looks a lot younger

The intro is the epitome of "OK the joke is funny because it went on too long.... OK now it's gone on too long and isn't funny anymore.... ...... ...... OK now it's funny again"