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Friday, August 19, 2011

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Posted by David Schmader on Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 8:57 AM

Move over, racist Disney cartoons of the 1930s—there's some new old-timey bigotry to gawk at!

Also, everyone involved in this skit deserves an award for Good Acting.

Thank you, Everything Is Terrible.

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Dressing up like a peacock does get tiring sometimes. I just wish they made office chairs that could accommodate my train.

Posted by MacCrocodile on August 19, 2011 at 9:11 AM

Is this from Tea Party Favorites vol 1 or vol 2?

Posted by Irena on August 19, 2011 at 9:54 AM

What a hockey puck.

Posted by Baconcat on August 19, 2011 at 9:54 AM

Gay people used to be funny - on Barney Miller.

Posted by Just Jeff

on August 19, 2011 at 10:16 AM

I don't care, I will always love Don Rickles.

Posted by Rotten666 on August 19, 2011 at 10:21 AM

I got the stutters and the flickers!

Posted by Fnarf

on August 19, 2011 at 10:31 AM

Why is whoever posted this on Everything Is Terrible blaming everything on Rickles? Everybody else was just as offensive, if not more so. Plus, this was the '70s, not today - yes, it's offensive, but none of these people are being specifically extra-hurtful. It's kind of like saying Buster Keaton was a big racist for having a black character get scared of ghosts. I do think the biggest reveal about the attitudes back then is the "gay" character talking about his mother, as if that's the "cause" of his homosexuality.

Posted by g on August 19, 2011 at 10:38 AM

The portrayal of the nurse doesn't exactly win any prizes for enlightened views of women, either.

Posted by Clayton on August 19, 2011 at 10:58 AM

@8 - What do you mean? Those stockings cover almost her entire legs. And do you know the kind of schooling you need to be a comedy nurse? She worked hard to be where she is.

Posted by MacCrocodile on August 19, 2011 at 11:13 AM

When he puts probe in Lester's hand:

"Norman, is that you?"

How did that ever make it past the censors!?

Also, note the implied mapping of gay results from strong mother ("you remind me of my mommy").

Posted by Supreme Ruler Of The Universe

on August 19, 2011 at 11:33 AM

Yeah, you guys should demmand an apology from Don Rickles, im sure he would be happy to comply.

Posted by Kinison

on August 19, 2011 at 12:00 PM

That clip is rather chopped up. There's a complete version on Youtube under "Two Top Bananas." The clip is part 2 of 3 parts of a Showtime Special. The first part shows a fan dance that definitely shows more than the usual TV fare back then.

Posted by been there and back again on August 19, 2011 at 1:28 PM