One of my favorites from this series was when they arrived at a murder scene and said to the grieving wife, "sorry about your loss. We would have been here sooner but your husband wasn't dead yet."
@@Theonlynamenoonehas The first time I saw The Naked Gun was the most I've ever laughed at a movie in my life still after all these years. That movie is so good and the ending baseball segment is about as funny as comedy can be! "Look it's Henrico Polattzo!" 😂
I've sat here thinking about that and I'm going to say no. I think Laurel & Hardy were better - because there was a wider variety of gags - not just verbal ones but visual ones - some of them very cleverly designed, too.
@@millomweb The brilliance of "Airplane" was the established dramatic actors with little to no comedy background...Nielson, Lloyd Bridges, Peter Graves, Robert Stack...delivering ridiculous lines with the seriousness of any dramatic classic ever written.
You should’ve added this scene from Naked Gun 2. Commissioner: “Do you realize that, because of you, the city is being overrun by baboons?” Leslie: “Well, isn’t that the fault of the voters?” Cracks me up every time 😂
He had spent decades fine-tuning his dramatic delivery. His career changed course because of Airplane, when the director told him to deliver the lines exactly as he would in a normal drama.
You missed the one where Jane tries to slap him twice and he stops both hands, only for a third hand to appear from under the table and hit him. His reaction is utterly hilarious.
I met him in the St. Louis airport in 1986. I was in the service at that time and I stopped by to visit a buddy I was stationed with while I was on my way to my next duty assignment. Anyway, he drove me to the airport and there was this solitary screen near the terminal entrance my friend dropped me off at. I was standing alone, checking to see which gate my flight was leaving from when this guy walks up next to me and starts looking at the same screen. At first I didn't notice who he was but when I turned to leave I couldn't miss him. I was surprised to see him standing there. I figured guys like him had people to do that sort of thing for him (checking the flight screen). I was also surprised at how tall he was. At first I thought about not saying anything. He was just minding his own business after all and I figured he wanted to be left alone. But I couldn't resist. I started to speak and I said, "Aren't you..." that was far as I got. He kept looking straight ahead and said "Yes I am," then he chuckled. He noticed my A-Bag (standard military luggage at the time) and asked which branch I was in (I think my haircut may have given away my status as well). I told him I was in the Air Force and he reached out and shook my hand. "I was too," he said, "Canadian of course." Then he wished me well and I did the same for him and walked away. Later it dawned on me I didn't ask for an autograph. But I think he was glad I didn't and I was glad too. He seemed like a very down-to-earth kind of guy. A star of his magnitude just kind of hanging out by himself like that? And in the St. Louis Airport no less (no disrespect intended). It's just not exactly the kind of place you'd expect to bump into a guy like that. Like I say, he seemed like a good guy. RIP Leslie. Thanks for the exchange that day and I'm glad I didn't call you Shirley. 😎 Thanks for posting this. I remember seeing Airplane at the drive-in when those were still a thing with this girl and...well, that's a story for another day. 😉
This is a really nice little story. You did exactly the right thing. I suspect he got asked for autographs all the time after Airplane came out, and he may have been glad just to have a little human interaction in a low-key setting.
Thank you for describing your experience in detail and evoking the sense of the scene. He seems to have handled his stardom with a similar detached yet engaging ease.
Leslie Nielsen was a true comic legend and I'm sure it was very difficult for everyone to keep a straight face when he was in the comedic zone. Completely and "surely" missed!! RIP.
7:35 Doc: Captain, how soon can you land this plane Cap: I can't tell Doc: Can't you take a guess? Cap: Not for another 2 hours [Pause] Doc: You can't take a guess for another 2 hours?
In that small pause there's all his genius! The line is not better than many others in that movie, but the way he said it, make this one of my favourites comic scenes ever!
Before her health took a massive turn for the worse. I saw my grandmother laugh her ass off to the scene with the bouncing car. I never saw her laugh that hard my whole life.
2:12 #15 is by far one of my favorite gags of all time. the genius level here is off the charts. "He's got a picture of your wife!" Rest in Peace Mr.Nielsen and thank for being this wonderful.
There are no enough words to praise all the laughter he caused... a real once-in-a-lifetime comedian. Violent, sarcastic, funny, clever; a real hero. Will be missed forever.
This is the kind of comedy I truly miss. Today's writers can't seem to feel funny without filthy language, the F-Bomb and other choice words that aren't really funny. Leslie Nielsen was one of my favorites because he actually used comedy to make you laugh, not potty mouth. Comedy Genius is an understatement. Wherever Leslie Nielsen is right this moment in the afterlife, I'm more than positive that he's cracking the place up with his brand of humor. RIP old friend. You will never be forgotten.
"Surely you can't be serious?" "I am serious... And don't call me Shirley..." The way he could just reel off the one liners with a completely straight face, that's the mark of a true comic and acting genius...
@@mr.battle20 It's not really a joke that's going to work well if English isn't your first language as it just doesn't translate into other languages and maintain the effect...
Leslie Nielsen was a Comedic Genious. The wordplays is 10/10. his reaction to stuff is 10/10. i’d wish there existed a Leslie Nielsen collection of every funny movie he is in
Best quotes: "Truth hurts. Maybe not as much as jumping on a bicycle with the seat missing, but it hurts." And “I'm sure that we can handle this situation maturely, just like the responsible adults that we are. Isn't that right, Mr. Poopy Pants?"
Scary movies naked guns and airplane. If you've never seen them with him in it. You haven't lived yeah. And to think the naked gun movies were to be part of a tv show that was cancelled. For more or less being to funny.
@@mikedelvalle931 mine was just for people who were reading yours. I grew up watching them all. To me Leslie was our version of Robin williams.leslie the man who makes fart jokes done well.
He was so funny in what ever role he took. Which in its self is funny as his first time on film was to do a news broadcast. I think it was in our northern territories. But not 100% on that.
He had good timing for delivery and his deadpan style is legendary. However, at least as much credit should go to the writers. Namely Abraham and the two Zuckers, who wrote, directed or produces about half of all good comedy movies back then, not just Leslie Nielsen flicks. From Naked Gun to Hot Shots, from Top Secret to Scary Movie. The other half was Mel Brooks.
"We would have come sooner but your husband wasn't dead then." Perhaps if you'd come sooner, he wouldn't be dead now. ????? Yes, script-writers have a lot to do with the quality of the situation.
The genius of Abraham and the Zuckers was the casting of straight actors in their movies. A comedian or comic actor might have hammed it up a bit, but Neilsen and others played it dead pan and delivered the most ridiculous lines absolutely seriously.
@@NoxiousRob I think that's the beauty of Neilson. He could deliver the most inane or ridiculous lines with such a deadpan manner. But here's the thing. He could mug for the camera too, and while you don't see it in this youtube, you can catch some of his funny faces when you see his later work. Crossed eyes, surprised looks, things like that. Not quite as good at it as a real genius like Benny Hill. He could tell a story with just his face.
Imagine a scene of Leslie with Chris Lloyd, Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor in a Mel Brooks pre 1995 movie? The screens would implode from the sheer gravity of combined comedic genius.
@@jameswest4692 imagine a comedy version of The Expendables 7 of the greatest comedic actors Nielsen Pryor Wilder Carlin Lloyd candy Ackroyd and Murray in a Mel Brooks produced Harold Ramis directed Ensemble comedy
For me, it's the Bingo!, and the flying bikes over the cliffs; the sheer hilariousness of those scenes are impossible to ignore, explosive laughter is mandatory.
@@darkzak47 the Police Squad! episodes had lots of visual gags running at the same time as the wordplay, it was great fun trying to spot everything going on.
6:27 this scene is just gold. I can imagine they needed maaany takes to get it straight. Why don't they make movies with humor like that anymore? All comedies are now about tits and farts, or lame-ass rom-coms.
Leslie Nielsen was known for activating a fart machine during interviews and in the first “Naked Gun” movie, he accidentally grabbed a women’s breasts as a joke.
"Sorry to bother you at at time like this, Mrs. Twice. We would have come earlier, but your husband wasn't dead then." Had to stop the video from laughing too hard.
#17 ohh my god, i still laugh my self to tears watching Leslie, this comedy need to be back in the movies! He was a true legend and the jokes never get old! RIP Legend!
I'm with you! Leslie Nielson, who all of his life was known for his good looks. He was always known to be a dramatist. His works in real life was a hoot.
Love Leslie Nielsen. And his (and Mel Brook's) Dracula is one of my most favorite movies, I watched it maybe 7 or 8 times and will watch again for sure. It's just perfect!
In the U.K. we had a couple of Red Rock cider adverts which were based on the Police Squad series. UA-cam search on "Leslie Nielson in red rock cider advert 1988"
The original 'Police Squad' series is the funniest show ever made. All of the best lines and silly visual gags. And the brilliant end 'freeze' frames...
The openings where the episode title the narrator says was different from the one on the screen were one of my favorite bits from that show. The good news is that you can binge watch the entire run of the series in just under three hours. The bad news is that you can binge watch the entire run of the series in just under three hours.
@@sct913 The other great thing about the openings was that they would introduce the guest star, who would then die without saying a word before the opening credits had finished rolling.
He was comedic GOLD in every second he was on screen in Scary Movie 3 and 4. Some of the hardest laugh out loud moments and quotes in all Scary Movies combined. Man was a legend.
The jokes were so ridiculous, so juvenile, so silly, I absolutely f*****g love them. Any time my Granmother was depressed, I'd stick on Naked Gun or Police Squad and she'd be laughing like a schoolgirl. Thank you Frank ( and she fancied you )😀😍🥰
Leslie continued his genius offscreen. There’s a clip somewhere of an interview where he brought in a fart machine. He loved the jokes so much that, as an homage to his favorite kind of humor, he had this inscription written on his tombstone after he died: “Let er rip”. 🤣✋ Whutta guy
Truly was a comedic genius. I also love the train chase scene in the movie Wrongfully Accused. When that train peaks out from behind the tree I die laughing every time🤣. Another one of my favorite quotes is: "Jane, what can you tell me about the man you saw last night." "Uhh, he's caucasian." "Caucasian?" "Yeah, you know, white guy, about six foot three." "Awfully big mustache..."😂🤣
"Nice beaver" has always killed me! I can't help to say it out loud when I see a stuffed beaver in hopes that someone will get-it and laugh, no joy yet.
I got all his comedy movies and everytime I am a little depressed I put on one of them and wala! depression gone, Leslie was born for comedy, he's a natural
One of my favorites from this series was when they arrived at a murder scene and said to the grieving wife, "sorry about your loss. We would have been here sooner but your husband wasn't dead yet."
If you'd come here sooner, maybe he wouldn't be dead now.
I seriously burst out laughing right then
Mine it's the interrogation to the witness... I never expected so many jokes in each word they use
🤣🤣🤣 yea I loved that one too.
@@shirleyminassian1547 🤣🤣🤣
"He's got a picture of your wife." cracks me up every time.
Ethel!!!! *smack*
@@Theonlynamenoonehas The first time I saw The Naked Gun was the most I've ever laughed at a movie in my life still after all these years. That movie is so good and the ending baseball segment is about as funny as comedy can be! "Look it's Henrico Polattzo!" 😂
alright who else here is seeing ed's wife.
Same!
yeah that one is always good for a laugh..
I love the fact he didn't rely on shouting or swearing to be funny, genuinely one of the funniest film comedians of all time if not the best
I've sat here thinking about that and I'm going to say no. I think Laurel & Hardy were better - because there was a wider variety of gags - not just verbal ones but visual ones - some of them very cleverly designed, too.
@@millomweb shut up
@@millomweb That's your opinion and I disagree with it.
@@englishatheart I disagree with your disagreement, you can’t disagree on someone’s personal opinion.
Well, he did call a security guard a big pipi head...just sayin
Acted for nearly 30 years, had a solid dramatic career, did "Airplane" in 1980 and had an amazing career in comedy after that.
Was in MASH in 1973, so 37 years of comedic roles. And still looked the same in his later years.
After Airplane!, his comedy took off....
@@millomweb
The brilliance of "Airplane" was the established dramatic actors with little to no comedy background...Nielson, Lloyd Bridges, Peter Graves, Robert Stack...delivering ridiculous lines with the seriousness of any dramatic classic ever written.
@@thomasbower7727 It's a pity some people just don't get humour.
@@millomweb Don't flatter yourself. I'd hardly call that pun humour.
Jane: "He was a white guy, with a moustache. About six foot three."
Drebin: "Awfully big moustache."
Haha. Ive had missed that line from Drebin 😂
HAHAHHAHHAH!
🤣🤣🤣
You should’ve added this scene from Naked Gun 2.
Commissioner: “Do you realize that, because of you, the city is being overrun by baboons?”
Leslie: “Well, isn’t that the fault of the voters?”
Cracks me up every time 😂
I always use his line, but I do use his answer less often that I like, wich I regret because I love the variated reactions
And the band plays a drum roll for the punchline in the background!
So funny,but always looked serious
Mel Brooks and Leslie Nielsen was definitely a duo that should have happened more often.
Absolutely great in Dracula
Fustah
@@dalehall2067 That movie is hilarious. 😅
Yeees, Dracula Dead and Loving it is my childhood favourit movie ever because of these two.
@@YinYang528 OMG the horny shadows bit 🤣
The irony is for a lot his early career, he was known as serious actor, and fell into comedy almost by accident.
I've always heard that he got to start in soap operas he's also playing a serious role in the movie Forbidden Planet (1956)
@@automatonm99 DAMNIT beaten toit XD One of my fav films, you could easily mistake it for something made in the 70s tbh.
@@CrashHeadroom it does look like a 70s film thou he was also played a minor role in Kentucky Fried Movie
He also played a villain in one of the Creepshow sequences.
@@guibox3 yeah were he drowned in the ocean at the end after he drowned the couple.
Till this day I still have no idea why "bingo" always cracks me up.
Because bingo
Surely, cracks me up too.
@@josecapatti3352 Don't call me Shirley
@@FernandoACalzzaniJunior hahaha You got it right!!!!
Some jokes are like that - they're so corny or stupid, they're funny. And it's also the way Nielsen does it in so deadpan a manner .
His genius was to say the darnest things with a straight face
The best of all time at deadpan
He had spent decades fine-tuning his dramatic delivery. His career changed course because of Airplane, when the director told him to deliver the lines exactly as he would in a normal drama.
Not a comedy genius, but really good at delivering lines
I'm so glad you made this list. I don't want people to forget how funny Nielsen was.
And he's wasn't even trying to be.
He was just fantastic. A wonderful actor whether funny or serious. May he rest in peace 🙏
You missed the one where Jane tries to slap him twice and he stops both hands, only for a third hand to appear from under the table and hit him. His reaction is utterly hilarious.
I forgot how funny this man was.
I am serious and don’t call me Shirley.
RIP❤️
I shirley wan't :D. RIP Leslie Nielsen, see you on the fun side :)
It's the script. Not him. He just delivered it well. I'm sick of RIP. So many say that. How can you rest in peace when you are dead?
@@johnkuipers7829 you must be fun at parties..
@@johnkuipers7829 that's a question for the dead.. we can only make assumptions.
@@johnkuipers7829 bruh get out of here
“Much like a midget at a urinal I was going to have to be on my toes”🤪
"Like a blind man at an orgy I was going to have to feel my way through"
😂
Oh God, everytime 😂
"Like a blind man at an orgy, I was going to have to feel my way through."
Who are you and how did you get in here?
I’m the locksmith, and I’m a locksmith.
Cracks me up the most!
Yup, backing this'un up! 'tis an absolute classic, and the line I quote from this show the most :D
Why did he not say "I came in through the door"
@@millomweb Because you have no sense of humor...maybe watch it 20 more times and pay attention to it...wait...never mind...that probably wont help...
Who are you and how did you get in here? Ima Locksmith, and I'm a locksmith, answering both questions, first his name, then his occupation.
"Nice beaver".
"Thank you I just had it stuffed".
HAHAHHAHA!
The style of humor from Mel and Nielsen needs to be brought back.
Can't do that now too much PC!
You missed the best one ever. The one where he is exchanging money with the snitch on the dock in the police squad movie.
I believe that's Naked Gun 2 1/2. They keep bribing each other for information back and forth with the same $20 bill. Good stuff.
@@craigmcpherson1455 Nope, that's the original Naked Gun. I pretty much memorized that film (it's one of my all-time faves)
Then the crook asks him to spot $20 at the end so he ended up losing money after being bribed first lol
I agree. That and the Umpire scene were pure comedy gold!! lol Miss you Leslie.
@@craigmcpherson1455 and then he has the lend the deckhand the $20 so he can use it to bribe him 🤣🤣
I met him in the St. Louis airport in 1986. I was in the service at that time and I stopped by to visit a buddy I was stationed with while I was on my way to my next duty assignment. Anyway, he drove me to the airport and there was this solitary screen near the terminal entrance my friend dropped me off at. I was standing alone, checking to see which gate my flight was leaving from when this guy walks up next to me and starts looking at the same screen. At first I didn't notice who he was but when I turned to leave I couldn't miss him. I was surprised to see him standing there. I figured guys like him had people to do that sort of thing for him (checking the flight screen). I was also surprised at how tall he was.
At first I thought about not saying anything. He was just minding his own business after all and I figured he wanted to be left alone. But I couldn't resist. I started to speak and I said, "Aren't you..." that was far as I got. He kept looking straight ahead and said "Yes I am," then he chuckled. He noticed my A-Bag (standard military luggage at the time) and asked which branch I was in (I think my haircut may have given away my status as well). I told him I was in the Air Force and he reached out and shook my hand. "I was too," he said, "Canadian of course." Then he wished me well and I did the same for him and walked away.
Later it dawned on me I didn't ask for an autograph. But I think he was glad I didn't and I was glad too. He seemed like a very down-to-earth kind of guy. A star of his magnitude just kind of hanging out by himself like that? And in the St. Louis Airport no less (no disrespect intended). It's just not exactly the kind of place you'd expect to bump into a guy like that. Like I say, he seemed like a good guy.
RIP Leslie. Thanks for the exchange that day and I'm glad I didn't call you Shirley. 😎 Thanks for posting this. I remember seeing Airplane at the drive-in when those were still a thing with this girl and...well, that's a story for another day. 😉
damn, I would have died laughing if you would have approached him with "Aren't you Shirley?"
This is a really nice little story. You did exactly the right thing.
I suspect he got asked for autographs all the time after Airplane came out, and he may have been glad just to have a little human interaction in a low-key setting.
Thank you for describing your experience in detail and evoking the sense of the scene. He seems to have handled his stardom with a similar detached yet engaging ease.
Your story was too short, not detailed enough
What a nice encounter, think you did well there. Especially with not calling him shirley! 😁
Leslie Nielsen was a true comic legend and I'm sure it was very difficult for everyone to keep a straight face when he was in the comedic zone. Completely and "surely" missed!! RIP.
he IS missed... and don't call him Shirley
"hospital? what is it?"
"it's a big building with patients. That's not important right now."
when can we land? i can't tell... - you can tell me. i'm a doctor...
Leslie Nielsen took comedy to a whole new level. He was just insanely funny. So glad he's still with us in film. RIP
"You can't take a guess for another two hours?"
Amazing hahah
"I've been pulling this thing up and down like a zipper"
I wasn't prepared for how funny that would be; good thing I didn't spit Coffee all over on that punchline.
🤣
7:35
Doc: Captain, how soon can you land this plane
Cap: I can't tell
Doc: Can't you take a guess?
Cap: Not for another 2 hours
[Pause]
Doc: You can't take a guess for another 2 hours?
In that small pause there's all his genius! The line is not better than many others in that movie, but the way he said it, make this one of my favourites comic scenes ever!
The man was brilliant. No one could deliver a line like him
Rodney would disagree
Before her health took a massive turn for the worse. I saw my grandmother laugh her ass off to the scene with the bouncing car. I never saw her laugh that hard my whole life.
She must've been laughing mighty hard for it to make her health take a massive turn for the worse.
"Look he's got a picture of your wife!" LOL
2:12 #15 is by far one of my favorite gags of all time. the genius level here is off the charts. "He's got a picture of your wife!"
Rest in Peace Mr.Nielsen and thank for being this wonderful.
There are no enough words to praise all the laughter he caused... a real once-in-a-lifetime comedian. Violent, sarcastic, funny, clever; a real hero. Will be missed forever.
佛蘭克太棒了！🎉❤😊
"Goodyear?"
"No, the worst."
This is the kind of comedy I truly miss. Today's writers can't seem to feel funny without filthy language, the F-Bomb and other choice words that aren't really funny. Leslie Nielsen was one of my favorites because he actually used comedy to make you laugh, not potty mouth. Comedy Genius is an understatement. Wherever Leslie Nielsen is right this moment in the afterlife, I'm more than positive that he's cracking the place up with his brand of humor. RIP old friend. You will never be forgotten.
“I’m sorry to bother you at a time like this Mrs Twice, we would have come earlier but your husband wasn’t dead then”.......GOLD 😂
"Surely you can't be serious?"
"I am serious...
And don't call me Shirley..."
The way he could just reel off the one liners with a completely straight face, that's the mark of a true comic and acting genius...
I always thought this was a misquote. "Surely you can't be serious?" replies: "I am serious, and don't call me Surely."
@@akinsamuel2007 ... What?
@@akinsamuel2007?
Just found a birthday card with that line.😂. Had to buy it
@@mr.battle20 It's not really a joke that's going to work well if English isn't your first language as it just doesn't translate into other languages and maintain the effect...
Leslie Nielsen was a Comedic Genious. The wordplays is 10/10. his reaction to stuff is 10/10. i’d wish there existed a Leslie Nielsen collection of every funny movie he is in
Don't call me Shirley is probably top 10 quoted movie lines.
I doubt it Maggie with the stupid avatar.
@@johnkuipers7829 No, it really is. It's probably before your time, since you seem pretty young and/or stupid.
Shirley you must be mistaken.
And misquoted
That Mexican car scene still puts me in tears!! 😂😂😂😂
4:21
Rip Leslie Neilson
Me too!!!!
me too man, I am crying haha
Best quotes:
"Truth hurts. Maybe not as much as jumping on a bicycle with the seat missing, but it hurts."
And
“I'm sure that we can handle this situation maturely, just like the responsible adults that we are. Isn't that right, Mr. Poopy Pants?"
"I've been swimming in raw sewage. I love it!"
"Like a midget at urinal, I was going to have to stay on my toes."
I wrote a book on male sexual dysfunction, you've probably read it.
"Like a blind man at an orgy, I was going to have to feel things out."
Habsburg (false smile): "Do you gamble, Drebin?"
Lt. Drebin: "Every time I order out."
Wait, Kevin Hart was in Superhero Movie. I just learned something I wish I didn't learn. Leslie Nielsen was amazing and is missed.
Omg that movie looks horrible.
It's called Supero Movie
Drake Bell becomes the Dragonfly
Scary movies naked guns and airplane. If you've never seen them with him in it. You haven't lived yeah. And to think the naked gun movies were to be part of a tv show that was cancelled. For more or less being to funny.
@@BWBDCan My comment was about Kevin Hart, not Leslie. Of course I've seen those movies you listed.
@@mikedelvalle931 mine was just for people who were reading yours. I grew up watching them all. To me Leslie was our version of Robin williams.leslie the man who makes fart jokes done well.
"I'm a locksmith, and I'm a locksmith." Delivered with a dead serious face is possibly the greatest line ever crafted.
I'm embarrassed to admit it....but this guy put me in stitches many times.
Embarrassed by what? Leslie Nielsen was amazing
Q:When was Leslie Nielsen a comedy genius?
A: Every time he opened his mouth!
😂😂
He was so funny in what ever role he took. Which in its self is funny as his first time on film was to do a news broadcast. I think it was in our northern territories. But not 100% on that.
Not for the first thirty or so years of his acting career.
@@thomasbower7727 He played a villain in a western once...I couldn't get handle it...kept thinking of him as a comedian.
He was the master at being super silly while doing a deadpan serious. Nobody better than him.
@@kujon1968 Well, he was the villain in the Dracula parody.
"That's an awfully big moustache" is still the most majestically delivered comic line in movie history.
Missed it the first couple of times I saw the movie. Just about choked when I caught it. One of my favorites.
"Sargents, take her away and book her."
"Sargent Takerway, Sargent Booker"
He had good timing for delivery and his deadpan style is legendary. However, at least as much credit should go to the writers. Namely Abraham and the two Zuckers, who wrote, directed or produces about half of all good comedy movies back then, not just Leslie Nielsen flicks. From Naked Gun to Hot Shots, from Top Secret to Scary Movie. The other half was Mel Brooks.
"We would have come sooner but your husband wasn't dead then."
Perhaps if you'd come sooner, he wouldn't be dead now.
?????
Yes, script-writers have a lot to do with the quality of the situation.
The genius of Abraham and the Zuckers was the casting of straight actors in their movies. A comedian or comic actor might have hammed it up a bit, but Neilsen and others played it dead pan and delivered the most ridiculous lines absolutely seriously.
@@NoxiousRob I think that's the beauty of Neilson. He could deliver the most inane or ridiculous lines with such a deadpan manner. But here's the thing. He could mug for the camera too, and while you don't see it in this youtube, you can catch some of his funny faces when you see his later work. Crossed eyes, surprised looks, things like that. Not quite as good at it as a real genius like Benny Hill. He could tell a story with just his face.
Man! I'm so glad that Leslie Nielson became so successful doing comedy. I love to watch people having fun!
And don’t call me Shirley is such a great line!
Imagine a scene of Leslie with Chris Lloyd, Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor in a Mel Brooks pre 1995 movie? The screens would implode from the sheer gravity of combined comedic genius.
Yeah, they could have been in "Robin Hood, Men in Tights". Couldn't have been any worse
@@jameswest4692 imagine a comedy version of The Expendables 7 of the greatest comedic actors
Nielsen Pryor Wilder Carlin Lloyd candy Ackroyd and Murray in a Mel Brooks produced Harold Ramis directed Ensemble comedy
@@marcelmoreau2733 With Andy Kaufman in the post-credits scene for no reason.
@@marcelmoreau2733 I like the way you dream!
Add Harvey Korman to that list
I love the Sergent Takeheraway and Bookher line. Honestly, 21 times is too limited a list for Leslie. Comedy god.
For me, it's the Bingo!, and the flying bikes over the cliffs; the sheer hilariousness of those scenes are impossible to ignore, explosive laughter is mandatory.
The bingo scene is almost classic airplane humor. Goofy reference and totally dead pan
@@darkzak47 the Police Squad! episodes had lots of visual gags running at the same time as the wordplay, it was great fun trying to spot everything going on.
one of the most underrated comedians in American history
#5 is just killing me! I can't stop rewatching it over and over and laughing and laughing.
Kind of like that Abbot and Costelo skit. Still as funny.
6:27 this scene is just gold. I can imagine they needed maaany takes to get it straight.
Why don't they make movies with humor like that anymore? All comedies are now about tits and farts, or lame-ass rom-coms.
It's like the Who's On First skit, marvellous word play that modern day comedy would be so proud to pull off a tenth of the scene's length doing.
I get the feeling you haven't seen many comedies in the last twenty years.
Leslie Nielsen was known for activating a fart machine during interviews and in the first “Naked Gun” movie, he accidentally grabbed a women’s breasts as a joke.
@@stuflames4769 care to fill me in on some funny comedies of last 20 years, struggling to think of any
Tenet was hilarious!
Whaddya mean it’s a serious movie?
"Sorry to bother you at at time like this, Mrs. Twice.
We would have come earlier, but your husband wasn't dead then."
Had to stop the video from laughing too hard.
#17 ohh my god, i still laugh my self to tears watching Leslie, this comedy need to be back in the movies! He was a true legend and the jokes never get old! RIP Legend!
"You can't take a guess for another two hours"? LOVE this line.
"Nice Beaver" gets me every time😂😂😂
Just had it stuffed...
Nice beaver!
Thanks i just had it stuffed!
@@morningstar9233 Let me help you with that.
His legitimate confusion when he asks "You... can't take a guess for another two hours?" always gets me!
Leslie Nielsen was one of the best comedy actors I have seen.
As a southerner, that first scene was so accurate, all those names and places are so believable
"Good lord! The small ones have metal teeth! Jeri's kids, my ass." Lmfao
What movie was that? I didnt recognize a couple of them
@@RyanM.Justin Scary Movie 3
"We would have come sooner, but your husband wasn't dead yet." I was hyperventilating
I'm with you! Leslie Nielson, who all of his life was known for his good looks. He was always known to be a dramatist. His works in real life was a hoot.
Love Leslie Nielsen. And his (and Mel Brook's) Dracula is one of my most favorite movies, I watched it maybe 7 or 8 times and will watch again for sure. It's just perfect!
That elbow after "Good Work Sir." 1:51 😂😂😂😂
the best thing about these comedies is that there is a lot going on in a background
"Who are you, and how did you get in here?" ""I'm a locksmith.. and I'm a locksmith"
What a brilliant talent he was ,very quick and so funny,all the good ones go too soon😌
In the U.K. we had a couple of Red Rock cider adverts which were based on the Police Squad series. UA-cam search on "Leslie Nielson in red rock cider advert 1988"
the locksmith and the beaver are my all time favorites. I miss this kind of movies... Nielsen was great
Them and Mel Brooks movies everything is poop humor now. Slapstick humor needs a return.
What movie was in number 3
@@hoshimaruhajime7933 The first Naked Gun
Even the mere sight of him brings the mood right up, instant laugh mode. Legend to say the least RIP ♥
7:54 perfect mirror placement.
This man will never ever ever die. FOREVER he lives on with us
Leslie was truly a genious when it came to comedy. Even most of the jokes are dumb, they are dumb in such a creative and good way. I miss him
I loved this man, I used to watch him all the time with my grandad. God what I'd do to be bk in those times😪
The original 'Police Squad' series is the funniest show ever made. All of the best lines and silly visual gags. And the brilliant end 'freeze' frames...
The openings where the episode title the narrator says was different from the one on the screen were one of my favorite bits from that show. The good news is that you can binge watch the entire run of the series in just under three hours. The bad news is that you can binge watch the entire run of the series in just under three hours.
Always loved the freeze frame where the chimpanzees are still running around the police station. And the one where he pours Ed a coffee.
@@sct913 The other great thing about the openings was that they would introduce the guest star, who would then die without saying a word before the opening credits had finished rolling.
@@NoxiousRob One of the funniest bits in the show.
@@andrewkennedy1458 "Say 'when' Ed." "We -"
He was comedic GOLD in every second he was on screen in Scary Movie 3 and 4. Some of the hardest laugh out loud moments and quotes in all Scary Movies combined.
Man was a legend.
"I wonder what this man wanted in here" "Sex, Frank?" "Erm, no thank you" ;P
that and his reaction in the first movie to nordberg saying heroin two of the funniest scenes in that trilogy.
The jokes were so ridiculous, so juvenile, so silly, I absolutely f*****g love them. Any time my Granmother was depressed, I'd stick on Naked Gun or Police Squad and she'd be laughing like a schoolgirl. Thank you Frank ( and she fancied you )😀😍🥰
We would have come earlier but your husband wasn't dead then. That is seriously one of the best lines ever.
Leslie continued his genius offscreen. There’s a clip somewhere of an interview where he brought in a fart machine. He loved the jokes so much that, as an homage to his favorite kind of humor, he had this inscription written on his tombstone after he died: “Let er rip”. 🤣✋
Whutta guy
Late Night With David Letterman in 1982. It was hilarious.
Leslie Nielsen will always be a comedy legend!
Truly was a comedic genius. I also love the train chase scene in the movie Wrongfully Accused. When that train peaks out from behind the tree I die laughing every time🤣. Another one of my favorite quotes is:
"Jane, what can you tell me about the man you saw last night."
"Uhh, he's caucasian."
"Caucasian?"
"Yeah, you know, white guy, about six foot three."
"Awfully big mustache..."😂🤣
A master of the comedy genre. RIP
Definitely one of my favourite comedians of all time so serious yet so oblivious.
"Nice beaver" has always killed me! I can't help to say it out loud when I see a stuffed beaver in hopes that someone will get-it and laugh, no joy yet.
Same with “thats a honey of an ankle bracelet”. I just get weird looks lol
"Ugh did it slip down there?"
The background noise of the plane engines in Airplane was genius.
Absolutely great.
Indeed, he is... a legend. 😁👍
How could anyone dislike this ? This is straight up legendary/.
"I'm a locksmith ... and I'm a locksmith."
I got all his comedy movies and everytime I am a little depressed I put on one of them and wala! depression gone, Leslie was born for comedy, he's a natural
FYI, it's "voilà!", a French term for "there it is" or "there you are". (pronounced "vwala")
"I've been pulling this thing up and down like a zipper" God, I can't
Rip, one of my comedy icons
''just want to tell you both good luck, we're all counting on you'' *plane already landed*
then 20 years later he reuses that joke in scary movie 3. that was unexpected even if they were both written by the same person.
My favorite actor of all time
Drebin: heeey! Look at that, the missing evidence in the Kelner case. My god, he was innocent!
Ed: He went to the chair two years ago.
"you cant take a guess for another 2 hours?" love it....he was great
#5 at 6:30min mark is freaking hilarious!! The delivery is top notch!
I was almost crying watching that low rider toll booth scene! 😂
He started acting in 1950! And was in one of the best Sci Fi movies of all time - Forbidden Planet.