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40. OK, this thread did it to me-- I've seen all of his works over the years, but now I must OWN them...

Reply to sabra (Original post)

Wed Oct 21, 2020, 12:48 PM

Oct 2020

He is the last of his kind.

Until the next one shows up, and we never know when that will be.

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Mel Brooks, is 94. He has never made a political video. Until now. [View all] sabra Oct 2020 OP

i want to be him when i grow up! samnsara Oct 2020 #1

Wow. That was sweet. He usually does not get political. I wasn't sure he was a democrat until I saw: mucifer Oct 2020 #2

That photograph was taken just days before we lost Carl Reiner. George II Oct 2020 #37

I wish Carl could have hung on... SergeStorms Oct 2020 #47

I know.. I was too hoping.. Cha Oct 2020 #58

Love it, love it, love it. Paladin Oct 2020 #3

I wish I had his energy! THAT is fantastic. BumRushDaShow Oct 2020 #4

His son Max Brooks is a popular fiction writer. He's in the video mucifer Oct 2020 #7

Yup, I saw him in the video BumRushDaShow Oct 2020 #12

Max's mother was the late actress Anne Bancroft. Tanuki Oct 2020 #11

Yes I saw that too BumRushDaShow Oct 2020 #14

Early on in this Covid19 shit, he did a nonpolitical PSA's social distancing thing with Max.... Brother Buzz Oct 2020 #19

I remember seeing a lot of Rob and Carl Reiner quips posted on DU BumRushDaShow Oct 2020 #23

"I have to think about who I could infect" I felt was the best line in your video. Thank you. KS Toronado Oct 2020 #24

Great to see that one along with the OP. Dark n Stormy Knight Oct 2020 #54

Mel Brooks! Botany Oct 2020 #5

Mel Brooks has always been political. Laelth Oct 2020 #6

Yeah, there is no way any Republican would have made Blazing Saddles back in the 1970s. LonePirate Oct 2020 #9

Or "The Producers". Imagine a Republican getting away with "Springtime for Hitler". BTW, he's... TreasonousBastard Oct 2020 #15

Love your "Hollywood's RBG" KS Toronado Oct 2020 #27

Blazing Saddles: An allegory of the Obama Administration Marcuse Oct 2020 #33

Truly! MyOwnPeace Oct 2020 #59

Definitely. Mike 03 Oct 2020 #10

Never seen The Producers??? Trumpocalypse Oct 2020 #16

The expressions' on the audience's faces. sarge43 Oct 2020 #25

The Producers is political sarge43 Oct 2020 #20

It's great Leith Oct 2020 #21

+1 2naSalit Oct 2020 #46

+2 one of the funniest movies ever yellowdogintexas Oct 2020 #64

+2 Gidney N Cloyd Oct 2020 #51

Mel Brooks has always been one of the best at being political crickets Oct 2020 #34

Absolutely! n/t Laelth Oct 2020 #39

This is great. Love the three generations coming together for this ad. LonePirate Oct 2020 #8

Springtime for Trump!!!! Trumpocalypse Oct 2020 #13

Wow! chwaliszewski Oct 2020 #17

Mel Brooks and Sam Elliott - what more could one ask for? mcar Oct 2020 #18

BRAVO!!! orangecrush Oct 2020 #22

Bookmarking t show to my wife after she gets home from work. MarianJack Oct 2020 #26

Mel did it partly for his love for no_hypocrisy Oct 2020 #28

"That was good!" calimary Oct 2020 #29

Great catch, calimary! MyOwnPeace Oct 2020 #61

I love this! StarryNite Oct 2020 #30

Many years ago I was on a flight with him, Anne Bancroft, PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2020 #31

Anyone have a link to the video? bif Oct 2020 #32

Click on the youtube thing on the bottom and then copy the URL Botany Oct 2020 #35

Wow, when I clicked on it it brought up Melania doing a tRump commercial bif Oct 2020 #48

Never made a political video? Mel Brooks is Antifa! Marcuse Oct 2020 #36

"Fall time for Twitler" ? Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2020 #38

OK, this thread did it to me-- I've seen all of his works over the years, but now I must OWN them... TreasonousBastard Oct 2020 #40

Cool! Sherman A1 Oct 2020 #41

Loved it!! Olafjoy Oct 2020 #42

Yogurt The Wise! iscooterliberally Oct 2020 #43

Please, it's just plain Yogurt. Behind the Aegis Oct 2020 #49

I hate yogurt! iscooterliberally Oct 2020 #50

I miss my mom. I haven't seen her since March. qanda Oct 2020 #44

KR NT ProudProgressiveNow Oct 2020 #45

"ByeDon" 2020, what a great DeminPennswoods Oct 2020 #52

Love it Joinfortmill Oct 2020 #53

An American treasure. BHDem53 Oct 2020 #55

Love this! BeckyDem Oct 2020 #56

Rt.. TY Mel Brooks! Cha Oct 2020 #57

Mel Brooks is an absolute treasure of humanity. warmfeet Oct 2020 #60

Election Day? High Anxiety. sandensea Oct 2020 #62

he looks great!..it's good to be king Demonaut Oct 2020 #63

I love Mel Brooks Solly Mack Oct 2020 #65