Wednesday, February 10, 2010

One of My Favorite Movie Scenes. Airplane. Murman.

One of my terrible impressions from back in the day was Ethel Murman*. Well, it wasn't that bad but.. If the impression was not great I'd say it was "in the works" - as if I was practicing it at home for hours in a mirror to get it right. Slowly I would make a breakthrough and look in the mirror with the smile that said, "Nailed it!".

So I was just on the old Youtube and found one of my favorite clips from Airplane. This always makes me laugh out loud.



*And how did anyone ever think she was a good singer? She's sounds like someone's Aunt just belting out some songs after a few Rob Roys.
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18 comments:

  1. ChelleFebruary 10, 2010 at 11:23:00 AM EST

    Well crap.. I thought this was going to be about mystical, magical mermen.

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  2. Dr ZibbsFebruary 10, 2010 at 11:37:00 AM EST

    Chelle - Just good ole fashioned Ethel.

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  3. dianeFebruary 10, 2010 at 1:26:00 PM EST

    I loved her as Dick Shawn's loud mouthed mother in It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World.

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  4. sybil lawFebruary 10, 2010 at 2:03:00 PM EST

    I so love your clips, Dr. Zibbs!!

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  5. Dr ZibbsFebruary 10, 2010 at 3:12:00 PM EST

    Sybil Law - Thanks. I do like to mix things up with my videos.

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  6. CarnieFebruary 10, 2010 at 6:24:00 PM EST

    Seriously, who the fuck is Ethel Murman? fyi, I'm six beers deep and I'm small.

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  7. Dr ZibbsFebruary 10, 2010 at 6:44:00 PM EST

    Carnie - see wikipedia. I'm 2 beers in and 1 whiskey. And I'm big (Tall. Not fat)

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  8. TomFebruary 10, 2010 at 7:25:00 PM EST

    I love Airplane. Especially the Jive talk scenes.

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  9. Dr ZibbsFebruary 10, 2010 at 7:42:00 PM EST

    Chake - Yeah. Great part. The whole movie is a classic.

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  10. JenJenFebruary 10, 2010 at 7:50:00 PM EST

    Zibbsy.....good ole fashion ethel.

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  11. GageFebruary 11, 2010 at 10:36:00 AM EST

    somebody really needs to bring the Rob Roy back into fashion. Perhaps I should volunteer. Community service sort of thing...

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  12. MommaKissFebruary 11, 2010 at 1:50:00 PM EST

    Damn, she's always good for a laugh! and sorry about that whole "talk slowly I'm blond" - but you know i can't change my twitter profile pic! I'm all about the back of my head!

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  13. Anything Fits A Naked ManFebruary 11, 2010 at 8:11:00 PM EST

    LOVE this movie!! I always wish I could've been a fly on the wall when they approached Ethel with this script and asked her to be in the movie!

    P.S. My favorite line from Airplane: "Oh, Stewardess, I speak jive."

    Thanks for the laugh!!

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  14. Dr ZibbsFebruary 11, 2010 at 9:11:00 PM EST

    Yup. Seems like the Jive is a group fav.

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  15. Dr ZibbsFebruary 11, 2010 at 9:11:00 PM EST

    Yup. Seems like the Jive is a group fav.

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  16. Brett JohnsonFebruary 12, 2010 at 3:29:00 AM EST

    Even with my minimal awareness of the movie itself AND watching this without sound in an unnamed hotel (BEST WESTERN), I enjoyed her getting out of bed then (forcibly) getting back in.

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  17. Dr ZibbsFebruary 12, 2010 at 1:07:00 PM EST

    Brett - then wait until you hear it with the sound.

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  18. Brett JohnsonFebruary 13, 2010 at 10:53:00 AM EST

    Watched, excellent. She's got a vibrato and for old school musical theater that's GOOD ENOUGH.

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