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Airplane! Full-length Reaction (Patreon)

Published:
2025-09-17 12:00:09
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2026-05-21 00:49:57
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✈️ "Surely you can't be serious." "I am serious. And don't call me Shirley!"

Join us for the full, uncut watch-along of Airplane! exclusively for our amazing Patrons — thank you for supporting Totally Whatever!

Please be aware that our reaction video is synchronized with the 1 hour and 28 minute version. Due to copyright restrictions, this is a watch-along format, which requires you to have your own copy of the content to sync with us!

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Airplane Full-length Patreon Reaction

✈️ "Surely you can't be serious." "I am serious. And don't call me Shirley!" Join us for the full, uncut watch-along of Airplane! exclusively for our amazing Patrons — thank you for supporting Totally Whatever! Please be aware that our reaction video is synchronized with the 1 hour and 28 minute version. Due to copyright restrictions, this is a watch-along format, which requires you to have your own copy of the content to sync with us! Join our Caffeine Club: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7Gy-dQdSjhxTdEXS8qYKug/join Custom Reaction Videos: https://www.reactr.tv/totallywhatever Business inquiries are accepted at: info@totallywhatever.com Mail accepted here: Totally Whatever c/o Nanette PO BOX 372 Damariscotta, ME 04543 *Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. NO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT INTENDED. All rights belong to their respective owners.

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inspectordh

Really looking forward to this and yes I am serious and don't call me Shirley 😉 lol

Jeremy V.

Now You’er talking!

Phil Stubblefield

Since I can't think of anything more clever, I'll just repeat my comment from the "Coming up this week" post: Looks like I picked the wrong week to stop watching comedies. 😁 Seriously, I'm really looking forward to seeing how each of you reacts to the zaniness that is Airplane! I'm sure some of us old farts will chime in to explain some of the jokes that rely on cultural knowledge at the time this film was released.

Crimson Ace

The "Jim never has a second cup of coffee at home" is a deep cut joke. It references a Yuban Coffee commercial from the mid-to-late 70s, linked below. Several other timely jokes don't always land for newer audiences, but the spirit of this film remains timeless. #OldFartsChimingIn https://youtu.be/MJ4kCF22O2w?si=oryTHzxnm3DzBT0y

Harvey Lee

I Just want you all good luck , we're all counting on you !!😅 This was the original parody movie it's practically a catalogue of Dad Jokes , sight gags and pop culture reference from 70's and 60's shows plus definitely some jokes that wouldn't fly today (pun intended ) 😉

Phil Stubblefield

Yup, and just in case some of you didn't recognize her, the actress from the commercial is the same actress in the movie who keeps thinking to herself, "Jim never..." 😂

NEIL HOPPER

You 2 were way too serious for most of this spoof…I was afraid this movie might be to low brow for a couple of sophisticated babes like yourselves….watch the old movie Zero Hour to see how close this movie was….and watch SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER for heavens

NEIL HOPPER

Whether you watch it again or not, go to the very end past the credits for one last arc!

Mark M

Sometimes Nanette reads out loud what's written on screen. I was anticipating 'whacking material' but then Carolyn just came out and said it. Too funny😆.

David Zabel

I hope you watch the sequel sometime.

Totally Whatever

We were listening very carefully, trying to catch everything. Ha ha, we NEED to watch Saturday Night Fever - i know, i know.

Totally Whatever

Ha ha, thanks Harvey!! We knew we would catch every joke. This one needs to be watched again.

Totally Whatever

AMAZING! 😂 Thanks for sharing the link. It all makes sense now.

Totally Whatever

Ha ha, yes please. We definitely didn't 'get' all of the jokes in this one.

Mike Gallagher

Years ago a coworker and I would kill the time quoting comedy movies and shows. This movie was one of them. One time a few of us went out for drinks after work. The bill came and he said "Ok the damage is $104.87". (or whatever the amount was) Another coworker said "Altogether?" He and I said (together), without missing a beat "Ok the damage is $104.87" My favorite movie quote moment of all time.

Tim Heron

Something I learned, I believe in the comments to another reactor, is that the spear being thrown into the wall is a callback to Kramer driving to the airport, when the background changes (what we might consider that era's greenscreen visual effect) from his car on the road to being pursued by Indians on horseback.

Phil Stubblefield

Congratulations for making it through this zany journey! This is one of my favorite comedies. Carolyn, I completely forgot how much you would love the scene where the errant 747 breaks all that delightful glass! The movie has aged reasonably well for a comedy. The jokes that miss today tend to fall into three categories. The first require knowledge about the 1970s; I'll get to some of those below. Then there are those jokes that involve anything to do with race or creed, where current culture has become so paranoid that many viewers have no idea how to respond. If you watch reaction compilations, you'll see that most reactors of color laugh hysterically at the "jive" scene, while most white reactors are afraid to react at all (with the exception of the fabulous Miranda!). Finally, there are "jokes" like the pedophilic comments by Captain Oveur that I don't think were ever funny; I just don't get it. You two got more of the jokes than many reactors: the From Here to Eternity beach scene, Ethel Merman in the psychiatric ward, Tupperware parties, and even June Cleaver! As Nanette knows, she played the housewife in the extremely conservative TV series Leave It to Beaver (1957-1963). The joke of course is that a woman who was best known for wearing a dress and pearls just to vacuum the house is the *last* person one would expect to have any street smarts. A plethora of notes: * Few people notice that the airplane is a jet, but the sound is that of a propeller-driven plane. * The couple arguing about the white and red zones are the actual husband and wife who recorded the real announcements at LAX at that time! * The scene where the dog mauls the airline employee contains the delightful visual gag where Captain Kramer appears to step out of a mirror. If you go back and watch carefully, you'll see the clever camera cut and set magic used to pull it off. * I have never encountered a satisfactory explanation for the spear that hits the wall map. * The horse in the bed is obviously a parody of a scene from a very famous gangster film, but let's just say this movie took it in a different direction. Carolyn, the look on your face @ 1:02:50 and following! 🤣 * When McCroskey exclaims, "Check the radar range!", one of the air traffic controllers opens a microwave. The Amana RadarRange was the one of the first microwave ovens made for residential use. (And the controller was played by Jonathan Banks, who would go on to fame in Breaking Bad!) * The "Win just one for the Zipper..." bit parodies a famous speech in Knute Rockne, All American (1940), a biopic about the famous football coach at the University of Notre Dame. In the original movie, a character named George Gipp (played by future president Ronald Reagan!) gives a speech imploring the team to "win one for the Gipper." In Airplane!, Doctor Rumack tells a story about a pilot named George Zipp. At its conclusion, Ted Striker returns to the cockpit, his confidence restored, while the soundtrack swells with... the Notre Dame fight song, of course! * The classic TV and movie trope: "Sure is quiet out there." "Yeah, too quiet." The history of this line apparently goes all the way back to 1930s westerns! * The man waiting in the taxi was Howard Jarvis, a California politician who pushed the (in)famous Proposition 13 anti-tax measure through the state legislature in 1978. I have no idea why he would be in a movie! My personal favorites: * Favorite running gag: "But that's not important right now..." * Favorite sight gag: Air Israel * Favorite minor character: the makeup lady! 😂 * Favorite fourth wall break: Navigator Victor Basta turning a smarmy smile at the camera during the inspirational song scene. 😁 * Runner up fourth wall break: The "news drummer" turning to look at the second camera in imitation of actual news anchors. And, lastly, I don't understand half of the things Johnny says!

Mark M

I think it’s hilarious that Barbara Billingsley is one of key search words for this reaction. Did you do this on purpose?

JAKH

- The mechanic who checked the oil was actor Jimmy Walker, who played JJ on the sitcom "Good Times" - "Boys Life" magazine is (was?) a real monthly magazine from the Boy Scouts of America, and was included in the annual membership fee - The "crash alarm" sound was a collision alarm from Navy ships - The vulture was there because it could sense that they were going to die so it could eat - You stopped before the end credits: the auto-pilot balloon is credited "introducing Otto as himself" - The pilot's wife was having an affair. The horse is a reference that her boyfriend was a stallion in bed.

Totally Whatever

Phil, thanks for all the extra information. We knew it would be impossible for us to catch all of the jokes. And YES, Carolyn loved that part.

Totally Whatever

This is extremely helpful! Next time we watch we need notes.

Mike the Ginger

This was a fun watch along. I had seen it a few times before. - Robert Stack scared me as a kid during Unsolved Mysteries. I remember nearly hiding under the blanket on the couch when my mom would have it on. - Lloyd Bridges was great as the boss who had trouble sniffing the glue, drinking and smoking. Great actor who was the father of actors Jeff Bridges and Beau Bridges. - I was very impressed about Nanette's recognizing June Cleaver. - Win one for the zipper was a play on the line "Win one for the Gipper" from the 1940 film "Knute Rockne, All American" starring Ronald Reagan, who was elected President of the United States the year this movie came out in 1980.

Totally Whatever

Thanks, Mike! I missed so many other references, but I'm glad I got June Cleaver. lol

Paul

For comedy of this era you guys would enjoy Mel Brooks' films. Similar to Zucker Bros films yet hits a little harder. I'd recommend History of the World Pt. 1, then Blazing Saddles. Alternatively, something culturally different would be the Monty Python films such as Monty Python and the Holy Grail, or The Life of Brian. Culturally, the 70s and 80s were a time where we could laugh at each other, make fun of our times, and still get along without division. I really wish we could do that now.

Totally Whatever

We will look into those. We have Blazing Saddles high on our list. Is it important to watch History of the World Pt. 1 first?

Paul

I'd first recommend HOTW pt1. It's culturally the same time as Airplane and has a wider scope of actors and comedic scenes. Blazing Saddles is more groundbreaking in its time, hits a little harder as an early 70's comedy, might want to be ready for that by watching it after HOTW.

Greg In East TN

Wow! You read my mind! But I suggest watching Brooks' movies in chronological order, as he carries gags, music, etc., from movie to movie. But they do need to at least those two before Robin Hood, Men In Tights, as it references both movies. The Holy Grail is the Holy Grail of movies! It was such a low-budget film, it's a wonder they pulled off what they pulled off. I can quote nearly the whole movie! (I don't know if that's good or bad. :) ) Fun Fact: Monty Python and the Holy Grail was financed by a group of investors, including the rock bands Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson, and Charisma Records

Greg In East TN

I can just imagine the lifestyle the Oveurs were having!

Greg In East TN

I have heard that Johnny was given a lot of leeway in what he said. I think most of it was unscripted.

Greg In East TN

I figured the spear in the wall was in response to when Kramer said, Ted Striker was a top notch squad leader. A long time ago." A spear is a weapon from a long time ago.

Greg In East TN

Read the credits, too. There's some jokes in there (or course there would be!)

Greg In East TN

Ironically, they auditioned separately and didn't know the other one was going to be in the movie. I guess that just made more joke fodder.

Greg In East TN

OK, I've commented on several reactor's reactions and I've got to say that at the end, when you said all the things you noticed but didn't mention during the movie is a big help. Saves me a lot of typing! A lot of the actors were picked because they were strictly dramatic, serious, tough-guys, or bad guys. They wanted guys that sounded serious while saying the dumbest things. Lloyd Bridges was on Sea Hunt and other shows. Robert Stack is best known for his role of Elliot Ness in The Untouchables. Kenneth Tobey, the red-headed guy is the star of the original The Thing. He was in tons of things. Did you catch the part where Tobey and Lloyd were talking on the phone right across the desk. Tobey says, "Even birds, too!" Captain Oveur is Peter Graves (ironically the brother of James Arness who played The Thing). Besides Airplane! The things I remember about him is the movie "It Conquered The World" (a low budget horror movie from the 50s), and he was the head man on the TV Show "Mission Impossible." The first head man on "Mission Impossible" was on for only one season and was replaced with Graves, but he eventually became a DA on Law and Order (Adam Schiff played by Steven Hill). This was actually Leslie Nielson's first comedy. He used to always play bad guys. I doubt you remember the TV show from the 70s called Kung Fu. Nielson played a really bad guy in several episodes of that show. (Fun Fact, if you go back and watch episodes of Kung Fu, you can see a lot of actors when they were kids like Don Johnson and Jodie Foster are the first two that come to mind. You may have read my comment in the Beverly Hills Cop comments, but the bad guy that killed Axel's friend (Mikey?) was Gunderson, the radar guy at the control center, who checked the Radar Range. Kudos to all the commenters! Y'all are a smart bunch! I picked up trivia in these comments, too. Thanks for that! Be well, Greg

Totally Whatever

We have some truly exceptional patrons with extensive film knowledge! Thank you for adding your trivia as well!!

Einherj

Airplane, Police Squad and the Naked Gun movies are all great, but my favorite of the Zucker brothers movies is "Top Secret!" from 1984. It's the same type of non-stop comedy than the rest of them. Also, starring Val Kilmer in his first movie role, think on that.