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The real LAX announcers, dailies demand, Ethel Merman’s final role, Elmer Bernstein’s score, Kareem’s Zero Hour analogue, Al White’s jive dialogue, and a deleted opening gag
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- The real married couple who recorded the LAX announcements performed the red-zone and white-zone argument. — Bill Simmons
- Demand to watch the dailies reportedly required the studio to add a second screening room. — Bill Simmons
- The film was Ethel Merman’s final acting role. — Bill Simmons
- Elmer Bernstein was asked to score the comedy with the seriousness of his dramatic work. — Bill Hader
- Kareem was cast in the athlete-pilot role because Zero Hour! had used football star Elroy Hirsch. — Bill Simmons
- Al White researched Black English, wrote the jive dialogue, and also wrote Barbara Billingsley’s lines. — Bill Simmons
- A test audience’s silence caused an opening-airport spitting gag to be removed. — Bill Simmons
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- Ethel Merman, Kareem, the jive passengers, Lloyd Bridges, and Stephen Stucker are distinct nominees. — Bill Simmons
- Stephen Stucker is selected because he appears from nowhere and dominates his moments. — Bill Hader
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Robert Stack’s personal breakdown is one explicit favorite; the cockpit and inflatable-pilot sequences are other favorites among a long list of nominated gags.
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- The red-zone and white-zone airport argument is nominated. — Bill Hader
- The jive-speaking passengers, improvised dialogue, subtitles, and June Cleaver translation are nominated. — Bill Hader
- Ted and Elaine’s disco flashback, including the continuing Girl Scout fight and knife-in-the-back dance gag, is nominated. — Bill Hader
- The two children behaving like adults over coffee are nominated. — Bill Simmons
- Captain Over and Roger meeting Joey, followed by Kareem breaking character, are nominated. — Bill Simmons
- The sick-girl song leading into Ted’s African basketball flashback and the soldier’s suicide is nominated. — Bill Simmons
- The inflatable autopilot’s sexual gag is named as a childhood favorite. — Bill Hader
- The attacking dog and gasoline-soaked passenger are nominated. — Bill Simmons
- The hysterical passenger being slapped by a line of people is nominated. — Bill Hader
- Randy’s breakdown about being unmarried is nominated. — Bill Simmons
- The landing and control-room sequence is nominated for its dense run of jokes. — Bill Hader
- Robert Stack continuing an increasingly personal monologue after Ted leaves is selected as a favorite. — Bill Hader
- The cockpit scenes are selected as another favorite because their jokes endured in everyday use. — Bill Hader
- Ethel Merman’s appearance is nominated as a surprising celebrity gag. — Bill Simmons
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