Who saw it in 1974? What did you think then?

Thought it was hilarious.

"Forget it, Jake. It's the internet."

I was there in 1974. Having grown up watching all of the tv westerns, not to mention the movies, I can honestly say that I found this refreshing at the ripe old age of 18. 
I'm serious! This was like nothing my friends and I had never seen before.

"Fasten your seatbelts. It's going to be a bumpy night"

I saw it in 1974, and it was just as hilarious then as now.

If there's any difference, I think I didn't join the loud laughter at the fart scene and at Madeline's scenes. The fart scene is funnier to me now, but back in the day, everyone else thought it was one of the best scenes. I just thought it was juvenile, and since I was juvenile, I wanted to be above it.

I thought the governor's secretary was much better looking than the plain heroine, and was disappointed she wasn't the love interest for the Wako Kid.



Now go away or I shall taunt you a second time!

I saw it '74. It my first R-rated movie and by the time I saw it, many of my high school classmates had already seen it and had quoted the best lines. It was still funny when I saw it though.

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...and that, my liege, is how we know the Earth to be banana shaped.

The fart scene ... I don't recall laughing any harder more than that time in my LIFE! I only started breathing and seeing 5 minutes later, I laughed to tears !

desierra2003- I saw this in the movie theater as well in 1974. I'm 60 now and can tell without a doubt this is still one of the funniest movies I've ever seen. I can also tell you I had to walk (run) to the bathroom during the farting scene as I was laughing so hard I almost threw up my popcorn! True story! Anyway, this movie, along with Airplane, are my 2 favorite comedies of all time!

I saw it in the theater in '74 and laughed so hard I thought I would never catch my breath. The entire theater was that way. I didn't see such another uproarious response to a movie until a few years later when Animal House came out. A true comedy classic that still makes me laugh.

I loved it

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And I know Prior & Murphy were from a different era of comedians as well, but if there really is no place for the "N" word anymore, then there really is no place for the "N" word anymore. It needs to stop being used by everyone, especially blacks.