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* FollowTheLeader: ZAZ readily admit that both their live Kentucky Fried Theater show (which mixed film and video with live improv) and this film were inspired by Ken Shapiro's Channel One live shows and the 1974 film anthology of their sketches, ''The Groove Tube'', which was a big underground hit at the time.
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* FollowTheLeader: ZAZ readily admit that both their live Kentucky Fried Theater show (which mixed film and video with live improv) and this film were inspired by Ken Shapiro's Channel One live multimedia comedy shows and the 1974 film anthology of their sketches, ''The Groove Tube'', which was a big underground hit at the time.
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* FollowTheLeader: ZAZ readily admit that both their live Kentucky Fried Theater show (which mixed film and video with live improv) and this film were inspired by Ken Shapiro's Channel One live shows and the 1974 film adaptation of their sketches, ''The Groove Tube'', which was a big underground hit at the time.
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* FollowTheLeader: ZAZ readily admit that both their live Kentucky Fried Theater show (which mixed film and video with live improv) and this film were inspired by Ken Shapiro's Channel One live shows and the 1974 film adaptation anthology of their sketches, ''The Groove Tube'', which was a big underground hit at the time.
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* RoleReprise: Tony Dow as Wally Cleaver in "Courtroom". It marked the first time Dow played the character since the original run of ''Series/LeaveItToBeaver'' ended.
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* FollowTheLeader: ZAZ readily admit that both their live Kentucky Fried Theater show (which mixed film and video with live improv) and this film were inspired by Ken Shapiro's Channel One live shows and the 1974 film adaptation of their sketches, ''The Groove Tube'', which was a big underground hit at the time.
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* NoBudget: So much so that many of the sets had to be built outdoors because the filmmakers could't afford lighting! The credits also wrongfully claim that the performers are listed in order of appearance because they didn't have enough money to change them after making some last-minute edits.
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* NoBudget: So much so that many of the sets had to be built outdoors because the filmmakers could't couldn't afford lighting! The credits also wrongfully claim that the performers are listed in order of appearance because they didn't have enough money to change them after making some last-minute edits.
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* NamesTheSame:
** There are characters named [=McCroskey=] and Rex Kramer, names that would be reused in ZAZ's ''Film/{{Airplane}}''.
** A random character is named [[Franchise/JurassicPark John Hammond]] as well.
** There are characters named [=McCroskey=] and Rex Kramer, names that would be reused in ZAZ's ''Film/{{Airplane}}''.
** A random character is named [[Franchise/JurassicPark John Hammond]] as well.
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* ExecutiveMeddling: A more humorous example, but ZAZ wanted to name the movie either “Closed for Repairs’’, or “Free Popcorn” knowing it would’ve looked funny on theater marquee‘s in the 70's. Obviously theaters weren’t as happy about that notion.
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* RecycledScript: Nearly all of the segments were from their ''Kentucky Fried Show'' skits.
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** Bong Soo Han muttering "shit" under his breath while in stage combat with Evan Kim.
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** Bong Soo Han muttering "shit" under his breath while in stage combat with Evan Kim.Kim.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: DVD commentary mentions there once being discussion of a full-length ''Cleopatra Schwartz'' spin-off movie.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: DVD commentary mentions there once being discussion of a full-length ''Cleopatra Schwartz'' spin-off movie.
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* ReferencedBy: In one of his ''Al TV'' specials, Music/WeirdAlYankovic recreated the gag of Judy Morton haphazardly tossing the gerbil over her shoulder once she's finished showing it to the camera by doing the same thing to Harvey the Wonder Hamster after singing his theme song.
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* CaliforniaDoubling: Hand-in-hand with NoBudget, the whole film was shot in Southern California. Some of the exterior shots of Dr. Klahn's compound were done in a tea garden at a Japanese restaurant in Hollywood.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: Several veterans of Landis's debut feature, "Schlock".
** In the Feelaround skit, LeslieNielsen voices the male lead of the movie.
** [[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0047323/ Jack Baker]], the actor who plays the unfortunate lover in The Wonderful World of Sex ['''BIG JIM SLADE''' scoops his partner up] later became an actual porn star.
* HeyItsThatVoice: Famed [[TheAnnouncer announcer]], program director of LA's KROQ-FM (at the time), and voice-over artist Shadoe Stevens (best known for announcing the 80s and 90s versions of ''Series/TheHollywoodSquares'') does most of the voice-overs in the film.
** In the Feelaround skit, LeslieNielsen voices the male lead of the movie.
** [[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0047323/ Jack Baker]], the actor who plays the unfortunate lover in The Wonderful World of Sex ['''BIG JIM SLADE''' scoops his partner up] later became an actual porn star.
* HeyItsThatVoice: Famed [[TheAnnouncer announcer]], program director of LA's KROQ-FM (at the time), and voice-over artist Shadoe Stevens (best known for announcing the 80s and 90s versions of ''Series/TheHollywoodSquares'') does most of the voice-overs in the film.
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** There are characters named McCroskey and Rex Kramer, names that would be reused in ZAZ's ''Film/{{Airplane}}''.
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* HeyItsThatVoice: Famed [[TheAnnouncer announcer]], program director of LA's KROQ-FM (at the time), and voice-over artist Shadoe Stevens does most of the voice-overs in the film.
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* HeyItsThatVoice: Famed [[TheAnnouncer announcer]], program director of LA's KROQ-FM (at the time), and voice-over artist Shadoe Stevens (best known for announcing the 80s and 90s versions of ''Series/TheHollywoodSquares'') does most of the voice-overs in the film.
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** [[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0047323/ Jack Baker]], the actor who plays the unfortunate lover in The Wonderful World of Sex ['''BIG JIM SLADE''' scoops his partner up] later became an actual porn star.
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** In the Feelaround skit, LeslieNielsen voices the male lead of the movie.
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* There is a scene in the ''A Fistful of Yen'' segment where a character taps out to a ''jujigatamae'', also known in [[{{ProfessionalWrestling}} professional wrestling]] as a crucifix armbar or a cross-armbreaker. Tapping out to signal a submission would not be seen by American audiences until the rise in 1993 of the [[{{UsefulNotes/UltimateFightingChampionship}} Ultimate Fighting Championship]], and was later brought into pro wrestling by [[{{Wrestling/Tazz}} Taz]].
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* There is a scene in the ''A Fistful of Yen'' segment where a character taps out to a ''jujigatamae'', also known in [[{{ProfessionalWrestling}} professional wrestling]] as a crucifix armbar or a cross-armbreaker. Tapping out to signal a submission would not be seen by American audiences until the rise in 1993 of the [[{{UsefulNotes/UltimateFightingChampionship}} Ultimate Fighting Championship]], and was later brought into pro wrestling by [[{{Wrestling/Tazz}} Taz]].[[note]]Although the signal has always been used in collegiate wrestling and the Olympics, so it wasn't entirely unheard of in the 1970's.[[/note]]
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* NoBudget: So much so that many of the sets had to be built outdoors because the filmmakers could't afford lighting! The credits also wrongfully claim that the performers are listed in order of appearance because they didn't have enough money to change them after making some last-minute edits.
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* LifeImitatesArt: Using oil from fast food restaurants [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodiesel to fuel cars!?]] Ha ha! ha... wait, what? They do that now?
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* NamesTheSame:
** There are characters named McCroskey and Rex Kramer, names that would be reused in ZAZ's ''Film/{{Airplane}}''.
** A random character is named [[Franchise/JurassicPark John Hammond]] as well.
** There are characters named McCroskey and Rex Kramer, names that would be reused in ZAZ's ''Film/{{Airplane}}''.
** A random character is named [[Franchise/JurassicPark John Hammond]] as well.
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* HeyItsThatVoice: Famed [[TheAnnouncer announcer]], program director of LA's KROQ-FM (at the time), and voice-over artist Shadoe Stevens does most of the voice-overs in the film.
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* HeyItsThatVoice: Famed [[TheAnnouncer announcer]], program director of LA's KROQ-FM (at the time), and voice-over artist Shadoe Stevens does most of the voice-overs in the film.film.
* ThrowItIn: The gong beater breaking in a take, sending the head off to the camera, swearing when a flag is broken.
** Bong Soo Han muttering "shit" under his breath while in stage combat with Evan Kim.
* ThrowItIn: The gong beater breaking in a take, sending the head off to the camera, swearing when a flag is broken.
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* There is a scene in the ''A Fistful of Yen'' segment where a character taps out to a ''jujigatamae'', also known in [[{{ProfessionalWrestling}} professional wrestling]] as a crucifix armbar or a cross-armbreaker. Tapping out to signal a submission would not be seen by American audiences until the rise in 1993 of the [[{{UsefulNotes/UltimateFightingChampionship}} Ultimate Fighting Championship]], and was later brought into pro wrestling by [[{{Wrestling/Tazz}} Taz]].
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* There is a scene in the ''A Fistful of Yen'' segment where a character taps out to a ''jujigatamae'', also known in [[{{ProfessionalWrestling}} professional wrestling]] as a crucifix armbar or a cross-armbreaker. Tapping out to signal a submission would not be seen by American audiences until the rise in 1993 of the [[{{UsefulNotes/UltimateFightingChampionship}} Ultimate Fighting Championship]], and was later brought into pro wrestling by [[{{Wrestling/Tazz}} Taz]].Taz]].
* HeyItsThatGuy: Several veterans of Landis's debut feature, "Schlock".
* HeyItsThatVoice: Famed [[TheAnnouncer announcer]], program director of LA's KROQ-FM (at the time), and voice-over artist Shadoe Stevens does most of the voice-overs in the film.
* HeyItsThatGuy: Several veterans of Landis's debut feature, "Schlock".
* HeyItsThatVoice: Famed [[TheAnnouncer announcer]], program director of LA's KROQ-FM (at the time), and voice-over artist Shadoe Stevens does most of the voice-overs in the film.
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