History Trivia / YoungFrankenstein

* ProductionPosse: Of course Mel Brooks' traditional posse is here, but what most people don't know is that Gene Wilder, Marty Feldman, and Peter Boyle were all represented by agent Mike Medavoy (who later became a respected producer) who happened to mention to Wilder after he'd signed with him that he was now representing Boyle and Feldman and asked if he'd like to do anything with them.

* PopCultureUrbanLegends: For a while, a rumor sprang up that "Blücher" meant "glue" in some Germanic language, when in fact the gag of the horses freaking out at the name is simply a spoof of old-fashioned melodramas.

* CreatorChosenCasting: Creator/MelBrooks only had Creator/MadelineKhan in mind for Elizabeth Frankenstein.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The 81 year old Creator/ClorisLeachman very much wanted to reprise her role in the stage musical, but Brooks declined as he was seriously worried the stress of the role would kill her. After seeing how spry she still was on ''Series/DancingWithTheStars'' he changed his mind,[[note]]She ended up living 13 more years, passing away in 2021 at age 94, having kept working right to the end.[[/note]] but unfortunately the show closed before she could be put in.

* PopCultureUrbanLegends: For a while, a rumor sprang up that "Blucher" meant "glue" in some Germanic language, when in fact the gag of the horses freaking out at the name is simply a spoof of old-fashioned melodramas.

* ActingForTwo: TheMusical originally had Fred Applegate play both Inspector Kemp and Harold, the blind Hermit.

* SelfAdaptation: Creator/MelBrooks wrote and directed the movie then wrote the book, lyrics and music for the stage musical.

** The 81 year old Creator/ClorisLeachman very much wanted to reprise her role in the stage musical, but Brooks declined as he was seriously worried the stress of the role would kill her. After seeing how spry she still was on ''Series/DancingWithTheStars'' he changed his mind,[[note]]She ended up living 13 more years, passing away in 2021 at age 94, having kept working right to the end.[[/note]] but unfortunately the show closed before she could be put in.

* The Music/{{Aerosmith}} song 'Walk This Way' is named after Igor's cane gag.

* The Music/{{Aerosmith}} song 'Walk This Way' is named after Igor's cane gag.

!! This film [[ImageSource provides the page image]] for:
* CreepyHousekeeper (WHINNY!)
* TheEnd
* FictionalDocument
* FishEyes
* TheVonTropeFamily

* BillingDisplacement: Creator/TeriGarr, who portrays Inga, is billed below Creator/MadelineKahn (Elizabeth) and Creator/ClorisLeachman (Frau Blücher), despite being the female lead and having more screentime.

* UrbanLegendOfZelda: For a while, a rumor sprang up that "Blucher" meant "glue" in some Germanic language, when in fact the gag of the horses freaking out at the name is simply a spoof of old-fashioned melodramas.

** The "Puttin' on the Ritz" number almost didn't make it into the film. Wilder fought tooth and nail with Brooks to include it until the latter relented and allowed it to be filmed. Even then Brooks figured he'd just delete the scene anyway before he watched back the sequence and realized that it totally worked.
** The 81 year old Cloris Leachman very much wanted to reprise her role in the stage musical, but Brooks declined as he was seriously worried the stress of the role would kill her. After seeing how spry she still was on ''Series/DancingWithTheStars'' he changed his mind,[[note]]She ended up living 13 more years, passing away in 2021 at age 94, having kept working right to the end.[[/note]] but unfortunately the show closed before she could be put in.

* BillingDisplacement: Creator/TeriGarr, who portrays Inga, is billed below Madeline Kahn (Elizabeth) and Cloris Leachman (Frau Blücher), despite being the female lead and having more screentime.
* CastTheRunnerUp: Mel Brooks originally had Teri Garr on stand-by to play Elizabeth because Madeline Kahn wasn't completely convinced yet. He made it clear even if Kahn said yes, she'd have a part in the film regardless. Kahn eventually agreed, and Brooks told Garr: "If you come in tomorrow with a German accent, you can have the part of the assistant."
* TheCastShowOff: Creator/MelBrooks, who knew that Madeline Kahn had a lovely singing voice, felt so guilty about making her [[HollywoodToneDeaf sing badly on purpose]] in ''Film/BlazingSaddles'' that he gave her a short scene where her character sings "Battle Hymn Of The Republic" to make up for it.
* ChannelHop: The film was originally in development at Creator/ColumbiaPictures, who balked the moment Brooks mentioned that he wanted to do it in black and white.

** The 81 year old Cloris Leachman very much wanted to reprise her role in the stage musical, but Brooks declined as he was seriously worried the stress of the role would kill her. After seeing how spry she still was on ''Series/DancingWithTheStars'' he changed his mind,[[note]]She ended up living 13 more years, passing away in 2021 at age 94.[[/note]] but unfortunately the show closed before she could be put in.

** The 81 year old Cloris Leachman very much wanted to reprise her role in the stage musical, but Brooks declined as he was seriously worried the stress of the role would kill her. After seeing how spry she still was on ''Series/DancingWithTheStars'' he changed his mind, but unfortunately the show closed before she could be put in.

* UsefulNotes/AFIS100YearsSeries:
** AFIS100Years100Laughs: #13
** AFIS100Years100Songs: #89, "Puttin' On The Ritz"

* AFIS100YearsSeries:

* RollInTheHay

** Brooks repeatedly questioned Wilder's insistence to include the now-famous "Puttin' On The Ritz" and attempted several times to talk him into cutting it. Wilder persisted until he was blue in the face just to convince Brooks how badly he wanted it, to which Brooks finally said "If you feel that strongly about it, we'll shoot the scene. If it works, we'll use it, if not, we won't." He still wasn't convinced come shooting until he turned to see the entire crew covering their mouths with handkerchiefs (which he'd told them to do if they started laughing), at which point he knew that it would be a hit.

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: The movie has always been a beloved title in Italy, being in many people's VHS and DVD collections throughout the years, and "''Il lupo ulu-là, e il castello ulu-lì!''" (the translation of Igor's "There wolf, there castle" joke) is a popular catchphrase.

* RetroactiveRecognition: Danny Goldman, the smarmy medical student who keeps pestering Frederick about his grandfather's work, would go on to play [[WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs Brainy Smurf.]] It just figures.

* ChannelHop: The film was originally in development at Creator/UniversalPictures, who balked the moment Brooks mentioned that he wanted to do it in black and white.

* ChannelHop: The film was originally in development at Creator/UniversalPictures, who balked the moment he mentioned that he wanted to do it in black and white.

* BillingDisplacement: Teri Garr, who portrays Inga, is billed below Madeline Kahn (Elizabeth) and Cloris Leachman (Frau Blücher), despite being the female lead and having more screentime.