History YMMV / YoungFrankenstein

* MisaimedMarketing: Somehow, the "Puttin' On the Ritz" number turned up on the kid-targeted ''WesternAnimation/{{Anastasia}} Sing-Along''/''WesternAnimation/{{Anastasia}}'s Music Box Favorites'' video. The clip itself doesn't have anything too inappropriate, but woe to the parents of any children who asked to watch the whole movie after seeing this clip...

* "BLUCHER!" *whinny*

** The cruel policeman who tormented The Monster with fire while he was imprisoned, and unlike most of the story, it's played very dark. Trivia: the policeman is played by Oscar Beregi, who seems to have done a lot of arrogant bastard roles, most notably the AssholeVictim Nazi in the ''[[Series/TheTwilightZone1959 Twilight Zone]]'' episode [[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS3E74DeathsHeadRevisited "Death's-Head Revisited".]]

** The Italian translation of 'There wolf, there castle', 'Lupo Ulu''là'' e Castello Ulu''lì''!' is a very famous quote in Italy. Even people who haven't seen the movie know the pun.

* BeamMeUpScotty: Would you believe that it's entirely because of ''this'' film that the character of the deformed lab assistant is known as [[TheIgor Igor]]? The character was named Fritz in the 1931 film, while Bela Lugosi played a completely different character named Ygor in its sequel ''Son of Frankenstein'', which was transferred to the Fritz counterpart in this film.
** Doubles as a GeniusBonus joke on how to pronounce "Ygor" in the first place.

* AluminumChristmasTrees: When Igor is sent to fetch a brain for Frankenstein, he gets a jar with the correct brain, but trips and drops it on the floor, shattering it; he then tries to cover for his mistake by fetching the brain labelled "Abnormal" and taking that instead. A lot of viewers assume this joke is something Brooks made up, but Fritz actually did exactly the same thing in [[Film/Frankenstein1931 the original movie.]]

* HilariousInHindsight: This would not be the last time Creator/RogerBart played a mad scientist in a [[Theatre/BackToTheFuture musical adaptation of a beloved film]].

* AluminumChristmasTrees: When Igor is sent to fetch a brain for Frankenstein, he gets a jar with the correct brain, but trips and drops it on the floor, shattering it; he then tries to cover for his mistake by fetching the brain labelled "Abnormal" and taking that instead. A lot of viewers assume this joke is something Brooks made up, but it's actually exactly how it happened with Fritz in [[Film/Frankenstein1931 the original movie.]]

** [[GenerationXerox Dr. Frederick "Freddie" Frankenstein]]/"[[InsistentTerminology Fronkensteen]]" is the witty, rational-minded grandson of the infamous Dr. Victor Frankenstein himself. Inheriting his family castle, Freddie is subtly persuaded by Frau Blücher--his grandfather's lover--to resume Victor's work in creating life. Having his servant [[TheIgor Igor]] help him [[GraveRobbing rob graves]] to construct his "[[FrankensteinsMonster Adam]]", Igor ends up botching Freddie's plan by ruining the brilliant brain Freddie needed and bringing back an "abnormal" one. When the sweet-natured but easily confused creature attacks Freddie, he swiftly has it sedated and restrained until Frau Blücher frees it to complete her and Victor's dream, though Freddie is able to lure it back by playing its favorite song on violin. Risking his life to philosophically engage the captive creature and convince it of its worth, Freddie is able to present it to the scientific community, even having it perform a snazzy dance number with him until the unappreciative audience enrages the creature. Once again luring it back to his castle with its favorite song while the townspeople hunt for it after the creature escapes arrest, Freddie links his mind to the creature's, letting it express itself with words and even befriend the townsfolk, his dream of creating intelligent life complete.
** [[DrFrankenstein Dr. Victor Frankenstein]] and [[DarkMistress Frau Blücher]] are a pair of geniuses defined by their love for science and each other. Together, they concocted the original experiments to create a living monster from dead tissue, and--desiring to continue the legacy of the Frankenstein name--they schemed to use Victor's grandson Freddie to carry on the work. Following Victor's death, Frau Blücher reaches out and lures Freddie to Victor's Transylvania castle, where she coerces Freddie into Victor's old lab and helps him find Victor's research. Once Freddie carries on his grandfather's work and brings the "creature" to life, Frau Blücher unleashes the creature and later assists Freddie in educating and civilizing the creature. In the end, Frau Blücher and Victor's schemes are seen through by Freddie in their stead, and Frau Blücher ends the film with a tearful smile at Victor's [[EarnYourHappyEnding ultimate, posthumous triumph]].

* AwardSnub: The movie did receive UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nominations for Original Screenplay and Sound, but woefully ignored Creator/MartyFeldman, Creator/ClorisLeachman, and Creator/MadelineKahn's hilarious performances. Not to mention nominations for Set Decoration or Costume. Leachman and Kahn at least got Golden Globe nominations, for Best Actress (Comedy/Musical) and Supporting Actress respectively. Plus, we'll never know if Kahn would have gotten an Oscar nod for Best Supporting Actress if she wasn't nominated in the same category for ''Film/BlazingSaddles'' that same year.

* BrokenBase: Was the musical a worthy adaptation ''and'' successor to ''Film/TheProducers'', or a lame corporate shill [[WereStillRelevantDammit attempting to keep Mel Brooks relevant]]?

** 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.

** The late Creator/PeterBoyle (The Monster) is better remembered by younger audiences for playing [[{{Series/EverybodyLovesRaymond}} Frank Barone]]. Less so at the time, however, as he had achieved fame due to starring in ''Film/{{Joe}}'' and was well known as a character actor.

-->But the pair that we cry for
-->The pair that we sigh for
-->The pair that we die for
-->Is Fronk-on-steen and Eye-gor

* ToughActToFollow: The musical was seen as this to Brooks' previous, not to mention ''hugely'' acclaimed, ScreenToStageAdaptation of [[Film/TheProducers his other movie]]. Brooks himself said that this was why he hasn't done a ''Film/BlazingSaddles'' musical yet.

* CommonKnowledge: It's been popular to explain the joke of the horses always whinnying in fear at Frau Blücher's name as a matter of BilingualBonus- the horses are scared because her name means or sounds like "glue" in German. Except it doesn't--it's actually an average German surname. The intended gag is less deep than the popular explanation, as it just uses the horses in the cliche fashion of melodrama stings to convey that Frau Blücher is an especially ominous or fearsome person. The gag would have been the same regardless of her name.

* AwardSnub: Concerning the Oscars, the movie did receive nominations for Screenplay and Sound, but woefully ignored Creator/MartyFeldman, Creator/ClorisLeachman, and Creator/MadelineKahn's hilarious performances. Not to mention nominations for Set Decoration or Costume. Leachman and Kahn at least got Golden Globe nominations, for Best Actress (Comedy/Musical) and Supporting Actress respectively. Plus, we'll never know if Kahn would have gotten an Oscar nod for Best Supporting Actress if she wasn't nominated in the same category for ''Film/BlazingSaddles'' that same year.