History YMMV / YoungFrankenstein

* SugarWiki/DevelopmentHeaven: Creator/MelBrooks went through the effort to reuse the elaborate electrical machinery from the original Universal ''Film/{{Frankenstein|1931}}'' films.

* CultClassic: It was a hit at the time, but has managed to get real historical and cultural significance in the years since, and has a very devoted following, usually duking it out with ''FilmBlazingSaddles'' for the title of Brooks's magnum opus.

* AlternateContinuity: This film calls the original Frankenstein "Victor," which is his first name in [[Literature/{{Frankenstein}} the original story]], but the whole plot is incompatible with the novel: both Victor and his fiancée Elizabeth die without having children, so they obviously couldn't have a grandson. But the plot would fit with [[Film/Frankenstein1931 the original 1931 movie version]], which [[AdaptationalNameChange changes]] Victor's name to Henry, but where he and Elizabeth both survive, thereby making a "young" Frankenstein possible.

* CantUnHearIt: Try to listen to a normal version of "Puttin' On The Ritz" without doing an impression of Creator/PeterBoyle as the Monster.
* CultClassic: It was a hit at the time, but has managed to get real historical and cultural significance in the years since, and has a very devoted following, usually duking it out with ''Blazing Saddles'' for the title of Brooks's magnum opus.

* CantUnhearIt: Try to listen to a normal version of "Puttin' On The Ritz" without doing an impression of Creator/PeterBoyle as the Monster.

* WeirdAlEffect:
** It's a really faithful AffectionateParody of ''Film/{{Frankenstein 1931}}'' and ''Film/BrideOfFrankenstein'' - to the point watching ''Young Frankenstein'' before makes many scenes in the originals hard to take seriously.
** Even more so, it specifically copies the plot and other elements (eg the one-armed policeman) of the third Universal ''Frankenstein'' film ''Film/SonOfFrankenstein'', which is now almost forgotten outside serious Franchise/UniversalHorror fans.
** The performance of "Puttin' On The Ritz" in this movie is one of the best known in spite of the song being written nearly fifty years prior.
** How many people these days bring up Ovaltine and ''aren't'' referencing either this movie or ''Film/AChristmasStory''?

** 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 TwilightZone]]'' episode [[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS3E74DeathsHeadRevisited "Death's-Head Revisited".]]

** 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/TwilightZone'' episode [[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS3E74DeathsHeadRevisited "Death's-Head Revisited".]]

** 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/TwilightZone1959'' episode [[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS3E74DeathsHeadRevisited "Death's-Head Revisited".]]

** The cruel policeman who tormented The Monster with fire while he was imprisoned, and unlike most of the story, it's played very dark.

* SocietyMarchesOn: Elizabeth's BlackComedyRape is played completely for laughs, with a NotIfTheyEnjoyedItRationalization and the Creature becoming her HenpeckedHusband at the end, but she was still ''raped.''

* Continuity: While many interpretations have either Elizabeth or Henry/Victor (or both) from the original story dying, the original movie version had both survive, thereby making a "young" Frankenstein possible.

** The "[[PunctuatedForEmphasis It Could Work!]]" line is a minor one in Italy, where it was translated as "Si può fare!", which means "It can be done!" and has the more general meaning of "We can do it!" and is often used in a variety of contexts as an encouragement.

** The late Creator/PeterBoyle (The Monster) is better remembered by younger audiences for playing [[{{Series/EverybodyLovesRaymond}} Frank Barone]].

* HilariousInHindsight: The Italian dub translated "It could work" as "We can do it." The musical adaptation of ''Film/TheProducers'' has a song with that title.
** In the 1980s, Mel Brooks was the uncredited executive producer of a straight horror movie -- albeit one with a streak of dark humor. That movie, Creator/DavidCronenberg's ''Film/TheFly1986'', is regarded as one of the best horror films of its era just as this movie is regarded as one of the best 1970s comedies.
** Frederick and Elizabeth's horribly awkward elbow shake comes off rather differently after the COVID-19 pandemic, when this actually was decided on as a sanitary polite gesture.

** In the musical, after Frankenstein [[spoiler:gives some of his intelligence to the Monster]], the townsfolk catch him and [[spoiler:actually ''hang him''! Thankfully, the Monster saves him.]]

** How many people these days only bring up Ovaltine to reference either this movie or ''Film/AChristmasStory.''

* ValuesDissonance: The Monster basically rapes Elizabeth who only consents half way through. It’s PlayedForLaughs. For modern audiences, this can definitely be a problem.

* 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.

** This is where the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1Y73sPHKxw Dramatic Chipmunk]] music comes from, when they first look up at the castle.

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