Some Classic Slapstick Comedy
Mel’s humor has many times come in the form of slapstick comedy. He would get people to bang their heads on windowsills, fall down, and generally getting hurt in the name of comedy. He was also a trendsetter in another recurring slapstick joke, which was putting flatulence sounds in ‘Blazing Saddles.’
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The memorably funny scene was when the cowboys sat around a campfire eating baked beans and drinking coffee. Mel figured it would be inevitable that the cowboys’ stomachs would murmur, and he decided it would be just what the scene needed.