“Jacobs, I want to know absolutely everything that’s happened up till now!”
“Well, let’s see. First the earth cooled. And *then the dinosaurs came*, but they got too big and fat, so they all died and they turned into oil. And then the Arabs came and they bought Mercedes Benzes. And Prince Charles started wearing all of Lady Di’s clothes. I couldn’t believe it. He took her best summer dress, put it on and went to town…”
Fun fact: the Zuckers knew him from their sketch comedy troupe, *Kentucky Fried Theater* and literally wrote (Johnny Appears) and the straight lines in every scene where he was going to be.
Why? Because he was the funniest guy ever and let him write his own dialogue.
*Leon’s getting larger!*
Where did you get those shoes? That dress? … hahaha
Oh, it’s a big, pretty, white plane with red stripes, curtains in the windows and wheels; it looks like a big Tylenol!
A brilliant comic actor, taken too soon by the AIDS epidemic.
“Jacobs, I want to know absolutely everything that’s happened up till now!”
“Well, let’s see. First the earth cooled. And *then the dinosaurs came*, but they got too big and fat, so they all died and they turned into oil. And then the Arabs came and they bought Mercedes Benzes. And Prince Charles started wearing all of Lady Di’s clothes. I couldn’t believe it. He took her best summer dress, put it on and went to town…”
First, the Earth cooled. Then the dinosaurs came.
“How about some coffee?”
“No thanks!”
Fun fact: the Zuckers knew him from their sketch comedy troupe, *Kentucky Fried Theater* and literally wrote (Johnny Appears) and the straight lines in every scene where he was going to be.
Why? Because he was the funniest guy ever and let him write his own dialogue.
And the proof is there, IMHO. Stole every scene.
Johnny Jacobs. (He gets his last name in “Airplane II” as the court reporter.)
He was also the stationmaster in “Trading Places.”
“The towerrrrr…. Rapunzel! Rapunzel!”
Best part of Airplane imho
He was absolutely hilarious!
There’s a sale at Penney’s!
“Auntie Em, it’s a twister”. “Oh look, Penny’s is having a sale” 🤣🤣🤣🤣
How ’bout some more coffee, Johnny?
Artie ‘Em, it’s a twister, it’s a twister! Said while wrapping himself in the phone cord.