The New Scooby Doo Movies - Episode 10 - Laurel and Hardy - The Ghost Of The Bigfoot

[mirtom82]

Despite popular belief, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy are not their real names. Laurel was born as Arthur Stanley Jefferson, while Hardy was born as Norvell Hardy. Nobody knows where did Laurel come up with his stage name, while Oliver Hardy was Hardy's father's name which he added to his own real name.

[Cvandoloski]

@mirtom82 alot of actors/singers etc change their names, like Michael Caine isnt really Michael Caine....

[alyssaclause]

@mirtom82 thanks for the fact

[mirtom82]

How on Earth could Bigfoot get from the window on first floor, where Laurel saw him, to the back door downstairs in just one second? Doubt that even real ghosts could do that.

[alyssaclause]

@mirtom82 nope it cant

[mirtom82]

35:10 Didn't any of them notice that Bigfoot they saw outside is huge creature, while Bigfoot inside is just bit taller then they are?

[mirtom82]

33:37 Laurel and Hardy are inside Mystery Machine, right? So, why are there trees and snow behind them? Same thing happened in episode with Sonny and Cher.

[mirtom82]

30:39 This is nod to the fact that Stan Laurel really could play piano with just two fingers.

[mirtom82]

I know that this series is filled with continuity errors, but Hardy switching beds is way too obvious and way too stupid.

[mirtom82]

10:55 Hardy is sleeping in right bed. But, wait a minute. Just a minute earlier we clearly saw him get into left bed.

[mirtom82]

I also think that Budd Abbott and Lou Costello would make great addition to this show, but it would probably be too much as their gimmick was very similar to Laurel and Hardy. Only difference is that fat Costello was the clumsy one, while in this case its thin Laurel.

[mirtom82]

I think that its shame that Marx Brothers never got to appear in this show, though I read somewhere they were planned to appear. Unfortunately, only Groucho, Gummo and Zeppo were alive at the time of making this series. If they did appear, Chico and Harpo would become third and fourth persons to be dead and appear on this show. The first two were, of course, Laurel and Hardy.

[mirtom82]

When gang pulls over to Laurel and Hardy, there are only 3 suitcases next to them. But, while they were still driving there were noticable at least 5 of them. Its best seen when Laurel is buried under them.

[mirtom82]

Although both Laurel and Hardy are talking in heavy British accent, this isn't accurate. Stan Laurel was English, while Oliver Hardy was American.

[mirtom82]

There is another very interesting anecdote about Laurel's funeral. One of many actors attending it was another silent movies comedy legend Buster Keaton. He was heard to say that, no matter what other people might think, he didn't consider neither himself nor Charlie Chaplin to be the greatest comedian of all time, but that he considered Stan Laurel to be the greatest of all time.

[mirtom82]

This episode happens during winter. There is one very interesting anecdote about Stan Laurel. When he was in deathbed he said to nurse who was tending to him that he would like to go skiing at that very moment. Nurse asked him if could ski, to which Laurel said that couldn't, but that he would rather be skiing at that point then doing what he was doing (in other words, dying). These were last words he spoke as he died just few minutes after that.

[mirtom82]

Laurel and Hardy were duo that was unique in so many ways. Number one, they were and still are the longest running comedy team in history as they were together from 1921 till 1951, during which time they made 107 film (3 r considered lost). Number two, they made more movies then any other comedy team with 107. When Hardy died in 1957, Laurel vowed never to appear on TV or in movie again. He was too ill to attend Hardy's funeral, but he said that Babe (Hardy's nickname) would understand.

[mirtom82]

Laurel and Hardy are the only two guest stars who were not alive during making of the show. Hardy died in 1957, while Laurel died in 1965. Not only that, but they broke up their partnership in 1953 due to Stan Laurel's serious health problems. In the end, he outlived Oliver Hardy by 7 years.

[mirtom82]

Laurel and Hardy r guest starring in this episode. Fred and Velma did short imitation of them in previous episode.

[billfarrell]

"in case we go the beach"

LOL

this episode is a classic

[cbdgf]

anyone notice that ollie switched beds

[mirtom82]

@cbdgf Yes. Of course, there was enough time between two scenes for him to switch beds, but it still doesn't make any sense.

[cbdgf]

first comment

this is my fav episode of this series

[mirtom82]

@cbdgf Mine too. Laurel and Hardy are greatest comedy act in history, together with Marx Brothers.

[benjie414]

@mirtom82

i like the comedy team of richard simmons and jared from subway.