Did you ever notice how simple the comic rule of "Misplaced cultural expectation" realy is? By that i mean, as the title of the post suggests, cross cultural imagery can be funny, if used carefully. Bubba...Fett. What image immediatly came to mind? Spaceship up on blocks, helmeted bountyhunter with a beer gut, belches echo inside the helmet, You know the drill. Heh....always thought it'd make a good blooper reel if the cast of ST/next Gen was sitting there....Picard enters...sits down....starts speaking in Yiddish, and so does everyone else.....thats another one. New York Jewish styling in a place you don't expect it. So....what was the first time you laughed at such a joke or plot element in a film? Allen did this lots in "Whats up, tiger lily". The fitting of American Jewish attitude in a Japanese flick was inherintly funny, and it set the stage for the rest of the redone soundtrack. Comments?
How about George Peppard's as "Cowboy" in "Battle Beyond The Stars"?
And Yogert from "Space Balls". "Your schwartz is almost as big as mine" "I'm a mog, half man, half dog. i'm my own best friend." "They've gone plaid!" "Whats the ,matter Coronel sanders? Chicken?" "Stand by for Ludicrous speed!"
How about any episode of Farscape, then, when John Crichton is always using cultural references from Earth than *no one* understands but him
My favorite was when they are trying to brack into the Shadow Depository and John is faking a deposit talking about needing high security by saying "we have *the* eleven secret herbs and spices!"
Although teaching D'Argo to play Rock, Scissors, Paper as a way of resolving decisions was a nice touch. Constantly calling Rygel "Spanky" and "Buckwheat" is pretty funny, too
And there's a good part where D'Argo gets into it when they are pressuring a bad guy who won't talk
John: "Who's your daddy?"
D'Argo: "I'm your daddy"