History of the World, Part I/YMMV

• Acceptable Targets: The Spanish Inquisition are on the mission to convert the Jews, who are constantly abused and tortured for laughs. (Bonus points for Torquemada who is played by a Jew.)
  • Nazis, though this shouldn't come as a surprise as a Mel Brooks movie.
• Bowdlerization: AMC censorship ruins two of the film's best jokes.
  • Original joke:

Dole Office Clerk: Occupation? Comicus: Stand-up philosopher. Dole Office Clerk: What? Comicus: Stand-up philosopher. I coalesce the vapors of human experience into a viable and meaningful comprehension. Dole Office Clerk: Oh, a *bullshit* artist! Comicus: *Grumble*... Dole Office Clerk: Did you bullshit last week? Comicus: No. Dole Office Clerk: Did you *try* to bullshit last week? Comicus: Yes!

• • TV version:

Dole Office Clerk: Oh, a *bull- Comicus: *Grumbles*... Dole Office Clerk: Did you bull- last week? Comicus: No. Dole Office Clerk: Did you *try* to bull- last week? Comicus: Yes!

• • Original joke:

Leader of Senate: All fellow members of the Roman senate hear me. Shall we continue to build palace after palace for the rich? Or shall we aspire to a more noble purpose and build decent housing for the poor? How does the senate vote? Entire Senate: FUCK THE POOR! Leader of Senate: Good.

• • TV version:

Leader of Senate: All fellow members of the Roman senate hear me. Shall we continue to build palace after palace for the rich? Or shall we aspire to a more noble purpose and build decent housing for the poor? How does the senate vote? Entire Senate: (raise arms and grumble to themselves) Leader of Senate: Good.

• Arguably, Bowlderization actually makes one moment funnier:
  • Original version:

Roman Soldier: Moooove that miserable piece of SHIT!

• • TV version:

Roman Soldier: Moooove that miserable piece of SHOOOIIIT!

• Crowning Moment of Funny:
  • "I'm sorry Sir, I flunked flank." "Flunked flank? Get the flunk out of here!"
  • "It's DeMonet!"
    • "Hello Da Money, and don't correct me!"
  • "The Lord Jehovah has given unto you these fifteen..." * CRASH!* "Oy...Ten! Ten Commandments! For all to obey!"
  • "Could you please step on the same foot at the same time? My tits are falling off!"
  • Eunuch test, anyone?
    • "He's a eunuch." "HE'S a eunuch." "He's DEAD!"
  • Nobody mentioned the Last Supper yet? JESUS!
    • Yes?
    • What?
    • "One of you will betray me." "But who? WHO?" "Judas" "Aaahh!" "Can I get you something?"
      • "I hate it when someone gives away the ending."
    • When they pose for the painting.
  • "See 'Hitler on Ice'!"
  • Cesar's Palace
  • "Oh, a bullshit artist!"
  • Moses being mugged.
  • "Your majesty you look like the piss boy!" "And you look like a bucket of shit!"
  • In fact, most of the movie.
• Crowning Music of Awesome: The Spanish Inquisition. One listen to the whole thing and it will be stuck in your head forever.
• Hilarious in Hindsight: Inverted. The narrator contrasts 'the first homo sapien marriage' with 'the first homosexual marriage' back when the idea of same-sex marriage had barely occured to most people.
• Ho Yay: DeMonet and Bearnaise.
• Memetic Mutation: It's good to be the king!
• Watch It for the Meme: Some people watched the movie just to see the Spanish Inquisition.