Name: Top 10 Hilarious Mel Brooks Movie Moments
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I just got back from Venice, and boy, are my arms tired!

Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the funniest and most memorable scenes, moments, and instances in Mel Brooks' creations.

And including those where he was behind the camera, in front of it, or even doing both.

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We all know that desperate measures must be taken to stop the undead wherever they appear.

But this mid-90s satirical comedy horror, which stars Stephen Webber as Jonathan Harker and Mel Brooks himself as vampire hunter Van Helsing, proves that it's not always a clean process.

Must be done by one who loved her in life!

The resulting scene is one of the standout moments of the film because the filmmakers didn't tell Webber how much blood he would be covered in during the shoot, which makes his reaction appear all the more natural and convincing.

And if we don't get no toes, then we don't eat no rolls.

This scene from Men in Tights, where a man ironically named Little John takes on Robin Hood in a staff match, spoofs a similar scene in the many Robin Hood tales that have come before it.

As per usual for a Brooks movie, however, this version plays it for laughs.

To be sure, this isn't the most dignified way to start a friendship, but Robin doesn't dwell on it after and allows the event to pass like water under the bridge.

While the characters in this late 80s Mel Brooks directed parody take a brief break from the events of the film, they find out that space can be both weird and dangerous in a crossover between Alien and the cartoon One Froggy Evening.

In a neat shout-out, they even get John Hurt to make a cameo as the original victim of the chestburster.

Naturally, this proves too much for our actors, leading them to make a quick exit with a time-honored punchline.

Oh, baby, teleport and tell me I'm your own.

Here's another Men in Tights entry on our list.

In this scene, Prince John, played by Richard Lewis as a chat show host, is having an intimate conference with his second-in-command.

When the sheriff of Rottingham asks him about the side-switching mole on his face, his oblivious response is priceless.

More so when you consider that they actually had mirrors in ye olden days.

We looked around and then we found the man for you and me.

There are many fantastic moments in both versions of the producers, but the high point of both movies is easily the big musical number that forms the climax of the god-awful play.

The title of the song was initially going to be the title of the movie, but sadly that didn't come to pass.

However, this doesn't prevent the scene from having the effect that it does and being the highlight of each version, both of which Brooks produced.

Really, it's something that has to be seen to be believed.

We were told to comb the desert, so we're combing it.

Mel Brooks has always been a filmmaker who plays around with words and twists dialogue.

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Bearing that in mind, it's not surprising that when Dark Helmet tells his army to comb the desert, they take his orders literally.

Tell them to comb the desert, do you hear me?

This moment raises a whole bunch of questions though, like why they have those massive combs in the first place.

But Spaceballs is not the kind of movie where not knowing that little fact will bug you.

Anyone with the slightest grasp of American history will realize that the 19th century was not a good time to be a black person.

And Mel Brooks uses this fact to great advantage to create the hilarious character of Sheriff Bart in this satirical western comedy.

His arrival into the town of Rockridge doesn't go entirely as planned and forces Bart to use an unusual method of making his escape.

The fact that the townspeople fall for this just helps to make clear exactly how stupid they are.

Hush, Harriet, that's a sure way to get him killed.

Number 3 Puttin' on the Ritz Young Frankenstein This scene from Brooks' take on the Frankenstein story lands on our list because of just how out of place it is in the movie.

If you tell your friends you're showing them a film about Frankenstein they will not expect the big man to be poorly strutting his stuff upon a stage.

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The sequence even manages to pay tribute to both the classic musical number and King Kong in Wilder's comments to the audience as the monster is performing.

All of this makes for an unforgettable scene.