I must come clean with a shameful admission

[krispos42]

At the ripe old age of 43, after seeing the movie dozens of times....


I just realize that the inflatable pilot in "Airplane!" was named "Otto" because.... "Otto-pilot". Autopilot. Otto-pilot.


Goddamn, how did I miss that one every single time?????


***hangs head in shame***


Carry on!

[CurtEastPoint]

1. You need this:

And I TOTALLY forgot what Otto did!

[krispos42]

2. That shirt is awesome

But that exact one isn't for sale anymore!

[Ligyron]

16. Isn't that Al Franken back there?

Guess some boob gropes are funny and totally okay as long as you're not one of them Democrat comics.

Sorry, just had to do it folks...

[Dennis Donovan]

19. Otto's airline career ended in a #metoo moment...

[Lefta Dissenter]

3. I texted out the "Landing" scene to family members

when I was on a plane that was returning to the gate because it had no brakes.

https://m.

It was a good distraction for me! I was laughing out loud while other passengers were just looking stressed.

[krispos42]

4. Yikes

That's, um... bad. How did they stop the plane? Reverse thrusters?

[Lefta Dissenter]

5. Oh! Thankfully it was discovered before we took off

So we were just taxiing around the airport for a while and then they hauled us in. I might not have been so cavalier about it had we actually had a dramatic landing.

[krispos42]

6. Oh, okay.

I was imaging your landing turning into a touch-and-go back into the air while the pilots figured out how to land.

[rusty quoin]

7. Those guys that did those movies, they were funny.

I think my favorite one was Rat Race when the Jewish family’s daughter insisted the stop at the Barbie Museum, which turned out to be the Klaus Barbie Museum.

[Leith]

8. Think of it this way

The movie is so good that you see something new every time.

For me, it was during the bar scene when Ted met Elaine. I always pay more attention to the girl scouts than the main characters so it was surprising to catch a quick glimpse where there was a dummy instead of a person on the floor (was that vague enough to avoid a spoiler?).

[Vdizzle]

9. Phew!

With your title, I thought you were going to say that you voted for trump or something.

[krispos42]

20. hey now, let's be polite here!

[Bob Loblaw]

10. Yesterday

My wife brought carryout home for dinner. I called out to our 13 year old son in the next room, "Dinner!" He asked, "What is it?" Of course I replied, "It's the evening meal, but that's not important right now."

[Martin Eden]

11. Shirley you jest!

[Historic NY]

28. Don't call me Shirley.

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[caraher]

12. I was amazed to learn that it was basically a remake of a 1950s movie

[Xipe Totec]

13. Duck Xing

https://www.reddit.com/r/CasualConversation/comments/3cn7us/so_for_years_i_saw_these_duck_xing_signs_in/

[Dennis Donovan]

23. Similarly, I saw "Cable Crossing" signs along the highway as a child...

...and asked my siblings what kind of animal was a "cable". Still hearing about that one 45 years later...

[trixie2]

14. because you were laughing so hard?

I know I would almost pee my pants. Love the jive talk by the tv mom.

[krispos42]

22. It just never clicked

They turn on the autopilot. Then an hour late in the credits, he's named "Otto". I thought maybe it was a cultural reference I was missing.

[kairos12]

15. What do you make of this?

...I can make a hat out of it....


I picked a bad day to quit sniffing glue!

[Dennis Donovan]

25. ...another funny "Johnny" part; McCroskey: "Bad news, the fog is getting thicker."

[Dem2theMax]

17. I wish I could rec this 100 times.

I have had a very bad day, and this has made me laugh so hard, I just had to say thank you.

[krispos42]

21. I'm glad my stupidity could help you

[Starseer]

18. Johnny and the Runway Lights!

He pulls the plug, the lights go out.

Then looks at the camera, says, "just kidding... mwahahahaha!" and plugs them back in.

Hilarious!!

[Dennis Donovan]

24. I think the first gag that told me this was no average comedy...

...was the newsstand with "Fiction", "Non-Fiction" and "Whacking Material".

Airplane! gags ranked: https://bullshit.ist/every-joke-from-airplane-ranked-bada7d0e7c0f

[CurtEastPoint]

26. LOLLLLLLLLL He was looking at 'Modern Sperm!'

[krispos42]

31. There is a LOT going on in that movie...

...as I found out. Otto-pilot.

Damn, they're good.

[Generic Brad]

27. Surely you must be joking

[krispos42]

29. I'm serious.

And my name isn't Shirley.

[CentralMass]

30. ...

[Skittles]

32. EGREGIOUS

[Xolodno]

33. Don't feel bad...

...I just found that out because you posted it.

With so much going on in that movie plus the sequel....never caught on.

Then of course in the sequel, someone I know didn't quite figure out why the actors would say Shhhhhh! at the moon base.....while the door made the same noise.