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  • Mel Brooks' Jewish Indian

    From Adam H. Kerman@ahk@chinet.com to rec.arts.tv on Sat Jul 4 07:24:59 2026
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    In Blazing Saddles, there's a gag about Jewish Indians, because Hollywood wouldn't cast real Indians till the revisionist Western era, and there
    were lots of Jewish actors playing everybody.

    Here's a Jewish Indian on television. Without looking, can yoou
    recognize that voice?
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  • From Adam H. Kerman@ahk@chinet.com to rec.arts.tv on Sat Jul 4 07:25:53 2026
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    Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:
    In Blazing Saddles, there's a gag about Jewish Indians, because Hollywood >wouldn't cast real Indians till the revisionist Western era, and there
    were lots of Jewish actors playing everybody.

    Here's a Jewish Indian on television. Without looking, can yoou
    recognize that voice?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPEmUkhIoGc
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  • From Adam H. Kerman@ahk@chinet.com to rec.arts.tv on Sat Jul 4 07:32:02 2026
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    Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:
    Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:
    In Blazing Saddles, there's a gag about Jewish Indians, because Hollywood >>wouldn't cast real Indians till the revisionist Western era, and there
    were lots of Jewish actors playing everybody.

    Here's a Jewish Indian on television. Without looking, can yoou
    recognize that voice?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPEmUkhIoGc

    He discusses the episode in an Archive of American Television interview.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6lnB4OsFTc
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  • From Rhino@no_offline_contact@example.com to rec.arts.tv on Sat Jul 4 09:41:42 2026
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    On 2026-07-04 3:32 a.m., Adam H. Kerman wrote:
    Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:
    Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:
    In Blazing Saddles, there's a gag about Jewish Indians, because Hollywood >>> wouldn't cast real Indians till the revisionist Western era, and there
    were lots of Jewish actors playing everybody.

    Here's a Jewish Indian on television. Without looking, can yoou
    recognize that voice?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPEmUkhIoGc

    He discusses the episode in an Archive of American Television interview.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6lnB4OsFTc

    Actually, I suspected it was Nimoy as soon as I saw him but hearing the
    voice and the way he spoke made me 100% certain that it was him.

    This video, in which Nimoy talks about his appearance in Gunsmoke,
    popped up in my feed when I started watching your link:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6lnB4OsFTc [3 minutes]
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    Rhino
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  • From anim8rfsk@anim8rfsk@cox.net to rec.arts.tv on Sat Jul 4 06:46:45 2026
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    Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:
    Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:
    In Blazing Saddles, there's a gag about Jewish Indians, because Hollywood
    wouldn't cast real Indians till the revisionist Western era, and there
    were lots of Jewish actors playing everybody.

    Here's a Jewish Indian on television. Without looking, can yoou
    recognize that voice?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPEmUkhIoGc


    I’d know that eyebrow raise anywhere.
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    The last thing I want to do is hurt you, but it is still on my list.
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