Yeah - who would have signed up for his class just for the pleasure of watching sorority girls run from the room crying or some stuck up pedantic law student try to make a point.
Just curious, what career options would be open for you if you got a college degree in history? Besides being a history teacher/professor or a historian at a historical society or museum?
1980s movies are unmatched. Almost everything was original. Not a bunch of sequels and remakes. They weren’t all hits but there were great scenes like this one
Barbie 2's out soon? Biggest release of the year...Barbie 2... There will probably be a superhero mvoie too, there's always a superhero movie. God, what happened?! Its all Awful lol. Legitimately terrible.
There were sequels, but many were good to great sequels and the sequels weren't designed to destroy the characters from the original hit movie or to replace male characters with female characters or any other "woke" nonsense today that alienates audiences and core fans.
This is the comedic equivalent of Eddie Van Halen and Jimi Hendrix exchanging solos. Two of the greatest comedians that ever lived, completely awesome!
@@doughessonWhat kind of universe do you live in? Like the guy above me said, he doesn't sit within a football field of those two. He's a legend, don't get me wrong. But not a guitar mold-breaking, undisputed master guitar wizard like Hendrix or Halen. You could have said Shawn Lane or Randy Rhoads, though.
Hmmmm. Not in Sam's world. And we all got to enjoy his slow burn and build up... until the inevitable comic volcano exploded! Was only surprised that they didn't have the little blonde run out of the room, crying hysterically after Sammy got in her grill like no one else can!
Remember the first time I watched this..."Is she riiiiiight?" The rising tense emphasis on the end of the question, and we were all like, 'oh geez, here it comes...'
Had a bit of a crazy history teacher like that myself who would sometimes turn on a dime like Kinnison here. My favourite line: "In ancient Greece, women were for making babies. Men were for fun."
You can see where Sam's preacher background comes into play when he started his opening monologue, just how the words just flow out of his mouth like a pastor Sermon.
Check out the video of his show "Breakin All The Rules", it has a real good early clip of him doing his intense preacher thing before he was a comedian.
@Lucas Cruz Yeah. Because your lack of a sense of humor somehow means everyone else lacks one, too, so you pretend you're oh-so-superior. For whatever reason. Pardon us while we all wipe our asses with your opinion.
@@xaenon He didn't discover Sam, but he put him on his HBO special, which launched his career into the stratosphere. Sammy was already a working and successful comic. Rodney's club in NY was a launching pad for a lot of young comedians at the time, and Sam loved and was grateful to Rodney forever more.
Sam is so good in this short but very memorable role. To me, this is the best scene in the movie. He pulls off the archetypical eccentric college professor that most people can connect with.
He was a great comedian. This was an era where they basically let comedians do a version of their act in movies, a great example is rodney in Caddy Shack. Idk if he was a great actor, just a great comedian in a scene set up to let him do some all time classic material, with another all time great.
...its TRUE its Damn...TRUE...''cause i WAs ...too...Damn-it...no one cares'''...they see a VIETNAM-VETERAN out on the streets- WON""T EVEN BUY HIM A CUP OF ...coffee-;;;THK/s for saving your ...sorry-LIVES -''''''
@Richard Thomas really? 40000-80000 dollar cars? Wow....I have two Hyundai's and a motorcycle. Nowhere near the amount you state....maybe I should take advantage of this so-called taxpayer paid vehicle. Oh wait, I work for a living and don't care about the VA and it's handouts.
This movie came out when I was three or four years old. The only reason I remember watching it in the movie theater is this particular scene. I had never ever seen, or would ever see, my father laugh so hard and so long. He was crying and didn’t stop laughing. My father laughed the whole car ride back to the house after the movie was over. RIP Sam ❤ Thanks for the laughs!
1:33 Rodney's awkwardness after saying he's a lover, getting no reaction from the students and realizing he may have tipped the professor over the edge with that line. LOL
oh my goodness, Sam Kinison and Rodney Dangerfield were classics. I saw Sam Kinison at the comedy club in LA long before he was famous. I made the mistake of heckling him. oh boy that was a heck of a mistake because he did that screaming thing to me. I was sitting in the front row with the spotlight on me - boy we're my friends proud of me that night.
Sam was so brilliant in this. The scene stands up after all these years. I love the guy over Rodneys shoulder who looks like he is about to have a nervous breakdown during Sams meltdown.
When Kinison breaks the desk, you could tell that Dangerfield was so struggling to keep it together he was shaking. Truly one of the greatest comedic moments of all time.
I just noticed the blonde in front (the girl he yelled at) also completely loses it at him tearing the seat out. She has to quickly cover her face to contain her laughter. I have to wonder if Sam improvised attacking the chair being no one else in the scene seemed prepared for it.
@@calvinwebb7989 I would not be surprised if they spent a better part of a whole day on just this scene cuz everyone was cracking up with two comedy legends in the room.
I was in middle school when I saw this in the 80's. I wasn't familiar with Sam or his comedy, so I had no idea he was going to go off the rails like that. It just made the scene that much more hilarious.
A really minute detail that makes this all the funnier is Sam's Upper-Midwestern dialect; you hear the way he says words like "Mr. Helper" and "about 30 years ago" and it gives you the illusion of him being a nice guy; perfect setup for when he loses it.
Decades later finding out that Dangerfield was laughing right after Kinison rips the back of the chair off and tosses it makes it even funnier. You can actually see Dangerfield's head trembling trying to contain it.
Aww....ya makin me think of 'Vacation' and hamburger helper... I never tried it,..the picture on the box looks like vomit throw-up after you've had too much italian noodles...
I saw Sam Kinison live in the mid 80's, I laughed so hard my stomach hurt for 2 days. Easily the funniest show I have ever seen. RIP Sam, you were genius.
By far the best scene in "Back to School". And possibly the funniest scene of any 80's comedy. 2021 and we are still loving Sam Kinison. He is among the stars now. Literally.
In college a professor I had asked class who the best hypothetical teacher would be. Someone said Roosevelt, another Mother Teresa,Ghandi. I raised my hand and said “Professor Tergusen”. Guy says, “we have a winner, class dismissed.”
"“I don't want to die. I don't want to die....." Kinison paused as if he was listening to someone "But why?" Kinison pauses again, and then utters his last words: "Oh, Okay. Okay."
Gives me chills. Spine cord torn and bleeding internally, the chilling part is when God or Christ responded too his why he calmed down and accepted death. Okay okay okay........
I saw this in the theater when it came out when I was 9 years old. Love this movie. This is my favorite scene in the film. Sad that they don’t make comedies like this anymore.😢
I never forget going with my parents at 8 years old to the movies to watch “Back To School” and when Sam Kinison’s face showed as Professor Terguson: the whole theater of adults erupted in laughter. At 8 years old I didn’t get it but at 45 years old today, I get it now. 😂🤣😆
Just watched it again. I tell people, who are making a vote or a choice I agree with internally and nor would I ever disrespect their choice or vote but when it falls in my favor, I do say “Good answer, good answer. I like the way you think. I’m going to be watching you” Then my wife pulls me away 😂🤣😆
Fun fact i just found out that Rodney Dangerfirld couldn't help laughing in the background while the girl was being yelled at, so the director just kept it in. He was also laughing when Sam was yelling at him and torn the desk off.
Watch closely, Dangerfield had a hard time not laughing when Kinison turns on him and trashes the chair. You can see him shake from laughing and it took over a dozen takes to get a usable shot.
I love how he improvises and they left it in there that’s such a true laugh of his laughing at Dangerfield trying to hold it in this is great one of my favorite scenes of all time I always reference it and come back to it Holla!!
Probably my favorite part of this movie. His face is so expressive, when Rodney says take it easy you can see he is seething with fury, his predator eyes lock on his new prey
Rodney Dangerfield bridged different generations with his comedy. You could watch him with your father in his older stand-up stuff and laugh your collective asses off just as the two of you would with this film.
I like to pause this scene on the girls face after her answer and self-assured smile, then hit one frame at a time. The dire look on Sam's face after her smile is hysterical and the first indicator of impending doom.
I would have watched an entire series centered on Professor Terguson
Damn right
If this movie had been made today, they would have made a series based on him.
You can attend his series of classes called Standups.
0:01 Jekyll
0:49 Hyde
Yeah - who would have signed up for his class just for the pleasure of watching sorority girls run from the room crying or some stuck up pedantic law student try to make a point.
Kinison’s opening monologue is brilliant - so much subtlety before he goes insane. Such an underrated appearance.
Yes, the opening is good but what part is underrated if it is one of the most well known scenes for both comedians ?
Dangerfield is funny because he is creative. I just don't see the creativity from Kineson. Just screaming is not creative or funny?
I wonder how many takes they had to do here. There is no way I’d have been able to keep a straight face if I were an extra in this scene.
@@rawlegoshortvideos4919 The ignorance of the people who use the word underrated in the comments section of u-tube videos is underrated.
@@cooganalaska3249 It's like Andrew 'Dice' Clay. It's funny the first time.
“He really seems to care… about what I have no idea.” is a quote that will forever be in my arsenal.
I thought Rodney's eyes were going to pop out.
Sounds like my EX-sister... NO-CONTACT CURES ALL!
I will sometimes call people, Mr. Helper. It is funny how some movie lines just stick with ya.
Facts!
I would love a history class taught by this guy
Just curious, what career options would be open for you if you got a college degree in history? Besides being a history teacher/professor or a historian at a historical society or museum?
@alvexok5523 you could work for the state department or other government agencies
I wouldn't fall asleep in it, that's for sure.
Sam Kinison was great
That's a class I'd willingly paid for to attend 🙂
1980s movies are unmatched. Almost everything was original. Not a bunch of sequels and remakes. They weren’t all hits but there were great scenes like this one
Yeah teen wolf 2 was a disaster!!
70's movies too
Barbie 2's out soon? Biggest release of the year...Barbie 2... There will probably be a superhero mvoie too, there's always a superhero movie.
God, what happened?! Its all Awful lol. Legitimately terrible.
There were sequels, but many were good to great sequels and the sequels weren't designed to destroy the characters from the original hit movie or to replace male characters with female characters or any other "woke" nonsense today that alienates audiences and core fans.
@@signoguns8501cry baby
R.I.P. Sam Kinison and Rodney Dangerfield. Two of the greatest comedians to ever walk this earth. You are missed.
Always and forever!
Awesome.
Pioneers
CUT!... uhhh.. Mr. Kinison, You really are in violation of Mr. Dangerfield's 6' personal space.
I agree they would never be replaced
All great comedians seem to just leave too early all of them
This is the comedic equivalent of Eddie Van Halen and Jimi Hendrix exchanging solos. Two of the greatest comedians that ever lived, completely awesome!
Where's Joe Walsh?
Well said
Or Alex Van Halen and Mitch Mitchell exchanging drum solos. Those two were just as good on drums as Eddie and Jimi were on guitars.
@@doughessonJoe Walsh sits no where near those two…
@@doughessonWhat kind of universe do you live in? Like the guy above me said, he doesn't sit within a football field of those two. He's a legend, don't get me wrong. But not a guitar mold-breaking, undisputed master guitar wizard like Hendrix or Halen. You could have said Shawn Lane or Randy Rhoads, though.
The smile on his face after the woman’s answer. “Is she right?” 😂
Hmmmm. Not in Sam's world. And we all got to enjoy his slow burn and build up... until the inevitable comic volcano exploded!
Was only surprised that they didn't have the little blonde run out of the room, crying hysterically after Sammy got in her grill like no one else can!
Priceless
Classic Sam...... 😂🤣
I use that line when I teach
That wasn't a smile, he was gritting his teeth 😁
“I didn’t know you wanted to get involved with the discussion Mr Helper...” 😂
He says it so sweet and nice, from calm to volcanic in 2 seconds
My favorite line in this scene. Every time friends were talking and someone else interrupted, this was our go to line.
@bonwatcher - same here. Used that line extensively
I use this line as often as possible. With the same inflection and everything 😂😂😂
Good Answer
Remember the first time I watched this..."Is she riiiiiight?" The rising tense emphasis on the end of the question, and we were all like, 'oh geez, here it comes...'
I'm sitting at the dinner table waiting for my Dad to explode on one of us. lol
You can see the switch flip in his mind as he snaps.
I had a history teacher like that in HS but no one missed his class we love his antics and his weird way of teaching ...his class was never boring
He was the REAL Professor Terguson!
Prof Feliciano was his name ...he used to tell us " I'm sick of communists & christians claiming that we are all equal that's bullshit"
Had a bit of a crazy history teacher like that myself who would sometimes turn on a dime like Kinnison here. My favourite line: "In ancient Greece, women were for making babies. Men were for fun."
SAY IT SAY IT...
Sounds like an awesome teacher.
You can see where Sam's preacher background comes into play when he started his opening monologue, just how the words just flow out of his mouth like a pastor Sermon.
About 80 percent of his best jokes start out that way
I had no idea Sam Kinison was a preacher b4 he became a comedian.
@@benhamilton1156 his dad was as well.
Check out the video of his show "Breakin All The Rules", it has a real good early clip of him doing his intense preacher thing before he was a comedian.
Just like watching R Lee Ermy in 'Full Metal Jacket' - they weren't acting...
This scene will always be funny. It never gets old!!
My favorite scene.
Watched it when I was in high school 😢
I agree
She answered with such confidence.
" agggggggggghhhhhhh" 🤣🤣🤣
You are so right just watching it now has me lmao😂 Timeless and hilarious
We need teachers like him.
Kids today and their boneheaded parents couldn't handle it.
This proves that Sam Kinison could not only act, but act well. He would have had a bright future in movies. I miss him. RIP Sam and God Bless.
Just how he initially reacted to the answer before flipping out is genius
And left Gods grace also , he was a powerful preacher
He was one of a kind! Such a sad loss!
He was great in married with children lol.
@@talkingrock7011 And maybe found God again. It isn't for you to say.
Sam Kinison (died too young) and Rodney Dangerfield together in such a classic scene. Really showed Kinison's comic style.
Professor Ferguson gone off the rails
Didn't Rodney 'discover' Kinnison?
@Lucas Cruz Yeah. Because your lack of a sense of humor somehow means everyone else lacks one, too, so you pretend you're oh-so-superior. For whatever reason.
Pardon us while we all wipe our asses with your opinion.
@@xaenon He didn't discover Sam, but he put him on his HBO special, which launched his career into the stratosphere. Sammy was already a working and successful comic. Rodney's club in NY was a launching pad for a lot of young comedians at the time, and Sam loved and was grateful to Rodney forever more.
@@garysolorzano3216 Thank you for the clarification.
RIP Sam, RIP Rodney, and RIP chair.
I'm gonna miss that chair 🙏🏾
It was the chair's finest acting performance (just missed Academy Award nomination).
Yeah, that chair was only three days from retirement too. ;)
“Good answer...good answer.”
I like the way you think. I'm gonna be watchin you.
"I'm gonna be watching you"
I like how you think.
Good teacher, he really seems to care. About what? I have no idea
Those poor kids trying to learn something, but they’re too busy trying to stay alive in his classroom. Lol
Sam is so good in this short but very memorable role. To me, this is the best scene in the movie. He pulls off the archetypical eccentric college professor that most people can connect with.
Possibly the best scene in Sam's entire career!
He pulled off the chair too
I really believed him as an ex war vet with PTSD turned History Professor. Kinison would’ve been a great actor had he of lived.
I'd say he was a great actor, left his mark in our memories. Probably would've got best supporting actor eventually if given more time.
He was a great comedian. This was an era where they basically let comedians do a version of their act in movies, a great example is rodney in Caddy Shack. Idk if he was a great actor, just a great comedian in a scene set up to let him do some all time classic material, with another all time great.
@@jtaco4101 Exactly
Y’all might not know this but he was a legit pastor as well before he started comedy
In HS my government teacher was a Vietnam vet
“I was up to my knees in rice paddies...”
LOL
Going up against Charlie! 😂
i swear i though he meant harvesting rice.
With guns that didn't work
AHHH AHHHHH AHHHHH!!!
Slugging it out with me!
“One of the easiest events to understand....Vietnam.”
Lol
I died when he said that.
...its TRUE its Damn...TRUE...''cause i WAs ...too...Damn-it...no one cares'''...they see a VIETNAM-VETERAN out on the streets- WON""T EVEN BUY HIM A CUP OF ...coffee-;;;THK/s for saving your ...sorry-LIVES -''''''
@Richard Thomas would love to know what your source is. Because my personal experience says otherwise
@Richard Thomas really? 40000-80000 dollar cars? Wow....I have two Hyundai's and a motorcycle. Nowhere near the amount you state....maybe I should take advantage of this so-called taxpayer paid vehicle. Oh wait, I work for a living and don't care about the VA and it's handouts.
@Richard Thomas I'm a purple M&M too
This movie came out when I was three or four years old. The only reason I remember watching it in the movie theater is this particular scene. I had never ever seen, or would ever see, my father laugh so hard and so long. He was crying and didn’t stop laughing. My father laughed the whole car ride back to the house after the movie was over. RIP Sam ❤ Thanks for the laughs!
I watched this movie w my dad and I never laughed harder in my life, my favorite scene by far. Rip daddy 🕊
I remember watching this in the theater with my Dad too. He never laughed so hard in a movie.
Sam and Rodney. The 80s once again proving to be an awesome decade
SNL 80's was comic gold.
Not really. I hate the glam rock aesthetic. I'm all about thrash metal.
...AWESOME...years just DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY '''''''
Forget Glam Rock. There was Bad Religion, Minor Threat, and tons of hard-core bands.
The Cure New Order and NiN
The first time Sam Kinison appeared on David Letterman's NBC late show, nobody knew what to expect. He went right into the audience and it is gold.
0:03 melon is looking at him like he knows the professor is crazy and about to snap😂
SAY IT!! SAY IT!! Those screams will always be legendary!!
Watching Sam Kinison scream at a student at the top of his lungs is what dreams are made of
1:33 Rodney's awkwardness after saying he's a lover, getting no reaction from the students and realizing he may have tipped the professor over the edge with that line. LOL
oh my goodness, Sam Kinison and Rodney Dangerfield were classics. I saw Sam Kinison at the comedy club in LA long before he was famous. I made the mistake of heckling him. oh boy that was a heck of a mistake because he did that screaming thing to me. I was sitting in the front row with the spotlight on me - boy we're my friends proud of me that night.
Lol
I didn't know you wanted to be part of the discussion, Mr. Helper.
to funny rodney gave sam his start
Yo relax doc she wasn't even born yet before nor vietfucking nam hochinmig
hahaha
Awesome...
I have long used “Mr. Helper” to describe people who insert themselves at just the wrong moment. Thank you, Mr. Kinison.
Sam was so brilliant in this. The scene stands up after all these years. I love the guy over Rodneys shoulder who looks like he is about to have a nervous breakdown during Sams meltdown.
2023 and this scene is still as funny as ever. RIP to these 2 legends of comedy.
Paxton Whitehead and Burt Young have also perished too. And Ned Beatty.
2024 and still funny as hell
"Is she right!?"
That face.....showed the calm before the storm.
He really seems to care, about what I have no idea.
How the next generation who were the hippies are commies
😂😅🤣😅😂🤣
I think I gave birth! To an accountant!
😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣
I agree
One of the greatest scenes in the history of cinema !!!
Truly the best...
Has this been confirmed ?
SAY IT
SAY IT
SAY IT
Alright I'll say it..... LMFAO
@@anthonythompsonsr1993 good answer.... good answer
I don't care that you broke you're elbow
Al right I’ll say it
Ahhhh ahhhh ahhh lolololololol
I love how Rodney steps up to rescue the student from Sam's intensity. A real mensch!
Sam Kinison, was an excellent comedian, evangiistic preacher, and could keep your attention at the risk of pain. What a great entertainer
When Kinison breaks the desk, you could tell that Dangerfield was so struggling to keep it together he was shaking.
Truly one of the greatest comedic moments of all time.
I just noticed the blonde in front (the girl he yelled at) also completely loses it at him tearing the seat out. She has to quickly cover her face to contain her laughter. I have to wonder if Sam improvised attacking the chair being no one else in the scene seemed prepared for it.
Skeptical Chris i would love to see the outtake reel on this
@@calvinwebb7989 I would not be surprised if they spent a better part of a whole day on just this scene cuz everyone was cracking up with two comedy legends in the room.
Skeptical Chris agree lol
@@mresturk9336 Look like those 2 guys sitting behind Rodney was trying to keep from laughing too.
Kinison was actually not a bad actor, at least in this movie.
Yes. He was spot on here.
Who said he was a bad actor?
Strong case of overacting, tho.
He was hilarious but actually scared that poor girl look like she was going to cry
First time I seen this he had me in tears
Two icons of comedy, such a shame they are no longer with us. I was lucky enough to actually have seen Kinison's show live, he was awesome.
This might be my favorite bit of his, even out of his standups. Pacing and build up is perfection. No wasted lines.
I was in middle school when I saw this in the 80's. I wasn't familiar with Sam or his comedy, so I had no idea he was going to go off the rails like that. It just made the scene that much more hilarious.
If you look at sam while he's in rodney's face, you can tell rodney was trying so hard to no bust out laughing
It's probably why there's an awkward cut scene when the prof is yelling, "SAY IT!! SAY IT!!"
"Is she right?" Turgesson begins to boil.
And the tension starts to build!
You could see he was about to explode while grinding his teeth, great acting!
I didn't know you wanted to join the conversation mr helper
Was it because she said "Vietnamesation"?
As his face gets red..
A really minute detail that makes this all the funnier is Sam's Upper-Midwestern dialect; you hear the way he says words like "Mr. Helper" and "about 30 years ago" and it gives you the illusion of him being a nice guy; perfect setup for when he loses it.
This is one of the funniest scenes I have ever seen in film comedy. I nearly cry laughing and pee my pants every time I see it.
Decades later finding out that Dangerfield was laughing right after Kinison rips the back of the chair off and tosses it makes it even funnier. You can actually see Dangerfield's head trembling trying to contain it.
I'm not a fighter.... I'm a lover. - Rodney Dangerfield
This was one of my favorite scenes of the movie! 😂🤣😂🤣👍
“Mr helper”😂
Haha...right?
I still use that when being condescending to a know-it-all.
Aww....ya makin me think of 'Vacation' and hamburger helper...
I never tried it,..the picture on the box looks like vomit throw-up after you've had too much italian noodles...
I like the way you think. lol
Kinison would use that right before he destroyed a heckler during his standup.
“Good answer. I like the way you think.” Lol, this scene is priceless!!!
OMG... this has to be one of the most iconic comedic scenes in a movie ever! I'm literally in tears right now 🤣🤣🤣
I saw Sam Kinison live in the mid 80's, I laughed so hard my stomach hurt for 2 days. Easily the funniest show I have ever seen. RIP Sam, you were genius.
It’s gonna be sand!
Kinison was a treasure. Truly a man who lived in that no-man's land between sanity and insanity. RIP Sam and Rodney.
You don't want anyone with that look on their face as they tell you "I'm gonna be watching you..."
I love when he rips the desk apart
By far the best scene in "Back to School".
And possibly the funniest scene of any 80's comedy.
2021 and we are still loving Sam Kinison. He is among the stars now. Literally.
I always fallout laughing when Terguson rips the back of the chair off and throws it away. 😂
Look closely, Rodney starts laughing too!! 😂
He was probably seeing a Viet Cong’s head when he did that.
“Putting headbands on and doing drugs” 😂😂😂
...and listening to the goddam Beatles albums AAAARRRRGH AAAAARRRRGH!
In college a professor I had asked class who the best hypothetical teacher would be. Someone said Roosevelt, another Mother Teresa,Ghandi. I raised my hand and said “Professor Tergusen”. Guy says, “we have a winner, class dismissed.”
"Is she right?" followed by that devilish grin. Lol
"Do not go gentle into that good night... rage, rage against they dying of the light."
2:06 Kinison's face after he tears the desk apart and screams "Say it! Say it!"
Did ya notice the blood veins bulging outta his forehead…
😄😁😆🥹😅😂🤣⁉️⁉️⁉️⁉️
"“I don't want to die. I don't want to die....." Kinison paused as if he was listening to someone "But why?" Kinison pauses again, and then utters his last words: "Oh, Okay. Okay."
Those were his last few words
he was saying while he was lying on the roadside of the I15 freeway
That's what people who were there said they heard.
@@sueraymo3239 It was on US 95 northwest of Needles, CA.
I always wondered if Sam, even though he stopped being a pastor, held onto his faith and he was talking with Christ before he died.
Gives me chills. Spine cord torn and bleeding internally, the chilling part is when God or Christ responded too his why he calmed down and accepted death. Okay okay okay........
So many silly but awesomely entertaining movies in the 80's! The times were fun and the movies reflected that.
I love the look on Kenesins face when he looks up after Dangerfield jumps in.
"I didn't know you wanted to get into the discussion, Mr. Helper"....still use this line all these years later
I saw this in the theater when it came out when I was 9 years old. Love this movie. This is my favorite scene in the film. Sad that they don’t make comedies like this anymore.😢
I never forget going with my parents at 8 years old to the movies to watch “Back To School” and when Sam Kinison’s face showed as Professor Terguson: the whole theater of adults erupted in laughter. At 8 years old I didn’t get it but at 45 years old today, I get it now. 😂🤣😆
Just watched it again. I tell people, who are making a vote or a choice I agree with internally and nor would I ever disrespect their choice or vote but when it falls in my favor, I do say “Good answer, good answer. I like the way you think. I’m going to be watching you”
Then my wife pulls me away 😂🤣😆
Fun fact i just found out that Rodney Dangerfirld couldn't help laughing in the background while the girl was being yelled at, so the director just kept it in. He was also laughing when Sam was yelling at him and torn the desk off.
And that, folks, is the best two and a half minutes in all of cinema.
Idk. The principals office scene on porkys is right up there. Whays just as impressive was the fact that was done in one take
Interpret Vietnam "One of the easiest events in the last 20 years of American history"
Still watching in 2019
Sometimes...we all need this clip to just get pissed at people without causing issue. 😒
I'm smiling and reciting the lines word for word. The good old days of watching movies like this
Same, I shared it and tagged a couple of people that can truly appreciate it
Like my grandparents used to refer to their youth, "...back in the days when they knew how to deal with pu$$ie$"
Watch closely, Dangerfield had a hard time not laughing when Kinison turns on him and trashes the chair. You can see him shake from laughing and it took over a dozen takes to get a usable shot.
You can also see the girl he yelled at originally cover her ears..
I love the close up of Kennison with his face red as he looks up at Dangerfield. :D
I watched this like 10 times..
The half smile at 0:51 is the best...you just know how angry he is at hearing the BS textbook answer
I love how he improvises and they left it in there that’s such a true laugh of his laughing at Dangerfield trying to hold it in this is great one of my favorite scenes of all time I always reference it and come back to it Holla!!
2:30 “Good Teacher! He really seems to care. About what? I have no idea!”
The only American History I remembered!!
So classic! The aggressive way Professor Terguson looked up at Thorton and called him "Mr. Helper" is priceless! I lost it🤣🤣🤣🤣💀
You could tell by his half smile at 0:50 after the girl's answer he was about to lose it. Brilliant in its subtlety on Sam's part!
Sam Kinison was a great comedian. He is truly missed.
Love this scene 30 years later
Probably my favorite part of this movie. His face is so expressive, when Rodney says take it easy you can see he is seething with fury, his predator eyes lock on his new prey
Still quote this scene going on 35 years ago. A classic... and probably time for some new material.
Rodney Dangerfield bridged different generations with his comedy. You could watch him with your father in his older stand-up stuff and laugh your collective asses off just as the two of you would with this film.
Reminds me of my high school gym teacher he screamed at us about his time in Veitnam.
I grew up in the 70s and 80s and had some Vietnam vets as teachers, and this causes me a few flashbacks. They got really f'd up by that war.
My dad was in nam he flipped out like this all the time
@@laughingsnake1989 same here.
I have a brother-in-law that wigs out every time he hears a helicopter.
The tragic irony of Sam Kinison. Gets clean and sober and is killed by another drunk driver.
"with guns that didn't work". hell of a true statement.
So THATS what he says-oh that’s gold
Has this been confirmed ?
@michaellorusso4912 yes the m-16 was a total P.O.S during the Vietnam War it was prone to jamming constantly it was nicknamed the pig
“But since you want to help, maybe you can help me” LOL His tone just makes it funny
Kinison's eyes after Rodney says "I'm a lover" are genius acting
I like to pause this scene on the girls face after her answer and self-assured smile, then hit one frame at a time. The dire look on Sam's face after her smile is hysterical and the first indicator of impending doom.
RIP Sam. Legend. Still stories coming out that are hilarious!
Kinison’s hair at the beginning is amazing.
Professor Ferguson is a national treasure!
He could also have been a serious drama actor!!! ❤❤❤😊😊😊
Sam Kinison, King of the Combover and Sir Rodney Dangerfield, King of Comedy. rip boys
This was the first time I saw Sam, or heard him, or heard about him. Excellent scene. I was blown out of my seat.