60 years ago, I knew a real nun like that. She could whip out that ruler and wack-a-wrist so fast it would put a Jedi to shame. She was teaching us to circumflex. I did it, and then the kid after mid did it, but like running the bases. "Do that again!" the Nun demanded And he did it again. WHACK! My eyes were wide! Thank God I didn't screw that up!
Yes, one of the best parts of an all around fabulous scene! Everything just comes together perfectly, topped off by the chemistry among the three actors! This and the fancy restaurant scene are my two favorite scenes in the movie, which is my all time favorite comedy!
My Dad went to Catholic school in the 50s and early 60s. His handwriting is like that of a calligrapher. As my Dad reminds me, he owes it all to the nuns at his school. When teaching him script, they would whack his hand with a ruler whenever he messed up.
Yeah, a lot of people unfamiliar with the Catholic school environment are kinda blanking on this scene. Jake and Elwood are chronic sinners in the court of an angry Queen. She even makes them sit in the stupid little desks again, with Jesus watching them from the cross on the wall. I love it.
@@thehighllama8101 I did that too but I was left handed and back in the 50s and early 60s the nuns called that "the bend sinister" and tried to make me write right handed instead and messed my handwriting up for the rest of my life when they used to whack my hand with a ruler whenever I tried to use my left hand. It was a good thing that I learned to type when I was in high school or no one could ever read what I wrote
Oh there were those Teachers that I think are in all schools. Maybe not so much now, but back when, we actually had respect for the Teachers. I had this one Teacher in High School. Her name was Miss O’Connell, and I had her for Typing and Stenography. Yes, that far back. Also Office Procedures. English too. This was one SERIOUS Teacher. She took her job to make us ready for the work world and to earn a decent living seriously. Her wardrobe was from the 40’s or 50’s. Those suits. Sometimes a dress. She wore her hair in a 40’s hairdo. Red lipstick. But she would wear jewelry that was probably from the 40’s too. I would want to laugh every time she wore these plastic flowers at her neck. But she got us job ready. My best friend from High School and I still talk about her.
to be fair, despite any flaws Jake might have had, he was willing to risk going back to jail in order to steal money to save the orphanage. Got to respect that
Kathleen Freeman delivers a flawlessly perfect performance here - a master class in comedic timing and vocal inflection that simply does not age with time. Masterpiece.
It's such a great film, that I see something new every one of the many many times I've watched it. I grew up in Chicago,, and the movie captures the flavor perfectly. Plus, what great music!
"Oh, you fat penguin!" I went to Catholic school until I got out of high school. Nuns during the first eight years, brothers during the last four. That is exactly how I moved my desk, when I was still in it, whenever I had to. Lots of beatings to a good number of us, over time. Very few got through it all unscathed. Good times! 👍
Funny thing: I super glued my desks to the floor! You would find those round metal pads still stuck to the floor where they broke off many years later!! Almost got excommunicated for that!
I was 18 when I saw this in a theater with a friend. We started laughing at the first crack of the yardstick. When she broke it over Elwood’s head like a samurai we couldn’t catch our breath from laughing. Still my favorite movie. Rip John.
Jake: I offered to help you. Penguin: Mhm. Jake: You refused to take our money. Penguin: Mhm. Jake: Then I said, "It looks like you're really up shit creek!" *Smack*
It brings back memories of catholic primary school in the 1970's...Our principal was St Gae. I was on the receiving end of more than a few of those "attitude adjustments". Fun times.
@@retroguy9233 Oh no ,no,no, for a highspirited young boy , I can attest yes they can , and then parents, brothers and sisters and pretty much anyone else will agree and maybe add to the punishment.
According to John Landis, John Belushi sprained his back falling down the stairs in the desk from the Penguin's office. He was in a back brace and on painkillers for the rest of filming.
I forgot how funny this scene is, I was in tears laughing so hard... LOL... After that first ruler broke and she started to weld that other cane I was crying and couldn't see what was happening but just the sound made me laugh harder, then John ends up rolling down the stairs still in that seat OMG they don't do humor like this anymore LOL... Thanks for the walk down memory Lane...
Yes , been there done that , Catholic school early seventies , belted by a nun . 53 now , looking back probably deserved it . Didn't do me any harm and l have a lot of respect for nuns . Also easily one of the best movies of all time
B rings me back to my days in Catholic School. We had Penguins too. Not all were like her just the Mother Superiors. Some were actually cute and nice. Made you wonder why they would choose that life? But that was their decision.
I saw the Blues Brothers for the first time the other night and died laughing. Especially during every single police chase where the car crashes just don't stop. I had to pause it after a cruiser just went flying into a box truck apropos of nothing.
I was sent by my Catholic parents to parochial schools, one was served by The Sisters of Mercy (though I now refer to them as The Sisters of NO Mercy). One or two nuns looked like The Penguin, though most did not, and 1 was the exact opposite, tempermentally, even though she was the school principal. Thank you forever, Sister Joel, you were one of my favorite teachers. Absolutely love the actress Kathleen Freeman who plays The Penguin, she manages to take all her roles and make them so realistic. You were one of my favorites, too.
OMG!! Growing up in a Catholic School back in the 60's and 70's, this is absolutely hilarious!!! Seen this movie dozens of times but never heard Elwood call her "Fat Penguin" nor did I ever hear him say, "F*ck this noise!!" as he bailed on Jake!! lol
Went to catholic grade school. The bruises healed up in junior high. 😃 But even back then I realized that they were strict because they wanted us to have good lives.
Fxxx the hatin critics. .Blues Brothers is a classic comedy full of great scenes with many soul ledgends. .gotta love Rays music store scene where he fired a warning shot at the kid trying to steal a guitar! !!
Having gone to a Catholic grade school myself, this scene really struck a nerve. But I was a video tape engineer during the taping of a PBS drama that starred Kathleen Freeman, and she was as nice as you could imagine.
"AAH you FAT PENGUIN"... breaks the wooden stick on Elwood and swings the sword... I am still crying till today.. what a scene LOOOL cant stop watching this scene... I am just thinking, how many scenes were not scripted and just came out, from the moment... I think this was one of those.. :D
What is so real is how the Penguin lays that guilt trip on Jake and Elwood, which hurts 100 times more than the yardstick, believe me i know from experience...
June 15, 2022----Watching the mother superior beat the shit out of the boys reminds me of The 3 Stooges for some reason. As to nuns and rulers, true story. Mom and her sister grew up during the Depression and were sent to a nunnery or something like that and when you lied/misbehaved, ruler went across your knuckles.
Almost 40 years and this scene is still funny as hell
Yeah, I agree, can't beleive it's been 40 years where did the time go!!!!!
That will earn you a WHACK! with a ruler.
60 years ago, I knew a real nun like that. She could whip out that ruler and wack-a-wrist so fast it would put a Jedi to shame. She was teaching us to circumflex. I did it, and then the kid after mid did it, but like running the bases.
"Do that again!" the Nun demanded
And he did it again. WHACK!
My eyes were wide! Thank God I didn't screw that up!
CLASSIC!
Oh yeah blasphemy is real funny!
Kathleen Freeman, one of the great utility players in Hollywood history.
Only Kathleen could have played the Telekinetic Samurai Nun.
@@rickn8or hehe. The perfect description 😁😎
She was great as General Burkhalter's sister on Hogan's Heroes. "You'd be missing in action on the Russian Front too, if you were married to her!"
That lady was in EVERYTHING when I was growing up. A very versatile actress who was always working!
@@Kohntarkoszyes lol. Ironic that most of the main cast in Hogan’s Heroes were of German Jewish background
John Belushi trying scoot away in the desk is the funniest thing ever!
Yes, one of the best parts of an all around fabulous scene! Everything just comes together perfectly, topped off by the chemistry among the three actors! This and the fancy restaurant scene are my two favorite scenes in the movie, which is my all time favorite comedy!
John Belushi Carrie Fisher James Brown Aretha Franklin and Ray Charles...RIP
@@magpatocx john candy too.
@@BDCMatt orange whip.
Yeah! He was willing to go tumbling down those steps-In a Desk, no less!-In order to get away from her!
I attended Catholic schools in the ‘50’s and ‘60’s. This scene has documentary quality! One of my favorites. Love this movie! It’s eternally fresh.
My Dad went to Catholic school in the 50s and early 60s. His handwriting is like that of a calligrapher. As my Dad reminds me, he owes it all to the nuns at his school. When teaching him script, they would whack his hand with a ruler whenever he messed up.
Yeah, a lot of people unfamiliar with the Catholic school environment are kinda blanking on this scene. Jake and Elwood are chronic sinners in the court of an angry Queen. She even makes them sit in the stupid little desks again, with Jesus watching them from the cross on the wall. I love it.
@@thehighllama8101 I did that too but I was left handed and back in the 50s and early 60s the nuns called that "the bend sinister" and tried to make me write right handed instead and messed my handwriting up for the rest of my life when they used to whack my hand with a ruler whenever I tried to use my left hand. It was a good thing that I learned to type when I was in high school or no one could ever read what I wrote
I just made a similar comment about this same thing... 😅😅😅😅
Oh there were those Teachers that I think are in all schools. Maybe not so much now, but back when, we actually had respect for the Teachers. I had this one Teacher in High School. Her name was Miss O’Connell, and I had her for Typing and Stenography. Yes, that far back. Also Office Procedures. English too. This was one SERIOUS Teacher. She took her job to make us ready for the work world and to earn a decent living seriously. Her wardrobe was from the 40’s or 50’s. Those suits. Sometimes a dress. She wore her hair in a 40’s hairdo. Red lipstick. But she would wear jewelry that was probably from the 40’s too. I would want to laugh every time she wore these plastic flowers at her neck. But she got us job ready. My best friend from High School and I still talk about her.
Everything about this scene is a riot...the nun is spot on and all the levitating and magical doors. Epic stuff...
Twas my father's thought that God gave her that power😅
How is it "epic"? Do you know the real meaning of the word?
I absolutely loved Kathleen Freeman. It didn't matter how big or small her role was in a movie, you always remembered her.
Indeed. I loved her brief appearance in Dragnet. It was short and filled with profanity, but funny as hell.
And the speech coach in Singing in the Rain.
"I caahn't stahnd him".
Her role as Gertrude Linkmeyer (General Burkhalter's sister) in Hogan's Hero's was much like an early version of the Penguin.
She's 100% right in this scene. They didn't have to use The Lord's name in vain constantly.
to be fair, despite any flaws Jake might have had, he was willing to risk going back to jail in order to steal money to save the orphanage. Got to respect that
He and Elwood both went to extreme lengths to save the orphanage, even after being treated so harshly by the penguin!
@@leczorn different times, man. also just because the penguin was a real bitch doesn't mean the kids didn't need help
I think this could be a great moral debate/dilemma. Jake is offering to do wrong in order to do something right.
That's the Catholics!!!
Well I guess jail scared him less than that nuns wrath.
R.I.P. Kathleen Freeman & John Belushi!
And R.I.P. Carrie Fisher (1956-2016).
Funny af how she just levitates back into the room and the door closes by itself
The whole thing's a play on their perception of her. It's a Catholic gag. I love how there's a gigantic Jesus crucifix in every room.
Kathleen Freeman delivers a flawlessly perfect performance here - a master class in comedic timing and vocal inflection that simply does not age with time. Masterpiece.
Reminds me of Sister Ann Marie and her ruler which was steel
She had to have gone to Catholic schools.🤣🤣
“Boys, you got to learn not to talk to nuns that way.” Curtis.
Penguin delivers an ass whupin on a Biblical scale! That stair fall had to hurt. Kudos to stunt crew and the talents of all in the scene!
I love the way she knows they're otuside, even before they get to knock on the door, and the way the doors mysteriously open and close by themselves.
Or the wind sound as she levitates and floats back into room and door closes!!!
I like how the door opens and closes, twice, without ever actually being touched.
I just noticed after 39 years that the penguins chair moves by itself too lol
HOLY SHIT U RIGHT! I watched this movie, 1000 times and now I see it. LOOL same here, watched it 1000 times and never notice this :D
It's such a great film, that I see something new every one of the many many times I've watched it. I grew up in Chicago,, and the movie captures the flavor perfectly. Plus, what great music!
@@renefadrny2160 "HOLY SHIT"
> *Ruler smack*
My father attended St. Francis De Sales when he was middle school, and one time he actually did get knocked down the stairs by a nun in a desk!!!!
Had a Catholic school teacher slam me into a locker for no reason. The fucker got fired that summer. 👍👍
Omg hope he was ok. Capital punishment was real
@@WindTurbineSyndrome Corporal punishment.
@@WindTurbineSyndrome capital punishment is the death penalty
When Elwood calls her a fat penquin, I laughed my ass off
U and a few million others :-)
"FUCK THIS NOISE MAN" 🤣🤣🤣
Fat Penguin...😅😄😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@missD80s That was the funniest part, like a Samuri warrior!!
She reminds me a little bit of Danny Devito.
I remember seeing this scene as a kid and laughing so hard I couldn't breath. Fortunately I can breath now but still hilarious 😆😆
This was one hell of a stunt on the stairs. This is a great scene.
Good lord, it's been 36 years, and I still laugh myself to tears at this scene!
Thank you for sharing it.
I still laugh hard every time I see this and the fancy restaurant scene! It’s the best comedy of all time!
Still funny. Really, really funny. I can't help but laugh hard, either.
@@jabbermocky4520 I'm really confused should I watch this coz I didn't really find it funny
Me too !
One of the movies that will stay with me as long as my brain does
"Oh, you fat penguin!"
I went to Catholic school until I got out of high school. Nuns during the first eight years, brothers during the last four.
That is exactly how I moved my desk, when I was still in it, whenever I had to. Lots of beatings to a good number of us, over time. Very few got through it all unscathed.
Good times! 👍
Funny thing: I super glued my desks to the floor! You would find those round metal pads still stuck to the floor where they broke off many years later!! Almost got excommunicated for that!
I'm not even catholic. I still got a yard stick to the side of the head one night.
@jeffpotipco736 I got the ruler across the hands in 1st and 2nd grade because I am left handed and I didn't hold a pencil the right way.
LMAO this movie is priceless, I'm gonna watch it again tonight :)
Tiago de Pádua I think you really have shit creek
This movie never gets old
Its my favorite movie all time man!!
My aunt was a real Penguin. My cousins and I used to call her The Penguin. She was not amused
I was 18 when I saw this in a theater with a friend. We started laughing at the first crack of the yardstick. When she broke it over Elwood’s head like a samurai we couldn’t catch our breath from laughing. Still my favorite movie. Rip John.
Still a movie masterpiece ... with kickass music that just don't quit - EVER!
Blues Brothers is my all time favorite movie!!! It's a classic 80s movie!! B)
Every scene in this movie is classic.
Jake: I offered to help you. Penguin: Mhm. Jake: You refused to take our money. Penguin: Mhm. Jake: Then I said, "It looks like you're really up shit creek!" *Smack*
Here it is July 28th, 2022.
This scene will never not be funny.
Whips out that rod like a damn katana
Damn, she wields that stick in the end like a freakin sword...I like her
And she floats backwards through the door. Which closes itself. 😊😊😊😋😋😁😉🤣😋😋😉I'm not even catholic!!😋😂😊
The best Rhythm & Blues movie in history !!! Soooo funny !!!!
It brings back memories of catholic primary school in the 1970's...Our principal was St Gae. I was on the receiving end of more than a few of those "attitude adjustments". Fun times.
The Blues Brothers was one of the first movies released in the 80s.
So you were abused
I never realized when I saw this for the first time in the theaters when it came.
The penguin has the force.
This nun definitely would rank high in the Jedi Order with wicked lightsaber skills.
Ish got real when she broke out that sword and started swinging. I love how Jake fell down the stairs in that desk. Funny as hell! I love this movie.
''You can't lie to a nun.''
I love how she kept smacking them with the ruler 📏
I thought nuns aren't allowed to resort to physical violence.
@@retroguy9233 Oh no ,no,no, for a highspirited young boy , I can attest yes they can , and then parents, brothers and sisters and pretty much anyone else will agree and maybe add to the punishment.
@@retroguy9233 they definitly do resort to violence more often than you'd think
My childhood. Holy Savior Grade School and Bishop Hoban High. It never leaves you. It gets in your bones
I almost choked , I was laughing so hard the first time i saw this scene..
According to John Landis, John Belushi sprained his back falling down the stairs in the desk from the Penguin's office. He was in a back brace and on painkillers for the rest of filming.
Belushi did the stunt himself!? 😶
"boys, you got to learn not to talk to nuns that way"
I forgot how funny this scene is, I was in tears laughing so hard... LOL... After that first ruler broke and she started to weld that other cane I was crying and couldn't see what was happening but just the sound made me laugh harder, then John ends up rolling down the stairs still in that seat OMG they don't do humor like this anymore LOL... Thanks for the walk down memory Lane...
My Aunt is like The Penguin. She's the Family Vigilante. You get her Mad, and she makes The Penguin look like Mary Poppins.
Lol same!
I some how can't imagine Danny Devito play Mary Poppins.
Jim Russ (WBAL radio news), then WTOP Washington DC, and I watched this twice, back to back when I was home on leave.
The ruler and twig here, then the extendable bayon in BB 2000, great toys 😂
If you were ever terrorized by nuns as a child the penguin is an appropriate label.
That she would call them in her time of need and they showed up, means they really love each other
I when to school with Nuns like these. Yard sticks. 50 yrs later. I have to laugh.😮😅
Boys you got to learn not to talk to nuns that way
ChrisMac2489 or in any way 😂 with somebody like this you can't speak
@@thorase141 That’s being very disrespectful to nuns.
Laughed so hard it hurt :-)
My father went to Catholic school, and assures me this depiction is 100% accurate.
💯
Love the church that cares for the blues brothers
If you grew up Catholic and went to a school with Nuns as teachers, you get it !
Sister Rose IHM Wayne NJ 1st grade class '63.
Top 20 scene of all time in Films. We are on a Mission..A Mission from God....
Yes , been there done that , Catholic school early seventies , belted by a nun . 53 now , looking back probably deserved it . Didn't do me any harm and l have a lot of respect for nuns . Also easily one of the best movies of all time
The Penguin is like the Nun Principals in my Catholic Alma Mater. _Deadly and old._
We need more penguins in school today, kids are to soft.
B rings me back to my days in Catholic School. We had Penguins too. Not all were like her just the Mother Superiors. Some were actually cute and nice. Made you wonder why they would choose that life? But that was their decision.
J'adore!!! Merci!!!
My best friend’s mom when we were growing up- she WAS the Penguin🤘🏻❤️
💥"I attended Blessed Sacrament School in the '50's. Perfect example of Sister Mary Effrem trying to save the souls of all the boys!"
I saw the Blues Brothers for the first time the other night and died laughing. Especially during every single police chase where the car crashes just don't stop. I had to pause it after a cruiser just went flying into a box truck apropos of nothing.
i've been loving this since 1982
Me too, admit it " were on a mission from God ".
The best screen in a movie full of great screens.
I was sent by my Catholic parents to parochial schools, one was served by The Sisters of Mercy (though I now refer to them as The Sisters of NO Mercy). One or two nuns looked like The Penguin, though most did not, and 1 was the exact opposite, tempermentally, even though she was the school principal. Thank you forever, Sister Joel, you were one of my favorite teachers.
Absolutely love the actress Kathleen Freeman who plays The Penguin, she manages to take all her roles and make them so realistic. You were one of my favorites, too.
Still stands up after 40 years. One of the best movies ever made
For me the best movie ever 💥
OMG!! Growing up in a Catholic School back in the 60's and 70's, this is absolutely hilarious!!! Seen this movie dozens of times but never heard Elwood call her "Fat Penguin" nor did I ever hear him say, "F*ck this noise!!" as he bailed on Jake!! lol
The penguin had some serious Sith skills. 40 years later, I'm still afraid...
She's great in everything she has done. This one is the best
the door opening and closing her gilding across the room 😆😆
Went to catholic grade school. The bruises healed up in junior high. 😃 But even back then I realized that they were strict because they wanted us to have good lives.
Great movie, 👍 👌 scene !
She's 100% right.
The funny thing is the entire plot of this movie is Jake and Elwood helping out someone they don't even like!
God Bless her 🙏
Forget it 5 grand will have it for you in the morning let's go Elwood😂😂😂
Fxxx the hatin critics. .Blues Brothers is a classic comedy full of great scenes with many soul ledgends. .gotta love Rays music store scene where he fired a warning shot at the kid trying to steal a guitar! !!
I usually don't like humor that draws attention to one's handicap, but that's a very rare exception!
If you’ve ever watched the original Die Hard, that potential thief is Argyle, McClane’s limo driver!
The one even the Sith and Jedi fear....
Having gone to a Catholic grade school myself, this scene really struck a nerve. But I was a video tape engineer during the taping of a PBS drama that starred Kathleen Freeman, and she was as nice as you could imagine.
"AAH you FAT PENGUIN"... breaks the wooden stick on Elwood and swings the sword... I am still crying till today.. what a scene LOOOL cant stop watching this scene... I am just thinking, how many scenes were not scripted and just came out, from the moment... I think this was one of those.. :D
I'm not even Catholic!!! I'll have it for you in the morning!
What is so real is how the Penguin lays that guilt trip on Jake and Elwood, which hurts 100 times more than the yardstick, believe me i know from experience...
MOM LUV THIS MOVIE SHE LAUGHED ALL THE WAY THROUGH .......IN TEARS SO GOOD
WOW - and Kathleen Freeman was that powerful back then? Thank God I just had her in college as a lecturer and not growing up in Catholic School!
went to catholic school.....this brings back memories.....
She must have had so much fun with this scene.
Loved this Part.
I finally did it, I made the penguin happy. I transformed theoretical physics, energy production and nuclear war. I think I’m set. 😂😂
The church not wanting to save the orphanage tells us that the penguin actually protected the kids.
June 15, 2022----Watching the mother superior beat the shit out of the boys reminds me of The 3 Stooges for some reason. As to nuns and rulers, true story. Mom and her sister grew up during the Depression and were sent to a nunnery or something like that and when you lied/misbehaved, ruler went across your knuckles.
I went to Catholic school in the 70's its not that exaggerated, in particular if you were a smartass.
"Fuck this noise, man"
“Well then I guess you’re really up shit creek!” 😂
All I know about Catholicism I learned from reading Angela's Ashes and watching The Blues Brothers.
The levitation scene is killer..... hahahahaha
If you've ever "done time" in a Catholic school you know what this scene is about.
Dominican nuns made MCRD seem like a cakewalk.
oooRAH!
To everybody hitting the dislike button > 2:50 - 2:58
Bye. 3:02
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I went to Catholic grammar school in New Orleans. I swear our vice principal was this same very nun.
Imagine how all of this could have been avoided if Elwood said “Jake…stop.” Instead of “Christ Jake, take it easy man.”