Disco Beaver from Outer Space

My buddy and I used to watch this when it was first on HBO 100 years ago. A lot of the stuff they did then WAS cutting edge, but it looks old and blah now. The woman on the game show with her boobs hanging out? That was just unbelievable back in the 70's. Who ever saw boobs on TV before that (National Geographic specials excluded)? The part with text scrolling by down the screen mocks some of the early "channels" that cable companies had up. We got cable in 1973 and I remember watching the news wire channel where someone was typing the news as it came in and you read along. Sometimes nothing would happen for 10 minutes and I'd sit there waiting for the next story (how pathetic, huh?) Anyway, this will only be "hilarious" once you watch it 20 times and memorize the dialog. THEN some of it is truly inspired. My friends and I used to recite the cursing construction workers "Hey I got a f*ckin' lug nut in my f*ckin' work boot" over and over.

Don't expect to die laughing the first time. But maybe by the 4th or 5th you'll start to get into it.

By the way, I bought this on VHS from the National Lampoon site a couple years back, so it IS out there if you look.

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This movie couldn't be funnier! It shows life in front of the TV screen. The countless hours one sits in front of the TV set,watching the vast wasteland of TV programming. HBO probably wouldn't show it now, in fear of the Politically Correct Crowd. Let's face it! 23 years ago people didn't have thin skin and could laugh at life. Remember, Ben Franklin said,"All the world is Queer except thee and me -- and sometimes I wonder about Thee"

i remember seeing this when i lived with my grandparents, every night for the week if was on super-channel ... i don't remember much about it nearly 25 years later except the HOMO NO MO' part ... i tried not to laugh too loud to wake the folks up, but one night it didn't work ...

to be honest, i had never heard of national lampoon up until that point and that brought a lifetime love of their productions.

and come to think of it, i remember the homosexual Dracula now ... i didn't understand it ... THEN ... two years later i came out of the closet ...

< blush >

that is all.

Granted, the last time I saw this was at a midnight movie in college, but I remember that poor, sad beaver trying to find a tree to eat - it was so funny. You haven't lived till you've seen a guy in a beaver costume dance disco. What I remember about this movie is that there are several funny scenarios that seem separate, but all the plot lines tied up into one and it all made sense at the end. This movie has spoof after spoof - I loved how in the middle of a completely different story, the disco beaver would wander through the scene. Wish I could see it again now that I'm in my 40's - might have a different take on it. If you like Airplane, Top Secret or any Abrams/Zucker movie, you'd probably like this.

I can't believe I've actually found a place where other people have seen this movie too! I saw it on HBO shortly after it came out in 1978 and have been looking for it for the past ten years. I remember the title song, but not much of the movie, except for the beaver costume and his dance. Have been looking for a copy to buy, but if not available commercially, would be interested in getting a video copy. This is a great site!