Originally Posted by
Ballenxj
Originally Posted by
The Golden Boy
In Blazing Saddles, Harvey Korman's character's name is "Hedley Lamarr" and everyone says "Hedy" and he's always going "it's Hedley! HEDLEY!!!"
It's one of the greateset running gags of all time but I can appreciate how it would fly over the heads of a modern audience, if they'd even bother to watch a nearly 50 year old movie. Regardless, here is a video explaining the joke's origin, from Mel Brooks himself.