The Wilder Ride

It's obvious, after the demonstration asked for by the annoying medical student, Brainy Smurf is not yet willing to stop pushing Dr. Frankenstein about his family's history, specifically of his grandfather's work with reanimating dead tissue. Dr. Frankenstein tries to laugh off the question of the vermicelli worm but is pushed repeatedly to the point of frustrated anger.

Our guest on The Wilder Ride is personal trainer, Susan Delmonico of SJD Health and Fitness who grew up loving Young Frankenstein and still, to this day, thinks of it as one of her all-time favorite comedies.

We close out the week with the conclusion of the in-class demonstration on Mr. Hilltop, who, for just $1 more, apparently gets to find his family jewels desecrated. There is some discussion over how all of the information we have been given up to this point no longer holds any water whatsoever. Then, just when we think the class is about to be dismissed, it appears Brainy Smurf has yet another smarmy question he has to ask.

We are once again joined by Matt Gray on The Wilder Ride.

Our guest again today on The Wilder Ride was Dr. Tim Ryan, who mentioned that even though everything up to this point was mostly accurate, in this minute, the reality of medicine goes completely off the rails. We discussed the fact that it appears the elderly test subject may be a mental patient, based on how the orderlies act. This sets up an interesting premise that on one side of the screen, we have a mental patient and on the other side of the screen, Doctor Frankenstein who is desperate to show he is totally sane and scientific. However, as noted in the episode, we realize Doctor Frankenstein seems willing to push the boundaries of acceptable medical practice to prove his theories.

The lecture continues with a subject being wheeled into the room to help demonstrate the concepts being described on the board. Doctor Frankenstein addresses the students and demonstrates voluntary and involuntary reactions.

Our guest today on The Wilder Ride is Dr. Tim Ryan of The Physician's Practice, who is a family practitioner. Dr. Ryan helps us understand that these minutes with the lecture are fairly accurate.

A medical student played by Danny Goldman, who is also known for his voicing of Brainy Smurf, needles his professor about his family history. Doctor Frankenstein has to first start by correcting the pronunciation of his name and then goes on to dismiss the rambling question of the student. He then asks if there is another question, relevant to that day's lecture? The student asks for an explanation of the difference between voluntary and involuntary reactions, which gets Doctor Frankenstein excited about his in-class demonstration.

Our returning guest today on The Wilder Ride is Matt Gray with Horizon Background Screening.

We finish the corpse tug-o-war before moving into a lecture hall at a medical school where the topics being discussed are the anatomy of the brain and the difference between voluntary and involuntary reactions. The mysterious box is in the hands of someone who takes a seat in the back of the classroom.

Our guest today on The Wilder Ride is Matt Gray, an investigator with Horizon Background Screenings.

We finally get through the remaining credits and push into the sitting room of the Castle of Baron von Frankenstein where a coffin is setup in front of a roaring fireplace. The coffin is ripped open to reveal a corpse holding a box. A set of hands moves into the shot, trying to pull the box away from the fingers of the corpse, only to be denied by a supernatural death grip on the box. What's inside? Why is someone stealing it? And, who keeps a coffin inside their family room??

While continuing the opening title credits, co-host Alan Sanders asks co-host Walt Murray if the humor in Young Frankenstein is timeless? In other words, would a Millennial find it as funny as we did when we were their age? Because the film was shot to look like a throw-back to the 30's style of monster movies, we both believe there is a timeless quality to the movie and think that many of the jokes should transcend.

We discussed the fact that Mel Brooks was able to track down Ken Strickfaden who created the original laboratory equipment for the 1931 Frankenstein movie, starring Boris Karloff. Back then, the Universal monster movie did not give Strickfaden any screen credit. Mel promised Ken if they could borrow the gear, which he had saved and stored in his own garage, Brooks would make sure to give him the credit he so rightly deserved. Mel kept his word!

We continued to discuss the other credits contained during minute number three.

During the opening credits, we spend some time talking about the passing of John Morris on January 25, 2018. We continue to look at the credits and discuss some of the other names and other projects they have on their resumes.