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cleaning woman?

posted 19 years ago by lvanwin
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I missed some of the movie & didn't understand why Rigby freaked out when someone mentioned a cleaning lady. Why was this?

[–] Shearer_Goddard_Russell 19 years ago

his father walked out on the family with the cleaning woman, and it was just such a painful memory... (juliet had the misfortune of being the first victim of his "cleaning woman!!" spazz-out and that's when he explains)

Becky: What's your problem?
Darlene: YOUR FACE!

[–] hutch-z-hubbard 18 years ago

The whole bit is also an homage to the famous "Niagara Falls" burlesque routine described here -- http://www.dlmweb.com/news69.html

[–] Philo89 10 years ago

NIAGARA FALLS! Step by step...

[–] jgroub 9 years ago

I know this is 8 years late, but thank you for that! That's so stupid, but soooo funny.

A lot like this movie.

I want the doctor to take your picture so I can look at you from inside as well.

[–] alxnrth 18 years ago

The great Miklos Rozsa (Ben-Hur) scored this picture & his cleaning woman cue is amazing & perhaps the funniest cue ever composed. So glad he scored the rest of the picture str8.Th only other comedy he ever scored was Adam's Rib, showing on TCM as I type. :-D
Cheers!
Dale

[–] 18 years ago

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[–] Bones729 18 years ago

Cleaning woman... Cleaning Woman!?! CLEANING WOMAN!!! ARRRRGGGGGHHHHHH!!! :)

[–] Yossarian147 18 years ago

Reinemachefrau. ;-)

[–] scr555 18 years ago

Oh, I couldn't agree more.

[–] stevenackerman69 14 years ago

His dad left his mother for a cleaning woman so when he hears that term he goes ape *beep*