MovieChat Forums > Fresno (1986) Discussion > Favorite scenes

Favorite scenes

posted 12 years ago by jrhpax
5 replies | jump to latest

I just rewatched "Fresno" on a 27-year-old videotape (the original, without laughtrack). I enjoyed it thoroughly.

My three favorite scenes:

The parody of "Lace," in which Valerie Mahaffey confronts a group of clowns at a masquerade ball to try to find out which is her father.

The scene in which Teri Garr takes off her clothes to seduce a shirtless Gregory Harrison, unaware that half a dozen shirtless men playing pool are watching her.

A scene in which Carol Burnett, dressed in a goldenrod Bob Mackie outfit and matching hat, stiffly tosses a drink at Dabney Coleman, and both of them look catatonic.

[–] erikals 12 years ago

I just managed to snag a VHS copy from a mate of mine. Haven't seen much but:

love it when the cops show up to arrest a guy for murder, as he's being dragged off there's a creepy old guy in the shadows with a grin on his face... oh the pranks the Kensingtons and their rivals pull on each other... toxic waste, arresting randoms...

how I wish I had been alive and an extra in Fresno... the stunts I would have pulled...

I wish I had been an extra in any of Natalie Gregory's work.

[–] jrm45629 11 years ago

I like when the chaufer puts Carol Burnett in the rear-facing seat of the station wagon and shuts the door. I haven't seen it since it aired in the 80's, but I definitely remember that scene.

[–] stachebear 11 years ago

...and informs her that "THE ROLLS IS NOT RUNNING" madam.....

[–] bainezo 8 years ago

I got into this by accident when I bumped into it mid-episode. The acting was so deadpan it took me a while to realize it was a spoof and not an actual soap.

Best scene for me is when Carol Burnett goes to bail her son out of jail. She gives a long speech about how "no son of mine will ever spend a single night in prison". She then asks the officer how much the bail is, to which he replies "$100,000". The look on her face is brilliant as she turns back to her son and asks "how are they treating you".

[–] akingofcomedy 7 years ago

she does a similar one after Charles Grodin goes on an extended tirade about how evil her new beau is.

"Children are always the hardest to tell."

Sometimes I wonder if it wouldn't have been a bit better with slightly less over the top comedy elements, but then you'd lose the clowns, car bonbs and the hat-topped box rolling off the assembly line. Funny how this is so forgotten, it's crazy good - and could easily find life on a streaming service.