The Ultimate Mel Brooks Movies Quiz

Though "Blazing Saddles" and "Young Frankenstein" both premiered in 1974, "Blazing Saddles" rode off into the sunset with $119,500,000 in ticket sales.

Seasoned actor Peter Boyle went from classic lines and lyrics like "MMMMMMM!" and "'UTTIN' ON THE 'IIIIITZ" in "Young Frankenstein" to playing Ray Barone's cranky dad, Frank, in "Everybody Loves Raymond."

"The Critic" was Brooks' first film, created and narrated by Brooks and directed and produced by Ernest Pintoff. Though the main character constantly complains throughout an animated movie, the film won an Academy Award for Short Subjects in 1963.

The 1968 film "The Producers" was adapted into a Broadway musical in 2000 and won 12 Tony awards. Talk about a producer!

Brooks and Bancroft married in 1964 and only starred in two films together -- "Silent Movie" and "To Be or Not to Be" -- though Brooks credits Bancroft for being the driving force behind his creation of "The Producers" and "Young Frankenstein."

Though Brooks made 11 feature films, only 3 are listed in AFI's top 100 comedies. "Blazing Saddles" rides in at no. 6, "The Producers" steps on stage at no. 11, and "Young Frankenstein" comes alive at no. 13.

"Spaceballs" is a classic Mel Brooks parody that spoofs famous space-themed films like "Star Wars," "Star Trek," and "Alien." Plus, it's the only movie that features a space gangster named Pizza the Hutt.

Mel Brooks was born Melvin Kaminsky, but he was clearly a mama's boy and used his mother's maiden name, Brookman, for inspiration.

Though Wilder and Korman were well-known stars, DeLuise clearly dominated them with 6 appearances. The only person to outdo Dom in number of performances was Brooks himself.

Mel started his career working as a tummler at various resorts in the Catskills. Tummler is a Yiddish word for master of ceremonies. Brooks was responsible for keeping the audience engaged, as he did for many years with his controversial comedies.

"May the schwartz be with you" was a riff on the "Star Wars" phrase "May the force be with you". Too bad the joke never really took off outside of the film. There must have been a disturbance in the schwartz.

"History of the World: Part I" is the king of creating new hit songs! Brooks recorded a rap song titled "It's Good to be the King" to parody the French revolution. Instead it caused a musical revolution when it was released as a single.

The German burlesque queen from "Blazing Saddles," Lili Von Shtupp, was known for her sexy way of speaking. Not to mention her gift for pushing schnitzengruben on unsuspecting suitors.

The fun all started with Mel starring as Mel Funn in "Silent Movie."

Getting his star was worth the wait. Though Brooks has been creating comedy since the 1950s, he finally got his spot on April 23, 2010. It is good to be the king!

It stinks when you get panned by the critics, but "Life Stinks" wasn't the lowest-ranked film. It was a tight race and critics said they would rather kill themselves than go see "Dracula: Dead and Loving It."

The show must go on and "The Producers" finally did, thanks to an independent distributor who released the 1968 film as a special attraction. Brooks' trademark satire and songs like "Springtime for Hitler" were touchy subjects. The big studios were up in arms about getting involved!

According to a 1975 interview with "Playboy", Mel's favorite treat is Raisinets! Of course, with all of the silly movies and characters he's created, you'd think it would be Goobers, right?

U2's sound engineer Joe O'Herlihy must have been a Mel Brooks fan. He claims the album name "Achtung, Baby!" came from a line in "The Producers" where Franz Liebkind quips "Der Führer does not say, 'Achtung, baby'."

Non was the only word uttered in the movie and oddly enough, it was spoken by the famous mime Marcel Marceau. Yep, Mel Brooks is too funny for words.