The Late Jonathan Winters Reacts to Idaho Gas Prices

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We can’t lose our sense of humor. Sure, there’s not much good news when you’re buying gas or groceries and we’re being told the worst is ahead.  I was driving past several gas stations on the way to work this morning.  My car kept hiccupping as we passed each set of pumps.  At work, I was pouring my first and increasingly expensive cup of coffee when I suddenly remembered one of my favorite movies.  It’s A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World is one of the greatest comedies ever made and with perhaps the greatest ensemble of comedians ever assembled.

My favorite scene?  Jonathan Winters single-handedly destroyed a gas station.  Winters had been a Marine.  He was a big, burly presence on-screen.  The two characters playing the service station owners have been told Winters' character is insane by a con man played by Phil Silvers.  They try and restrain the big man.  What ensues is the best slapstick routine since Three Stooges.

As a boy, I loved this movie.  I became a Jonathan Winters fan for life.  Now I’m going to go home and watch it on streaming.  I need an escape.

Those of us who survived the COVID threat often found ourselves battling strange dreams.  Now the pending economic threat could be a long-standing contagion.  Comedy is a good tonic.

I’ll post a trailer and another video below.  For young people who’ve never seen the movie, it could be a treat.  You’ll also get to see some cars that are now considered classics.