Yeah, wasn't that a riot? And the "chops" were usually bouncy type blows that couldn't have done any damage to anyone.. Peter Sellers pretty much lampooned that move in his fights with Cato in the "Pink Panther" series.
And along with the "no screen doors", something else that always bugs me. Why do they still insist on only filling up the coffee cups halfway??? I can see that they're afraid of spillage, but oftentimes the cups aren't really moved around that much. Let's start a petition!!
Same thing with ice cubes. They won't use them because they'd be over-emphasized in the sound pickup. That's why everyone drinks booze in a glass straight-- no ice no mixer. Also the amount that some characters are shown drinking, especially right from the bottle. Not possible. They'd be dead. No one can drink down a whole quart of booze right out of the bottle..
And along with the "no screen doors", something else that always bugs me. Why do they still insist on only filling up the coffee cups halfway??? I can see that they're afraid of spillage, but oftentimes the cups aren't really moved around that much. Let's start a petition!!
Same thing with ice cubes. They won't use them because they'd be over-emphasized in the sound pickup. That's why everyone drinks booze in a glass straight-- no ice no mixer. Also the amount that some characters are shown drinking, especially right from the bottle. Not possible. They'd be dead. No one can drink down a whole quart of booze right out of the bottle..
"One Dr. Pepper... Two cups of ice."
"I like ice."
"I have ice in my glass."
They still never filled up the glass!