Young frankenstein quote..what's the joke?

[HP]

I remember this dialogue vaguely from Mel Brooks' "Young Frank.."

Gene Wilder :"Is the Transylvania station?"
Someone : "Ja. Track 29. Can I give you a shine?".

I couldn't catch the humor, but Ray Pickard has quoted it as a sample
jokes in the movie. Could someone explain it to me?

Thanks,
Hari Parameswaran

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[mary odonnell]

Lee/Nik Sandlin (san...@xnet.com) wrote:
: In article <3u0m0u$1...@sndsu1.sedalia.sinet.slb.com>,
: HP <para...@Houston.GeoQuest> wrote:
: >
: >I remember this dialogue vaguely from Mel Brooks' "Young Frank.."

: Oh, all right. Wilder's exact line is "Pardon me boy, is this the
: Transylvania station?" The way he delivers it, it is metrically identical
: to the once-famous old song "Chattanooga Choo-choo" -- "Pardon me boy, is
: this the Chattanooga Choo-choo" -- the next line of which is "Yeah, yeah
: -- Track 29 ..." etc. This is also, in case anybody's wondering, where the
: title of Nik Roeg's movie Track 29 comes from.

This still famous song and eight others recorded and hits by Glenn
Miller and his orchestra were written by the late, great Harry Warren.

Mary O'Donnell

[Sally Waters]

It's derived from the old song "Chattanooga Choo-Choo", which starts off,
"Pardon me boy, is this the Chattanooga Choo-Choo? Track 29 - (and then
I can't remember the next part, but something like "and we can get there
on time"...)
So the Young Frankenstein version goes: "Pardon me boy, is this the
Transylvanic station?" "Ya, track 29 - and can I give you a shine?"

It's pretty funny if you know the song --

--Sally
HP

[Jim Smith]

>I remember this dialogue vaguely from Mel Brooks' "Young Frank.."

>Gene Wilder :"Is the Transylvania station?"
>Someone : "Ja. Track 29. Can I give you a shine?".

>I couldn't catch the humor, but Ray Pickard has quoted it as a sample
>jokes in the movie. Could someone explain it to me?

It's a take on an old Big Band tune from the 40's I think the title
was "Chatanooga Choo Choo" (sp?)

[Perry Sailor]

In article <3u0m0u$1...@sndsu1.sedalia.sinet.slb.com> para...@Houston.GeoQuest (HP) writes:

>I remember this dialogue vaguely from Mel Brooks' "Young Frank.."

>Gene Wilder :"Is the Transylvania station?"
>Someone : "Ja. Track 29. Can I give you a shine?".

>I couldn't catch the humor, but Ray Pickard has quoted it as a sample
>jokes in the movie. Could someone explain it to me?

>Thanks,
>Hari Parameswaran

>--
Find a copy of the old (40s? 30s?) song "Chattanooga Choo Choo," and give it
a listen. All will become clear.

Perry

[Lee/Nik Sandlin]

In article <3u0m0u$1...@sndsu1.sedalia.sinet.slb.com>,
HP <para...@Houston.GeoQuest> wrote:
>

>I remember this dialogue vaguely from Mel Brooks' "Young Frank.."
>
>Gene Wilder :"Is the Transylvania station?"
>Someone : "Ja. Track 29. Can I give you a shine?".
>
>I couldn't catch the humor, but Ray Pickard has quoted it as a sample
>jokes in the movie. Could someone explain it to me?
>
>Thanks,
>Hari Parameswaran
>
>--

Oh, all right. Wilder's exact line is "Pardon me boy, is this the

Transylvania station?" The way he delivers it, it is metrically identical

to the once-famous old song "Chattanooga Choo-choo" -- "Pardon me boy, is

[William Brent]

In rec.arts.movies.past-films para...@Houston.GeoQuest (HP) said:


>
>I remember this dialogue vaguely from Mel Brooks' "Young Frank.."
>
>Gene Wilder :"Is the Transylvania station?" Someone : "Ja. Track 29. Can I
give
>you a shine?".
>
>I couldn't catch the humor, but Ray Pickard has quoted it as a sample
jokes in
>the movie. Could someone explain it to me?
>
>Thanks,
>Hari Parameswaran
>
>
>

from the film Sun Valley Serenade:

the song Chatanooga Choo Choo

"Pardon me boys, is that the Chatanooga Choo Choo
Yes Yes , Track 29
Boy you can give me a shine"

Also the first #1 pop tune recorded in true stereo (by Glenn Miller)

--
--
William Brent

[Stephan Eichenberg]

modo...@saims.skidmore.edu (mary odonnell) writes:

>Lee/Nik Sandlin (san...@xnet.com) wrote:
>: In article <3u0m0u$1...@sndsu1.sedalia.sinet.slb.com>,
>: HP <para...@Houston.GeoQuest> wrote:
>: >

>: >I remember this dialogue vaguely from Mel Brooks' "Young Frank.."
>: >
>: >Gene Wilder :"Is the Transylvania station?"
>: >Someone : "Ja. Track 29. Can I give you a shine?".
>: >
>: >I couldn't catch the humor, but Ray Pickard has quoted it as a sample
>: >jokes in the movie. Could someone explain it to me?
>: >
>: >Thanks,
>: >Hari Parameswaran

>: >
>: >--

>: Oh, all right. Wilder's exact line is "Pardon me boy, is this the
>: Transylvania station?" The way he delivers it, it is metrically identical
>: to the once-famous old song "Chattanooga Choo-choo" -- "Pardon me boy, is
>: this the Chattanooga Choo-choo" -- the next line of which is "Yeah, yeah
>: -- Track 29 ..." etc. This is also, in case anybody's wondering, where the
>: title of Nik Roeg's movie Track 29 comes from.

>This still famous song and eight others recorded and hits by Glenn

>Miller and his orchestra were written by the late, great Harry Warren.

>Mary O'Donnell

If somebody want to hear this song, it's performed in 'The Glenn Miller Story'
by Frances Langford, I think this movie should be in most of the better
Videotheks.
There's a really nice mistake in this scene. Frances Langford sais to James
Stewart, who play Glenn Miller :"Thank you, James".

It's a great film, Young Frankenstein, also.

Stephan Eichenberg
M"unchen, Germany