Hear me out: #MyFavoriteYear, genderswapped. Use Carol Burnett as the show, a Nora Ephron type as the writer, set in the the late 70's / early 80's with nostalgia not for 50's NYC but for punk rock LA. Lucy Lawless as Peter O'Toole, playing a version of herself.
On the DVD commentary, Richard Benjamin said Peter O'Toole insisted on doing as many of his own stunts as he could, O’Toole said the great thing about swashbuckler actors like Errol Flynn was they did many or most of their own stunts, so the audience could see the star.
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Reminder that Selma Diamond was incredible 👏🏻 #TCMParty #MyFavoriteYear
First movie 2026 #myfavoriteyear
Benjy Stone: First rule: never tell a joke sitting down. You have to be on your feet - and use your hands: This guy walks into a psychiatrist's office. He has a duck on his head. The psychiatrist says, "Can I help you?" The duck says, "Yeah, get this guy off my ass."
Films of the 80s. Richard Benjamin's "My Favorite Year". #movies #films #myfavoriteyear #richardbenjamin #peterotoole #marklinnbaker #jessicaharper #josephbologna #normansteinberg #dennispalumbo #GeraldHirschfeld #ralphburns #billmacy #adolphgreen #lainiekazan
🎶I’m gonna swing from the chandelier🎶—Alan Swann, probably #MyFavoriteYear #TCMParty
It’s a film moment like Garbo laughs, only it’s Herb speaks!
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I can't use you life-size. I need Alan Swanns as big as I can get them.
The crux of #MyFavoriteYear #TCMParty
Peter O'Toole really should have done more comedies. #MyFavoriteYear and How To Steal A Million both really showed he had comedic chops. #TCMParty
A rose by any other name would wither and die. #MyFavoriteYear #TCMParty
"Of course he's beneath us. He's an actor." #MyFavoriteYear #TCMParty
Of course he’s beneath us. He’s an actor. #MyFavoriteYear #TCMParty
Mine is every time I hear the words “The Himalayas”
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Best line coming up! #MyFavoriteYear #TCMParty
"Ma, he's an actor, not a river." #MyFavoriteYear #TCMParty
I keep the "somebody stole my girl" scene secured in my brain in case of emergency. So hilarious. Every time. #tcmparty #myfavoriteyear
Even coming to #MyFavoriteYear this late, this movie is a delight. #TCMParty
That "Guy of Gisborne" clone is getting too into this like he's rocking....
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Ha! How did I never catch that the woman Alan Swann dances with for her anniversary is Gloria Stuart of Titanic fame?!?! #MyFavoriteYear #TCMParty
🎵Somebody stole my gal!
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The greatness that is My Favorite Year is on @tcmtv.bsky.social right now. My day just got better. They're in the restaurant. Shit's about to blow up. pre-ROTFL'ing. #MyFavoriteYear #TCMParty
So many great lines in #MyFavoriteYear
“There’s out…and there’s _out_.”
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Peter O'Toole was so great at slapstick, I wish he'd done more of it. #MyFavoriteYear #TCMParty
#TCMParty #MyFavoriteYear I think most of the people in the elevator hall scene guested on #BARNEYMILLER
#TCMParty #MyFavoriteYear The edits of hot dogs and the statue in front of 30 Rock are hilarious.
#TCMParty #MyFavoriteYear OToole is so suave in this film. He doesn’t miss a beat.
#TCMParty #MyFavoriteYear In 1982 I was writing for a cable access comedy sketch show. This movie could have been about me except for the Alan Swann part and the organized crime.
Remembering Bill Macy, born May 18, 1922 and passed away October 17, 2019.
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In my family, for some reason our daily lives are often punctuated with quotes from this film. Just a few:
"Welcome to our humble chapeau."
"You can't! There's Jews here!"
"Oh God, this makes me happy."
"Tongue = Death!"
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