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Season 1, Episode 166

Episode Title: 'I Thought I Was Taller' A Short History of Mel Brooks

Air Date: 1981-10-02

Overview:

From Brooklyn to Beverly Hills - the life and times of a great comic film director. Tonight on BBC2 Mel Brooks , creator of Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein , and The Producers, reveals practically everything. Filmed on location in Hollywood with Gene Wilder , Dom deluise , Sid Caesar and Mr Brooks 's lawyer.