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Movies On The Radio: What's The Funniest Scene On The Big Screen?

By Jess Clark
Published April 15, 2015 at 5:33 PM EDT
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For the next edition of the "Movies On The Radio" series The State of Things wants to know which movie scenes crack you up. We don't mean scenes that just made you chuckle – we mean knee-slapping, doubled-over, abs-hurt-the-next-day laughter. 

Is it the takeoff scene from Airplane!?

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The ribs scene from I'm Gonna Git You Sucka?

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Maybe the meeting of Igor and Dr. Frankenstein in Young Frankenstein had you rolling.

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Let us know by filling out the form below. Be sure to leave your contact information so that we can follow up with you.

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Laura Lee
Laura Lee was the managing editor of The State of Things until mid February 2017. Born and raised in Monroe, North Carolina, Laura returned to the Old North state in 2013 after several years in Washington, DC. She received her B.A. in political science and international studies from UNC-Chapel Hill in 2002 and her J.D. from UNC-Chapel Hill School of Law in 2007.
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Frank Stasio
Longtime NPR correspondent Frank Stasio was named permanent host of The State of Things in June 2006. A native of Buffalo, Frank has been in radio since the age of 19. He began his public radio career at WOI in Ames, Iowa, where he was a magazine show anchor and the station's News Director.
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