Catch 22: Der böse Trick (1970)

Catch 22: Der böse Trick: Directed by Mike Nichols. With Alan Arkin, Martin Balsam, Richard Benjamin, Art Garfunkel. A man is trying desperately to be certified insane during World War II, so he can stop flying missions.

“Donu0026#39;t let the PBS Kids label fool you–u0026quot;Arthuru0026quot; is really a show for grownups that children can enjoy as well. The writers constantly throw in witty cultural and pop cultural references that the kids (and many adults) donu0026#39;t catch. Hereu0026#39;s an incomplete list of references/spoofs from the latest season (7) alone:u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eu0026quot;Alan Greenspanielu0026quot; extolling the virtues of the u0026quot;sock marketu0026quot; The famous artist u0026quot;Andy Warthogu0026quot; Dr. Phil MacGraw u0026quot;Waiting for Godotu0026quot; (Binky and Brain wait a long, long, long time to be picked up, while subsisting on carrots and turnips) A combined u0026quot;Back to the Futureu0026quot;/u0026quot;Bill and Tedu0026quot; spoof Nu0026#39;SYNC Muffy the Vampire Slayer And everybodyu0026#39;s favorite, Harry Potter.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eNot to mention appearances by Larry King, the Backstreet Boys, and those guys from Car Talk. Seriously, itu0026#39;s becoming the u0026quot;Simpsonsu0026quot; of public TV.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSome notable moments from previous seasons (again, incomplete):u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eA Teletubbies spoof that has them reciting Shakespeare. The poet William Carlos Williams shouting, u0026quot;Free verse! Free verse!u0026quot; u0026quot;I am educational…I am educational…u0026quot; u0026quot;Is there someone inside your head watching everything you do on TV?u0026quot; u0026quot;The Contestu0026quot;…a tour de force featuring spoofs of South Park, Dexteru0026#39;s Lab, and WWF. Bionic Bunny vs. Elias Howe. Yo-Yo Ma and Joshua Redman in the same episode. The Spinach Heads. u0026quot;Nancy Drew gets criminals to confess by wearing attractive pastels.u0026quot; Jekyll Jekyll Hyde Jekyll Hyde Hyde Jekyll… u0026quot;Itu0026#39;s like being dead, only thereu0026#39;s homework.u0026quot; Hound. James Hound. u0026quot;Initials? Thatu0026#39;s it? Didnu0026#39;t you give the kid a full name?u0026quot; Busteru0026#39;s u0026quot;Planet of the Apesu0026quot; reverie. An introductory narration directly lifted from Boris Karloffu0026#39;s u0026quot;Frankensteinu0026quot; (u0026quot;This story will thrill you and shock you…u0026quot;).u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis show is great fun for everyone. I hope the high level of quality continues, and that the writers continue to come up with great ideas.”