Mel Brooks' film, "The Producers", released in 1967, is about theater producers who want to put on a failed musical (and pocket the investors' money, don't ask).
So they produce a fictitious musical called "Springtime For Hitler" (Springtime For Hitler), which is designed to elevate the Führer and his worldview, so they are sure to be stoned.
The original sketch
The audience is indeed shocked at first, but through the presentation of Hitler in a mocking, campy, tender and even cute way, alongside dancers in provocative clothing, plus some giggles, the audience's view of him in the hall changes quickly - they accept him, connect with him, clap their hands and throw flowers at him.
The cabaret performance that Hitler's character sings in that iconic scene of "The Producers" was translated into Hebrew yesterday (Wednesday) by the "Wonderful Land" people in the opening episode of the season under the name "The Time of Ben Gabir".
And it is true that it is a bit to explain the joke, but even MK Itamar Ben Gabir missed the reference.
The skit in Israel is great
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— A wonderful country (@Eretz_Nehederet) September 21, 2022
Minutes after the skit aired, he tweeted: "Until today, I laughed at 'Eretz Terah' even when they portrayed me in an unreal and extreme way. However, today, in light of the show of hatred against me and against former Prime Minister Netanyahu, it is clear that this is a plan designed to prevent the right-wing from returning to power. Mansour Abbas They draw me as a cute teddy bear, and they depict me the way anti-Semites depict a Jew - shame on them."
So no, he was not described as a caricature of a cunning Jew, but rather the opposite - the reference was in German, and was intended to emphasize that Ben Gabir did not moderate as he claims.
As far as the people of Eretz are concerned, he is closest to Hitler, or at least to the cute version of the Fuhrer from the Mel Brooks movie.
"Comes in a convenient package, as a joy for the whole family," Ben Gvir sang, accompanied by dancers in caps and Lahava shirts, "I moderated my friends, this is not a mistake, or you have opened up a little more to racism." A house that allegedly revealed its true plans: "We will throw the Arabs and the left, we will make Al Aksa a parking lot, we will return the gays to the closet, the judges to the trailer as well."
"There's a good chance that this will be the strongest man in the next government," Kitzis alarmed at the end of the skit, marking the biggest hoy on the message page of the Change Bloc in the current election campaign - to use Ben Gabir to describe a future apocalypse.
Although "Artez" blamed the normalization of Ben Gabir on the broadcast channels, it forgot to mention that it also has a significant part in the public acceptance of the person it warns against.
Once upon a time, the role of "Wonderland" was to provide its own interpretation of the real reality.
She knew how to build cartoon characters and put them into actual situations.
But the success led to the fact that the real people fell in love with their characters and began to imitate the imitation.
From Oren Hazan to Miri Regev.
Today the difference between the character and the person is very blurred.
The politicians dress up, use catchphrases, talk nonsense, fool around on Tiktok, and basically create a reality that is a never-ending sketch of a wonderful country.
In this strange world, "Wonderful Country" cannot continue to function as an alternative news outlet, one that young people use to keep up to date with current events and righties sit in front of it to get angry.
Yesterday's program was literally a mirror image of everything that is happening in this period on television and in social networks.
Lieberman was interviewed about Yossi Kamisa's accusations against him, Yair Lapid showed off his international connections, Merav Michaeli and Zehava Galon clashed, Gantz, Eisenkot and Sa'ar tried to wink to the right, Netanyahu spoke from an armored bus and Ayelet Shaked looked for hope in the polls.
For dessert, shouts of citrus crown.
We have already seen all this on the Internet.
Basically, only Ben Gabir and the storm of the core studies received special satirical treatment in the episode.
More of the same.
The character of Yair Lapid in "Wonderful Land", photo: courtesy of Keshet 12
After five election campaigns, and in a reality where politicians are caricatures, it is very possible that "Great Country" needs to think about how to reinvent itself.
Great land - the opening program of the season, Keshet 12, 21:20
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