Random Movie Trivia - Spaceballs

Alright, it's official, Random Movie Trivia is now a weekly post, so enjoy the latest edition:

Spaceballs

• Mel Brooks's character's name President Skroobs is an anagram of his last name.
• After finishing the script, Mel Brooks sent it to George Lucas because he thought he might be offended, but because Lucas liked Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein, he gave his consent.
• The scene where Dark Helmet is playing with his dolls was not in the script and Mel Brooks came up with it on set and had Rick Moranis improvise the entire thing.
• John Candy was the one who operated the tail of his Barf costume by using a hidden control in his paw and each of his ears were controlled by two separate people.
• Because of a Fair-Use Agreement between Mel Brooks and George Lucas, no Spaceballs merchandise actually exists.  Personally, I find that pretty lame because I so would have rocked a Spaceballs flamethrower.
• When Lonestar says he is from somewhere in the "Ford Galaxy", it is not only a reference to a car that used to be manufactured by Ford, but it is also a reference to the character Lonestar was based on, aka Han Solo played by Harrison Ford.
• The names of the Dinks are Rinky Dink, Blinky Dink, Stinky Dink, Pinky Dink, Finky Dink, and Winky Dink.  Also, one of the actors who played one of the Dinks was also an Ewok in Return of the Jedi.
• While playing the part of Yogurt, Mel Brooks developed a terrible rash due to the gold-colored makeup.
• Rick Moranis came up with the idea of lowering his voice every time he put down the visor of his Dark Helmet helmet in order to sound more like James Earl Jones's Darth Vader.
• The scene were the Megamaid sucks the atmosphere off the Druidian mountain is a spoof of the Paramount logo.
• Along with Caddyshack II, Big, and Beetlejuice, Spaceballs is one of the only PG-rated movies to drop an F-bomb without getting a PG-13 rating.

"I definitely would have taken this thing to show-and-tell."