Let me tell ya, it doesn't matter what part of Smorgasbord, I start watching again, I'm guaranteed laughs. That's what great about this movie, you don't know where Jerry will take it next. This is slapstick at it's zaniest. If you loved Hardly Working you're gonna split your sides here. Like our hapless bumbling idiot Bo, in Hardly Working, Lewis plays another klutz, Warren Nefflon, a necrophiliac, a walking hazard, a guy who constantly fears the negative. He can't even get across the overly shiny floor of his psychiatrist's office, as he manages to slip over, but can't manage to get himself back up, without going over again, and again, and again. Or is this just Warren's negative thinking, a moral attached, "If you think negative you'll be negative". The cliché there in the who side splitting movie. Jerry's doctor, (Milton Berle, perfect) is at a loss, he evidently shows, face to camera, rolling his eyes, shaking his head. Warren has tried to kill himself a couple of times, the first one trying to hang him himself from a ceiling fan, you gotta see, another before he's about to drive off a cliff, he mouths to the camera, "Goodbye", only the car then stalls on the mountain top, so he exits to get some petrol, only he didn't leave the handbrake. Another failed costly suicide. We too Jerry playing many characters, all idiots, the bank stickup that becomes a dance routine, I loved as much as I love my Mexican. And also we have a loud annoying voice of a waitress, who likes to be methodical when describing the menu, or any other things, which she does through other characters, who unfortunately have the same loud nagging voice, someone to answer to, for causing tinetus of the ears I imagine. May'be she has a personality disorder, but with the same obsessive compulsiveness, that makes her such a hoot. You'll be choking with laughs in the restaurant scene. But before I go, I just have to mention, Jolly Fat Wee Hawkins airlines. At the advice of his shrink, Jerry travels this incredibly cheap flight, that doesn't have second or first class, or any class for that matter. You know you're in for a bad flight when a wheel pops off while airborne, and they're showing smutty movies with a pack of cards. Jerry had to evacuate the plane, ending up in the snow, with a bearded fellar quite like himself, who too took that dreaded flight. After Warren yells a word that buries him half deep in an avalanche, he ends up in hospital where he's been recorded as the coldest patient they've had. You realize that, when you hear the sound of ice, dropping into Jerry's bedpan. An insanely hypnotic comedy, manned by a guy who knows funny. For Lewis fans, there's no excuse not to watch this. I repeat, no excuses.

I'd like to start by saying I usually enjoy the movies that comedians make as they get older, but everyone seems to pan. I like the later Three Stooges, Laurel and Hardy, and even the Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu. Most of those comedian's "crap" is ten times more clever than the garbage they come out with now.I think this movie had a lot of potential, but didn't quite get there. It's a sketch movie, which Jerry Lewis successfully pulled off with his directorial debut "The Bellboy," but the plot in this is too thin, even for a sketch movie.There are quite a few good gags, but a lot of bad ones too. It could be the "cheapness" of the film too, but the over the top style that makes Jerry, Jerry, is too much here.I was really surprised by the amount of people who reviewed this movie and loved it. Most seem to put it above "Hardly Working," which I disagree with.I was also disappointed that there was some language in this one. I say this mostly because I can imagine being a parent and showing this to a kid who grew up watching Jerry Lewis movies and hearing him say, "shit," and "Christ all mighty."Not necessary, and particularly odd since he's against that sort of thing in comedy films. I've seen him complain a number of times about modern comedians who swear too much. I know he talks like that in real life, but that's another place. There are just some gags in here that are beneath his caliber.I would recommend this movie only to the die-hard Jerry Lewis fans, of which I am one, but don't be surprised if it's not what you had hoped.

This film was on HBO a lot when I was a kid in high school. Oddly enough I have never seen it from beginning to end until today. Thank you to the Warner Archive, I finally have this 'lost' film on DVD. Not much of a plot here other than the main character Warren visiting his psychiatrist. But the laughs and gags come very rapidly. A ton of skits, loosely linked together with some great running gags. Even though I love this movie, I readily admit that half of these gags are misses and some run too long. Lewis is brilliant in this film, showing off physical comedy along with a fantastic dance number. Watch it, give it a chance. I'd be surprised if you do not laugh!

The low rating of the movie may be misleading, the demographic show that this is a love it or hate it movie. 10 got the most votes, but lots of other votes from 1 to 9. The average is actually 6, only the weighted average pulls it down to 4. If you like slapstick comedies, I can only suggest you run see this movie. I'd rate it as one of the most funniest I've ever seen. The movie certainly lacks any sort of plot and is very chaotic. Its more a collection of Jerry Lewis thrown from one funny scene, into the other. To give an example: In one scene he tries to commit suicide by driving off a hill out in the middle of nowhere. The car gets stuck right at the edge and won't budge. So Jerry gets out, opens the trunk, and pours petrol all over him. Then he frantically looks for matches, only to realise he doesn't have any. If you can picture Jerry's face and body language throughout the whole seen and find that funny, you should really see this movie. I won't describe anymore scenes, as with every slapstick comedy, once you know the gag it's not as funny anymore. However, if you need a good plot and can't laugh out loud at slapstick comedies, you should maybe pass on that one. Or get yourself a better sense of humour...