"12" Favorite Comedy Movies of the past 35 years?

Pineapple express, Hangover and Superbad are the best comedies in the last fiften years

 

Favorite dozen comedies since 1971? OK, I'll play (in chronological order with favorite quotes from each):

1. Harold and Maude (1971) - "Do you enjoy knives?"
2. Blazing Saddles (1974) - "If you shoot him, you'll just make him mad."
3. Young Frankenstein (1974) - "Put the candle back!"
4. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) - "Tis but a scratch!"
5. Smokey and the Bandit (1977) - "What we're dealing with here is a complete lack of respect for the law."
6. Up In Smoke (1978) - "I think we're parked, man!"
7. Monty Python and the Life of Brian (1979) - "Always look on the bright side of life."
8. The Blues Brothers (1980) - "We're on a mission from God!"
9. Airplane! (1980) - "And don't call me Shirley!"
10. Caddyshack (1980) - "You'll get nothing and like it!"
11. This Is Spinal Tap (1984) - "This one goes to eleven!"
12. Top Secret! (1984) - "It all sounds like some bad movie!"

Honorable mentions:

Sleeper (1973) - could also sorta be considered sci-fi ("That's a big chicken!")
The Bad News Bears (1976) - a bit too serious to be a "pure" comedy (whatever that means!)
The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976) - I prefer "A Shot in the Dark" but this was still great
9 to 5 (1980) - as much a social commentary as it is a comedy, but I guess a lot of these actually are exactly that
Groundhog Day (1993) - ostensibly a "RomCom" but again, many if not most comedies are more than just laughs