How did they make Yogurt so short?

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In the marvelous film "Space Balls" Director and Actor Mel Brooks played multiple characters. One of these characters was Yogurt, a poor man's Yoda. How did they make Yogurt so short, compared to Mel Brook's normal height, as seen by his other character, President Skroob?

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Best Answer

I always thought it was part of the joke that he's obviously walking on his knees.

In the DVD commentary, Mel Brooks talks about how difficult it was playing the Yogurt character. The gold-colored makeup gave him a terrible rash on his face and neck (necessitating the shooting of all of Yogurt's scenes out of sequence), also his knees were hurting constantly since he had to walk around on his knees even though he was wearing kneepads. Brooks also goes on to say that in spite of the difficulties, he enjoyed playing as Yogurt tremendously and that it was all worth it.

The rest of his legs are obscured by the long cape trailing behind him (based solely on observation, but again, it doesn't seem like they tried that hard to hide this fact. See the clip below, starting at 0:15, where they kinda bulge under it).




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How did they make yogurt in the past?

Many Bulgarians claim it was accidentally discovered here around 4,000 years ago when nomadic tribes roamed the land. The nomads carried their milk in animal skins, creating a ripe environment for bacteria to grow and cause fermentation, producing yoghurt.

Why do you heat milk to 180 when making yogurt?

Pour milk of choice into a double boiler and heat to 180\xb0F. This will kill competing bacteria, and the whey proteins will denature and coagulate to enhance the viscosity and texture of the final product. Maintain temperature for 10 minutes for thinner yogurt, 20 minutes for thicker yogurt.

Why is milk boiled before it is used to make yogurt?

Heating milk before culturing denatures one of the main whey proteins, lactoglobulin, which allows it to join in the mesh (instead of remaining inactive) and effectively increases the amount of protein in the milk that will be available to thicken the yogurt.

How did Genghis Khan make yogurt?

Genghis Khan fed his army on fermented mares' milk. The bacteria that cause fermentation can prevent stomach ulcers. The first yogurt factory was opened in Barcelona in 1919, named Danone or \u201clittle Daniel\u201d after the owner's son.



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Answer 2

Mel Brooks shot all of Yogurt's scenes on his knees. After hours of shooting, he had such bad knee pain because he had to walk on his knees during any shots with Yogurt in them.

The article, 24 lesser-known facts about “Spaceballs” details it further:

Mel Brooks cast himself as the leader of the Spaceballs as President Skroob. If you wondered where that character got his name, it’s just an anagram for his last name “Brooks.” Brooks pulled double acting duty by playing the marketing schwartz zen guru Yogurt. Brooks found the Yogurt character to be much harder to pull off. Mainly because he developed a terrible rash on his face from the gold makeup. He also was in constant knee pain from walking around on them as he shot his scenes.

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