The Ring of the Schwartz -- is it actually useless?
In Spaceballs, we see Lonestarr and Dark Helmet use their Schwartz rings to make a lightsaber-like weapon. Later, when Lonestarr loses the ring, Yogurt says that the ring is just bumpkin [probably bupkis (Yiddish)] and that he found it in an old crackerjack box, and says that the real power was within Lonestarr. So, Lonestarr can still use the Schwartz, as he levitates the shaving mirror in the room, but the ring does have power, too, since it actually produces the Schwartz blade.
Battle between Lonestarr and Dark Helmet
Could Lonestarr theoretical create a Schwartz weapon without the ring, or was there actually some power to the ring?
Best Answer
It’s clear the Schwartz ring is not required to make “phenomena” happen, as Yogurt says so himself. But it does assist in focusing or amplifying this power. Why say this?
From the various scenes of the movie, it is clear the Schwartz rings have usefulness of some sort. Please observe this clip where Yogurt needs the ring to assist him in lifting the statue in a hurry. So, the rings have usefulness outside of producing a weapon.
Spaceballs satirizes the Star Wars movies (among others). So, Yogurt (Yoda) uses The Schwartz (The Force – “May the Schwartz be with you.”) to make phenomena happen. In Star Wars, the Jedi and others made phenomena happen because they were born with this ability. This carries through is Spaceballs, as in when Lonestarr moves the mirror. Spaceballs satirizes the Star Wars light saber by having it appear out of the Schwartz ring.
Please note that the Yogurt character also satirizes the “Jewish sage” who speaks Yiddish (a language that was mostly spoken by European Jews):
- Schwartz is German/Yiddish for the color black, or someone with dark hair or complexion.
- Bupkis is Yiddish and means nothing of value or simply nothing.
So, when Yogurt talks about Lonestarr’s abilities, he reminds me (in a pleasant and very funny way) of the New York Jew as he views life:
- Forget the ring, the ring is bupkis!
- I found it in a crackerjack box. [I’m laughing as I write this]
- (He goes on to say “The Schwartz is in you Lonestarr. It’s in you!”)
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What is the ring called from Spaceballs?
The Schwartz rings were capable of generating lightsaber-like weapons by users of The Schwartz for fighting. Spaceballs showed them used as both swords and beams.What is a Schwartz ring?
A Schatzki ring is a circular band of mucosal tissue that can form at the end of the food pipe closest to the stomach. The ring of tissue causes the food pipe, or esophagus, to narrow. When a ring forms, a person may have no symptoms. Or, they may have difficulty swallowing, which the medical community calls dysphagia.What is the Schwartz in Spaceballs?
The Schwartz (a parody of the Force from Star Wars) is a supernatural force that Yogurt is the keeper of. It consists of the "Upside" (good) and the "Downside" (bad).Who says May the Schwartz be with you?
The ultimate parody line from a scene in Space Balls (1987), which itself is a spoof of Star Wars.The paradox of choice | Barry Schwartz
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