Walk this way.



Walk this way is an old-established joke that has its roots in vaudeville. Relying on the linguistic double usage of "way" as both a direction and manner for its punchline, the joke is perhaps most familiar to modern audiences via Mel Brooks in many of his films, including The Producers, Robin Hood: Men in Tights, Spaceballs and Young Frankenstein.

Brooks, however, is not the only purveyor. Monty Python's Flying Circus used the line as a running gag, and the joke has been used or referenced in films and television shows ranging from M*A*S*H, Daffy Duck cartoons, and The Three Stooges shorts to Rugrats, Mystery Science Theater 3000, Garfield and Friends and Animaniacs.

The Muppets have followed this comedic tradition, incorporating the classic gag on several occassions.

Uses of the joke

 * In A Celebration of Me, Grover,


 * In a Count von Count sketch, the Count is working as an elevator operator, and he instructs Kermit to "walk this way" into the elevator, inspiring Kermit to mimick his waddle.