"He rode a blazing saddle
He wore a shining star
His job to offer battle
To bad men near and far..."

        Blazing Saddles, Mel Brooks' classic sendup of the Hollywood western, will be released on DVD later this week in a special 30th Anniversary edition. Despite the R rating and abundant raunchiness there was one line censors wouldn't let pass -- and it may be the funniest line in the whole movie.

        Madeline Kahn's heavily accented singer Lili Von Shtupp invites sheriff Cleavon Little to her room for dinner hoping to seduce him. They move to the couch. She attempts to work her mojo. The lights go out. Here's the dialogue as presented:

Lili: Is it twue how zey say zat you people are... gifted?
(Lights go out, sound of zipper opening)
Lili: Oh. It's twue! It's twue!

        The censors cut the sheriff's response. Here, for the first time ever on JU, is the original dialogue:

Lili: Is it twue how zey say zat you people are... gifted?
(Lights go out, sound of zipper opening)
Lili: Oh. It's twue! It's twue!
(slurping sounds)
Sheriff: Lady -- you're sucking my arm!

        If that's not included on the DVD it should be!