Spaceballs: Collector’s Edition

Submitted by Cory Hug

On MGM Home Entertainment’s Special Edition release of the Mel Brooks comedy “Spaceballs” once again the studio has added a good number of great hidden features.

Insert the first disc of the DVD set in your player and when the Main Menu comes up, simply wait, doing nothing. After a while the menu will change repeatedly, as if viewed through an old ViewMaster viewer.

Now insert the second disc of the set. Depending on which vehicle you chose on the Main Menu, the theme of the menu will change, also giving you access to different Easter Eggs. First select the Winnebago, and you’ll notice a small TV screen at the top center of the console with 3 square green flashing lights on either side of it. Now highlight the “Featurettes” menu entry and then press the “Up” arrow key on your remote control. The far left green light of the three to the left of the TV screen will light up blue. Press the “Enter” key now and a periscope drops and shows the radar being jammed.

After that press the “Right” arrow key and the first square light on the right side of the TV screen will turn blue. Press “Enter” now to see the Zero Gravity Toilet malfunction.

Now, press the “Right” arrow key again. The middle light on the right side of the TV screen turns blue. Press “Enter” to see a small satellite smashing against the windshield like a bug.

Time to return to the Main Menu. There, select Princess Vespa’s space ship. Select the “Storyboard-to-Film Comparison” and then press the “Right” arrow key on your remote control. The red button below the video screen in the center will turn blue, giving you access to the Emergency Makeup Kit.

Return to the Main Menu once again and select the “Spaceball 1” ship. With “Storyboard-to-Film Comparison” highlighted, press the “Down” arrow key. The big red button at the bottom turns orange. Press the “Enter” key now to jump to Ludicrous speed!

Now, with the big button still selected, press the “Left” arrow key on your remote control and the farthest right one of the four square buttons below the video screen turns yellow. Press “Enter” now to see the radar getting jammed.

Finally, press the “Left” arrow key again and the farthest left button of the four square buttons below the video screen turns yellow. Now press “Enter” for a cup of coffee.