▁classic ▁mov ies . ▁ ▁Contempor ary ▁mov ies , ▁foreign ▁mov ies , ▁the ater , ▁television ▁shows ▁and ▁opera ▁were ▁targets ▁of ▁sat ire ▁by ▁the ▁writing ▁team . ▁O ften ▁the ▁public ity ▁generated ▁by ▁the ▁sketch es ▁boost ed ▁the ▁box ▁office ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁produ ctions . ▁Some ▁notable ▁sketch es ▁included : ▁" From ▁Here ▁to ▁Ob sc urity " ▁( From ▁Here ▁to ▁E tern ity ), ▁" A gg rav ation ▁Bou lev ard " ▁( S un set ▁Bou lev ard ), ▁" H at ▁B aster son " ▁( B at ▁Master son ), ▁and ▁" No ▁West ▁for ▁the ▁W icked " ▁( Stage co ach ). ▁ ▁They ▁also ▁performed ▁some ▁rec urr ing ▁sketch es . ▁" The ▁H icken loop ers ", ▁television ' s ▁first ▁b ick ering - cou ple ▁sketch , ▁pred ated ▁The ▁H one ym oon ers . ▁As ▁" The ▁Professor ", ▁Ca esar ▁was ▁the ▁da ff y ▁expert ▁who ▁bl uff ed ▁his ▁way ▁through ▁his ▁inter views ▁with ▁earnest ▁ro ving ▁rep orter ▁Carl ▁Re iner . ▁In ▁its ▁various ▁inc arn ations , ▁" The ▁Professor " ▁could ▁be ▁Gut ▁von ▁Fra id yk at ▁( mount ain - cl im bing ▁expert ), ▁Ludwig ▁von ▁Space bra in ▁( space ▁expert ), ▁or ▁Ludwig ▁von ▁Hen pe ck ed ▁( mar riage ▁expert ). ▁Later , ▁" The ▁Professor " ▁was ▁insp iration ▁for ▁Mel ▁Bro oks '