I absolutely loved this show when it aired, and have been a Mel Brooks fan from the get-go. When I found that most of the episodes were available on YouTube, I all but salivated as I clicked them onto my Watch Later list.
After seeing 4 of the first 5, I must confess to some disappointment. They seem more silly than clever now, compared to their effect back then. Perhaps it's because this sort of playful spoof was more of a novelty in 1975 than today, with all the TV shows and movies plying those waters ever since. Or maybe it seems less engaging compared to Mel's later Men in Tights, which I enjoy re-watching every couple of years, or so.
So if you revisit the series, try to focus on the context of its day, and think of it as a rough draft for the superior film that would come 18 years later.
After seeing 4 of the first 5, I must confess to some disappointment. They seem more silly than clever now, compared to their effect back then. Perhaps it's because this sort of playful spoof was more of a novelty in 1975 than today, with all the TV shows and movies plying those waters ever since. Or maybe it seems less engaging compared to Mel's later Men in Tights, which I enjoy re-watching every couple of years, or so.
So if you revisit the series, try to focus on the context of its day, and think of it as a rough draft for the superior film that would come 18 years later.