 To get inspiration for the ZAZ Kentucky Fried Theatre skits, the  Zucker brothers and Jim Abrahams (qv) would leave a videotape  running all night, recording late night television with the aim of  spoofing the commercials. One night they recorded the film  _Zero Hour! (1957)_ (qv), which ultimately acted as the main  inspiration for _Airplane! (1980)_ (qv).