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John32070 · 12-24-2001, 09:10 AM

Shameil, Shamasal...whatever incorporated

What's it mean anyway? I've wondered this for 25 years.

John32070 · 01-05-2002, 09:11 PM

Can't anyone answer this?

lentzmatt · 01-05-2002, 10:45 PM

12345678 shameil shamasal hasinfefer incorporated were gonna do it!!

Rockapella722 · 01-06-2002, 12:49 AM

I'm afraid LentzMatt is a little off.

It's...

"1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. Shlamiel. Shlamozzle. Hassenfeiffer Incorporated."

There's an "L" in there. I don't wanna sound like a know-it-all. But.. ya know.

(I'm afraid I murdered the spelling, anyway.)

I'm afraid it doesn't mean much of anything, really.

It's just a little childhood rhyme that Penny and Garry Marshall knew.

Kind of like "Ring Around the Rosy."

I've never heard it so it must be a Bronx thing.

They shot it one night after a quick pilot after a Happy Days shoot and everyone was tired. They needed a catchy opening very quick. So Penny taught it to Cindy, thus the famous opening was born.

lentzmatt · 01-06-2002, 12:18 PM

So I might have spelled the words wrong, but you knew what the hell I was talking about. Thanks anyway

Rockapella722 · 01-06-2002, 01:27 PM

There's no need to be rude. I said I didn't wanna sound like a knpw-it-all, but when it comes to L&S... I'm a perfectionist. Sorry.

Moondance · 01-07-2002, 08:07 PM

Yeah!! Haha!!

It's spelled...

[Schlemiel Schlimazel ...]

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight,
Schlemiel, schlimazel, hasenpfeffer, incorporated.

We're gonna do it!

Give us any chance we'll take it,

Read us any rule, we'll break it.

We're gonna make our dreams come true.

Doin' it our way!

Nothing's gonna turn us back now,

Straight ahead and on the track now.

We're gonna make our dreams come true,

Doin' it our way!

There's nothing we won't try,

Never heard the word "impossible."

This time there's no stopping us,

We're gonna do it!

On your mark, get set, and go now,

Gotta dream and we just know now.

We're gonna make that dream come true.

And we'll do it our way, yes, our way,

Make all our dreams come true.

And we'll do it our way, yes, our way,

Make all our dreams come true

For me and you.

Feenster Girl

Lone_Wolfette · 01-10-2002, 05:55 PM

I looked up "schlemiel" & "schlemazzle" (sp?) but could only find schlemiel, which means "an ineffectual, bungling person who habitually fails or is easily victimized"... still doesn't make too much sense.

17Mar59 · 01-15-2002, 09:16 PM

I don't know but it sounds a bit Yiddish to me.

LaverneShirley · 01-27-2002, 10:23 PM

A schlemiel is a poor, bungling person, like Lone_Wolfette said. A schlemazel is the victim of something a schlemiel does. Such as, if the schlemiel were to spill his soup, the schlemazel would be the one he spilled the soup on. Hassenpfeffer is German for rabbit.

12-24-2001, 09:10 AM	#1
John32070 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Dec 03, 2001 Location: Kansas Posts: 29	Just what are they saying at beginning? Shameil, Shamasal...whatever incorporated What's it mean anyway? I've wondered this for 25 years.

01-06-2002, 12:49 AM	#4
Rockapella722 .B.A.D.G.E.R. .G.I.R.L. Senior Member Join Date: Oct 28, 2001 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 1,489	... I'm afraid LentzMatt is a little off. It's... "1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. Shlamiel. Shlamozzle. Hassenfeiffer Incorporated." There's an "L" in there. I don't wanna sound like a know-it-all. But.. ya know. (I'm afraid I murdered the spelling, anyway.) I'm afraid it doesn't mean much of anything, really. It's just a little childhood rhyme that Penny and Garry Marshall knew. Kind of like "Ring Around the Rosy." I've never heard it so it must be a Bronx thing. They shot it one night after a quick pilot after a Happy Days shoot and everyone was tired. They needed a catchy opening very quick. So Penny taught it to Cindy, thus the famous opening was born.
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01-06-2002, 01:27 PM	#6
Rockapella722 .B.A.D.G.E.R. .G.I.R.L. Senior Member Join Date: Oct 28, 2001 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 1,489	... There's no need to be rude. I said I didn't wanna sound like a knpw-it-all, but when it comes to L&S... I'm a perfectionist. Sorry.

01-10-2002, 05:55 PM	#8
Lone_Wolfette Me & Micky Frequent Poster Join Date: Feb 04, 2000 Location: North Adams, MA Posts: 136	I looked up "schlemiel" & "schlemazzle" (sp?) but could only find schlemiel, which means "an ineffectual, bungling person who habitually fails or is easily victimized"... still doesn't make too much sense.
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01-05-2002, 09:11 PM	#2
John32070 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Dec 03, 2001 Location: Kansas Posts: 29	Can't anyone answer this?

01-05-2002, 10:45 PM	#3
lentzmatt Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Nov 28, 2001 Location: fremont mi 49412 Posts: 57	12345678 shameil shamasal hasinfefer incorporated were gonna do it!!

01-06-2002, 12:18 PM	#5
lentzmatt Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Nov 28, 2001 Location: fremont mi 49412 Posts: 57	So I might have spelled the words wrong, but you knew what the hell I was talking about. Thanks anyway

01-07-2002, 08:07 PM	#7
Moondance MCR Moderator Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 25, 2001 Posts: 4,008	Yeah!! Haha!! It's spelled... [Schlemiel Schlimazel ...] One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, Schlemiel, schlimazel, hasenpfeffer, incorporated. We're gonna do it! Give us any chance we'll take it, Read us any rule, we'll break it. We're gonna make our dreams come true. Doin' it our way! Nothing's gonna turn us back now, Straight ahead and on the track now. We're gonna make our dreams come true, Doin' it our way! There's nothing we won't try, Never heard the word "impossible." This time there's no stopping us, We're gonna do it! On your mark, get set, and go now, Gotta dream and we just know now. We're gonna make that dream come true. And we'll do it our way, yes, our way, Make all our dreams come true. And we'll do it our way, yes, our way, Make all our dreams come true For me and you. Feenster Girl

01-15-2002, 09:16 PM	#9
17Mar59 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 03, 2002 Location: washington state Posts: 475	I don't know but it sounds a bit Yiddish to me.

01-27-2002, 10:23 PM	#10
LaverneShirley Mission Doll Senior Member Join Date: Jul 26, 2000 Location: Liberty Twp, OH Posts: 1,552	A schlemiel is a poor, bungling person, like Lone_Wolfette said. A schlemazel is the victim of something a schlemiel does. Such as, if the schlemiel were to spill his soup, the schlemazel would be the one he spilled the soup on. Hassenpfeffer is German for rabbit.