Blazing Saddles is one of the funniest comedies ever made,one of the most abiding attacks against racism and one of the most popular films for YouTube reactors. However, it's fifty years old and the jokes that tie to cultural references are often missed by people who weren't 40 year old Americans when it came out. This zine dissects every cultural and linguistic reference in Blazing Saddles, explaining the context and history behind them all.