The original has to sell its premise straight. Parody gets to whisper: “Isn’t this a little ridiculous? Don’t you feel it too?” That shared wink is a form of honesty. Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein is funnier, smarter, and more affectionate toward monster movies than any straight horror film of its era.

The town awoke to find the Sausage Sanctuary in disarray and the Golden Wiener gone. A search party was formed, but it was as if The Saucy Bandits and their loot had vanished into thin air – or perhaps into a very large, very hungry stomach.

With the Golden Wiener in their possession, The Saucy Bandits vanished into the fog, leaving behind a cryptic message scrawled on the wall in mustard: "The sausages are always mightier than the sword."