“Open the Door, Richard” came from a play back in the late ‘40s. There’s a Bugs Bunny cartoon where Yosemite Sam yells “Open the Door!” and Sam says "You notice I didn’t say “Richard.” Few people got the joke by the ’60s. This was cited by one of the WB crew as to why they avoided most current references in their work.
“Open the Door, Richard” came from a play back in the late ‘40s. There’s a Bugs Bunny cartoon where Yosemite Sam yells “Open the Door!” and Sam says "You notice I didn’t say “Richard.” Few people got the joke by the ’60s. This was cited by one of the WB crew as to why they avoided most current references in their work.