Picks and Pans Review: The Last Polka

By Jeff Jarvis

UPDATED 03/18/1985 at 01:00 AM EST • Originally published 03/18/1985 at 01:00 AM EST

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John Candy and Eugene Levy star in a mock-documentary about the Shmenge brothers, two polka kings putting on their last show. Like many of the SCTVs in which Candy and Levy starred, this is a one-joke show—and a barely camouflaged Polish joke at that. The gag may be worth a chortle at first, but it's not worth an hour.