Remember that SNL skit...

[Guest wrestlingbs]

Watching SNL with the disgusting art class model today reminded me of all the small skits and fake commercials that SNL has had over the years that, while not that popular, I always liked. So I decided to dedicate a thread to all those personal favorites.

 

Here's two of mine:

 

Dana Carvey and Mike Myers playing both janitors and executives.

 

Colon-blow!!

[Guest Choken One]

Paging Dr. Bob Barron

[Guest bob_barron]

Happy Fun Ball owns you.

 

open on three kids playing with their Happy Fun Ball ]

 

Kid 1: It's happy!

 

Kid 2: It's fun!

 

All Three Kids: It's Happy Fun Ball!

 

Announcer: Yes, it's Happy Fun Ball! The toy sensation that's sweeping the nation! Only $14.95 at participating stores! Get one today!

 

Warning: Pregnant women, the elderly, and children under 10 should avoid prolonged exposure to Happy Fun Ball.

 

Caution: Happy Fun Ball may suddenly accelerate to dangerous speeds.

 

Happy Fun Ball contains a liquid core, which, if exposed due to rupture, should not be touched, inhaled, or looked at.

 

Do not use Happy Fun Ball on concrete.

 

Discontinue use of Happy Fun Ball if any of the following occurs:

itching

vertigo

dizziness

tingling in extremities

loss of balance or coordination

slurred speech

temporary blindness

profuse sweating

or heart palpitations.

If Happy Fun Ball begins to smoke, get away immediately. Seek shelter and cover head.

 

Happy Fun Ball may stick to certain types of skin.

 

When not in use, Happy Fun Ball should be returned to its special container and kept under refrigeration. Failure to do so relieves the makers of Happy Fun Ball, Wacky Products Incorporated, and its parent company, Global Chemical Unlimited, of any and all liability.

 

Ingredients of Happy Fun Ball include an unknown glowing green substance which fell to Earth, presumably from outer space.

 

Happy Fun Ball has been shipped to our troops in Saudi Arabia and is being dropped by our warplanes on Iraq.

 

Do not taunt Happy Fun Ball.

 

Happy Fun Ball comes with a lifetime warranty.

 

Announcer: Happy Fun Ball! Accept no substitutes!

 

 

 

Colon Blow is also god like-

 

fade in on a man at a table, eating oat bran cereal from a bowl ]

 

Announcer: Hold it! Is that what you’re having for breakfast?

 

Man: Sure, haven't you heard? Fiber is really good for you.

 

Announcer: Well, there's fiber, and then there's high fiber. Try this.

 

[ offstage hands replace cereal box with Colon Blow cereal box ]

 

Man: Hmm.. Colon Blow. Sounds delicious. But is it really higher in fiber than my oat bran cereal?

 

Announcer: Take a guess: How many bowls of your oat bran cereal would it take to equal the fiber content of one bowl of Colon Blow?

 

Man: Two?

 

Announcer: Guess again.

 

Man: Three?

 

Announcer: A little higher.

 

Man: Four?

 

Announcer: Keep trying.

 

Man: Five?

 

Announcer: No, you'll have to do better than that.

 

Man: Seven?

 

Announcer: Guess again.

 

Man: Eight?

 

Announcer: We'll give you one more guess.

 

Man: Nine.

 

Announcer: Not even close. [ table starts shaking ] It would take over 30,000 bowls. [ a giant pyramid of cereal bowls shoots up from under the man, who yells in terror as it rises ] To eat that much oat bran, you'd have to eat ten bowls a day, every day for eight and a half years.

 

Man: [ after the pyramid settles; shouts from afar ] Wow! I think I get the picture! Colon Blow must be the highest fiber cereal on the market!

 

Announcer: Not any more, now that there's new Super Colon Blow.

 

Man: Super Colon Blow?

 

[ pyramid rises even higher with the man screaming ]

 

Announcer: It would take over two and a half million bowls of your oat bran cereal to equal the fiber content of one bowl of Super Colon Blow.

 

[ pyramid settles ]

 

Man: [ overwhelmed ]I'm convinced! [ looks down the pyramid in panic ]

 

[ cut to close-up of bowl with Colon Blow and Super Colon Blow boxes ]

 

Jingle: "Colon Blow and you-u-u-u in the morning"

 

Announcer: Colon Blow and new Super Colon Blow.

 

Voiceover: Warning: may cause abdominal distention. Consult a physician.

 

[ fade to black ]

 

 

And who can forget Clucking Chicken

 

Cluckin' Chicken

 

Clucky Chicken.....Adam Sandler

Dad.....Phil Hartman

 

 

 

 

[ open on exterior, Cluckin' Chicken fast food restaurant ]

 

Jingle: "Something's cookin' at the Cluckin' Chicken"

 

Clucky Chicken: [ popping into the front of the screen ] That's me! [ flies up to a table flled with kids and their Dad ]

 

Dad: Hey, Clucky - why's the Cluckin' Chicken so chick-a-licious?

 

Clucky Chicken: Everybody knows why. It's 'cause I'm flame-broiled! Yow-zee-yow-dow! But that's not all - I'm cooked fresh! First my head's cut off! [ the cook chops Clucky's head off and send it flying through the restaurant ] Heads up! [ Clucky's head appears before another chicken being gutted ] Then I'm plucked and gutted - my intestines are pulled out. Trust me, you don't want 'em! Then the pieces of me get flame-broiled. Hear that sizzle? That's me! 550 degrees! Good thing I'm dead, or yow-wee! Then I'm seasoned just right, and ready to go! [ takes a bite of a piece of chicken ] Hey, I'm Finally, I'm served to you, so you can chew me, swallow me, and convert me into waste matter. [ peers into the toilet ] Ga-ga-ga-gooey!

 

[ returns to the kids and their Dad ] Hey, kids, how's the meat?

 

Kids: [ chewing ferociously ] You taste great, Clucky!

 

Clucky Chicken: [ head spinning around the restaurant ] Holy fanoley! The oxygen's leaving my brain!

 

Dad; Any last words, Clucky?

 

Clucky Chicken: You betcha! [ singing ] "If you want a place for the greatest chicken, take it from my head, it's easy pickin', 'cause.."

 

Jingle: "Something's always cookin' at the Cluckin' Chicken!"

 

Clucky Chicken: Being dead never tasted so go-nobbity good!

 

 

And for you recent fans- before it got overplayed-

 

Open - porch of nice home, looking out on yard.

 

[Two grandparents sit with grandchild, as parents approach in tennis uniforms]

 

Ana: Hey, Mom what do you say to a game of tennis?

 

Grandchild: Come on grandma, with you on our side, the boys don't stand a chance!

 

Grandma: Okay, I'll get my racket

 

[Grandma rises from site but changes her mind, looking concerned]

 

Grandma: On second thought, I think I better sit this one out.

 

[Grandma upset, looks up at Grandpa]

 

Grandpa: You kids go ahead, I wanna have a talk with your old grandma.

 

[kids, parent leave; Grandpa sits down]

 

Grandpa: You're still having control problems, aren't you?

 

Grandma: I just don't feel confident, Harvey.

 

Grandpa: Come with me. I wanna let you in on a little secret.

 

[Grandpa takes Grandma's hand and they leave porch]

 

[Grandpa opens cabinet and takes out adult diapers]

 

Grandpa: Here we are. Oops! I Crapped My Pants.

 

Grandma: Oops! I Crapped My Pants. I've heard of those. Do they work?

 

Grandpa: Oops! I Crapped My Pants outperformed every bladder and bowel control product on the market today. Here, I'll show you.

 

[Grandma holds open diaper, Grandpa holds pitcher]

 

Grandpa: Imagine this pitcher of tea is really a gallon of your feces.

 

[Grandpa pours pitcher of tea with lemons into diaper]

 

Grandpa: See how its super thick protection allows for maximum absorbency without leaking.

 

Grandma: I'm impressed. Oops! I Crapped My Pants can hold a lot of dung.

 

Grandpa: And get this - Oops! I Crapped My Pants are biodegradable. Now that's good for the environment.

 

Grandma: Hey, how do you know so much about Oops! I Crapped My Pants?

 

Grandpa: Well I'm wearing them.. and I just did.

 

[Grandpa and Grandma smile at each other]

 

[tennis courts, Grandpa and Grandma playing tennis with children]

 

Grandchild: Nice point, Grandma!

 

[Grandma turns to address camera]

 

Grandma: Thanks, Oops! I Crapped My Pants!

 

Voice-over: Visit your local pharmacy and just say, "Oops! I Crapped My Pants.

 

[Grandpa hugs Grandma, kisses her on the head. They walk away happy]

 

[They turn to walk away and their tennis shorts are bulging...]

 

 

Thanks to snltranscripts.jt.org for those

[Guest Vern Gagne]

Clucky Chicken and Bob Barron rule.

[Guest Smark-Raving Mad]

Schmidt's Gay was the best. Nerf Crotch Bat and Oops, I crapped my pants were pretty good, too.

[Guest TheZsaszHorsemen]

Where's the love for SWILL? Or how about ADOBE? Or Cracklin' Oat Bran (With Ecstasy)?

[Guest Nevermortal]

I am pretty sure that nothing ever, EVER beats The Blue Oyster Cult Skit.

 

My favorite Phil Hartman thing was the commercial for the Funeral Home where he assured us that he'd never have sex with the dead bodies.

 

One skit from the Murphy era was absolutely hillarious was a commercial skit for "The Pump", some sort of cleaning solution. It really was stupid, but every once in a while during the skit, you'd cut to Eddie Murphy and two other guys spraying water into their faces. Bizarre, but sooooo funny.

 

The weirdest SNL episode had to be the one with Tom Green though. Him & Ferrell tongue kissing, the tub sketch with Lorne, and him as a pig magician.

[Guest WrestlingDeacon]

There was a skit from the first season that I saw once and never again. Maybe Bob can help find a transcript. But it was about how everybody claimed they had the best jam because it had a really disgusting name and the names kept getting more disgusting. Like one was "One hundred nuns and orphans." "What's so bad about one hundred nuns and orphans?" "They were eaten alive by rats!"

 

My favorites have always been the Mainway Toys sketches and as far as commercials go you can't forget the Bass-O-Matic or Dale Staeder's Toad Ranch.

[Guest bob_barron]

Where's the love for SWILL? Or how about ADOBE? Or Cracklin' Oat Bran (With Ecstasy)?

Swill

 

Salesman.....Bill Murray

 

 

 

 

Salesman: [ seated at lunch counter ] As a salesman, I do a lot of traveling. And when it comes to lunch, I grab what I can, usually on the run. And when I want mineral water, I keep it simple, and I keep it domestic. [ places bottle on counter ] I drink Swill. The water that's dredged from Lake Erie.

 

[ voice over video of Swill being dredged from Lake Erie ]

 

Nothing's added to Swill. It comes straight from the Lake to you. Maybe you thought only European countries had mineral water, but let me tell you: we bottle some pretty special water right here in America.

 

[ cut back to Salesman at lunch counter ]

 

Yeah. America. Water with a character all its own. Swill's refreshing; it's low in calories; and Swill helps wash down a hearty meal like this that tends to just lay in your stomach. [ pours runny ketchup on his hamburger ]

 

[ Music Over: "Anticipation" by Carly Simon ]

 

[ Plays as Swill slowly pours into Salesman's glass, complete with sludge, dirt and a flip-top from a soda can ]

 

Salesman: I like mine with a twist. [ squeezes a lime wedge into his glass of Swill ]

 

Announcer: Swill. Everything you've always wanted in a mineral water. And more.

 

 

 

 

SNL Transcripts

 

 

 

 

Adobe

 

Spokesman.....Phil Hartman

 

 

 

 

Spokesman: These days, everyone's talking about the Hyundai, and the Yugo. Both nice cars, if you've got $3,000 or $4,000 to throw around. But, for those of us whose name doesn't happen to be Rockefeller, finally there's some good news - a car with a sticker price of $179. That's right, $179. The name of the car?

 

Adobe. The sassy new Mexican import that's made out of clay. German engineering and Mexican know-how helped create the first car to break the $200 barrier. At this price, you might not expect more than reliable transportation - but, brother, you get it! Extra features: like the custom contour seats, or the beverage-gripping dash. And the money you save isn't exactly small change!

 

Jingle:

"Hey, hey, we're Adobe!

The little car that's made out of clay!

We're gonna save you some money

that you can spend in some other way!

Hey, hey, we're Adobe!

Hey, hey, we're Adobe!

Adobe!"

 

[ show Adobe driver get into a fender-bender. She casually steps out of the vehicle and uses her hands to mold her bumper back into its proper shape, in under six minutes! ]

 

Spokesman: Adobe. You can buy a cheaper car. But I wouldn't recommend it!

 

Announcer: Not approved for street use in some states. No warranty either expressed or implied. All sales final.

 

 

 

Cracklin' Oat Flakes

 

Cereal Lover.....Will Ferrell

Wife.....Ana Gasteyer

Boss.....Chris Parnell

 

 

 

 

[ open on sunny morning ]

 

[ show Cereal Lover showering, getting dressed, starting his day ]

 

Jingle: "Waking up, starting fresh.

Feeling your best is the only way."

 

Cereal Lover: [ enters kitchen ] Good morning, dear.

 

Wife: Good morning.

 

Cereal Lover: Honey? We're all out of Cracklin' Oat Flakes.

 

Wife: How about new Cracklin' Oat Flakes? Now with Ecstasy.

 

Cereal Lover: Oo-ooh! [ pours bowl, eat, begins to trip out to rave music ]

 

Rave Jingle: "Can you feel my tongue?

It's inside you.

Take me home.

And your mind will be raving.

I also contain 16 essential vitamins."

 

Announcer: Cracklin' Oat Flakes. Pounding at your heart with the fist of God.

 

Voiceover: Warning: Cracklin' Oat Flakes may cause damage to your spinal fluid.

 

 

 

 

SNL Transcripts

[Guest bob_barron]

I am pretty sure that nothing ever, EVER beats The Blue Oyster Cult Skit.

 

Blue Oyster Cult is a skit that I always found to be a wee bit overrated. It's not that I don't like it- but I wouldn't give it more then ***3/4 and I don't get why people give it 5. Anywho- Here's a transcript for you -

 

Announcer: After a series of staggering defeats, Blue Oyster Cult assembled in the recording studio in late 1976 for a session with famed producer Bruce Dickinson. And, luckily for us, the cameras were rolling.

 

Bruce Dickinson: Alright, guys, I think we're ready to lay this first track down. By the way, my name is Bruce Dickinson. Yes, the Bruce Dickinson. And I gotta tell you: fellas.. you have got what appears to be a dynamite sound!

 

Eric Bloom: Coming from you, Bruce, that means a lot.

 

Buck Dharma: Yeah. I mean, you're Bruce Dickinson!

 

Alan: It's incredible!

 

Bobby: I can't believe Bruce Dickinson digs our sound!

 

Bruce Dickinson: Easy, guys.. I put my pants on just like the rest of you - one leg at a time. Except, once my pants are on, I make gold records. [ the group laughs ] Alright, here we go. "Don't Fear the Reaper" - take one. [ exits into the control booth ]

 

[ the group begins the song. Bobby slaps the drums, Eric jams his guitar, and Gene bangs on a cowbell. ]

 

Eric: [ distracted by Gene banging the cowbell ] Okay! Wait! Wait! [ the group cuts off their instruments ] Bruce, could you come in here for a minute, please?

 

Bruce Dickinson: [ stepping out of the booth ] That was gonna be a great track. Guys, what's the deal?

 

Eric: Are you sure that was sounding okay?

 

Bruce Dickinson: I'll be honest.. fellas, it was sounding great. But.. I could've used a little more cowbell. So.. let's take it again.. and, Gene.

 

Gene Frenkle: Yeah?

 

Bruce Dickinson: Really explore the studio space this time. I mean, really.. explore the space. I like what I'm hearing.

 

[ the group starts the song again, as Gene bangs more wildly onto the cowbell ]

 

Eric: Okay, wait! Stop! I'm sorry. Bruce, could you come back in here, please?

 

Bruce Dickinson: [ stepping out of the booth ] Fellas.. now, we just wasted two good tracks! That last one was even better than the first!

 

Eric: Well, it's just that I find Gene's cowbell playing distracting! If I'm the only one, I'll shut up.

 

Buck Dharma: It was pretty rough..

 

Gene Frenkle: You know, I could pull back a little. If you'd like.

 

Bruce Dickinson: Not too much, though! Fellas, I'm telling you - you're gonna want that cowbell on the track!

 

Gene Frenkle: You know what? It's fine. Let's just do this thing.

 

[ the band starts the song once more, with Gene banging the cowbell right next to Eric's ear ]

 

Eric: [ stopping the song again, fighting Gene ] Come on, people!

 

Bruce Dickinson: [ running out of the booth again ] That.. that doesn't work for me. I gotta have more cowbell!

 

Alan: Don't blow this for us, Gene!

 

Bobby: Quit being so selfish, Gene!

 

Gene Frenkle: Can I just say one thing? I'm standing here, staring at Bruce Dickinson! And if Bruce Dickinson wants more cowbell, we should probably give him more cowbell! And, Bobby, you are right - I am being selfish. But the last time I checked, we don't have a lot of songs that feature the cowbell.

 

Bruce Dickinson: I gotta have more cowbell, baby!

 

Gene Frenkle: I'll be doing myself a disservice, and everybody in this band, if I don't perform the hell out of this.

 

Bruce Dickinson: Guess what? I got a fever! And the only prescription.. is more cowbell!

 

Gene Frenkle: Thanks, Bruce. But I think, maybe if I just leave.. and, maybe I'll come back later, and we can lay down the cowbell. [ starts to leave the studio ]

 

Bruce Dickinson: Aw, baby..

 

Eric: Gene, wait! Why don't you lay down that cowbell right now. With us. Together.

 

[ everyone agrees ]

 

Gene Frenkle: Do you mean that, Eric?

 

Buck Dharma: He speaks for all of us.

 

Gene Frenkle: Thank you.

 

Bruce Dickinson: Babies.. before we're done here.. y'all are gonna be wearing gold-plated diapers.

 

Alan: What does that mean?

 

Bruce Dickinson: Never question, Bruce Dickinson! Roll it! [ exits back to booth ]

 

Eric: [ ready to lay the complete track down ] 1, 2, 3, 4.

 

[ the band starts up again. Close-up on Gene as he bangs the cowbell to freeze-frame with graphic: "In Memorium: Gene Frenkle: 1950-2000" ]

 

 

 

 

My favorite Phil Hartman thing was the commercial for the Funeral Home where he assured us that he'd never have sex with the dead bodies.

 

Winston-McCauley Funeral Home

 

Winston-McCauley Spokesperson.....Phil Hartman

 

 

 

 

Spokesperson: Care, compassion, dedication. These are the things we can promise you at Winston-McCauley Funeral Home. And there's one other thing we can promise: that we will not have sex with any dead body. How can we guarantee this level of service? First, we rigorously test our applicants for aptitude and intelligence.. and also to make sure they don't have the urge to have sex with dead bodies. And, if any of our employees fails to live up to our standards, he can be suspended, without pay, for up to six months. And, if that's not enough, you have my personal assurance that if you can prove that your loved one was the victim of post-mortem sex, I will discount your bill with us for a full $1,000. That's the Winston-McCauley Guarantee.

 

Announcer: Care. Compassion. Dedication. And absolutely No Sex. Winston-McCauley Funeral Home.

 

 

One skit from the Murphy era was absolutely hillarious was a commercial skit for "The Pump", some sort of cleaning solution. It really was stupid, but every once in a while during the skit, you'd cut to Eddie Murphy and two other guys spraying water into their faces. Bizarre, but sooooo funny.

 

Sorry NM- I couldn't find the transcript for that.

 

The weirdest SNL episode had to be the one with Tom Green though. Him & Ferrell tongue kissing, the tub sketch with Lorne, and him as a pig magician.

 

The Tom Green show had so many WTF? skits that it caused me to create the Tom Green rating for skits that are weird.

[Guest The Grand Pubah of 1620]

A transcript of any skit sucks, but a transcript of the BOC skit was just a waste of your time bob. But the guys cracking up was the funniest part of that skit. That doesn't transend well into the written word.

[Guest bob_barron]

A transcript of any skit sucks, but a transcript of the BOC skit was just a waste of your time bob. But the guys cracking up was the funniest part of that skit. That doesn't transend well into the written word.

I HATE when people crack up. That's part of the reason I don't think the BOC skit is all its cracked up to be.

 

I can figure out that Will Ferrell is being hilarious- I don't need Jimmy Fallon to tell me by ruining a skit via laughter

 

The best part of BOC is "Guess what? I got a fever! And the only prescription.. is more cowbell!"- the way Walken says it just kills me everytime.

[Guest Downhome]

A transcript of any skit sucks, but a transcript of the BOC skit was just a waste of your time bob.  But the guys cracking up was the funniest part of that skit.  That doesn't transend well into the written word.

I HATE when people crack up. That's part of the reason I don't think the BOC skit is all its cracked up to be.

 

I can figure out that Will Ferrell is being hilarious- I don't need Jimmy Fallon to tell me by ruining a skit via laughter

 

The best part of BOC is "Guess what? I got a fever! And the only prescription.. is more cowbell!"- the way Walken says it just kills me everytime.

I agree on all accounts.

 

One of the main reasons that I'm not a very big Jimmy Fallon fan is because he seems to crack up durring almost every skit he's involved in. At least it seems that way to me, and I haven't watched SNL in a few months.

 

Another I remember him doing so was in the parody of The Scorpion King with Rocky.

 

I'd almost say that Jimmy Fallon is one of the most overrated cast members...of all time.

[Guest JAxlMorrison]

Just out of curiousity, what is the name of that sketch with Fallon and that other guy (can't remember his name) playing two brothers sitting in a bar spouting off cheeseball lines. When a girl actually invites them to her room, they chicken out.

[Guest bob_barron]

The Bloater Brothers.

 

It's been done on many occasions

[Guest Downhome]

Bob, where online is the best place to download skits?

 

If you have any idea.

[Guest bob_barron]

One of the main reasons that I'm not a very big Jimmy Fallon fan is because he seems to crack up durring almost every skit he's involved in. At least it seems that way to me, and I haven't watched SNL in a few months.

 

Another I remember him doing so was in the parody of The Scorpion King with Rocky.

 

I'd almost say that Jimmy Fallon is one of the most overrated cast members...of all time.

Jimmy's cracking up also bothers me a great deal. I don't mind when he does it during dress rehearsals but when the live show starts- It's time to put up or shut up. There are millions of people who would give anything to be a cast member on Saturday Night Live and when I see people like him going out there and ruining skits with laughter- It just bothers me.

 

If a prop falls down or something- (ie Darrell's moustache in Ferey Muthar) then yea- that's okay.

 

But Downhome's example of the Scorpion King skit is right on. Jimmy just walked in and started laughing- completely unacceptable.

 

I wouldn't say Jimmy is overrated though. He's not really one of the favourites on the show- he just happens to have a large fanbase of teenage girls who think he's soooooo cute.

 

The sad thing is that Jimmy was TERRIFIC his first few seasons on SNL. His impressions were top-notch and he was soon becaming my favourites. But just as I predicted- putting him in the Weekend Update chair has seemed to derail his momentum. I think Jimmy's just being really overworked at this point and his quality is starting to suffer as a result.

 

Jimmy is one of the nicest castmembers out there so I really hope he can pull it together this season and start becoming an elite member of the team like he was his first few seasons on the show

[Guest bob_barron]

Bob, where online is the best place to download skits?

 

If you have any idea.

If you want Weekend Updates-

fallonfey.com has every WU they've ever done.

 

fakenews.net also has a bunch of Norm's Updates.

 

On Kazaa I found the 10.23.99 Celebrity Jeopardy (the best skit ever) and the WU where Ferrell throws up all over the desk.

[Guest Downhome]

I wouldn't say Jimmy is overrated though. He's not really one of the favourites on the show- he just happens to have a large fanbase of teenage girls who think he's soooooo cute.

I've never really been a fan of his, except here and there. He is a HELL of a voice artist though, what with all of his impressions and everything. He's one of the guys I look up to when it comes to that, but that's where my love for him ends. He just seems to rub me the wrong way with his delivery and the such.

 

Who is in that 10.23.99 skit?

[Mecha Mummy 0]

I wouldn't say Jimmy is overrated though. He's not really one of the favourites on the show- he just happens to have a large fanbase of teenage girls who think he's soooooo cute.

I've never really been a fan of his, except here and there. He is a HELL of a voice artist though, what with all of his impressions and everything. He's one of the guys I look up to when it comes to that, but that's where my love for him ends. He just seems to rub me the wrong way with his delivery and the such.

 

Who is in that 10.23.99 skit?

Fallon as French Stewart, Hammond as Connery, and Norm as Burt Reynolds.

[Guest bob_barron]

10.23.99 has-

 

Jimmy as French Stewart

Darrell as Sean Connery

 

and for the first time since October 4th, 1997-

 

NORM MACDONALD AS BURT REYNOLDS!!!!!~~~!!!~~!!!!~~~!!!~~

 

It's the greatest SNL skit I've ever seen.

[Guest bob_barron]

I wouldn't say Jimmy is overrated though. He's not really one of the favourites on the show- he just happens to have a large fanbase of teenage girls who think he's soooooo cute.

I've never really been a fan of his, except here and there. He is a HELL of a voice artist though, what with all of his impressions and everything. He's one of the guys I look up to when it comes to that, but that's where my love for him ends. He just seems to rub me the wrong way with his delivery and the such.

 

Who is in that 10.23.99 skit?

Yea- He can do terrific impressions (ie Chris Rock, Adam Sandler) but he hasn't been doing those lately- if he cuts out the cracking up and brings back the impressions- it's all good.

[Guest Downhome]

Thanks, both of you. I'm going to download it to refresh my memory.

 

I still wish I could find the Miss Piggy/Martin Short skit somewhere, as well as the Anti-Car Rape commercial.

[Guest Downhome]

I personally love Fallon's impression of Robin Williams.

[Mecha Mummy 0]

I personally love Fallon's impression of Robin Williams.

Yeah, I actually kind of prefer that Celebrity Jeopardy over the Stewart/Reynolds/Connery one. Fallon as Robin Williams was GREAT.

[Guest Downhome]

How many CJ's have there been anyway?

[Guest TheZsaszHorsemen]

Sometimes cracking up makes the sketch MORE funny. (IE: Matt Foley)

 

 

 

Anyway... the show has been awful this year and last year too. Do they need to scrap the whole cast again?

[Guest bob_barron]

I'm reading over the transcripts-

 

I believe I gave that Celeb Jeop around ****1/4-****1/2.

 

Jimmy's Robin Williams was hilarious- Lucy Liu as CZJ did nothing for me.

 

Seeing Norm return as Burt Reynolds was a MAJOR mark out moment. I've never laughed so hard watching SNL.

 

Burt Reynolds: Ha-ha! Yeah, I found this backstage, an over-sized hat. It's funny.

 

Alex Trebek: No, it's not!

 

Burt Reynolds: Sure it is. It's funny. It's funny because it's ah, bigger than, ah.. [ clears throat ] ..you know, a normal hat.

[Guest TheZsaszHorsemen]

Hey what would you give the Mr Subliminal/Leslie Neilson sketch? That was GOLDEN

[Guest bob_barron]

Sometimes cracking up makes the sketch MORE funny. (IE: Matt Foley)

 

 

 

Anyway... the show has been awful this year and last year too. Do they need to scrap the whole cast again?

The last two years haven't been awful at all.

 

We've seen Tina Fey come in and totally erase the boys club image of SNL and give it some great push.

 

Will Ferrell, Ana Gasteyer, Tracy Morgan and Chris Kattan finally getting off the show.

 

Seth Meyers and Amy Poehler coming an totally kicking ass and establishing themselves as the next generation of SNLers.

 

Darrell Hammond refocusing and renenergising himself and totally blowing me away with his performance last season.

 

Maya Rudolph getting mega airtime. (Oh wait... never mind)

 

 

Sure the cast has crap (Horatio Sanz, Rachel Dratch, Maya Rudolph) but there is need to overhaul a cast that has the talent that this cast has