The greatest SNL sketch of all time?

[Dr. Tom B. Whatever]

If you had to choose one or two sketches that completely defined "Saturday
Night Live", what would they be?


My two choices:
-Wayne's World with Tom Hanks and Aerosmith. Everything about this sketch
is awesome - Tom Hanks as the roadie, Nora Dunn as the smoking mom,
Aerosmith's jam with Wayne and Garth... brilliant!

-Olympia Cafe. This sketch, IMHO, was the pinnacle of 70's SNL. The
attention to detail in this sketch is extreme; every single person involved,
including featured players and writers, are fully animated. Not to mention,
they actually built a whole working diner, including a real grill. The
first was the best of course, but the follow-ups were also worth watching,
especially the one with Jill Clayburgh.

[CliffB]

Post by Dr. Tom B. Whatever
If you had to choose one or two sketches that completely defined "Saturday
Night Live", what would they be?
-Wayne's World with Tom Hanks and Aerosmith. Everything about this sketch
is awesome - Tom Hanks as the roadie, Nora Dunn as the smoking mom,
Aerosmith's jam with Wayne and Garth... brilliant!
-Olympia Cafe. This sketch, IMHO, was the pinnacle of 70's SNL. The
attention to detail in this sketch is extreme; every single person involved,
including featured players and writers, are fully animated. Not to mention,
they actually built a whole working diner, including a real grill. The
first was the best of course, but the follow-ups were also worth watching,
especially the one with Jill Clayburgh.

I got a kick out of seeing the Plato's Cave sketch on the classic SNL
last weekend. The whole cast + Steve Martin all got time to groove. and
O'Donaghue. Was it about 7-8 minutes long?

Today's SNL couldn't sustain something like that. (writers have ADD
maybe? In fact, incidentally and imo, the Classic SNL's after the
current edition almost always shows the current ones up.)

[birddogger]

That sketch set in the 60's bar with Mr. Mike sitting at a table with
his date? THAT sketch completely defines SNL for you?! I watched that
one and didn't laugh once. Too much of a stoner's sketch, and the
usually-reliable Aykroyd was going way over the top with his beatnik
schtick.

Overall I thought the Classic SNL was pretty weak. I realize that it
was all fresh and new and was considered groundbreaking television in
its day, but I really don't feel it's aged well. Part of it is
repetition. The stuff that was funny has been repeated ad nauseum, and
the rest of it was frequently uneven and at times (like the beatnik
sketch) way too avant garde experimental to get many laughs.

And that Mary Tyler Moore sketch on the classic episode was wretched.
Gilda doing Rhoda Morgenstern was predictably good, but the rest of the
cast couldn't do their characters worth a lick. The most decent one
was Larraine as Mary, but only because she didn't speak a line since
she was dead.

All I could think about watching that was the great Mary Tyler Moore
sketch they did in '84-'85 with host Ed Asner. All of the players
nailed their characters dead on. Billy Crystal as Ted, Mary Gross as
Mary, Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Rhoda, Pamela Stephenson doing a
letter-perfect Sue Ann - all great. Even Christopher Guest as Murray
was a good impersonation, and that character wasn't all that distinct
to begin with. Those casts and writers during the Ebersol era never
got nearly as much credit as they deserved. They could come up with
some pretty good stuff, but I suppose people missed the "danger"
element of the old days, particularly when Mr. Mike was around.

Having said that, the sketch that defines SNL for me still comes from
the original era. "Lord & Lady Douchebag" still gets me rolling to
this day. It has everything that SNL stood for at that point -
anti-establishment, anti-censorship, crude yet clever wordplay,
excellent performances from the players, and it was devastatingly funny
to boot.

A close runner-up would probably be Dan Aykroyd as Julia Child cutting
her finger. It was the first sketch I'd seen on the show, and I
remember way more shocked by it than amused at first. Probably because
my stodgy ol' father was in the room (I was 10 at the time) and
immediate banned me from watching it.

I don't think I've missed more than 10 shows ever since.

[WIZARDGLIK]

Post by birddogger
That sketch set in the 60's bar with Mr. Mike sitting at a table with
his date? THAT sketch completely defines SNL for you?! I watched that
one and didn't laugh once. Too much of a stoner's sketch, and the
usually-reliable Aykroyd was going way over the top with his beatnik
schtick.

I gotta agree with birddogger here. That sketch was horrendous. Too
long. Not one bit funny and watching Belushi essentially parody himself
a few years down the road was just sad and unfunny. The only thing
remotely entertaining was "Jeopardy 1999" and Chevy's Update - skteches
seen ad-naseum for 30 years now, and for good reason.

Getting a chance to catch the first few years in their original 90
minute configurations makes me scratch my head at what was some damned
revolutionary about this show. Because they have drug jokes every once
in awhile? Python, to me, never seems to get old, neither does most of
SCTV, but SNL from it's "classic" period looks like watching Ed
Sullivan and commenting how revolutionary it was cuz Ed shook Buddy
Holly's hand. The only thing that strikes me about these re-runs is how
pretty Jane Curtain was and how I somehow missed it as a kid.

Back on topic: greatest sketch? I'd say pick anything with Phil Hartman
in it from 1987 to 1991 and there you go.

[CliffB]

Post by WIZARDGLIK

Post by birddogger
That sketch set in the 60's bar with Mr. Mike sitting at a table with
his date? THAT sketch completely defines SNL for you?! I watched that
one and didn't laugh once. Too much of a stoner's sketch, and the
usually-reliable Aykroyd was going way over the top with his beatnik
schtick.

I mentioned it as an incidental aside, and that I got a kick out of it.
It wasn't one of the keel over laughing type skits, but more of a
riffing, offbeat thing - and it was allowed to carry on as an ensemble
parody of hipsterism. I just liked the feel, but no, not the greatest.
I didn't mean it that way. My mistake if you felt that's what I was
saying. Still, it beat about 97 % of what's doled out currently. Give
me the original crew doing just about anything and I'll enjoy their
talents more than Sanz doing Elton John or Whatshername doing Donatella
for the tenth time using the same gimmicky punchline. (the list is
endless of the lame recurring sketches).
That's just my druthers.

Post by WIZARDGLIK
I gotta agree with birddogger here. That sketch was horrendous.

Too

Post by WIZARDGLIK
long.

It was one of those late-in-show sketches. I'm guessing maybe it was
thrown together to fill some time. I appreciated the theatrical
element, but it wasn't filled with set punchlines or anything innately
pleasing like that.

Post by WIZARDGLIK
Not one bit funny

Martin was very funny.

Post by WIZARDGLIK
and watching Belushi essentially parody himself
a few years down the road was just sad and unfunny.

Actually, I thought he was doing a heeped-up Brando via Don Corleone.

Post by WIZARDGLIK
The only thing
remotely entertaining was "Jeopardy 1999" and Chevy's Update - skteches
seen ad-naseum for 30 years now, and for good reason.
Getting a chance to catch the first few years in their original 90
minute configurations makes me scratch my head at what was some damned
revolutionary about this show. Because they have drug jokes every once
in awhile? Python, to me, never seems to get old, neither does most of
SCTV, but SNL from it's "classic" period looks like watching Ed
Sullivan and commenting how revolutionary it was cuz Ed shook Buddy
Holly's hand. The only thing that strikes me about these re-runs is how
pretty Jane Curtain was and how I somehow missed it as a kid.

despite the admittedly dated nature to some of the material, the rough
feel of the production is still more appealing than the entirely
predictable potty humor and self-aware giggling opportunites and such
that's turned out these days. I'm amazed when people claim that the
current or recent incarnation of SNL is the peak. That's lunacy.

I also liked in olden times when they'd go to break and caption a
member of the audience. It strikes some sentimental chord regarding the
seeming intimacy of the event which was (now classic) 70's SNL.

Post by WIZARDGLIK
Back on topic: greatest sketch? I'd say pick anything with Phil Hartman
in it from 1987 to 1991 and there you go.

The Hartman era was great. Once again, the last few years have been the
dregs imo. Tina Fey and Lorne probably should take the rap for that.
There are still laughs but more pain and boredom along the way than
really makes it worthwhile.

[Mibbitmaker]

I noticed a couple new posters here. A "Greatest SNL sketch of all time"
thread is a great place to start.

Post by CliffB
It wasn't one of the keel over laughing type skits,
but more of a riffing, offbeat thing - and it was allowed
to carry on as an emsemble parody of hipsterism. I just
liked the feel, but no, not the greatest.

I agree. I liked it, too, but not in the belly laugh sense. The "feel" of
the piece was its strength. It had a nice 1st season feel, though
technically early 2nd. Not a top ten for me, either, but an example of why
the first year and a half is my favorite era.

Post by CliffB
despite the admittedly dated nature of some of the material,
the rough feel of the production is still more appealing than
the entirely predictable potty humor and self-aware giggling
opportunities and such that's turned out these days.

Underlining what I just said in this response.

Post by CliffB
The Hartman era was great. Once again, the last few years have
been the dregs, imo. Tina Fey and Lorne probably should
take the rap for that.

The late '80s was 2nd only to the late '70s in SNL greatness. The season
just finished sort-of feels like one of those seasons before the fall.
Like '79-80, '84-5, and '93-4, though the first 2 also preceded a changing
of the guard (Lorne - Douminian, and Ebersol - Lorne). Times when the show
was at a low ebb within eras that worked, with the next fall in quality
being the low point. I sure hope next season isn't one of those falls.

There are still good bits on the show, still. However, two of Lorne's
ideas show why the current era somewhat lags. Lorne telling Tina and Jimmy
to silly up Weekend Update is a huge mistake. The solid newsman parody or
superior stand-up style (Norm and Dennis own the latter) is what works,
for me anyway. Still, with the exception of 2 or 3 Updates, that segment
has been pretty good.

The other bad Lorneism is his comment: When in doubt, go young". Sadly,
this idea is echoed in Les Moonves's excuses for cancelling "Joan of
Arcadia". Not good when the creator of my all-time favorite TV series
echos my least-favorite network executive (maybe shared with Norm-hating
Don Ohlmeyer). I started watching in '76, when SNL wasn't written to
pander to teeny-boppers; I was 14 and fell in love with the show. Though
not as overt as a few years back, you can still see the "go young"
pandering today. More evedent, though, in the "feel" of the material than
specific pop culture subjects.

It's just a shame that this season had far less bits that felt like Fred
Armisen sketches or Will Forte sketches in concept than the previous
couple. These are your brightest lights, Lorne, use that more.

[Mr. Manfredjensen]

Post by Dr. Tom B. Whatever
If you had to choose one or two sketches that completely defined "Saturday
Night Live", what would they be?

I've always loved the job interview word association test with Chevy Chase
and Richard Pryor.

[Dr. Tom B. Whatever]

Yeah, that one was great too. "YOUR GRANDMAMA!"

Post by Mr. Manfredjensen

Post by Dr. Tom B. Whatever
If you had to choose one or two sketches that completely defined "Saturday
Night Live", what would they be?

I've always loved the job interview word association test with Chevy Chase
and Richard Pryor.

[JJ Larue]

Post by Dr. Tom B. Whatever
If you had to choose one or two sketches that completely defined "Saturday
Night Live", what would they be?
-Wayne's World with Tom Hanks and Aerosmith. Everything about this sketch
is awesome - Tom Hanks as the roadie, Nora Dunn as the smoking mom,
Aerosmith's jam with Wayne and Garth... brilliant!
-Olympia Cafe. This sketch, IMHO, was the pinnacle of 70's SNL. The
attention to detail in this sketch is extreme; every single person involved,
including featured players and writers, are fully animated. Not to mention,
they actually built a whole working diner, including a real grill. The
first was the best of course, but the follow-ups were also worth watching,
especially the one with Jill Clayburgh.

1. Funniest sketch in the history of SNL: Schwetty Balls.

2. Cowbell. 'Nuff said.

3. Season 1, Group Therapy with Belushi as Vito Corleone and Laraine Newman
as the valley girl. "Man, I just reeeallly had to get out of Encino, man".
"Like, I was making a peach cobbler, and I overheard his mother saying
'Look, the shickza's making us a Presbyterian Pie'". LMFAO...

[J.]

On Fri, 27 May 2005 00:16:27 GMT, "Dr. Tom B. Whatever"

Post by Dr. Tom B. Whatever
If you had to choose one or two sketches that completely defined "Saturday
Night Live", what would they be?

Wake Up and Smile: Ferrell and Nancy Walls are perfect as the morning
show hosts who get flustered when the teleprompter breaks and they
have to improvise. When the whole thing devolves into the Lord of the
Flies, nothing can match the shock value of that beautiful fake and
bloody David Alan Grier head.

J.

[Dan]

Post by J.
On Fri, 27 May 2005 00:16:27 GMT, "Dr. Tom B. Whatever"

Post by Dr. Tom B. Whatever
If you had to choose one or two sketches that completely defined "Saturday
Night Live", what would they be?

"The Guy Who Plays Mr. Belvedere Fan Club."

[john redcorn]

1 cowbell
2 debbie downer

Post by Dan

Post by J.
On Fri, 27 May 2005 00:16:27 GMT, "Dr. Tom B. Whatever"

Post by Dr. Tom B. Whatever
If you had to choose one or two sketches that completely defined "Saturday
Night Live", what would they be?

"The Guy Who Plays Mr. Belvedere Fan Club."
--
Dan
"Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it's time to
pause and reflect"
-Mark Twain

[nonicknamenecessary]

Phil Hartman as bill clinton in a mcdonalds explaining that food was
being stolen by war-lords by eating people's food.

[m***@me.org]

Post by nonicknamenecessary
Phil Hartman as bill clinton in a mcdonalds explaining that food was
being stolen by war-lords by eating people's food.

My favorite exchange from this was:

Secret Service Agent: "Please don't tell Mrs. Clinton about this."
President Clinton: "Don't worry. There's going to be a lot of things
we don't tell Mrs. Clinton about."

[birddogger]

I loved that sketch, the absurdity of it all is hilarious. But when
they showed it last summer in "The Best of Will Ferrell 2" broadcast,
right in the thick of all the terrorist beheadings going on in Iraq and
Saudi Arabia, I have to say it really kinda disturbed me. Still like
the sketch and all, and I'm sure I'll laugh fully at it again someday,
but it was a bit too close to home at that particular time.

[Funnyboy88]

Post by Dr. Tom B. Whatever
If you had to choose one or two sketches that completely defined "Saturday
Night Live", what would they be?
-Wayne's World with Tom Hanks and Aerosmith. Everything about this sketch
is awesome - Tom Hanks as the roadie, Nora Dunn as the smoking mom,
Aerosmith's jam with Wayne and Garth... brilliant!
-Olympia Cafe. This sketch, IMHO, was the pinnacle of 70's SNL. The
attention to detail in this sketch is extreme; every single person involved,
including featured players and writers, are fully animated. Not to mention,
they actually built a whole working diner, including a real grill. The
first was the best of course, but the follow-ups were also worth watching,
especially the one with Jill Clayburgh.

When Steve Martin and the cast sang the Not Gonna Phone It In Tonight
song in 91-92.

[h***@hotmail.com]

The funniest sketch ever is the one where George Steinbrenner played a
convenience store owner who refused to fire bad employees. The
dialogue is so perfect. I wish I know who wrote that.

Post by Funnyboy88

Post by Dr. Tom B. Whatever
If you had to choose one or two sketches that completely defined "Saturday
Night Live", what would they be?
-Wayne's World with Tom Hanks and Aerosmith. Everything about this sketch
is awesome - Tom Hanks as the roadie, Nora Dunn as the smoking mom,
Aerosmith's jam with Wayne and Garth... brilliant!
-Olympia Cafe. This sketch, IMHO, was the pinnacle of 70's SNL. The
attention to detail in this sketch is extreme; every single person involved,
including featured players and writers, are fully animated. Not to mention,
they actually built a whole working diner, including a real grill. The
first was the best of course, but the follow-ups were also worth watching,
especially the one with Jill Clayburgh.

When Steve Martin and the cast sang the Not Gonna Phone It In Tonight
song in 91-92.

[Mibbitmaker]

I'm probably going to sound like my old posts, but here goes...

My all-time favorite is actually a series of sketches and Update bits:
Buckwheat is Dead. I'd leave off the last one(s) from Xmas 1984; 'Wheat
still alive ruins the satire of the rest of them. From the same era: The
Gumby Christmas Special.

Probably my all-time single sketch is the 1979 Twilight Zone sketch when
Rick Nelson hosted. It's brilliantly crafted satire. Danny morhing into
other off-side commentators besides Serling is inspired. And, like the
great '84 MTM spoof, the recognition applause throughout is a kick.

My favorite modern one is the Rock & Roll Heaven sketch from Xmas 2000.
"Oh, my Dad!..."

Lotsa others I love, like Cowbell, Pranksters, any Chevy-as-Ford, Not
Going To Phone It In Tonight, the airport one with Will, Molly, and Chris
Kataan, any Ebersol-era filmed commercial parody.....

[Archie Leach]

On Fri, 27 May 2005 00:16:27 GMT, in alt.tv.snl "Dr. Tom B. Whatever"

Post by Dr. Tom B. Whatever
If you had to choose one or two sketches that completely defined "Saturday
Night Live", what would they be?
-Wayne's World with Tom Hanks and Aerosmith. Everything about this sketch
is awesome - Tom Hanks as the roadie, Nora Dunn as the smoking mom,
Aerosmith's jam with Wayne and Garth... brilliant!
-Olympia Cafe. This sketch, IMHO, was the pinnacle of 70's SNL. The
attention to detail in this sketch is extreme; every single person involved,
including featured players and writers, are fully animated. Not to mention,
they actually built a whole working diner, including a real grill. The
first was the best of course, but the follow-ups were also worth watching,
especially the one with Jill Clayburgh.

My favorites:

1.) "Bag o' Glass." Nuff said.

2.) Massive Headwound Harry. I shit my pants laughing the first time
I saw it.

[Mump]

Post by Archie Leach
2.) Massive Headwound Harry. I shit my pants laughing the first time
I saw it.

I agree. An interseting poll, if there ever was one.

I'd say the Synchronized Swimming sketch.

The MTM sketch of 84.

The Sinatra/Wonder duet. Notcie how friendly Piscopo's Sinatra was
compared to Hartmans?

It may be that through overkill we take the Cowbell sketch for granted,
but it really is inspired. Kind of like the Gilda as 'Candy Slice'.

[ComaToast]

Hello,

This is my first posting hear. It is hard to realy pick an all time
fav sketch, but here are my current top five snl sketchs:

1) The Ray Charles sketch with the singing carcasions, from the Ray
Charles hosting show
2) Chevey and Gilda in bed the morning after a one night stand from the
Chevey Chase/Billy Joel Show
3) Tie between the syncronized swimmers or the 60 min expose on
Minkmens, 1985 seasons
4) Night on Freak Mountain from the Frank Zappa host show
5) Behing The Music: Rock and Roll Heaven. from the Val KIlmer/U2 show.

---ComaToast

[Randy]

Post by Dr. Tom B. Whatever
If you had to choose one or two sketches that completely defined "Saturday
Night Live", what would they be?
-Wayne's World with Tom Hanks and Aerosmith. Everything about this sketch
is awesome - Tom Hanks as the roadie, Nora Dunn as the smoking mom,
Aerosmith's jam with Wayne and Garth... brilliant!
-Olympia Cafe. This sketch, IMHO, was the pinnacle of 70's SNL. The
attention to detail in this sketch is extreme; every single person involved,
including featured players and writers, are fully animated. Not to mention,
they actually built a whole working diner, including a real grill. The
first was the best of course, but the follow-ups were also worth watching,
especially the one with Jill Clayburgh.

First time posting here, but anyway...

Agree with the Wayne's World sketch listed here... also one Wayne's
World that opened the 1991 season with their top-ten babes or something
like that..

That same episode had a great one with the Daily Affirmation with
Michael Jordan...

The Weekend Update where Will Ferrell came back to detail his marriage
to Britney Spears... "Jimmy! It's Britney Spears!"

The Jessica Simpson and Boston Teens skits from the Justin Timberlake
episode...

When Alec Baldwin played Robert DeNiro on the Pesci Show...

Adam Sandler in The Denise Show...

As for the glory years of the 70s... saw the Dyan Cannon episode from
the first season recently and it SUCKED... I'm not sure if this was just
a substandard episode from those years, but it didn't compare to some of
the occasional good shows from the last couple of years, even...

The Richard Pryor Exorcist skit was one of the best, though...

[Buno]

STAND UP AND WIN!!!!

Who are the ad wizards who came up with this one???????

[Dr. Tom B. Whatever]

The Dyan Cannon episode had its moments. I liked the running joke about her
unfulfilled dream, with the cool payoff at the end.

Post by Randy

Post by Dr. Tom B. Whatever
If you had to choose one or two sketches that completely defined "Saturday
Night Live", what would they be?
-Wayne's World with Tom Hanks and Aerosmith. Everything about this sketch
is awesome - Tom Hanks as the roadie, Nora Dunn as the smoking mom,
Aerosmith's jam with Wayne and Garth... brilliant!
-Olympia Cafe. This sketch, IMHO, was the pinnacle of 70's SNL. The
attention to detail in this sketch is extreme; every single person involved,
including featured players and writers, are fully animated. Not to mention,
they actually built a whole working diner, including a real grill. The
first was the best of course, but the follow-ups were also worth watching,
especially the one with Jill Clayburgh.

First time posting here, but anyway...
Agree with the Wayne's World sketch listed here... also one Wayne's
World that opened the 1991 season with their top-ten babes or something
like that..
That same episode had a great one with the Daily Affirmation with
Michael Jordan...
The Weekend Update where Will Ferrell came back to detail his marriage
to Britney Spears... "Jimmy! It's Britney Spears!"
The Jessica Simpson and Boston Teens skits from the Justin Timberlake
episode...
When Alec Baldwin played Robert DeNiro on the Pesci Show...
Adam Sandler in The Denise Show...
As for the glory years of the 70s... saw the Dyan Cannon episode from
the first season recently and it SUCKED... I'm not sure if this was just
a substandard episode from those years, but it didn't compare to some of
the occasional good shows from the last couple of years, even...
The Richard Pryor Exorcist skit was one of the best, though...

[Johnny Slothman]

"Theodoric of Yok: Medievel Barber", with Steve Martin. Gilda Radner and
Bill Murray cracked me up in that one....

The sketch where Joe Piscopo played Frank Sinatra, and Sting played Billy
Idol, and they were in the talk show setting. I forget who played Sinead
O'Connor.

[John S.]

Fred Garvin, Male Prostitute was Aykroyd at his best. A perfect
combination of writing and performing (I'm guessing by the same
person).

John S.

[Mump]

Post by Johnny Slothman
"Theodoric of Yok: Medievel Barber", with Steve Martin. Gilda Radner and
Bill Murray cracked me up in that one....
The sketch where Joe Piscopo played Frank Sinatra, and Sting played Billy
Idol, and they were in the talk show setting. I forget who played Sinead
O'Connor.

That was Phil Hartman as Sinatra. Jan Hooks played Sinaed.

[Archie Leach]

On Tue, 31 May 2005 14:14:54 GMT, in alt.tv.snl Mump

Post by Mump

Post by Johnny Slothman
"Theodoric of Yok: Medievel Barber", with Steve Martin. Gilda Radner and
Bill Murray cracked me up in that one....
The sketch where Joe Piscopo played Frank Sinatra, and Sting played Billy
Idol, and they were in the talk show setting. I forget who played Sinead
O'Connor.

That was Phil Hartman as Sinatra. Jan Hooks played Sinaed.

"Sine-aid O'Connor!"

There was also the version with Hartman-as-Sinatra, and Chris Rock (?)
as the guy from 2 Live Crew, in which Sinatra praises him for "having
talent."

And then there were the various parodies of The McLaughlin Group with
Dana Carvey as John McLaughlin. Those were a riot as well.

[J.]

Post by Archie Leach
On Tue, 31 May 2005 14:14:54 GMT, in alt.tv.snl Mump

Post by Mump

Post by Johnny Slothman
"Theodoric of Yok: Medievel Barber", with Steve Martin. Gilda Radner and
Bill Murray cracked me up in that one....
The sketch where Joe Piscopo played Frank Sinatra, and Sting played Billy
Idol, and they were in the talk show setting. I forget who played Sinead
O'Connor.

That was Phil Hartman as Sinatra. Jan Hooks played Sinaed.

"Sine-aid O'Connor!"
There was also the version with Hartman-as-Sinatra, and Chris Rock (?)
as the guy from 2 Live Crew, in which Sinatra praises him for "having
talent."

That wasn't the same sketch?

Post by Archie Leach
And then there were the various parodies of The McLaughlin Group with
Dana Carvey as John McLaughlin. Those were a riot as well.

And Mike Myers' "Theatre Stories" series. Classic.

J.

[Archie Leach]

On Thu, 02 Jun 2005 20:48:49 GMT, in alt.tv.snl J.

Post by J.

Post by Archie Leach
There was also the version with Hartman-as-Sinatra, and Chris Rock (?)
as the guy from 2 Live Crew, in which Sinatra praises him for "having
talent."

That wasn't the same sketch?

You're probably right about that. ISTR this was a recurring sketch
because one of the recurrences featured Mike Myers as Steve Lawrence,
and Nora Dunn as Edie Gorme, and Sinatra ripping on Steve Lawrence the
whole time as a suckup and a toadie.

Seeing as how it was a "four-person" panel, and seeing as how Sinead
O'Conner and Luther whats-his-face were both "guests" as well, there
must have been at least two occurences of "Sinatra and 'friends'";
maybe more.

[Ich Bin Ein Burt Reynolds]

Post by Archie Leach
ISTR this was a recurring sketch
because one of the recurrences featured Mike Myers as Steve Lawrence,
and Nora Dunn as Edie Gorme, and Sinatra ripping on Steve Lawrence the
whole time as a suckup and a toadie.

No, that was all part of the same sketch. Victoria Jackson played Edie
Gorme, IIRC. I think Steve and Edie shared the same seat.

Post by Archie Leach
Seeing as how it was a "four-person" panel, and seeing as how Sinead
O'Conner and Luther whats-his-face were both "guests" as well, there
must have been at least two occurences of "Sinatra and 'friends'";
maybe more.

There were other Hartman Sinatra sketches, like the one where he spoke to
Woody Allen & Mia Farrow after the Soon-Yi scandal - "Woodman, keep your
mitts off the kinder!" But there was only one "Sinatra Group". Hard to
believe. If it had debuted anytime after 1995, they would've done it 30
times by now.

[J.]

Post by Archie Leach
On Thu, 02 Jun 2005 20:48:49 GMT, in alt.tv.snl J.

Post by J.

Post by Archie Leach
There was also the version with Hartman-as-Sinatra, and Chris Rock (?)
as the guy from 2 Live Crew, in which Sinatra praises him for "having
talent."

That wasn't the same sketch?

You're probably right about that. ISTR this was a recurring sketch
because one of the recurrences featured Mike Myers as Steve Lawrence,
and Nora Dunn as Edie Gorme, and Sinatra ripping on Steve Lawrence the
whole time as a suckup and a toadie.
Seeing as how it was a "four-person" panel, and seeing as how Sinead
O'Conner and Luther whats-his-face were both "guests" as well, there
must have been at least two occurences of "Sinatra and 'friends'";
maybe more.

Nope. Edie sat on Steve's lap.

I'm pretty sure they only did it once. Someone with some kind of
archive of all the sketches could probably tell us or something....

J.

[R***@eudoramail.com]

Who could forget, "Chocolate Babies"...

[Buno]

Post by R***@eudoramail.com
Who could forget, "Chocolate Babies"...

Yesterday, our champion Rajeev Vindaloo, a private investigator from
Canoga Park, California won over $10,000 in cash and prizes. His
challenger is Mindy Williamson, a schoolteacher from Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania, and they'll be battling it out today on America's
favorite game show -

Jackie Rogers Jr.'s $100,000 Jackpot Wad!!!!!
http://snltranscripts.jt.org/84/84pjackpotwad.phtml

[birddogger]

HE IN-TRO-DUCES THE ACTS!

[The Chris]

Post by birddogger
HE IN-TRO-DUCES THE ACTS!

(said very quickly) "next one"

[LEGEND]

In some particular order:

Cowbell (Christopher Walken)
Bass-O-Matic (Dan Akroyd)
Word Association (Richard Pryor)
"Gigi" audition (Garrett Morris)

and the winner is ...
Lord and Lady Douchebag (Buck Henry)

Honorable Mention:
Nude Beach / Penis shetch (Conan O'Brien?)

[Doug Krause]

Post by LEGEND
Nude Beach / Penis shetch (Conan O'Brien?)

Wasn't Matthew Broderick the host that night?

[dbarr8]

On Fri, 27 May 2005 00:16:27 GMT, "Dr. Tom B. Whatever"

Post by Dr. Tom B. Whatever
If you had to choose one or two sketches that completely defined "Saturday
Night Live", what would they be?
-Wayne's World with Tom Hanks and Aerosmith. Everything about this sketch
is awesome - Tom Hanks as the roadie, Nora Dunn as the smoking mom,
Aerosmith's jam with Wayne and Garth... brilliant!
-Olympia Cafe. This sketch, IMHO, was the pinnacle of 70's SNL. The
attention to detail in this sketch is extreme; every single person involved,
including featured players and writers, are fully animated. Not to mention,
they actually built a whole working diner, including a real grill. The
first was the best of course, but the follow-ups were also worth watching,
especially the one with Jill Clayburgh.

Not really a sketch per se but still think one of the funniest
segments not mentioned here was by Steve Martin when he did a
monologue while sitting in a chair in the middle of a Christmas show a
few years ago!!

He started out with his wishes for the Christmas season in a noble way
asking for "world peace and that all the children would live in
happiness and joy" or words to that effect and then he kept adding
more and more items of a selfish manner each time through (kind of
like a perverse partridge in a pear tree) all the time smiling at the
camera and by the end of it he basically wanted everything and to be
supreme leader of the world before he tossed in the "world peace and
that all the children would live in happiness and joy" as an
afterthought at the end!! Great stuff!!

[Cory]

"The Pepsi Syndrome" - it has a little bit of everything: Jimmy Carter,
Baba Wawa, Franken & Davis, Garrett Morris in a dress, Rodney
Dangerfield, etc. It's both smart and silly.

[Dr. Tom B. Whatever]

Yeah, I liked 20 minute rambling sketches like that.

Post by Cory
"The Pepsi Syndrome" - it has a little bit of everything: Jimmy Carter,
Baba Wawa, Franken & Davis, Garrett Morris in a dress, Rodney
Dangerfield, etc. It's both smart and silly.

[lab~rat]

Post by Cory
"The Pepsi Syndrome" - it has a little bit of everything: Jimmy Carter,
Baba Wawa, Franken & Davis, Garrett Morris in a dress,

Not to mention GIANT Garrett Morris in a dress...
--
lab~rat >:-)
Do you want polite or do you want sincere?

[l***@yahoo.com]

Hmmm... Some of my favorite sketches...


Jon Lovitz as Annoying Man singing the Blue Danube Waltz

Jingleheimer Junction

Wake Up and Smile

The Anal Retentive (fill in the blank)

Shimmer Floor Wax/Dessert Topping (Tastes terriffic- and just look at
that shine!)

Nutrifix commercial

Super Bass-o-matic '76 ("Wow, that's terriffic bass!")

Behind The Music- Blue Oyster Cult

[l***@yahoo.com]

I forgot Pete Schwetty and anything involving the Kulps...

[birddogger]

"Jingleheimer Junction" is a definite classic. Why the hell didn't
that make it onto either of the "Best of Will Ferrell" DVD's? I think
they might've shown it on "The Best of Tim Meadows" broadcast (which
hasn't been released on DVD), but it's pretty ridiculous to put that
one on his and not Ferrell's.

Same with the BOC thing - as great as Walken was in that sketch, it
belonged to Ferrell and thus there was no reason to repeat it on both
DVD's, especially since Walken has quite a few classic moments to
choose from.

[Joe]

Spray on Laietral (The Pump).

Post by birddogger
"Jingleheimer Junction" is a definite classic. Why the hell didn't
that make it onto either of the "Best of Will Ferrell" DVD's? I think
they might've shown it on "The Best of Tim Meadows" broadcast (which
hasn't been released on DVD), but it's pretty ridiculous to put that
one on his and not Ferrell's.
Same with the BOC thing - as great as Walken was in that sketch, it
belonged to Ferrell and thus there was no reason to repeat it on both
DVD's, especially since Walken has quite a few classic moments to
choose from.

[JennyB]

Let us not forget two great Farley sketches:

1. The Chippendales audition. I loved the sincerity of both Farley
and Swayze.

2. The Chris Farley Show. To Paul McCartney..."Remember when everyone
said you were dead? That was a hoax, right?"

Others that I love include (the many times aforementioned) Hartman as
Sinatra..."I've got chunks of guys bigger than you in my stool!", The
"Hey You" perfume ads with Gilda, Synchronized Swimming and the Census
Taker with Walken (I love everything he does).

Jen

[Fred Michaels]

White Like me -Eddie Murphy

[s***@kissome.com]

Post by Dr. Tom B. Whatever
f you had to choose one or two sketches that completely defined "Saturday
Night Live", what would they be?

do they ever run the Donny and Marie sketch with Julia Louis Dreyfus and
whatshisname playing Donny and Marie as two incestual maniacs ending up
tonguekissing one another?