My All-Time Favorites:
Saturday Night Live
Was watching a special on "SNL of the 1990s" last night and it got me to reminiscing. I saw the debut show on Oct. 11, 1975 and have watched it on and off ever since.
Here are my favorite SNL characters and skits.
Characters (alphabetical order)
Buckwheat: Eddie Murphy
Church Lady: Dana Carvey
Ed Grimley: Martin Short
Loopners, Todd and Lisa: Bill Murray and Gildna Radner
MacGruber: Will Forte
Matt Foley, inspirational speaker: Chris Farley
Pat: Julia Sweeney
Tarzan, Tonto & Frankenstein's Monster:
Kevin Nealon, Jon Lovitz, Phil Hartman
Toonces: The Driving Cat
Two Wild & Crazy Guys: Dan Akryod and Steve Martin
Skits (listed by favorites; dates for first airing)
1. Synchronized Swimming, Oct. 20, 1984: Harry Shearer,
Martin Short and Christopher Guest.
2. The Chippendales, Oct. 27, 1990: Chris Farley and Patrick Swayze
3. More Cowbell, April 8, 2000: Christopher Walken, Will Farrell, Jimmy Fallon, Chris Parnell and Horatio Sanz.
4. Consumer Probe, Dec. 11, 1976: Dan Ackroyd
and Candice Bergen.
5. Delicious Dish, Schweddy Balls, Dec. 12, 1998: Ana Gasteyer, Molly Shannon and Alec Baldwin.
6. Wayne's World, Feb. 18, 1989: Dana Carvey and Mike Myers.
7. The Coneheads, Jan. 15, 1977: Ackroyd, Jane Curtin
and Laraine Newman.
8. Mr. Robinson's Neighborhood, Feb. 21, 1981: Eddie Murphy.
9. The Chris Farley Show, Oct. 5, 1991: Farley.
10. Celebrity Jeopardy, Dec. 7, 1996: Farrell, Darrell Hammond
and Norm McDonald.
You're short a few characters: Harray Caray, Goat Boy, Nathan Thurm, Hans and Franz, the Richmeister, Sally O'Malley, and Wade Blasingame, Attorney-at-Law. (Even if only for that one commercial. He was too hilarious to leave off your list.)
ReplyDeleteAnd I'd find room for some sketches you missed: John Belushi's Samurai, the Mr. Bill Show, The Olympia Cafe, (Where you could only order cheezeborgers, cheeps, and Pepsi.) the Blues Brothers, the Lawrence Welk Show, (With the Merrill Sisters...especially the fourth Merrill sister, Junice, with her large forehead and tiny hands.) the sketches with Middle-Aged Man and his sidekick, Drinking Buddy, the Joe Pesci Show, Bill Swerski's Superfans, and Bronx Beat.
Another good set of suggestions, Al. I considered many of the ones you mention, but they just didn't quite make the cut (that fourth Merrill sister is just scary)
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