Your All Time Favorite SNL

[John Smith]

I'm curious as to what is your favorite SNL of all time and why.

Overall, I think you'll have a hard time beating the Steve Martin/Blues
Brothers episode which was aired this past Sunday morning. It seemed
first class from beginning to end. Much of the show has ended up on
"Best Of" compilations during the years.

Let the discussion begin...

[Tom]

Any episode hosted by Buck Henry.. It would be a toss up between
Henry/The Band (definitely the best musical guest ever) and Henry/
Andrew Gold (the Lord & Lady Douchebag episode).

[Rupert Pupkin]

Post by Tom
The Band (definitely the best musical guest ever)

Obviously your keyboard is missing a few letters because I KNOW you
really meant to say Talking Heads there.

[phantomengineer]

Post by Rupert Pupkin

Post by Tom
The Band (definitely the best musical guest ever)

Obviously your keyboard is missing a few letters because I KNOW you
really meant to say Talking Heads there.

Dude,
The Talking Heads were pretty great, but sorry, not even close to The Band.
Get a grip! I remember seeing that show live when I was about 11 or 12. I
will never forget it.

[Rupert Pupkin]

It's not THE talking heads..it's just TALKING HEADS...say it right or
shut the fuck up. thank you.

[phantomengineer]

Your alias really fits, "Rupert".

[Tom]

Post by Rupert Pupkin

Post by Tom
The Band (definitely the best musical guest ever)

Obviously your keyboard is missing a few letters because I KNOW you
really meant to say Talking Heads there.

Point granted, although I knew I should have stayed away from
that "best" designation.. One could make a case for them, or
Zappa, or two dozen others. Each great in their own way. But
The Band's appearance was more timing than anything else..
This SNL episode was shot just a week before The Last Waltz
was filmed.

[phantomengineer]

"> The Band's appearance was more timing than anything else..

Post by Tom
This SNL episode was shot just a week before The Last Waltz
was filmed.

So? What is your point? They still sounded great. They went out on top of
their game. The first time anyway.

[Tom]

Post by phantomengineer
"> The Band's appearance was more timing than anything else..

Post by Tom
This SNL episode was shot just a week before The Last Waltz
was filmed.

So? What is your point?
They went out on top of their game.

You just answered your own question.

[Buno]

Steve Martin / Blues Brothers would be one of my all time faves because
it has The WIld and Crazy Guys, King Tut, and Dancing in the Dark. It
even has an ignorant slut! Great show. Not to mention Theodoric of
Yoric.

["MIDIcian" (tm)]

"GILDA!!!!" - Belushi

It's getting close to Mardi Gras time, eh?


Stan
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Post by John Smith
I'm curious as to what is your favorite SNL of all time and why.
Overall, I think you'll have a hard time beating the Steve Martin/Blues
Brothers episode which was aired this past Sunday morning. It seemed
first class from beginning to end. Much of the show has ended up on "Best
Of" compilations during the years.
Let the discussion begin...

[Brian]

My Top Favorite Episodes and their classic skits:

1) George Kennedy (I Wanna Be a Ho, "The Pump", Mr. Robinson's
2) Sigourney Weaver (First Church Lady, Choppin' Brocolli, Alienses)
3) Jim Carey (the best Roxbury guys skit, hot tub skit)

Post by John Smith
I'm curious as to what is your favorite SNL of all time and why.
Overall, I think you'll have a hard time beating the Steve Martin/Blues
Brothers episode which was aired this past Sunday morning. It seemed
first class from beginning to end. Much of the show has ended up on "Best
Of" compilations during the years.
Let the discussion begin...

[SeaShel]

Post by Brian
1) George Kennedy (I Wanna Be a Ho, "The Pump", Mr. Robinson's
2) Sigourney Weaver (First Church Lady, Choppin' Brocolli, Alienses)

I have the video clip of Choppin Broccoli, just to see Sigourney and Phil's
faces as they ponder the art...

---
Michelle
(SeaShel)

free the fish to reply

[Buno]

Christopher Walken has done some great eps too.

[testing]

Gotta give it up to Baldwin... he rocks!

Post by John Smith
I'm curious as to what is your favorite SNL of all time and why.
Overall, I think you'll have a hard time beating the Steve Martin/Blues
Brothers episode which was aired this past Sunday morning. It seemed
first class from beginning to end. Much of the show has ended up on
"Best Of" compilations during the years.
Let the discussion begin...

[Dr. Tom B. Whatever]

Michael McKean (1984).

Great moments-
-The Folksmen reunite and sing "Old Joe's Place".
-First Draft Theatre - 12 Angry Men.
-The monologue ("Hey Hamlet! Where's Squiggy?")

Post by John Smith
I'm curious as to what is your favorite SNL of all time and why.
Overall, I think you'll have a hard time beating the Steve Martin/Blues
Brothers episode which was aired this past Sunday morning. It seemed
first class from beginning to end. Much of the show has ended up on
"Best Of" compilations during the years.
Let the discussion begin...

[Rupert Pupkin]

Post by Dr. Tom B. Whatever
-The monologue ("Hey Hamlet! Where's Squiggy?")

Larry David strikes again.

[o***@yahoo.com]

Steve Martin/The Blues Brothers is by far my all-time favorite. Jim
Carrey/Soundgarden is up there, too.

[Douglas North]

I agree with Steve Martin/Blues Bros. Practically everything from it has
turned up in a "Best Of".

Another show that is almost equal in quality and has just as many
sketches that are now called "classics" is the Tom Hanks/Aerosmith show
from 90 or 91. You've got "Hey! Tony Randall!" the Global Warming Xmas,
Wayne's World, and so on.
Unless I'm jumbling together more than one show from the same basic
"Era". But I remember it being way up there.

I also echo the choice of the Buck Henry shows, any of them. He was
truly the "8th cast member" in a way no other host has been since.

[Fred Michaels]

Eddie Murphy comes back to host:
White Like me.
Black History Minute
Alfalfa kills buckwheat
The guy who can walk up the stairs during the war
Eddie pulls down the michael jackson doll and says, "Just what I
suspected!

Steve Martin/Blue Brothers is in the top 5
I'd also say Chevy Chase/Billy Joel is one of my favorite
The Episode where Christopher Reeve hosted was great also:
Jackie Rodgers Junior Jack pot wad

Post by John Smith
I'm curious as to what is your favorite SNL of all time and why.
Overall, I think you'll have a hard time beating the Steve

Martin/Blues

Post by John Smith
Brothers episode which was aired this past Sunday morning. It seemed
first class from beginning to end. Much of the show has ended up on
"Best Of" compilations during the years.
Let the discussion begin...

[z***@goodmedia.com]

Post by John Smith
I'm curious as to what is your favorite SNL of all time and why.

My favourite episode is the one with Steve Martin and
The Blues Brothers. I can't think of one sketch was NOT
excellent. And all music was excellent too.

from memory:
Intro: Paul Shafer introduces Blues Bros (Hey Bartender?)
Theodoric of York (the barber)
3 psychics (Martin, Aykroyd and Curtain)
King Tut
Trough 'n Brew
Wild and Crazy Guys (w/Morris and Radner+Newman as foxes)
Lisa Loopner and Todd (w/Martin as preppy science guy)
Martin and Radner dancing
Curtain and Belushi in bed telling each other they cheated.


I saw this episode live back in the late 70's but forgot
that so many of the best sketches of all time are in
that one show until I saw it in a rerun recently. It
definitely had one of the biggest "talk about it on Monday
at high school" things.









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