# Please explain Will Farrell's Robert Goulet impression

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**Created:** [February 20, 2007, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-will-farrells-robert-goulet-impression/392904 "2007-02-20T02:05:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![Wee\_Bairn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/90db22/32.png) [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2007, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-will-farrells-robert-goulet-impression/392904/1 "2007-02-20T02:05:59Z")

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I am referring to his skits on SNL and a couple of appearances he did as Goulet in comedy shows.

Not in Red Ships of Spain, I can see that isn’t all specifically about Goulet, but more about stars who do that type of theatre, sibling rivalry, etc. I mean the one where he’s in the sketch standing around talking, or in the convertible, and he makes a lot of in-sounding jokes, that I am assuming refer to a specific part of Goulet’s personality, or a take on roles he’s played, or gossip about him etc. but not sure what exactly. Or is it all just invented just to be out there? And there seems to be a recurring bit with him and a bighorn sheep that seems too out there to not reference something.

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**Author:** ![Wee\_Bairn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/90db22/32.png) [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2007, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-will-farrells-robert-goulet-impression/392904/2 "2007-02-20T14:19:59Z")

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shame-filled, one time bump for morning people.

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**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2007, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-will-farrells-robert-goulet-impression/392904/3 "2007-02-20T18:38:46Z")

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I honestly don’t remember him doing Goulet outside of SNL. Where else has he played him?

I figured it was just like James Lipton–a recurring impersonation he’d resort to occasionally.

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**Author:** ![August\_West](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/august_west/32/18069_2.png) [@August\_West](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/August_West)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2007, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-will-farrells-robert-goulet-impression/392904/4 "2007-02-20T18:53:19Z")

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He was Goulet on Conan a few times.

GOO-lay!