# Please help me find a Tracey Ullman sketch! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 13, 2019, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-find-a-tracey-ullman-sketch/835486 "2019-06-13T17:50:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2019, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-find-a-tracey-ullman-sketch/835486/1 "2019-06-13T17:50:29Z")
It was in her 1987 show on Fox, but I don’t remember the episode or the title. I think she and Julie Kavner were immigrant sisters, since it ended with them singing “Stand by Me” to each other in Russian. If this is on YouTube, I really want to find it to show to my daughter and ex-wife. ---
**Author:** ![tbgo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a4c791/32.png) [@tbgo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tbgo)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2019, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-find-a-tracey-ullman-sketch/835486/2 "2019-06-13T19:51:55Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > It was in her 1987 show on Fox, but I don’t remember the episode or the title. I think she and Julie Kavner were immigrant sisters, since it ended with them singing “Stand by Me” to each other in Russian. > > If this is on YouTube, I really want to find it to show to my daughter and ex-wife. Here you go, it’s the sketch “Trapeze” from season 1, episode 8: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/aPIsraqoR6A/hqdefault.jpg "Tracey Ullman - "Trapeze"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPIsraqoR6A) Wikipedia has a pretty good breakdown of the episodes along with all the songs performed: > **[List of The Tracey Ullman Show episodes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Tracey_Ullman_Show_episodes)** > > The following is an episode guide to The Tracey Ullman Show, which ran for 4 seasons, from April 5, 1987 to May 26, 1990. > Nearly every episode featured a song, most of them covers. These were either incorporated into a segment's score or performed by Ullman and/or the cast. They are noted in each episode's summary. However, some episodes featured original songs; their titles remain unknown and unlisted. > The name Bonita Carlisle is the nom de plume for the show's writing staff. > The Simpsons ... ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2019, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-find-a-tracey-ullman-sketch/835486/3 "2019-06-13T20:26:32Z")
Helluva first post, sah! Respect! j ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2019, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-find-a-tracey-ullman-sketch/835486/4 "2019-06-13T21:49:47Z")
> [@tbgo](#): > > Here you go, it’s the sketch “Trapeze” from season 1, episode 8: > [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPIsraqoR6A&feature=youtu.be](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPIsraqoR6A&feature=youtu.be) > > Wikipedia has a pretty good breakdown of the episodes along with all the songs performed: > [List of The Tracey Ullman Show episodes - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Tracey_Ullman_Show_episodes) That’s it! Thank you so much! If you’re ever in Moscow, I’ll buy you dinner at the Metropol. :o ---
**Author:** ![tbgo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a4c791/32.png) [@tbgo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tbgo)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2019, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-find-a-tracey-ullman-sketch/835486/5 "2019-06-13T23:17:24Z")
> [@Treppenwitz](#): > > Helluva first post, sah! > > Respect! > > j Just happy to be able to contribute! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![tbgo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a4c791/32.png) [@tbgo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tbgo)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2019, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-find-a-tracey-ullman-sketch/835486/6 "2019-06-13T23:18:40Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > That’s it! Thank you so much! > > If you’re ever in Moscow, I’ll buy you dinner at the Metropol. :o Thanks! 🆒