# Some thoughts on Bob Saget **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 18, 2005, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-thoughts-on-bob-saget/308848 "2005-06-18T23:21:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Odinoneeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/97f17d/32.png) [@Odinoneeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odinoneeye)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2005, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-thoughts-on-bob-saget/308848/41 "2005-06-20T21:23:35Z")
> [@Cliffy](#): > > I saw him on the Rodney Dangerfield Young Commedians Special they used to play on HBO ad nauseum. He was extraordinarily funny: [from memory] “Well, I just got married.” [“Awwww” from audience.] Yeah, she’s great. She’s six years old. [Gasp!] No, seriously, I’m nuts over her. [Holds hand just under his crotch.] She’s this tall." > > “I love my parents. And you can too for just $19.95.” > > He also did an uncanny Yogi and Boo-Boo impression, but with profanity. To this day I find excuses to use the phrase “Well uck the ranger, Boo-Boo.” > > –Cliffy Your memory is a bit mixed up there. The first part is fine, but the Yogi and Boo Boo line was from Maurice Lamarche (sp?). You probably misremember it because despite Lamarche’s excellent impressions, he wasn’t particularly funny. The Yogi line being the exception. ---
**Author:** ![Cliffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/59ef9b/32.png) [@Cliffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cliffy)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2005, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-thoughts-on-bob-saget/308848/42 "2005-06-20T21:50:16Z")
Maurice LaMarche was on that special? I’m sure you’re right – it’s probably been 15 years or more since I saw it. Weird. –Cliffy ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2005, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-thoughts-on-bob-saget/308848/43 "2005-06-20T22:40:20Z")
> [@Cliffy](#): > > “I love my parents. And you can too for just $19.95.” It was “I love my mom. And you can too for twelve dollars.” > [@Cliffy](#): > > Maurice LaMarche was on that special? As was Sam Kinison. ---
**Author:** ![Cliffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/59ef9b/32.png) [@Cliffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cliffy)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2005, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-thoughts-on-bob-saget/308848/44 "2005-06-20T22:59:27Z")
I remember Kinison. I thought he wasn’t funny. –Cliffy ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2005, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-thoughts-on-bob-saget/308848/45 "2005-06-21T20:27:53Z")
> [@Evil Captor](#): > > Personally, it just makes me want to put him in a sack of Carolyn Keane kittens and drown them all. Do you mean Margaret Keane? Carolyn Kean is the fictional pen name used by whoever’s been forced to churn out the Nancy Drew books. ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2005, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-thoughts-on-bob-saget/308848/46 "2005-06-21T21:24:29Z")
> [@Cliffy](#): > > I remember Kinison. I thought he wasn’t funny. It was shock humor and it was the first time I remember seeing his style. So I was amused by it initially but quickly outgrew it. ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Bongo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a9adbd/32.png) [@Winston\_Bongo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Bongo)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2005, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-thoughts-on-bob-saget/308848/47 "2005-06-21T21:29:48Z")
A thread in which the majority of posters are defending Bob Saget? Based largely on his apparent fondness for jokes about child molesting? I fear I have slipped into Bizarro World. ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2005, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-thoughts-on-bob-saget/308848/48 "2005-06-21T22:12:18Z")
> [@Winston Bongo](#): > > I fear I have slipped into Bizarro World. No, just the SDMB. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2005, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-thoughts-on-bob-saget/308848/49 "2005-06-21T22:40:47Z")
> [@Cliffy](#): > > I remember Kinison. I thought he wasn’t funny. Did you know that he started out as a preacher? I had an audio clip of one of his sermons around somewhere. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2005, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-thoughts-on-bob-saget/308848/50 "2005-06-21T22:58:27Z")
> [@Winston Bongo](#): > > A thread in which the majority of posters are defending Bob Saget? Based largely on his apparent fondness for jokes about child molesting? > > I fear I have slipped into Bizarro World. When I started this thread, I had no idea Bob had so many supporters. However, if the majority of his standup is based such material, I’ll pass. Don’t get me wrong, ANY joke can be funny depending on the audience. Obviously, if you or a loved one is a molestation victim, you’re probably not gonna find those jokes humorous (I guess). While I’ll give Saget the benefit of the doubt as to his actual comedic abilities, I’ll pass on seeking out said evidence. ---
**Author:** ![Odinoneeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/97f17d/32.png) [@Odinoneeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odinoneeye)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2005, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-thoughts-on-bob-saget/308848/51 "2005-06-22T00:06:10Z")
> [@Otto](#): > > As was Sam Kinison. I thought the best one on that special was Bob Nelson. There was a tiem when I could repeat his football monologue word for word. It’s the reason I kept that tape for so long. I might even still have it somewhere. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2005, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-thoughts-on-bob-saget/308848/52 "2005-06-22T00:19:58Z")
> [@friedo](#): > > No, just the SDMB. Isn’t that what he said? I’ve seen some of Sagat’s cleaner stand-up. Not at all bad, surprisingly. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2005, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-thoughts-on-bob-saget/308848/53 "2005-06-22T00:58:08Z")
> [@Revtim](#): > > They say his version of [The Aristocrats](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0436078/combined) is the filthiest of the bunch. Having seen the linked documentary, I must aver that the version he offers in the film is nowhere near the filthiest. He **might** be in the top ten. As to whether his in-person recounting is filthier than the one featured in the film, I cannot say. All I can say is that there’s worse in the movie. And yes, before you ask, the documentary is fall-out-of-your-seat-and-roll-around-in-the-spit-up-jujubees funny. In particular, Sarah Silverman’s appearance is a highlight. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2005, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-thoughts-on-bob-saget/308848/54 "2005-06-22T14:46:41Z")
> [@Cervaise](#): > > And yes, before you ask, the documentary is fall-out-of-your-seat-and-roll-around-in-the-spit-up-jujubees funny. Since I had a minor blackout from laughing at the newborn joke, I guess I’ll have to save watching it until I’m feeling suicidal. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Cliffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/59ef9b/32.png) [@Cliffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cliffy)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2005, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-thoughts-on-bob-saget/308848/55 "2005-06-22T15:09:37Z")
I hate you, **Cervaise**. We stood on line for the film for just under an hour on Saturday before the guy came out and said, due to a mix up, there were not in fact any tickets left. **grumble grumble** –Cliffy ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2005, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-thoughts-on-bob-saget/308848/56 "2005-06-22T15:13:00Z")
The Aristocrats is opening at our local arthouse theater next month. Is it really that great? If so, I might have to go. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2005, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-thoughts-on-bob-saget/308848/57 "2005-06-22T17:09:38Z")
I have to see it if only to witness what Emo Philips’ version of the joke is like. For some reason I’m having a hard time imagining that. ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Lowry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Sam\_Lowry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Lowry)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2005, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-thoughts-on-bob-saget/308848/58 "2005-06-22T19:09:34Z")
> [@Big Bad Voodoo Lou](#): > > The Aristocrats is opening at our local arthouse theater next month. Is it really that great? If so, I might have to go. I missed seeing The Arisocrats at the South by Southwest film festival, but everyone I talked to who saw it loved it. And it was popular enough with the SXSW crowd that they did a second showing of it. So it seems to be a movie obviously not for everyone, but very popular with certain crowds. ---
**Author:** ![sleeepy2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@sleeepy2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleeepy2)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2005, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-thoughts-on-bob-saget/308848/59 "2005-07-27T17:54:59Z")
I heard Bob Saget on Howard Stern today and had to dig up this thread. The guy is funny as hell and can really tell stories. Can’t wait to see The Arsitocrats. ---
**Author:** ![SpartanDC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b2d939/32.png) [@SpartanDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpartanDC)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2005, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-thoughts-on-bob-saget/308848/60 "2005-08-13T04:59:19Z")
Bob Sagat’s telling of “The Aristocrats” is one of the top three in the movie, the other two being Sarah Silverman and the third being the guy who incorporates it into a card trick. All three got instant applause from the packed theater, though the card trick guy got the most of anyone. “So the dad sees this as an opportunity” (a line from Sagat’s version) was probably met with more gasps combined with laughs than any other in the movie. His and Silverman’s version are proof positive that it’s _all_ in the delivery when it comes to telling a joke. The movie’s not only gut-busting hilarious, but it’s also really insightful when it comes to dicussing the subculture comedians live in, as well as the nature of what makes people laugh in the first place. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-thoughts-on-bob-saget/308848.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-thoughts-on-bob-saget/308848.md?page=4)