# What are the classic MadTV sketches? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 29, 2007, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-classic-madtv-sketches/413562 "2007-07-29T03:17:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [July 29, 2007, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-classic-madtv-sketches/413562/1 "2007-07-29T03:17:13Z")
You see many different shows and sites listing the ones for SNL, but I’ve never seen one for MadTV. I have never been a regular watcher, but I have seen a couple I really liked featuring Michael McDonalds various Jewish characters, but not sure what the all time greats are. ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2007, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-classic-madtv-sketches/413562/2 "2007-07-29T03:22:11Z")
[QUOTE=Wee Bairn] You see many different shows and sites listing the ones for SNL, but I’ve never seen one for MadTV. I have never been a regular watcher, but I have seen a couple I really liked featuring Michael McDonalds various Jewish characters, but not sure what the all time greats are. [/QUOTE] For me the funniest–the sketch that justifies the show’s entire existence–is when the movie is made of Miss Swan’s life, directed by Garry Marshall, starring Susan Sarandon, Dennis Hopper, and Mark Hamill in a series of escalatingly hilarious cameos. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2007, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-classic-madtv-sketches/413562/3 "2007-07-29T03:31:31Z")
I’m not sure if you’re looking for the classic sketches or the definitive sketches. [Gump Fiction](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dymb0SvHCnY) and [Raging Rudolph](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icjh6wGUUfE) are two classics but I don’t know how typical they are. ---
**Author:** ![psychonaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psychonaut/32/4655_2.png) [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2018, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-classic-madtv-sketches/413562/4 "2018-02-07T16:45:24Z")
I was going to start a thread on this topic, but found this one and decided I’d just revive it. Anyhoo, for classic sketches, you can’t do much better than the over-the-top Spishak ads. My personal favourites are [Spishak Spishwax Car Wax](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_lmXK2di9g) and [Spishak Cholestra](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tx9LSEjgQxY) (now with 10% less anal leakage!). The latter sketch was highly topical in a “ripped from the headlines” sense—I bet most viewers today wouldn’t have any idea what it’s spoofing, though even without that context it’s probably appealing to fans of Mr. Creosote-esque gross-out humour. Of course, MADtv was more about recurring characters than isolated sketches. Michael McDonald’s Stuart Larkin and Alex Borstein’s Miss Swan are probably the all-time greats, though it’s hard to point to any _particular_ sketches of theirs. (Though I’d be happy to be proven wrong. Anyone care to compile a list of must-see Stuart sketches?) ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2018, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-classic-madtv-sketches/413562/5 "2018-02-07T16:50:55Z")
IMHO [this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=va71a7pLvy8) is the best one. (How could we have known that was an \*optimistic \*portrayal?) ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2018, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-classic-madtv-sketches/413562/6 "2018-02-07T17:17:12Z")
I was always a fan of [Coach Hines.](https://youtu.be/sE7uRBfYLOo) “I will stitch a football out of your foreskin!” ---
**Author:** ![Grumbacher\_Red](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/85e7bf/32.png) [@Grumbacher\_Red](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grumbacher_Red)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2018, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-classic-madtv-sketches/413562/7 "2018-02-07T17:40:41Z")
We still quote this character in our house: (sorry for the subtitles) [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/wLM8uDKlR8o/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-BIAC4AOKAgwIABABGGUgYChNMA8=&rs=AOn4CLBx7Rb15ngYk-3BUE9jJwZloAx3MQ "MadTv - Stuart and the baby sitter") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLM8uDKlR8o) ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2018, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-classic-madtv-sketches/413562/8 "2018-02-07T18:36:13Z")
[Stuart](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikNK7qiE5pw) [Douglas](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NY1l25OiLBM) [Larkin](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cs2BNl_IhJg) ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2018, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-classic-madtv-sketches/413562/9 "2018-02-07T18:53:10Z")
[The Sopranos](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgBD94cs0T8). ---
**Author:** ![Dallas\_Jones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dallas_jones/32/3277_2.png) [@Dallas\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dallas_Jones)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2018, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-classic-madtv-sketches/413562/10 "2018-02-07T19:19:03Z")
I need someone to handle my nuts! [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-FQDwjIafs) ---
**Author:** ![somepumpkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@somepumpkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/somepumpkin)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2018, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-classic-madtv-sketches/413562/11 "2018-02-07T19:39:36Z")
I always rotfl’ed when Kenny Rogers was portrayed. The jackass sketch and his free testicular exams are memorable. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2018, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-classic-madtv-sketches/413562/12 "2018-02-07T20:16:18Z")
This brings back memories! These are some of the ones that I remember, don’t know if they are classic or not. [The hyper UPS guy.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GleHfIl_UHk) Just because he’s every UPS guy ever. [Pompous ass coach.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6JDW6IPZ7E) Put the dash where ever you like. [Know what I hate?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuZq-B-uiwg&t=52s) Mrs. Swan has already been mentioned but here’s [Vancome Lady.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlAxLGaDbnw) ---
**Author:** ![psychonaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psychonaut/32/4655_2.png) [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2018, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-classic-madtv-sketches/413562/13 "2018-02-07T23:29:51Z")
Oh, another great one just came to mind: [the alternate ending to _The Wizard of Oz_](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6exm2Hi28Xw). ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2018, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-classic-madtv-sketches/413562/14 "2018-02-07T23:44:36Z")
There was a running series about an angry Middle-Eastern cab driver. After 9/11, he started _really_ emphasizing how much he loves America. 🙂 (Okay, that was off the cuff, a search shows that he is “[Depressed Persian Tow Truck Man](https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=depressed+persian+tow+truck+man).” [This](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cp6SgR9F5b0) is the first skit they showed after 9/11.) ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2018, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-classic-madtv-sketches/413562/15 "2018-02-07T23:44:36Z")
Larry Flynt’s Jane Austen movie is the sketch I remember most. Whenever my friends and I are at a place where cream horns are served, we can’t resist saying “This is you!” and slurping out the cream. ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2018, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-classic-madtv-sketches/413562/16 "2018-02-08T06:54:51Z")
GI Jew action figure from Schmattel. [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_MWmgxKx6k) Rock-er-Byes (“Chris Rock”) [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6ZALeBiNJ8) Gangsta barbershop quartet [Mad TV -Gangsta Shop Quartet - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPmJWBurnlU) Donnie and Marie screwing around. 😃 [MADtv - Donny and Marie Screwing Around - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cg1bJCg-uQo) Fun with the Chads. Love the lyrics. [Fun With The Chads - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTGt2q3TDd4) ---
**Author:** ![Egnu\_Cledge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/34f0e0/32.png) [@Egnu\_Cledge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Egnu_Cledge)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2018, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-classic-madtv-sketches/413562/17 "2018-02-08T07:04:16Z")
I think I only ever saw two or three episodes, but I’ve always loved [this Sketch with Bob Newhart](https://youtu.be/Ow0lr63y4Mw) as a very direct therapist. I’m convinced Dr. Phil stole his whole shtick from it. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2018, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-classic-madtv-sketches/413562/18 "2018-02-08T11:27:14Z")
Remembered another running series–[Average Asian](https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=average+asian+MadTV). ---
**Author:** ![naita](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naita/32/5862_2.png) [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2018, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-classic-madtv-sketches/413562/19 "2018-02-08T14:28:22Z")
> [@Egnu\_Cledge](#): > > I think I only ever saw two or three episodes, but I’ve always loved [this Sketch with Bob Newhart](https://youtu.be/Ow0lr63y4Mw) as a very direct therapist. I’m convinced Dr. Phil stole his whole shtick from it. That’s the one I came in to mention. There’s also some excellent parody music videos. My favourites being Shakira and Britney. ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2018, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-classic-madtv-sketches/413562/20 "2018-02-08T16:26:56Z")
[This song](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqZaQKskP-A) recently appeared on a friend’s facepage. That sketch could have been written yesterday. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-classic-madtv-sketches/413562.md?page=2)