# Your most memorable SNL moment? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 25, 2006, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-memorable-snl-moment/374092 "2006-09-25T17:32:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2006, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-memorable-snl-moment/374092/81 "2006-09-26T19:08:55Z")
[QUOTE=ddgryphon] MacDonald’s “Bob Dole” [/QUOTE] … on The Real World 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Caricci](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@Caricci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caricci)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2006, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-memorable-snl-moment/374092/82 "2006-09-26T20:03:41Z")
“Puppy uppers and doggy downers.” If only they really had such things. Everyone in my family sings Bill Murray’s Star Wars theme: Star Wars The theme of Star Wars If they should bar wars Don’t bar Star Wars. In the past week alone my 70 year old dad and my 7 year old son have sung it. Baseball been beddy beddy good to me. ---
**Author:** ![Grossbottom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ba8739/32.png) [@Grossbottom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grossbottom)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2006, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-memorable-snl-moment/374092/83 "2006-09-26T20:22:13Z")
[QUOTE=jsc1953] (dang…can’t remember who..probably Dana Carvey) as Ted Koppel about to go on vacation, so he pre-records death announcements for Gerald Ford…that get progressively more and more unlikely (dying in a hail of police gunfire after a liquor store holdup). [/QUOTE] I just saw this for the first time on his “Best of” dvd. I laughed so hard I almost pissed myself. In retrospect, Carvey might have been one of the best cast members they’ve ever had. But my most memorable has to be Sinead O’Connor tearing up the Pope’s picture. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2006, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-memorable-snl-moment/374092/84 "2006-09-26T20:29:14Z")
In the wake of “We Are the World” and “Do They Know It’s Christmas?”, the all-star charity song on behalf of free-range chickens. They pan across the singer-impersonators and get to … Chris Farley as Carnie Wilson. ::commence pissing myself ---
**Author:** ![2lazy2pee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/4bbf92/32.png) [@2lazy2pee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2lazy2pee)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2006, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-memorable-snl-moment/374092/85 "2006-09-26T20:33:42Z")
[QUOTE=dwc1970] A few random recollections: \ [ul] [li]Ted Koppel impersonations (I don’t remember who did these).[/li][/ul] [/QUOTE] Joe Piscopo and Darrell Hammond are both well-known for their Koppel impressions. Most famously, Piscopo imitated Koppel for the “Death of Buckwheat” skit in the 1980’s. [Buckwheat…is dead.](http://snltranscripts.jt.org/82/82obuckwheat.phtml) ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2006, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-memorable-snl-moment/374092/86 "2006-09-26T20:38:59Z")
My favorite one time skit is probably the **Stand Up and Win** bit. Jerry Seinfeld hosts a game show where all three contestants are guys doing Jerry Seinfeld impersonations. They pick a category and finish a joke with a Seinfeld-like observation. Cracked me up the first time I saw it. ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2006, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-memorable-snl-moment/374092/87 "2006-09-26T20:43:13Z")
[QUOTE=Lord Ashtar] My favorite one time skit is probably the **Stand Up and Win** bit. Jerry Seinfeld hosts a game show where all three contestants are guys doing Jerry Seinfeld impersonations. They pick a category and finish a joke with a Seinfeld-like observation. Cracked me up the first time I saw it. [/QUOTE] And all the questions in each category are of the form “What is the deal with…”. And then Adam Sandler always answers “Who are the ad wizards who came up with THAT?”. Good times. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2006, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-memorable-snl-moment/374092/88 "2006-09-26T20:53:48Z")
[QUOTE=gigi] In the wake of “We Are the World” and “Do They Know It’s Christmas?”, the all-star charity song on behalf of free-range chickens. They pan across the singer-impersonators and get to … Chris Farley as Carnie Wilson. ::commence pissing myself [/QUOTE] I didn’t even see that and I’m now laughing so hard I’m getting strange looks. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2006, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-memorable-snl-moment/374092/89 "2006-09-26T21:24:48Z")
[QUOTE=Annie-Xmas] I didn’t even see that and I’m now laughing so hard I’m getting strange looks. [/QUOTE] [Here’s](http://snl.jt.org/cast.php?i=ChFa) a gallery of his impersonations, with unfortunately only a small picture of the “Musicians for Free-Range Chickens”. ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2006, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-memorable-snl-moment/374092/90 "2006-09-26T21:51:49Z")
I can’t believe no one has mentioned: Will Farrel / Chris Katain - The Butabi Brothers (the “what is love…” dance club guys) Jon Lovitz - Tommy Flanagan of Pathological Liars Anonymous (yeaaah…that’s the ticket!) Will Farell, Chris Parnell, Norm MacDonald, others - Celebrity Jeopardy ( "I’ll take ‘the rapists’ Alex’) ---
**Author:** ![hlanelee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3bc359/32.png) [@hlanelee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hlanelee)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2006, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-memorable-snl-moment/374092/91 "2006-09-26T22:12:19Z")
Uncle Jemima’s Sour Mash Whiskey…180 proof per volume. Pancakes is ready!!! ---
**Author:** ![lawoot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/35a633/32.png) [@lawoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lawoot)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-memorable-snl-moment/374092/92 "2006-09-27T02:09:06Z")
[QUOTE=2lazy2pee] Also, “The Love Boat: The Next Generation” with the Enterprise-D as an interstellar cruise ship. Patrick Stewart as Capt. Picard. Chris Farley as a larger-than-life Will Riker. Phil Hartman as Worf. "The weak and the cowardly have no place in shuffleboard. [/QUOTE] Not to mention a cameo by Bernie Kopell as “Doc” ---
**Author:** ![LH75](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lh75/32/4438_2.png) [@LH75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LH75)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-memorable-snl-moment/374092/93 "2006-09-27T03:11:36Z")
samurai night fever al franken and tom davis’s parody of election commercials: vote for me, “pete tagliani!” dezi arnez reciting jabberwocky in his cuban accent paul simon and george harrison singing together ---
**Author:** ![delphica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9a140/32.png) [@delphica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/delphica)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-memorable-snl-moment/374092/94 "2006-09-27T03:19:59Z")
Most of my favorite iconic, significant, edgy, etc moments have already been mentioned by other posters. My _personal_ most memorable SNL skit, the one that made me laugh so hard that I seriously thought I was going to injure myself, was Will Ferrell doing Harry Caray interviewing Jeff Goldblum. Will Ferrell is funny enough, but what really put me over the edge was Jeff Goldblum so obvously _losing his mind_ trying to stay in character. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-memorable-snl-moment/374092/95 "2006-09-27T04:06:29Z")
Debbie Downer at Disney World My all-time favorite musical moment was watching the Cranberries sing _Ode to My Family_… it fit my mood perfectly that evening. I saw Mr. Mister on when they were accused of maybe playing with the help of recordings… but the story never went anywhere as far as I remember. I do remember thinking they didn’t sound much like their record, but what do I know? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Beaucarnea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c0e974/32.png) [@Beaucarnea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beaucarnea)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-memorable-snl-moment/374092/96 "2006-09-27T04:29:37Z")
[QUOTE=Zebra] Buck Henery babysitting Gilda and Lorraine. [/QUOTE] I was afraid no one remembered or would be afraid to mention this. This is by far my favorite skit. Predated politically incorrect. Hilarious. My sister and I still run around screaming “Let’s play glass bottom boat!” and “Put on your panty hats, girls!” and we are _old_. Gilda Radner in her brownie uniform. “Daaaad… there is a man in my closet.” James Brown’s Hot Tub. “Will it make me hot?” “YEah” “Will it make me wet?” “YEah” “Hah. Well, well well!” ---
**Author:** ![Fern\_Forest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@Fern\_Forest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fern_Forest)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-memorable-snl-moment/374092/97 "2006-09-27T04:40:49Z")
SNL’s most memorable cute skits. Action-Cats. I want to torture my cat with those. And the commercial where instead of killed rats you dosed them up with sleeping powder. And there’s rats sleeping everywhere. Adorable! ---
**Author:** ![Eva\_Luna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e495f1/32.png) [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-memorable-snl-moment/374092/98 "2006-09-27T10:36:27Z")
[QUOTE=Whack-a-Mole] Dan Akroyd playing Julia Child and cutting his finger. [/QUOTE] Also definitely in my Top 10. I always wondered whether Julia Child ever saw the skit herself. If she did, I bet she was laughing right along with it. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-memorable-snl-moment/374092/99 "2006-09-27T11:01:57Z")
Was the Julia Child sketch supposed to be a Monty Python tribute? Eric Idle was the host of that episode, after all, and the Pythons were known for using spurting blood for comic effect (“It’s only a flesh wound!”). ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-memorable-snl-moment/374092/100 "2006-09-27T11:20:48Z")
Either “Old Glory Robot Insurance” or the “Interbank” commercial, for me. No , wait…hell! I almost forgot my old favorite… Two words… …[BILL BRASKY!](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_brasky) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-memorable-snl-moment/374092.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-memorable-snl-moment/374092.md?page=6)