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TMC
12-05-2023, 05:24 AM
Which of these Saturday Night Live (https://www.pastemagazine.com/comedy/saturday-night-live/sketch-comedy-showdown-the-rivals-saturday-night-l) alternatives (https://ultimateclassicrock.com/saturday-night-live-copycats/) do you think is better? ABC (https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2013/oct/13/fridays-relives-early-1980s-comedy-simila-20131013/)'s Fridays (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fridays_(TV_series)) (1980 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Fridays_episodes#Season_1_(1980))-1982 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Fridays_episodes#Season_3_(1981-82))) or Fox (https://www.avclub.com/read-this-the-inside-story-of-madtv-fox-s-rowdy-lowb-1798247424)'s Mad TV (1995 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_TV_(season_1))-2009 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_TV_(season_14)), 2016 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_TV_(season_15)))?

TMC
10-11-2025, 02:20 AM
It Was a Thing on TV: Episode 587--Fridays (https://www.itwasathingontv.com/e/episode-587-fridays/)

Our SNL 50th birthday celebration wraps up with a contender to the throne which was a direct rip-off of SNL (https://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?t=36810); the head of ABC admitted as much! Fridays (https://web.archive.org/web/20061031125219/http://www.jumptheshark.com/f/fridays.htm) had its moments, but it sorely missed making recurring characters who would be remembered nowadays. It also had thrilling guest hosts like Henny Youngman! Grab a bite to eat, as this is one of our longest shows to date.

Dude111
10-11-2025, 07:00 AM
MAD TV :)

icecream
10-11-2025, 03:21 PM
I really like Tommy Tutone's performance of 867-5309 on Fridays.

Dude111
10-11-2025, 11:48 PM
I love that song icecream!!

I scanned almost all area codes with that # and I found

204-867-5309 (Canada)

That song is played when you call.......