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Adamantium · 03-12-2009, 12:05 AM

I think I did a thread like this a while back. And I'm doing it again.

Here's the place to talk about the original SNL.

I've been watching my DVDs lately and have become a fan of The Blues Brothers! I watched their appearances, then their portion of the special "The Things We Did Last Summer." I even went out and bought the movie (which I had never seen before).

A few of my favorite sketches include:
(kind of a sad one), Rick Nelson and Bill Murray are barbers. They work in a mall which is losing business, due to a new mall opening up. The sketch is just them talking to other mall employees about their bad business.

^The same episode, Rick Nelson is trying to get home in this black and white sketch, but finds himself in "Leave it to Beaver", "Father Knows Best", "The Danny Thomas Show" and "I Love Lucy."

The sketch with Madeline Khan as a woman who hires Detective John Belushi to find her husband. And as they talk about the case, they're singing the song 'I Will Follow Him.'

Also, the Jack Burns sketch where he messes up and the cast is mad at him.

Dan Aykroyd and Bill Murray as The Mercy Killers. "I just hope that someday, someone writes a song about us." lol

I tend to like the simple sketches like that, lol.

Oddly enough, I'm not a big fan of Weekend Update.

I love Gilda Radner and Bill Murray as the Nerds. They were great.

When it comes to Chevy Chase versus Bill Murray, Murray wins hands down. In my book anyways. Although I liked Chevy, it's just that he's up against Bill Murray.

As a kid, when I'd watch this on Nick at Nite, and they also aired SCTV, I enjoyed the fact that SNL had Dan Aykroyd and Bill Murray, while SCTV had Rick Moranis and (sometimes) Harold Ramis. That's three Ghostbusters and Louis Tully!

Come on Universal, bring on Season Five! I want to complete my original SNL collection!

Marvo301 · 03-12-2009, 12:23 AM

The original Not Ready for Primetime Players were great! The best SNL cast hands down in my opinion. I loved Gilda's characters(RIP Gilda) Ba Ba Wawa, Emily Litella, and Rosanne Rosanna-Dana. John Belushi was great as the Samurai Warrior. Even the Bee's and the Coneheads were funny and also very original. And my absolute favorite was Mr. Bill!

70s show watcher · 03-12-2009, 12:31 AM

the desi arnaz show has a great spoof of the untouchables the 2 most underrated eps were the peter boyle and dyan cannon shows both from season 1 oddly enough the steve martan show from april 1978 that most everyone says is the single best snl from the first 5 years i thought was very good but overrated i love bill as nick the lounge singer it never gets old for me also the milton berle show from season 4 was nowhere near as bad as people have said it was the worst eps for me were louise lasser season 1 candice bergen christmas show season 1 and fran tarkenton season 2 just my random thoughts

Chocolate Moose · 03-12-2009, 10:23 AM

Preachin' to the choir here. BIG FAN

Cactus Jack · 03-12-2009, 06:27 PM

I havent found too many bad eps, Ive questioned some of their musical guest chocies though LOL

I hated the Louise Lasser episode LOL. I like the 3rd and 4th seasons best

wilson001 · 03-25-2009, 03:17 AM

I loved this show. It was a great comedy tv series. I liked season 1, 3 and 4 very much.

03-12-2009, 12:05 AM	#1
Adamantium TVAdam No More Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 11, 2002 Location: Springfield, Ohio Posts: 7,825	Saturday Night Live (1975-1980) Discussion I think I did a thread like this a while back. And I'm doing it again. Here's the place to talk about the original SNL. I've been watching my DVDs lately and have become a fan of The Blues Brothers! I watched their appearances, then their portion of the special "The Things We Did Last Summer." I even went out and bought the movie (which I had never seen before). A few of my favorite sketches include: (kind of a sad one), Rick Nelson and Bill Murray are barbers. They work in a mall which is losing business, due to a new mall opening up. The sketch is just them talking to other mall employees about their bad business. ^The same episode, Rick Nelson is trying to get home in this black and white sketch, but finds himself in "Leave it to Beaver", "Father Knows Best", "The Danny Thomas Show" and "I Love Lucy." The sketch with Madeline Khan as a woman who hires Detective John Belushi to find her husband. And as they talk about the case, they're singing the song 'I Will Follow Him.' Also, the Jack Burns sketch where he messes up and the cast is mad at him. Dan Aykroyd and Bill Murray as The Mercy Killers. "I just hope that someday, someone writes a song about us." lol I tend to like the simple sketches like that, lol. Oddly enough, I'm not a big fan of Weekend Update. I love Gilda Radner and Bill Murray as the Nerds. They were great. When it comes to Chevy Chase versus Bill Murray, Murray wins hands down. In my book anyways. Although I liked Chevy, it's just that he's up against Bill Murray. As a kid, when I'd watch this on Nick at Nite, and they also aired SCTV, I enjoyed the fact that SNL had Dan Aykroyd and Bill Murray, while SCTV had Rick Moranis and (sometimes) Harold Ramis. That's three Ghostbusters and Louis Tully! Come on Universal, bring on Season Five! I want to complete my original SNL collection!

03-12-2009, 12:23 AM	#2
Marvo301 I'm NOT a Blockhead! Forum Celebrity Join Date: May 17, 2002 Location: The Great White North Posts: 21,452	The original Not Ready for Primetime Players were great! The best SNL cast hands down in my opinion. I loved Gilda's characters(RIP Gilda) Ba Ba Wawa, Emily Litella, and Rosanne Rosanna-Dana. John Belushi was great as the Samurai Warrior. Even the Bee's and the Coneheads were funny and also very original. And my absolute favorite was Mr. Bill!
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03-12-2009, 10:23 AM	#4
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03-12-2009, 06:27 PM	#5
Cactus Jack RonFingSwanson Forum Idol Join Date: Dec 09, 2001 Location: Santa Rosa Beach,FL Posts: 103,099	I havent found too many bad eps, Ive questioned some of their musical guest chocies though LOL I hated the Louise Lasser episode LOL. I like the 3rd and 4th seasons best
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03-25-2009, 03:17 AM	#6
wilson001 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Dec 20, 2008 Posts: 71	I loved this show. It was a great comedy tv series. I liked season 1, 3 and 4 very much.
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03-12-2009, 12:31 AM	#3
70s show watcher Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: May 20, 2008 Location: between point place and studio 8 h Posts: 4,548	the desi arnaz show has a great spoof of the untouchables the 2 most underrated eps were the peter boyle and dyan cannon shows both from season 1 oddly enough the steve martan show from april 1978 that most everyone says is the single best snl from the first 5 years i thought was very good but overrated i love bill as nick the lounge singer it never gets old for me also the milton berle show from season 4 was nowhere near as bad as people have said it was the worst eps for me were louise lasser season 1 candice bergen christmas show season 1 and fran tarkenton season 2 just my random thoughts