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dawsongirl · 07-17-2009, 01:17 AM

Has anyone seen when Desi hosted Saturday Night Live? I was reading some book which quoted Lucie as saying she thought it was bad because to her, they were making fun of Desi instead of making it a tribute, as apparently it was advertised. Anyone have an opinion? I've never seen it, though I think it may be on DVD.

Schmoopie · 07-17-2009, 02:45 AM

Desi Arnez hosted SNL? I thought he died a long time ago. Or are you talking about Desi Arnez, Jr? I hadn't heard about this at all, but now I'm interested in seeing it. I can't imagine SNL doing a tribute to anyone unless they were intending on insulting/making fun of the person.

70s show watcher · 07-17-2009, 05:05 AM

it was a very funny show and despite what lucie says i never got the vibe that they were making fun of him in the least and they certanly did not force him to do any sketch that he was uncomfortable with in fact snl producer has forever cited desi;s show as one of his all time fave eps and has nothing but prasie for desi;s work ethic the only cast member that i get a bad vibe from in that ep is chevy chase he does not seem to be enjoying working with desi at all everyone else seemes to really be enjoying the onhr of having him there

70s show watcher · 07-17-2009, 05:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Schmoopie

Desi Arnez hosted SNL? I thought he died a long time ago. Or are you talking about Desi Arnez, Jr? I hadn't heard about this at all, but now I'm interested in seeing it. I can't imagine SNL doing a tribute to anyone unless they were intending on insulting/making fun of the person.

desi jr did a few sketches with him on the show and he played drums on desi;s 2 musical numbers cuban pete and of courase babalu for a real treat chek out the end of the show where desi leads the cast in a conga line poor jill clayburg hosted the following weeks show and it looked flat compered to desi;s show

dawsongirl · 07-17-2009, 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Schmoopie

Desi Arnez hosted SNL? I thought he died a long time ago. Or are you talking about Desi Arnez, Jr? I hadn't heard about this at all, but now I'm interested in seeing it. I can't imagine SNL doing a tribute to anyone unless they were intending on insulting/making fun of the person.

Yeah, in like the first season. Ah, here we go...2/21/76. Around the time his book came out.

dawsongirl · 07-17-2009, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by 70s show watcher

it was a very funny show and despite what lucie says i never got the vibe that they were making fun of him in the least and they certanly did not force him to do any sketch that he was uncomfortable with in fact snl producer has forever cited desi;s show as one of his all time fave eps and has nothing but prasie for desi;s work ethic the only cast member that i get a bad vibe from in that ep is chevy chase he does not seem to be enjoying working with desi at all everyone else seemes to really be enjoying the onhr of having him there

Cool. I'll have to check it out then. I should have known if anyone had seen it, you would have!

70s show watcher · 07-18-2009, 01:37 AM

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Originally Posted by dawsongirl

Cool. I'll have to check it out then. I should have known if anyone had seen it, you would have!

aw how nice of you to say that

i sure hope that if you see the show you enjoy it

jayman75 · 04-22-2012, 07:10 AM

Does anyone know where a clip of the show can be viewed? I'd love to see any part of it.

Dr. Thong · 04-22-2012, 10:58 AM

During the monologue, Desi talked about how they went through different versions of I Love Lucy before they arrived at the show we know and love.

They intercut the monologue with filmed black and white "pilots" featuring Gilda Radner as Lucy and Desi Arnaz Jr. as Desi Senior. One of them was called I Loathe Lucy.

Another was called I Love Louie, which featured Garrett Morris as jazz musician Louie Armstrong.

It was really silly, harmless fun.

He also discusses the many names they came up with for the show, one of them being I Love Loose Change.

mets82 · 04-22-2012, 11:47 AM

I could've sworn that I saw a clip on youtube. Maybe it wasnt youtube but I think hulu.com has it. If you search Saturday Night Live, I think they have all the seasons on there although I could be wrong.

oh4cornssake · 04-26-2012, 02:05 PM

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I could've sworn that I saw a clip on youtube. Maybe it wasnt youtube but I think hulu.com has it. If you search Saturday Night Live, I think they have all the seasons on there although I could be wrong.

I think Lucie overreacted. It did not seem to me they were making fun of Desi Sr. at all. It appeared he was having a blast. And Desi Jr. was on the show too and I think they both enjoyed working together.

07-17-2009, 01:17 AM	#1
dawsongirl Member Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 04, 2001 Posts: 53,134	Desi on SNL Has anyone seen when Desi hosted Saturday Night Live? I was reading some book which quoted Lucie as saying she thought it was bad because to her, they were making fun of Desi instead of making it a tribute, as apparently it was advertised. Anyone have an opinion? I've never seen it, though I think it may be on DVD.

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04-22-2012, 10:58 AM	#9
Dr. Thong a/k/a "ACK!" Forum Veteran Join Date: Jul 10, 2001 Location: New Hampshire, USA Posts: 5,546	During the monologue, Desi talked about how they went through different versions of I Love Lucy before they arrived at the show we know and love. They intercut the monologue with filmed black and white "pilots" featuring Gilda Radner as Lucy and Desi Arnaz Jr. as Desi Senior. One of them was called I Loathe Lucy. Another was called I Love Louie, which featured Garrett Morris as jazz musician Louie Armstrong. It was really silly, harmless fun. He also discusses the many names they came up with for the show, one of them being I Love Loose Change.
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04-22-2012, 11:47 AM	#10
mets82 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Mar 14, 2011 Location: Connecticut Posts: 5,058	I could've sworn that I saw a clip on youtube. Maybe it wasnt youtube but I think hulu.com has it. If you search Saturday Night Live, I think they have all the seasons on there although I could be wrong.
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70s show watcher Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: May 20, 2008 Location: between point place and studio 8 h Posts: 4,549	it was a very funny show and despite what lucie says i never got the vibe that they were making fun of him in the least and they certanly did not force him to do any sketch that he was uncomfortable with in fact snl producer has forever cited desi;s show as one of his all time fave eps and has nothing but prasie for desi;s work ethic the only cast member that i get a bad vibe from in that ep is chevy chase he does not seem to be enjoying working with desi at all everyone else seemes to really be enjoying the onhr of having him there