Brick's Picks: SNL Sketches

Sup. This is Brick. We had a big bash last night and watched the shitty but sorta ok SNL40 thing and we were all like "well fuck, there's no way in hell they're gonna play any of the sketches we liked the best." And we watched the whole thing and we were right. But that's ok, because we'll get to talk about them here. At least one of these has been posted on TMK already, but the Youtube took it down.

Here are the 10 best SNL sketches that no one ever talks about. They are among those that are typically cut from re-runs and will never be included in a "best of" special even though they're fucking amazing. For various reasons that only partially relate to "nostalgia from a our formative years" type bullshit, it just happened to work out that these are all from between 1989 and 2001. Sketches since 2001 are a lot fresher in people's minds, and plus this specific 12-year period seems to have included the most instances where insane/weirdo AdultSwim-esq humor was lost on many viewers.

We purposely avoided stuff from Rolling Stone's surprisingly decent 2014 list of the 50 best sketches and anything that was shown on last night's special.

#1 Schiller Visions: Hidden Camera Commercials (November 16, 1991)

Honestly, we would have never guessed what sketch this was simply based on the title. Turns out that Schiller was a writer for SNL during the first season, and was still around by the time Chris Farley was a cast member. Now that we're viewing the sketch outside of Farley's performance, it does kinda have the same feel as something that could feasibly have been a sketch during the late '70s. Unsurprisingly, this was aired during that episode's final 10 minutes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tg5aVzSDme4

#2 Crazy Doctor 2 (April 14, 2001)

It may be tough to remember times as distance as "way back in the '90s," but it took a few years before Will Ferrell gained widespread acceptance. He really had to work for it, partially because his first well-known recurring character was in the kinda overrated Spartans sketch with Cheri Oteri (although a few of Will's earlier roles such as in "Get off the shed" and "Ride the snake" were both pretty amazing). But it wasn't until around 2000 that it suddenly became "cool" to like Will Ferrell. A lot of people all at once suddenly were like, "ya know what? He actually is kinda funny." Not long afterwards, he had become so beloved that the producers started allowing his insane/nonsense skits to air within the "who gives a fuck" point of the show: 12:45-1:00AM (the quick span when the best and weirdest sketches typically get shown). Enter "Crazy Doctor," a.k.a. the greatest sketch ever.
http://www.hulu.com/watch/284751

#3 Crazy Doctor (January 15, 2000)

We wrote about this sketch a few years back: http://tastemykidsblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/crazy-doctor-2.html We also lied because there was actually a very quick 2-second clip of this shown last night during the abysmal digital short with Andy Samberg and Adam Sandler, where they showed Molly Shannon breaking character and crackin' the fuck up. (By the way, we love Molly Shannon.) (And also we didn't realize that this was actually "Crazy Doctor 1" until literally 30 seconds ago.)
http://www.hulu.com/watch/282630

#4 Bald Eagles (November 18, 2000)

It seems like SNL wants to disown this episode. We doubt that it was ever shown in re-runs on any channel, even though it was without question the most outrageous, surreal and borderline-subversive episode of SNL that probably ever happened. In the first actual sketch, Tom Green and Will Ferrell are dressed up as bald eagles who then jump into the audience and start putting their faces next to unsuspecting audience members, in areas of the room where cameras normally avoid.

#5 Lorne and Tom in a Tub (November 18, 2000)

A 3-part sketch where Tom Green and Lorne Michaels sit in a tub drinking juice boxes and discuss deep questions, like "Why do we hate?"
http://www.hulu.com/watch/284738

#6 Dog Show (November 18, 2000)

Really weird and underrated recurring sketch. More Tom Green.
https://screen.yahoo.com/dog-show-tom-green-000000502.html

#7 Sassy's Sassiest Boys (October 30, 1993)

We're not usually suckers for the sketches where someone says one phrase over and over again, but Phil Hartman did this better than anyone else.
https://screen.yahoo.com/sassys-sassiest-boys-000000118.html

#8 Attack of the Masturbating Zombies (December 9, 1989)

Dope Conan sketch.
http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/7b266f28c7/attack-of-the-masturbating-zombies

#9 The Polar Bear Cage (May 13, 1995)

This was probably a Norm MacDonald sketch. The best part is that everyone else jumps into a polar bear cage and dies besides Chris Farley and Norm, who then eventually also do the same.
http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/polar-bear-cage/n10711

#10 Outweek (November 14, 1992)

This isn't available for stream anywhere. Dana Carvey and Michael Keaton are flamboyant hosts of a show where they "line 'em up and just let 'em out." They "out" celebrities, for example Wilford Brimley who they outed as "absolutely queer." So far the sketch is kinda not bad. But then they're like "what do ya think, ump?" And then the camera cuts to Chris Farley in an umpires uniform who looks directly into the camera and screams "YOU'RE OUTTA THERRRE" until he's red in the face, which is approximately the moment when everyone loses their shit and falls on the floor dying.

Bonus Sketch: I Says To The Guy

Got cut during dress rehearsal.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPFuf94om_Y

Honorable Mention: Partridge Family vs. The Brady Bunch

Not eligible for the top 10 because its basis is formed around SNL's weakest crutch: celebrity impersonations. However, this instance is too good to deny. Literally every actor perfectly fit into their caricature: The best ones were Mike Myers as Bonaduche, Dana Carvey as David Cassidy, and Chris Farley as The Partridge Family's manager dude who suspiciously glares in the corner and eventually makes out with the mom to prove "I'll show ya who's daddy." It's possible that this was written by Melanie Hutsell who posted a dress rehearsal version of the sketch on her website: http://www.melaniehutsell.com/Melanie/__Melanie_Hutsell__Brady_BUnch.html

celeb jep 96 69

yo did you know 96 is inverted 69

Celebrity Jeopardy 12-07-1996 - watch more funny videos

wtf funny or die has the worst embed code fuck dem g's

We got some prolems. Norm MacDonald wrote the 1st celebrity jeopardy sketch in 1996, but then later after the sketch became "recurring" and other writers seized the brand, they did the joke where Connery says "I'll take THE RAPISTS for $200" and the category is actually "THERAPISTS" and that was straight-up stolen from Benny Hill. Benny did a sketch once where he went up to some dude's door and it say "Therapist" and he separated the nametag so that it said "The rapist," and then he mugs for the camera and the audience is all like "lmao."

If we ever get to speak to Norm MacDonald we will ask him about this because we know Norm would never stoop to intentionally stealing a Benny Hill joke. Maybe it's just one of those obvious-ass jokes.

Guess what else was in 1996? (_|_) (ass)

#91 Brainiac "Hot Seat Can't Sit Down"

"Welcome to earth." - Brainiac after punching aliens in the face in Independence Day

#90 The Presidents Of The United States Of America "Mach 5"

Apparently the brownies from the craft services table were "irresistible" during the video shoot for "Mach 5." Also POTUSA is the ultimate "3rd grade kids screaming and running around during birthday party" band. If you are a parent and your child is 9, you should buy them one of the first two POTUSA CD's. This is what good parenting is all about.

#89 The Pharcyde "Runnin'"

"It's 1995." The singles for this album were all released in '96, but we'll forgive them. "As if."

#88 Ween "You Were The Fool"

The best song from 12 Golden Country Greats still might not be able to eclipse its best moment, which is the Mohammad Ali speech that they were forced to have removed from "Powder Blue." http://youtu.be/EYphFMOs9YE?t=2m52s Although "You Were The Fool" is still A+.

#87 Guided By Voices "Official Ironmen Rally Song"

Bob wrote this one while he was drunk. The feeling is mutual.

#86 The Swirlies "In Harmony New Found Freedom"

WWJD

#85 Soundgarden "Rhinosaur"

"kinda hot in these rhinos" - matt cameron

#84 Eyehategod "Masters of Legalized Confusion"

'96 was immediately pre-"post-junkie chic" which launched in '97... so like fiona apple was cool in '96 cos she looked like she was on heroin, and then in '98 natalie imbruglia was cool cos she looked like she was going through withdrawal

#83 Local H "I Saw What You Did And I Know Who You Are"

Scott Lucas appears to have figured out how to play simultaneous distinct separate guitar and bass parts for this song.

#82 Pavement "Give It A Day"

Seems to be a fan favorite. It's aight.

#81 Tool "Ænema"

Learn ta swim. They used to play this on some "adult" oriented MTV video-block that aired daily between midnight and 12:30 circa May/June 1997, which seemed to exist solely for anyone who really enjoyed JO'ing to Fiona Apple every single night at 12:10AM.

#80 Smashing Pumpkins "Pennies"

"Spoken like a true asshole." - Chubbs from Happy Gilmour to Billy Corgan

#79 John Parish and Polly Jean Harvey "That Was My Veil"

Luv you PJ

#78 Pearl Jam "Smile"

"duuuh i dun like perl jam duhhh im a big dumass duhh" Fuck y'all. Grow up. Even as a pack of punk teen retards, we could tell this was obviously jacked from Neil Young. "I miss you already." Why wasn't this song huge? Still rules.

#77 Fountains Of Wayne "Sink To The Bottom"

Since we've already exhausted the SNL category, we might as well mention the "Bill Brasky was a son of a bitch" sketch also debuted in 1996. They should make an entire 2 hour movie of this shit: http://www.hulu.com/watch/69478

#76 DJ Shadow "What Does Your Soul Look Like (Part 4)"

Huge bass on this one. I wrote a paper about DJ Shadow freshman year of college and my teacher critiqued that he sounded "parasitic." Well yeah... That's the whole point.

#75 Rage Against The Machine "Down Rodeo"

Big ups to Tom Morello for figuring out how to make his guitar sound like a scratching turntable.

#74 Weezer "The Good Life"

"The Good Life" video showcases what we've previously described as "the world's most perfect rock band" and we wholeheartedly stand by this theory. In our humble opinions, tracks 5 through 9 on Pinkerton have some of the craziest and most dramatic bridge-sections ANYONE has yet attempted. The only reason why this isn't higher than #74 can mostly be attributed to the lyric "shakin' booty makin' sweet love all the night" which unfortunately appears in this song three times.

"Crazy Doctor 2"

A noteworthy exclusion from our "Best TV Clips: 2000 - 2009" special was Will Ferrell's long-fabled "Crazy Doctor" sketch, shown during the final 15 minutes of the April 14th 2001 episode of Saturday Night Live, guest-hosted by Renee Zelwegger, who appears in the sketch prominently. Rarely shown during reruns on neither Comedy Central nor E!, its notoriety only launched as a result of
The SNL Transcripts website, where the "Crazy Doctor" transcript has been available since 2001. Since this time, it has been revered by casual fans and scholars alike as possibly the best SNL sketch of all time.

Here's our transcript: http://snltranscripts.jt.org/00/00qdoctor.phtml

Despite its brilliance, "Crazy Doctor" did not appear on either of Will Ferrell's 2 DVD collections for SNL. Volume 2, however, did include its follow-up, which became known as "Crazy Doctor 2." Like most sequels, this one simply didn't hold the energy of its original version, although it's still noteworthy enough to post here, for as long as YouTube will allow the sketch to be posted.. which I'm guessing won't be very long. But anyway.. here it is, fresh off a Netflix stream and onto a Flip camera for your enjoyment....