You can see the harness so he's probably attached to a smaller scale stack of bowls and maybe they superimpose it on a multiplied version with the computer???
Dalyan D. Haha. Yeahh, me too. And then at one time, I think the Saturday lineup was SNL, Conan O'Brien, and then Freddy's Nightmares..something like that.
Jim B. I know! All those guys and gals had movies or was featured in one. The stardom was insane. Remember when Chris Rock barely had any tv time?? Look at him now.
I remember it too I was probably 10 or so. I also remember asking my mom what abdominal distention was. Cuz that is how you had to learn obscure facts like that before we all had the internet in our pockets
One bowl of that plus a gallon of prune juice, you'd be on the toilet for months. Seriously though, the parody makes more sense when you know what they're spoofing.
I miss Phil Hartman. He and Farley died six or seven months apart and it was a major blow to people who loved their comedy. Phil's death in particular, because of how it happened, quite devastating. I wish he was still with us.
@@bakersupreme2010 That’s because his real name is Lorne David LIPOWITZ, which explains it all. Interesting how there is such a long history of them disguising who they are by surname changes, ain’t it?
A classic, makes me think of my dad! We all have those favorite sketches that just make us laugh our asses off every single time, and this was one of his.
I have been telling everyone I know about this episode for what seems like decades looking for clues on how to locate it and then SURPRISE there it is ALL BRAN oops I mean COLON BLOW ! I cried laughing the first time I saw this one.
Totally overlooked is how they got (I think) Phoebe Snow, famous for "Poetry Man" to sing the Colon Blow jingle at the end...such great production value back then.
I remember Phil Hartman's introduction in fact they played it on SNL as a tribute to him. He was such a tremendously talented person. Exceptionally funny. His introduction was a dance with Jan Hooks, who was his alter-ego.
I to this day still call all high fiber cereals ( and colon cleanse tablets ) Colon Blow. another ad they had, was quarry cereal, "chock full of minerals" and "stays crunchy in milk" basically rocks.
My brother and I only watched SNL on every other weekend when we were with our dad. And we still managed to see most of the classics from the late 80s-early 90s era. SNL was that good.
McCoy: My God, man. Do you want an acute case on your hands? This woman has immediate postprandial, upper-abdominal distention. Now, out of the way! Get out of the way! [They enter the operating room] Kirk: What did you say she has? McCoy: Cramps.
When I was in middle school, I loved this commercial. Today, I realize how back then I didn't get the symbolism of him sitting on top of a mountain of brown cereal.
I remember when this first aired. I know most people hold the first group to be the best, but for me, the 86-91 group was the best. They came around at the time I was old enough to understand pop culture and politics and they really knocked it out of the park.
I agree. As actors, the original cast might have been better, but as a sketch comedy troupe, I think this iteration is better -- and in no small part due to Phil Hartman's work.
This takes me back to the fledgling days of *Comedy Central,* when they all they'd play all day was old *"SNL"* and *"Kids in the Hall"* reruns and old Stand-Up Specials of actually GOOD comedians (before EVERYONE decided to do stand-up) and their only original shows were things like *"Win Ben Stein's Money"* and *"Dr. Katz"* .....Ah yes, the good old days 😊
I saw early Seinfeld stand up before he got his show and said, “His show will never last” when it came on the air. He wasn’t all that funny then but the four of them together made magic. Long story short, don’t trust me to be a TV critic. “It stinks!”
It's all about the contrast between the awful imagery that the phrase "colon blow" conjures in your mind, coupled with Phil's super-calm, supportive attitude toward the idea (at least initially).😂 Man, I remember laughing so hard at this as a kid, I was doubled over!
yeah . i wonder how they did the shot of him on the cereal bowls and the wider shot, seems hard. LOL did they actually stack bowls and have him sit on the top?!
I was just cracking my sister up in the grocery store referencing Colon Blow. She didn't remember this skit. Colon Blow and the Lung Brush, 2 of my favorite fake commercial products from SNL.
Nobody could send up commercial spokesmen better than Phil Hartman. Just pitch perfect. I'd forgotten the jingle at the end: ''Colon Blow and you-ou-ou! In the morning!"
You know he was a great actor when he has a different tone of voice in the way he pronounces every number. Phil would’ve eventually been Oscar-nominated like other comedians Robin Williams, Tom Hanks, Bill Murray, and Dan Aykroyd.
I can't believe this is 30 years old now. I remember seeing this the night it first aired. I didn't get it but remember my parents were just dying laughing. I miss this era of SNL.
To anyone who doesn't know, the cereal "total" had a series of commercials that was similar to this. Also, holy cow, is that Phil Hartman? I didn't know he was on SNL when he was that young!
RIP Phil. One of the greats whose life was cut way too short. This is back when SNL still had good writers and knew how to close out skits. What happened? This show's been a shell of itself for more than a decade now.
This was shown on British TV. It was so off the wall and outrageous back then, I remember just wanting to see more of this crazy American humour but none over here got it back then. Another opportunity missed!
I remember watching this as a kid. Now I'm just amazed how they pulled off those visual effects!
I can explain to you how the CGI was done in the latest Hollywood blockbuster but have no idea how to explain this one.
You can see the harness so he's probably attached to a smaller scale stack of bowls and maybe they superimpose it on a multiplied version with the computer???
Yeah I was gonna say, this is shockingly good in general for the time, not just for SNL.
Rest in peace 🙏
Philip E. Hartman
24 September 1948 ~
28 May 1998⚘
Lesson: Don't marry an ex-stripper no matter how well built she is. Look what happened to Phil.
Colon Blow'n you in the morning 😂
One of the funniest commercials SNL has ever produced. Rest In Peace Phil Hartman.
Man... I didn’t even know he was sick...
He wasn’t. His wife shot and killed him years ago with their kids in the home.
@@Stclairm1 o fuk
Absolutely 💯
Rest in Piss Andy Dick
The song at the end is a masterstroke
As I kid, I remember this had me laughing like crazy. I was like 12. Love Phil Hartman
Same here. I got special permission from my parents to stay up to watch SNL. Good times. :)
Libra Smith Late 80s, early 90s SNL was the best SNL.
Dalyan D. Haha. Yeahh, me too. And then at one time, I think the Saturday lineup was SNL, Conan O'Brien, and then Freddy's Nightmares..something like that.
Jim B. I know! All those guys and gals had movies or was featured in one. The stardom was insane. Remember when Chris Rock barely had any tv time?? Look at him now.
I remember it too I was probably 10 or so. I also remember asking my mom what abdominal distention was. Cuz that is how you had to learn obscure facts like that before we all had the internet in our pockets
So glad to see this skit added to RUclips. It's one of my all time favorites.
You had to have seen this when it originally aired to really appreciate how funny this is. I remember those cereal commercials!
They nailed it with this one right down to the jingle. It was a strong competitor to the actual cereal commercials of its day.
Context absolutely matters.
Total and others of the time would famously say things like "it would take X bowls" to get the vitamins etc in 1 bowl of +their+ brand of cereal.
@@KitC916definitely those dang TOTAL commercials. And everyone I look at heathy cereal I think of this.
@@InnomenTotally agree with comedy in particular and entertainment in general.
One bowl of that plus a gallon of prune juice, you'd be on the toilet for months. Seriously though, the parody makes more sense when you know what they're spoofing.
Total with 100 percent of your daily nutritional needs including fiber
😂
Not at all. There's only so much shite in one's system.
@@zombywoof1015 I think you mean there's only so much one's system can take.
whey protein powder pretty much does this to me now days. Damn lactose intolerance.
RIP Phil Hartman
I'm A Nice Guy he was so funny
👍👍👍💓💓💓💓
I'm A Nice Guy Yes, he is sorely missed... I just wish his Wife missed him
She shot him dead while high on Crack and heavily intoxicated.
Hartman was the life of many a party.
"Colon Blow, sounds delicious."
Always my favorite line from this mock commercial.
Shaaaaaaaaaarrrrrt!!!!!
It sounds like something that should be said sarcastically, but it doesn't seem like he said it that way.
Colon blow... I thought that's what you call it when you do a line off of a syphilitic hooker's butthole 🤔
At adult men's sauna
I miss Phil Hartman. He and Farley died six or seven months apart and it was a major blow to people who loved their comedy. Phil's death in particular, because of how it happened, quite devastating. I wish he was still with us.
How did he die?
@@davidmarek535 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Hartman
@@davidmarek535 sadly shot by his wife while sleeping.
@@davidmarek535 His colon blew out.
@@davidmarek535 - look it up.
Amazing how Phil Hartman could make anything funny, just counting numbers...and 8 is my fav
He was the BEST Bill Clinton SNL ever had!
Finally letting his frustration show: "Nine."
@LeoS Comedy is subjective, old man.
@LeoS Imagine being you. *shivers*
he made the perfect "commercial 'straight-man' " for this setup...
I like that subtle sound when he's at the top, of air blowing like he's on a mountain peak.
I saw this skit when it came out, a parody of a cereal commercial from the late 80's - early 90's. Still hilarious.
This is a pretty advanced production for a comedy commercial skit in 1989. That raising pyramid wouldn't be easy even today
1989 and 1990 did give us the peak of pre-CGI effects. We need The Making of Colon Blow video.
I wonder why it took SNL so long to put this on the tube. Phil Hartman was a class act. This is one of the funniest SNL skits ever.
They were VERY against youtube access for a long time. Then they woke up
If SNL* Producer Lorne Michaels cannot figure out a way to make a profit off of it, then it would not be seen on RUclips* at all!
@@bakersupreme2010
That’s because his real name is Lorne David LIPOWITZ, which explains it all. Interesting how there is such a long history of them disguising who they are by surname changes, ain’t it?
A classic, makes me think of my dad! We all have those favorite sketches that just make us laugh our asses off every single time, and this was one of his.
I'm Troy McClure, and you might remember me from Super Colon Blow! Phil :(
Colon Blow will never not be funny
Just wait till someone finds a way to be offended by it. Its sooner than you think!!!
I have been telling everyone I know about this episode for what seems like decades looking for clues on how to locate it and then SURPRISE there it is ALL BRAN oops I mean COLON BLOW ! I cried laughing the first time I saw this one.
@@SticksUWP so does that mean it's offensive to you?
Kate7950 ...It will never be funny TO YOU. You speak for yourself and you are entitled to your opinion.
Rick Cruz ...I don’t know if you’re old enough to remember the “Gravel Nuts” commercial they did either the 1st or 2 yr the show aired.
🎶"Colon Blow and you in the morning..."🎶 LMFAO
I miss Phil Hartman!
gold!
Sung by Phoebe Snow.
For those wondering how they got the pyramid effect, it was worked on by Grant Imahara from Industrial Light and Magic, RIP Grant & Phil
Ok, so how did they get the pyramid effect?
got'em@@jedijones
You don't actually know.
@@sweiland75 i actually do know
I was going to say that was top level effects for the era. Not as easy as it might seem today.
Awww, Phil Hartman, one of my favorites. RIP. This commercial is a classic!
One of the best 🔥
verified and you commented 3 years ago and no one has replied...? weird
I agree 100% of the time!!!!!!!!!!!
Massive head wound Harry
That random bowl of cereal that falls to the ground! 🤣
Excellent effects. A timeless skit.
And now that box rests in the hands of Chum Lee
Yeah just saw the video
It’s an ad result when searching on the app
We are dying to know, What is in Colon Blow? Ask Chum from Pawn Stars, he might know.
Ohh yeahh VIVA MÉXICO
Rick's actually
Totally overlooked is how they got (I think) Phoebe Snow, famous for "Poetry Man" to sing the Colon Blow jingle at the end...such great production value back then.
I remember Phil Hartman's introduction in fact they played it on SNL as a tribute to him. He was such a tremendously talented person. Exceptionally funny. His introduction was a dance with Jan Hooks, who was his alter-ego.
I to this day still call all high fiber cereals ( and colon cleanse tablets ) Colon Blow. another ad they had, was quarry cereal, "chock full of minerals" and "stays crunchy in milk" basically rocks.
I’m on a laxative now for a colonoscopy tomorrow and had to look up this ad.
This never stops making me laugh. I remember laughing until I cried when this originally aired.
Me too! Good times.
Perfect parody of those old Total commercials.
The best line is, “Colon Blow? Sounds delicious.”
I had to watch this again to get prepared mentally for my first colonoscopy lol
One of the best SNL commercials ever.
1:29 “colon blow and yoooou in the mor-nin “ 😂😂😂
I've been singing this jingle for most of my life. LOVE it!
Exactly - randomly sing this over the decades for some reason (everyone like wtf)
@@manualLaborer IKR it's like no one knows about it. And I sing it almost every day 😅
Phoebe Snow, right? Sounds like her. Jingle is hilarious
@@jackiejns983 Yep, that's Phoebe Snow Singing this 'Colon Blow' Jingle!
It costs extra, but Colon Blow is my favorite happy ending at the Bath House Massage Parlor.
Giggidy
I bet her kiss tastes like strawberries.
I love how Super Colon Blow is just sticks and bark
My brother and I only watched SNL on every other weekend when we were with our dad. And we still managed to see most of the classics from the late 80s-early 90s era. SNL was that good.
This might be the earliest SNL ad I recall. The quality was very professional for a parody.
_"Warning: May cause abdominal distension"_
lol. I bet.
I don’t get it....
@@beavermuffin fiber bloats you up
McCoy: My God, man. Do you want an acute case on your hands? This woman has immediate postprandial, upper-abdominal distention. Now, out of the way! Get out of the way!
[They enter the operating room]
Kirk: What did you say she has?
McCoy: Cramps.
Finally!!! I have searched for this many times!!
Bless you, uploader!!!
One of the best RIP Phil Hartman
When I was in middle school, I loved this commercial. Today, I realize how back then I didn't get the symbolism of him sitting on top of a mountain of brown cereal.
Phenomenal era for SNL with the writing and cast at that time.
Love that little soulful Colon Blowww uuuu at the end, just beautiful
🎵Colon blow & YOOOOOUUUU...
In the morning
I fell off the sofa laughing when this first aired in the eighties. 🤣
I miss when SNL was like this. :(
Spectacular Spider-Man - Me too.... THESE were the glory days
When it was funny, right? Funny thing, SNL always seems to stop being funny for any original material released after you turn about 25 or so.
same
I do all the time.
You mean 'good'?
That's a great end jingle. "Colon Blow'n you, in the morning". RIP Phil Hartman.
Funny. Loved seeing all those bowls of cereal. Love SNL commercials!
I remember when this first aired. I know most people hold the first group to be the best, but for me, the 86-91 group was the best. They came around at the time I was old enough to understand pop culture and politics and they really knocked it out of the park.
For me: It's 75-80 then 86-94.
I agree. As actors, the original cast might have been better, but as a sketch comedy troupe, I think this iteration is better -- and in no small part due to Phil Hartman's work.
Very much in agreement. I was quite young, but my parents let me watch SNL. It really, honestly shaped me quite a bit as a person.
Phoebe Snow singing the jingle at the end is just absolutely perfect too 🤣
scrolled through the comments just to see if anyone mentioned the jingle at the end, thats my favorite part.
Wow! I had no idea!!
This and Bass~o~matic are my favorite SNL commercials.
This takes me back to the fledgling days of *Comedy Central,* when they all they'd play all day was old *"SNL"* and *"Kids in the Hall"* reruns and old Stand-Up Specials of actually GOOD comedians (before EVERYONE decided to do stand-up) and their only original shows were things like *"Win Ben Stein's Money"* and *"Dr. Katz"* .....Ah yes, the good old days 😊
Honey Bee86 Don't forget Monty Python! And I remember Penn Gillette being the voice for all of Comedy Central's ads.
Aaah before Ben Stein decided no to be funny at all. :(
Pre-south park comedy central was the shit
I saw early Seinfeld stand up before he got his show and said, “His show will never last” when it came on the air. He wasn’t all that funny then but the four of them together made magic. Long story short, don’t trust me to be a TV critic. “It stinks!”
I too remember those days. And don't forget the Upright Citizens Brigade, Viva Variety, Bob & Margaret, and the Man Show
Phil Hartman was one of the greatest comedians ever on SNL.
It's all about the contrast between the awful imagery that the phrase "colon blow" conjures in your mind, coupled with Phil's super-calm, supportive attitude toward the idea (at least initially).😂 Man, I remember laughing so hard at this as a kid, I was doubled over!
The best. EVER. "Sounds delicious!!!"
an absolute classic.
Phil playing it like the nerdy, oblivious straight man made it perfect
The production value on this is unreal.
yeah . i wonder how they did the shot of him on the cereal bowls and the wider shot, seems hard. LOL did they actually stack bowls and have him sit on the top?!
Sounds delicious is my favorite line here
I was just cracking my sister up in the grocery store referencing Colon Blow. She didn't remember this skit. Colon Blow and the Lung Brush, 2 of my favorite fake commercial products from SNL.
Haha Lung Brush!!!!
"Lung brush" was all I needed to laugh audibly.
Nobody could send up commercial spokesmen better than Phil Hartman. Just pitch perfect.
I'd forgotten the jingle at the end:
''Colon Blow and you-ou-ou! In the morning!"
Light up the 5D to Phil Hartman and Phoebe Snow!! This sketch is hilarious! 😂💜
You know he was a great actor when he has a different tone of voice in the way he pronounces every number. Phil would’ve eventually been Oscar-nominated like other comedians Robin Williams, Tom Hanks, Bill Murray, and Dan Aykroyd.
This is the first Phil Hartman sketch I ever saw as a child. It’s how I remember him. What a loss of a phenomenal human being. Seriously.
That looked so real how Phil Hartman was lifted up by all those bowls of cereal! Funny stuff!
Still my favorite SNL "commercial skit" of all time! 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Jim B. Mine was oops i crapped my pants
"I hate that show, okay? They have these commercials that you think are real... and then, you wanna buy the stuff!" - Jackie Burkhart
It's either this or the Love Seat toilet.
"Sounds delicious." I still miss Phil Hartman.
This is one of the 1st episodes I ever watched as a young teen! This commercial and Farley for hybernol are top 2 of all time
Now Rick from Pawn Stars owns to the Super Colon blow box 😂
Colon Blow? ... sounds delicious!
HOW CAN HE MAINTAIN A SERIOUS FACE?? PURE GENIUS!!!!
Unlike that no-talent Jimmy Fallon who was as bad an actor as he is a comedian.
Phil Hartman had a voice that could end wars.
Maybe you're right, the Berlin wall was taken down around this time
Modern laxative and fiber commercials are less tactful than this.
I can't believe this is 30 years old now. I remember seeing this the night it first aired. I didn't get it but remember my parents were just dying laughing. I miss this era of SNL.
Did anybody notice the box of COLON BLOW in the new movie SATURDAY NIGHT?
I wonder how many people watching know the real commercials, for Total cereal, this is spoofing.
Probably not a LOT, but it stands alone as well.
I knew about them at the time of seeing this live but didn’t remember it was Total.
I love the theme song. It really makes it for me.
When is the Ultra Colon Blow coming out?
It's not gonna "come out" this is a very old clip from the late 70's or early 80's. Phil Hartman is dead now. His wife shot him, I think
Never. The testing groups literally cannot find their entire lower intestinal tract after the first spoonful.
It will-be "coming-out" about 15-minutes after it's been-eaten.
Just get Ulcerative Colitis and you won't need any cereal for a Colon Blow
Immediately!
I first saw this at some point in the 90s, and it’s crazy how far beyond it is. This isn’t sketch comedy material. SNL produced some legendary work.
To anyone who doesn't know, the cereal "total" had a series of commercials that was similar to this. Also, holy cow, is that Phil Hartman? I didn't know he was on SNL when he was that young!
he looks a bit thinner now
@@zimriel sadly yes
This... my god.... takes me back. I saw this and laughed so hard I missed the Super Colon Blow part
Phil Hartman’s voice is funny enough 🤣🤣
This is one of the first SNL sketches I ever watched, and is how my dad introduced me to the show. Still funny to this day.
RIP Phil. One of the greats whose life was cut way too short. This is back when SNL still had good writers and knew how to close out skits. What happened? This show's been a shell of itself for more than a decade now.
SNL is like the pandemic. It has its hills and valleys.
@@MilnocIt’s been in a valley for 30 years.
Super funny commercial. Thanks for the post here.
ABOUT TIME THEY UPLOADED IT!!!!!!
Brilliantly Funny Phil Hartman! He was AMAZING.
This was shown on British TV. It was so off the wall and outrageous back then, I remember just wanting to see more of this crazy American humour but none over here got it back then. Another opportunity missed!
Phil Hartman was great in all the various roles
An oldie but a goodie
eating a bowl right now as I watch this
Who is here after watching Pawn Stars? Haha
Yep...Me
All of us I think
Huh?
Me me me!!!
Why would pawn stars bring anyone here?
The Colon Blow box was purchased for $3500 on Pawn Stars.
Everything I like has RIP somewhere in the comments *sigh*. I'm old
that emotional singing about colon blow at the end is the best
In case any ones wondering:
(Per One Bowl)
Fiber One - 18g of Fiber
Colon Blow - 540,000g of Fiber
Super Colon Blow - 2,500,000g of Fiber
One of SNL's Funniest Food skits! This one and Taco Town and Little Chocolate Donuts and some of my favorites!
One I can't find on YT is Quarry Cereal (made entirely out of rocks). "It's good, cuz it's mined!"
Erotic cakes!
Crystal Gravy was amazing too.
This is funniest if you lived back then and remember all the serious TV commercials about breakfast cereals with fiber
The pawn stars episode brought me here. RIP Phil H😎