According to the book Saturday Night: A Backstage History of Saturday Night Live...Belushi had difficulty playing Kirk at first...his performances were terrible in rehearsals all week but somehow nailed it during the live show shocking everyone especially Michael O Donoghue...who wrote the sketch...he gave Belushi a hug backstage after the sketch ended..
That's Kirk's actual serial number (as seen in the episode "Court Martial") that Belushi recites at the end. Belushi even does it with his eyes closed, perhaps showing us he's a green blooded Trekkie because he knew it by heart.
@@Mg3-Si2-O5-OH4the sketch was written by Michael O’Donoghue and John. And both were fans, the entire sketch was basically because John wanted to play Kirk. O’Donoghue wasn’t entirely sure he could pull it off, and Belushi wasn’t able to quite nail the Shatner impression to the degree that the sketch flatlined at dress (also because Chevy was trying to steal the sketch’s spotlight) and Lorne considered cutting it because twelve minutes is a BIG chunk of time. In the end he kept it in, and comedy history happened. Turns out Belushi always worked best without a net.
The fact that this sketch was just 7 years after the original series was cancelled and already, Star Trek had gotten popular through syndicated reruns and sci fi conventions and the 2 season animated series is honestly amazing.
The progenitor of all Star Trek parody. I love how Belushi only occasionally slips into the quirks of William Shatner's speech patterns as opposed to doing it throughout the sketch as is common with Shatner impressions since.
Yes more natural. Which is what those on the show today lack. It is like they try so much harder and these guys let it flow. The difference to is it started with improve actors, not "comedians".
He was funny, but his Spock impression was not, 'spot on'. And while we all love John Belushi, his Kirk sucked. Just being honest. And Akroyd's impression of Dr. McKoy, an able and country doctor from Georgia? Awful!
@@samr.england613 Hey Sam, the gentleman was being sarcastic about Chevy Chase's impression being 'spot on' as he just very clearly sounds exactly like Chevy Chase.
+++ I was a CAPTAIN KIRK Fan from the beginning. HE was the Hero of my childhood. - I am German and in Germany we don't had US Broadcasters like NBC so we did not know the Saturday Night Live Show, STAR TREK was Syncro Translated and sent in the german ZDF TV every Sunday. Comedians Like John Belushi , Dan Akroyd , Chevy Chase or Bill Murray were COMPLETE UNKNOWN in Germany. First Movie with Belushi and Akroyd I saw was the BLUES BROTHERS in Cinema. Later on we saw Funnys like "1941 - Where Is Hollywood" or "Caddyshack" , syncronized German , on Video tapes. In the Middle of the 80th my Video Tape Dealer sold me : BEST OF SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE ( 90 Minutes ) and I saw this old Funnys first time AND AGAIN AND AGAIN ! My FAVORITES : John Belushi as CAPTAIN KIRK , As Cook in Samurai Delcates making a huge sandwich with a Katana and as waiter in the Breakfast restaurant - only selling CHEESEBURGERS and PEPSI COKE ! + GOOD BLESS JOHN - For all the fun he left us ! ************************************************
In Bob Woodward's book on Belushi, "Wired: The Short Life and Fast Times of John Belushi" he recounts how Belushi missed the dress rehersal for ths skit and right before it was obvious he couldn't get his lines right. But when the live camera rolled he absolutely nailed it. Thats part of what makes him legendary.
"With the exception of one television network, we have found intelligent life." Imagine 7 years after a show has been off the air, mocking your own network for cancelling it while shooting the first season of your own show. And also knowing that at the height of Star Trek's popularity in syndication, you are absolutely justified in doing so.
This was right before the first movie was released. The cast was already in talks and production was soon to begin. I've always thought that the popularity of this skit at this time, helped get the people primed for the movie.
People always say "Imagine ____" and then give you the most boring and mundane possible scenario to imagine. Like I don't have to imagine it, it already happened.
+++ I was a CAPTAIN KIRK Fan from the beginning. HE was the Hero of my childhood. - I am German and in Germany we don't had US Broadcasters like NBC so we did not know the Saturday Night Live Show, STAR TREK was Syncro Translated and sent in the german ZDF TV every Sunday. Comedians Like John Belushi , Dan Akroyd , Chevy Chase or Bill Murray were COMPLETE UNKNOWN in Germany. First Movie with Belushi and Akroyd I saw was the BLUES BROTHERS in Cinema. Later on we saw Funnys like "1941 - Where Is Hollywood" or "Caddyshack" , syncronized German , on Video tapes. In the Middle of the 80th my Video Tape Dealer sold me : BEST OF SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE ( 90 Minutes ) and I saw this old Funnys first time AND AGAIN AND AGAIN ! My FAVORITES : John Belushi as CAPTAIN KIRK , As Cook in Samurai Delcates making a huge sandwich with a Katana and as waiter in the Breakfast restaurant - only selling CHEESEBURGERS and PEPSI COKE ! + GOOD BLESS JOHN - For all the fun he left us ! ************************************************
@@rr7firefly Elliot Gould predicted Belushi's death... He was on the last episode with him, and when Belushi dies on the show, (killed by one of Bill Murray's giant lobsters I think), He goes like 'NOOOOOO! He had his whole life ahead of him! ...Well, 2 or 3 years at least..." and Belushi did die somewhere between 2 and 3 years later.
Thanks! I was wondering about that. I guess they didn't have such a large or diverse cast back in the day. TBH though the set designer and production assistant did a fine job of a live sketch :)
I remeber a SNL/ST skit were the Captain said something about Sulu being a little overweight. I am not sure what cast or year (mid-80s to early-90s?), but really seemed improved and a little inside jokey. This must have been the same person.
This was really the first time anyone did a parody of Star Trek, where they distilled all the subtle things that everyone associates with the show. The personalties, mannerisms, cliches... all spot on.
*Sublime.* *I think the wonderful Michael O'Donoghue wrote this.* *And the story goes that he was so happy with Beloosh's performance,* *when the sketch was over, he ran weeping over to him and gave him a great big bearhug!* 🖖❤
You never hear of this sketch when they talk about the best of snl. Admittedly a bit dated, but still a stand out sketch. Belushi and Chase are perfect. And I've watched this at least a dozen times and I always watch from beginning to end. Amazing job
Seems like they had pretty low standards back then. To me it seems like Belushi is barely trying to capture Shatner's mannerism. People would accept this standard today. I think Chase was pretty mediocre too.
Same here. I was a senior in 1975 and I was perfectly content to stay home on a Saturday night so I could watch Saturday night live, and I think Baretta was on on Saturday nights also. I sometimes yearn for those times.
What I especially like is the attention to detail. Yeah, they were on a budget, but those uniforms are just about perfect. And a lot of the little asides - like specifying a crew of 430 - show that whoever wrote it was a pretty big fan.
I just realized the actor who played Sulu is the same man who reprises the role in the rotating restaurant in space years later with William Shatter as host! Makes the jokes about him gaining weight are soo much more funny!
@@AndorianBlues He also played Sulu in the later STAR TREK sketch when Patrick Stewart was on the show! (Never mind the lack of logic there!) That one had the most bizzarre but fitting CAMEO by Bernie Kopell as the ship's doctor.
I remember when this first aired way back 50 years ago and that reference to Promise margarine. There is a similar iconic reference to a commercial in the movie "Airplane" that you really had to be from that time to understand: the woman questioning in her mind why her husband doesn't like her coffee. The actress had been in several coffee commercials back then and was known for those commercials. I doubt anyone born after 1972 would remember.
+++ I was a CAPTAIN KIRK Fan from the beginning. HE was the Hero of my childhood. - I am German and in Germany we don't had US Broadcasters like NBC so we did not know the Saturday Night Live Show, STAR TREK was Syncro Translated and sent in the german ZDF TV every Sunday. Comedians Like John Belushi , Dan Akroyd , Chevy Chase or Bill Murray were COMPLETE UNKNOWN in Germany. First Movie with Belushi and Akroyd I saw was the BLUES BROTHERS in Cinema. Later on we saw Funnys like "1941 - Where Is Hollywood" or "Caddyshack" , syncronized German , on Video tapes. In the Middle of the 80th my Video Tape Dealer sold me : BEST OF SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE ( 90 Minutes ) and I saw this old Funnys first time AND AGAIN AND AGAIN ! My FAVORITES : John Belushi as CAPTAIN KIRK , As Cook in Samurai Delcates making a huge sandwich with a Katana and as waiter in the Breakfast restaurant - only selling CHEESEBURGERS and PEPSI COKE ! + GOOD BLESS JOHN - For all the fun he left us ! ************************************************
@@EdDunkleGod he sucks, he much like Jamie Foxx is good at dramatic acting, but his comedic acting is bad, they infuse themselves, and they aren’t very funny performers.
+++ I was a CAPTAIN KIRK Fan from the beginning. HE was the Hero of my childhood. - I am German and in Germany we don't had US Broadcasters like NBC so we did not know the Saturday Night Live Show, STAR TREK was Syncro Translated and sent in the german ZDF TV every Sunday. Comedians Like John Belushi , Dan Akroyd , Chevy Chase or Bill Murray were COMPLETE UNKNOWN in Germany. First Movie with Belushi and Akroyd I saw was the BLUES BROTHERS in Cinema. Later on we saw Funnys like "1941 - Where Is Hollywood" or "Caddyshack" , syncronized German , on Video tapes. In the Middle of the 80th my Video Tape Dealer sold me : BEST OF SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE ( 90 Minutes ) and I saw this old Funnys first time AND AGAIN AND AGAIN ! My FAVORITES : John Belushi as CAPTAIN KIRK , As Cook in Samurai Delcates making a huge sandwich with a Katana and as waiter in the Breakfast restaurant - only selling CHEESEBURGERS and PEPSI COKE ! + GOOD BLESS JOHN - For all the fun he left us ! ************************************************
I was in high school and would watch Star Trek doing my home work on the living room floor. All of us fans were devastated when they cancelled Star Trek....but revenge was sweet and karma came around and Star Trek came back with movie after movie after movie....Star Trek lives on!
The weird thing is that when this aired, it had only been 7 years since Star Trek had been cancelled. But in those 7 short years, it went from a cancelled TV series to a phenomenon.
I love star trek.it gave me a imagination that saved me from smoking or drinking or doing drugs.now I work on advanced propulsion systems at s4....and have been in space on board the orion military platform that orbits the earth at the South pole...
@@peterk3474 ratings were poor. Right? But it went in to syndication as Paramount wanted to try to create a channel. Then young folks watched it. A blessing in disguise, as by the 3rd year, the scripts, stories were weakening.
So many things make this sketch immortal. Belushi's Dead on Shatner, Aykroyd's McCoy going out of character, Chevy Chase's Spock's final meltdown. 😅🤣 Plus some lines: "I'm a doctor not a Taylor dammit," and Garret Morris' "Right on, Buck Rogers. Is that an order, baby?"
Im 68 and my pop would make it a point to watch Star Trek with Shattner as James T Kirk. Until Jurassic park came along . Imagination was my pops way of being a great body shop man and vehicle repairman , mechanic. If he needed a special wrench or tool pop would just design his own and make it. That’s true talent
It's wonderful to watch all over again when you can find it. Such great stories in spite of hokie costumes- wonderful writing before "the message" ruined entertainment.
@@spiritualcramp8000 I thought that was just how he normally looks since its normal to me. Its not very good though, it stresses the muscles when the arms cant hang free and causes shoulder and chest pain.
Chevy Chase and Dan Aykroyd are doing comic impersonations here. John Belushi is doing that too, of course, but he is doing more than just that. He takes this thing to the next level. People don't remember Belushi just because he died young. He had a real gift.
People don’t remember Belushi? I beg to differ. Anyone who saw him perform remembers him. If younger people are culturally ignorant, that’s their problem.
Quick abd dirty - that's how the props dept worked sketch comedy shows in the old days, You can notice some funny anomalies in the old 'Carol Burnett Show' sets, for example.
Like how they say following program in living color NBC and they keep moving left to right to avoid a car from 20 century earth and dan aykroyd spoof Dr Leonard McCoy
Original "Star Trek" Chair's were Two Sheets of Cardboard, Doubled, so as Kirk and Uhura could be two sheets, to the wind and get their "Star Freak", on, in the Chair's and release freakishly large amounts of Bodily Fluids, unto, said Chair's, without fear of collapse...........and added longevity.
@Kilo Mintoni Lucille saved Star Trek. Trekkies/Trekkers need to be thankful that Lucy had a crush on Gene Roddenberry otherwise that show would never had made it past the cage for she paid for not only for that pilot, but for the second pilot and the rest of the series until it ate her studio funds. I definately Love Lucy! Bjo Trimble gets all the credit for saving Trek, WRONG! Trimble may have helped fan wise, but it was Lucy's money that financed the program thus saving it.
I never was a Belushi fan. Although this was better than I expected. Belushi didn't live long enough to do anything I really liked. Chevy went on to make sone great films. Can't you just imagine how much better the grizwald/vacation movies could have been if Belushi had played a role too,. Like uncle buck perhaps? Not that John candy wasn't brilliant. Just saying they could have made more movies with Belushi being a poor relation or a boss/villin.
Guy was just incredible. I never get tired of watching Blues Brothers or Neighbors. I remember being 9 years old, hearing how he had died and being saddened by it. Ackroyd had written a part for him in Ghostbusters- Would have loved to have seen that!
@Jim Johnson Yes, those two are classic! I really loved Neighbors! I thought the role 'swap' of Belushi and Ackroyd was a brilliant touch. A highly underrated film, imho. Cathy Moriarity was awesome in that, as well.
I love how John Belushi and the other cast got into their roles so enthusiastically, even reading off Kirk's Star Fleet Serial Number at the end when the applause could have allowed him to trail off instead...
Whenever I am about to get into a skirmage, in my head I play... star trek fight music.. Ta ta ta da ta da ta ta duh duh... yeah sounds just like that in my head.. lol remember when they had to fight in that circle and kirk had to square off with that lady in the gold diapers. lol
My father got me the DVD of this for Christmas. When I saw this skit I had a smile on my face from ear to ear. I’ve only seen clips of this and loved the whole entire skit. Absolutely hilarious and spot on!
YUp. And then from 1982-1988 it sucked bigtime. But then, Mike Myers, David Spade, Chris Farley, and the rest came to the rescue and SNL was excellent again. But since about 2010, it has been crap.
Belushi was spot on!!!and he added a dimension to the role which made his parody character more interesting than the actual one. Man...what could have been had he stayed alive for at least one more generation.
this is such a brilliant sketch. i’ve never seen an snl sketch, regardless of era, go on for this long and be thoroughly entertaining the entire time. there’s so much to love about it. michael o’donoghue was a genius. he was partially insane, but a genius nonetheless.
SNL was brilliant in it's first three years, but it should have been canceled decades ago: I stopped watching it by 1980, and to be honest, I don't know anyone else that has watched it ("regularly" or not) for at least 30 years. All they did by refusing to step down at their peak was to outstay their welcome. The quality and length of this sketch was routine in the first years. Then the talent either overdosed or moved on (the right thing to do), and they tried over and over to recapture the original magic: that was a once in a generation cast - flawless. You can't recreate it, and the drivel they've turned out since has done nothing but bury the good stuff under a mountain of unfunny and un-entertaining crap.
Keith Purdue Funniest part is we lived in the second golden age after the Greatest Generation. We had the best music, films, TV(Jeannie, Bev Hillbillies, Gilligan, Early SNL, Monty Python) This generation is drowning with their endless remakes. I laugh at what they call music.
+++ I was a CAPTAIN KIRK Fan from the beginning. HE was the Hero of my childhood. - I am German and in Germany we don't had US Broadcasters like NBC so we did not know the Saturday Night Live Show, STAR TREK was Syncro Translated and sent in the german ZDF TV every Sunday. Comedians Like John Belushi , Dan Akroyd , Chevy Chase or Bill Murray were COMPLETE UNKNOWN in Germany. First Movie with Belushi and Akroyd I saw was the BLUES BROTHERS in Cinema. Later on we saw Funnys like "1941 - Where Is Hollywood" or "Caddyshack" , syncronized German , on Video tapes. In the Middle of the 80th my Video Tape Dealer sold me : BEST OF SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE ( 90 Minutes ) and I saw this old Funnys first time AND AGAIN AND AGAIN ! My FAVORITES : John Belushi as CAPTAIN KIRK , As Cook in Samurai Delcates making a huge sandwich with a Katana and as waiter in the Breakfast restaurant - only selling CHEESEBURGERS and PEPSI COKE ! + GOOD BLESS JOHN - For all the fun he left us ! ************************************************
+++ I was a CAPTAIN KIRK Fan from the beginning. HE was the Hero of my childhood. - I am German and in Germany we don't had US Broadcasters like NBC so we did not know the Saturday Night Live Show, STAR TREK was Syncro Translated and sent in the german ZDF TV every Sunday. Comedians Like John Belushi , Dan Akroyd , Chevy Chase or Bill Murray were COMPLETE UNKNOWN in Germany. First Movie with Belushi and Akroyd I saw was the BLUES BROTHERS in Cinema. Later on we saw Funnys like "1941 - Where Is Hollywood" or "Caddyshack" , syncronized German , on Video tapes. In the Middle of the 80th my Video Tape Dealer sold me : BEST OF SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE ( 90 Minutes ) and I saw this old Funnys first time AND AGAIN AND AGAIN ! My FAVORITES : John Belushi as CAPTAIN KIRK , As Cook in Samurai Delcates making a huge sandwich with a Katana and as waiter in the Breakfast restaurant - only selling CHEESEBURGERS and PEPSI COKE ! + GOOD BLESS JOHN - For all the fun he left us ! ************************************************
John Belushi was one of the best. Could improvise, run with the best, and was crossing over to dramatic acting when he self destructed. Gone before his time.
@@davidcastagna752 it was pretty obvious that Akroyd forgot his lines when he walked in. I think it took him three shots at it before he got going with some help from John
Saw this when it first viewed, and it has always been one of my favorites. Everyone in the world wanted to know why they would cancel the Star Trek series. This SNL skit was perfect.
I am 70 years old now I love that show so much that even if I was at a party with my friends I would come home and watch the show. Time sucks in a lot of ways, But some memories are wonderful💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖
60 years old, and we used to leave whatever bar we were hanging out at and gang up at somebody's (whose parents weren't home) house and have parties around the show. Good times, very much missed!
my friends and i were in our early 20's during the first few seasons of SNL ....we would end up at one our our places fire up the bong and enjoy the show...great times
I am 71, but yes, I keep coming back to this many nights just to find something to laugh about before I hug my pillow .... be it Johnny, Red Skelton, Carol Burnet, or Dean Martin roasts, or Ron White/ Kathleen Madigan!!!
GREAT SNL SKIT!!! It probably deserves to be in the top ten list of all-time SNL skits. I remember watching the original airing of this opus as a 19-year-old college student. I will never forget the "great ol' days" of that first year of SNL. To all the 'young kids' out there... you had to be there...
Long live the memories of the early days of SNL. I was in my mid 20's when this episode aired. My friends and I met every Saturday night at Rob's house and had some high times while watching new skits every week. Those were the days, my friend.
I dont know, by the smirk on Chevy's face I'm not sure Eliot Goiuld was supposed to rip his ears off.. It looked kinda Ad-lib and probably hurt a bit...
This skit is approaching epic greatness. It actually makes an excellent statement about corporations being so greedy that it brings the most rational mind to a squiggly emotional mess. Kind of sums up the selling out of the American industrial infrastructure. Todays profits over tomorrow's support of the basic familial unit leaving the worker without a future, his family beholden to the government, a nation dependent on foreign based goods that can be cut off, and the top few per-cent ever fatter with wealth. I actually see this in this brilliantly conceived and executed skit. This is elevated comedy...insanely humorous and unnervingly true satire.
That's got to be one of the best punch lines ever, when Belushi says, "except for one television network we have found intelligence everywhere in the galaxy!" How right that was and still is!
Couple things: • The joke about ‘NBC making cookies’ is referring to the ‘Nabisco’ brand name being an acronym for the National Biscuit Company (or N.B.C.) • The ‘Promise’ joke Belushi makes at the end is referring to a popular margarine commercial Shatner was doing at the time (the mid-70s). Elliot Gould mentions it too. • The guy playing Sulu is just an Asian member of the stage crew, and he reprised the role ten years later when Shatner actually hosted SNL! • This was the very first time any show did a parody of Star Trek. The show had become ubiquitous in syndication and was hugely popular among young people at the time.
I don't even have to watch this to remember it. I saw it when I was in college live. This was the first year of SNL and it was hilarious. One of the best Star Trek spoofs ever made.
I remember this episode from decades ago, and it's still funny. As I recall, Gene Roddenberry was going to sue but was laughing too hard. Case dismissed.
God, I miss the days when SNL was funny. I watched this episode as a stoned college student. I was glued to SNL every Saturday night. Great memories all around. RIP, Belushi.
The actual ending was almost as abrupt as this skit. On a serious note, Adam Nimoy, son, after Leonard's death in 2015 finished the tribute "For the Love of Spock" that is available on Netflix and other platforms. A lot of inside details and trivia about Nimoy, Spock, the Series and all the other incarnations of Gene Roddenberry's pride and joy. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
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What really makes this is Belushi's perfect and subtle impression of William Shatner's body language. He was such a consummate physical comedian.
According to the book Saturday Night: A Backstage History of Saturday Night Live...Belushi had difficulty playing Kirk at first...his performances were terrible in rehearsals all week but somehow nailed it during the live show shocking everyone especially Michael O Donoghue...who wrote the sketch...he gave Belushi a hug backstage after the sketch ended..
Same when he did Joe Cocker. Brilliant!!
@@Lovebug06901 oohhhhh his Joe Cocker is an effin' MASTERPIECE!!! He was magical. His fake Japanese is pretty spot on too in the samurai skits.
I find this far from perfect....dozens can do a much better Shatner
@@jayydee72 At the end, Belushi slumped in the chair and looked exhausted. He wasn't acting. He really put up a fight to pull it off.
That's Kirk's actual serial number (as seen in the episode "Court Martial") that Belushi recites at the end. Belushi even does it with his eyes closed, perhaps showing us he's a green blooded Trekkie because he knew it by heart.
This is sad
It was probably tattooed on his eyelids.
The writer/s of the skit were probably die hards. Not to diminish the talent, though.
@@Mg3-Si2-O5-OH4the sketch was written by Michael O’Donoghue and John. And both were fans, the entire sketch was basically because John wanted to play Kirk. O’Donoghue wasn’t entirely sure he could pull it off, and Belushi wasn’t able to quite nail the Shatner impression to the degree that the sketch flatlined at dress (also because Chevy was trying to steal the sketch’s spotlight) and Lorne considered cutting it because twelve minutes is a BIG chunk of time. In the end he kept it in, and comedy history happened. Turns out Belushi always worked best without a net.
John referenced all the Trek villains, years before there was a movie series. He was a hardcore fan!
The fact that this sketch was just 7 years after the original series was cancelled and already, Star Trek had gotten popular through syndicated reruns and sci fi conventions and the 2 season animated series is honestly amazing.
There were 2 animated series?
The look on the face of Chevy Chase was priceless when they took his ears.
I want my ears back 😂
The progenitor of all Star Trek parody. I love how Belushi only occasionally slips into the quirks of William Shatner's speech patterns as opposed to doing it throughout the sketch as is common with Shatner impressions since.
Yes more natural. Which is what those on the show today lack. It is like they try so much harder and these guys let it flow. The difference to is it started with improve actors, not "comedians".
Belushi delivers his lines perfectly for a show with little preparation. He was great.
Knew I had to see it when I saw Belushi in the thumbnail, completely perfect casting lmao
@@TheDJGrandPa Yea the old cast was the best wasn't it?
The new cast just doesn't make me laugh, sad really...
He was obviously a Trekker. 😁
That's because they were the ones creating it, they didn't have writers they were the writers !
Well, to be fair, he did mispronounce the first planet's name as "V" instead of Five.
Over 50+ yrs later John Belushi's brilliance shines brighter than ever.
the first SNL was in 1976 so it couldn't be older than that
@@glilygoss Premiered October 11th, 1975. 50th anniversary is next year.
LOUSY ENTERTAINMENT AND NOW THEY ARE LIBERAL ACTIVIST MFRS
i don't want to live in a world where comedians don't do coke
oh the things he could have done
Chevy Chase is playing Spock?! Wow, he really did a fantastic job. I really didn't think it was him. His voice was spot on.
He was funny, but his Spock impression was not, 'spot on'. And while we all love John Belushi, his Kirk sucked. Just being honest. And Akroyd's impression of Dr. McKoy, an able and country doctor from Georgia? Awful!
@@samr.england613 Hey Sam, the gentleman was being sarcastic about Chevy Chase's impression being 'spot on' as he just very clearly sounds exactly like Chevy Chase.
@@sratus Yeah, okay man. Peace
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*Spock on.
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You win!
One of the most brilliant satires ever written. It's funny because all good comedy has a kernel of truth at its core.
You just described a hemorrhoid
@@martinwhalley3286 Or a cling-on.
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I was a CAPTAIN KIRK Fan from the beginning.
HE was the Hero of my childhood.
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I am German and in Germany we don't had US Broadcasters
like NBC so we did not know the Saturday Night Live Show,
STAR TREK was Syncro Translated and sent in the german ZDF TV every Sunday.
Comedians Like John Belushi , Dan Akroyd , Chevy Chase or Bill Murray were
COMPLETE UNKNOWN in Germany. First Movie with Belushi and Akroyd
I saw was the BLUES BROTHERS in Cinema. Later on we saw Funnys like
"1941 - Where Is Hollywood" or "Caddyshack" , syncronized German , on Video tapes.
In the Middle of the 80th my Video Tape Dealer sold me : BEST OF SATURDAY
NIGHT LIVE ( 90 Minutes ) and I saw this old Funnys first time AND AGAIN AND AGAIN !
My FAVORITES : John Belushi as CAPTAIN KIRK , As Cook in Samurai Delcates
making a huge sandwich with a Katana and as waiter in the Breakfast restaurant -
only selling CHEESEBURGERS and PEPSI COKE !
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GOOD BLESS JOHN - For all the fun he left us !
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In Bob Woodward's book on Belushi, "Wired: The Short Life and Fast Times of John Belushi" he recounts how Belushi missed the dress rehersal for ths skit and right before it was obvious he couldn't get his lines right. But when the live camera rolled he absolutely nailed it. Thats part of what makes him legendary.
You realize that people just make up stuff to increase sales and to engender talk and so on?
@@fuzzywzhebooooo
@fuzzywzhe it is healthy to be skeptical of all media, but Bob Woodward's reputation is as impeachment as it gets
@@fuzzywzhe Actually, it is a well known fact that people perform better when on 'the drugs', that is why they are required when driving...
@@zathras11b53
Yes, it's as if they haven't heard the old saying, "Don't drink and not drive."
Fantastic skit, John Belushi was truly one of a kind.
"With the exception of one television network, we have found intelligent life." Imagine 7 years after a show has been off the air, mocking your own network for cancelling it while shooting the first season of your own show. And also knowing that at the height of Star Trek's popularity in syndication, you are absolutely justified in doing so.
They were edgy, they were raw; they were not ready for prime time.
They found out later, the Romulians had bought up the NBC stock and got a seat on the BoD.
They used theior influence to cancel The Enterprise.
I remember thinking about that, at the time. SNL, very BALLSY!
This was right before the first movie was released. The cast was already in talks and production was soon to begin.
I've always thought that the popularity of this skit at this time, helped get the people primed for the movie.
People always say "Imagine ____" and then give you the most boring and mundane possible scenario to imagine. Like I don't have to imagine it, it already happened.
Belushi showed his immense talent in this skit.
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I was a CAPTAIN KIRK Fan from the beginning.
HE was the Hero of my childhood.
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I am German and in Germany we don't had US Broadcasters
like NBC so we did not know the Saturday Night Live Show,
STAR TREK was Syncro Translated and sent in the german ZDF TV every Sunday.
Comedians Like John Belushi , Dan Akroyd , Chevy Chase or Bill Murray were
COMPLETE UNKNOWN in Germany. First Movie with Belushi and Akroyd
I saw was the BLUES BROTHERS in Cinema. Later on we saw Funnys like
"1941 - Where Is Hollywood" or "Caddyshack" , syncronized German , on Video tapes.
In the Middle of the 80th my Video Tape Dealer sold me : BEST OF SATURDAY
NIGHT LIVE ( 90 Minutes ) and I saw this old Funnys first time AND AGAIN AND AGAIN !
My FAVORITES : John Belushi as CAPTAIN KIRK , As Cook in Samurai Delcates
making a huge sandwich with a Katana and as waiter in the Breakfast restaurant -
only selling CHEESEBURGERS and PEPSI COKE !
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GOOD BLESS JOHN - For all the fun he left us !
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Yes, he was great. So much fun to revisit the early days of SNL.
I love how Belushi kept playing it straight all he way to the end.
Yes he held it all together
It was probably the finest performance of his career.
Not hard because the skit is so bad
@@DrLoverLover Did you even watch it? It's a brilliant piece of writing by people who definitely know their "Star Trek" onions.
Why wouldn't he play it straight to the end when the skit wasn't over until the end?
This never gets old.............it's been 55 years and Trek still lives
My friend was there for this episode.elliot Gould is her uncle.she's so lucky to have been there for this.
Yea but the newer versions are shit..PC shit..I can't watch any series that gives Whoopi Goldberg a job..
@Heart Wings. 45 years from last year, now 46 years ago. 😊
@@veecee3669 If you're calculating this episode as 1976, then, yes, 46 y. a. FTR, the last episode of ST aired in 1969, so that was 53 y. a.
Yes, ST the original series started in 1966.
The level of commitment, quality & talent to a comedy sketch lasting 12 mins, that's some golden age peak TV comedy right there! 🙏
The sad thing is that in our modern tiktok age of limited IQ and media, it will never come back in our lifetimes.
It's unf****** believable... I watched the whole thing in amazement (57... Probably watched it live)
Between SNL and Mad TV, that is the gold standard for sketch comedy.
Thank you! Haven't left in awhile❤😂
Absolutely brilliant script. Brilliant. I think they got most if not all of the standard Star Trek TOS tropes. A big thank you to all involved.
This skit is perfection. It really is. Elliot Gould walks in like he owns the place. I love it.
Elliot Gould was a god in those days. He appeared several times on the show, always carrying himself with great poise.
As an NBC exec, (in the skit) he did own the place !
@@rr7firefly Yeah he was a great host--great straight man.
@@rr7firefly Elliot Gould predicted Belushi's death... He was on the last episode with him, and when Belushi dies on the show, (killed by one of Bill Murray's giant lobsters I think), He goes like 'NOOOOOO! He had his whole life ahead of him! ...Well, 2 or 3 years at least..." and Belushi did die somewhere between 2 and 3 years later.
@@TheEvolNemesisRemember the skit with an old John Belushi as the last surviving cast member, musing that everyone thought he would die first?
fyi Lt. Sulu is played by Akira Yoshimura (the show's set designer) and Lt. Uhura is played by Doris Powell (one of the show's production assistants).
Thanks! I was wondering about that. I guess they didn't have such a large or diverse cast back in the day. TBH though the set designer and production assistant did a fine job of a live sketch :)
Doris is quite the looker!!
best part is Akira played the role again when Chris Pine was on ruclips.net/video/EuFfmnu34rs/видео.html
I remeber a SNL/ST skit were the Captain said something about Sulu being a little overweight. I am not sure what cast or year (mid-80s to early-90s?), but really seemed improved and a little inside jokey. This must have been the same person.
How in the world did the keep phone laughing!!!!!?????
I died when Spock kept trying his nerve pinch 😂
Vulcan grip🖖🤣
RIP
“Lay off, joker!”
"I attempted this mind meld while you were speaking with Dr McCoy. His mind was empty and dark, with little mice in the corners..."
If you died how are you writing in the comment section? Are you a ghost now? What was the other side like?
I love how John just won't give up the character.
The Best SNL EVER, and Belushi never broke character!! And Ackroyd's "i'm a Dr, dammitt, not a Tailor" 🤣🤣🤣🤣
What makes this so funny is the way Gould totally ignores how they keep staying in character.
Lots of things make it funny.
Gould never could act for shit, but he makes this work.
True professional ;)
Even after he had his ears😄
Gould had such a whiny voice in many of his movie roles (like Kevin Costner early on), but this SNL bit helped his reputation.
What made this sketch so good is it was played straight and not spoofed
Yup!
Yeah, fucking amazing! Belushi never broke character, just awesome! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Exactly. Being too the heart and just spoffing things are 180 degrees apart.
“NBC Used to make cookies”😂 Actually,Nabisco used to be called National Biscuit Company.
back then NBC was Nabiscos stock symbol
Still is na. Bis. Co.
And the Black guy (Garett Moris) does what the Yehudi tells him to do. LOL
LOL wow. Even on a sketch that is as apolitical as it can get a nazi just has to make his comments.
Yep. its obvious you totally have a life dude.
@@josephhorvath2562 It's impossible that someone messed up. This is supposed to be perfect.
This was really the first time anyone did a parody of Star Trek, where they distilled all the subtle things that everyone associates with the show. The personalties, mannerisms, cliches... all spot on.
YES
MAD Magazine's STAR BLECHH was first.
@@cherylcampbell9369 I miss Mad Magazine. I have some great ones going back to the 70s.
Also hit the spot on the actors trying to disassociate from the series, as well as the behavior of fans from then on.
Belushi and Chase's acting is pretty impressive here.
Belushi is terrific in this totally in character, you feel he really means it
*Sublime.*
*I think the wonderful Michael O'Donoghue wrote this.*
*And the story goes that he was so happy with Beloosh's performance,*
*when the sketch was over, he ran weeping over to him and gave him a great big bearhug!*
🖖❤
I didn't know that, and thanks. John passed away too early. This was just an example of what he could have done in the future.
It was a truly great performance and a great skit.
You never hear of this sketch when they talk about the best of snl. Admittedly a bit dated, but still a stand out sketch. Belushi and Chase are perfect. And I've watched this at least a dozen times and I always watch from beginning to end. Amazing job
Seems like they had pretty low standards back then. To me it seems like Belushi is barely trying to capture Shatner's mannerism. People would accept this standard today. I think Chase was pretty mediocre too.
@@johnrandolph6121 much better than today's jokers!
@@johnrandolph6121 for me the only funny SNL era was the late 90s with Will Ferrell and the mid 00s with Hader. They were laugh out loud funny for me.
I was a teenager when the original cast was blowing every ones minds. Nobody missed a show!
Same here. I was a senior in 1975 and I was perfectly content to stay home on a Saturday night so I could watch Saturday night live, and I think Baretta was on on Saturday nights also. I sometimes yearn for those times.
Always smoked a joint before SNL came on, laughed my ass off every Saturday nite. Good times, then the world turned to shit.
@@dwainfleming9668 10000% correct..
you couldnt pay me to watch saturday night live today but the origanal cast was great
@@thomaslambie5470 its not SNL anymore. It's just another BS platform for NBC to push their socialist mindset on the American public. It blows.
What I especially like is the attention to detail. Yeah, they were on a budget, but those uniforms are just about perfect. And a lot of the little asides - like specifying a crew of 430 - show that whoever wrote it was a pretty big fan.
My FB bud, Doug Drexler, ran a Star Trek store at the time called The Federation Outpost. The SNL production team got the uniforms from the store.
@@DWNicolo What was the cookie joke? That had to be a dig at the network about canceling star trek, but I can't figure it out.
@@lisasmith8630 NBC, National Biscuit Company, Nabisco
I just realized the actor who played Sulu is the same man who reprises the role in the rotating restaurant in space years later with William Shatter as host! Makes the jokes about him gaining weight are soo much more funny!
okay, I thought I was good at recognizing the most random people across tv and movies, but good LORD. this one is so specific lol
He's also in the newest parody as well.
that's Akira Yoshimora, he's a production designer on SNL who still works on the show today.
Well, both Shatner and Belushi put on a lot of weight later on.
@@AndorianBlues He also played Sulu in the later STAR TREK sketch when Patrick Stewart was on the show! (Never mind the lack of logic there!) That one had the most bizzarre but fitting CAMEO by Bernie Kopell as the ship's doctor.
I love this skit, very well written. I'm old enough to remember the Promise Margarine reference.
I remember when this first aired way back 50 years ago and that reference to Promise margarine. There is a similar iconic reference to a commercial in the movie "Airplane" that you really had to be from that time to understand: the woman questioning in her mind why her husband doesn't like her coffee. The actress had been in several coffee commercials back then and was known for those commercials. I doubt anyone born after 1972 would remember.
also when Elliot Gould said to Kirk/Belushi.you got a call from a margarine company,"Promise",remember that Shatner endorsement well
Excellent script writing. John at his best with a legendary cast of Chevy, Dan, Garrett, and others.
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I was a CAPTAIN KIRK Fan from the beginning.
HE was the Hero of my childhood.
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I am German and in Germany we don't had US Broadcasters
like NBC so we did not know the Saturday Night Live Show,
STAR TREK was Syncro Translated and sent in the german ZDF TV every Sunday.
Comedians Like John Belushi , Dan Akroyd , Chevy Chase or Bill Murray were
COMPLETE UNKNOWN in Germany. First Movie with Belushi and Akroyd
I saw was the BLUES BROTHERS in Cinema. Later on we saw Funnys like
"1941 - Where Is Hollywood" or "Caddyshack" , syncronized German , on Video tapes.
In the Middle of the 80th my Video Tape Dealer sold me : BEST OF SATURDAY
NIGHT LIVE ( 90 Minutes ) and I saw this old Funnys first time AND AGAIN AND AGAIN !
My FAVORITES : John Belushi as CAPTAIN KIRK , As Cook in Samurai Delcates
making a huge sandwich with a Katana and as waiter in the Breakfast restaurant -
only selling CHEESEBURGERS and PEPSI COKE !
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GOOD BLESS JOHN - For all the fun he left us !
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The first "crew" of SNL was by far the best. Always immitated, never equalled.
This & Steve Martins King Tut sketch are my all time favorites!
I agree, along with Father Guido's "Find the Pope in the pizza" skit.
Come on the samurai tailor is also gold.
The characters are so very faithful, really did their homework - a wonderful talent lost in John Belushi all too soon! 😢
Incorrect logic Spock. That's a 1968 Chevrolet Nova LOL
Yes it is!
That was my first thought too: '68 Nova!
The GOLDEN AGE OF SNL superb acting scripts and chemistry
Yes, very few of more recent SNL personnel have any acting skills.
I'm not Golden age... but why...
SNL has become a political shit show . Not funny or entertaining. 👎
Bill Hader is also his own Golden Age of SNL
@@EdDunkleGod he sucks, he much like Jamie Foxx is good at dramatic acting, but his comedic acting is bad, they infuse themselves, and they aren’t very funny performers.
First SNL Generation (1975-1980) My Favorite. Lots & Lots of Talent There.
Belushi, Ackroyd, Chase, Gould, etc. and so energetically young.
I love it! 👌😀
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I was a CAPTAIN KIRK Fan from the beginning.
HE was the Hero of my childhood.
-
I am German and in Germany we don't had US Broadcasters
like NBC so we did not know the Saturday Night Live Show,
STAR TREK was Syncro Translated and sent in the german ZDF TV every Sunday.
Comedians Like John Belushi , Dan Akroyd , Chevy Chase or Bill Murray were
COMPLETE UNKNOWN in Germany. First Movie with Belushi and Akroyd
I saw was the BLUES BROTHERS in Cinema. Later on we saw Funnys like
"1941 - Where Is Hollywood" or "Caddyshack" , syncronized German , on Video tapes.
In the Middle of the 80th my Video Tape Dealer sold me : BEST OF SATURDAY
NIGHT LIVE ( 90 Minutes ) and I saw this old Funnys first time AND AGAIN AND AGAIN !
My FAVORITES : John Belushi as CAPTAIN KIRK , As Cook in Samurai Delcates
making a huge sandwich with a Katana and as waiter in the Breakfast restaurant -
only selling CHEESEBURGERS and PEPSI COKE !
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GOOD BLESS JOHN - For all the fun he left us !
************************************************
I was in high school and would watch Star Trek doing my home work on the living room floor. All of us fans were devastated when they cancelled Star Trek....but revenge was sweet and karma came around and Star Trek came back with movie after movie after movie....Star Trek lives on!
I was in the same situation as you. Finally, an intelligent SciFi show that didn't cater to anyone... despite the budget. Thanks.
So endlessly sad that they are now killing it for good.
star trek over star wars any day of the week.
❤so TREKy❤I LO❤E IT😊
Vger is going to have to join with the "Creator"........
That final “Live long and prosper . . . promise” from Belushi always gets me.
Oh, man, me, too!
And Belushi can make the Vulcan "V" with his fingers, like I can so we must be double-jointed, because Shatner has never been able to do that.
The weird thing is that when this aired, it had only been 7 years since Star Trek had been cancelled. But in those 7 short years, it went from a cancelled TV series to a phenomenon.
Even watching this sketch I was pissed off at NBC.
not to mention the cartoon show to end the show correctly was another 2 years so 5 years from last TV Show?
@Daniel Billing He's saying the first Star Trek movie wasn't made until 1979.
I love star trek.it gave me a imagination that saved me from smoking or drinking or doing drugs.now I work on advanced propulsion systems at s4....and have been in space on board the orion military platform that orbits the earth at the South pole...
@@peterk3474 ratings were poor. Right? But it went in to syndication as Paramount wanted to try to create a channel. Then young folks watched it. A blessing in disguise, as by the 3rd year, the scripts, stories were weakening.
One of Chevy Chase’s best!
Perfect Spok impersonation leading to hilarious emotional outburst.
165Dash ___ i didnt realize it was c chase until his ears were ripped off. 🤦♀️
165Dash I want my ears!
the nerv pinch lol
My first time seeing this was when it was aired (almost) live [for the West Coast] as a kid. All these years later and it holds up so beautifully!
One of my favorite SNL skits ever, Belushi, Chase and Aykroyd were spectacular! LOL
I love how this was just a straight up fan skit, they were just still sad and wondering how Star Trek got cancelled 😂
So many things make this sketch immortal. Belushi's Dead on Shatner, Aykroyd's McCoy going out of character, Chevy Chase's Spock's final meltdown. 😅🤣 Plus some lines: "I'm a doctor not a Taylor dammit," and Garret Morris' "Right on, Buck Rogers. Is that an order, baby?"
I'm almost 65. I miss the real Star Trek.
I am most tempted to watch the old cartoon series again which were done by the actual cast after the end of the OS series.
I'm 68 and this is so much fun. Donate to Lost in Space? 😁
Im 68 and my pop would make it a point to watch Star Trek with Shattner as James T Kirk. Until Jurassic park came along . Imagination was my pops way of being a great body shop man and vehicle repairman , mechanic. If he needed a special wrench or tool pop would just design his own and make it. That’s true talent
It's wonderful to watch all over again when you can find it. Such great stories in spite of hokie costumes- wonderful writing before "the message" ruined entertainment.
I miss the real SNL
I just loved how John Belushi would capture some of William Shatner's exaggerated mannerisms while acting ."Spock" are you out of your "Vulcan" mind.
yes, the body posture as he entered with arms slightly opened not touching his 'huge' chest is priceless
@@spiritualcramp8000 I thought that was just how he normally looks since its normal to me.
Its not very good though, it stresses the muscles when the arms cant hang free and causes shoulder and chest pain.
Yes, with so many gestures, one said: yes, that's what Kirk did
Elliot Gould was perfect here. I remember watching this live as a teen. How time flies.
"I'm a doctor not a tailor, damn it!" I love these guys!!!
This hits home.
Chevy Chase and Dan Aykroyd are doing comic impersonations here. John Belushi is doing that too, of course, but he is doing more than just that. He takes this thing to the next level. People don't remember Belushi just because he died young. He had a real gift.
chevy chase actually doing a nice spock impersonation
Thanks. John passed away far too early. He was a groundbreaking comedian. At a young age, Belushi had a pulse of what America truly was like.
People don’t remember Belushi? I beg to differ. Anyone who saw him perform remembers him. If younger people are culturally ignorant, that’s their problem.
I love how the captain's chair is just an office chair with two pieces of cardboard attached to it.
Quick abd dirty - that's how the props dept worked sketch comedy shows in the old days, You can notice some funny anomalies in the old 'Carol Burnett Show' sets, for example.
Like how they say following program in living color NBC and they keep moving left to right to avoid a car from 20 century earth and dan aykroyd spoof Dr Leonard McCoy
Original "Star Trek" Chair's were Four pieces of Cardboard, for added longevity.
Original "Star Trek" Chair's were Two Sheets of Cardboard, Doubled, so as Kirk and Uhura could be two sheets, to the wind and get their "Star Freak", on, in the Chair's and release freakishly large amounts of Bodily Fluids, unto, said Chair's, without fear of collapse...........and added longevity.
SNL budgets have come up a bit since the 70s.. and so have Star Trek's.
51 years later and I'm still pissed off that it was cancelled.
Me too!
@Kilo Mintoni Lucille saved Star Trek. Trekkies/Trekkers need to be thankful that Lucy had a crush on Gene Roddenberry otherwise that show would never had made it past the cage for she paid for not only for that pilot, but for the second pilot and the rest of the series until it ate her studio funds. I definately Love Lucy! Bjo Trimble gets all the credit for saving Trek, WRONG! Trimble may have helped fan wise, but it was Lucy's money that financed the program thus saving it.
Holy shit. You're right. 51 years!
One of the dumbest decisions in US television history. This show should have run for at least 7 years.
You can finish the 5 year mission by watching "Star Trek Continues" on RUclips.
Love John Belushi and miss him very much
I never was a Belushi fan. Although this was better than I expected. Belushi didn't live long enough to do anything I really liked. Chevy went on to make sone great films. Can't you just imagine how much better the grizwald/vacation movies could have been if Belushi had played a role too,. Like uncle buck perhaps? Not that John candy wasn't brilliant. Just saying they could have made more movies with Belushi being a poor relation or a boss/villin.
Guy was just incredible. I never get tired of watching Blues Brothers or Neighbors. I remember being 9 years old, hearing how he had died and being saddened by it. Ackroyd had written a part for him in Ghostbusters- Would have loved to have seen that!
I've never watched The Blues Brothers. @Jim Johnson
@Jim Johnson Yes, those two are classic! I really loved Neighbors! I thought the role 'swap' of Belushi and Ackroyd was a brilliant touch. A highly underrated film, imho. Cathy Moriarity was awesome in that, as well.
@@Robert08010 continental divide was pretty good as I recal.
7:37 SPOCK'S FACE WHEN HE TOOK HIS VULCAN EARS OFF I CAN'T 🤣😭💀
This is my favorite joke 😂
I love how John Belushi and the other cast got into their roles so enthusiastically, even reading off Kirk's Star Fleet Serial Number at the end when the applause could have allowed him to trail off instead...
I notice how none of them had to read a teleprompter to do their lines.
Chevy was reading lines off his palm.
Richard Gates to be fair his lines were crazy difficult at times lol, he was fantastic
It was kind of a joke, as in it looks like he might have read off his palm, but we don't really know what they had memorized.
That was in the script.
Wow. This still makes every Trekkie proud.
Whenever I am about to get into a skirmage, in my head I play... star trek fight music.. Ta ta ta da ta da ta ta duh duh... yeah sounds just like that in my head.. lol remember when they had to fight in that circle and kirk had to square off with that lady in the gold diapers. lol
Trekker. It's Trekker.
@@trevormiles5852 Silver I think they were, actually, and she did set them off well, did our Angelique Pettyjohn with the enormous eyes!
@@jakethepitador2558 It's both and more.
My father got me the DVD of this for Christmas. When I saw this skit I had a smile on my face from ear to ear. I’ve only seen clips of this and loved the whole entire skit. Absolutely hilarious and spot on!
Truly a bitter-sweet reality!! SNL back in the 1970s was amazing.
YUp. And then from 1982-1988 it sucked bigtime. But then, Mike Myers, David Spade, Chris Farley, and the rest came to the rescue and SNL was excellent again. But since about 2010, it has been crap.
Yeah. And Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman. And Dr. Who. And Monty Python and the Flying Circus..
The look on Chevy's face when Gould pulls the ear prosthesis' off. Worth the price of admission!
Belushi was spot on!!!and he added a dimension to the role which made his parody character more interesting than the actual one. Man...what could have been had he stayed alive for at least one more generation.
Apparently he was a Trekkie himself.
this is such a brilliant sketch. i’ve never seen an snl sketch, regardless of era, go on for this long and be thoroughly entertaining the entire time. there’s so much to love about it. michael o’donoghue was a genius. he was partially insane, but a genius nonetheless.
SNL was brilliant in it's first three years, but it should have been canceled decades ago: I stopped watching it by 1980, and to be honest, I don't know anyone else that has watched it ("regularly" or not) for at least 30 years. All they did by refusing to step down at their peak was to outstay their welcome. The quality and length of this sketch was routine in the first years. Then the talent either overdosed or moved on (the right thing to do), and they tried over and over to recapture the original magic: that was a once in a generation cast - flawless. You can't recreate it, and the drivel they've turned out since has done nothing but bury the good stuff under a mountain of unfunny and un-entertaining crap.
So much agreed! The characterizations were spot on, and it wasn't just a skit, but a short movie.
@@j.a.terranson "So.... you're saying there's a chance"
I prefer the original cast, but Eddie Murphy was brilliant in the early 80's. It hasn't been that good since.
Reserve the term genius for science not to shows
John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Chevy Chase. Epic. OMG. We are so old!!
just glad we were around to see them
Yes we are but we watched this the night it aired live and understand all the inside jokes like "Promise".
Keith Purdue Funniest part is we lived in the second golden age after the Greatest Generation. We had the best music, films, TV(Jeannie, Bev Hillbillies, Gilligan, Early SNL, Monty Python) This generation is drowning with their endless remakes. I laugh at what they call music.
Keith Purdue were are not old just getting older.
"I'm a doctor not a tailor damn it!"
This sketch is SO awesome. .. a true classic
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I was a CAPTAIN KIRK Fan from the beginning.
HE was the Hero of my childhood.
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I am German and in Germany we don't had US Broadcasters
like NBC so we did not know the Saturday Night Live Show,
STAR TREK was Syncro Translated and sent in the german ZDF TV every Sunday.
Comedians Like John Belushi , Dan Akroyd , Chevy Chase or Bill Murray were
COMPLETE UNKNOWN in Germany. First Movie with Belushi and Akroyd
I saw was the BLUES BROTHERS in Cinema. Later on we saw Funnys like
"1941 - Where Is Hollywood" or "Caddyshack" , syncronized German , on Video tapes.
In the Middle of the 80th my Video Tape Dealer sold me : BEST OF SATURDAY
NIGHT LIVE ( 90 Minutes ) and I saw this old Funnys first time AND AGAIN AND AGAIN !
My FAVORITES : John Belushi as CAPTAIN KIRK , As Cook in Samurai Delcates
making a huge sandwich with a Katana and as waiter in the Breakfast restaurant -
only selling CHEESEBURGERS and PEPSI COKE !
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GOOD BLESS JOHN - For all the fun he left us !
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Nothing was like staying up late to watch these guys in 70's and the early 80's
Chevy could have played Spock. Dead on Nimoy impersonation. I was a bit surprised how good he was.
Chevy playing Spock had me do a double take.
Glurtubde
Ackroyd was great as bones, and Chevy as Spock, but Belushi nailed Kirk
@@ComicBookGuy420 But who played the voice of Scotty?
@@jmadratz That was also Dan Aykroyd
He's got him pinned down. The hand gestures. The manner of speaking. The overall pathos.
Chevy's Spock, too. His accent voice and stance are on point
Yeah. Belushi's always been my least favorite member of the original cast, but he does a really good Shatner here.
Tom Ripsin n.n.jjjj&
BELUSHI IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE??? Then please, pray tell, who your favorite is????
I liked Dan Aykroyd and Gilda Radner about equally. after that it was Chevy Chase. Belushi was somewhere after Don Pardo.
Tom Ripsin To each his own, although I think you're in a room by yourself with this one.
I seen this first run as a young child. I loved it because I loved Star Trek.
Clever and well-written sketch. Belushi at his best.
John Belushi was the best character on SNL... every part he played was great... miss him...
Imagine Belushi and Phil Hartman on the same set for a season?
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I was a CAPTAIN KIRK Fan from the beginning.
HE was the Hero of my childhood.
-
I am German and in Germany we don't had US Broadcasters
like NBC so we did not know the Saturday Night Live Show,
STAR TREK was Syncro Translated and sent in the german ZDF TV every Sunday.
Comedians Like John Belushi , Dan Akroyd , Chevy Chase or Bill Murray were
COMPLETE UNKNOWN in Germany. First Movie with Belushi and Akroyd
I saw was the BLUES BROTHERS in Cinema. Later on we saw Funnys like
"1941 - Where Is Hollywood" or "Caddyshack" , syncronized German , on Video tapes.
In the Middle of the 80th my Video Tape Dealer sold me : BEST OF SATURDAY
NIGHT LIVE ( 90 Minutes ) and I saw this old Funnys first time AND AGAIN AND AGAIN !
My FAVORITES : John Belushi as CAPTAIN KIRK , As Cook in Samurai Delcates
making a huge sandwich with a Katana and as waiter in the Breakfast restaurant -
only selling CHEESEBURGERS and PEPSI COKE !
+
GOOD BLESS JOHN - For all the fun he left us !
************************************************
Pepsi, no coke. 😁
John Belushi was one of the best. Could improvise, run with the best, and was crossing over to dramatic acting when he self destructed. Gone before his time.
As far as I'm concerned, he left us too soon.
He helped Akroyd out when he couldn't remember his lines.
They all remembered their lines...not reading charts...like they do today..
@@davidcastagna752 it was pretty obvious that Akroyd forgot his lines when he walked in. I think it took him three shots at it before he got going with some help from John
but, he stilled pulled it off.
"Where's my ears?! I want my ears!" Best line imo 🤣
Saw this when it first viewed, and it has always been one of my favorites. Everyone in the world wanted to know why they would cancel the Star Trek series. This SNL skit was perfect.
I miss it still. Leonard Nimoy, r.i.p. Shatner: LL&P!!!
Certainly one of the greatest sketches in the history of SNL! I think this is also considered canon among Star Trek fans too. Brilliant!
Absoloute Masterpiece ! All the mimics of characters are spit on . Acting and sketch and writing . The best !
@@mordecaiesther3591 and that is nothing to spot at..
Well, he DID get a job with a margarine company.
This was pure gold back in the day, haven't really watched SNL in 25 years.
Transported me back in time. Love these guys and I loved Star Trek.
I am 70 years old now I love that show so much that even if I was at a party with my friends I would come home and watch the show. Time sucks in a lot of ways, But some memories are wonderful💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖
60 years old, and we used to leave whatever bar we were hanging out at and gang up at somebody's (whose parents weren't home) house and have parties around the show. Good times, very much missed!
Me too.
my friends and i were in our early 20's during the first few seasons of SNL ....we would end up at one our our places fire up the bong and enjoy the show...great times
@@samcuratolo3885 Having fun and not causing any trouble, Pass that doobie. Very good times.
Peace out brother✌️✌️✌️
I am 71, but yes, I keep coming back to this many nights just to find something to laugh about before I hug my pillow .... be it Johnny, Red Skelton, Carol Burnet, or Dean Martin roasts, or Ron White/ Kathleen Madigan!!!
Man, Belushi really did a great job playing Captain Kirk
One of the best impressions of Kirk I've seen!
The assertive tone, the overly dramatic delivery, the exaggerated pauses. Belushi nailed it! 'Promise'.
I Totally Agree He Nailed it I Loved His Protrial Of Capitan Kirk
What a brilliant performance!
John Belushi was a comedic genius. Debra Bader
"I'm a doctor, not a tailor, damn it!" (Dan Ackroyd), Shatner imitation by Belushi, wow, this is great!
Love the play on NBC and the old Nabisco acronym (National Biscuit Company)
"We're losing power and I don't know why!"
"Well, do something man..."
one of the greatest SNL skits of all time - bold
Yup. Talkin’ shit about your employer IS pretty cool, funny AND bold. Well done! Now I’ve got to listen what my employees say about me. 😆😆
Networks make fun of themselves all the time; this wasn't the first instance. In fact, such things go back to the days of radio.
I agree
I agree! This is my personal favorite
I always thought this was their best, great take on a studio exec by Elliot Gould.
GREAT SNL SKIT!!! It probably deserves to be in the top ten list of all-time SNL skits.
I remember watching the original airing of this opus as a 19-year-old college student.
I will never forget the "great ol' days" of that first year of SNL.
To all the 'young kids' out there... you had to be there...
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John was the BEST ever. But I can Never forget CHEVY CHASE , BILL MURRAY
and the awesome RODNEY DANGERFIELD in "Caddyshack".🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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Long live the memories of the early days of SNL. I was in my mid 20's when this episode aired. My friends and I met every Saturday night at Rob's house and had some high times while watching new skits every week. Those were the days, my friend.
There's something heartbreaking about Spock's ears being taken off
for us more than for Nimoy.. thats the only thing they got wrong.
Even though they did it physically, it was supposed to be a metaphor.
@@jv-lk7bc Yep.😟😠😆
Chevy Chase continuously reaching up and pawing at the ears afterwards was such a good touch for the emotional aspects of it.
I dont know, by the smirk on Chevy's face I'm not sure Eliot Goiuld was supposed to rip his ears off.. It looked kinda Ad-lib and probably hurt a bit...
This skit is approaching epic greatness. It actually makes an excellent statement about corporations being so greedy that it brings the most rational mind to a squiggly emotional mess. Kind of sums up the selling out of the American industrial infrastructure. Todays profits over tomorrow's support of the basic familial unit leaving the worker without a future, his family beholden to the government, a nation dependent on foreign based goods that can be cut off, and the top few per-cent ever fatter with wealth. I actually see this in this brilliantly conceived and executed skit. This is elevated comedy...insanely humorous and unnervingly true satire.
Wow. Chevy makes a surprisingly good Spock.
Michael Gonzales "I HAVE A CONTRACT!!!"
@phuck ewe Not with that mustache Dan had.
What's funny is how tall Spock is ( because Chevy ), whereas Leonard Nimoy was only about 5'10" . Yeah, I know they always made Spock seem taller
+Michael Gonzales I liked david alan grier's portrayal on in living color's skit:the wrath of farrakhan.
@@josephcalderon906 turbulence - double time?
That's got to be one of the best punch lines ever, when Belushi says, "except for one television network we have found intelligence everywhere in the galaxy!" How right that was and still is!
Couple things:
• The joke about ‘NBC making cookies’ is referring to the ‘Nabisco’ brand name being an acronym for the National Biscuit Company (or N.B.C.)
• The ‘Promise’ joke Belushi makes at the end is referring to a popular margarine commercial Shatner was doing at the time (the mid-70s). Elliot Gould mentions it too.
• The guy playing Sulu is just an Asian member of the stage crew, and he reprised the role ten years later when Shatner actually hosted SNL!
• This was the very first time any show did a parody of Star Trek. The show had become ubiquitous in syndication and was hugely popular among young people at the time.
HailAnts I have watched this several times in the 90s, and only today did i get that NBC was Nabisco
HailAnts? Thanks, I never got the parallel reference..
Thanks for explaining that!
Thanks for explaining "Promise." I found one of Shatner's Promise commercials here on RUclips.
HailAnts Nnnnnnnneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrdddddd!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sorry, I couldn't resist. These are some fun facts, though. Thanks for that.
Simply one of the best SNL skits ever , the insanity of Balushi and Elliot Gould
Props to Aykroyd for his Scotty and McCoy impressions too.
I don't even have to watch this to remember it. I saw it when I was in college live. This was the first year of SNL and it was hilarious. One of the best Star Trek spoofs ever made.
Dang, that was brutal & brilliant. Hit me like Hamlet. What a send off. Live long & prosper y'all! 🖖🌍🌔🪐💖✨
I remember this episode from decades ago, and it's still funny. As I recall, Gene Roddenberry was going to sue but was laughing too hard. Case dismissed.
Spock's ear removal made for a good gut laugh... Chevy's reaction was priceless.
"I'll buy that for a dollar!"
Ahhgg they took my ears!
According to the final script, Elliott was supposed to put the ears in his pocket.
1:34 - "I...have a HUNCH...Mr. Spock." Belushi does a perfect channeling of The Shat.
Probably my all-time favorite SNL skit.
I lost it at the Vulcan nerve pinch. Baha ha ha ha
7:39 lol or when he yanks off Spocks ears
I miss those guys, they were great and talented comedians.
NOT LIKE TODAYS SNL WHO JUST CANT ACT OR ACT STUPID
God, I miss the days when SNL was funny. I watched this episode as a stoned college student. I was glued to SNL every Saturday night. Great memories all around. RIP, Belushi.
Yup I was 24 and every Monday at work the first thing we talked about was SNL!
THOSE WERE THE DAYS !!! 🤙🤙🤙👏👏👏❤️❤️❤️
You should check out Studio C if you haven't, they have family-friendly skits.
The actual ending was almost as abrupt as this skit. On a serious note, Adam Nimoy, son, after Leonard's death in 2015 finished the tribute "For the Love of Spock" that is available on Netflix and other platforms. A lot of inside details and trivia about Nimoy, Spock, the Series and all the other incarnations of Gene Roddenberry's pride and joy. I thoroughly enjoyed it.