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  • Famous PBS stars Mr. Rogers and Julia Child duke it out in a boxing match!
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Комментарии • 884

  • @ForlornFreddy
    @ForlornFreddy Год назад +15

    The puppet celebrating in the corner is hilarious.

  • @ihavegymnastics
    @ihavegymnastics 11 месяцев назад +2

    That look from Martin Short when he is gloving up as Rogers is priceless.....

  • @centerice
    @centerice Год назад +20

    This skit is utterly brilliant. Every single part of it. Even the passing reference by Howard Cosell to "Roone" meaning Roone Arledge, the President of ABC (Cosell's network) Sports at the time. Rick Moranis' impression of Dick Cavett might just be the most spot-on impression of anyone, I've ever seen.

  • @DarthPhallix
    @DarthPhallix 3 года назад +284

    Another absolutely classic SCTV skit. As a Canadian, this warms my heart. As an aside, I think that Rick Moranis does a better Dick Cavett than Dick Cavett.

    • @Beeznitchio
      @Beeznitchio Год назад +5

      I was doing something else with this in the background. It was so spot on, I stopped what I was doing to come look and see if they had gotten the real Dick Cavett for the sketch.

    • @johnsrabe
      @johnsrabe 6 месяцев назад +2

      @@Beeznitchio you should’ve been able to tell because the real Dick Cavett would’ve gone on talking for another five minutes. ;-)

    • @jasencee3884
      @jasencee3884 6 месяцев назад +2

      @@johnsrabe LOL!

  • @andythefork
    @andythefork Год назад +9

    Eugene Levy as Howard Cosell is perfection

  • @FlaviusMaximus1967
    @FlaviusMaximus1967 2 года назад +10

    It's a dark day in Mr. Rodgers neighbourhood! 🤣🤣🤣

  • @eddierayvanlynch6133
    @eddierayvanlynch6133 6 лет назад +7

    I still remember "Battle of the Network Stars" and this skit.
    Excellent.

    • @timobrien8809
      @timobrien8809 3 года назад

      I don't know if you saw it but they did a reboot of Battle Of The Network Stars last year but since there are so many TV networks now they did stuff like reality stars against TV cops. Don't think it even made it one season.

  • @maplebob23
    @maplebob23 Год назад +4

    This was my favorite episode of Mister Rogers when I was a kid.

  • @sliceserve234
    @sliceserve234 Год назад +2

    so many great little touches everywhere. comedy gods.

  • @sushicourier
    @sushicourier 4 года назад +6

    I hope people realize how good this is!

    • @andaimhineach4131
      @andaimhineach4131 3 года назад +5

      Brilliant stuff. I use to stay up late when I was 10, 11, 12 years old on Sat nights to watch this.

  • @LesActive
    @LesActive 3 года назад +6

    I always knew there were humourless people in the world but to see 38 of them anonymously out themselves is still a surprise.

  • @davecrowson448
    @davecrowson448 2 года назад +2

    “Against that man, Carl Sagan, whose series Cosmos, was, well, to be quite honest, not as effective as he’d hoped”. Levy nails Howard Cosell. This sketch has made me laugh since I first saw it staying up late on Saturday nights in the early eighties.

  • @gomezaddams4347
    @gomezaddams4347 6 лет назад +15

    I loved that show when I was in HS; the only comedy show I loved more was Monty Python. The level of humor in both shows was sublime for a teen nerd like me.

    • @kathyd456
      @kathyd456 2 года назад +3

      I spent many an evening as a teen watching Monty Python. The Ministry of Silly Walks sketch was the first one I ever saw, it is crazy how almost 35 years later I remember just changing the knob (70s and 80s channel surfing for you young people out there) and saw this lanky, serious gentleman stepping down a sidewalk in an odd fashion, and then the sign... I burst out laughing, sat down on the floor, and never looked back.

  • @mattyboyanderson
    @mattyboyanderson 3 года назад +3

    Rick Moranis's Dick Cavett is indistinguishable from the real thing. Amazing.

  • @davefleming1117
    @davefleming1117 5 месяцев назад

    Remember SCTV as a kid!! Great memories!!

  • @robinavalyn9513
    @robinavalyn9513 5 лет назад +2

    Oh my gosh! How I these love these guys & gals!
    I was lucky enough to live in Edmonton, AB, when they were filming here, & managed to see them working.more than once. Cant tell you how many hours of SCTV we watched; we could talk in code using lines, character traits & expressions, etc.
    The skits dont seem tired to me, & its great fun to catch up on YT. 😂

  • @trombone7
    @trombone7 8 лет назад +10

    2:20 that looked so much like Julia Childs I freaked a little.

  • @jfilesgraphics
    @jfilesgraphics 8 лет назад +5

    I love how these parodies of Fred Rogers always make him out to be a bad boy.

  • @wordsisnukes
    @wordsisnukes Год назад +1

    lovable characters all around

  • @MrAitraining
    @MrAitraining 5 месяцев назад +1

    if there's anyone you know who never saw SCTV, show them this one sketch. It pretty much sums up the greatness and hilarity of these guys.

  • @karlbjorkquist7489
    @karlbjorkquist7489 2 года назад

    Levy's Cosell: "But there!"
    My favourite sound bite of my youth.

  • @davido6684
    @davido6684 Год назад +3

    I forgot how damn good this show is. I gotta get these on DVD.

  • @dottiegillespie8067
    @dottiegillespie8067 11 месяцев назад +1

    This show and kids in the hall are incredible. Made me laugh more than snl.

  • @Vunderbread
    @Vunderbread 6 месяцев назад +1

    That Dick Cavett impersonation was 1000% spot on. Too bad Rick Moranis left showbiz so early, he was such a talent.

  • @bezaad
    @bezaad 11 лет назад +4

    Mr Rogers won fair and square.

  • @moultriemanicmechani
    @moultriemanicmechani 9 лет назад +6

    Definitely John Candy as Julia Childs, his face is unmistakable,plus the height

    • @rlgman
      @rlgman 3 года назад

      Katherine O Hara in fat suit

  • @rodeleon2875
    @rodeleon2875 Год назад +2

    this is fricken ridiculous. i love it

  • @EndingSummerwithRalph
    @EndingSummerwithRalph 9 лет назад +1

    BTW, the part with Cosell being ashamed to be associated with this is a parody of him saying that many times in real life while he was doing boxing matches! Boxing had so many bogus judgments and Cosell would rant being ashamed he was associated with it a LOT!

  • @ktuluflux
    @ktuluflux Год назад +1

    Holy shit they were basting Julia child in the corner. My stomach hurts from laughing this hard.

  • @thefuturemrs.billhader5767
    @thefuturemrs.billhader5767 2 года назад

    Moranis' Cavett is beyond unbelievable.

  • @robertcombs55
    @robertcombs55 6 лет назад

    watched this many times and still laugh out loud when I see it again!

  • @maryexstroughtonaire4244
    @maryexstroughtonaire4244 5 лет назад +1

    Earth, Wind, and Fire! 🤣

  • @kodfkdleepd2876
    @kodfkdleepd2876 Год назад +2

    When there was actually comedy in the world.

  • @chall6761
    @chall6761 4 месяца назад

    Moranis doing Cavett is pretty fantastic.

  • @Goji-eletienne
    @Goji-eletienne 4 месяца назад +2

    WOW! #RickMoranis doing Dick Cavett better than the man himself 😂😂😂

  • @joksal9108
    @joksal9108 Год назад +1

    SCTV was brilliant.

  • @Tmanaz480
    @Tmanaz480 3 года назад +1

    For you younger folks. Search youtube for clips of the real Howard Cosell and you'll find out how brilliant this is.

  • @herbbirdsfoot
    @herbbirdsfoot 4 месяца назад +2

    I’d like to have seen Rogers versus Sagan for the title.

  • @donhancock332
    @donhancock332 5 лет назад +1

    "Coq au vin or no coq au vin!"

  • @tonyneal910
    @tonyneal910 2 месяца назад

    This is wrong. But funny on so many levels. Yes the impersonations are amazing and funny. Yes the absurdity of Mr. Rogers boxing with Julia is wonderfully ridiculous. But they are also lampooning the old TV show Battle of the Network Stars. Just sheer brilliance. 😂

  • @MrDavidPartida
    @MrDavidPartida Год назад

    King Friday in his corner 😂😂😂

  • @mark6302
    @mark6302 Год назад

    lol
    the mr rogers is too much xD

  • @NxDoyle
    @NxDoyle 7 лет назад +3

    When I saw the thumbnail for this, I thought that someone must have messed with the picture in Photoshop to make it look even more ridiculous. It was only when I saw the sketch that I realized it was latex, and a LOT of it. How many hours of Martin Short's life been spent patiently sat in a make up artist's chair? Also, when you consider that SCTV ended in 1984, the latex prosthetics used are really groundbreaking

    • @sicfrynut
      @sicfrynut 6 лет назад

      all of the SCTV actors looked similiar to whom they were portraying. rick moranis as woody allen, dave thomas as bob hope, eugene levy as gene shalit, joe flaherty as bing crosby etc. etc. along with the great acting, it made the skits very believable no matter how ridiculous the person was being portrayed. guy caballero, bobby bittman, earl camembert, count floyd were running characters in the SCTV world that interacted with one another.......... edith prickley was another.

  • @davidsmith8283
    @davidsmith8283 Год назад +117

    "I don't have to explain. You saw it. He beat the woman unconscious with a puppet." That line from Levy as Howard Cosell was just the cherry on top for this skit. Just hilarious.

    • @jimsheahan3879
      @jimsheahan3879 7 месяцев назад +5

      Rick Moranis as Dick Cavett was spot on too.

    • @RideAcrossTheRiver
      @RideAcrossTheRiver 6 месяцев назад

      @@jimsheahan3879Why does that bumper music sound like proto-DeBarge?

    • @jimsheahan3879
      @jimsheahan3879 6 месяцев назад

      @@RideAcrossTheRiver
      No idea what you’re talking about.

    • @RideAcrossTheRiver
      @RideAcrossTheRiver 6 месяцев назад

      @@jimsheahan3879But it does!

    • @seancaruana4209
      @seancaruana4209 5 месяцев назад +2

      @@RideAcrossTheRiver That is actually Earth, Wind & Fire's song "In the Stone" from their I Am album. TV shows back in the 70's and 80's could get away with using contemporary songs without paying royalties.

  • @Koscina51
    @Koscina51 Год назад +128

    Eugene Levy's spot-on Cosell popped into my mind today and this skit is still so fresh.

    • @aquamarine99911
      @aquamarine99911 Год назад +4

      Yeah, he pulls all the Cosell-isms. The sanctimonious complaining, the "It's a TREMENDOUS fight". Eerily accurate impression. It's not like Levy was/is a professional Cosell imitator. He's got a huge bag of tricks. This was just a one-off, but he absolutely nailed it.

  • @ValleyProud916
    @ValleyProud916 Год назад +183

    Even after 40+ years since I first saw this skit, I still piss my pants laughing when Mr. Rogers lands that left hook

    • @ayfray9998
      @ayfray9998 Год назад +21

      King Friday cheering in the corner does it for me.

    • @eric6765
      @eric6765 11 месяцев назад

      Its Mr. Rogers entrance into the ring that had me in tears@@ayfray9998

    • @astropioneer3296
      @astropioneer3296 5 месяцев назад +2

      Martin Short's physical humor is so damn funny. Genius.

    • @lukilu65
      @lukilu65 5 месяцев назад +1

      Me too!!! I'm still crying!!!🤣😂🤣😂

  • @michaelwyatt116
    @michaelwyatt116 8 лет назад +381

    "I don't have to explain. You saw it. He beat the woman unconscious with a puppet."

    • @markgrudzinski914
      @markgrudzinski914 7 лет назад +23

      That line is the perfect capper for the whole skit.

    • @fjhgh100
      @fjhgh100 6 лет назад +6

      LMAO!!!

    • @IdiotBoy
      @IdiotBoy 3 года назад +11

      The Howard Cosell impression really sold it.

    • @leethomas5830
      @leethomas5830 3 года назад +5

      Kind of creepy the mailman was named mr. Mcfeely 🤔

    • @jameswhipple5658
      @jameswhipple5658 2 года назад

      I was just thinking that it was a hilarious line...🤣

  • @metalred74
    @metalred74 8 лет назад +265

    The guys were firing on all cylinders in this one! This sketch never gets old,easily one of the all-time SCTV classics. All of these impressions are absolutely spot-on!

    • @MultiCappie
      @MultiCappie 5 лет назад

      Check out "Vikings and Beekeepers".

    • @IndieUSA
      @IndieUSA 4 года назад +2

      So true. No one broke character and the monologue was brilliant. What’s great is they all did amazing things after!

    • @manofthehour6856
      @manofthehour6856 3 года назад

      So agree with you! Absolute comedy GOLD!

    • @cbanish
      @cbanish 2 года назад

      Definitely one of my favourites!

    • @kennethheidelberg2935
      @kennethheidelberg2935 Год назад

      Why is it so damn funny?

  • @mightymartianca
    @mightymartianca 8 лет назад +340

    Rick Moranis's Cavett is outright eerie.

    • @bufnyfan1
      @bufnyfan1 8 лет назад +21

      Moranis' s Cavett interview of Bobby Bittman was one of the funniest things I ever saw--he was reviewing Bittman's acting/directing in a movie ("Funny Stuff")--which wasn't funny at all-he was condescending and cruel to Bittman and yet Bittman didn't realize it until the end when he just got up and left

    • @fredpickles5655
      @fredpickles5655 7 лет назад +15

      Yep I remember that one. where Bittman was trying to be a serious actor. Too funny. SCTV really got how ridiculous Hollywood is. Amazing that they weren't bared from working in that town.

    • @BegoneJonah
      @BegoneJonah 7 лет назад +8

      Yep, that was a highlight. As well as Bobby Bittman's PSA for libraries ("lie-barrys") and Moby Dick, "...a story about a boy... and a whale... and all their adventures." Great stuff! SCTV was amazing.

    • @mrmike743
      @mrmike743 6 лет назад +10

      mightymartianca I've never seen a better impression of dick cavett my God that was fantastic. Idk if he did it more or just this once but dammit that was great.

    • @christopherdunne7848
      @christopherdunne7848 5 лет назад +10

      Add Moranis doing Merv Griffin. Awesome. Actors you don't think could be imitated, Moranis nailed.

  • @jefflebowski918
    @jefflebowski918 10 лет назад +246

    Rick Moranis nails Dick Cavett.

    • @Lengsel7
      @Lengsel7 7 лет назад +20

      Gosh, I hope not.

    • @ColTravis
      @ColTravis 7 лет назад +11

      Dick Cavett is my 3rd cousin and I would agree!

    • @rogitiricardo
      @rogitiricardo 5 лет назад +1

      It was Martin Short doing Cavett

    • @robertslydell6990
      @robertslydell6990 5 лет назад +28

      @@rogitiricardo No it was Moranis doing Cavett. Martin Short was Fred Rogers.

    • @ChrisLawton66
      @ChrisLawton66 3 года назад +2

      @@rogitiricardo no it wasn't.

  • @slapshot1971109
    @slapshot1971109 7 лет назад +359

    "It's a dark day in Mister Rogers' neighborhood." That line is comedy gold!

    • @lukilu65
      @lukilu65 5 лет назад +11

      That line still kills me!!!😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

    • @j.francisadlesic4548
      @j.francisadlesic4548 3 года назад +6

      I've been walking around Tucson AZ talking to myself and looking edgy all while reciting: "it's a dark day in Mr. Rogers' neighborhood". Who knew?

    • @carlyoung8657
      @carlyoung8657 Год назад +1

      That line could go all the way.

    • @Grunchy005
      @Grunchy005 Год назад

      Plus proof that Dick Cavett always was a bum.

  • @i.p.knightly149
    @i.p.knightly149 10 лет назад +134

    He's hitting Child with the loveable King Friday.

    • @wizardglick1
      @wizardglick1 5 лет назад +7

      That was hilarious, right out of 1970's Pro Wrestling.

    • @fjhgh100
      @fjhgh100 5 лет назад +3

      Bahahahahaa😄

    • @RideAcrossTheRiver
      @RideAcrossTheRiver 6 месяцев назад

      "Oh, my liege ..." -- _Mrs. Falbo's Tiny Town_

  • @bentorres4620
    @bentorres4620 7 месяцев назад +28

    The talent on this show is still unmatched

  • @Spirituo
    @Spirituo 10 лет назад +131

    Didn't notice him at first--King Friday cheering wildly in Mr. Rogers' corner. Hilarious. Also, loved Julia Child getting water from a roasting pan via turkey baster.

    • @wizardglick1
      @wizardglick1 5 лет назад +12

      That was damn clever wasn't it. Really talented minds

    • @mpatrickthomas
      @mpatrickthomas 3 года назад +3

      Haha..Good ops

    • @superweak
      @superweak 2 года назад +4

      Coq au vin or no coq au vin

    • @RideAcrossTheRiver
      @RideAcrossTheRiver Год назад +2

      @@superweak Coq au vin should be prepared with real cocoa.

  • @mightymartianca
    @mightymartianca 7 лет назад +96

    As good as Martin Short and John Candy were in this sketch (and they were good), it's Eugene Levy's Howard Cosell that makes it (and special nod to Moranis's Dick Cavett). Some of SCTV's impersonation were so good they were eerie.

    • @sicfrynut
      @sicfrynut 6 лет назад +4

      bob hope , bing crosby, merv griffin, woody allen, etc. very underated group of actors in this bunch.

    • @robertslydell6990
      @robertslydell6990 5 лет назад +7

      Moranis as David Brinkley...."why can't I find a weed that will get me stoned?" in that trademark slow Brinkley speech.

  • @84sp84
    @84sp84 7 лет назад +78

    Martin Short's Mr. Rodgers did a little Ed Grimley there at the end.

  • @jwnagy
    @jwnagy 5 лет назад +19

    John Candy as Julia Child! Perfect.

  • @1966425
    @1966425 6 лет назад +584

    On it"s worst day SCTV smoked SNL!

    • @donbishop1634
      @donbishop1634 5 лет назад +40

      Actually these sketches hold up great todayt. I recently found the first 2 seasons of SNL and was amazed at how unfunny the dated hippy humor had become!

    • @JCO2002
      @JCO2002 5 лет назад +28

      Thank you, yes. SNL was disjointed and sophomoric. SCTV was brilliant.

    • @kevinfitzgerald1010
      @kevinfitzgerald1010 4 года назад +30

      While I prefer SCTV, it's apples and oranges to compare a taped show to a live show done on a six day turnaround. The whole idea of SNL at its inception was to bring live performance back to television.

    • @jacklynsmith7438
      @jacklynsmith7438 4 года назад +7

      Sheer perfection!

    • @gjmaztr7
      @gjmaztr7 4 года назад +15

      the John Candy 'Pepi Longstalking Episode' ....you'd laughed so hard ...your stomach felt like Rocky was punching you. "Monty Python & the Holy Grail' level of laughter.

  • @alexhuxley4399
    @alexhuxley4399 8 лет назад +69

    “Coq au Vin. Or no Coq au Vin. This woman is in trouble” Makes me laugh every time. Levy is bang-on with his Cosell imitation.

  • @wwod123
    @wwod123 10 лет назад +57

    "I certainly hope the young fans of Mister Roger's Neighbourhood aren't staying up to watch this bloody travesty"

    • @elvicare35
      @elvicare35 8 лет назад +2

      +wwod123 lol

    • @Tmanaz480
      @Tmanaz480 3 года назад +6

      Perfectly written line if you're old enough to remember Howard Cosell.

    • @jackmehoffen4359
      @jackmehoffen4359 3 года назад

      rotflmfao

  • @arxfortis7481
    @arxfortis7481 10 лет назад +68

    Parody (Rogers vs. Child) on top of parody (Battle of the Network Superstars) on top of parody (of actual sports coverage). Pure genius!

    • @kevinhallisey5201
      @kevinhallisey5201 3 года назад +4

      Right, right, right. That was their genius...everything had more than one layer.

    • @kathyd456
      @kathyd456 2 года назад +1

      Hard to find this kind of genius lately. Just so good, it is marvelous.

    • @RideAcrossTheRiver
      @RideAcrossTheRiver 6 месяцев назад +1

      @@kathyd456I think SNL's "What Up With That" series comes close if not on-par.

  • @eduardo_corrochio
    @eduardo_corrochio Год назад +40

    The Dick Cavett impression is uncanny. And this sketch is pure gold to someone who used to watch the programs of Mr. Rogers and Julia Child on PBS in the 1970s. I love this.

  • @donmoore7785
    @donmoore7785 4 года назад +74

    Eugene's makeup to look like Cosell is excellent. Also the makeup of Mr. Rogers and Julia Childs. Love Moranis as Cavett. Damn this show was great, and they came up with some really wacky scenarios.

    • @truthmatters-jt5up
      @truthmatters-jt5up 4 года назад +2

      their impersonations were off the charts.

    • @RonJohn63
      @RonJohn63 3 года назад +2

      Short(?) was wearing a Mr. Rogers mask.

    • @Nozoki
      @Nozoki 3 года назад +5

      @@RonJohn63 Not really a mask. Fake nose, teeth, eyebrows.

  • @arealmench
    @arealmench 5 лет назад +6

    SCTV....Mad TV....In Living Color...are all much funnier than SNL which remains on the air. Makes no sense!

  • @zone7996
    @zone7996 7 лет назад +16

    I was never able to look at either Fred Rogers or Julia Child the same way again after watching this back when it was broadcast.

  • @TralfazConstruction
    @TralfazConstruction Год назад +18

    Just think that we had SCTV long enough to appreciate and long enough to take it for granted. Its era seems like a simpler and better time now.

  • @EndingSummerwithRalph
    @EndingSummerwithRalph 9 лет назад +69

    I've seen boxing skits from the 3 Stooges, Abbott and Costello, Monty Python and many others, but THIS is my favorite of all time. He beat her unconscious with a puppet. It's a dark day in Mr Rodger's Neighborhood, LOL.

    • @fmaren
      @fmaren 5 лет назад +6

      Monty Python's Battle of the Upper Class Twits was also hilarious.

    • @InformationIsTheEdge
      @InformationIsTheEdge 5 лет назад +2

      @@fmaren See! Now I want to see that! The title alone is funny.

    • @InformationIsTheEdge
      @InformationIsTheEdge 5 лет назад +1

      @@fmaren Totally just went to see it. Hurtling over matchboxes, that was Ridiculous! Thank you!

    • @mpatrickthomas
      @mpatrickthomas 3 года назад +1

      😆😆😆😆😆😆

    • @TheHelper-l9m
      @TheHelper-l9m 5 месяцев назад

      Benny Hill considered funnier than Monty Python by two TV stations --WOR and WLVI!

  • @InformationIsTheEdge
    @InformationIsTheEdge 5 лет назад +34

    Martin Short as Fred Rogers. Absolutely HILARIOUS! When he turned to camera and smiled, I roared with laughter! I could almost hear Howard Cosell's stacatto voice, "Ro-gers drops Child in the opening salvo!" Forgive me, I was laughing too hard to hear what he actually said here.

  • @robertdoherty2001
    @robertdoherty2001 3 года назад +16

    It’s eerie how Much Candy resembles Julia Child. A scream.

    • @RideAcrossTheRiver
      @RideAcrossTheRiver 6 месяцев назад +1

      Or, as the French say, c'est fou avec moutarde et beurre noire!

  • @itiswhatitaintanditaintwha1427
    @itiswhatitaintanditaintwha1427 6 лет назад +52

    When Mr Rogers trips up on the ropes coming in, *I just lose it* !!

    • @wizardglick1
      @wizardglick1 5 лет назад +6

      Right, that was beautiful. I wonder if that was the first take?

  • @jameshakola3603
    @jameshakola3603 8 лет назад +70

    One of the funniest sketches in TV history.!

    • @orangehoof
      @orangehoof 3 года назад +4

      PBS did a 6-part series on television and showcased this skit in their episode on tv comedy, narrated by Edwin Newman.

  • @canamus1768
    @canamus1768 2 года назад +19

    "you saw it. he beat the woman unconscious with a puppet..." 😂😂😂

  • @andaimhineach4131
    @andaimhineach4131 3 года назад +48

    Best comedy skit show ever. I can't believe it's 40 years since I used to stay up late (as a kid) with one of my older sisters on Sat nights to watch this. Good times. Great show.

    • @kathyd456
      @kathyd456 2 года назад +5

      In know!! If my folks were out late, we'd stay up past bedtime... little rebels... 😉

    • @mikesternmike
      @mikesternmike Год назад

      In Chicago it was on right after the original cast from Saturday Night Live Incredible 2 hours of Comedy every week

  • @DV80s
    @DV80s Год назад +3

    Fight was rigged. Obviously the ref was paid to look the other way, reminds me of WWF days. Julia had the height and weight, but Mr. Rogers socked her with the puppet and it was all over after that.

  • @billwhelpley6825
    @billwhelpley6825 Год назад +9

    Eugene Levy turning up the volume is classic Cosell "this is a TREMENDOUS FIGHT!"

  • @rickgehring7507
    @rickgehring7507 Год назад +19

    Shame we'll never see this type of Comedy again.......

  • @fjhgh100
    @fjhgh100 6 лет назад +25

    This is a “tremendous “ fight!! Levy does a tremendous Cosell..!!

  • @yenomeerf
    @yenomeerf 5 лет назад +39

    further proof that the 80s were a Glorious time friends.

    • @jamesmorgan7935
      @jamesmorgan7935 3 года назад +5

      Absolutely!
      Minus the aids and crack epidemic and constant threat of nuclear war

    • @andaimhineach4131
      @andaimhineach4131 3 года назад +3

      I had fun. There was plenty of crap too; the Cold War and emergence of AIDS come to mind. But I was a kid and had a great decade. Alway loved this show then...and now.

  • @ChristopherEnis
    @ChristopherEnis Год назад +18

    "Right there! He rocked Julia Child with a devastating left!" That has been my battle cry for 40 years.

  • @elijahrobinson2362
    @elijahrobinson2362 Год назад +46

    John Candy looked awfully close to Julia Child in this sketch. The makeup artists were amazing.
    The match itself was hilarious.
    The Howard Cosell/Dick Cavett bit was brilliantly written and performed, just like both real life characters.

    • @fujifrontier
      @fujifrontier Год назад +2

      IM DYINGGGGG lmao literally screaming with laughter

    • @canaisyoung3601
      @canaisyoung3601 Год назад +2

      I'm more concerned about Martin Short looking so much like Mr. Rogers that I'm amazed there was no lawsuit or cease and desist warning.

    • @elijahrobinson2362
      @elijahrobinson2362 Год назад +3

      @@canaisyoung3601, Mr. Rogers had a great sense of humour and parody is generally protected from lawsuits.

    • @davidshort5440
      @davidshort5440 Год назад

      Absolutely fantastic stuff! All the impressions were excellent!!!🤣🤣😳

  • @johnbrowne3950
    @johnbrowne3950 4 года назад +5

    King Friday had no right to get involved. NO RIGHT AT ALL!

  • @aldensvintagepbsarchive2289
    @aldensvintagepbsarchive2289 3 года назад +36

    As a PBS intellectual, I can say *this is pretty accurate*

  • @robertslydell6990
    @robertslydell6990 5 лет назад +20

    As someone who grew up with Monday Night Football in its prime, I love Levy's Cosell.
    "A very witty quip, Dick, but let’s not waste any more time.
    "
    "Now Dick, please, try and be more concise."
    "I don’t mind verbosity, but he’s ruining the pace of the show."

    • @mpatrickthomas
      @mpatrickthomas 3 года назад +1

      I missed so much school watching Monday NFL.LOL

  • @CoopyKat
    @CoopyKat 4 года назад +15

    LOLLLL the Dick Cavett scene was especially hilarious -- that is EXACTLY how he is (I mean that in a good way)

  • @grubbybean
    @grubbybean 10 лет назад +41

    SCTV was hilarious - it was on after Saturday Night Live - and I remember thinking it was much funnier than SNL many times.
    Always wondered why the SCTV shows aren't in rerun syndication - they would still be some of the funniest stuff on TV now - even if some younger viewers won't immediately know what is being parodied.
    This clip is a parody of a show called Battle of the NBC Stars, where they would take athletes from different sports and have them compete in some other sport - like taking basketball players and football players and having them in a home-run derby, or something.
    it was hosted by Howard Cosell and it was pretty stupid, except for the things that Howard Cosell would say directly to the athletes in a frank way, like "well, it's a good thing you didn't choose baseball for your sport, Joe Namath, because you would never have gotten off the bench until late September when your team has no chance of the playoffs" - things like that which the players often had no good response back - I'm not sure the players really liked being on the show, sometimes.
    But even if you haven't seen the show being parodied, this SCTV clip is hilarious.

    • @annerchisline9641
      @annerchisline9641 9 лет назад +5

      Not just nbc, but all 3 networks. Battle of the Network Stars
      available on youtube now

    • @seancotter9156
      @seancotter9156 6 лет назад +2

      Grubby Bean every time it was consistently more funny THAN SNL

    • @mrmike743
      @mrmike743 6 лет назад +1

      Grubby Bean David letterman would take on Billy crystal and other stars would do other stuff. I remember the show.

  • @RobertPearson777
    @RobertPearson777 11 лет назад +3

    Who is doing Howard Cosel? Is that really Howard? ; )

  • @mb4lunch
    @mb4lunch 8 лет назад +63

    OMG! Martin Short is the greatest Mr. Rogers ever!

    • @tabbypappy
      @tabbypappy 8 лет назад +5

      +Michael Bailey Indeed!I began laughing just from seeing him look directly at the camera!

    • @artierace8664
      @artierace8664 8 лет назад +5

      +tabbypappy I didn't recognise Marty for ages!

    • @ronmoore5431
      @ronmoore5431 7 лет назад +3

      Classic Canuck...silly ness..Toronto's..fire hall lovleys...Great..Great..Great..I just peed me pants lol

    • @impalaman9707
      @impalaman9707 7 лет назад +2

      And the best part is--he didn't even have to speak!

    • @jeffstanford6900
      @jeffstanford6900 3 года назад +2

      I thought the mouth guard was his real (fake) teeth for the Character. He looks Hilarious and It made me laugh out loud! Took a couple of times watching it (on my phone) to realize what it really was. I feel very lucky to have lived during the time of SCTV!
      Such a Treasure trove of Talented people.

  • @hootinouts
    @hootinouts 4 года назад +11

    The WWF would refer to King Friday as a "foreign object". I miss this show and the cast so much. They were waaaaay more creative and funny than SNL.

  • @americanpatriot5757
    @americanpatriot5757 Год назад +24

    One of the greatest comedy shows of all time.

  • @willis2920
    @willis2920 4 года назад +34

    Classsic childhood memories. I’m old enough to get all the references. Comedy brilliance. Could have made a whole show won this. Thanks SCTV!

  • @camilafernanda3963
    @camilafernanda3963 3 года назад +13

    "I certainly hope the young fans of Mister Roger's Neighbourhood aren't staying up to watch this bloody travesty"

  • @BethyKable
    @BethyKable 4 года назад +54

    This is the funniest thing I’ve ever seen.....Martin Short is hysterical....John Candy as Julia Child....Eugene Levy does the perfect Howard Cosell....Rick Moranis does the best Cavett ever.....” he beat the woman unconscious with a puppet”. I’m still laughing.....solid gold! 😂

    • @ivanvalentin3898
      @ivanvalentin3898 3 года назад

      Do all of these actors have to dress up like woman to make it big? What gives? The list is long

    • @lindabaron4584
      @lindabaron4584 2 года назад +2

      It does not get any better than this! This was one of the best shows of all time. I think my favorite was Five Neat Guys. Of course, the egg salad song was epic!! 🤩😂

  • @fredpickles5655
    @fredpickles5655 8 лет назад +111

    Every single line is perfect and every single body movement is perfect. I can watch these clips a hundred times and still discover something in a movement or line I didn't notice before. It is perfect comedy. Long live SCTV.

    • @crabbyoldgamer3028
      @crabbyoldgamer3028 8 лет назад

      Huh? Other than his costume, Short was nothing like Mr. Rogers.

    • @fredpickles5655
      @fredpickles5655 8 лет назад +9

      Crabby Old Gamer wow, you are crabby. lol

    • @bufnyfan1
      @bufnyfan1 8 лет назад +12

      its absolutely a classic--feel honored I got to see this when it first came out--back when comedy was actually funny (not like the garbage that's available now)--its fascinating too that SCTV worked for many years on a "shoestring" budget yet were able to produce the quality of shows/ideas/skits they did--it was like "lightening in a bottle" and I doubt we will ever see anything like this again

    • @CrazyCyclingVlogger
      @CrazyCyclingVlogger 8 лет назад +3

      He wastes his life playing video games. Don't listen to him...

    • @fredpickles5655
      @fredpickles5655 7 лет назад +3

      You really don't get it do you? Go back to watching SNL. You will have lots of friends there.

  • @johnveilleux
    @johnveilleux 11 лет назад +3

    I don't think it's a fair fight when Mr. Rogers turns it into a tag team match with King Friday XIII.

  • @millicentsquirrelhole582
    @millicentsquirrelhole582 8 лет назад +17

    Unfortunately, the much ballyhooed PBS Orson Welles-Luciano Pavarotti sumo wrestling gala will not air due to a late reschedule of the Sandler and Young Dancing/Curling special.....

    • @ronr7905
      @ronr7905 3 года назад +1

      "Three Blind Mice......"

  • @DemonWarp65
    @DemonWarp65 Год назад +12

    Everyone knows Rick Moranis as a hilarious character actor, which he is. But I am just impressed as hell with his abilities as an impressionist. If you have never seen his impression of George Carlin, look it up. It is pure comedy gold.

  • @JaneDoe-rj4jn
    @JaneDoe-rj4jn 4 года назад +6

    I can’t believe how much John Candy looks like Julia. 😂

  • @falconeaterf15
    @falconeaterf15 9 лет назад +21

    Would like to have seen Buckley and Sagan fight too.

  • @bghoody5665
    @bghoody5665 Год назад +2

    The absurdity is fantastic.

  • @ve4mm
    @ve4mm 7 лет назад +147

    PURE GENIUS. I AM CANADIAN AND THIS BLOWS SNL AWAY.

    • @dundaravewine2390
      @dundaravewine2390 3 года назад +6

      Always did!

    • @ChrisLawton66
      @ChrisLawton66 3 года назад +5

      I AM AMERICAN AND I SAY MUCH OF BOTH WERE GREAT. AND BOTH HAD SOME CRAP. (why are we yelling?)

    • @shizuokaBLUES
      @shizuokaBLUES 3 года назад +4

      Well Canada in general blows America away.

    • @futuristica1710
      @futuristica1710 3 года назад +2

      It’s not ‘bout a competition.

    • @shizuokaBLUES
      @shizuokaBLUES 3 года назад +3

      @@futuristica1710 it is for Canadians