For a budget of $10 Canadian per episode, the SCTV crew were so far ahead of any other comedy crew at that time proving it is context, writing and comic delivery that counts.
Should hardly surprise that in addition to Moranis's impressive lead work, Thomas and Levy are clearly at home with their guitars and can sing passable CSNY harmonies. Flaherty's crooning ain't half bad, either. Talented guys....
My favorite thing about SCTV was they took any decently funny idea and could make it into a thirty-second commercial for an upcoming episode. SNL writers and producers would stretch one decent idea into a tedious five-minute sketch.
@@TastyChevelle it's very cerebral you see,Bing Crosby and David Crosby...now don't freak out...have the same last name. Very thought provoking if you ask me.
Even SCTV fell on there face too with some of their skits. Some of SNL famous skits were great. Can't put them all in one basket then make a judgment, not fair.
@@erichvonmolder9310 I watched them both back in the day. SCTV was on a different level. Both were funny. But SNL was live, and this wasn't. SCTV could do more due to this. And with their premise that they were a real TV network, they had so many spoof-worthy sources to draw from.
Yes, entirely agreed. SNL was mostly smarmy mugging for the camera and incomplete ideas that went nowhere. I never understood why anyone liked it. SCTV was brilliant.
SCTV came up with the most simple, random, yet brilliant sketches ever. Count Floyd's Halloween special with the SCARY Lucille Ball and Kid from Deliverance as guests is one that immediately comes to mind. Top notch writing and top notch cast.
Haha - totally sucked me in! I've been trying to find a clip of Moranis doing Neil Young, to the tune of "Needle and the Damage Done", but with lyrics like "I talked to Crosby and I talked to Nash; they asked me if I wanted to buy some hash", and second verse "The doorbell rang and it was Stephen Stills; he asked me if I wanted to buy some pills." I remember it cracked me up the first time I heard it, but I can't seem to dredge it up online.
david: and then he just kind of goes into some vocal noolding until somebody says "OK, he's luded out" (meaning wasted on queludes) and pulls the plug. Yes, I remember.
That's part of "Neil Young's" (played by Rick Moranis) appearance on "Jackie Stewart's Wide World of High Voices." When "Jackie Stewart" (Dave Thomas) yells repeatedly at Neil that his guitar's out of tune and Neil doesn't seem to notice, Jackie says to the camera something like, "Well, Neil's a wee bit 'luded out now..." You won't find this sketch unedited on RU-vid. Since it paints Neil Young as a stoner, my guess is that Neil Young himself or his agent (s) demanded that the offending seconds be edited out. Is that right, westnyacktwins?
It's forgotten trivia now, but Rick Moranis actually was a prominent Top 40 deejay in Toronto in the late '70s-early '80s. (From the aircheck recordings I've heard, he played it absolutely straight, essentially using the voice he does in this video.) I would suppose he felt the need for a "day job" just prior to SCTV and "Strange Brew" gaining a cult following.
Superior in a multitude of ways to SNL. SCTV knew how to poke fun without being overly sarcastic or mean-spirited as SNL has always been. SCTV proves that sketch comedy does not have to have a constant politically biased agenda. That's SNL now...and it's unwatchable. Long live SCTV!
Starts with the sounds of _Ohio_ , then the caroling began with _Suite Judy Blue Eyes_ to follow. Perfect segment, would love to see the whole sketch in its entirety.
Another Canadian comedy group, called Radio Free Vestibule, had an even funnier idea along these lines: Sharon, Lois, Bram, and Young. Hearing Neil Young singing Skinna-ma-rinky Dinky-Dink is unforgettable.
Dave Thomas' brother Ian had a 10 top hit in Canada with "Painted Ladies," which also got into the US Top 40 in '73. Their stuff holds up so well, and they are playing there, mixing in the obvious cheap edit.
@@Timinator62 I don't know if the estate of John Candy, or whomever the writer may have been for SCTV's "The Fishin' Musician," but "Live at Darryl's House" has a little explaining to do, in my opinion.
@@JohnSmith-op1tc Ummm...Ok, you're NOT making sense...Ian Thomas WASN'T on a Fishin' Musician skit...since Ian and Dave Thomas ARE Brothers. Some of the problems with the Fishin' Musician music is some of the Bands had lawsuits against Music Labels (or among other Band Members) and control of the Artist's Music, sometimes years after the shows aired and thus we can't get those on the DVD's.
@@Timinator62 what I am saying is, the visiting band members playing at the Scuttle Butt Lodge has its similarities with artists heading over to Mr. Hall's "home" studio. This is not a reference exclusive to the Ian Thomas appearance, but was mentioned on your post. Happy Hanukkah.
Omfg I remember watching this, high as a kite with my sister and pissing our pants, we didn't catch on to the Crosby part until he started singing, lmfao 😂
Rick Moranis is playing a sweet lefty Gibson Les Paul Custom, and getting a good nasty Neal Young tone... They should have had someone doing AC/DC Angus with an SG...
This proves that Bing Crosby, a Hollywood actor was the father of David Crosby of Crosby Still and Nash. After all, both share the same last name. After all, Spencer Dryden, the Jefferson Airplane drummer, was related to Charlie Chaplin, the Hollywood actor and comedian.
SNL turned it around, A Bing Crosby Christmas special with his family including his son, David Crosby. I think they threw in a skit with Bill Crosby interwoven into the mash.
Is there any way that backing riff was based off a real CSNY song, because it seems they would use the back track from a real song or is that really the rock version of White Christmas backing music?
Rick Moranis may have performed the track and the other guys mimed along. Sounds a bit like the riff from “Ohio” with a little bit of “Suite Judy Blue Eyes”.
I called up Crosby then I called up Nash, I called up Stills because I need some cash...to the tune of "The Damage Done"...I saw this show when I was at Uni...we watched 3 episodes before we even knew how to react
