the concept of this was Levy's - as a matter of fact, SNL asked him for permission to use it and it became Celebrity Jeopardy - where NO ONE gets an answer correct
You can't believe how cool it was being a teenager in the 70s and watching this before it even went to NBC and knowing you were into something so good yet few really also experienced it.
OMG yes! I wasn't a teen yet, but every SCTV episode left me in stitches, with my parents wondering what's wrong with me. SCTV was one of the things that defined my youth.
1977, I heard my dad laughing like crazy in the back room one Sunday night, only to find he discovered SCTV. I was 16 and we had a show we both loved! Always think of him when I am (still laughing) at these videos all of these years later.
Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Joe Flaherty, John Candy, Andrea Martin, Dave Thomas are a gift from god. I was able to watch SCTV after school on Global TV in the late 70's.. Even thoguh we lived on the US side of Lake Ontario, the signal still reached. Considering what a cultural desert WNY was, I often wonder what my life would have been like without Canadian TV.
I find that ironic, because my childhood home in Newfoundland only had two channels (CBC and CTV; we didn't have Global). When we got cable TV (from Bangor, Maine!) in the early eighties, it was like Dorothy going from dust-bowl Kansas to the Land of Oz.
@@brucewilson2763, no, I don't think that you have. And _SNL_ was always, and *_is_* , stll funny; you and the other moron dissing it here just got old and obdurate, and are stuck in the past due to your love of _SCTV_ .
@@davidsigalow7349 People like you make Canadians look so stupid, jealous, and petty. Martin Short grew up around the block from me. John Candy, Dan Akyroyd, Eugene Levy, Gilda Radner, Jon Belushi, Bill Murray, Catherine O'Hara, were all part of The Second City in Chicago and Toronto. None of my friends favoured one show over the other. Joe Flaherty is from Pittsburgh. How pathetic do you have be to think that John Belushi, Dan Akyroyd, Bill Murray etc. were inferior to the cast of SCTV.
Alex Trebek said that while he got a kick out of Will Ferrell on NBC's Saturday Night Live, Eugene Levy's Alex Trebel was his favorite parody of himself.
SCTV aired for me between 12am and 1am on a Friday Night. When this sketch first aired I recall waking my mom up, even though her bedroom was on the other end of the house, from laughing out loud so hard. I tried explaining this to her the next day at breakfast, but she didn't get it.
We use to watch it at the same time as kids. Me and my brother would laugh so hard our sides hurt. After SCTV the classic movies would play and we would stay up watching those till we fell asleep. Good times.
I remember the earliest shows with Harold Ramis where the opening credits showed the control panel not working because someone left his sandwich inside, to the hot dog rotisserie satellite when people around the world threw their TVs out the window (even a grass hut in Africa) to the newest shows on NBC. One of the best skit comedy shows of all time.
I’m almost 65 yo and I’ve been a fan of all sorts of comedy my entire life - SCTV is my all time favorite, even over Monty Python, SNL, Key and Peele, etc. The ultimate was when they switched to a 90 minute format. The intelligence, quality and craftsmanship were off the charts.
Alex Trebek actually loved SCTV (all felllow Canadians) and loved these spoofs of his game show hosting--he knew how to laugh at himself---SCTV also did a spoof about a Canadian celebrity interviewer-Brian Linehan--portrayed by Martin Short (called "Brock Linehan")--however Mr. Linehan admitted he was insulted by the spoof--I still believe impersonating someone is the highest form of flattery
I followed your recommendation! _"Half Wits"_ may be available on the sidebar to the right (or here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-eTDsJd1l7Aw.html), and I did not think this skit was markedly funnier. (The "Pick a number between one and ten" bit at the end was probably the highlight.) *EDIT:* I later watched the next installment, _Half Wits Semi-final_ (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-WIJna_6G244.html), which was a bit funnier.
I enjoyed this sketch very much back in the day...but where are they now? Margaret Meehan: Guidance counselor Peter Townsend: Ineptly running a chain of chicken restaurants he inherited Kathy Mifsud: Lawyer ("That's what I SAID, your honor") Leonard Mandel: Mild-mannered seller of fine janitorial supplies James Bridgeman: Deceased (walked into traffic while listening to music on a portable device) "Way to go, Townsend" guy: Internet millionaire Samuel L. Clemens and Samuel L. Clark: Deceased Samuel L. Jackson: Awesome
Whether or not it was an urban myth, there was an alleged claim Alex Trebek was capable of displaying a subdued edginess; that be the case, this sketch was intended to satirize that. Nevertheless, it's still hysterical.
The clip that helped introduce me to SCTV in 2004. I remember seeing another gameshow parody with Alex Trebel being pulled off the set by security guards. I downloaded this clip off Limewire and had a good laugh.
I think we all knew a Margaret Meehan in high school, the would-be valedictorian who was too eager--for her own good--to show how smart and articulate she was. I love how she looks ready to cry from all the abuse Alex is heaping on her. Two other points: Levy not only does the best Alex Trebek impression imaginable, but his gradual meltdown and his bellowing tone of voice are just hilarious; I would LOVE to see the real Trebek lose his cool in such an epic fashion (or any fashion for that matter). And lastly, who's playing the sixth contestant? He doesn't open his mouth the entire game; he's probably the smartest person on the stage!
"Pete, you SMASHED your new guitar?!? That cost 20 quid!" "WAY TO GO TOWNSEND!" "Sir, your odious Acts will result in our colonies rising up in revolt!" "WAY TO GO TOWNSEND!"
