The Olympia Restaurant: Cheeseburger, Chips and Pepsi - SNL 

Did your uncle know Frank Sabino, one of the props/wardrobe guys from that era?

Your uncle must have known Joe Dicso, the stage manager.

@@waynegoin5534 which part?

This is awesome. Thanks for sharing

This is a little gem of a comment

Oh bullshit

It’s true. I went there years ago. As soon as you walk in, they ask you, “Cheeseburger?” And the cheeseburgers are not that great.

@@newspeak30000 I don't remember asking you anything.

@@user-pq6mr6op3p as someone from Chicago I can confirm this is true...and the burgers are ok the best one was Billy boys

@@DefyantFoxV2 There is no proof "some writer" who he has no name for made a sketch about this restaurant. They probably stole the idea drom S.N.L and said hey let's pretend this is our place.

Yeah, that's kinda the punchline of the skit....

Oh yeah that’s why he said there was no more. Lol but he was like “whelp I’ll just make eggs” lol

Dummy me didn’t even catch that 🙃🤣😁

Made me go and replay that part to double-check yes. Yeah that was funny as heck.

I saw this when it originally aired. I enjoyed the sketch because I really liked the cast. Now, watching it all these decades later, to me that bit is the only actual funny part of the sketch.

Murray was FAR more versatile than Chase. The show only got better.

Chase for Murray was the best trade in the history of trades. Chase is one of the most overrated comedians of all time. Murray is a comedic genius.

Hello I'm Chevy Chase and you're not !

@@lifeinsuranceman Chase always had issues with Murray and was a pain to work with after he left SNL (from what I've heard)

t was that kentucky bluegrass/northern california sinsemilla hybrid they smoked

That's how things were back then... Hands are just fine.

Ah yes, times when you washed hands in the bathroom maybe once or twice a week, when you..... Yeah thanks George Carlin for that image. 😄

We played it fast and loose back then!

*_THEY WERE BANGING IN REAL LIFE._*

@@wauliepalnuts6134 ewwwwww

Bill and John both from Chicago originally John from the western suburbs near Wheaton bill from the north suburbs up near lakeforest the Murray..and everybody that went through second City theater pretty much all hung out at the Billy Goat Tavern next door eating burgers.. unlike John though who character here was supposed to be here for years builds character is supposed to be someone who came recently at the time and hasn't been here long and hasn't learned much English..

I agree, this is defiantly one of the best SNL skits Bill Murray was in. Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi were in top form as well.

@@truckerkevthepaidtourist It's a bit of a recurring theme in Chicago you have a whole lot of these little mom and pop diners selling similar fare almost always they're run by Greeks that's just what I'm picking up on Belushi's accent is he's doing some sort of Mediterranean.

@@SpeedyDePalma that's exactly what I wrote down it is it's a classic take on classic Chicago Greek diners.. but one must also know the history of the famous Billy Goat Tavern too..at 1 Google pretty much will tell you once you Google it the history of it as many years as it's been around and yes indeed has been like that since they started migrating in in the 60s the boom really came on in the early seventies and pretty much has been ever since two other things to know when you're really in an authentic Greek restaurant near Chicago is you will find pink thousand Island dressing always.. and usually Mexicans doing the cooking for the most part nowadays too..and if you called any kind of diners around Chicago and ask for the manager nine times out of 10 is named either going to be Pete or Jimmy lol

@@truckerkevthepaidtourist know what's funny is that it's the same way on the west coast you'll find diners like that but they won't be Greek run instead they're Korean.

Well, actually it was ‘chee booga’. 😂

And Pepsi......no Coke

real comedy

My mother loved this skit

@@bullwinklemoose8291 WWwwrroong! It was CHEEZE-BOYGAH. What country are YOU from?

Robert Klein, too.

Was thinking the same thing, was epic, good old days

For sure, Gilda and John too. Very early days.

they weren't legends at the time. the work they did made them legends,but point well taken.

Even more remarkable is the fact that the eight of them performed (and in some cases, wrote) all the sketches while recents casts have numbered in the 20s.

Pessi 😎

ME TOO!

Actually, I really want fries with it, but I know there's no fries. Chips.

I want eggs now.

Not at THAT diner! But these comedians/actors, were ARE SUPERLATIVE.

Oh yes for the 70s

I can smell the food from here!

Inspired by the Billy Goat Tavern, Chicago, IL. See today's "Pearls Before Swine."

@@wrwallpi and 100 other places One in Carlisle pa since 1930s

Lies again? Funny Or Stupid

@owl1873 The only exception is Billy Goats was on lower Wacker Drive. There was no sunlight coming through those windows!! 😁

That's why I have the first five seasons on DVD.

Absolutely!!

What time did SNL air back in the 70s?

We used to have a watch party every Saturday night lot of booze and weed good times for sure

The 70s version of the show was the ONLY one worth watching. Once that main crew left, in my opinion, they only ever had 8 decent comedians ever. The show was much funnier when they hammered on both political parties and didn't go full fledge left wing. But again, that's my opinion. I will only watch the 70's and early 80's shows..

Really? He remembered to say cheeseburger in this skit with no cue cards? What talent!

Back when it was a much smaller operation and you could sort of count on the lines you memorized before Thursday still being in the show Saturday at 11:30.

Score one for the Canadian education system.

I wish the recent SNL casts would actually learn lines...the cue card eye looks are terrible and makes it less funny

Reminds me of when Will Smith memorised everyone's lines in Fresh prince of Bel air

And then the long nod like "ahh, yes" when he explains how he wants them over lightly

He actually looks about terrified, as appropriate.

Don't forget, he's a little touched in the head,like most of us.

'NO SAUSAGE, CHEEZBORGER! NO EGGS, CHEEZBORGER! NO JUICE, PEPSI! NO COFFEE, PEPSI! NEXT!' (Gives & charges for 2 cheeseburgers and two Pepsis).

chickEN sandWICH?

@@KairuHakubi Lol Goobacks on Southpark! I'll respond Simpsons style. No sadwich, only Khlav Kalash!

Cheeborger

Comedy gold

No hamburger , no cheeseburger , NO BURGER

Achievement unlocked: Scramble Eggs

I still see burgers and patties on the grill, they haven't run out.

I wonder if Jane could get that tuna then?

@@hectorlopez1069 When John Belushi pointed out in the diner that all had cheeseburger he said it out loud and Dan Akroyd thought that was orders for others. So when the customer finally caved in and ordered a cheeseburger they were "out".

Very Cool! Just randomly got here. But you're awesome man!

God bless you and your family, brother. My father started one of the most successful chain of steakhouses in British Columbia history. I have three university degrees because of that hard. Now I run a real estate portfolio that extends to San Antonio. Very best to you and your family. We learned right.

VE RI TAS.

My German American grandfather owned a lunch spot in midtown Manhattan in the 20s, 30s, 40s. Believe it or not, it was also a Tammany connected election day voting spot. LOL…those days are long gone.

This sketch takes me back to my own youth growing up in east end Toronto , there where dozens of small restaurants owned by hard working Greek families . Incredibly hard working and dedicated people with the sole intent of making a better life for their kids than they had .

No hamburgers! Cheeseburger!

That was my first thought when the video started. A working grill on set? That's dedication

@RedneckSpaceMan Cheezeborger! I would love to be at the Billy Goat this fine Friday afternoon!

Bill Murray used to be a short order cook. He knows how it is done.

probably the best prop in SNL history perhaps.

And despite this it still manages to NOT be funny. Classic SNL was massively overrated.

@@nathanlovik1753 Not to anyone with a sense of humor. But seriously, everyone's different regarding what they think is funny. I know there are/were a lot of people that would disagree with you.

Comedy gold

I noticed…

and yet he keeps saying no burger...?

That’s how some of these old Greek places ran. In my favorite, they called out the orders backwards, in loud gravelly voices! “Cheeburger one, frenchy one”! Each counter guy was paired with a cook in the back, who took only his orders.

@@JBigjake wow thats some system....

@@jessiejames7492 well they ran out because he kept putting them on the grill. And so then they could make eggs.

@@andyskeels8539 i understand .

i didnt get that the first time i saw it. ackroyd nailed it on every cheeseburger one went on the grill and ran out exactly on cue.

I purchased the first five seasons over 10+ years ago. I'm ready for the 50th Anniversary in 2025!

If I were "Bill", I'd have said, "nah...I'll just have a cheeseburger"... just to fu@k with him....

Why’d he keep going after one year being refused a simple turkey melt?

@@sq7238 you have to stay persistent now bill will always go back to the resturant for a turkey melt and so will new customers. a win win situation all from one guy who stayed on top of the task

@@jovanyalaniz8642 thats exactly my point, why’d the restaurant deserve Bills business if they couldn’t be bothered to accommodate à the simplest request ?? Of course the restaurants going to be a happy camper with a loyal customer, but when (before finally agreeing to make the Turkey melts, ofc) did they put in the work to make Bill a loyal customer ??

@@sq7238 Good Point.

Jorge Rodriguez And then they eat it

Even then, the real heros of SNL were the prop and carpenter crew.. This didn’t exist on Tuesday, and it was fully formed by Saturday, including a working grill..

You like the juice

real pepsi too. Lol.

I just Noticed that!

Talent like this no longer exists because the Left outlawed humor.

Does shut down mean shut up....Pepsi ugh ! Coca cola is the real thing

@@hilaryapril7043 if u can’t accept Pepsi instead of coke u must be a white woman

I always ask for C O L A. I think folks say coke as a generic term. Like Q TIPS for cotton swabs and Kleenex For facial tissue etc. Before the coke Pepsi marketing was Noone cared what kind of cola they were served. There were hundreds of regional andocal brands all over the USA.

Pepsi sucks.

@@rockymypug Irrelevant.

90s was way better

Nope​@@bradsanders407

You must really be Phil Collins with your obsession of cheeseburgers

How fun could that have been!

@ben gib you don't know my boss

Mustard Tiger

Coolest boss ever

Hashtag METOO…..in a good way 😉🤪😅🤣

@@phyllisanngodfrey6137 Yes, and don't forget Chevy Chase too!

You mean: when it was funny. Yup.

That's why I have the first five seasons on DVD!

I remember this skit triggered the munchies every time! Pepsi surely got plenty of publicity

I can testify that the burgers are still just as good

I'll never forget my one visit there about 14 years ago. A friend ordered first to purposefully upset the older guy taking orders by ordering a coke and fries, so that our other friend behind him was extra intimidated. The second friend never got the two burgers he ordered and was too afraid to ask about it.

@@DoomPlague they're used to that but I'm sure they also find it annoying sometimes. People have done that ever since they opened, hence the sketch.

@@flickmonger87 and cheap :) Yep, the atmosphere adds a lot, but I always return when visiting Chicago.

@catherineshaw1122 NOT TRUE. the lunchroom is based on the one John's father ran in a west side factory.

It's the mustache.

A younger Robert Klein.

I hope they didn't waste those burgers. I wonder if they fed the audience? Or, the rest of the crew? In any case, I've always loved these Olympia Diner skits!

@@davidpatrickcox3004 According to some people who claim to have been there, the cast and crew didn’t let the burgers go to waste and enjoyed them after the show.

I ordered a single burger at the Billy Goat and the guy said "No singles today, only doubles and triples." So I had a double and it was great!!

But it's no pepsi, coke.

This scene was inspired by John Belushis dads place.

The first episode was in the late 70's. I was still in Jr. high school. The Billy Goat Tavern must have stole the idea.

@@trafficsignal101 The Billy Goat was founded in the 30's. Belushi grew up in Chicago and met Akyroyd while they were both living there. The OP is right: this sketch was inspired by the Billy Goat.

There are a couple Billy Goats...I think the original is down the stairs below Michigan Avenue, but there's also one on the other side of the Loop.

All true

Aw, it's a classic joint here, we still love it.

That was all Belushi. This character is based on his father, an Albanian who immigrated to Canada and opened....wait for it....a diner. John worked there as a kid. He basically studied for this character his whole life. EDIT: Chicago, not Canada (that was the other Blues Brother) and while his dad did have a diner named, "Olympia", this was based on a Chicago diner, and the character was based on his uncle who ran a food cart in North Chicago. My bad. 🙂

Crazy that SNL has been going for so many years and this is still deemed to be the best cast.

@@obi-potobi790 I think that's bc the original cast were the only ones allowed to fully improvise scenes. After the original cast left, Lorne left too for four years ('80-'84) which is when, under Dick Ebersol, the modern format of writing and scripting, using cue cards, etc. became the norm. When Lorne returned, he stuck to the new format, which has great moments, but does lack the energy and general over the top craziness of eg Gilda's monologues as a little kid (Amy Pohler's "Rick Rick Rick!" comes close), or Belushi's Weekend Update reports.

So there was a time when SNL was not about Donald Trump?

The ‘70s……the last great decade.

What would be more impressive is if you watch any on SNL in the 70s which was *NOT* live, lol. Because that would have required owning a super rare/expensive vhs or beta machine

that is AWESOME!!!!!

Which airport? There are 2 in Chicago

@@adzisme ORD.

Just went by accident this past weekend!! Really good - most affordable meal in all of Chicago!

With the amount they make I would certainly hope so

if you ordered a cheeseburger without cheese, they would probably have a brain aneurysm.

No bourgie! No cheesebourgie, no hambourgie, no bourgie!

Couldn't have said it better

tojiroh Can you give me a time stamp? I can’t find it.

I like the Pepsi

Correction "cheeberger" lol

@@namk19 Pecsi!

Yeah, I noticed that too, it was pretty cool.

No laughs

In homage this skit people srill remember that line today

only 10?

don't see it

...the time that SNL DIDN'T suck!!!

The crew of the late 80's and early 90's was pretty talented. The Bad Boys of SNL Sandler,Spade,Carvey,Myers just to name a few

Amen brother

@@waylontassone8732 Don't forget about Farley.

Why do we always hold them up on a pedestal never to be taken down? instead we should be looking towards the next generation of people that can be just as good as them!

@@waylontassone8732 Both groups were great, as shown by their movie careers.

It wasn't the biggest laugh 🙄

also, smoking

Ice grab @ 1:51

It is still acceptable in most countries . Most countries are lucky to have the means for ice . Nice to be in the top 1% and worry about such things

@@bobzelley5100 at least you're outwardly appreciative of your privileged status anyway

iammontecristo *through

Still funnyburger

iammontecristo Aah the Billy Goat Tavern at OHare.

So, whatdya order, cheeseburger? Pepsi?

No. Frickin. Way!

that studio had to have been smelling good

That’s the magic of “live”.

Ah, okey okey. CHEEBURGYE! one chip, oneh pepsi!

I bet those hamburgers were delicious. From Ms. Harper Stacey.

Neil Yaremchuk And they charge you almost nothing, and you get a ton of food. I love those places. I try to get down to Lafayette every chance I get. Otherwise, Leo’s is a great substitute.

@@CrowTRobot-ni7zu Nowadays, I just stick with Red Hots Coney Island in Highland Park. One of the last places that makes their own chili while everyone else just buys it from National.

Neil Yaremchuk I’ll have to try that place sometime.

And a ice cold Vernors or Faygo pop

@@neilyaremchuk6798 Or if you ever in the NYC area, go to Nathan's famous Restaurant in Coney Island, NY. Home of the famous Hot Dog Eating Contest shown on ESPN on July 4 for years now.

So true. Billy Goats is still going strong, which this was based on, but we lost many others, like the Melrose. The under 40 crowd don't get diners.

Late ‘80’s/early ‘90’s cast most talented.

Get over it

@@briangenthner5500 oh trust me we are over it

@Dire Straits whoa there cheech im not a liberal jesus they were funny and poked fun at both sides,nobody was safe from their humor

Chip White “...poked fun at both sides”? Well that certainly isn’t the case this century. How many clever SNL political skits do you remember during the Obama years? It was ‘hands off’.

I'm there

It's Loosly based On the Billy Goat Tavern....But John's father had a Arminia restaurant. So He mix both into this skit.

My parents met when my Mother worked at The Billy Goat Tavern.

Yep! Great place I’ve gone there many times. Also another fun fact the family that owns the Billy Goat Tavern is the Sianis family which is the same family that put the infamous Billy Goat curse on the Cubs

Not a fan of it because their buns are so big the meat to bread ratio is fucked. You have to get the triple cheeseburger just to make it even.

To each their own. Must be the nostalgia because it didn’t live up to the hype for me.

@@FortifiedEnhancements You've probably told that before.

...or any version of SNL for the past four decades.

Sucked in 78 sucks worse 2023

Anything's funnier than the latest SNL!

Avalanche Fan Breakfast of champions

When sodas were made with sugar and weren't weighted down with all that high fructose corn syrup.

Then stop by the Billy Goat Tavern if youre ever in Chicago. Thats the place the skit is based on.

if they run out of cheeseburgers you can get eggs too - you just have to be patient

People could do that in the 70s,80s, and 90s. There was more freedom in those times.

Back in the day people could smoke on the job. I've worked with old construction and industrial workers who told me how they used to drink beers at lunch and even on the job

In high school (the 70’s) I worked in the meat dept of a ma and pa grocery store. The head meat cutter, a WWII vet, had a cigarette either in his mouth or on the corner of the cutting table all day. When we swept the floors at closing time the store floor was littered with cig butts from customers.

I think it's a toothpick in his mouth, though

έτσι όπως πρέπει.

God miss yhe day when people wasnt pussy pansy’s

How awesome was John Belushi? Starring in the number one television show starring in the number one movie singing on the number one single on both the rock and blues charts as well as the number one album on both the rock and blues charts all at the same time that's how awesome he was

I would rather he stayed with us.

I’m

Ok

Pathetic

malakas

Lots of Greeks in Chicago where several of these folks started. At least, there used to be.

@@hefeibao Papou used to own a resturant in Chicago back in the day. Still a fairly sizeable Greek population there to this day.