Thanks everyone!!
Guy Caballero
now. Thanks for all the great suggestions. You came through just the
way I hoped you would. Wow! Talk about knowledgeable fans!
BTW, there still is'nt a firm release date for the the DVD's.
Apparently Time-Life is going to release the singles. The box set will
be a separate deal. If I heard right. Now....my question is; Who's
going to host those cheezy Time-Life commercials?? "Ah, remember the
comedy of the Seventies?"
I'd love to be "the guy" and Catherine would be perfect as "the gal".
But that probably won't happen. So I'm putting in my vote in for a
couple from this group. A guy and a gal. Heidi and Justin, you're just
too young. Sorry.
Thanks again for the rapid response to my S.O.S.
Joe F.
Jim Bennie
> So I'm putting in my vote in for a
> couple from this group. A guy and a gal. Heidi and Justin, you're just
> too young. Sorry.
Me! Me! Me! I've done TV comedy! OK, it was back in the 70s and 80s.
And I've done cheesy spots! Hmm. That was back in the 70s and 80s, too.
Now, I'm a respectable newsguy. Better skip it.
Jim
Justin Pate
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The Ben Stiller Show came out on DVD recently and they did a late night
infomercial parody of it recently on Comedy Central. They even got Bill
Shatner to host it. I guess Joe you could do a similar kind of thing with
the SCTV DVDs, but I'm afraid Ben Stiller beat you to the punch on that
idea.
Proginoskes
> Apparently Time-Life is going to release the singles. The box set will
> be a separate deal. If I heard right. Now....my question is; Who's
> going to host those cheezy Time-Life commercials?
Count Floyd, of course!!!
-- Christopher Heckman
FatMoFo
You couldna shouldna hudna wouldna leave yer Angus!
Ya canna leave him. You canna leave your Angus.
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Dale
> be a separate deal. If I heard right. Now....my question is; Who's
> going to host those cheezy Time-Life commercials?? "Ah, remember the
> comedy of the Seventies?"
> I'd love to be "the guy" and Catherine would be perfect as "the gal".
> But that probably won't happen. So I'm putting in my vote in for a
> couple from this group. A guy and a gal. Heidi and Justin, you're just
> too young. Sorry.
> Thanks again for the rapid response to my S.O.S.
> Joe F.
I can just see it now:
INTRO: Moment from "Shake and Bake" sketch plays for a minute before
fade-in to television set showing the sketch. Camera pulls back to show a
man and woman - Sally and Bob - watching the sketch as the camera pulls back
behind them. They are sitting on stools. The camera shows that they are on
a set that is supposed to be a "behind-the-scenes" look at a Hollywood movie
stage.
BOB and SALLY
(Laughing hysterically at the sketch as it peters out and
fades to black; with smiles on their faces,
and laughter in their hearts, they turn swivel around on
their stools.)
BOB
Oooh, that was a great sketch, wasn't it Sally?
SALLY
Yes, it was, Bob. Hey, Bob, what was that wonderful,
intellectually-driven sketch from?
BOB
Well, Sally, remember the Seventies?
SALLY
(mock surprise)
The Seventies? Why, Bob, I'm so young I can barely remember
the Nineties!
BOB and SALLY
(Laugh hysterically again.)
BOB
That's right, Sally. I forgot. You see, the Seventies
were -
SALLY
(Serious, as she cuts off Bob.)
How could you forget? You know how old I am.
BOB
(Rattled.)
What?
SALLY
Bob, we've been together for a long time now. Now we're on
national television and you can't
even remember my age? I don't understand. How can you
forget something like that? I suppose
you don't even remember my mother's name.
BOB
(Leans in to Sally and talks softly.)
No, Sally, it's just a segue into talking about -
SALLY
Now you're talking down to me. I just can't stand it
anymore, Bob! I had us take this
announcing job in order to keep us together and now you're trying to smother
me.
(Starts crying.)
BOB
Uh, Sally. We're just acting out roles here. I mean, I
only met you once and that was at
the auditions two days ago.
SALLY
(Scoffs.)
Oh, yes. Just "acting out." Isn't that always your excuse?
"Oh, I didn't mean to slap
the waiter, I was just ACTING OUT!" "I didn't mean to kick
that old woman, I was
just acting out!" "I didn't mean to run over that possum, I
was just ACTING OUT!"
BOB
Sally, this is silly. I don't know what you're talking
about. Besides I'm just reading
what's on the cue-cards right there -
SALLY
(Laughs sarcastically through her tears.)
Oh, yes! Blame the cue-card man. Blame the cameramen!
Blame the technicians!
Blame everyone but yourself!
BOB
Sally, just ask Tommy, the director. Tommy! Tommy, can you explain it to
her and
calm her down?
TOMMY
(Enters scene wearing headphones and bearing a script. He has a determined
look on his face.)
I don't think I have to explain anything, you loser.
BOB
What?
TOMMY
C'mon, Bob! Stop playing the tinplated dictator! We're all fed up with
your abuse of
power and of poor Sally here.
BOB
(Confused.)
What are you talking about? This is the first take. We just walked in the
door and
started five minutes ago. We don't even know you all yet.
SALLY
(Gasps.)
That's just like you, Bob.
TOMMY
(Grabs Bob by the shirt, ready to punch him in the face.)
What's say we put you in your place, you little glamour Hitler.
SALLY
(Holding Tommy back.)
No, Tommy! No. We're professionals here.
(Turns to crew.)
Peter? Stu? Cindy? Alexis? Everyone? We're all professionals. This is
not the Time-Life
way. We can handle it.
(Camera swings to show crew giving Bob death-stares and holding large
wrenches, baseball
bats, or just pounding a fist into their other hand. Camera swings back to
show Bob definitely
unsettled by the crew's reaction.)
SALLY
Let's - Let's just get on with it. Okay? We can handle it without
bloodshed, just as has always
been the case with Time-Life infomercials.
OFF-CAMERA VOICE:
What about the Davey Jones "Sixties' Experience" incident?
TOMMY
(Letting go of Bob and quickly turning to location of voice with a flash of
anger in his eyes.)
You shut up about that or you'll end up the same!
SALLY
(Putting a hand on Tommy's arm.)
Tommy . . ..
TOMMY
(Looks at Sally and quiets down.)
Sorry, Sally. I . . . sorry.
(Turns back to Bob.)
You're lucky Sally's here to protect you, mister! Watch your step or you'll
need to watch
your back!
(Stomps off and out of camera-range.)
SALLY
(Calming down.)
That's right, folks. That's right. The quicker we're done, the quicker we
can leave
this nightmare Bob created behind. Now. Ready?
BOB
(Deeply confused and scared.)
Uh . . . uh . . . I . . . uh . . . .
(Nods and gulps in air.)
SALLY
(Cheerfully.)
Okay. What about just starting with the first laugh and going from there?
Is that okay
with everyone?
(Looks around the set, then at Bob.)
Okay with you, Bob?
BOB
(Jumps a little at Sally's question. Nods again.)
TOMMY
(Off-camera)
Okay, and 3 and 2 and 1 . . ..
SALLY AND BOB
(Both are laughing. Sally laughs in the same way as she
started with; Bob laughs nervously
with sudden worried glances at Sally and off-stage. As the
laughs peters out, Sally looks at
Bob, awaiting his line.)
BOB
Uh, that - that was a great sketch, wasn't it Sally?
SALLY
Yes, it was, Bob. Hey, Bob, what was that wonderful,
intellectually-driven sketch from?
(And the Time-Life informercial goes on from there . . ..)
Dale
readable!
:-)
> I can just see it now:
>
> INTRO: Moment from "Shake and Bake" sketch plays for a minute before
> fade-in to television set showing the sketch. Camera pulls back to show a
> man and woman - Sally and Bob - watching the sketch as the camera pulls
back
> behind them. They are sitting on stools. The camera shows that they are
on
> a set that is supposed to be a "behind-the-scenes" look at a Hollywood
movie
> stage.
>
>
>
> BOB and SALLY
>
> (Laughing hysterically at the sketch as it peters out and
> fades to black; with smiles on their faces,and laughter in their hearts,
Mpoconnor7
How about a spoof of that guy who used to host every infomercial; the guy who
wore the funky sweaters.
Michael O'Connor - Modern Renaissance Man
"The likelihood of one individual being correct increases in a direct
proportion to the intensity with which others try to prove him wrong"
James Mason from the movie "Heaven Can Wait".
Recess Monkey
TimeLife is pretty good. I've purchased some Fat Albert, What's
Happening!, and Muppet Show DVDs from them (eesh, how embarrassing!).
Anyhoo, they generally allow you to purchase single DVDs on a
subscription basis, as a one shot deal, or you can purchase groups of
DVDs at a discounted rate.
Matsmaniac
>Who's going to host those cheezy Time-Life commercials?? "Ah,
remember the
> comedy of the Seventies?" I'd love to be "the guy" and Catherine would be
> perfect as "the gal".
"Now you too can re-live classic SCTV moments. Like the memorable
episodes of "Sammy Maudlin Show": (show ep. where William B. Williams
refers to Lola Heatherton as a "lezzie"...complete with "And I mean
that in the best possible sense" followed by "cheap laugh"). Good fun
for the entire family!" ;)
Please do this Joe.
eyir
Me! Me! Me! I've done TV comedy! OK, it was back in the 70s and 80s. And
I've done cheesy spots! Hmm. That was back in the 70s and 80s, too. Now, I'm
a respectable newsguy. Better skip it.
> Jim
This wouldn't be an example of your work, would it, Jim??? ;-)
http://www.squizzle.com/movieview.asp?id=491
(If the link doesn't work, copy and paste it to the address bar)
Diluted Evil
>couple from this group. A guy and a gal. Heidi and Justin, you're just
>too young. Sorry.
Hey, now! My hip can break like nobody's business!
~Heidi
"We love you more than fudge. That's why you get fudge."
Diluted Evil
>infomercial parody of it recently on Comedy Central. They even got Bill
>Shatner to host it.
And...and Bob Odenkirk had hotpants on. Brrrrowr.
Uh, I mean, *cough*.
Jim Bennie
>>Count Floyd, of course!!!
> How about a spoof of that guy who used to host every infomercial; the guy who
> wore the funky sweaters.
As Mike Levey's dead of cancer, I doubt he'll object.
I think 'I Living Color' took a shot at Tom Vu. Now, that was funny.
Jim
Jim Bennie
> This wouldn't be an example of your work, would it, Jim??? ;-)
> http://www.squizzle.com/movieview.asp?id=491
> (If the link doesn't work, copy and paste it to the address bar)
On my circa 1991 system, it's impossible to do that.
My work consisted of some skits on 'Night Vision' on SuperChannel
where I did incidental work, and some cable stuff in the mid 70s
that I'd be surprised if anyone has a copy of. There are still
tapes of the former around somewhere (I don't have any). The only
proof I ever did the latter is preserved in a photo in the Chilliwack
Progress newspaper of one of the bits shot on set.
As an aside, one of the people I worked with on 'Night Vision' was
David Cubitt, who went on to do some more mainstream stuff.
I did some TV news for a bit about five years ago but I doubt
anyone would have been foolish enough to preserve that.
Jim
Mpoconnor7
>> be a separate deal. If I heard right. Now....my question is; Who's
>> going to host those cheezy Time-Life commercials?
How about Mike Nelson of MST3K who would host the Mystery Science Hour wearing
tons of makeup to portray former A&E Biography host Jack Perkins?
I think the idea of having somebody comedically impersonating a celeb would be
the perfect way to do an SCTV infomercial; if SCTV were doing a spoof of an
infomercial it would be the same thing although they would probably have Joe
doing Kirk Douglas or something like that.
Lulu
>>I'm putting in my vote in for a
>>couple from this group. A guy and a gal. Heidi and Justin, you're just
>>too young. Sorry.
>
>
> Hey, now! My hip can break like nobody's business!
>
> ~Heidi
Few people know that Heidi is, in fact, a remarkably well-reserved
97-years-old.
-Lulu
Adrain Barton
I think the perfect character would be Guy Caballero, down on his luck
and selling the assests of SCTV so he waltz back over the Panamanian
border before the authorities get ahold of him.
DrMabuse
> and selling the assests of SCTV so he waltz back over the Panamanian
> border before the authorities get ahold of him.
Jerry Todd could do a smooth job selling dvds, too, though maybe they're not
as much fun as 'videuh'.
Wanda
Justin Pate
didn't stop her from playing old ladies convincingly back in the day.
Someone told me I remind them of Catherine O'Hara. I'm not sure if that's
because we have a similar sense of humor or because we both have breasts. Go
figure.
eyir
Actually the link I provided was some Fox reader making a classic gaffe on
national TV. You might have already seen it.
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Kitty LaRue
HEY....how about me?...i know i'm new here but i am 36 and i graduated
from the beginner course at the second city theatre....LOL...and i can
do a cavelcade of celebrity impersonations..my best one is Ethel
Merman doing David Bowies greatest hits. GRound Control to Major Tom!
take those protein pills and put that helmet on!
Diluted Evil
>97-years-old.
That's RIGHT, you filthy youngins. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go gum
some proccessed fruit cocktail and throw my bedpan at the TV. Ooh, that
meddlesome Knight Rider...
DH
no one else in the business with the larynx big enough to handle the
mammoth task of selling SCTV DVDs over the air for only $99.99,
available everywhere.
In article <1e8f9787.03120...@posting.google.com>,
Mpoconnor7
>as much fun as 'videuh'.
>
I'm guessing Jerry Todd was a guy who would keep up with whatever advances in
technology would come along. He would have been hip to CD's. DVD's and the
Internet.
Lulu
> They'd be crazy to get anyone other than Harvey K-Tel to do it. There's
> no one else in the business with the larynx big enough to handle the
> mammoth task of selling SCTV DVDs over the air for only $99.99,
> available everywhere.
Brilliant! Perhaps a team-up with Lou Jaffee.
-Lulu
Chris 'Bob' Odorjan
> Jerry Todd could do a smooth job selling dvds, too, though maybe they're not
> as much fun as 'videuh'.
Don't forget, the V in DVD originally stood for vuhdeo!
--
Chris "Bob" Odorjan - bob...@canada.com
BobNET - http://www.oxford.net/~bobnet/
Matsmaniac
Cool...that may lead to another one of the larynx feel-up sessions between the two.
BOB BARNETT
Jim Bennie
> Have Bill Needle give the ultra hard sell
Yeah, but isn't he down to about four seconds by now?
Jim
lcl99
My vote is for Pirini Sclerosa (sp?). She would lend an air of mystery
that would make you buy the DVDs just to find out what she's talking
about.
Or, for a more understated approach, Dougal Currie.
leilamh
real Father McAndrew - the real Joe! But I just saw my favorite KOQ
episode, then did a search for SCTV videos and landed here. Anyway -
I know I'm late, but my personal favorites with John Candy are "would
you like some... PANCAKES?" and "Billy... Billy my Boy" - the 'Oh
Canada' hockey bit. Over the holidays my whole family was in
hysterics over both of those, and we don't even have our copies
anymore.
Question! Who yelled "get to bed!" at Ed Grimley in the Christmas
episode? We were guessing it was either you or John Candy. Cheers!
T&L
But, if he isn't available to do it, I'd help you out in a heart beat!
Plus....I'm a Canadian living in the US! :)