S.O.S. from Guy Caballero re: John Candy
Guy Caballero
overseeing the production of the SCTV DVD's. He is assembling a John
Candy tribute on one of the discs. We are trying to come up with some
of his more memorable funny moments. There are quite a few, but it
would be good to have more. Any suggestions?
Joe F.
Dale
"Guy Caballero" <jsf...@aol.com> wrote in message
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I'll make a few suggestions, although I'm sure I'm just going to be
duplicating a lot from everyone else here. If so, apologies ahead of time
for the repeats:
The Babe Ruth Story (episode 26) - A chance to see John playing a
good-natured guy who goes through a slow burn to the point he wants to beat
up a sick child.
Dining with LaRue: Health Food Restaurant (Episode 11) - An early LaRue
visit and one of the few times you really wanted to cheer LaRue on when he
gets snotty with others.
Witness to Yesterday (episode 5) - It's really Bonnie Lightfeather's
showcase, but John plays a great straight-man in the bit.
And, of course, BEN HUR! (although that may be too long of a bit for a
tribute; it does feature John's excellent Curly impression, however).
I'll think of some more, but I thought I would start the ball rolling with
these.
--Dale
Bob Gassel
Caballero <jsf...@aol.com> wrote:
I think John's shining moment was the opening of "The William B.
Williams Show" when he hurts his leg and struggles thru the monologue.
In fact the whole skit, including his being insulted by Irving Cohen,
is unforgettable...
BG
Hitman of Las Vegas
>There are quite a few, but it
>would be good to have more. Any suggestions?
Hey Mr. C,
A tribute to John Candy is a wonderful idea. In fact, I was speaking
with a fellow SCTV fan this past week on the phone and mentioning how
I was watching some of the episodes, and how at times I would laugh
out loud and I suddenly followed the joy with sadness, with a feeling
of 'I really miss him.' Since I never knew him, that really is a
testament to how his comedy touched me and so many others.
I suggest any of the following:
Celebrity Blow Up with Neil Sedaka
Anything from Ben Hur would be essential I think
Dr Tongue's 3D House of Stewardesses
Schmenge's Tribute to John Williams
Me Science with Johnny LaRue
Midnight Cowboy 2 'I'm a Husthler, A Husthler! scene is particularly
classic'
The Babe Ruth Story
Johnny LaRue in the 'Yellowbelly' clip from the 30th Anniversary Show,
or his intro with Lin Ye Tang
The William B Williams Show
Johnny LaRue at the Christmas Party (Santa gives Mr. LaR a crane)
Commercial for Curley Howard Singing the love songs or movie themes, I
forget which one it is
Good luck with this! And thanks for asking!
Jim Bennie
One of my favourite moments is when Johnny LaRue and Bobby Bittman
are in the bar bitching about how Guy took away their air-time and
gave it to the McKenzies for their Great White North special (with
all-union dancers). It was so clever, and the timing is so good,
they look like they're ad-libbing.
Jim
Lulu
I've seen a lot of good ones mentioned already, and would like to add to
it one I think is essential: Johnny LaRue's Christmas Party monologue
out in the snow, ending with Johnny receiving his beloved crane shot.
-Lulu
Greg Beaulieu
are JC as Pavarotti talking about how barbers in North America don't trim
your nose hairs, and a couple of his Orson Welles bits: the Christmas
special monologue of "A Night Before Christmas" where he keeps blowing his
lines and gets on the stagehand's case ("He moved! Yes, you! Get him out
of here!") and the Welles bit in the restaurant where he was served a
wheelbarrow full of salad.
--
Greg Beaulieu ab...@chebucto.ns.ca Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
DrMabuse
Cochon, and ordering the wheelbarrow full of salad. Maybe they could
include some of his other impressions - Curly, of course, and Richard Burton
in "The Man Who Would Be King of the Popes", and maybe his Bogart in the
Fantasy Island piece. (I have a weakness for Mr. Mambo and Dr. Braino,
too.)
Wanda
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Dan Luke
One of John's J. LaR. bits made me laugh when it came back to me the
other day. LaRue had a part in some production that required him to do
an accent. Of course, this was beyond the no-talent LaRue, but he made a
stab at it. In a brilliant few moments, John managed to have LaRue
sliding helplessly among French, Swedish, Spanish and a few other
accents in a desperate attempt to pass himself off as an actor. It was a
scream, and I hope you can find it for the tribute.
Dan
Greg Beaulieu
: Those are great, but it was Dave Thomas playing Orson Welles at Le Grand
: Cochon, and ordering the wheelbarrow full of salad.
Hey, no fair having 2 different Welles impersonators on the same series!
It was so long ago that I saw this, I never realized that.
BTW, good call on Mr. Mambo. I had forgotten about that one.
Vic Arpeggio
No SCTV tribute to John Candy would be complete without his wonderful,
gut busting portrayal of Divine as Peter Pan.
Vic Arpeggio
Bob Bobsen
For me it will always be John as "The Beaver". Period.
Chris 'Bob' Odorjan
> I've seen a lot of good ones mentioned already, and would like to add to
> it one I think is essential: Johnny LaRue's Christmas Party monologue
> out in the snow, ending with Johnny receiving his beloved crane shot.
That was the first thing to come to mind when reading this thread.
I also wouldn't mind seeing a bit of Red Fisher... "I like the catch'em,
don't like to eat'em!" (that might not be an actual quote, it's been a
while since I've seen any of the Fishin' Musician)...
--
Chris "Bob" Odorjan - bob...@canada.com
BobNET - http://www.oxford.net/~bobnet/
Dale
> I also wouldn't mind seeing a bit of Red Fisher... "I like the catch'em,
> don't like to eat'em!" (that might not be an actual quote, it's been a
> while since I've seen any of the Fishin' Musician)...
>
> --
> Chris "Bob" Odorjan - bob...@canada.com
> BobNET - http://www.oxford.net/~bobnet/
>
I was also thinking of Red Fisher. The only problem is that the best bits
with the Fishin' Musician are all from Cycle 1 of the Fourth Season, so I
would assume we'll already be seen those on the boxset anyway.
How's about one of the Mayor's fireside chats?
--Dale
George Hiebert
And don't forget John as Darryl Sittler and you as Lafleur.
Chris 'Bob' Odorjan
> I also wouldn't mind seeing a bit of Red Fisher...
Oops... that should of course be "Gil Fisher." (Red is the
real-life person he's based on.) Once again I have confused Red Green,
Red Fisher, and Gil Fisher... :-)
Chris 'Bob' Odorjan
> I was also thinking of Red Fisher. The only problem is that the best bits
> with the Fishin' Musician are all from Cycle 1 of the Fourth Season, so I
> would assume we'll already be seen those on the boxset anyway.
As a tribute, I guess it should stand alone, especially in case it
doesn't end up on the 4th season discs...
> How's about one of the Mayor's fireside chats?
How're ya doin'? I'm doin' pretty good myself. Well, g'night!
Odeex
Markshark989
Johnny LaRue: There's *got* to be plenty of La Rue in this...I think there has
to be a clip from the very first "Johnny LaRue Show" from the very first
episode ("Remember...I'm not gay"). Other things that come to mind:
From show #86 (as listed in Dave Thomas's book): There's a short scene between
La Rue and Earl Camembert where after they're done talking, Earl says "TTFN."
La Rue grabs him by the lapels and he says, "What did you say?" "TTFN, ta ta
for now, it's an expression." "Yeah, well ya snuck up on me with it!"
I also like the scene with La Rue in Guy's office pleading for his job after he
finds his parking space taken away from him and his name painted out... "Star
Heads?!"
And of course the parody of the Ed Ames "Tomahawk incident" on the Sammy
maudlin anniversary show.
The Queenhaters...all he had to do is sit there, stare into space and pound on
the drums. Another brilliant contribution to an already great scene.
Mr. Science: "What do you mean, why coffee?"
The Incredible Bulk
And....how could I forget this............this has to include the scene of John
throwing the TV out of the high-rise window from the Season 2 opening. Right?
Reed Andrew
I know it's a disturbing image, but miniaturized Tatoo (Candy) making
love to a violin and, in the process, crushing it is one of his most
memorable moments to me.
Also, his campaign commercials (as Mayor Tommy Shanks) for
re-election, shot in the mental institution -- Shanks strapped in an
empty bathtub wearing a straight jacket.
G222harpo
show-( Opening the fridge-hearts beating like a rabbit. )When he sneaks into
Guy's office and ses what all the other stars are making compared to him. Dr.
Braino taking a line is simply visually hilarious, the Babe Ruth bit is also
great, John as Curly Howard in Melvin and Howards, and anything with William B
doing his fake laugh.
eyir
Also
* a clip of John as Divine
* John's Jake LaMotta
* a clip of John as Cognac breaking into a rousing version of "Ferry
Across the Mersey."
So many.
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The Leave it to Beaver Reunion show
The Officer O'Shaunessy Smoke Detector which came equipped with a snooze alarm.
The ads for Harry's Sex Shop, I think it was called, when John played the
proprieter, who had a giant snake tattoo on his neck and face.
Any of the Farm Film Celebrity Blowups, my personal favorite was when Brooke
Sheilds (Catherine O'Hara) was the guest and started singing a Rod Stewart
song (very badly, I might add) when she blew up.
I remember SCTV once had a precursor of Farm Film Blowup which was a spoof of
Don Kirshner's Rock Concert, where the singers would suddenly blow up. The
best part was the Village People blowing up.
Battle of the PBS Stars with Julia Child boxing against Mr Rodgers was another
highlight of John's.
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".
George Hiebert
"Markshark989" <marksh...@cs.com> wrote in message
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> Off the top of my head...
>
> Johnny LaRue: There's *got* to be plenty of La Rue in this...I think there
has
> to be a clip from the very first "Johnny LaRue Show" from the very first
> episode ("Remember...I'm not gay"). Other things that come to mind:
Dining with La Rue - Tang Gardens
Stephan Seely
Mr Messenger
The list goes on and on.....
Jim Bennie
> The list goes on and on.....
Poor Joe. He'll never be able to figure out which ones to pick from.
At least one station here is playing Xmas music, and the other day,
on came Neil Sedaka. All I could think of was when he was badgered
over his high voice and then blown up by Big Jim and Billy Sol.
Jim
Pete in Calgary, Alberta
Period!
Peter Eric Bruner in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Mpoconnor7
and the gun he needed to clean punks off the streets got larger and larger
until by the end of the ad he was holding this thing that was literally the
size of a cannon.
Recess Monkey
Steve Roman being interviewed by Brock Linahan
DrMabuse
> One I forgot was a Dirty Harry-ish ad spoof that John did where he was a
cop
> and the gun he needed to clean punks off the streets got larger and larger
> until by the end of the ad he was holding this thing that was literally
the
> size of a cannon.
>
at some punk out of view, and the recoil throws him backwards about 40 feet.
Wanda
Adrain Barton
>Dick Blasucci, former SCTV writer and producer of Mad TV, is
>overseeing the production of the SCTV DVD's. He is assembling a John
>Candy tribute on one of the discs. We are trying to come up with some
>of his more memorable funny moments. There are quite a few, but it
>would be good to have more. Any suggestions?
> Joe F.
My absolute favorite is John Candy as Devine singing "Santa Bring My
Baby Back to Me". I get hysterical everytime I see that.
Adrain
Adrain Barton
That wasn't LaRue. It was Steve Roman.
Dan Luke
> That wasn't LaRue. It was Steve Roman.
Really? No doubt my recollection is wrong. Still a funnhy bit. though.
-Dan
George Hiebert
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He's a big cop, and now he's got a GUN TO MATCH!
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visual itself is enough to crack anybody up.
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Matsmaniac
> Dick Blasucci, former SCTV writer and producer of Mad TV, is
> overseeing the production of the SCTV DVD's. He is assembling a John
> Candy tribute on one of the discs. We are trying to come up with some
> of his more memorable funny moments. There are quite a few, but it
> would be good to have more. Any suggestions?
> Joe F.
Everyone here has done a great job of giving examples here.
I'd just want to make sure that the LaRue "Street Beef" holiday
edition/Crane sketch gets on the tribute.
That alone could be a tribute. Anyone who doubted Candy was a fine
*actor*, need only watch that performance.
That, and Tommy Shanks coming after Earl on the news set (and slapping
a drunken "Floyd" on the head as he passed by)...that was classic.
Vic Arpeggio
Wainwright(sp?) on "Days of the Week." There were plenty of good
scenes with him and Eugene Levy and, of course, Rocco ("Yeah, I'm
crazy...crazy like a snake!).
Jeff Robbins
episodes themselves will serve as a tribute to the genius of John
Candy, I would be more interested in having other Candy-related items
as "DVD extras." Licensing some of these may be difficult, but here
goes:
Letterman appearances. Notably the third Late Night episode which
featured Candy and Flaherty. Also good (and overtly related to SCTV)
was the appearance by the Shmenge brothers, in which Letterman
instructed Yosh and Stan that they might want to have those things on
their faces looked at.
The Really Weird Tales installment with Candy.
Appearances on Dave Thomas's short-lived CBS show or appearances on
The New Show.
Appearances from his hosting gig on SNL or clips from his Big City
Comedy stint.
Of course, outtakes would be great.
But, a Candy moment that can't be bettered is his praise of Chariots
of Eggs: "I haven't seen the film, nor do I know anything about it.
But I have a friend who knows someone who knew someone who knows
someone who worked on the film in an indirect capacity. But if Bobby
Bittman says it's skillful, then you can bet this will be one hell of
a skillful film. Mr. Skillful!" OK, I'm paraphrasing, but you know
which one I mean . . .
DrMabuse
">
> I'd just want to make sure that the LaRue "Street Beef" holiday
> edition/Crane sketch gets on the tribute.
>
> That alone could be a tribute. Anyone who doubted Candy was a fine
> *actor*, need only watch that performance.
>
soaring choral music, and Johnny LaRue triumphant as the crane shot captures
him from above!
Wanda
Nick Archer
unnamed ack-tor couldn't master a southern accent..." "Why didn't you
TELL me?!" John as Divine was hilarious, the Beaver bit too, today
John would be doing Michael Moore, who stole his Beaver wardrobe.
Street Beef-"One camera, one microphone!". 3D House of Stewardesses,
Steve Roman as JFK, and YELLOWBELLY!
Nick Archer
Nashville TN
Proginoskes
> When he sneaks into
> Guy's office and ses what all the other stars are making compared to him.
That was the beginning of the Godfather parody. ("Earl Camembert ... ha ha ha
ha!")
-- Christopher Heckman
Paul J. White
Nurse" sketch?
On 6 Dec 2003 19:54:03 -0800, jsf...@aol.com (Guy Caballero) wrote:
Dale
> featured Candy and Flaherty.
The one I remember was John and Eugene (I believe) being asked a question by
David that was supposed to lead into a story they had told the pre-interview
person. Neither seemed to know what David was going on about until David
has practically told the entire story for them (if I remember correctly it
dealt with the camera crew having to be off to film a hockey game).
The looks on their faces as they looked at David like he was nuts was
priceless. Not to mention the sudden realization on their faces when they
finally remembered what the story was.
--Dale
Arch
> overseeing the production of the SCTV DVD's. He is assembling a John
> Candy tribute on one of the discs. We are trying to come up with some
> of his more memorable funny moments. There are quite a few, but it
> would be good to have more. Any suggestions?
> Joe F.
Bless you, Guy, bless you. What a wonderful idea. I can't tell you
how much I'm looking forward to the DVDs. I'll be buying several
copies for friends and family.
There are just so many. For memorable moments, as opposed to entire
sketches, here are a few I'd like to see:
- Mr. Mambo (just for the look on his face).
- Stephan Seely with dry-mouth in "Mel's Rock Pile".
- Also from "Mel's Rock Pile", the reunion show where he asks his wife
(Catherine O'Hara), "Tell zem, go ahead, tell zem why you can't have
children".
- From the Schmenge Brothers, when he turns to the camera wearing the
shark outfit, playing the clarinet.
- As Dr. Tongue, arguing with Bruno as they're trying to escape from
"The Towering Inferno" (I think it was "The Towering Inferno",
anyway).
- As Dr. Tongue arguing with Bruno in the kitchen in "3-D House of
Meat"
- If you can obtain the rights, from the "The Hustler" sketch with
Kevin Kline from "The New Show", clips of his laughing derisivly at
the ineptness of Kline's billiards talent. The laughing is shown in
passing; the only sound is the music. Also, after he misses an easy
shot he says to himself, "Oh Fats, why don't you just join a ladies
club".
-From "The Sammy Maudlin Aniversary Show", the replay William B.
taking one in the schnutz (his term, one I use all the time) in the
take-off on the Ed Ames tomahawk appearance from "The Tonight Show".
Also, include Sammy's intro to the clip as well as what Sammy and
William B have to say about it after.
- Also from "The Sammy Maudlin Aniversary Show", getting caught taking
a peek down Liza Minelli's (Andrea Martin) top.
- Johnny LaRue's Isolation Tank Emporium commercial. He even does a
Curly in that one.
- The photos of him as Edna Boyle's new husband.
- His comments as Sue "Bopper" Simpson's boyfriend after seeing Libby
Weiss's play.
- As Mrs. Falbo's assistant doing the countdown with the number cards.
Terry Beatty or Wendi Lee
Kinski -- who had appeared with a ridiculous hair-do that Dave had poked fun
at -- with his hair done up just the same as her's. Had me in tears....
Scary Terry
Ubiquitous
>I vote for the slightly demented Bob's Big Boy! "Are ya finished with that?"
How about the ad in which he appeared as a leprechan for the luncheon meats
with a rainbow slick on them?
Oh! And of course, Harry (the man with a snake on his face)'s Sex Shop ads?
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Ubiquitous
wun...@netzero.net wrote:
>I think the hardest I ever laughed at a Candy skit was when he was
>Tatoo in Fantasy Island and he humps the violin.
Did he play the part of the bug in the ad for "La Cocoracha", the bug-spray
hawked by Donnie & Marie a la the "Go Hawai'ian!" TV ads at the time?
James Gray
>
> No SCTV tribute to John Candy would be complete without his wonderful,
> gut busting portrayal of Divine as Peter Pan.
>
> Vic Arpeggio
Seeing him on that harness almost belching out, "I'm floyyyinnnnnnnng"
still cracks me up.