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PanFried

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May 9, 2001, 2:44:08 PM5/9/01
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Gotta have Cooking with Johnny LaRue. JLR kicking it up a notch!
- Cooking for the unemployed (catfood, grass and ketchup)
CCCP1 - instant classic
SCTV News (any episode where Floyd goes off on Earl)
Sammy Maudlin with Bobby Bittman (On the Waterfront Again)
Play it Again, Bob? (Laughed so hard I woke the whole house up when it
aired)

So many more left out......

"Wanda Sherratt" <sher...@mediaone.net> wrote in message
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> Thinking of Walter Cronkite and $Dialing for Dollar$ made me think of
> what SCTV episodes I'd want to have on a desert island:
>
> -The whole $Dialing for Dollar$ series with Cronkite and the maniac
> -All of the 5 Neat Guys bits
> -Decision Melonville - the election
> -The Man Who Would Be King of the Popes
> -something with Sammy Maudlin, but I'm not sure what
> -Taxi Driver Promos
> -Global Golden People's Choice Awards
>
> Well, that must be about enough for one show, probably too much - it's
> hard to settle on just what I consider "indispensible" SCTV. What would
> you select out of all the shows to take with you?
>
> Wanda


Wanda Sherratt

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May 9, 2001, 2:19:46 PM5/9/01
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Jim Powers

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May 9, 2001, 8:23:07 PM5/9/01
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Wanda Sherratt wrote:

Let's see:
A Mrs. Falbo bit
At least one "Days of the Week"
A "Farm Film Report and Celebrity Blow-up"
PBS All-Stars
Johnny LaRue Christmas show where he finally gets that crane shot
And that pull-out-all-the-stops totally off-the-wall SCTV extravaganza:
NASA presents Murder in the Cathedral


Trudi Marrapodi

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May 9, 2001, 8:38:57 PM5/9/01
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In article <3AF989F6...@mediaone.net>, Wanda Sherratt
<sher...@mediaone.net> wrote:

Let's see...

The Merv Griffith Show
Crazy Crafts with Molly Earl (both of them, but especially the one with
the egg carton)
The three Irving Cohen commercials from the Cinemax version (for the
furniture polish, the Bojax Cleanser and the Tardy Cannon)
The entire "Janitors' Strike" 90-minute ep, with all the takeoffs on CBC
programming
Promo for the SCTV Afterschool Special "The Fella Who Couldn't Wait for
Christmas" (because it reminds me of my mom yelling "GET TO BED!" whenever
my sisters and I made the slightest move to get up on Christmas morning
before about 8 am)
Dusty Towne's Sexy Holiday Special
Count Floyd's Have Yourself a Scary Little Christmas
Mel's Rock Pile with the Queen Haters

and probably about a million more.
--
Trudi
"How can anybody say 'no' to Kelly Knight or Anna Vreeke?"
--A certain RSSIFer, rhapsodizing about an upcoming club competition ;-)

SumWinJL64

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May 9, 2001, 11:43:43 PM5/9/01
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Couldn't do without:

Troy Soren's bitchy school board election campaign and Connie Beaver's attempt
at interviewing him.

Pepi Longsocks.

The Dusty Towne Sexy Holiday Special.

The Days of the Week episode where Mojo tries to seduce Billy McKay by jumping
up on the couch on all fours in an awkward attempt at primal display behavior.

Any Merv Griffith piece

Any Gerry Todd piece

Pre-Teen World

Any piece where Earl Cammembert makes an ass of himself.


pgh...@hotmail.com

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May 10, 2001, 12:36:53 AM5/10/01
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I would have to take with me
1. "Gangway for Miracles" the parody of the Miracle Worker w/
Catherine O'Hara as Helen Keller and Edith Prickley as Anne Sullivan.
2. The Christmas epidsode with the staff party ,especially the closing
scene where the cast sings "Silent Night" because it was one of the
last times they were all together.(very touching moment for me....LOL)
3. "Rich and Jealous" I just love watching Andrea as Barbara as she
stares off into space and crosses her eyes when singing.
4. and you gotta have John Candy as Divine!!!
5. PBS All-Stars , also a classic
6. and you gotta have Catherine as Brooke Shields in there somewhere.
7. Almost forgot, I gotta have Mrs. Falbo on her visit to prison.

hho...@hotmail.com

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May 10, 2001, 9:11:49 AM5/10/01
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SumWinJL64 wrote:

> Any piece where Earl Camembert makes an ass of himself.

*Bob Newhart mode ON*

That would, uh...that...that would be all of them.

*Bob Newhart mode OFF*

-L.H.


Bunezuela

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May 10, 2001, 2:44:33 PM5/10/01
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Last week was one of my favorites. Phil's Nail and The Nutty Lab Assistant.
It just doesn't get much better than that!

----
"Silence, monkey!"
- Rachel Dratch

Bunezuela

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May 10, 2001, 2:45:38 PM5/10/01
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>Any Merv Griffith piece
>

Oooooooo, we'll be right back!

Treeclimbr

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May 11, 2001, 11:12:21 AM5/11/01
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John Candy as Babe Ruth
Grapes of Mud
D.Thomas as the paranoid afraid of scientists
Pre-Teen World
Don Strom's PSA
Black like Vic
A few Brian Johns
Half-Wits
Lola's Special
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Bunezuela

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May 11, 2001, 11:24:02 AM5/11/01
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>A few Brian Johns

How much would that cost?

Virtuism

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May 12, 2001, 12:14:07 AM5/12/01
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>>A few Brian Johns
>
>How much would that cost?
>


That's something I have to start
asking rich people who think they
impress me.

Russ Dunlap

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May 12, 2001, 8:09:16 AM5/12/01
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How could anyone leave off Edna Boil with her poodles at Christmas? THE
funniest skit on any show, any time.

"Just kidding...she's a model"
-Edna Boil, with a poodle that may be expecting a litter

"Thank you, Buttons"

"Isn't that right, Rex? (Not to be confused with that bull artist, Tex)"

"And what Christmas would be complete without the Gift of the Magi?"


Bunezuela

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May 12, 2001, 12:11:05 PM5/12/01
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>How could anyone leave off Edna Boil with her poodles at Christmas?

What was her drum machine called? The Rhythm Master?

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With charcoal eyes and Monroe hips
She went and took that California trip
Well, the moon was gold, her hair like wind
- Tom Waits

Vince Macek

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May 12, 2001, 6:39:33 PM5/12/01
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Bunezuela wrote:

> >How could anyone leave off Edna Boil with her poodles at Christmas?
>
> What was her drum machine called? The Rhythm Master?
>
> ----

That's the RhythmAce, and Edith's machine. But they are close relatives,
and Edith probably bought it from her. Oh yes, I would need the
Christmas dog bit *and* Cooking with Edith on that island, as well
Edith's 'Tracking the Unknown', The Fella Who Couldn't Wait for
Christmas, Dr. Tongue's 3D House of Stewardesses, The Merv Griffith
Show, Mrs. Falbo with Gordon Liddy, 3CP1, Johnny LaRue's fitness show
(gotta stay in shape!) and a generous serving of the Great White North.

VMacek

Thomas Evans

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May 13, 2001, 1:36:22 AM5/13/01
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My list:
- Martin Short as Billy the Kid
- The Great White North Palace Special
- What Ever Happened to Baby Ed? (Ed Grimley and Dr. Tung)
- The Casablanca spoof (with the Bob Hope/Bing Crosby "Road to..." theme)
- Walter Cronkite, Dialing For Dollars
- Melonville Election
- Johnny LaRue's Jumping For Dollars
- Farm Celebrity Blowup (especially the Brooks Shields episode)
- Hi Q
- Count Floyd trying to promote 3D glasses
- The Schmenge Brothers salute John Williams

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Bunezuela

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May 13, 2001, 12:47:08 PM5/13/01
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> The Merv Griffith
>Show

The one where they do "Close Encounters" spoof is just killer. How about when
Merv sits down at the piano and plays along with the alien mothership.

JHedegor

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May 14, 2001, 3:47:34 AM5/14/01
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>What would
>you select out of all the shows to take with you?

Well, here are some of my favorites, in no particular order:

-Ben-Hur, with John Candy (and I also liked the Pit Stop deodorant pitch from
Moe Green)
-Leave It to Beaver
-Any Edna Boil sketch
-Any Harvey K-Tel sketch
-Any Gerry Todd sketch
-Moranis as Dick Cavett interviewing Bobby Bittman (on Monster Chiller Horror
Theatre!)
-Pet Peeves of the Stars with Bob Hope
-CCCP1
-The Godfather (especially Guy reading the broadcasting oath, his talk with
Floyd the Barber and the Ugazzo promo tape)
-The Great White North where the topic is the Great White North itself, and
Doug jokes that the map behind them makes Florida look like a pimple
-Mel's Rock Pile with the Queenhaters
-Garth and Gord solving all their problems by going to Yongue Street
-Brian Johns (with Moranis as the millionaire)
-most Libby Wolfson sketches
-Got a Minute?, with Sid Dithers...

...and lots more!

John

Bunezuela

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May 14, 2001, 10:38:03 AM5/14/01
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>-Got a Minute?, with Sid Dithers...

San Fransiskee, didja drove um didja flew?


Mr. Golf

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May 14, 2001, 11:31:05 PM5/14/01
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Desert Island SCTV:
1) Great White North
2) The Russian TV Satellite Takeover
3) Perry Como 'Still Alive' spot
4) Sammy Maudlin show
5) Farm Film Blowup
6) Godfather

TR

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Irene

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May 15, 2001, 10:28:11 AM5/15/01
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1.Towering Inferno (at the Johnny Nucleo's Top of the Reactor Restaurant)
2.Grapes of Mud
3.Godfather
4.Queenhaters on Mel's Rock Pile
5.Al Peck's Used Fruit
6.Polynesiatown
7. Anything w/Bruno or Dr.Raul Withers
8. Sammy Maudlin Show - drugs in Hollywood
And hopefully my Mom would send me more care packages of SCTV tapes while
I'm
on this island ;-)

>"Wanda Sherratt" <sher...@mediaone.net> wrote in message
>news:3AF989F6...@mediaone.net...
>> Thinking of Walter Cronkite and $Dialing for Dollar$ made me think of
>> what SCTV episodes I'd want to have on a desert island:
>>
>> -The whole $Dialing for Dollar$ series with Cronkite and the maniac
>> -All of the 5 Neat Guys bits
>> -Decision Melonville - the election
>> -The Man Who Would Be King of the Popes
>> -something with Sammy Maudlin, but I'm not sure what
>> -Taxi Driver Promos
>> -Global Golden People's Choice Awards
>>
>> Well, that must be about enough for one show, probably too much - it's
>> hard to settle on just what I consider "indispensible" SCTV. What would
>> you select out of all the shows to take with you?
>>
>> Wanda
>

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Mitchell Moffett

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May 15, 2001, 7:10:33 PM5/15/01
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Can't believe no one's mentioned "Hey Yorgi!" from cccp1.
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x y

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May 16, 2001, 1:02:53 AM5/16/01
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Come on guys you gotta have the
Shmenges w/ Lince Minyak, Gimme
Jackie, Harry's Sex shop & don't
forget Cognac Bodine "I will give you
multiple slaps upon the face you've
never dreamed of"

Laissezfirearm

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May 16, 2001, 5:56:04 AM5/16/01
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My pick for single best episode has got to be
"Fantasy Island" (have they shown *that* one
on NBC yet?).

Rock stars posing as Bing Crosby and Bob
Hope in a "Road" picture was inspired, but
the shunken John Candy humping a violin?
Pure nutjob.

--
laissez...@aol.com
http://www.loudpipes.com/laissezfirearm

Bunezuela

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May 16, 2001, 11:43:04 AM5/16/01
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>My pick for single best episode has got to be
>"Fantasy Island"

John Candy makes a GREAT Tattoo!! Oh boss, de plane, de plane boss!!

If memory serves, Candy also did a killer Alfred Hitchcock channeling Curly
Howard. Nyuk Nyuk Nyuk


Mr.Dandy

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May 17, 2001, 3:01:32 AM5/17/01
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Who could pick?? But here's a few I didn't see yet...

-Martin as Brock Linehan on "Stars in One". Authoritative host who knew
nothing about his guests... heh

also

-English for Beginners " with Trini Scleroso and Catherine as the teacher

Teacher: "Can you"
Trini: "Kang oo"
Teacher: "...direct me..."
Trini: "...interrahoween..."
Teacher: "..to the hotel."
Trini: "tu dow howtow."

She was from Murkey.

heh-heh

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scroob

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May 17, 2001, 11:09:18 AM5/17/01
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GC: Murkey?? Where the hell is Murkey?
PS: Bok bok bok bok.


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Treeclimbr

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>
>Rock stars posing as Bing Crosby and Bob
>Hope in a "Road" picture was inspired, but
>the shunken John Candy humping a violin?
>Pure nutjob.

Yes, that is one of my favorites. Along
the same line and quality, I found John
Candy and Dave Thomas playing Meatloaf
and his guitar player during a William
Buckley, Jr. interview was also tops.

"Talk to my guitar player, he's really
smart, man."
"Do you know what Cornus Cardu means, man, well, do ya?"

Zorno

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May 17, 2001, 10:53:32 PM5/17/01
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1) any skit where a dummy gets tossed about (particularly Peppy Longsocks)
2) Hi-Q
3) The Nutty Lab Assistant (just for Ed singing Jack and Dianne)
4) Perrini Scleroso (no clue on the spelling)
5) Curly sings the classics
6) any Tex 'n Edna, Phil's nails or Harry
7) Odour-Rama


just off the top of my head and in no particular order. Now if I felt that
I needed to get OFF the island, I would want to ensure that I had tapes of
every Days of the Week episode solely to build a raft (or to burn for
warmth)

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Alicia Morgan

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May 19, 2001, 1:30:45 PM5/19/01
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I couldn't do without "2009 - Jupiter and Beyond" and "The Making of
2009 - Jupiter and Beyond" with with Woody Tobias Jr. directing (in "The
Making Of...", he falls off of a crane and uncrosses his eyes - the only
time I ever saw that happen)) and the incomparable Idella Voudry as the
Queen, and Flaherty and Short as Simon & Garfunkel...Levy as Ernest
Borgnine...

"Gangway For Miracles" with Edith Prickley as Anne Sullivan ("mock -
yeah - ing - yeah)

Brock Linahan - Stars on One - "Oh, That Rusty!"

Anything with Libby Wolfson


Bunezuela Francisco

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May 22, 2001, 6:45:13 PM5/22/01
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Don't forget Sid Dithers in "The Jazz Singer"... but I forgot the details. He
shows up in beaded dreadlocks, funky hotpants and Bootzilla boots right?


----
"Mommy's all right, daddy's all right, they just seem a little weird"
- Cheap Trick

Bunezuela Francisco

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May 22, 2001, 6:51:05 PM5/22/01
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Some of the Mayberry parodies were just too incredible. Moranis as Andy
Taylor, Candy as Otis the drunk, Flaherty as Barney Fife. Some of the funniest
stuff I've ever seen on tv.

I forgot, who was Aunt Bee?

Larchman

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May 22, 2001, 9:31:19 PM5/22/01
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> I forgot, who was Aunt Bee?

Catherine O'Hara.


Stan Allen

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Jun 26, 2001, 1:09:53 PM6/26/01
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Here's my votes, in no particular order; I'd probably vary the rotation as
the years dragged on....

1. Edna Boil auditioning replacements for Tex
2. Mrs. Falbo's Tiny Town sponsored by the letter "G" with Dave Thomas as
guest star G. Gordon Liddy
3. Mel's Rockpile with guest stars The Queen Haters
4. Dr. Tongue's 3-D House of Beef
5. The William B. Williams show
6. SCTV News with Earl Camembert reporting on the Marijuana culture
7. Phil's Nails
8. I cry each day I die
9. Farm Film Celebrity blowup with Eugene Levy as guest star Neil Sedaka
10. Lee Iacocca's Rock concert

dang...10 already? What an impossible choice!

goloma

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Stan Allen wrote in message ...

>Here's my votes, in no particular order; I'd probably vary the rotation as
>the years dragged on....
>
>1. Edna Boil auditioning replacements for Tex

I love Moranis as the Keith Emerson-type progressive rocker. "That's
right...Edna?"

>2. Mrs. Falbo's Tiny Town sponsored by the letter "G" with Dave Thomas as
>guest star G. Gordon Liddy
>3. Mel's Rockpile with guest stars The Queen Haters
>4. Dr. Tongue's 3-D House of Beef
>5. The William B. Williams show
>6. SCTV News with Earl Camembert reporting on the Marijuana culture

What about Earl undercover at a cockfight?

>7. Phil's Nails

Fifty percent off! Get it?

>8. I cry each day I die

>9. Farm Film Celebrity blowup with Eugene Levy as guest star Neil Sedaka


You got it! This is the one to show people who ask who Levy is.

>10. Lee Iacocca's Rock concert
>
>dang...10 already? What an impossible choice!


Good list. May I humbly submit:

Harry's Scramble Days (Harry, you're super! Now where are the marital
aids?)
Yuri: Getting to Know You
Cruisin' Gourmet
Just For Fun (with Aaron Copeland - I think there was only one)
12 Angry Men (I'd have to call it off-mocha)
Al Peck's Used Fruit
Tom Monroe: On a New Wavelength (Turning Japanese and Da Do Do Do...)
Julia Child vs. Mr. Rogers
Men on Women (bikinis - again, I think this is the only one)
FFCBU: Sedaka
Perry Como: Still Alive (OK, maybe this is the one to show the uninitiated)
What Fits into Russia (Hello people!)
5 Neat Guys (first ad)
Schmenge Christmas or Happy Wanderers with guest Lynce Mynyak (I just can't
choose one over the other - poll?)
Bobby Bittman library PSA.

Couldn't stop at ten, and even fifteen was tough.

Stan Allen

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Jun 26, 2001, 2:58:48 PM6/26/01
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You're right on....my god, how could I have left off "The Cruising
Gourmet"??

Yeh, I wasn't sure exactly whom Moranis was emulating with that Tex Boil
replacement audition, but Keith Emerson seems perfect...and what the HECK
was that sax band with Candy in a blonde wig?! (Everyone: "That's right,
Edna!")

And I did want a "Harry's" bit, and had forgotten about the Scramble
days...shame on me!

YES! "Just for fun", with Guest stars - what was it? Dave Thomas as Karl
Marx, or was it Engels or something? Andrea Martin as Gloria Steinem, was
it?.......ugh, it's been way too long....

That one brings me to another great overlooked game show, "Revenge!"

Al Peck's used anything was top-notch.

"What fits into Russia" was definitely the highlight of the CCP1 episode;
that whole show ought to be a desert isle SCTV on its own......

I'd pick the Shmenge brothers Christmas special....."Find the egg!", "The
exchanging of the socks", and the "Watching the tree".

On the Christmas topic, another one I should have included was the "Sammy
Maudlin Christmas Special", featuring "Neil Simon's Nutcracker
suite"....("Ladies and gentlemen - I promise you, I am going to quit smoking
one day!", and "It's Marsha!!!"..."Yeh, and that's William B.; I think we
all know each other here!")

Thanks; that rounded out my list quite well.


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Vince Macek

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Stan Allen wrote:

> You're right on....my god, how could I have left off "The Cruising
> Gourmet"??
>
> Yeh, I wasn't sure exactly whom Moranis was emulating with that Tex Boil
> replacement audition, but Keith Emerson seems perfect...and what the HECK
> was that sax band with Candy in a blonde wig?! (Everyone: "That's right,
> Edna!")
>
> And I did want a "Harry's" bit, and had forgotten about the Scramble
> days...shame on me!

Was I being mental here, or did Harry ever have a slogan 'When you think about
sex, think of *me*!'

>
> YES! "Just for fun", with Guest stars - what was it? Dave Thomas as Karl
> Marx, or was it Engels or something? Andrea Martin as Gloria Steinem, was
> it?.......ugh, it's been way too long....

He was Alexander Solzienietsen (sp, clearly) and she was Betty Friedan? That
was nicely weird. On the pressing question of who they considered a beautiful
woman, Al hesitantly offered Paula Prentiss.

>
>
> That one brings me to another great overlooked game show, "Revenge!"
>
> Al Peck's used anything was top-notch.
>
> "What fits into Russia" was definitely the highlight of the CCP1 episode;
> that whole show ought to be a desert isle SCTV on its own......

Hey, Yorgie!

>
>
> I'd pick the Shmenge brothers Christmas special....."Find the egg!", "The
> exchanging of the socks", and the "Watching the tree".

The traditional budgie, the cabbage roll feast...can't wait for Christmas
suddenly!

>
> On the Christmas topic, another one I should have included was the "Sammy
> Maudlin Christmas Special", featuring "Neil Simon's Nutcracker
> suite"....("Ladies and gentlemen - I promise you, I am going to quit smoking
> one day!", and "It's Marsha!!!"..."Yeh, and that's William B.; I think we
> all know each other here!")

I would really need Rex and Edna Boil's Christmas boutique. Yappy dogs in satin
costumes - that's Christmas to me.

VMacek

goloma

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The Just for Fun guests were Aaron Copeland, Alexander Solzhenitzyn (sp?),
and Betty Fredan, president of the National Organization for Women. Betty's
being jealous of Loni Anderson's "gargantuan boobs" is the high water mark
for me.

And yes, Revenge is fantastic, especially Dave Thomas's hair and eyebrows.
So many great game shows to choose from. I'd go with what I think is the
first Half Wits where John Candy sorts ball bearings for a living.

The Christmas specials were so incredibly funny, it's a shame they're only
shown once a year (of course now they're not shown at all). I love the
Count Floyd special where we never see the kid from Deliverance speak, but
everyone refers to things he said earlier (Count Floyd: "Yes. The kid from
Deliverance is right!").

Sigh.


Stan Allen wrote in message ...

>You're right on....my god, how could I have left off "The Cruising
>Gourmet"??
>
>Yeh, I wasn't sure exactly whom Moranis was emulating with that Tex Boil
>replacement audition, but Keith Emerson seems perfect...and what the HECK
>was that sax band with Candy in a blonde wig?! (Everyone: "That's right,
>Edna!")
>
>And I did want a "Harry's" bit, and had forgotten about the Scramble
>days...shame on me!
>
>YES! "Just for fun", with Guest stars - what was it? Dave Thomas as Karl
>Marx, or was it Engels or something? Andrea Martin as Gloria Steinem, was
>it?.......ugh, it's been way too long....
>
>That one brings me to another great overlooked game show, "Revenge!"
>
>Al Peck's used anything was top-notch.
>
>"What fits into Russia" was definitely the highlight of the CCP1 episode;
>that whole show ought to be a desert isle SCTV on its own......
>
>I'd pick the Shmenge brothers Christmas special....."Find the egg!", "The
>exchanging of the socks", and the "Watching the tree".
>
>On the Christmas topic, another one I should have included was the "Sammy
>Maudlin Christmas Special", featuring "Neil Simon's Nutcracker
>suite"....("Ladies and gentlemen - I promise you, I am going to quit
smoking
>one day!", and "It's Marsha!!!"..."Yeh, and that's William B.; I think we
>all know each other here!")
>
>Thanks; that rounded out my list quite well.

Wanda Sherratt

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Vince Macek wrote:

> He was Alexander Solzienietsen (sp, clearly) and she was Betty Friedan? That
> was nicely weird. On the pressing question of who they considered a beautiful
> woman, Al hesitantly offered Paula Prentiss.
>

As I remember it, it was Aaron Copeland who suggested Paula Prentiss,
because she was so wholesome and nice. Solzhenitsyn I think went for
Drew Barrymore, because of her heavy eyebrows.

Wanda

goloma

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Jun 27, 2001, 10:34:54 AM6/27/01
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Wow. If Al had gone for Drew Barrymore, who was nine or ten at the time,
now that would be just for fun. His crush was on Brooke Shields because, as
you mentioned, she's got the brows which is his first love.

twitch

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Wanda Sherratt <sher...@mediaone.net> wrote in message news:<3B391BD8...@mediaone.net>...

Anything with Lola Heatherton. Especially when she was messed up on
pills
and was pysically dragged off the stage during a rambling ranting
song. Also
the remake of On The Waterfront with Lola and Sammy Maudlin(was it
Sammy?-it's
been a while)

Tex and Edna Boil's Organ Emporium commercial.

The game show skit with Eugene Levy as the host and Catherine O'Hara
was a contestant named Margaret Meahan who kept pushing her buzzer
without hearing
the question. John Candy pushing his buzzer and then denying it. I
almost peed
my pants the first time I saw it.

"You cancelled my show just like you cancelled our love!" Lola H.

Wanda Sherratt

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Jun 27, 2001, 2:02:24 PM6/27/01
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Aw, crumb! I was GOING to say Brooke Shields, but then I became
doubtful, remembering Catherine O'Hara's impression of Brooke, and
thinking that perhaps I'd mixed up my episodes!

Wanda

abar...@tampabay.r

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Jun 27, 2001, 4:48:28 PM6/27/01
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On Tue, 26 Jun 2001 18:21:56 -0400, Vince Macek
<vma...@mindspring.com> wrote:

>> On the Christmas topic, another one I should have included was the "Sammy
>> Maudlin Christmas Special", featuring "Neil Simon's Nutcracker
>> suite"....("Ladies and gentlemen - I promise you, I am going to quit smoking
>> one day!", and "It's Marsha!!!"..."Yeh, and that's William B.; I think we
>> all know each other here!")
>
>I would really need Rex and Edna Boil's Christmas boutique. Yappy dogs in satin
>costumes - that's Christmas to me.

Don't forget Dusty Towne's Dirty Little Christmas Special. To this day
I think the funniest thing I've ever seen was John Candy as Devine
singing "Santa Bring My Baby Back to Me". How could you forget the
punchline, "You cut off his arms, you cut off his legs, you cut off
his head, How could you Mrs. Dinky?"


Stan Allen

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Jun 27, 2001, 5:21:10 PM6/27/01
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Very, very, true - It just wouldn't be Christmas without Dusty Towne.....in
fact, there's just so much great Christmas material to choose from, how can
anyone make a decision?

When choosing "Desert Island SCTV", we may have to re-define what
constitutes a "Selection" - does it have to be just one bit, or can it be a
whole "theme" from a Network90 episode or whatever?

For example, the "Great White North Palace" just wouldn't be the same
without all that behind-the-scenes stuff, like Johnny LaRue getting kicked
out of his dressing room, et cetera.....

Guess I'll have to go back and revise my list - again.

ET

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Trudi Marrapodi

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Jun 28, 2001, 8:49:43 PM6/28/01
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In article <a7s_6.146899$Bz6....@sjc-read.news.verio.net>, "Stan Allen"
<homers...@skinnynervousguys.com> wrote:

> Very, very, true - It just wouldn't be Christmas without Dusty Towne.....in
> fact, there's just so much great Christmas material to choose from, how can
> anyone make a decision?

I don't know. I'd probably have to pick Dusty, too. Although the Schmenges
are a temptation (again, their show reminded me of family Christmas
traditions--it seems like so many years, one or the other of us opened up
the "wrong" gift because the person giving it forgot who that package was
for--so the part where Yosh gets the doll always resonates with me) and,
of course, The Fella Who Couldn't Wait for Christmas.



> When choosing "Desert Island SCTV", we may have to re-define what
> constitutes a "Selection" - does it have to be just one bit, or can it be a
> whole "theme" from a Network90 episode or whatever?
>
> For example, the "Great White North Palace" just wouldn't be the same
> without all that behind-the-scenes stuff, like Johnny LaRue getting kicked
> out of his dressing room, et cetera.....
>
> Guess I'll have to go back and revise my list - again.

You have a point. Well, I'll try...

--Dusty Towne's Sexy Holiday Special
--Crazy Crafts with Molly Earl (the egg carton episode)
--Stairways to Heaven
--The Merv Griffith Show
--Irving Cohen's three commercials (furniture polish, Bojax cleanser,
Tardy Cannon)
--Count Floyd's Have Yourself a Scary Little Christmas (if for no other
reason than Lucille Ball breaking into tears--"Lucy! What's the matter?
"Waaaah! Heeee scaaaaaared meeeeee!" "But, that's *good!*")
--The part of "Garth and Gordon and Fiona and Alice" where they run over
the woodchuck and the CBC guy goes into hysterics
--The Uzbek PSA on the CCCP-1 show
--Mel's Rock Pile with the Queen Haters
--The whole half-hour syndicated episode with the "Wizard of Oz" ending
that had about half a dozen other movies in there, including the Road
movies, Casablanca and Fred & Ginger dancing.
--
Trudi

who had an opportunity in this sig file to say something good, but didn't

Vince Macek

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Wanda Sherratt wrote:

Thank you; I'm really developing a Grampa Simpson memory here (and I saw this
segment only once [hint to NBC])...forgot about Copeland. Hey, he may have been
gay, but he could pick cool women!

VMacek

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