Month: October 2018

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  Season 21: Episode 9

95i: Madeline Kahn / Bush

Spartan Cheerleaders

Craig Buchanan…..Will Ferrell
Arianna…..Cheri Oteri
Principal…..Nancy Walls

[ open on Eastlake Spartans basketball game, wannabe cheerleaders Craig and Arianna cheering privately on the side ]

Together: “Hey now! Spartans gettin’ down!
jump back! Show you where it’s at!
‘Cause when it comes to winning, we’re second to none
Because we know that you know that we know we’re #10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2!”

Craig: [ jumping ] Whoo-oo!

Arianna: [ jumping ] Spirit! Spirit!

[ they sit on the bench to wipe their sweat ]

Craig: [ pointing ] Oh! Arianna! Jessica’s trying to get yourattention!

Arianna: [ looking ] Where is she?

Craig: She’s right over there.

Arianna: [ jumps up and yells to the bleachers ] Jessica! What? Sign it! Sign it! This morning! Sign it! What?! [ motions for her to call ] I can’t hear you, Jessica! Call me later! [ jump-kicks, then sits next to Craig ] Oh, Craig, there’s your mom.

Craig: What? Where?

Arianna: Right over there. [ points ] Hi, Mrs. Buchanan!

Craig: [ jumps up and calls across the bleachers ] What? No! No, Mom, stop bugging me about the Christmas dance, okay! No, I.. [ whispers his yell ] I haven’t asked her yet.. I haven’t asked her yet.. Zip it! I’ll meet you at Concessions, okay? [ jump-kicks, then sits next to Arianna ] Oh, my God, Brandon’s got the ball!

Arianna: Go, Brandon!

Craig: Go for a layout!

Arianna: Go, Brandon! Oh, my God!

[ they scream as Brandon scores, then jump up to do a new cheer ]

Arianna: Punch it up!

Together: “We’re rough! We’re tough! We know it and we show it!
[ Arianna faux punches Craig’s chin ]
We got power! Whoo! Spartan Power!
Whoo! We’re rough! We’re tough! We know it and we show it!
[ Craig faux punches Arianna’s chin ]
We got power! Whoo! Spartan Power! Whoo!”

Craig: [ screaming towards the action ] Pass it, Lionel!

Arianna: Pass it, Lionel!

Craig: That’s a double team! Get out of the double team!

Arianna: Oh, my God! [ turns around to prepare for the next cheer ]

Craig: “Who’s that Spartan having my baby?”

Arianna: [ with basketball under her sweater ] “It’s me! It’s me!”

Craig: “I said, ‘Who’s that Spartan having my baby?'”

Arianna: “It’s me! It’s me!”

Together: “Uh-huh! Uh-huh! Uh-huh uh-huh uh-huh!
Safe Sex!“

Craig: [ yelling ] Okay, guys, you can do it!

Arianna: You can do it!

[ they jump-kick and sit on the bench ]

Craig: Wow, they’re playing so well!

Arianna: They are!

Craig: Oh! Arianna. Maggie’s trying to get your attention!

Arianna: Where is she?

Craig: She’s.. I think, right there.. [ points ]

Arianna: [ stands and yells ] What, Maggie?! What?! I can’t..No! I don’t know who I’m gonna take to the Christmas dance yet! What?Who?! No! I don’t like Craig like that! Maggi! I don’t like Craig like that! Maggi, I can’t hear! [ motions for her to call later ] Call me! [ jump-kicks, then sits next to Craig again ]

Craig: [ rooting the home team ] Go, Randy! Pressure D!

Arianna: Pressure D, Randy!

Together: [ growing tense ] Oh, my God! Call Time-Out! Call Time-Out!

[ the Referee’s whistle blows, so Craig and Arianna jump up for theirnext cheer ]

Together: “1, 2, 3, 4! Who you think you’re fighting for?
Your Momma! Hey, hey, your momma! Whoo!
Your Momma, your Daddy, your greasy Granny got a whole new fanny!
Beg your pardon. Say what?
Beg your pardon. Say what?
We are the Mighty Spartans, and we’re here to take you out!”

Arianna: “‘Cause we are a bad Mother..”

Craig: [ covers Arianna’s mouth ] “Shut your mouth!”

Together: Whoo! Whoo! [ they sit ]

Craig: Oh, my God! We’re down by 2 points, and time is running out! The Spartans need a miracle!

Arianna: Or the perfect cheer.

[ the realization hits them, so Arianna turns the boombox onto “Ice, Ice, Baby” as they perform the Perfect Cheer – until the Principal interrupts them ]

Principal: Arianna, Craig.. I need to have a word with you.

Arianna: [ worried ] Mrs. McMannen!

Principal: You have been told repeatedly that you did notmake the Spartan Squad. Now, I want your uniforms on my desk Mondaymorning.

Arianna: But, Mrs. McMannen! We didn’t ask to be born with Spartan Sprit! We just.. [ clutches onto Craig and cries ]

Craig: There isn’t a switch that we can turn it on or off with!

Principal: [ serious ] Monday morning! [ stomps off ]

Craig: [ upset ] Oh, God!

Arianna: What’s more important? Possible expulsion, or showingour spirit?

Craig: You don’t have to tell me!

[ Arianna turns the boombox on again as they finish their Perfect Cheerto fade ]

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  Season 21: Episode 9

95i: Madeline Kahn / Bush

Madeline Kahn’s Monologue

… Madeline Kahn

Don Pardo V/O: Ladies and gentlemen, MadelineKahn!

Madeline Kahn: [a fabulous redhead dressed inleather] Thank you, it’s great to be here. Ah, thankyou so much, it’s such a pleasure to be hosting, uh,Saturday Night Live again. It’s been eighteen years.Yes. Last time I hosted this show was in 1977. Yeah,it seemed to go really well. And, um …

So, uh, I – I picked out, you know, I picked out theperfect song to perform for my next visit which ofcourse I assumed would be, you know, sometime in 1978….

But 1978 passed, you know, and, um, no phone call fromthe show. Anyway, uh, 1979, ‘kay? Still rehearsing …the song. Then came the ’80s, um– The entire ’80s,actually. … And then the ’90s arrived and it seemedvery promising, you know … what with the miracle offiber optics and so on. …

Finally, in 1994, phone rings – it’s Lorne’s office,calling to say they were looking for Madeline. Stowe,Madeline Stowe. …

Eventually, the call DID come and I knew it would. Sohere I am. Still got the song. And now I would like toperform it for you. [cheers and applause, saxophonistsLenny Pickett and Lino Gomez approach and stand behindMadeline]

[with great dignity] It is called, “Ain’t Got No Home”by Clarence “Frogman” Henry. …

[Pickett leads the band into this rollicking rock ‘n’roll tune and the crowd claps along as Madeline takesa hand mike and sings:]

Ain’t got no home
A-no place to roam
Ain’t got no home
A-no place to roam
I’m a lonely boy
I ain’t got a home

But I got a voice
And I loves to sing
And I sing like a girl
I sing like a frog
I’m a lonely boy
I ain’t got a home

Ooo-ooo ooo-ooo ooo-ooo ooo-ooo ooo
Ooo-ooo ooo-ooo ooo-ooo ooo-ooo ooo
Ooo-ooo ooo-ooo ooo-ooo ooo-ooo ooo
Ooo-ooo ooo-ooo ooo-ooo ooo-ooo ooo
Ooo-ooo ooo-ooo ooo-ooo ooo-ooo ooo
Ooo-ooo ooo-ooo ooo-ooo ooo-ooo ooo

[girl’s voice:]
I ain’t got a man
I ain’t got a son
I ain’t got a daughter
I ain’t got no one
I’m a lonely girl
I ain’t got a home

Ooo-ooo ooo-ooo ooo-ooo ooo-ooo ooo
Ooo-ooo ooo-ooo ooo-ooo ooo-ooo ooo
Ooo-ooo ooo-ooo ooo-ooo ooo-ooo ooo
Ooo-ooo ooo-ooo ooo-ooo ooo-ooo ooo
Ooo-ooo ooo-ooo ooo-ooo ooo-ooo ooo
Ooo-ooo ooo-ooo ooo-ooo ooo-ooo ooo

[frog’s voice:]
I ain’t got a mother
I ain’t got a father
I ain’t got a sister
Not even a brother
I’m a lonely frog
I ain’t got a home

Oh, what you say to me
Please say to me
Oh, what you say to me
Please say to me
I’m a lonely frog
I ain’t got a home

[girl’s voice:]
Ooo-ooo ooo-ooo ooo-ooo ooo-ooo ooo
Ooo-ooo ooo-ooo ooo-ooo ooo-ooo ooo
Ooo-ooo ooo-ooo ooo-ooo ooo-ooo ooo

[frog’s voice:] Ooo-ooo ooo-ooo ooo-ooo ooo-oooooo

[girl’s voice:]
I’m a lonely girl
I ain’t got a home

[song ends, lengthy cheers and applause]

We’ve got a great show. [applause continues] Thankyou. Dream come true! Dream come true! Stop now![crowd quiets] Got a great show. Bush is here. [cheersand applause] Stick around, we’ll be rightback.

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  Season 21: Episode 9

95i: Madeline Kahn / Bush

John-John Mackey Storm Tracker Accu-Cast

Lame Weatherman…..Will Ferrell
John-John Mackey…..Tim Meadows

[ open on a lame weather report ]

Lame Weatherman: So this low pressure systme is going to be very active. We’re ognna have a cold front that’s gonna push through – it’s really gonna result in some precipitation, so you may want to bundle up and put on your galoshes..

Announcer: Are you tired of little boys trying to talk like weatherman, telling you what the weather may or may not be? Then turn to News 4’s John-John Mackey and his Storm Tracker Accu-Cast. John-John doesn’t just tell you about the weather. He grabs that bastard weather and pounds it into little, pathetic shards. Then shoves those shards into your pink, puffy face.

John-John Mackey: I’ll get you inside the storm! I’ll let youlive the storm, be the storm! And then, baby, I’ll make you love that storm Froggy-Style!

Announcer: So, if you want to hear vague forecasts full of hot air – watch someone else. But for Storm Tracker in Accu-Cast, turn to John-John Mackey, who will fill every hole you’ve got with the latest breaking weather! So, when you want to know what storm is breaking, count on John-John Mackey to lasso the storm, take it apart, and show you how sad it really is.

John-John Mackey: When I see a storm front coming, I’m all, “What’s up, bitch?!” And the storm is all, “Not, much, Sir.” And I’m all, “That’s right, bitch! Now, go make me a sandwich!” And you want that kind of confidence in your weatherman!

Announcer: “Confidence.” So, for earlier warnings, more accurate forecasts, count on News 4’s John-John Mackey and his Storm Tracker Accu-Cast! When the weather leaves its house, John-John bangs its wife. “Confidence.”

John-John Mackey: Weekdays, 7 and 11, Channel 4 Pulse News. Be there!

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  Season 21: Episode 9

95i: Madeline Kahn / Bush

Giant Bird

Nancy … Madeline Kahn
Bill … David Koechner

[Nancy and Bill, husband and wife, are discovered sideby side in the clutches of a giant bird’s enormoustalons, flying high through the clouds and over thecountryside. Only the bird’s claws are visible — therest of the bird is off-camera above Nancy and Bill.We hear an occasional screech from the bird and thesteady flapping of its unseen wings. Disgusted andannoyed with each other over their predicament, Nancyand Bill’s entire dialogue consists of theircontemptuous and sarcastic quoting of oneanother:]

Nancy: “Hey, Nancy! I’ve got a good idea. Let’sgo for a picnic today!”

Bill: “Good idea, Bill! And I know the perfectplace! Up by the old nuclear powerplant!”

Nancy: “I sure hope the ants don’tbother us!” Ants!

Bill: “Oh, honey! Don’t bring the gun! Whywould we need a gun at apicnic?!”

Nancy: “There’s a good spot, Nancy. Up on topof that hill in that big round bowl ofhay!”

Bill: “Just pull out – push out thoseegg-shaped boulders so we’ll have moreroom!”

Nancy: “Oh, look, honey! It’s a giant hangglider!”

Bill: “Oh, honey! We’re so lucky! It’s a bird!And it’s coming right toward us!”

Nancy: “Run for the car! And get the camera!Quick! Like a rabbit!”

Bill: “Whatever you do, try not to scare himaway!”

Nancy: “Maybe if you hold out a piece ofchicken, he’ll come and take it — right out o’your hand!”

Bill: “Honey! Come out of your hiding place!It’s perfectly safe!”

Nancy: “Stop running! It can’t see you when youstand still!”

Bill: “Trust me! A bird can’t open a car doorwith its beak!”

Nancy: “Hey, look! You can see our house fromhere!”

[Suddenly, there is a loud fart and a huge amount ofbird poop rains down on Bill.]

Bill: [drenched with bird poop] “Don’t worry!They can’t poop when they’reflying!”

[Another fart. More poop. Fade out.]

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  Season 21: Episode 9


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Air Date:

Host:

Musical Guest:

Special Guests:

Cameos:


December 16th, 1995

Madeline Kahn

Bush

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Colin Quinn
NBC’s Christmas Salute To Our Bosnian TroopsSummary: Jay Leno (Darrell Hammond) and other celebrities entertain the U.S. troops in Bosnia.

Recurring Characters: Jay Leno, George Burns, Fran Drescher, Courtney Love.

Montage

Madeline Kahn’s MonologueSummary: Madeline Kahn uses alternating soprano and frog voices to sing Clarence “Frogman” Henry’s “Ain’t Got No Home.”

Also Hosted: 75s, 77b.

Transcript

Gangsta Bitch BarbieNote: Repeat from 10/07/95.

Spartan CheerleadersSummary: Craig (Will Ferrell) and Arianna (Cheri Oteri) provide unwelcomed cheers at the high school basketball game.

Recurring Characters: Craig, Arianna.

Transcript

John-John Mackey’s Storm Tracker Accu-CastSummary: Tough guy meteorologist John-John Mackey (Tim Meadows) treats bad weather as his personal bitch.

Transcript

Giant BirdSummary: Bill (David Koechner) and his wife, Nancy (Madeline Kahn), argue as a giant bird carries them away.

Transcript

Leg UpSummary: Russian ballerina Ludmilla Baschenkova (Madeline Kahn) is tonight’s special guest.

Recurring Characters: Debbie Reynolds, Ann Miller.

Bush performs “Comedown”

Weekend Update with Norm MacDonaldSummary: St. Nicky (Colin Quinn) tells Norm MacDonald how he became Santa Claus.

Lucien & Fagan’s Antique ShopSummary: Lucien (Mark McKinney) and Fagan (David Koechner) won’t break their store’s return policy, not even for their top customer (Madeline Kahn).

Recurring Characters: Lucien, Fagan.

Fuzzy MemoriesSummary: Jack Handey remembers the time as a kid when he stuck his head out of the car window and accidentally knocked a dog’s head off.

Spade in AmericaSummary: David Spade unveils his wish list for 1996.

Bush performs “Glycerine”

Wedding VowsSummary: A bride (Madeline Kahn) and groom (Will Ferrell) have awkwardly composed their own vows.

Fuzzy MemoriesSummary: Jack Handey remembers a family crisis.

Old Glory InsuranceSummary: Sam Waterston endorses the insurance plan that protects elderly people against robot attacks.

Note: Repeat from 11/18/95.

Goodnights

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  Season 21: Episode 8

95h: David Alan Grier / Silverchair

Weekend Update with Norm MacDonald

…..Norm MacDonald
President Bill Clinton…..Darrell Hammond
Lenny the Lion…..Colin Quinn

Announcer: Weekend Update, with Norm MacDonald.

Norm MacDonald: Thank you very much. I’m Norm MacDonald, and now the fake news.

Our top story tonight: Charged by critics with failure to create an exit strategy for Bosnia, a defiant President Clinton, toay, insisted that he has one ready. Should the situation deterioriate, he’ll have all 20,000 troops airlifted to England and smoking pot within 24 hours.

Last week the president vetoed a Republican bill to balance the budget.. and he used a pen that belonged to former President Lyndon Johnson. Clinton has also been working his way through John F. Kennedy’s vast supply of condoms.

In business news, Chrysler has alleged that former chairman Lee Iacocca gave away classified documents to other corporations. According to a spokesperson, Chrysler is deeply concerned that other manufacturers have learned the secret to building crappy cars.

Norm MacDonald: “An American President”, Rob Reiner’s new film starring Michael Douglas and Annette Bening, opened in theaters last week. Here with his review is “Update” movie critic and 42nd President of these United States, Bill Clinton.

President Bill Clinton: Thank you, Norm.. thank you, all. Rob Reiner’s latest film tells the story of a young, idealistic president, who has not only a hostile Congress and a nasty Republican contender to deal with, but also has to raise a 12-year-old daughter on his own, because, you see, his wife is dead. I love this movie!

Norm MacDonald: You really liked it that much, Mr. President?

President Bill Clinton: Norm, from the moment we learn the premise about theyoung president with the dead wife, of the the viewer just falls hook, line and sinker. I mean, Rob Reiner has tapped into what must be every young American’s fantasy: to grow up, to become President, to have your wife die, and be left with the trappings of the office free and unattached. [ laughs ]

Norm MacDonald: Was there anything you didn’t like about the movie, Mr. President?

President Bill Clinton: Well, I thought some of the performances were unconvincing, particularly Martin Sheen as the President’s Chief-of-Staff. He’s done better work.

Norm MacDonald: Uh-huh. And what did you like best about the movie?

President Bill Clinton: The dead wife.

Norm MacDonald: Ah. Now, Mr. President, one thing I wondered about in the movie: would it really be possible for a president to sneak a woman into the White House.. what with all the staff and security, and not have any of them talk to the press?

President Bill Clinton: [ tense ] What did you hear?

Norm MacDonald: Nothing, I didn’t hear anything.. But you know, with that huge staff, surely one of them would talk to the press.

President Bill Clinton: No, seriously, did you hear something?

Norm MacDonald: No, no, I didn’t hear anything. I just wondered if that part of the movie seemed plausible to you.

President Bill Clinton: That’s good.. well..

Norm MacDonald: So, anyway, Mr. President, on a scale of 1 to 10, what would you give this movie?

President Bill Clinton: Norm, I give it a 10!

Norm MacDonald: Wow, that’s more than you gave “Tank Girl”.

President Bill Clinton: I love this movie! [ laughs ]

Norm MacDonald: Alright! President Clinton, everybody!

In a surprise move, O.J. Simpson has offered to give an interview to CNN, with “absolutely no ground rules”. But interviewers Greta van Suster and Ann Roger-Cossack have asked for one – “Dont kill us!”

Across the Great Plains, harsh weather and hungry boll weevils are the cause of one of the worst cotton harvests in years – or so the Germans would have us believe.

Doctors at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital are hard at work developing a new operation to remove an appendix without anesthesia. The operation is exactly the same as the one with anesthesia, with one key difference – it hurts like a bastard!

The New york Public Interest group has unveiled its list of dangerous topys for the upcoming Christmas season. Topping the list this year, Baby’s First Circular Saw.

This week in Minneapolis, the Minnesota Obesity Center offically opened. Its goals – to find ways to identify behaviors that lead to obesity. Also, it’s a good place ot meet fat chicks.

Norm MacDonald: You know, many of the nation’s zoos are facing severe cash-flow problems. Some have even closed. Here to speak for the displaced animals is the King of the Jungle himself – the Lion!

Lenny the Lion: Hello, my name is Lenny, I’m a lion. I’ve been in an out of the zoo since I’ve been 15 years of age. I’m currently due to stand trial for the attempted murder of an ocelet, even though I have a signed letter from my therapist that says I am a natural predator. I’m not trying to make excuses, but I come from a violent background. I watched my father kill a giraffe when I was 2 years old. Two of my brothers were in a pride, they were eventually killed by poachers. I have one sister who lives in Kenya – I haven’t seen her in 20 years.

In the meantime, I’m living in the park, I’ve been stabbed, I’ve been hospitalized with hypothermia – I mean, look at this coat! This doesn’t keep me warm! I’m trying to get into a natural habitat, but there’s a 2-year waiting list. I’ve tried to get a job with the Ringling Brothers, but they won’t hire me because of my record. I’ve been in the system ever since I was brung over here. I did three years in the Columbus Zoo for stalking an ostrich. I’ve done time in the Bronx, in Central Park.. I was in San Diego during the riots. I am currently suing the ASPCA, because when I was transferred to an animal shelter, they shot me full of elephant tranquilizers – I mean, come on, man, do I look like an elephant to you? I became an addict – I just kicked for the ninth time, but I’m clean now.

I don’t want handouts, I will pay back anything you give me.. Marlin Perkins owes me a residual check, it’s at my mother’s house in back in Nirobia – I swear! When I was coming up there in the 70’s, it was different – everybody got along, panthers, cheetahs.. my sister went out with a tiger – we didn’t care, he was a cool guy! So, listen, if you know anyone who’s hiring, I can defned your home.. if your kid’s having problems in school with bullies, I can take care of it for you. Thank you for your time, I appreciate your attention, fur is murder!

Norm MacDonald: The Lion!

Finally, in Connecticut, a mailman on his route was bitten and dragged by a Rottweiler that held on even after police shot it five times. Officers rescued the shaken mailman, who finished his rounds, went back to the post office, and shot ten people.

Norm MacDonald: And that’s the way it is. Enjoy your Sunday, folks! Thanks!

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  Season 21: Episode 8

95h: David Alan Grier / Silverchair

Wake Up and Smile!

Oliver…..Will Ferrell
Diane…..Nancy Walls
Tim Baker…..David Alan Grier

[ open on the main set of “Wake Up and Smile!” ]

Oliver: It’s the 20th anniversary of “Wake Up and Smile!”

Diane: 20 wonderful years! And 20 years of this man giving us the weather. Tim Baker, how’s it looking out there?

[ cut to the weatherman on the side of the set ]

Tim Baker: Heighty-ho! Well, we’ve got some mean storm clouds in the northeast, and a happy sun in the southeast! Back to you!

[ cut back to Oliver and Diane ]

Diane: Thank you, Tim Baker. We’re looking forward to another 20 years.

Oliver: It has definitely been a fun ride! Now, I understand you’ve got some cooking tips for us, Diane. I understand you’ve got some cooking tips for us, Diane. I understand you’ve got some cooking tips for us, Diane..

[ a stagehand taps on the teleprompter, which keeps spitting out the same phrase Oliver keeps repeating ]

Diane: [ panicking ] Um.. ih.. it looks like we’re having sme problems with the prompter here!..

[ Oliver and Diane are silent with stage fright ]

Oliver: [ fumbling for something to say ] The teleprompter on which everything we say appears on.. is broken..

Diane: [ trying to laugh ] Please! Let’s get that teleprompter fixed!

Oliver: Uh.. we’re having what’s known in the business as.. technical times.. right now..

Diane: Uh.. well.. let’s go to.. Tom.. Bulcher.. with the weather..

[ cut to the weatherman on the side of the set, stunned by the broken teleprompter ]

Tim Baker: Blank screen.. no words on it.. got to think.. must think.. [ pause ] Back to you..

[ cut back to Oliver and Diane, who are forced to “make something up” ]

Oliver: Uh.. you know, Diane, I had a notion the other day..

Diane: Uh.. well.. uh.. notions make.. uh.. this country happen..

Oliver: I.. I.. I was thinking someone should get a group together.. uh.. with guns to sweep out those ghettos..

[ the show cuts to quick commercial, then comes right back to its frightened hosts ]

Diane: I.. drive a red car..

Oliver: Make sure those poor people stay away from it.. they’ve got sores..

Diane: Let’s.. uh.. let’s go for weather with.. Jeff Shaker..

[ cut back to the weatherman, who’s still stunned by the broken teleprompter ]

Tim Baker: Rain.. clouds.. fear.. I must control the fear.. Please, someone tell me what to say.. I’m dying!

[ cut back to Oliver and Diane, still struggling themselves ]

Oliver: [ breathing heavily ] Getting cold.. feel so alone..

Diane: I’m afraid.. I’m afraid.. I’m afraid!

Oliver:

Diane: What are we gonna do?! There’s no words!

Oliver: [ taking control ] We must use the furniture to build a barricade! [ jumps up and pulls his chair to the floor ]

Tim Baker: [ panicking ] If we wait, surely they will send help, and make the words so we can be safe..

Oliver: [ loosening his tie ] We can’t wait! If we wait, we die! I’m the dominant one, here, so I’ll be the leader!

Diane: [ on the verge of tears ] I’m so hungry..

Oliver: We will live! We will live! [ lets out a dominant scream, as the show goes to commercial again. When the show returns from the commercial, the set is on fire, Oliver has painted a hand on his chest and started his own dominion. ]

Oliver: [ screaming ] The Order of the Hand will rule! The animals of the Zoo guy, Danny Usher, will sustain us. [ places a turtle over the chair ]

Tim Baker: But what if the box still refuses to give us any words?!

Oliver: You challenge my authority?!

Tim Baker: [ sniffing Oliver ] I smell from your scent that you are weak! I challenge you!

[ Oliver and Tim charge one another and topple to the floor fighting for authority. Within seconds, Oliver resurfaces with Tim’s severed head ]

Oliver: The weatherman is DEAD! I KILLED the weatherman! His STRENGTH is in me! [ starts to chew on the weatherman’s severed head ]

Diane: [ crying ] Make the words come back.. Make the words come back..

Offstage Voice: Prompter’s fixed!

[ suddenly, everything returns to normal ]

Diane: [ shocked ] Fixed?! [ reading off the teleprompter ] That’s right, Oliver. I’ll show you how to make a cassrole for the holidays. Stay tuned. Because we’re celebrating 20 magical years of “Wake up and Smile!”

[ Oliver and Diane cry as the show cuts to one last commercial, aghast at how poorly they handled a time of crisis ]

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  Season 21: Episode 8

95h: David Alan Grier / Silverchair

The Rocky Roads

Principal…..Molly Shannon
Craig…..Will Ferrell
Terry…..David Alan Grier
Tina…..Nancy Walls
Brad…..Tim Meadows

[ open on interior, Culverdale Elementary School Auditorium ]

Principal: Okay, let’s thank Patty Miller, Timmy Jacobson, and Sara Yoder for participating in our Neighborhood Improvement Program. They are our Citizens of the Week! This is for you.. [ hands them a plaque ] You should be very proud of yourselves – terrific! Okay, as you know, it’s Friendship Week.. and we have a very special treat for you. Please give a very warm, Culverdale Elementary School welcome to the Rocky Roads!

[ Rocky Roads step out ]

Craig: [ strumming guitar ] Thank you, Principal Richards. We’re the Rocky Roads. I’d like to thank the good people here at Culverdale Elementary, for being so great. You’re proably thinking, “Hey! What’s with a name like the Rocky Roads?”

Black Guys: We’re the chocolate!

White Guy & Girl: We’re the marshmallow!

Terry: And we’re all just a little nuts!

[ they laugh ]

Craig: But, really! Our goal today is to learn about ourselves, think about ourselves..

Terry: And have a whole lot of fun while we do it!

Craig: Yeah! You bet, Terry! Hey! Who likes to learn? Boo-oo-oo! Right! Well, not today. Check out Terry, Tina, and Brad as they take themselves down an all-too-familiar road. [ strums his guitar and slides offscreen ]

Brad: Hey, New Girl, what’s your name?

Tina: Sally.

Terry: That’s not what I heard. I heard it was “Honky Cracker”.

Brad: That’s what I heard, too, “Honky Cracker”!

Tina: [ weeps ]

Craig: Freeze it! [ they freeze ] Hey, how do you think the new girl felt when the guys called her a “Honky Cracker”? Yeah, right, she felt hurt, that’s how she felt. Let’s see what happens this time, when Terry and Brad decide to be nice first. [ strums guitar and slides offscreen again ]

Brad: Hey, New Girl, what’s your name?

Tina: Sally.

Terry: Wow.. that’s what I heard! I heard it was Sally!

Brad: Hey, that’s what I heard, too! Would you like to go to myhouse, and listen to some records?

Tina: Sure!

[ music plays, as the Rocky Roads get up and sing ]

Rocky roads: “Black, white!
Yellow, white!
Red, white!
Outta site!”

Brad: “People everywhere are different.”

Craig: “We all have different skin.”

Tina: “It don’t matter what you look like.”

Terry: “All that matters is what’s within.”

Brad: “You may be a joker.”

Craig: “Or maybe a straight-A whiz.”

Tina: “You may be king of the nation.”

Terry: “But the only thing that matters is..”

Rocky roads: “Black, white!
Yellow, white!
Red, white!
Outta site!
Outta site!”

Craig: Hey, man, that song really brought it all together for me!

Terry: Well, hey, if you can groove on that, maybe you can really groove on this!

Craig: Hey, that looks like drugs.

Tina: Drugs?! Don’t be laying that ol’ jive on Craig!

Terry: Hey, what’s the matter? Ain’t you tough enough?![ breaks character and addresses the students ] There! You know, you’ve heard it a million times – “Ain’t you tough enough to do drugs?” But what they don’t tell you, man, is that they’re too weak to quit! I mean, why do you think they call it “dope”?

Craig: Word.

Brad: That’s because the only people who do drugs are the “Freaky People”.

Rocky Roads: [ singing ]
“Freaky People. Freaky People. Freaky People. Freaky People.”

Brad: “Come into your neighborhood.”

Tina: “Freaky People, never up to any good.”

Terry: “Never left with any hope.”

Craig: “The only thing they got is dope.”

Rocky Roads: “No good! Shifty eyed!”

Terry: “I remember the day they made my sister cry!”

Rocky Roads: “Pushin’ dope! Gettin’ high!”

Terry: “Where were you when my best friend died!”

Brad: Somebody gave me some bad joint!

Craig: I can fly!

Tina: Stop!

Rocky Roads: “Freaky People!”

Terry: So, if you run into a Freaky Person..

Tina: Tell him and his Freaky Friends to take a hike!

Brad: And you can tell them the Rocky Roads said so!

Craig: You sure can! So, go back to class, and we’ll see you inabout two weeks!

[ fade out ]

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  Season 21: Episode 8

95h: David Alan Grier / Silverchair

Perspectives

Oliver…..Will Ferrell
Diane…..Nancy Walls
Tim Baker…..David Alan Grier

[ open on visual graphic of the American flag waving ]

[ fade to visual graphic of the WNBC Channel 4 logo ]

Announcer: That concludes our broadcast day. But first, stay tuned for “Perspectives”.

[ fade to the “Perspectives” set ]

Announcer: Fulfilling WNBC’s community programming requirement:”Perspectives”, with your host Lionel Osborne.

Lionel Osborne: Good evening. It’s Sunday, 4:53 in the a.m. And that means this is “Perspectives”. I’m your host, Lionel Osborne, and tonight we have a first-time guest with us on “Perspectives”: Dr. Emory Coleman, host of the award-winning WCBS community service program “Viewpoint”. Welcome to “Perspectives”, Dr. Coleman.

Dr. Emory Coleman: You know, it is out–standing to be here, Lionel!

Lionel Osborne: Now, Doctor, a lot of our viewers might be wondering, are you a doctor?

Dr. Emory Coleman: No. It’s an honorary degree from the city university.

Lionel Osborne: Mmm-hmm, I see.. and your honorary degree is in what discipline?

Dr. Emory Coleman: I’m not sure.

Lionel Osborne: Mmm-hmm. [ to the camera ] For those of you just tuning in, you’re watching “Perspectives”. My guest today is Dr. Emory Coleman, host of the award-winning WCBS-TV community service program “Viewpoint”. He is the recipient of an honorary doctorate degree. Now, I understand you brought a clip from this week’s edition of your award-winning program “Viewpoint”?

Dr. Emory Coleman: That I have.

Lionel Osborne: Why don’t we take a look at it?

Dr. Emory Coleman: Out–standing!

[ cut to clip from “Viewpoint, hosted by Dr. Emory Coleman ]

Dr. Emory Coleman: It’s Tuesday, 4:45 in the a.m., and that means this is “Viuewpoint”. I’m your host, Dr. Emory Coleman. Our guest tonight is simply out-standing! [ long shot reveals Lionel Osborne sitting in the guest’s chair ] He is the host of the award-winning WNBC community service program “Perspectives”. Welcome to “Viewpoint”, Lionel.

Lionel Osborne: Well, thank you, Emory. You know, Emory, I’ve been wondering: are you a doctor?

Dr. Emory Coleman: No.

Lionel Osborne: Hmm.

[ cut back to “Perspectives” ]

Lionel Osborne: That was terrific! For those of you just tuning in, you may have thought you were watching “Viewpoint”. But you’re not. That was just a clip. You’re watching “Perspectives”. I’m your host, Lionel Osborne. My guest is Dr. Emory Coleman, host of the award-winning “Viewpoint”. And among those awards are quite a few local Emmys, are they not?

Dr. Emory Coleman: Well, yes, we’ve won 13 local Emmys for “Oustanding Achievement in Mandatory Community Service Programming”. Now, we won in 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, ’81, ’83, ’85, ’87, 1989, 1991, 1993, and I’ve got my fingers crossed for this year! Now, uh, you’ve won quite a few Emmys yourself, haven’t you, Lionel?

Lionel Osborne: That’s right. We won in 1972, 1974, 1975 – thatwas the year we tied, right? As a matter of fact, I believe we have aphoto of that.

[ show old photo of Afro-clad Emory and Lionel accepting their local Emmys ]

Dr. Emory Coleman: Heeey, who are those two young guys!
[ they laugh ]

Lionel Osborne: Now, uh, at the time of that photo, you were not a doctor.

Dr. Emory Coleman: That is correct.

[ theme music pots up ]

Lionel Osborne: Well, that’s all the time we have for “Perspectives”. My guest has been Emory Coleman..

Dr. Emory Coleman: Uh.. Doctor.

Lionel Osborne: ..Dr. Emory Coleman. Host of the award-winning WCBS community service program “Viewpoint”, which can be seen later tonight at 5:53 a.m. on, as we say, another network. Uh, Emory, who’s your guest?

Dr. Emory Coleman: Well, you are! Uh.. actually, we’re just going to run this show in the “Viewpoint” slot.

Lionel Osborne: Fan0tastic! You’ve been watching”Perspectives” – unless you’re watching WCBS, in which case you’ve beenwatching “Viewpoint”. I’m Lionel Osborne.

Dr. Emory Coleman: Uh, can I get a tape?

Lionel Osborne: Yes.

[ fade to black ]

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  Season 21: Episode 8

95h: David Alan Grier / Silverchair

Goodnights

…..David Alan Grier

David Alan Grier: I’d like to thank, first: musical guest, Silverchair. [ turns to face the cast ] And I know you guys hear this every week — [ the audience bursts into applause ] You hear this every week – but I think the cast and crew on “SNL” were great! [ wraps his arm around Will Ferrell ] Thanks so much, Will, I relaly enjoyed it. Good niiiight!

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