Saturday Night Live Transcripts
Season 20: Episode 3
John Travolta’s Monologue
…..John Travolta
Announcer: Ladies and gentlemen — John Travolta!
[ Cheers and applause from the audience. Travolta blows a kiss to the audience. ]John Travolta: I love you! I love you!!!
[ More cheers and applause from the audience. ]John Travolta: Ladies and gentlemen, this is a special night for me, because almost 20 years ago tonight you allowed me into your living rooms with “Welcome Back, Kotter.”
John Travolta: And at the same time that was happening, there was a wonderful new show that came on Saturday nights called “Saturday Night Live.” And since then, for, um 20 years, Ive been asked to do this show; they’ve had like 400 episodes and Ive had like 5,000 comebacks! And and here I am tonight. And I dont know why I havent done the show. I… I… figured I was chicken or maybe I needed something to look forward to or maybe I need to promote my new movie “Pulp Fiction.”
[ Cheers and applause from audience. ]John Travolta: But… uh… you know, tonight, because of this new role I have; I play a heroin addict, a murderer, a gangster — a charming fellow. You know… But I figured I wouldnt refer to my old movie characters. Or films. Or TV series. Because, you know… I got a new film.
[ Travolta pulls out a comb and starts styling his hair as Danny Zukow from “Grease”. ]John Travolta: I dont got an ego where you have to refer to old movies or TV series. Why do that when you have a new movie like “Pulp Fiction”? It just doesn’t make sense. Gosh, its kind of breezy!
[ Travolta looks off of Home Base. ]John Travolta: Can I borrow your hat?
[ A black, ten-gallon cowboy hat is tossed to him. ]John Travolta: Oh, thank you.
[ Travolta puts on the hat. ]John Travolta: Old films are old films and new films are new films, frankly. And… I… uh…
John Travolta: Is that a baby?
[ A woman’s cradling a newborn wrapped in blankets. ]John Travolta: Can I see it?
[ The woman brings the baby onto Home Base. ]John Travolta: Oh, how sweet!
[ Travolta holds the newborn, which starts to wail a little. ]John Travolta: Oh, look who’s talking!
[ He hands the baby back to the mother and she takes her seat. Travolta takes off the cowboy hat and tosses it. ]John Travolta: Thank you. It’s just crazy. It’s just fun to have a new film like “Pulp Fiction” and to forget about the old ones.
[ He peeks up to the ceiling. ]John Travolta: Is that… A LIGHT!
John Travolta: Stay with us, ladies and gentlemen! We got Seal! We got John Travolta and he’ll be right back!
Submitted by: Cody Downs
