Author: Don Roy King

Don Roy King has directed fourteen seasons of Saturday Night Live. That work has earned him ten Emmys and fourteen nominations. Additionally, he has been nominated for fifteen DGA Awards and won in 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020.

SNL Transcripts: Michael O’Donaghue

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  • Wolverines

    Immigrant (John Belushi) learns unusual English phrases from O’Donoghue.

  • Jamitol

    Parody of Geritol ads with Chevy Chase and O’Donoghue.

  • Trans American Airlines

  • Michael O’Donoghue’s Mike Douglas Impression

  • MichaelO’Donoghue’s Tony Orlando Impression

  • MichaelO’Donoghue’s Mormon Tabernacle Choir Impression

  • Least-LovedBedtime Tale: The Enchanted Thermos

    The very first Least-Loved Bedtime Tale.

  • Least-Loved Bedtime Tales: The Blind Chicken

    Mr. Mike relates a parable.

  • Mr. Mike’s Least-Loved Bedtime Tales: The Little Train That Died

    Mr. Mike tells tale to host Jodie Foster.

  • Mr. Mike Meets Uncle Remus

    Mr. Mike tells Uncle Remus (Garrett Morris) the story of Brer Rabbit.

  • Mr. Mike’s Least-Loved Bedtime Tales: Willy The Worm

    Mr. Mike tells tale to French maid (Gilda Radner).

  • BrotherRay Meets Mr. Mike

    Host Ray Charles and the cast sing “I Can’t Stop loving You”

    Mr. Mike donates a painting to the blind.

  • The Rickey Rat Club

  • Mr. Mike and Tina Turner Revue

    Tina Turner (Garrett Morris) and the Mikettes sing “Proud Mary”

  • Least-LovedBedtime Tale: The Soiled Kimono

    Mr. Mike makes Laraine Newman sing aria from “Madame Butterfly”

  • LobstersWreck the Studio

    Atomic lobsters (Chevy Chase) attack Studio 8H.

  • Mr. Mike’s Least-Loved Music

    Mr. Mike sings “Baby Ghouls” with help from ghoul Laraine Newman

  • MichaelO’Donoghue’s Elvis Impression

  • TheBizarro World

    Recurring Characters: President Ronald Reagan.

  • MichaelO’Donoghue Tribute

    Eulogy by Bill Murray, and an encore of “Soiled Kimono” sketch.

    Sketches written or co-written by O’Donoghue:

  • UpAgainst the Wallpaper

    Jerry Rubin pitches grafitti wallpaper.

  • Minute Mystery

    Mike Mendoza (Dan Aykroyd) challenges viewers to solve a crime.

  • ExorcistII

    Possessed Regan (Laraine Newman) badmouths priest’s (Richard Pryor) mama.

  • Minute Mystery

    Mike Mendoza (Dan Aykroyd) doesn’t suspect sexy woman (Candice Bergen).

  • Citizen Kane II

  • Luciana Vermicelli

  • Jill Carson, Guidance Counselor!

  • NormanBates School of Hotel Management

    Norman Bates quizzes viewers on how to become a hotel manager.

  • Jam Hawkers

  • TheClaudine Longet Invitational

    Sports footage showcases skiers being accidentally shot by Claudine Longet.

  • Bathwaterof the Stars

    Serving your celebrity bathwater needs since 1974.

  • TheLast Voyage of the Starship Enterprise

    NBC excecutive enters the ship to shut down production.

  • Human Hair Potholders

  • PoliceState

    It takes a new breed of cop to handle people locked up on “Dragnet”

  • The Antler Dance

    Host Lily Tomlin and the SNL Band perform O’Donoghue’s “The Antler Dance”

  • GreenCross Cupcakes

    Cancer-free cupcakes now available.

  • Quarry

    Breakfast cereal is chock full of minerals.

  • Garrett Morris sings “The King Kong Dirge”

  • “Let’sKill Gary Gilmore For Christmas”

    Host Candice Bergen and the cast deliver a poignant Christmas ditty.

  • BurgerMaster

    It’s your burger, no request is too odd.

  • Lucy’sNuclear Warheads

    Lucy (Gilda Radner) must put whipped cream on top of nuclear warheads.

    Recurring Characters: Lucille Ball.

  • ElliotGould’s Monologue

    Gould, John Belushi and Bill Murray sing and dance O’Donoghue’s “The Castration Walk”

  • Fights

    The female cast toughens up host Shelley Duvall for the show.

  • SoyRicardo Montalban

    Women in restaurant must choose among celebrity Latin lovers.

  • Madeline Kahn sings “Silver Balls & Golden Pins”

  • Christine Ebersole sings “Single Bars and Single Women”

  • Spray-On Laetril

  • Nick the Knock

    A fairy (Mary Gross) recites a poem for Nick (Joe Piscopo).

  • At Home with the Psychos

  • “TheBoulevard of Broken Balls”

    Christopher Walken sings O’Donoghue’s ode to the joys of crab lice.

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    Norm MacDonald

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  • Tic Tac Toe

    Crotchety carpenter (Norm MacDonald) nails X’s and O’s to board.

  • Bob Dole Rehearsal

    Bob Dole (Norm MacDonald) rehearses election-result speeches.

    Lorne Michaels tells Norm MacDonald to give up the Dole impression.

    Recurring Characters: Bob Dole, Elizabeth Dole.

  • Norm Meets Bob Dole

    Bob Dole tells Norm MacDonald to quit doing the impression of him.

  • Cobras

    Gangleader (Norm MacDonald) baffled when gangmembers break into song.

  • Late Show with David Letterman

    William Hurt (Spacey) endures interview with distractful Letterman (Norm MacDonald).

    Recurring Characters: David Letterman, Paul Shaffer.

  • Oprah

    Marv Albert (Norm MacDonald) discusses his bizarre sexual kinks.

    Recurring Characters: Oprah Winfrey.

  • Stallone Aids A Car Wreck Victim

    Car wreck victim (Norm MacDonald) makes fun of rescuer Stallone’s movies.

  • Barry Scheck

    Barry Scheck (Norm MacDonald) entertains not-so-innocent clients at home.

    Recurring Characters: O.J. Simpson, Ted Kaczyncski.

  • Weekend Update with Norm MacDonald

    Officer Lou Costello (Lane) is frightened by corpse he discovered on the case.

  • Dr. John Gray

    Dr. John Gray (Norm MacDonald) exhibits role confusion in Mars/Venus commercial.

  • Who’s More Grizzled?!

    Old-timers (Brooks, Robert Duvall) compete via disgruntled life tales.

  • Norm MacDonald’s Monologue

    Macdonald’s not funnier, the show is just worse.

  • Great Moments in Yankee History

    Liu Gehrig (MacDonald) insists he’s the unluckiest man of the face of the earth.

  • Celebrity Jeopardy!

    Bert Reynolds, AKA Turd Ferguson (Macdonald) is back for more hijinks.

    Recurring Characters: Alex Trebek, Sean Connery, Burt Reynolds.

  • Tooth Brushers

    Dentist (MacDonald) and wife (Cheri Oteri) argue on doorstep.

  • Inside The Actors Studio

    Clint Eastwood MacDonald) can’t abide James Lipton’s (Will Ferrell) questions.

    Recurring Characters: James Lipton.

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