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Funny bit with him reading the license number with his foot. Okay, Shatner’s dialogue is now sounding clearer. Shatner’s dialogue sounds strangely muffled so far in this sketch. Fun visual of Shatner on the hood of the driving car. “Little Blue Riding Hood” features the cop on a car Nothing much to say about the overall piece, but the medley was fun as usual, had a great Christmas spirit feel, and featured the usual solid interplay between Jan and Nora.

First time a Sweeney Sisters sketch has begun with either of the sisters already present in the scene, instead of both of them being introduced into the sketch by someone. I like the fight between Phil and Shatner in the background, leading to Shatner playing off his whole “Get a life” speech as a recreation of evil Captain Kirk from a Star Trek episode.Īt a party, Liz & Candy Sweeney sing a Christmas medley about bells Shatner’s harsh reality check to the Star Trek fans is a riot. Great cutaway to Jon looking down in disappointment when Shatner asks “Have you ever kissed a girl?” And there goes Shatner dropping the legendary “Get a life, will you people?” bomb. All the little details throughout this are a funny and probably accurate recreation of a Star Trek convention.

Some laughs from Dana and Jon making fun of Kevin for getting a trivia question wrong. The jokes in this monologue weren’t really working for me, so it’s probably a good thing that they transitioned out of this early.Īt a Star Trek convention, host tells loser attendees to “get a life” This was very short before he segued into the related next sketch. In the live version I’m reviewing of this episode, and in all the rerun versions I’ve seen, he’s credited as a special guest. There used to be some SNL fans that claimed comedian Kevin Meaney is credited as a one-episode-only featured player in this episode, but nope. Nice touch with the theme music briefly being interrupted early on with a snippet of “Joy to the World” before the regular theme music continues. Good bit with Shatner holding his hand up as if to speak, only to remain mute. I got a good laugh from the “What a great plan!” lyric. That ages this cold opening better than some other overly-topical things SNL has done over the years, though as much as I’m enjoying this cold opening, I’m sure it hit even harder with viewers in 1986.

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I like how the lyrics are explaining all the important details of the Oliver North story, which in hindsight provides full context for any future viewers (like me) who wouldn’t have much familiarity with the story. Funny idea, and I love the melody of the song. “Ballad Of The Green Berets” variant lauds mute Marine Ollie North (host) (Ref.Segments are rated on a scale of 1-5 stars Johansen’s second album with the Harry Smiths is titled Shaker. The group was named as a tribute to Harry Everett Smith, who compiled the Anthology of American Folk Music, several songs of which were covered by the band. Johansen then turned to blues with his group, The Harry Smiths. It was followed by Buster Poindexter’s Spanish Rocket Ship, which focused on salsa and merengue music. Johansen went on to issue Buster Poindexter’s Happy Hour, an album of songs thematically linked by their subject matter: alcohol. Early Poindexter releases combined an eclectic selection of covers with Johansen’s own compositions. “Hot Hot Hot” was initially written and recorded by Montserratian Soca artist Arrow.Īs Poindexter, Johansen often appeared with his band, The Banshees of Blue. As Poindexter, he scored his first hit song, “Hot Hot Hot,” which, in an interview on National Public Radio’s Fresh Air, he called “the bane of my existence,” due to its pervasive popularity. He also appeared as part of the house band on the television program Saturday Night Live. In the late 1980s, Johansen achieved moderate commercial success under the pseudonym Buster Poindexter, accompanied by The Uptown Horns, performing jump blues, traditional pop, swing and novelty songs. He is also known for his work under the pseudonym Buster Poindexter, and for playing the Ghost of Christmas Past in Scrooged.

He is best known as a member of the seminal proto-punk band the New York Dolls. David Roger Johansen (sometimes spelled David Jo Hansen born January 9, 1950) is an American singer, songwriter and actor.

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