Classic SNL Jane Curtin & Dan Ackroyd in the 3rd season from fall 1977 to spring 1978 COMEDY-FYI

[@jakearmitage7811]

SNL will NEVER be this good ever again.

[@PoliteTia]

NEVER!!!

[@domogee2157]

Amen That!!!

[@markr1550]

Nope, and the wouldn't let them.

[@VincentConti-m5j]

I don't know about that but it was special 😮😮😮😊😊

[@MichaelW-s7g]

Truth

[@kevintmerk]

The writing was absolute genius…the delivery was perfection.

[@EonAlpha]

She roasted him once He roasted her until the ashes turned into sub-ashes.

[@PaTh-b9b]

Unlike today's humorless political driven bs

[@marywatkins6798]

Especially Ackroyd!

[@tickytacky8078]

They actually despised each other.

[@carlodave9]

Akroyd always did his homework and he never once broke.

[@JonBlackstone]

“Bagged out, dried up slunk meat”. Today’s SNL couldn’t write, much less deliver dialogue this genius.

[@XFLexiconMatt]

They'd be too afraid to try writing like that today, it was too edgy. Yet Hallarious as well.

[@geraldfrost4710]

They'd be afraid of the lawsuits! "They/their bagged out, dried up slunk meat."

[@JonBlackstone]

@@geraldfrost4710​​⁠🤣😂🤣😂🤣 I also love “like a sqealing, screeching, rapacious swamp sow”. 🤣😂🤣

[@geraldfrost4710]

@@JonBlackstone Guys talk trash all the time, but that was some next level smack! And, no, the lawyers of the network would NEVER allow it to transmit! 🤐

[@Nacho-Mamma]

The early "SNL" days, the cast actually did most of their own writing, and had free reign to test the limits of NBC & the censors.

[@hadji828]

I can't believe Aykroyd did that whole speech flawlessly while live on the air. Even reading it off of cue cards at that rate of speed is incredible.

[@lunarsabbatical7906]

The present cast should have to study perfectly written bits like this to know what humor and really is

[@ichaffee1]

I loved Dan Akaroyd in SNL.. those were the days...gut busting funny!!

[@sliglusamelius8578]

I agree, how did he pull that off? I would have to practice it a bunch of times. Lots of times.

[@gerry-p9x]

His infomercial and Brodrick. Crawford. Imatation were epic.....

[@melissateague3936]

Autism

[@Orcinus1967]

"Hop from bed to bed with the frequency of a cheap ham radio" has always been one of my favorite lines.

[@DanFan2042]

It is impressive 👏

[@mr.intensity2685]

Michelle Treola was with Dick Van Dyke for years.

[@duanebetz9270]

This was the best cast. They didn't break down laughing all the time. These guys are legends.

[@kiimbel1877]

They should have cancelled this show AFTER the ORIGINAL cast left! It hasn't been funny since then. Over the years it has had some funny moments, but overall the show has NOT been funny!!!

[@bridypow1947]

💯😅💯

[@franciscastiglione5832]

SNL was funny in the early to mid 90s, but it NEVER topped the original cast. When that cast from the 90s (Sandler, Farley, Spade, Hartman, Norm, etc…) were gone, the last gasp of recapturing this genius went out.

[@duanebetz9270]

@@franciscastiglione5832 I agree. I think that was the last great cast the show had. It's been downhill ever since.

[@cadillaccasper]

This is lame

[@JonBlackstone]

“Like a squealing, screeching, rapacious swamp sow”. 😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@CigaretteCrayon]

I'm stealing this. 😂

[@vickicarringer4235]

Lol😅

[@keithwilliams8342]

Rapacious. What a great word.

[@youtubesnamingpolicysucks]

Joy Behar?

[@timmystips3935]

Rapacious sow!! Jesus Mary and Jospeh, he couldn't be funnier if he tried! I'm going to use that one til I die!

[@LokiDWolf]

It was Dan's delivery that really made this skit great. He was always good at long speeches that had to go really fast. It was especially great whenever he was some kind of salesman. Classic skit!

[@AzraealGamer]

His rants he does with every character are what makes him great. Funny seeing actors that came after him try to follow in these foot steps, just not the same vibe.

[@thomasfahey2091]

The former SNL crowd was the best.

[@joefaraone977]

Bass-o-matic. classic.

[@lefkytheshin]

Super Bass-O-Matic '76.

[@wvman2374]

@@lefkytheshin wow thats terrific bass!

[@Nicholas_Triumph_Thruxton]

Dan Akroyd was a beast.

[@MrChrisdube]

😂 Man! That was brutal! Back when SNL was actually GOOD.

[@richard1472]

He still is.

[@shacktime]

Now he’s literally 🦇💩🥜

[@carlstephens1532]

Hes was reading a script because thats what entertainers do

[@minnesota_fats7344]

​@@shacktimeHe actually isn't. He just believes things that is different from your beliefs. But small-minded people can't have an open mind and make fun of people that have differing beliefs. You're a nobody without any money commenting on Dad Aykroyd on a KZbin video with Dan Aykroyd in it. If Dan Aykroyd was batshit insane you would think he would not be that rich Maybe still have a few million dollars but there's plenty of comedians and stars from his era back in the '70s and '80s that have blown through their money and are poor nobody's now. Instead Dad Aykroyd has a net worth of 250 million because Dan Aykroyd is a very smart man and knows how the business of Hollywood work and has worked behind the scenes done different things but has branched out and opened other businesses One of them being the whole crystal skull vodka thing which you may like or not but it makes a lot of money because it's a novelty purchase for a lot of people. Sounds a little crazy when pushing it but isn't that what you want from your spokesman for the company someone who's really going to push it and talk the best about it. His interview on Joe Rogan really showed for an older comedian He's still a brilliant guy who knows how things work. I think you just don't like the fact that he believes in the paranormal or aliens other things like that but he explains on that show and in other interviews how he comes from a family of that He was born into a family of mystics. That's why he wrote something like Ghostbusters, That was his family background. But please tell me more how he's batshit insane.

[@kurt6518]

No one ever did it better than Akroyd! His rapid fire delivery and spot-on crazy zealot were comedy gold

[@blacksquirrel4008]

People today don’t realize they were parodying the actual 60 Minutes Point/Counter Point arguments between Shana Alexander and James J Kirkpatrick back in the 70s.

[@augustrush7538]

Aykroyd and Robin Williams. -Two of the BEST! / I’m curious if they’ve ever done a film together. (Comedy, or, otherwise.).

[@carlosallen5905]

AMEN 💯

[@waynej2608]

Agree. Dan the man was the best! Bass-O-Matic!! 😅

[@LeydenAigg]

World-class straight man. Fake sincerity perfected.

[@MrMARKYMARK7755]

This was SNL AT ITS BEST . Jane Curtain & Dan Akroyd were hilarious miss these times😂

[@jacquelinedavis6607]

So loved it! Miss it!

[@JohnBloggs-m8l]

SNL at its best is still completely shit then, that figures...

[@boydwhite3708]

Holy Geez, this was broadcast? Whooo, hot stuff.

[@KennethWhitman-o1p]

Imagine trying that in today's "world"?

[@JohnBloggs-m8l]

@@KennethWhitman-o1p oh please, offensive humour continues to be done all the time, nothing has changed and this isn't even funny anyway, if that's what you find funny you've got a low bar, just someone abusing another, but then I guess a low bar is what SNL specialises in.

[@jongoffinet8511]

I remember watching this as it aired, and laughing my ass off. All the old classic SNL skits were brilliant.

[@asterix7842]

“With the frequency of a cheap ham radio.” 😂

[@bombasticbuster9340]

PRICELESS.

[@rickrose5377]

And how "like a rapacious swamp sow" hasn't made it into the lexicon of great English similes, I have NO idea!😃

[@TonyLocke-m6g]

Awsome

[@craigwestbrook8932]

A little before your time🤷‍♂️

[@asterix7842]

@@craigwestbrook8932 My dad had a ham radio.

[@advicemaster1365]

Imagine that - they didn't even crack a smile. Professionals!

[@Wildstar40]

I wonder how many times they practiced this bit just to get through the laughs, get used to it and then deliver it to us as dead pan serious. I'd say perhaps 3 times maybe 4.,

[@MrBracey100]

I don't recall if there was a wife angle on this cause I'd live to see if Jane was struggling to keep her face in check. Personally I've always enjoyed those times when they crack each other up. Like when Bill Murray got himself as the count of Sandwich speaking to Lord Douchebag.

[@relicpathfinder2800]

Because they weren't joking...

[@jwfinley7808]

The Bloopers

[@AdrianeRichards2911]

the ham radio line almost got him, lol

[@xbmpr]

Dan Akroyd just monologuing is possibly one of the greatest things American television has produced.

[@kevvoo1967]

From a great Canadian.

[@KieroSi]

he was a great writer, could have been a bigger celebrity except... he wanted a vehicle for himself. He wanted to be out in front than work from behind the scenes - where he would have still achieved fame, even had the public spotlight, interviews, etc - where his greater talents lay. It's really a shame.. he kept trying to chase Murray, looking for his big break but he was adamant about being on screen, it hurt his career (which wasn't bad by any means but it could have eclipsed Murray) in the long run.

[@xbmpr]

@@kevvoo1967 he’s the second best SNL Canadian behind you-know-who.

[@NS-ie2ld]

@xbmpr Martin Short? Mike Myers? Phil Hartman? Lorne Michaels?

[@pauljackson2409]

Dragnet springs to mind

[@billger5710]

Aykroyd and Belushi, the best ever at keeping a straight face not matter how hilarious the bit.

[@sweetpealee056]

Omg! I'm flashing back on Belushi's sandwich samurai! Oh, and the land shark bits! Not to mention the wonderful Gilda Radner! "Never mind"😂😂😂

[@DJDOGG31]

This is comic genius. The delivery and demeanor Ackroyd is spot on.

[@thecannonball1000]

Dan Ackroyd and Jane Curtin's Point/Counterpoint exchanges during Weekend Update are always hilarious!

[@marcdonato9322]

And when Roseanne Rosannadanna was the guest on WU, all hell would break loose! Gilda was an absolute genius.

[@psn64sat63]

The spiritual successor to Even Stevphen

[@jefflittle8913]

Wait! They did more than one of these???

[@Worrell057]

@@jefflittle8913 Oh yes, it was during their segment where they reported on the week's events. It was their Point/Counterpoint portion.

[@luminiferous1960]

They were parodying the 60 Minutes Point/Counterpoint segments which ended that show every week before they brought in Andy Rooney in 1978 to end the show with his segment "A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney." On 60 Minutes, the Point/Counterpoint segments featured Shana Alexander and James J. Kilpatrick debating some issue, with Alexander giving the liberal viewpoint and Kilpatrick giving the conservative viewpoint.

[@HablaCarnage63]

This point counterpoint has stuck in my head for DECADES. So glad someone was recording. Love Dan and Jane. Miss John.

[@Luke-f2f]

I remember back then people looked forward to watching SNL. Monday mornings at school it was one of the hot topics. They cant replicate the greatness of the SNL of the 70's.

[@silverjohn6037]

Just having shows that were popular enough with everyone to be able to talk about them. Half the time people have never even heard of each others favorite shows. I doubt if we'll ever have the likes of SNL or MASH again.

[@renewit4able]

So true

[@rogiemac]

@@silverjohn6037 Remember, this was before cable TV. When we still had channels what went off the air at 4-5am, playing the national anthem. So everyone watched the few shows that were on

[@russjordan243]

Music as well- we will never again hear anything approaching the artistry of the 1970’s-80’s or even the early 90’s.

[@lefkytheshin]

Now is leftwing politics and DEI/Woke nonsense.

[@Marie-sp6ku]

Absolutely best era of SNL.

[@jayclark5034]

100%! "Jane, you ignorant slut!"

[@amelvin32]

Late 80s, early 90s was pretty good as well.

[@garymathena2125]

Thats when SNL was funny, can you say 'Land Shark"?

[@colddirtybastard]

You can probably remember about 5 skits from that Era. You're memories are essential a "best of" DVD repeating in your head. You forget all the skits that bombed. SNL has ALWAYS been hit or miss.

[@patrickancona1193]

@@amelvin32 the last gasp years, never recovered from then, now it needs “the old mule” treatment in back the barn & call elemers glue for a pickup

[@jimmyjameson8705]

The original cast has never been topped..those were the days

[@RabbiSteve1]

Agreed

[@tomcat8662]

Early 90s was best.

[@jimmyjameson8705]

@@tomcat8662no.. not even remotely close .. U Have no clue..

[@BBelle64]

You’ve got that right! Original cast and the first 10 years!

[@tomcat8662]

I liked Akroyd and Murray. But Chevy Chase was never really that funny and Belushi was overrated. In the 90s you had Mike Myers, Adam Sandler, Norm MacDonald, Chris Rock, Chris Farley, Dana Carvey, Phil Hartman. That era was bursting with heavy hitting talent. It was peak SNL.

[@normcheers6870]

Forever a classic that will never be duplicated.

[@megret1808]

The original cast was the absolute best. Monty Python as well. God, they were genius

[@ShiftyKen08]

Dan fired back with both barrels, reloaded, and fired for effect!

[@tanker7307]

Splash!!!

[@HammerOn-bu7gx]

Actually, this was the genesis of the semi-automatic shotgun!

[@tjtampa214]

Great way to say it. Full force, man.

[@Crusader1815]

More like a minigun.

[@pokemaul2k4]

@@tanker7307Splash Out!

[@Xstridency]

"When your on your backs, the meter Is running!" Lmao!!😂😂😂

[@warntheidiotmasses7114]

I get it now. But it went over my head at 10. Oh! Do I get it now!

[@Daniel-y9d2n]

Savage😂😂😂😂

[@DavidJ-ty5jm]

TRUTH 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@Lsone350]

It's perfect and eloquently delivered, I definitely didn't catch it as a kid, if you gave me a year idk if I could deliver that so well

[@billvandorn5332]

I always enjoyed Gilda Radner playing Roseanne Rosanna Danna and Don Novello. Playing Father Guido Sarducci

[@palianshow]

Jane Curtin was fantastic - would love to see more of her.

[@michaelgarwoood4897]

Well, she was Pretty Good as human girlfriend on “3rd Rock from the Sun”

[@Mcpcwby67]

“when you’re on your backs, the meter is running!!”😂😂😂😂😂

[@Pete-yr9mt]

Could you imagine if this aired today??? They would go nuts if this aired today. It would be awesome.

[@mattjack3983]

Oh so many soft and sensitive little snowflakes would lose their minds. It would be great. I'd love it.

[@JohnNorton5280]

Another unoriginal “You can’t do this today” take. It was transgressive then my friend. And people have said this stuff unironically in the past, and still do. So, no. You weren’t around back then. Media were much more strict. SNL was groundbreaking for a reason. This skit would merit a yawn now.

[@uTubeNoITube]

@@JohnNorton5280 Are you crazy? All the snowflakes would have the network, the show and everyone on it cancelled into oblivion if this aired today.

[@Tanakatricks]

How sad that society has lost its sense of humour. Cancel culture is the insidious result of cultural Marxism. I pity my 4YO son and our future generations. Growing up in this self imploding and rotting-from-the-inside society we have stumbled into ... very sad indeed.

[@wrennspencer6070]

😂They went pretty nuts over it in 1980. lol

[@RCAvhstape]

I bet Jane was fighting to keep a straight face.

[@ianpearson7544]

fer sure fer sure 🤭😂😂

[@Moluccan56]

I’ll bet she was awestruck.

[@2beJT]

She talks shit now and says it wasn't funny.

[@danielhixson3717]

This clip actually cuts Jane's struggle not to break up

[@jackspringer9283]

Jane was speechless, they couldn't cut back to her!, professional comedy unscripted..when I saw the thumbnail I had to open it up!!!

[@BrunoLapolla]

This will go down in television history...and hall of fame....SUPERB !!!

[@89sirmonk]

Putting aside the topic. The writing and creative use of language is so much better than anything produced today.

[@bhall4996]

Today they only make lame Trump jokes non-stop. It's all they got

[@PerryHowell-h9v]

"Dried up bagged out slunkmeat" lol! "Squealing rapacious swampsow". You can't get better than that

[@jeremythorp5520]

South Park !

[@adropofgoldensun27]

Today's idiots wouldn't understand proper language.

[@anthonyz7000]

I don't think there's an actor now who could pull this off other than Dan Aykroyd

[@mrlimpett1837]

The original cast of SNL has yet to be matched. Even after 48 years.

[@phillyphan1225]

Some of the skits held up, some are pretty weak looking back at them.

[@KieroSi]

when it was fresh, the comics had more control over the material and the studios weren't prepared for what they were putting on air... as it went on, it became a bit like a scripted reality show.. they'd bring in new comics, usually those that wouldn't make it as a standup on their own thus more willing to take the lower pay for the hopes they might get one crappy film and retire or slim chance it would open more doors rather than stain their careers. The show itself meddled too much and of course, so did the studio... and govt as well in different periods meddled as well. So, it will never be like it was... if anything, it's a career killer for most. The handful that escape it and become successes, usually do so because they have better life, financial planning and career management skills. Those that don't sputter out not long after they leave the show. Adam Sandler is one of the better examples, albeit his works were subpar - one of the faults being that many comics make better dramatic actors than comedic actors for film/tv... but creating his own studio and churning out multiple low grade comedies than focusing on obtaining competitive roles in major releases is what kept him float once his contracts dried up.

[@essencenicole9731]

Facts

[@cabledad65]

The Not-ready-for-primetime Players.

[@reamrkj1125]

Idk there was a moment in the 90s it was close.

[@princelakey5833]

said all of that with a straight face unbelievable, this show kept me at home Saturday nights until12 midnight

[@William-Bill-Munny]

Yeap it was a good warm up before going out 😂 a long long time ago.

[@carolphillips1593]

Yep!!

[@Fryguy845]

Too many people in their feelings to enjoy outstanding comedy like this today!

[@sooz9433]

This cast was hysterical and I miss these days and these faces. ❤❤❤

[@altowatts1325]

This is comedic GOLD 🥇🏆.

[@duron700r]

How on earth did Jane and Dan hold it together long enough to get the segment done! Way too funny.

[@waynej2608]

​Actually, I think that they did more drugs back then.

[@gunhedd5375]

@@CulturalDumpsterFireNo drugs in the 70s at all. 😎

[@brianw6724]

@@CulturalDumpsterFireJohn Belushi would like a word.

[@gunhedd5375]

@@DannyTimms-j8qWithout a doubt.

[@Squidbush8563]

@@waynej2608 Dan Aykroyd was staunchly against drug use.

[@davidt8438]

I remember watching this when it aired. I had only seen half a dozen SNL shows until then. This skit made me into a fan of the show and I continued to watch it for years afterwards. Dan Akroyd was and still is a person of superior intellect.

[@gksmith5072]

This is what SNL was all about. The OGs will never be topped.

[@rickiovine2170]

The great writing and flawless execution by Akroyd is vintage 70’s.

[@ichaffee1]

God!! Was it really that long ago...I feel that we are now in the dark ages

[@Justin-fl1nv]

Who knew SNL's parodies of news would one day become regular journalists.

[@zefallafez]

They were parodying 60 minutes which would have James Kilpatruick and Eleanor Clift debate a topic at the end of the program. 60 Minutes canned it as a result of this parody.

[@romonaogburn8117]

Amen!

[@KennethPoint]

Lol

[@mizzury54]

Like who for example.

[@genodalbec1163]

Alright, I laughed.

[@Dan_Boston]

“Rapacious swamp sow” wow. Great writing. Next level insult 😂

[@mrmedallis]

The cast pitched in, no wonder with that cast

[@mrtempertantrum]

I like to refer to it as "top shelf" sexism. Very high quality, amiright?

[@yossarian6799]

this JUST might replace "rankled, haggard wharf wench" as my go-to insult...

[@FatChanceTheCouchDog]

I had to google rapacious. It means aggressively greedy.

[@do0ranfrump260]

Screeching, squealing, rapacious, swamp, sow!

[@bryanthardin5514]

I'm glad I stayed up to the original SNL those are still the best comedy acts thank God watch TV on Saturday night live

[@mc.6540]

I'm so thankful I grew up during those "glory" years....and that goes double for the music right.....I sure didn't realize how great we had back then

[@shelfcloud487]

I graduated in 84 and That 70s Show is such an accurate representation of how lax things were back then. Everybody partied every weekend. The cops didn’t bother you unless 💩got out of hand. Now we live in a police state with a politically divide so wide everybody is at each other’s throats. Things have changed so much and not for the better.

[@icysurfer1]

Yup, for sure. And, it is not just old people nonsense. People played instruments then...!

[@pazsion]

a time when a child could walk to school and not be messed with. or get their parents in trouble... you couod be left at home, alone, or be the "man of the house" when needed... and both parents could work. and that was respected, not taken advantage of by those we trust in a position of authority... freedom and respect at any age or sex... nobody judged you at first meet or the color you were... but based on merit over time... how the hell did we get where we are now?

[@jamesbracht4881]

Now watch the current SNL and you’ll understand how the democrats have killed comedy.

[@mwhitelaw8569]

​@@pazsion I guess not gettin the belt didn't work out so hot

[@phil5569]

“When you’re on your back, the meter is running”. 😂😂😂😂. So true.

[@Thundarr8888]

Yessir

[@LateNightRewrites]

If he only knew how true amd widespread that would become in 2024

[@2beJT]

The meter is always running.

[@Inyourhideyhole]

That's not what she said last night 😂

[@steventeter3332]

​​@@InyourhideyholeDid she set the parking brake.

[@MrAlucard1964]

I remember when this show debuted . This was classic SNL. This was also one of the first times I heard swearing on TV.

[@marvinjohnson2488]

There is no way that they'd allow this on the air today. People would blow a gasket.

[@catsncats9953]

I remember this too Hysterically funny!

[@realitybob2]

​@josephrochefort9989 I kinda got freaked out when at 14, my dad asked a guy what the hell he was doing. (with good cause for his question) He passed at 94 and I never heard him curse again. (an he was in the navy!) WW2

[@douglascunningham6319]

And this was when the trains had gone just a little off the rails. Sad men's right an hummer haven't kept a pace.

[@vincentstouter449]

“Jane, you ignorant slut!” became iconic. 🤣

[@gallienus172]

This show is classic and absolute gold. This whole cast was absolutely fantastic.

[@Squeaky_Bean]

Imagine any of that coming out of anyone's mouth today. Dan Aykroyd is such a freaking legend!

[@carlmiller8138]

OMG... This has got to be prophecy..the Dan Ackroyd response fits today more than before.

[@themartialartsapproach8786]

Does it, though?

[@ladyrose3285]

Feminist today would call this a misogynistic sketch. I loved this as a women. Despite being raised by a feminist mother (1970's) and a beta male father. Long live the Old SNL case RIP some who passed on.

[@ichaffee1]

Wild

[@davidshettlesworth1442]

Jane and Dan were both outstanding performers and they helped carry Saturday Night live during their years. Love the both.

[@chuckbangers2590]

More brilliance and savagery in 30 seconds than the show's had in the last 30 years combined.

[@johnplong3644]

Then you have not watched SNL

[@chuckbangers2590]

@@johnplong3644 While you're correct that I haven't watched the show much in the last 30 years, nothing I have seen has been remotely funny or clever. Luckily we still have reruns of old SNL.

[@brentsobie3977]

@johnplong3644 I've watched it, and it's utterly terrible and corny now. Has been for years which is sad, as it used to be so great and edgy.

[@midnightwriter9658]

Well stated 👍

[@dylanwirtz869]

Early 90s were 🔥..Norm Macdonald, David Spade, Adam Sandler, Chris Farley, Kevin Nealon

[@terriecotham1567]

Priceless a time were you could use words to enrich the skit and make people forget the troubles can of the day. Golden years

[@northernbrother1258]

50 years on this sketch still cracks me up! ♥️

[@alfredcerwensky7646]

These two got me hooked on SNL and for years I watched along with MTV...I'm almost 67 and I'm still watching especially Colin and Michael these days 😂

[@Ron_EZ]

"Jane you ignorant Slu..." - Dan Akroyd Classic SNL 🤣🤣🤣

[@ElPato7272]

What’s amazing is they could say slut on live tv in the 70’s but you can’t write it out of fear. That’s not really progress is it

[@JohnDoe-zw8vx]

I just learned that this was what Michael was referencing when he told that to Dwight 😂😂

[@SwabJockeyJim]

Quite possibly my favorite line from the old SNL! It’s right up there with,”baseball has been very very goood to me, and baseball can be very, very good to you to about!”

[@billkaldem5099]

And nobody was offended. Everyone laughed. Can you imagine the liberals today?

[@Wranorn]

@@billkaldem5099 eh I'm liberal and think this is hilarious.

[@ronaldelliott4373]

SNL’s first five seasons are still amazingly entertaining today. This is still one of the most iconic 3 minutes in the show’s history.

[@chrisspratlin5656]

It was a finger to the establishment. Today's SNL is the establishment.

[@lt1nut]

@@chrisspratlin5656 🎯

[@whodidit99]

This was a regular bit.

[@ronaldelliott4373]

@@whodidit99 I know…

[@amla214]

The original not ready for prime time is the best and they still are. Put these reruns on tv now and watch heads explode in rage instead of laughter.

[@usatennisproff]

Back in the day when people were actually educated

[@peachsangria8704]

These snowflakes of today couldn't handle this!!

[@amla214]

They would call Belushi’s samurai deli “ cultural appropriation “

[@ciscorodriguez1910]

Some people don’t seem to understand that it’s called progress. It’s not being a snowflake, those things are being insensitive to Women and minorities. Just like segregated water fountains and lunch counters are no longer acceptable. (Well to some people.)

[@Smedley1947]

Indeed heads would explode right from that first line from Akroyd.

[@JohnHH59]

Wow, that was brilliant! I miss the old SNL, back when they were actually funny!

[@allyndavis4832]

I don't think people ever realized true genius of Dan Akroyd!!

[@windywednesday4166]

Right? He is subtle, but absolutely one of the best. ❤

[@robertlaube574]

Oh believe me I did and do and I was born in 1983

[@Nsdus5676]

I do too. Pretty versatile

[@thetaurak]

The original script for the Blues Brothers movie was like 16 hours long

[@garthornspike3648]

Dan Ackroyd has his fans. The guy who was never truly appreciated for his genius was Harold Ramis.

[@JD-rr8dr]

Jane Curtain effortlessly stole every scene she was in. One of my absolute favorite performers.

[@rogiemac]

Jane didnt get enough credit, for sure

[@markkubich1779]

How many times have I used this line since the 70's and no one remembers it!! Thanks it's just great to see it in the original context!

[@64timesaround]

Landshark 🤣🤣🦈

[@RockyJUSAFRET]

@@64timesaround Bag-O-Glass or Bag-O-Nails!

[@MrDizzle715]

I say it because of The Office…but now I know where Michael Scott got it from.

[@ShenandoahShelty]

Last year I encountered a discussion criticizing this. The commenters were in shock and incensed. None of the commenters were old enough to know this was an SNL parody of point-counterpoint.

[@pdhudsonUSMC]

My younger sister is named Jane. I said that line once in 1979 in front of my dad. He laughed and then hit me with a jab that connected. I woke up the next Wednesday.

[@gdaigle9500]

Jane’s delivery sets up the whole bit. They were so talented.

[@AlexLopez-re1pm]

The original SNL cast had great comedians like Dan Aykorrad, John Belschi, Chevy Chase, Bill Murray, Gilda Radner, Jane Curtin. All of them were gifted comedians & we got to see them together & deliver the most hilarious comedian skits of our time. Each of them went on to become stars and make their own comedy movies. ANIMAL HOUSE, GHOST BUSTERS, 1941, UNCLE BUCK, CADDY SHACK, THE THREE AMIGOS, and so many other great movies!!

[@JamesWeaver-n4t]

The " Not ready for prime time players". Absolutely the best comedy ever 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jacquelinedavis6607]

Adam Sandler singing his turkey lurkey song.

[@mjt1517]

@@jacquelinedavis6607good. But still not as good as the original lineup.

[@jacquelinedavis6607]

@@mjt1517 I absolutely loved the original line up. I thought they were called NRFPTP? I guess being wrong is nothing new. What did I miss about the original line up?

[@bobfeller604]

I love Jane, she was terrific.

[@MrAlittle5150]

She was hot

[@ZekeMan62]

​@@MrAlittle5150 🔥🔥🔥

[@jazzander5314]

This cast was total genius. Nobody got offended, or dropped their pearls. COME BACK!

[@faithcastillo9597]

These two were THE BEST!!

[@nofriendofmine9880]

Never be another show like this. Absolutely classic

[@mirroredworld]

THE BEST SKIT ON SNL !!!!! I cannot tell you how many tears I shed laughing over this when it first aired!!!! Times were SO much easier then and no one was hurt because IT WAS COMEDY!!!!!! And Damn Great Comedy!!!!

[@russs7574]

This was great, but Chevy Chase and Richard Pryor doing "word association" was the best.

[@miklosernoehazy8678]

​​@@russs7574...Chase: "honky"... ... Pryor: "peck-a-wood"... ...Chase: "pick-a-ninny"... ...Pryor: "DEAD peck-a-wood!!!"... ...it went something like that, right?... ...quick side note; -did you know that Richard Pryor was one of the writers for Mel Brooks' "Blazing Saddles"?... ...he's the one who the following bit; "Mongo, why does the governor want Rock ridge and the land around it?... ...(Mongo): not know, something to do with were choo-choo goes... (The Waco kid): why would the governor be interested in where the railroad went?... (Mongo): "Mongo not know", (camera zooms in on Mongo's bewildered face) "Mongo only pawn, in game of life"...

[@mirroredworld]

@@russs7574 YES!!!! - I had forgotten about that!!!!! GOOD TIMES!!!!!🤣🤣🤣

[@KG-wh8yv]

LOL, when they're on their backs, the meter is running ! priceless

[@tgirard123]

They really were the best cast of all

[@michaelgates5323]

Nothing on TV since, can compare with this.😊

[@weldonbailey1005]

​@@michaelgates5323absolutely unmatched.

[@StevieTruth]

They were great! I also like the Farley Hartman years.

[@Susan-lf2hl]

They were all legendary!

[@mstillthere6240]

Honestly. You had to be there in that time. This was not only new but unheard of. They crashed through all the rules. Still, after all these years, it still cracks me up. They were really something. ❤❤❤

[@catsncats9953]

So true. At work it was suits and heels but on the weekends it was cut offs and crop tops, beaches and bikinis, bars and best friends. But we all made it home to watch SNL. What a blast!

[@wadebarber6493]

@@catsncats9953 Eleven thirty on saturday night meant home with your friends getting high and watching the tube. The show blew us away!

[@wonder528]

I feel privileged to have grown up with fantastic comedy, satire, and parody like early SNL.

[@mondavou9408]

Satire? ha ha ha ha Truth!

[@bloodboughtsaint777]

Dan Ackroyd... this bit still hits hard today. His performance was about as perfect as it could possibly be. What a Gem.

[@jamesvonrosenberg8633]

Dan Ackroyd drew a line in the sand with this one & it's never been crossed. He's not only obnoxious, he's brilliant

[@e.a.corral4713]

Elwood Blues.

[@jakeizlove]

Still amazed he managed to stay in character.

[@oveidasinclair982]

Stayed in character, I'm amazed he remember the entire line without messing it up

[@addictiontransfer3731]

This might seem unbelievable to you if you only watch modern snl, but once upon a time it was actually rare for the snl cast to break character. It was considered unprofessional and meant you messed up the joke. Nowdays they do it on purpose half the time just to try and make sure people know "its just a joke" when they say anything remotely edgy. Its pathetic.

[@tinygod81]

@@addictiontransfer3731 Exactly. Dan Akroyd was not a "Streamer". These people had true talent. How they looked in a swimsuit, or how "not a white man" they were, had no weight to their fame.

[@sallengage6267]

​@@tinygod81Yep I'm miss the 80s a d 90s.😊

[@jakeizlove]

@@addictiontransfer3731 It was a great show.

[@willytheriot8439]

Back in the 1970’s I went downstairs and was bored. I watched the 10 o’clock news. Right after the news went off, this program came on. I almost fell out of my chair when I heard this (on regular TV) for the first time. It was a hilarious shock for a 15 year old kid. Ever since, I have always liked Saturday Night Live.

[@randygroves5027]

😂 I watched this 6 times and laughed more each time great show best cast ever

[@Nordiclaw1]

He is so sharp. You have to be smart and quick witted to lay down a verbal beating like that. I know it's a skit, but still that's impressive.

[@anthonyz7000]

Also remember he did it LIVE. No mistakes, no re-takes, one time to get it right

[@johnanthonycafe2993]

‘When you’re on your back the meter’s running’- whoever wrote that deserves a Noble Prize for The Humanities.

[@markfryer9880]

It was probably Dan Ackroyd who wrote the speel. It sounds like he knew the words closely. Mark from Melbourne Australia 🇦🇺

[@Ronsonic]

Inhumanities. This was brutal.

[@jufulu7066]

I remember being at parties and some of us would turn on the TV to watch this show.

[@randyc5650]

I remember having parties to watch the show. And then, I believe, Midnight Special.

[@goldie862]

I was in high school and just as you say, an entire house party would come to a halt at 11:30 I think it was on Saturday night. You wouldn't dream of going to school on Monday having missed it!

[@lindagriffiths8926]

Humour of old was solid! Pure gold! 🌞🌅🌞 Having the ball's💡💡to Bee🐝funny lighten🌞& BRightened🐝🌅🌞🌅🐝

[@mikeottersole]

Nobody delivers a line like Dan Akroyd. Verbal gymnastics were his specialty. This was before people were so full of themselves. We could laugh at ourselves and each other and not be "cancelled".

[@williammahaffy4642]

The iconic opening line is the hook, but the genius of Dan Akroyd is the silky smooth rapid fire cascade of insults that follows and still keeps with the context of his monologue. Absolutely brilliant!

[@misteral1083]

Yeah - this was absolutely his thing back in the day and he did it brilliantly. His super-bass-o-matic advert is off the hook!!

[@adamcarson1527]

This dialogue was frickin brilliant

[@KJC.91]

Wow, that was impressive; I dig the poetic punch in this piece.

[@sparkythedetroitdoggo8281]

Dad would wake me up to watch this, but would let my brother and sister sleep. Miss my dad and miss the great times we shared .

[@laynearaya3404]

I watched with my dad also....best time of my life , we laughed like hyenas, that Era is gone, everything's is now soy, and weakness

[@Tropicalpisces]

Now that's a cool parent.

[@brutusbarnabus8098]

I watched this with my friends on SATURDAY night yet two morons in here watched it with their father? Cringe.

[@SnotrocketLT4]

My Dad was wonderfully inappropriate raising me as well. We had so much fun together. We both had the same offensive sense of humor, probably like you and your Dad. We were lucky, you and I, right? I miss my Dad so much. He died very young(58) in 2003 due to exposure to agent orange. While I should’ve had him around much longer, he made up for that by being the best, funnest, funniest guy you could ever hope for in a Dad.

[@larrys.3992]

My dad was cool but his brother was off the hook. Uncle Bud was truly a unique individual.

[@TinaK-v9g]

Ah, the olden days... I was lucky to live thru these brilliant shows. Nothing like 'em

[@DianeLake-sw3ym]

Don't you feel lucky you lived during the time of early SNL. We also had music that was at the top. Best musicians. We got to see the best

[@steveconkey7362]

"Dried out slunk meat"....You can't top that for a burn ever.

[@jeffclement2468]

Hehe. What the hell is "slunk meat"anyway?! 😂

[@jessebatchelor]

Such a classic skit!!! Still funny all these years, and a great tag line

[@maryfowler8246]

Brilliant comedic acting, brilliant writing and played before a live audience of people who could understand and appreciate a joke. SNL was gold in the 70s

[@johnswanson3741]

Then what happened? Lol

[@scourge8097]

@@johnswanson3741 It never really happened. This women talked about how she hated this show and how sexist she thought it was and how "you ignorant slut," wasn't supposed to be in there. People have always been sensitive. They just have social media to organize and...whine about it.

[@diamondjim7560]

I’d like to think that Dan Aykroyd ad-libbed that response and was not part of the script. In almost every movie he has been in he always has perfect delivery.

[@maryfowler8246]

@@johnswanson3741 dunno, your generation was born?

[@3182john]

I’m 40 and I can appreciate this humor. I know 20 yr olds that can also laugh at this bit, so I don’t see why you’re so upset.

[@donaldobrien9171]

Saturday night parties would stop and everyone would watch the show

[@rapter189]

My parents would have their friend's over, and a joint would be getting passed around the living room, and everyone would be laughing their asses off. Those are my memories of the Saturday Night live watching parties.

[@johnanthony2545]

My friends and I would watch and yes the party changed gears to take in SNL. Lots of laughs joints 😂

[@johnanthony2545]

I still enjoy the show. There not coming up on the 50th season for nothing.

[@dennisdickson9397]

@@johnanthony2545that’s like saying because The View is still on, it’s just as relevant as it once was.

[@johnanthony2545]

@@dennisdickson9397 I suppose that’s one opinion. SNL started in 1975 the View in 97. Time will tell. Not a View fan. Unfortunately America will watch such gossip along with reality/ scripted tv.

[@laff000]

I remember when this first aired. I was half asleep when it began. When Dan went into his rant I jolted up and laughed so hard I nearly pissed my pants.

[@erniescullion8452]

That's the smell oh dear that was you. I thought your hump had burst.

[@mvallejr1]

I was there right along with you in my room laughing my butt off...this was SNL at its best.

[@jakeervin2399]

I had to stand up to watch the Not Ready For Prime Time Players! It was way past my bedtime.

[@laff000]

@@jakeervin2399 this is back when there was something worthwhile on Saturday night to stay up for. Now it all sucks and is not worth staying up for.

[@Bhoneyb355]

I can’t believe Dan said all that without cracking a smile 😂😂😂😂😂

[@DuaneDelaney]

Seen the first part a million times, never the whole thing. Loved back when such material was perfectly acceptable

[@ecbenson98]

It wasn't particularly acceptable then, that was the kind of the point of the show

[@ebonpaladin]

Even comedy is subject to cancel culture - a sad thing, really.

[@Tanakatricks]

@@ecbenson98 If it wasn't acceptable, a) why did it air, and b) why did such skits turn SNL into a comedy behemoth in this era ? YOUR problem is that your delicate sensibilities and complete lack of a self deprecating sense of humour are the perfect metaphor for what is wrong with society today. Cancel culture is indeed a CANCER. And you're at Stage 4 sister. PS. I realise you might be a brother ... but trust me. You're a sister.

[@erickstanford519]

They cry like babies now, this would never fly today.

[@pugachevskobra5636]

Shh, they never grasp this crucial information because they are too stupid.

[@stuarthecht8196]

Hysterical!! The original cast and those early years were the essence of SNL. After Belushi, Gilda, Chevy, Bill Murray, Garrett, Aykroyd, Larraine, and Jane Curtin left, the show was never the same and definitely not as funny

[@suenevin57]

Don’t forget Steve Martin and Eddie Murphy! 😊

[@stuarthecht8196]

Yes, you're right!! They were hysterically funny. But Steve Martin was never a cast member, and his first appearances on SNL predate Eddie Murphy's- Martin was often a special guest during the days of the original cast.

[@CSowers2]

Until robon Williams and Adam Sandler came along

[@ron.7105]

​@stuarthecht8196 Steve Martin as the Elephant Man skits were some of the best! Sitting down on the couch talking to a beautiful woman next to him, "you should see why they REALLY call me the Elephant Man", as he put his Elephant nose in his martini drink.

[@Thr33.Sid3z]

The OG cast is the only cast that compares to the mid 90's cast.

[@marshamercer876]

I loved the old SNL. They were so funny.

[@kb00000013]

daaaaam, all at once and just kept goooooing the way, the speed, the master,,, no one has come close yet to the old styles....

[@mavelous1763]

Dan at his best, with Jane taking the ‘abuse’ and NEVER breaking character. They were ALWAYS great in the Mainwsy Industries sketches

[@michaelwarren2391]

Bag O' Broken Glass

[@Zomby_Woof]

"Do not taunt Happy Fun Ball"

[@woodyw6891]

Aykroyd never broke character.

[@bhall4996]

"The invisible pedestrian" All black Halloween costume for kids