Cold Opening: Donald Regan - Saturday Night Live

[@VoyagesDuSpectateur]

Hartman's Reagan was kind of adorable

[@RockSoup]

I think that's because actual Reagan was kind of adorable. I mean, it was a very intentionally crafted public persona, but Hartman didn't miss it.

[@tylsimys67]

Wasn't Ronnie? The best president if their hadn't been all those damn problems to solve - domestic and foreign.

Phil Hartman's death was a great loss to SNL and to the world.

[@KevyNova]

And Jan Hooks. They were both so great.

[@Bendijester]

I loved Jan Hook's impersonation of Nancy! Phil was perfect as Ronald! GREAT skit!

[@williamgregory1848]

How the fuck did Ronald Reagan get away with having a sidekick named Donald Regan, that's like Luigi and Waluigi-tier bullshit.

[@Nasty-Canasta]

Stolen comment

[@whatzittooya9012]

Ronald Reagan & Donald Regan is some Luigi & Waluigi-tier bullshit

[@KR-te8kw]

Phil Hartman is amazing! His Clinton impression is spot on also! Very talented!

[@retroguy9494]

The only thing wrong with this skit is that Ronald Reagan NEVER wore a three piece suit as president. Always a two piece with a two button coat.

[@chet6286]

He wore a vest to his second inauguration that’s it

[@retroguy9494]

@@chet6286 Actually dude, it was his FIRST. He wore a stroller coat with striped trousers and a waistcoat. It was the very last time a president opted for formal wear for his inauguration. His second was actually held twice. Once just a swearing in at the White House because January 20th was a Sunday. The following day they had the more formal ceremony but due to the bitter cold it was moved to the Capitol rotunda. He wore a regular 2 piece business suit on both days.

[@V0YAG3R]

And communism is a religion of peace.

[@retroguy9494]

@@V0YAG3R My ASS it is! You can never trust a commie!

[@peteschork9461]

who cares

[@mrmojorisin8752]

Another gem from Phil. 50k views?

[@alvaroramos9069]

Just like an episode of Dynasty.

[@jh6025]

I wonder if Ronald Reagan ever watched any of this? Seems like the kind of person that would love to laugh at himself.

[@wazzup233]

Yeah surely he did since he was an actor before. 😉

[@celsopinheiro]

Yes, he did watch. Yes, he did laugh.

[@Buskeeeeeeee]

I heard he found it funny

[@marx686]

Phil Hartman nailed Reagan. Totally.

[@VerdanaVideos]

Why does this have like no views

[@GlennDavey]

I think then title "Cold Opening: Donald Regan" isn't probably the biggest click-bait in the world.. and you can never trust that pesky KZbin algorithm!

[@jedijones]

@@GlennDavey I think SNL had these clips region-blocked for years.

[@ScrawnyRonnie89]

I wonder if this is what inspired One of Jim Careys many faces. I can see it in Hartman

[@brace110]

I wish I knew Regan

[@johnlocke4695]

@daAnder71 shut up only commies hate him

[@dinmavric5504]

​@@johnlocke4695 Commies? Don't use that as a way to justify global terror.

[@JasonsDeathCurse]

@@dinmavric5504 oh Blow it out your ass! Reagan saved this country from the failures of Bullshit Liberal policies!

[@GlennDavey]

@daAnder71 No, he meant Donald Regan. That obscure white-haired public servant played by Kevin Nealon was an inspiration to him, clearly.

[@AshdenMurphy]

Hello then

[@jb0123babe]

Nancy Reagon is portrayed like a witch in this scene.

[@arcanondrum6543]

Right? It's pretty silly when actually, Nancy was Trailer Trash. The skank very clearly understood that she was on Press Camera, trying out dresses for Reagan's Campaign when she kept exclaiming that she "didn't have any money". So, the money flowed in, the favors from the White House soon rolled out and Nancy Reagan even had enough cash to hold many dinner parties at the White House (the first family, regardless of whom, must pay for their own food). Well, I'm no fan of the Queen of England but Nancy fancied herself quite the equal to the Queen but the Queen understands Trailer Trash and looked askance at Nancy until Nancy lowered her dinner guest expectations (more of the "favors" crowd, they're very practiced at being nice for brief periods). State Affairs continue for a President, however and the true hero of the Cold War came to town (Reagan's Staff had to find Wall that was still standing for Reagan's " Tear Down This Wall " Speech, I remember it well, Glasnost was very much in the News when I was in my early 20's). Anywho, if Gorbachev is a great man (and he is) it often means that behind him is a great woman and Raisa Gorbachev was indeed, lovely both inside and out. Raisa was very gracious with Nancy Reagan but Trailer Trash would have none of it. Do the planet a favor and find out who Pilot Barry Seal was ultimately working for. Then compare that to Trailer Trash and hubby making " Just Say 'No' " commercials. It will help you and others understand why people who knew Reagan well BUT had morality, did not like Reagan nor Nancy. I can say that the United States would have been better off with Ed Muskie as President but he, like Gary Hart, like Albert Gore, like Howard Dean AND like Bernie Sanders seem to be ignored or sabotaged by the corporate owned media, meanwhile Mr. _"The media ignores me but that's okay"_ was on EVERY Corporate owned Network, EVERY Day. ....say, do YOU think it is a coincidence that Reagan, Dubya and Trump all gave massive Tax Cuts to Corporations and Billionaires AND that the Judges they appointed keep favoring corporations? That sure would be a strange coincidence all 3 times when each of those 3 were very corrupt BUT *on TV for their campaign every day, all you kept hearing about was "their fans"....*

[@Pantsinabucket]

She was widely renowned in Hollywood for sucking better than a dyson.

[@texan903]

In real life she wasn't far from it.

[@easyenetwork2023]

She was into astrology and all kinds of weird things, plus she was a pill popper.

[@hughjack5066]

I read the title of the skit and forgot that Donald Regan was in fact a real person and not Ronald Reagans secret identity.

[@spenserkao2709]

Well, have to admit, IMHO, voice and appearance wise, the late Phil Hartman remained the best impersonator of Ronald Reagan.

[@SKa-tt9nm]

Who’s Donald Reagan?

[@APOCALYPSE_X-MEN]

His aide in the sketch, Don Regan.

[@LazyIRanch]

Y'all really don't know? He was Secretary of the Treasury from 1981 to 1985 and the White House Chief of Staff from 1985 to 1987 under Ronald Reagan. he advocated "Reaganomics" and tax cuts (to the very wealthy) as a means to create jobs and to stimulate production. He's one of those most responsible for our current state of extreme wealth inequality. He was a lot more than an "aide", his policies are still destroying the American dream.

[@APOCALYPSE_X-MEN]

@@LazyIRanch I know who Donald Regan is..

[@APOCALYPSE_X-MEN]

He's the one who infamously told Reagan to "speed it up" while Reagan was giving a speech.

[@joeybe7790]

Welp he’s the president that made the GOP popular and implemented tax cuts and limited government for economic growth and a great speaker and who was known as our better presidents how don’t you know him

[@korkwan]

Donald? 😄

[@Ben_306]

How is this comment section not flooded with random Trump comments???

[@eduardgherasim2896]

+and yet he had one of the best results of any president... he defeated USSR, and created prosperity after the disaster that Jimmy Carter was, remember the US in early 80s??

[@hgwiechie]

@@eduardgherasim2896 Honestly, he is responsible for the bad shape the american middle class is in right now.

[@GardEngebretsen]

Well, it's probably because not a lot of people have watched this video in total. Also, it's just another example of something that was outrageous satire 30 years ago, but today is reality.

[@GlennDavey]

Um well actually I came here to say that Reagan made incoherent remarks and disliked reading and people worried about him being senile.

[@hellion7514]

@@eduardgherasim2896Short-term gain and long-term pain. Trickle down economics is the greatest fraud ever pulled on the American public. His response to crack and AIDS epidemics were shameful

[@abbr]

Funnier for it’s time. But isn’t that customary for SNLs political sketches? It’s still a comical sketch and supports the idea that ‘87 White House isn’t far off from today.

[@jedijones]

Good old Marred with Children "WooooooOOOOOOOO" when they start making out.

[@itsirshadahmad]

Am I the only one who saw Bryan cranston there ?!

[@sharonmagnusson2558]

Ronald Reagan was an advent reader and letter writer. This depiction couldn’t be more further from the truth. I have a book with his letters to all kinds of people.

[@Heatranoveryou]

That would be cool if he didn't sell out the American people to corporations

[@Prauwlet213]

4:42 XD

[@peteralainszpiriev4750]

Russia will never tell the secret:)

[@jedijones]

In Soviet Russia, secret tells you!

[@thedude-jb7wx]

Donald Regan was Reagans Cheeney. But this is Ronald Reagan the whre

[@craftversegaming7199]

"Oh"

[@Anthony-hu3rj]

And they had a baby named Trump.

[@arcanondrum6543]

...who to this day, is STILL a baby.

[@thecrusader1095]

@@arcanondrum6543grump destroyed

[@ScrawnyRonnie89]

1:30

[@marx686]

Worst CA governor ever.

[@JeffreyWilliams-dr7qe]

Which state college had you teaching Sociology? Sorry Angela Davis canceled her visit to your class. Everything will alright now.🎉

[@thescopedogable]

He was not only an idiot he was also evil.....perfect presidential material

[@jedijones]

Biden?

[@texan903]

@@jedijones Reagan, Trump.

[@maironcalion7041]

Was Reagan really that obtuse and dim-witted?

[@jayfaraday1176]

He pretended to be. It was an attempt to hide his anti-American and anti-middle-class policies. His entire presidency was just a con to benefit himself and his friends.

[@kordellswoffer1520]

@@jayfaraday1176 he never pretended to be. He wasn't anti middle class and wasn't anti American. None of his policys showed this, Please tell me how he was either and how he benefited his friends and who were his friends.

[@jayfaraday1176]

@@kordellswoffer1520 Do you believe that trickle down economics works?

[@kordellswoffer1520]

@@jayfaraday1176 I'm a big fan of supply side economics. This isn't an argument so try again.

[@mgonzales56]

@@jayfaraday1176 OMG!!! You're talking about the Clintons and the Obamas, who did nothing but line their pockets to become multi-millionaires. Reagan cared deeply about his country and did more for it than most presidents. Left the US in the greatest shape ever. Then the Clintons, then the Obamas, and now Demented Joe Biden and idiot Camila, have totally ruined this country to the point of no return. And we are just in the first year of Joe. God helps us in the coming three more years.

[@chm9935]

Regan and nancy hated one another. Like fire and ice

[@JimFillips]

Too bad today's snl is too 🐈 to make fun of our current "president"

[@KevyNova]

You obviously haven’t watched it in years. 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@dionysusNME]

Uh, they kind of make Biden out into be a buffoon regularly...

[@robertkarapetyan1630]

This is extremely inappropriate

[@aarontheperson6867]

?

[@EmilyHartley25989]

@AaronThePerson I think he’s referring to the reference to Reagan’s Alzheimers but I don’t think Reagan’s diagnosis was made or at least made public at the time this was broadcast and so, the intention of it was merely, as you probably know, just satirising Reagan’s (feigned?) ignorance and innocence over Iran-Contra.

[@aarontheperson6867]

@@EmilyHartley25989 i see. what you said actually makes some what sense. i wish the original commenter wasn't so vague though, then maybe we could know what they're talking about for sure.

[@Yobbie72]

Well, that bombed. The writers are better today. And the portrayal of RR as being stupid is stupid.

[@APOCALYPSE_X-MEN]

LOL...the writers are better? You just don't get the jokes because you're probably under 30.

[@Yobbie72]

@@APOCALYPSE_X-MEN well i'm 40

[@randylevy]

For a smart Reagan, the sketch you are looking for is Ronald Reagan, Mastermind: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mGbal4OinLB5npo

[@LazyIRanch]

He wasn't stupid, but his brain was ravaged by Alzheimer's during his last years. We don't know how much Nancy and her astrologer influenced his decisions then.

[@APOCALYPSE_X-MEN]

@@Yobbie72 You have a bad brain??🤓

[@h4l414]

Best President ever.