"Fridays TV Show" (1981) [Show E-03] "Drugs ℞ Us" #1 [03 of 07]

[@persiangulfmariner8673]

This was one of my favorite skits of this show. I used to imitate the pharmacist when I was a goofy teenager! LMAO! Good memories.

[@jjbarile3640]

The drugs R us pharmacist was one of my favorites too. I wonder whatever happened to Mark Blankfield, he was so funny.

[@JW...-oj5iw]

@@jjbarile3640 ... He starred in the movie, Jekyll and Hyde, Together Again. I think he's guest starred in several TV shows in times past.

[@vjr5261]

Funny me too

[@karmikmike2878]

@@jjbarile3640 He's still around.

[@jjbarile3640]

@@karmikmike2878 Loved Mark Blankfield!

[@The77surfer]

I enjoyed this show way more than I ever did that show on saturdays.

[@weaverswurld]

This show was INSANE! Love it! Thanks for putting on here!

[@bryanlongshore6198]

I was one of the few people that watched this show....everybody else in the neighborhood was outside smoking pot when this was on....

[@karaDee2363]

I used to love Fridays, between Mark being the pharmacist and Michael playing soldier in the backyard,... They had me rolling on the floor.. LOL

[@rdstriz]

This was some hilarious shit back then and classic now. Thanks for sharing.

[@czearfoss]

Wow! - I just remembered why my HS yearbook quote was "I can handle it"!

[@robgrimm9004]

Now I've done it, I've tripled in size!!! Mark Blankfield is a freaking genius. The show kicked the crap out of SNL in the day!

[@mgtowdarrelldundee8643]

It sure did

[@DJRitty]

BLINKEN!!!!

[@MrBill2719]

Uhh...no.

[@hewitc]

this didn't age well. SNL has hundreds of sketches better than this

[@unhooked25]

I recall this one back in 1981. Makes me feel like I'm only 22 again.

[@theunknownmodeler3793]

I was 23! Funny show!

[@kdm71291]

I was 18......far too short of a life for this show......the West Coast version of SNL.

[@iplayfhorn]

@@kdm71291 Yeah, way too short. I liked it a lot better than SNL.

[@nc-hoosier3537]

Check out "Jeckyl and Hyde Together Again" 1982 film. Mark B is comic genius.

[@bigbassn86]

+Larry Abbott Agreed "Hi George...by George

[@stevencorsoe7512]

Remember the movie...seen it when I was young...not able to find it anywhere.Gotta say it was a great piece of comedy.kudos to great memories for great films.the shit today is as bad as the music these assholes are listening to...get me a time machine.

[@poppaD75]

Scream Factory TV has episodes.

[@jeremypitt714]

"50 thousand for the dangling beauties"

[@globalavenger7580]

fer sure, hilarious.

[@eterrys]

As a pharmacy undergraduate, this segment forever altered my life, and I'll leave it at that😮

[@benHodah]

Damn ...... Memories , as a young man in the drug fueled early 80's..... Me and my buddy getting stoned and running the line .." I can handle it, I can handle it !!!! ...... funny skit by a funny dude ....... to my boy "Cork".....RIP

[@johndalton3180]

"I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was (a teen.) Jesus, does anyone?" - Stephen King

[@jerrybouchelle3718]

When he drank the "Pregnancy Test" liquid he sounded like a cat trying to cough up a hairball lol

[@tonithenightowl1836]

I will NEVER forget the first time I saw Mark do this character. We were losing our minds. lol

[@Dingo8MyMalloCup]

Fridays clips always bring back a lot of memories. It's hard to believe it was 30 years ago.

[@jaredm9149]

Hard to believe this comment was 13y ago

[@cedriclashar8905]

I watched EVERY Friday...this was a GREAT show and melanie chartoff was 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@ryrythefryguy4645]

he was blinkin from robin hood men in tights. loved his skits on this show, where he plays the hunch back monster. haha.

[@spiraljoe1273]

Humor at its best! I always preferred Fridays over SNL ... especially The Pharmacist!!!!

[@bryanlongshore6198]

I used to watch this when it came out....this was one of my favorite skits....

[@thatguest]

This sketch and "The Scary Guy" are the two I remember first when I think of this show. I can't find that scary guy skit anywhere!

[@GeorgeVreelandHill]

Fridays was my favorite show back then. It was better than SNL.

[@simclimie6045]

I think the biker guy was Michael Richards that played Kramer from Seinfeld show

[@yippyfknskippy7340]

Ya think 😂😂😂

[@garyfoster3854]

Duuuuuhhhhh!

[@darrellguill4524]

Are there any full episodes of this available anywhere? I love this show. I used to sit by the wood-stove late on Friday nights and laugh my ass off. Wood wasn't the only thing burning.

[@bobohacker5037]

Tubi app.

[@francescamiano8394]

There are a few full episode elsewhere on You Tube.

[@vjr5261]

Love it

[@vjr5261]

@@bobohacker5037 thanks 😊

[@donaldcady3839]

This is great. I used to stay up late and watch this show.

[@kdm71291]

Loved Fridays! This sketch was always so funny! Too bad it didn't last.

[@jeddroston9690]

Mark Blankfield was a hoot as the pharmacist on Fridays! ..."Mr Arm is taking a Nap...I can handle It,I can handle It!!"... Fridays was a much better comedy skit show than SNL in the early 80's...imho!

[@mr_reborn]

Man, this kind of zany stuff is NEVER gonna be done again... such a shame...

[@agyvonne]

I loved this show !!

[@hindaschneider5206]

I used to love this show.

[@1776Rosco]

Did you see his movie, Jekyll and Hyde together again? It's a must see! LOL!

[@sylverserf2174]

I remember this being a lot funnier. I must have been baked.

[@chrispartridge85]

My favorite line was from one of the others: "What luck! These are your pills!" "Uhh, sorry. All out."

[@beatlesrutles]

this is the only skit I remember from the show

[@ginamiller1660]

Mark Blankfield was hilarious in Robin Hood Men in Tights ... This is crazy XD

[@duanestephens2323]

The pharmacist reminds me of Howie Mandel!

[@TinkerBTea]

He's much funnier than HM.

[@paulclarke7571]

Michael Richards(Kramer) sighting at 4:30....

[@bobthebear1246]

One of the FUNNIEST skits ever. Mark Blankfield = Pure Comic Genius

[@TheKitchenerLeslie]

Really? I don't think he has worked since.

[@ryrythefryguy4645]

@@TheKitchenerLeslie he was blinkin in mel brooks' robin hood men in tights haha

[@TheKitchenerLeslie]

@@ryrythefryguy4645 Mel Brooks should have stopped after Young Frankenstein... nothing but garbage after that

[@ryrythefryguy4645]

@@TheKitchenerLeslie disagree. spaceballs and men in tights were great! i grew up with those movies.

[@TheKitchenerLeslie]

@@ryrythefryguy4645 That's because we're on different vaccine schedules. Your generation got more than mine... that's why you're all so stupid. What year were you born, Corky?

[@bradpenney3730]

"Sex is a concept that interferes with fantasy" wow

[@pghtc56usa54]

Brad Penney . . . as is religion, a belief, which interferes with life...

[@itiswhatitaintanditaintwha1427]

Brad Penney WHOA! THAT'S DEEP!

[@pghtc56usa54]

. . . ones sex life is only faulterd by the lack ov imagination

[@bryantterry2312]

Kramer got his start on this show.

[@johnegli1308]

Yes. Beach scene was hilarious

[@joeeastwood3795]

i thought that was him

[@brockjohnson4116]

So did Larry David Wasn''t one of the shorter twins from this episode Kramer's friend Mickey?

[@themajordudes8194]

​@@brockjohnson4116yep

[@themajordudes8194]

​@brockjohnson4116 no, I thought that too but he would've been too young.

[@Fultonfalcons86]

I really loved this show ...........

[@procrastinator66]

man I loved this show

[@LazyHubbStudios]

"Oh no Mr.Arm is taking a nap" 😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆

[@moodyh750]

Awesome show!

[@scotnick59]

Often liked it better than SNL back in the day.

[@monapause8108]

my dad would let us stay up to watch this show. I was 12 or 13 when it first aired.

[@georgeschlaline6057]

They should remake this It beats Mad tv and SNL combined

[@briandickinson4699]

The guy who plays him was in music video for the band Triumph back in the 80's.

[@christiandemarco4699]

What song?

[@generalseal6948]

He sit Drugs he hit But most importantly He can handle it

[@ClassyDeerBoi]

Fucking yes. 🤣🤣

[@spiraljoe1273]

I can handle it . I can handle it!!!!

[@jesseserna8424]

This was to me funnier than snl I was 16 in 1981(best of my life) m.r.would come out dressed like a mean hippie biker.And the rock groups was like midnight special guests,we only had 3/4 t.v. channels in Oklahoma city ....

[@pat557]

Would Love to see Cheri Oteri's SNL "Colette Riordan" join forces with Mark in a skit

[@tedwoe]

This was one of the funniest sketches 🤣

[@mikeydeloa7348]

I watched this show every chance I got as a kid. But I do not ever remember this skit. But I do remember Michael Richards playing with toys and the Rasta Chef.

[@maryreilly5092]

CVS on a Friday night, LOL!

[@sheydoll]

I loved this guy🤣🤣

[@tphvictims5101]

What a Great Cast. I’m going on 70. Michael Richards fan 👍🏻

[@Stogie2112]

Oh, how I miss this show....

[@anyshitt]

Boy that brings back memory's. every time I see Richards on the Jerry re-runs I tell myself, : damm Im going to look on yt and see if they have any Fridays? the pharmacist, dick, and little Mr. was the funniest shit ever!

[@TheRealMediaMan]

Is that... cosmo?

[@bassinbillRC5300]

I would like to know what are the producers of this show found not only a little person but twins of little persons?? Great cast excellent writing and just so damn funny.

[@codergirl1518]

Michael Richards (Kramer) as the biker!

[@lancekeller8299]

Yeo. I recognized his voice first.

[@yoursubconscious]

noice!!! I was your 1,000th like. That was fun.

[@dougseiler6941]

I love this guy!!!!!

[@YY4Me133]

According to Wikipedia, he's a Special Education teacher in L.A.

[@ihavefallenandicantreachmy2113]

When a Student, Poops, in "Arts and Crafts (including Farts and Craps, mostly"), he takes and makes #2 Pencil-shaped Candles, out of said Poo. (He can Candle Shit.) Wooden Shoe?

[@renemyuidvamaliaschwartzen8456]

some german guys doing similar today to markies kind of vision of entertainment. i myself begun to be a soldier in a war at these times, and markie gives you laughing back after a day filled up with blood of our killed brothers, our brothers we normaly passes with greetz from our loving heart from human to human were our enemies....

[@dougseiler6941]

Just take a pill!!!! who knew that it would end up this way in the world!

[@tomassriggi6679]

yeah, mark b was on an episode of night court....he was on trial in Harry's court, and disappeared in a puff of smoke....all Harry wanted was how he did it

[@PikesvilleAl]

The Rice twins are Miami legends

[@PikesvilleAl]

@WinGate Mose John and Greg Rice. They did real estate infomercials

[@darrelllynn650]

he was allways stoned on drugs so classic

[@CovenantOfLove]

Keep off the stuff!

[@bhclark6128]

I can handle it!!!! lol

[@drew.reviews]

My wife is a pharmacist. She didn't find this as funny as I.

[@mgtowdarrelldundee8643]

This dude is always stoned love it getting high on his own supplies

[@joeyburrell3207]

WOW, the resemblance of the pharmacist to Kenny G.

[@Mghol1968]

Really thought until a google/wiki search this pharmacist also played a Sgt at Arms in S.O.A.

[@johnstrika9170]

For some reason, I remember this being funnier back in the day. I'm guessing it was being 14 years old and stoned lol

[@DJRitty]

It's not funny...great 'actors' just this is not playing to their strengths.

[@kirk90212]

I assume as the top search result this was the best sketch of the series? Grating.

[@randyw.9916]

I can handle it

[@SweetGypsyRose]

still funny 35yrs later bet he took all the qualudes....

[@mildheadwound]

This is totally the basis for Jeckyll and Hyde Together Again.

[@mcbillygoat]

I believe those twins tried to sell me real estate in the late 90’s.

[@eclecticx]

Fridays > Saturday Night Live. Wish the latter had ended while the former continued.

[@itiswhatitaintanditaintwha1427]

I can handle It!

[@sandyblue4235]

I still quote that after all these years

[@msh6865]

Wait, was one of those little people Mickey from Seinfeld???

[@thomasspitaletto5341]

He cleaned me out, he cleaned me out. I still have my dope! Ha,ha

[@10vidaurri]

one of the better characters.

[@smjjohnson]

What that curly hair guy on?

[@firefly48342]

He died last March. RIP

[@dougseiler6941]

I can handle it!!!

[@justaman6972]

its the pharmascist the lead singer of Quiet Riot?

[@lowellnickell5726]

Yeah this skit is along the same lines of something that Monty Python would do. Clever sketch

[@TheKitchenerLeslie]

This is a spam account. But who would pay someone to post comments on videos like this? Is Google inflating users like Twitter with bots?

[@defeet2]

That was Kramer, holy shittttt!!!!

[@JohnPJones-yv1sj]

I think those twins were successful in in real estate.

[@MrBDino]

GREAT!!! Comedy.

[@jimwilliams4215]

I couldn't handle it!!!!

[@TheJohnny928]

TGIF 🙂 i have no need for Viagra😂

[@dougseiler6941]

What is this guy up to today?

[@sandyblue4235]

I love jekyl and hyde together again.

[@DeadAbeVigoda]

TAKE A PILL! IT'S SOCIALLY ACCEPTABLE!

[@2up3rm4n1]

I remember those twins.

[@dynastymartialartsca]

Kramer, from Seinfeld, so funny