Happy Fun Ball - SNL

Happy Fun Ball seems great until you hear all the potential side effects. [Season 16, 1991]
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[@spinblackcircles]

‘Do not taunt happy fun ball’ is one of the simplest and funniest lines I know.

[@kennyhall2118]

Yep!

[@dairbrown]

Absolutely!!

[@BackcountryPilgrim]

Greatest line!

[@ELPoleToeLoco]

Hahaha

[@g0tst1ngs]

Sir, let me introduce you to: "Jewish space lasers"

[@ZeroChannelZero]

I taunted happy fun ball in 1991. Since then I've been on the run, jumping from town to town, ending each week walking away down a lonely road while a piano plays a very sad song.

[@lupowins]

Channel Zig Happy fun ball killed by best friend because he taunted it back in the day. Run damnit, Run!!! God speed to you.

[@deenad3562]

I taunted HFB and a piano fell on my head! THANKS, HFB!!😃

[@judedeluca4408]

YOU JUST GAVE AWAY YOUR LOCATION

[@MsTokyoBlue]

I taunted an early prototype of Happy Fun Ball in 1989. I awoke to find myself trapped in the past, facing mirror images that were not my own, and so I find myself leaping from life to life, striving to put right what once went wrong, and hoping each time that the next leap will be the leap home.

[@jnaber7636]

David Banner much?

[@rilla46]

phil hartman stating "do not taunt happy fun ball" is one of the best lines ever on snl

[@imrustyokay]

That was Jim Downey, Actually.

[@creeder44]

@@imrustyokay No, voiced by Phil Hartman, written by Jack Handey of "Deep Thoughts" fame.

[@nebulousisgod]

The idea that some private company would immediately try to sell an unknown glowing liquid that fell from space as a children’s toy while its also being used as ordnance in the military is just too funny and somehow realistic.

[@50zcarsman]

It sound like something you'd hear in "Robocop".

[@StutleyConstable]

Dan Ackroyd had a character who sold children's toys like 'Bag O Broken Glass'. It's a long standing tradition.

[@abbbbbbb4482]

That is what you got from this? It is clearly mocking the warnings on prescription medicines not some kind of blank statement about private companies or industry.

[@kevinnewsom3128]

@@StutleyConstable I liked Dan Aykroyd selling "The Hunan Torch" Halloween Costume to kids...and "The Invisible Pedestrian" costume....It came with the disclaimer "NOT FOR BLIND KIDS"!

[@kevinnewsom3128]

@@StutleyConstable "The Human Torch" Halloween costume was just a bag of oily rags, and a big Zippo lighter! Ya' know...For the kids to have fun with!

[@GdoubleWB]

"Hi, I'm Troy McClure. You may remember me from such commercials for controversial toys as 'Poison-Tipped Lawn Darts' and 'Real Human Flesh Operation'!"

[@parkpunk2]

I love how so many of us remember, "Do not taunt Happy Fun Ball". Brilliant!

[@davidpoirier2564]

I laughed my ass off when I first heard that

[@jamessager5358]

Look, you taunt happy fun ball once, and never forget it.

[@elylew]

I first heard about this from Kingdom of Loathing, where the Mer-kin balldodger references it: "You taunt the Mer-kin's ball, but your taunts dry up when it smacks you in the . Man, that's not happy or fun." Amazing game.

[@kev3d]

I didn't have a Happy Fun Ball growing up, but my neighbor Trey did. I was so jealous right up to the day his house and all the occupants disappeared and all that remained was a smoking crater. Sometimes at night, I would hear faint screams emanating from the smoldering pit. Trey also had the first NES on the block and every game on the market it seemed. Lucky Trey. That kid got everything.

[@elcorado83]

From the Happy Fun Ball website: "While we admit no legal responsibility, Happy Fun Ball may or may not open a portal to Hell.

[@tyrannosaurusburke]

Phil Hartman remains one of my voiceover heroes.

[@almostfm]

And the fact that he nailed both of them in this sketch shows just how talented he was.

[@ZetaPyro]

You might remember him from such iconic characters as Troy McClure and Lionel Hutz

[@soylentteal]

"Hi. I'm Troy McClure! You might remember me from such commercials as Happy Fun Ball!"

[@kelybal]

"Do not use happy fun ball on concrete".. as the actors in the commercial are bouncing happy fun ball on concrete

[@tejaswoman]

THANK YOU. I knew I couldn't be the only one who notices that.

[@Dark_Jaguar]

@@tejaswoman Oh the prop in the commercial is always better looking than what you get from the store... Come to think of it those kids looked like they're suffering from progeria (nature's cruelest joke), so maybe the warning's entirely valid.

[@flatusvocis.]

Still legal in 16 states! What else can you ask for?

[@BobPagani]

All of them Southern states which have been controlled by Republicans for generations.

[@s.kreusler5081]

States that actually care about FREEDOM! @@BobPagani

[@BobPagani]

@@s.kreusler5081States run by legislators who don't give a crap about public safety and never met a corporation whose ass they wouldn't kiss.

[@HorriblePodcast]

I miss Phil Hartman.

[@RedDragonM1]

We all do my friend....we all do.

[@nathanbrandwein6149]

Indeed. Such a great and senseless loss.

[@jefflebowski918]

Moral of the story: don't marry a crazy drug addict

[@kateAkaGunner]

Me too

[@kateAkaGunner]

@@jefflebowski918 Sad but true

[@aiberlane3390]

And this was in the good old days before the prescription drug ads that sound just like this.

[@jedijones]

Yeah, I bet new viewers don't find this as funny because it's no longer an exaggeration.

[@glynrh8892]

Wait you guys get adverts for medicine???

[@molotera8789]

@@jedijones im a zoomer i can confirm

[@Scribblersys]

@@glynrh8892 In America, yeah

[@laneyyyyyyyyy]

@@jedijones it makes it even funnier for me cause it’s ACTUALLY REALISTIC 😂

[@billyeveryteen7328]

I've been watching SNL for more than twenty years, and "Do not taunt Happy Fun Ball" has been of my favorite lines ever. I found out recently this sketch was written by Jack Handey, which makes sense, since Deep Thoughts was my favorite part of classic SNL.

[@mariaquiet6211]

I wonder if Jack ever got help for his bible sized volume of mental issues or if he's still sublimating them into horror movies disguised as sketch comedy

[@derekfelton1668]

If you haven't already, check out Handey's novel[la] The Stench of Honolulu ... it's pretty much a book-length version of his particular brand of hilarious insanity, strung together with a ludicrous plot. I STRONGLY recommend the audio book, since it was read by Jack Handey himself ... it had me laughing to the point of actual tears numerous times during my commute. :-)

[@jedijones]

@@derekfelton1668 I wonder how the Happy Fun Ball ad would sound read in his voice.

[@steveschindler2802]

One of my favorite Deep Thoughts was understanding mankind. Break the word up into its parts. Mank and ind. Still don't understand it

[@zombiedodge1426]

If Happy Fun Ball could scream, would we feel so cavalier about taunting it? We might, if it screamed all the time, for no good reason.

[@BobbySacamano]

Phil Hartman had such a great voice.

[@jacktrppr1]

"Do not taunt Happy Fun Ball" You're goddamn right.

[@PIXPromosMore]

Sounds like "Heisen-ball"

[@drumr72]

for some reason, that one made me laugh the most. taunting the ball? funny image for sure.

[@vsgfilmgroup]

I AM the ball that bounces!

[@vicepresidentmikepence889]

I would be VERY CAREFUL, if I were you, to use God's name as a curse word

[@vsgfilmgroup]

@@vicepresidentmikepence889 Thank you, traitor and quisling. Go collect your check from the Deep State like a good little minion now.

[@robertap.7544]

Still funny after all these years. RIP Jan Hooks❤️

[@kristinazubic9669]

She passed?!

[@ianwallace3082]

@@kristinazubic9669 Yes, she died of cancer in 2014.

[@kristinazubic9669]

@@ianwallace3082 how sad!

[@mando074]

"Love is a Dream" SNL. It's on vimeo but not KZbin.

[@judedeluca4408]

Happy Fun Ball was on the grassy knoll

[@drewlovs]

"Do not taunt happy fun ball" has become the mantra of giving something undue respect - such as superstitions. "I always wear these socks when my team plays at night.... do not taunt happy fun ball."

[@chrisfrank8413]

Happy fun balls respect IS DUE!!!

[@kjamison5951]

Erectile dysfunction ISN'T a side effect? Take my money!

[@SeaCountry1487]

Someone just asked what kind of toy 2020 would be, if it was a toy, and I named this.

[@SeaCountry1487]

Man, that toy was so fun. Why did they ever take it off the market?!

[@wpreston86]

I don't know either. The CPSC members can be such tight-asses.

[@cdevidal]

Especially when it suddenly accelerated to dangerous speeds

[@MWSin1]

It was found to be in violation of an earlier patent, so they couldn't make as much money on it as they wanted. Also, all those kids that died. But mostly the patent thing.

[@austinbahl6611]

I think it's still legal in sixteen states.

[@judedeluca4408]

I think it had something to do with all those diarrhea suicides

[@Ir0nMa1d3n]

I never forgot this commercial!

[@wendysullivan825]

Same, for 30 years I have loved this sketch.

[@blanktom6049]

do not taunt happy fun ball... good advice!

[@justindargan4749]

Do not touch Willie

[@droboogie8465]

When the Great Phil Hartman roamed the earth. How I miss that man!

[@alaeriia01]

The Happy Fun Ball is a grenade in Borderlands 3. When thrown, it becomes 8 grenades, which bounce around making the bouncing sound from the advert, until they get close enough to explode on some unfortunate soul.

[@maxbrandt6]

That's really cool and horrifying at the same time!!

[@alaeriia01]

@@maxbrandt6 they also added a squirt gun with a built-in taser. Wet enemies take double shock damage, so the Hyper-Hydrator is quite useful.

[@ShoRyuBarbie]

I remember a documentary on Discovery Channel long ago that covered military weapons that were in development. One was a big bouncing ball that was extremely hot. It would be fired through the window of a building, then bounce around, incinerating everything inside.

[@marinoblocker]

The music alone is hilarious...

[@patreekotime4578]

Anyone curious about the inspiration for this should look up Super Elastic Plastic Bubble. It was a toy from Wham-O in the 70s and 80s that was plastic goo dissolved in acetone, which kids were expected to inflate into bubbles with a straw. When the acetone evaporated, kids could play with the bubbles. That was the idea anyway, mostly the sticky mess wound up in hair and ruining carpets. Also, kids would often accidentally inhale the acetone when trying to inflate the bubbles, which were VERY difficult to inflate. Imagine Great Stuff expanding foam as a toy kids are supposed to get near thier mouths. Acetone exposure causes many of the symptoms listed, and is in fact similar to many inhalant drugs. It was usually sold together with Wham-O Firetron Superball, which ominously had an atomic logo. Combine the two and you have Happy Fun Ball.

[@sheisntreal0_090]

I remember the Super Elastic Plastic Bubble, I tried it but was unimpressed.

[@timopper5488]

Happy Fun Ball is the offspring of Rover from The Prisoner, similar to Cthulhu and his star-spawn.

[@howard2031]

Our lttle group would talk about the funniest skits on SNL on Monday in middle school back in the day. This was definitely one of the most discussed. I think we wanted to invent our own Happy Fun Ball. But the moral of this story is "definitely do not taunt Happy Fun Ball."

[@jedijones]

Same here! This one was uber popular with my high school class.

[@timopper5488]

The second moral of the story is, “Do not invent your own Happy Fun Ball.” Only tragedy, grief, and sorrow could come of that.

[@hankkingsley9300]

Even in the late seventies and early '80s Monday morning in band before we got started everyone would talk about what did you see on SNL what did you like

[@twalsh06]

Me: taunts Happy Fun Ball Also me: *_Something's wrong, I can feel it_*

[@Iwant2B1of5]

I was playing with Happy Fun Ball and it attached itself to my head. When I managed to remove HFB I had a noticeable lack of hair in that spot. Not wanting to be ridiculed by my friends I told them Male Pattern Baldness ran in the family.

[@SteveNathn]

I remember my dad showed me this "ad" about 10 years ago, it was so funny back then and still is pretty funny now

[@skyset_]

Is nobody gonna talk about the kazoo in the background music lmao

[@scotts.3089]

It's a parody of a 1970s commercial for the Hoppity Hop (Space Hopper) toy. If you've seen the South Park episode where Randy's balls get swollen and he literally bounces around town on them, that's the music.

[@mitchzer0iii919]

The best part is the funny kazoo music during the serious narration

[@elliottchrist]

Phil Hartman is probably my favorite voice ever.

[@justayoutuber1906]

I'm Troy McClure

[@trumphatesyou]

I loved Phil but Morgan Freeman is without a doubt the greatest voice ever.( the homeless dude doesn't count)

[@HogartHughes]

@@justayoutuber1906 you’re lyle lanley

[@spacemanmonster23]

Would you believe this used to panic the hell out of me...

[@davidstrange6759]

I've been looking for this skit for years. Finally!!!

[@jimsager4917]

Can someone find the Lexon Paradox, I feel Toyota keeps suing to take it down to guard its name cover name Lexus, lol

[@astrocitizen]

I'd love it if some guest on SNL today decided to be a smart aleck on a sketch that involved rummaging through a refrigerator, naming stuff, and one of the items is a Happy Fun Ball.

[@judyb1539]

Do not taunt Happy Fun Ball!😅

[@WarrenGarabrandt]

Hi, I'm Troy McClure. You may remember me from such nature films as Earwigs: Eww! and Man vs. Nature: The Road to Victory.

[@NJGuy1973]

In 1994, students at an elementary school in Cedar Rapids were playing Happy Fun Ball as recess. Someone taunted Happy Fun Ball. There were no survivors.

[@narahman1]

Then of course who told the story?

[@lockergr]

Reading the side effects listing of a new drug I've been told to take, but haven't, brought me here. This drug is Happy Fun Ball. It seems no one would take anything of they read the detailed listing for pretty much any pharmaceutical. I think I'll pass on mine.

[@FormulaKimball]

Every single time I see a medication ad that spends half its time listing the side effects and disclaimers, I think of Happy Fun Ball. I mean this is hilarious, and the first time I saw a real ad do that I thought "there's no way they expect to be taken seriously"...

[@squirlmy]

around this time also (I think) they had a spoof of the then recently released "three blade" razors, and they presented a five-blade razor because 5 blades have to be better! All as a joke. A couple of years afterwards, all the major razor companies were coming out with 5 blade razors. Sometimes they are a bit "too on the nose".

[@hankkingsley9300]

@@squirlmy there's one from somewhere else I can't remember where where it has like 17 blades and the 17th rips your flesh open or something what the hell was that from I can't remember mad tv maybe

[@HannibalOrJustRex]

Lol, look how round that dumb ball is 🤣

[@WesCoastPiano]

Jack Handy wrote this sketch. The greatest writer in the history of Saturday Night Live.

[@justayoutuber1906]

Deep Thoughts

[@boiboi7717]

this has gotta be the smartest usage of a prop ever

[@chezsnailez]

10 people have taunted Happy Fun Ball...

[@deenad3562]

Well I cant elaborate, but let's just say there's a whole town of us.... #Funball USA (shhhhh)

[@janetracer]

Of the 10, 7 have passed away from causes the authorities have declared classified, the remaining 3 are under government "protection".

[@Zeffarian]

Incorrect. When taunted, Happy Fun Ball leaves no survivors.

[@FloatingSunfish]

Hi, I'm Troy McClure! You may remember me from good times long gone!

[@MrBones-ky6fb]

By the way, that last part, about taunting Happy Fun Ball? They weren't kidding.

[@1991jdclark]

Never gets old.

[@georgenotsmith2804]

1:22 "Do not taunt Happy Fun Ball." Originally aired February 16, 1991. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_Fun_Ball

[@kindlin]

Good read. Did enjoy.

[@mccollins2079]

Ive been looking for this for years!

[@jeetaramrabary2094]

Sounds like a SCP

[@Danny4SoccerOhio]

Happy Fun Ball is only legal in 3 states now & Ohio is not 1 of them :(

[@Danny4SoccerOhio]

@David Rosales *giggle*

[@schizoidboy]

Short, funny, and to the point. Before we got stuck with medication commercials with all their warnings about potential side effects we had this, and like the medication commercials you wonder why you should use this.

[@ZeacorZeppelin]

DO NOT TAUNT HAPPY FUN BALL

[@jedijones]

Happy Fun Ball is worth a lot on eBay today...or it would be, if it was legal to ship it within the United States.

[@vsgfilmgroup]

Considering that most of them were dropped on Iraq during the original Desert Storm, that's not surprising.

[@jedijones]

@@vsgfilmgroup Coming soon, commemorative Stormin' Norman edition.

[@shak4632]

slurred speech, temporary blindness lol would've loved to see some of these side effects acted out by Myers and Carvey

[@Tera_B_Twilight]

If you remember this product you had an awesome childhood!

[@STho205]

Most of these warnings could be applied to the Chinese Amazon Hoverboards in 2015.

[@kelleeason9178]

DO NOT TAUNT HAPPY FUN BALL.

[@catied6913]

So we have this thing on the Coronavirus Updates page where we say "Do not taunt Happy Fun Mutations..."

[@kenmcauliffe3028]

Happy Fun Ball is the 2020 of toys.

[@TensileStrength]

The list of symptoms should have included "Thoughts of Suicide"

[@lupowins]

The warnings sound like what you hear on the typical drug commercial every day. Those are ok though, since a Dr prescribed it.

[@jedijones]

Happy Fun Ball is only available with a prescription. Ask for it by name.

[@mikemccormick5212]

Do not taunt Happy Fun Ball

[@fostersamels]

"Do not use happy fun ball on concrete" First 4 seconds of the video:

[@theotherhands]

Phil Hartman RIP...

[@markymark8665]

IT guy at work left a laptop battery on my desk with a sticky note “do not taunt happy fun ball” 😂😂😂. Had to come find this skit to watch it again and long for the glory days at SNL when it was actually funny. 🤔

[@theotherhands]

BEST ERA OF SNL.

[@dixonsefcovic7106]

More people need to see this

[@ZeldaTheSwordsman]

"Happy Fun Ball" would be a good name for an Electrode

[@Go-Pats-Go]

Fun Fact:Tootsie Rolls Were Shipped To The Troops As Glue For Weapons And Tanks

[@Bongwater33]

25 people taunted Happy Fun Ball!

[@Jerry_the_Head]

1:22 heirloom sphere in a nutshell

[@baskhemjingmutlyngdohmarsh925]

What I find when I try searching the cause of my symptoms using *Google search* Who am I kidding, never ever Google your symptoms!

[@christopherscottb]

When this first aired I was in college and totally baked on weed, and the constant escalation had me laughing so hard I nearly damaged several internal organs. Do not taunt Happy Fun Ball. . .

[@THEbadlnb]

You too? I could have written this comment. SNL was the best back then.

[@chewpocalypse]

how happy fun ball didnt get its own movie is SHOCKING... good job lorne

[@omnipotentgoku]

It's funny how these instructions almost seem like what's necessary to charge LiPO batteries

[@jedijones]

Add your own Happy Fun Ball disclaimer here: Do not look directly at Happy Fun Ball. Do not expose Happy Fun Ball to direct sunlight.

[@praketingrichraft6181]

If Happy Fun Ball causes an erection lasting more than 4 hours please seek medical attention. Happy Fun Ball is for external use only.

[@NJGuy1973]

Happy Fun Life has been known to cause tumors on laboratory animals.

[@johnnyballenatl]

Happy Fun Ball was used as a weapon during the January 6 Capitol riots in an attempt to overturn the 2020 presidential election.

[@stosh5082]

Do not mix Happy Fun Ball with alcohol.

[@raheemhamilton8624]

This is so funny

[@cayman9873]

Its a floor polish.. its a desert topping

[@christianedmiston1101]

Happy Fun Ball has to be warned not to taunt Chuck Norris.

[@availablerandomname]

The existence of Happy Fun Ball implies the existence of Sad Boring Ball. Sad Boring Ball is just a harmless rock found naturally on Earth. Taunt it all you want. This is funnier when read in Phil Hartman's voice.

[@ExclusiveLM]

Believe me people. Happy Fun Ball is completely safe to use. I use it to make me more successful in life. Sincerely, excongressman George Santos.

[@molotera8789]

I came from wikipedia and this sounds like a SCP

[@tyro244]

I'm taunting my HFB as I write this.

[@derekfelton1668]

You're certainly braver than I am. Or more foolhardy.

[@panchunathadhikary8089]

Even Sonic the hedgehog will be afraid of it!

[@fastertrackcreative]

Is that voiced by Phil Hartman? I recognise the voice from The Simpsons.

[@cigoLxeL]

Yes, that's Phil Hartman doing to VO. RIP, Phil. Wish we still had ya.

[@kevinnewsom3128]

The announcer kind of sounds like Phil Hartman, but I think it's actually voiced by Jack Handy...who used to do "Deep Thoughts" on SNL.

[@kevinnewsom3128]

And I Loved Phil Hartman!

[@Mostlyharmless1985]

Who's Phil Hartman, that's obviously Troy McClure.

[@anngulliver5964]

I remember this was shown on Tarant On TV in the UK. It was a comedy entertainment show where Chris Tarant showed clips from adverts around the world.

[@giansdiecasts]

The great work of Jack Handey 😂

[@CharlesHepburn2]

Of course the do not taunt part is the best, but I really start to laugh when they mention Vertigo and slurred speech. Hilarious…. The commercial, not happy fun ball, which I shall not taunt.

[@RenoEdits]

I remember seeing this on a Best of Episode back in the early 90's lol

[@NewsLynne]

The background music is hilarious too

[@ChromeDestiny]

Modern day pharma ads are like "Write that down! Write that down!"

[@Gaawachan]

The way Critical Role referenced this was hilarious, considering the object starts out all happy and becomes insidious pretty damn quickly.

[@elbronco80]

Damn it! I've been looking for this and MacGruber Financial Ruin forever!

[@ac_junior72]

It is now perfectly clear to me that Happy Fun Ball is the inspiration to every God awful medication commercial we see today.

[@MarvinMonroe]

This was the perfect sketch for me and my friends in 6th grade