On the Spot: Unhealthy School Lunches - SNL

[@PhoenixFlamez07]

Jane and Dan we're so good together. How she kept a straight face for so many of the sketches she did I'll never know but thank you for the laughs

[@arcang2102]

Yeah,She's the best at keepin a straight serious Joan Face all the way to the end of the skit. Harvey & T. Conway on Burnets comedy show couldn't hav done it b4 completely losing it to over the top laugher!

[@lisamortini8567]

That low-key "I doubt that" was so good.

[@tmseh]

Joan Face.

[@lisamortini8567]

@Senator Keyrock I'm French and British so... make of that what you wish.

[@LycanLink]

Dan is awesome in this sketch, yes, but Jane is freaking killing it. She does the "upset mother" bit so dang well, and nails those lines. These two were such pros. :)

[@tysonrinker5958]

For a second I was like oh wow she really is mad about this.

[@arcang2102]

Joan Face: I Don't know who actually milks the Dogs,But...? Lmao!!! CLASSIC'SNL-NR4PTP's When Snl was Crazy Comical !!!

[@tomhefner6344]

are such pros

[@brookeedwards1210]

The best ❤🎉

[@CuriousGoodsJessica]

Jane's indignation equals Dan's pretended ignorance, these sketches were gold!

[@michealkelly9441]

One of the best duos in SNLs history

[@andrewilson7538]

Aykroyd and Curtain were absolute genius together. 🎭 🎬 📽 👌

[@wishicouldshowmyname5815]

They both nailed it.

[@VazzVegas]

Dan Aykroyd could play such an amazing slimeball back in the day.

[@patriciapadilla2022]

Lol oh yes he did 😆

[@danamardell1209]

Are we sure he wasn't one?

[@VazzVegas]

@@danamardell1209 Yes, you troll.

[@ShoopDaWhoop781]

Trading places is one of the funniest movies I've ever seen!

[@Pearls_Have_Eyes]

he still can

[@QuasiTraction]

Aykroyd & Curtain were great paired up in those early SNL sketches.

[@ThunderPants13]

I miss the days when I used to get black coffee and cigarettes in the school lunchroom. One time I was able to run home from school in 11 minutes. That 6 miles went by in a flash.

[@rachelpaul4542]

This SNL sketch is a classic and holds up today 😆

[@evelynwaugh4053]

Since this aired in '78, it was just a few years later in '81 under Reagan that ketchup being considered a vegetable for school lunches hit the news.

[@ncooty]

I can't stop smiling at the two of them working together. They were simply GOLDEN.

[@imtheboss1826]

Dan plays such a great sleaze.

[@waynej2608]

And that guy who had the obscure cable access show. Interviewing topless dancers, who were appearing at the 'coach and pole lounge'. Lol.

[@NJGuy1973]

@@waynej2608 E. Buzz Miller.

[@kshinokevin]

Doctor Detroit - I think that in that film he played a pimp; like the premise for the Michael Keaton and Henry Winkler comedy in "Night Shift."

[@XuliusCaesar]

@@waynej2608 E. Buzz Miller

[@KeizerHedorah]

"a bowl of hot water" lol😂

[@juancarlosnunezf96]

Wow! This guys were the real thing, what a high acting level shown here by Jane an Dan!!

[@DaBirdman1989]

I woulda killed for bottomless black coffee and cigarettes in highschool.

[@gracestenberg4188]

Coffee and cigarettes are after dessert...

[@DaBirdman1989]

@@gracestenberg4188 no inbetween classes. or even better, an ashtray and table lighter in every desk.

[@InformationIsTheEdge]

@@DaBirdman1989 How about black-tar heroin and crack pipes? More opportunity means more buyers.

[@DaBirdman1989]

@@InformationIsTheEdge ugh more like how about Adderall and xanax. Mmmmmmmmm. Xanax.

[@InformationIsTheEdge]

@@DaBirdman1989 Shrooms and E

[@lindaleelaw5277]

I'm laughing just remembering...lmao Dr. Irwin Maneway. ...sells ' bags o glass' at Christmas time

[@NJGuy1973]

I got Bag o' Sulfuric Acid.

[@waynej2608]

@museack I'm a Democrat and I sure as hell wouldn't ban it.

[@RLucas3000]

And his Human Torch costume for Halloween, which as Jane points out, consists of nothing but a bunch of oily rags and a lighter!

[@hirepimike]

Invisible pedestrian costume for Halloween!

[@NJGuy1973]

@@hirepimike Caution: Not For Blind Kids

[@glennparat8814]

Don’t forget the Bag O’ Glass

[@nephilimshammer9567]

This aged perfectly

[@shaunieinthewrasslin2877]

Dan and Jane are comedy gold 10/10

[@Lubbylove89]

Dan & Jan were always brilliant together. I used to love every time they were paired up. Just like I loved when Bill & Gilda were together. Iconic pairs.

[@matthewlodel3115]

It's Jane not Jan

[@mike6932]

Who milks the dogs 😅😆😂🤣 I lost it.

[@dominickdirienzo8266]

SNL was never the same without Dan and Jane. Them we missed!

[@renegatorelevator1926]

thats the kind of mustache that would make me cross to the other roadside...

[@FlamingZelda3]

there's a reason they call it a "molestache"

[@husq48]

School lunches in the 70's were great!

[@timmyteaching]

Is this the same guy that sells the toy “bag o’glass”?

[@coleylovesshrek]

yes

[@les4767]

And the human torch halloween costume, yes.

[@laurabeane8862]

and the General Tron Secret Police Investigation Kit

[@NJGuy1973]

@@les4767 Flame on! Light up the night!

[@waynej2608]

I think he also promoted something like punk rock Barbie, who has a switchblade. He says to Jane, 'ok, sure, sometimes Ken got cut'. Lmao. Aykroyd was freakin hilarious playing these sleezey entrepreneurs. And Jane as the advocate, brilliant.

[@TXPAScot]

Irwin Mainway was one of my favorite characters of Dan Ackroyd on SNL, along with Leonard Pith-Garnell.

[@BirdGang6]

“I mean I could do it, I’ve got the brains” “I doubt that” Love how smooth that transition is lol

[@Aldaboy]

"I can't keep up with these kids." With all that sugar and coffee, I don't think a racecar can keep up with them.

[@mikemondano3624]

Sugar actually slows down kids. It causes a burst of insulin. Blood sugar drops until it is actually below the starting level. Then it rises back to normal levels. All within 10 minutes.

[@shadowfilm7980]

Those were the good ole days for SNL! With that incredible cast! Gems!

[@patriciaarold1270]

This is great! Dan Akyroyd and Jane Curtin are so funny in this sketch. They are what was one of the best of all of comics they had on SNL. The years with Dana Carver, Eddie Murphy, and Joe Piscapo were great too. The ones today just don’t add up. I don’t watch them anymore. 😀😀😉😉

[@waynej2608]

But there is Cecily Strong. She's the reason I still watch. 😍

[@PjKneisel]

The age of Will Forte and Bill Hader were amazing, and Kate McKinnon is still there I think

[@hoibsh21]

@@PjKneisel Taran Killum was underrated.

[@cherylcampbell9369]

The cast is good these days! A lot of young, enjoyable talent. But the writing is atrocious. I am not referring to anything 'political' or whatever. I am referring to the craft of writing. Sly cleverness seems to be lacking. It's a shame when good talent is squandered.

[@Nirrrina]

Insects & dog milk? High protein/low fat. And at least it's a mammal.

[@jefflittle8913]

It's a very interesting process, let me tell you.

[@Allangulon]

Dog milk lasts longer than another kind of milk! Why is that you ask? Coz nobody will drink it!

[@Kowasi]

I thought those students were getting a great deal! A relatively low milk yield mammal such as the dog should have valuable milk when you think of it… after all, donkey milk and donkey cheese is some of the most valuable lactose. Marketing is the problem…

[@tsartodd]

lol a Red Dwarf reference -- very nice!

[@BeatlesCentricUniverse]

Wow, Dan Aykroyd was great, wasn't he?

[@waynej2608]

Great.

[@gallery7596]

Brilliant. He could do any accent.

[@MarvinClay-ck7zj]

Dogs are mammals lol. Great line 😊

[@les4767]

Nothing wrong with dog's milk. Full of vitamins. Full of goodness. Full of marrowbone jelly! Of course the best thing about Dog's milk? When it goes off it tastes the same as when it's fresh! Lasts longer than any other kind of milk.....'cause no bugger'll drink it!

[@les4767]

@museack You've obviously never seen "Red Dwarf."

[@tsartodd]

plus of course the advantage of dog's milk is that when it goes off, it tastes exactly the same as when it's fresh.

[@jpatt1000]

I have to wonder if GWAR pulled a bit of their character (self proclaimed entrepreneur extraordinaire) Sleazy P. Martini's mannerisms from Irwin Mainway!

[@reginabillotti]

$2.78 after inflation is about $13, for perspective

[@jmsmith1767]

Irwin Mainway is one of the top SNL characters of all time

[@donwires5793]

“I doubt that.” Nice dig

[@keensoundguy6637]

Samuel Gompers elementary school -- that sounds about right. You know what I'm saying.

[@de57mf17]

You can't make this shit up, "The kids love it"!!!

[@brianhiggins4832]

Wish Jane and Dan were around to do a skit like this about the state of our public schools today 😢

[@cherylcampbell9369]

Both are alive and active.

[@stevenpiquette6055]

He looks like he's trying to sell a used car at a budget lot!

[@Sparkina]

SNL had their heyday with these guys

[@sdafasdfasdfsda]

Michael Avenatti's first tv appearance.

[@Splinkysaurus]

Nowadays, eating insects is considered cutting edge in the US

[@WranglerVet84]

All thanks to great men like Mr. Irwin Mainway

[@patriciaarold1270]

Oh I forgot John Belushi, Bill Murray, and Chevy Chase. 😁😁

[@PowerGlove79]

Hey! Insects ARE protein

[@cloudybrody4300]

PowerGlove79 anyone for some chirps cricket chips?

[@laurabeane8862]

Now I know where the UN got their sustainable food program...

[@waynej2608]

Besides, the kids can bring their own protein. 😎

[@pronkb000]

"Pureed insects" actually seems like a good source of protein, Ms. Face.

[@camsmith9671]

These are some of my top SNL Bits of all time. HILARIOUS!!

[@annaglenn3490]

Dan is so greasy in this skit. I love it.

[@waltschannel7465]

Gotta love Jane Curtain and Dan Ackroyd!!! Classic!!! Pureed insects!!! 🤣😭

[@Mork2001]

That’s protein!

[@Sparkina]

I bet every Tom, Dick and Howard has fantasized about eating pure starch with a cocoa-wich for dessert

[@theflorgeormix]

Johnny Human Torch. There is so much SNL that is still unavailable.

[@randyranderson5122]

Mmmmm. Ravioli stuffed with CHALK 😝

[@FranzSausage]

The clothes of Jane Curtin reminds me on my mother in the late 70s.

[@rachelpaul4542]

They memorize every hysterical line Every season at SNL

[@Miamisburgx10452]

That's when SNL was it's best

[@HARBRINGERZERO]

Coffee and cigarettes that’s my old nanny’s lunch. She died real young.

[@waynej2608]

Hey, that's a bottomless cup of coffee!

[@SIRSANDMAN0]

as that a monty python reference at the end?

[@BkNy02]

Who milks the dogs!! 🐕

[@3373-g8z]

He IS a doctor! Dr Detroit!

[@cloudybrody4300]

How many times you see people break their backs on a banana?!?!?

[@bwtv147]

Who would have thought 45 years later scientists would be saying people should eat insects.

[@2HRTS1LOVE]

Pretty sure I actually had some of these lunches growing up. 😨

[@LasseHuhtala]

Dan turned Italian at the end there. :-D

[@richardbrown8269]

Irwin Mainway 😂🤣😂

[@pinesiskin59]

Mr. Mainway reminds me of someone very high up in our government.

[@lordkinesis4432]

That health inspector lady reminds me of Michelle Obama. She just couldn't keep her hands off of our school desserts!

[@waynej2608]

No, that blowhard, Barr!

[@favoritemustard3542]

@Sara Crewe Night Cap didn't disagree with the Trump joke, & then pulled a classic SNL & was inclusive - No One Is Above Mocking. Unless you are a humour detractor.

[@TRal55]

Yes the original SNLs were soooo genius 🙄🙄

[@magicalpasta5462]

Better than the shit they’re making now

[@joshgellis3292]

@Tarryl Benedetto Obviously, your "'idea' of 'humor" is a misspelling from a PBS transcript from their latest anti-USA economy program ' 'European-Americans', anti-Liberals AND how to backstab the Whitey-Slave-Owners Payin` `lil trillions In the NBA.' -directed by LeBron James!🤬🖕 run_EXPAND_FUCK_OFF_BOT! cry to Putin and I'm sure he'll invade your home and you'll just sing poems to stop him. fuck off, WOKEBOT. fuck, you're still reading this?! I just wrote to you, TO FUCK OFF!

[@aboodlifetv778]

Wow this episode looks like it really was taken in 1978!!

[@aboodlifetv778]

@@davidm.919 Kotomoto

[@princessofpigs]

Holy shit I thought they where doing a Jim Jones sketch from the thumbnail

[@raymondsolisjr.1262]

Why wasn't there a movie about this guy

[@paulamiles9559]

I love Irving Maiway- I remember him for the Halloween costume safety epidode

[@siggimund]

2:23 To be honest, insects are the most protein rich food source compared to almost any other. 😂

[@manw3bttcks]

I wish I could find the skit where they had the restaurant with the troughs full of chili

[@zosiaszczepkowska540]

There was actually a boy who died or had a heart attack because of the food he was eating in school (this was in Britain , I'm not sure about the details because mum showed me the article and I kind of brushed over it)

[@randymillhouse791]

"That was a hot lunch though."

[@WhiskeySam1]

I don’t know how they made it through this without cracking.

[@Kowasi]

Should have been made into a spin-off movie!

[@williamthomas1]

Little cubes of stale bread = the US Congress, God held us all.

[@jeffreydevoti7000]

I saw this live on Saturday night in the 1970's.

[@hoibsh21]

Still lookin for the invisible pedestrian sketch !

[@boonp.7935]

So when they gonna bring back that bottomless coffee and cigs? I'll go get my lunch from that school.😂

[@chadharger9323]

heck, I've heard people tell that back in the 1970s when high school students went to the roof or where ever to have a smoke there would be teachers there. . .doing the exact same thing. Students with pickups would have a gun rack. . .and gun on a back window. Have a switchblade? Just keep it in your locker or your pockets. . .there was a reason why there were no school shootings or anything like that back then.

[@custer2449]

"It's dog milk, Mr. Mainway."--Jane.

[@johnchandler1687]

Chalk in ravioli. True story- years ago a maker of cheap ubrellas went out of business. They had a large stock of yellow umbrella handles left. One if the underworld owned pizza chains bought them for almost nothing and ground them up and mixed them in their cheese to cut cost drastically and up their profit margin. Pizza a little chewyer than usual? Mabe it's the umbrella handles. 😊😅😂

[@dennistorrence4778]

"Mr. Maimway, you are a morally bankrupt person"

[@hugolafhugolaf]

Seems like we're having the same debates today. LOL!

[@Lafemmefutile]

The worst is the school lunches are still unhealthy 40 years later.

[@catya]

they were probably better back then

[@Lafemmefutile]

museack 😂 You don’t even know what socialism is. Enjoy your utopia. That shit only worked for white middle class people and up, everyone else was super Capitalist and at work. Lol

[@johnringoo756]

Joan face😆

[@vincef329]

True today as it might have been then.

[@RKar2009]

LOL "Joan Face"

[@brainfat1]

A bowl of hot insects? People are trying to sell us that today.

[@tugginalong]

Sounds like every free school breakfast and lunch meal today

[@ryanleclaire3948]

This is unironically what they still feed the kids.

[@PjKneisel]

Dan’s look is definitely channeling Jim Jones ain’t it?

[@PjKneisel]

Plus with the poison Kool-Aid from the Jones cult, it hits on another level

[@hornetbrown]

'Irwin Greasy' or 'Irwin Hustle' woulda fit with 'Dr.' Heh! Heh!

[@seanbrittain2625]

Sounds like modern school lunches!

[@Headhunter_212]

“That is a bottomless cup of coffee”

[@AngelofMusic04]

Counting down until the Halloween one is finally uploaded.

[@GroonDaRuiner]

Will C 🤣

[@jgfear]

“ Invisible Pedestrian” 😂

[@GroonDaRuiner]

jgfear Jonny space man 🤣

[@jgfear]

“ Johnny human torch. It’s a bag of oily rags and a lighter. “ 😂