Cold Opening: Gore / Bush Third Debate - Saturday Night Live

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Third presidential debate between Al Gore and George W. Bush. Aired 10/21/00
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[@movieatorfilms]

What sends this sketch over the top is the clever roasting of the “undecided voter” trope. Man, this was the top tier period of SNL.

[@goclimbsomething]

Hard to decide when both your choices suck, are owned by corporate America, & could give a shit about regular people, every 4 years.. Libertarians are a joke. Undecided voters? Not so much. If u can decide between these choices, u are the problem..

[@syyner1748]

Somethings never change lol

[@MrPatoya]

This video is going into a lockbox

[@peaceloveharmony7213]

“And put it in a lock box”… This actual real-life debate is the reason why he won the popular vote. Check it out kids. Lol, 🤔 💭 I can’t believe I’m old enough to think of people under 36-38 yrs as kids. It comes faster than you think it will lol

[@stayingwithit8632]

@@peaceloveharmony7213only me and the joint chiefs of staff know the location of the lockbox

[@visamedic]

Safest bet yo could make. Only Al, Tipper, and the Joint Chiefs would know where that lockbox is at. And you try getting that second key out the bottom of the House Speakers car while it’s moving.

[@kstepko]

That is some good strategery on your part.

[@mrdonutswildride7808]

There is no Scotch on earth that has aged as finely as this sketch over twenty years.

[@ewangent]

Shame the show is nothing like this now.

[@edinfific2576]

Will Ferrell definitely does the best and most hilarious impression of W.

[@africaRBG]

Frank caliendo had a great one too

[@mahidurrahman9562]

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[@davidbennett4946]

Steve bridges

[@edinfific2576]

@@davidbennett4946 He's pretty good too.

[@RestingCatNipFace]

@@davidbennett4946 Yeah Bridges was spot on

[@ilangilang7185]

Old political SNL sketches are the best.

[@WackoX1337]

When they still shitted on both parties, instead of just ''orange man bad'' these days

[@georgecatton]

@@WackoX1337 probably easier when it isn't trump in office, a president who writes better than they do these days

[@iCloud12]

Excuse moi

[@hangukhiphop]

@@WackoX1337 you serious bro? This one was peddling so hard for Gore politically while only making fun of him for his mannerisms, rightfully so I might add.

[@cking5806]

@@WackoX1337 that’s facts dude

[@YouDaMANRAJ]

That fkn al gore impression my god

[@BlueMonk25]

Dana Carvey as HW, Will Ferrell and W and Darrell as Gore..fucking comedy gold!

[@beatz04]

First performance of Fallon i've seen where he's not breaking character.

[@orange-thing]

he still sucked

[@21972012145525]

Looked like he was playing mostly himself

[@thechadster79]

Because he fakes it he never actually broke character for.real he did it to look "cute"

[@21972012145525]

@@thechadster79 I do think this too

[@thechadster79]

@@21972012145525 i think it's basically been confirmed by Tracy Morgan

[@corg_9939]

2:31 Have you held elected office? What a stupid question to ask a candidate, of course to become president you need to have held elected... oh wait

[@Silligk]

Jorge H.W.B. lmfao

[@cherylpaoletti5177]

Man, these sketches were the best! Why can't it be like this today?

[@Lightningkuriboh]

It’s literally the same

[@lookbovine]

Things have not changed. Darrell Hammond was doing Trump then and Jason Sudeikis was doing Biden, before him it was Kevin Nealon... so that’s different.

[@itorapadas]

It's great that Fallon didn't giggle reading his line.

[@thomasshaughnessy9023]

The H W Bush impression was spot on, lmao

[@ronrolph]

Can we all agree that Dana Carvey playing George H.W. Bush is the best impression of all time?

[@fome6616]

I mean, it's not dead-on, but it's funny

[@hungrygarfield]

Sounds like him, doesn’t look like him

[@schroederscurrentevents3844]

@@hungrygarfield I mean will Ferrell I’d like a foot taller than W

[@cyndim.1675]

Yes, good and funny

[@link2176]

Love how Bush looks lost and confused

[@jonhon]

I hear Chris Parnell but he's unrecognizable

[@BIGMONEYPLAYER1]

For real, its crazy

[@TheEzzyMaster]

I knew it!

[@haveyoumettess]

I KNOW. my ears know it’s chris Parnell but my eyes are like ??? HUH???

[@charliestokes4520]

Best impressions of gore, W and H W it’s amazing

[@LyleAllbritton]

Watching this in October 2020 after the duel town halls with undecided voters...

[@HistoricalConflict]

3 debates? we are lucky to get one now

[@nadoi.7673]

The undecieded Latino Voter George H. W. Bush ... XD

[@rafizsadique4299]

It's Jorge! :D

[@epicphantom589]

@@rafizsadique4299 George is pronounced like that in Spanish

[@lovinmclovin5290]

Well Jebs Bush wife is Latino so guess that's now possible 😅

[@harrisonledger1040]

"Watch me lean"

[@jkyle1018]

Carvey's HW being undecided is absolute gold.

[@narrowistheway77]

Chris Parnell’s makeup for this role must have taken sooooo long!

[@peaceloveharmony7213]

Our memory of you lives on, Jim Lehrer. If there’s a wonderful place in the afterlife, you’re in it. ✌🏼

[@exercisethemind]

Actually Lehrer helped open the door to Trump shenanigans by encouraging candidates to respond to each other in '08 rather than to the moderator. But maybe you prefer our politics to be a circus?

[@sakura5697]

I’m leaning, I’m leaning on the fence Dana is a treasure

[@aclockworkapple5851]

02:24 that face

[@BeesKneesMF]

20 years later and the topics are still the same

[@lopiklop]

Right to choose and health insurance. 22 years ago, same issues.

[@hangoutwithme346]

Jimmy has a real pete davidson energy vibe here

[@charger9912]

That is a perfect representation of an independent.

[@frankromeo3351]

IMO, Dana Carvey's George H. W. Bush impression and Will Ferrell's George W. Bush impression are not very accurate at all, but absolutely hilarious, and so they're the best impressions of those people. I've seen more accurate impressions of both, but it's more important to be funny than accurate. Darrell Hammond’s Al Gore is fantastic.

[@nachtegaelw5389]

Those pink shawls!! 😂😭

[@charliestokes4520]

When bush senior comes out 😂😂😂

[@saganich74]

No political debate would be even close to Saint Louis these days

[@amandaneese7813]

Dana and will are brilliant

[@brittanykula220]

I never thought I’d be so nostalgic for such times. Especially after Bush “won”. But god at least that seemed like real life?

[@runrabbit8285]

Facts and you're fine

[@McAppl3d]

Don't you worry. Only a few more years and Trump can make this country great again.

[@silverphantom8937]

@@McAppl3d 😂😂😂

[@Drumpro31]

@@McAppl3dyou missed the point of what he said but I wouldn’t be surprised if you have room temp iq

[@jaytee5282]

At 5:40, was that Jimmy Fallon?!

[@martinh88]

I don't think so

[@Kaddywompous]

@@martinh88 Seriously?

[@eval_is_evil]

@@Kaddywompous of course it's him. However the commenter was confused as in this case ,first time in history of his appearance im sure, Jimmy did not break his character. The reason for it was that in late afternon on that day, he suffered a blow to the head by a horse as a result when he mocked it for having such a long face (not realizing the horse was employed in the police force and was also heavily depressed) so naturally he could not understand the text being woozy and all. It took him around 15 years before he could re-learn basic fisher-price-level comedy again. Some people close to him say he never fully recovered. I say bullshit,for he did not recover AT ALL.

[@Jack-rd7li]

that’s ben shapiro

[@huss1205]

Dana Carvey is awesome...

[@hilariouschannel5472]

0:15 hey mom, it's Pinocchio☝

[@colty7764]

there's so MuCh Truth in Humor LMAO godspeed lol...

[@frisandlin8876]

2:27 go ahead Dan ima do my bayust

[@atox88]

omg its young fallon

[@praveenchandrasekaran1955]

Dana carvey !!

[@katharinawhle8907]

The best!

[@mjg3272]

Should have included AlGore's personal space invasion moment.

[@superjaxonssuperchannel8810]

How is that not actually al gore. It's literally identical

[@jonthegeologist616]

0:45 ...... wow the more things change the more they stay the same

[@_somerandomguyontheinternet_]

Yup…

[@savannafitzgerald2056]

I appreciate the social security going along with bush😅

[@canadeplorable2893]

This is amazing

[@icebox_Intruder]

3:49 I didn't know Agent Smith worked for the Secret Service

[@traven27]

The future is more of an SNL skit than SNL was able to caricature

[@gbrown932]

2020 brought me here but I saw it live at the time.

[@ajusino2324]

0:53 oh my god nothings changed

[@SigandGibbs]

Nope. Republicans continue to drag us backwards in time

[@caught4k493]

@@SigandGibbs I support pro choice, what I don’t support is women using abortion as a contraceptive. Y’all literally can use birth control and condoms.

[@sneddypie]

@@caught4k493 what

[@peaceloveharmony7213]

This is one my favorites!

[@rc653]

Is the guy from @6:10 played by Jimmy Fallon? Because sure looks and sound like him. 🤣

[@quicksilverchaos4122]

yes.

[@andrewfusco8580]

The townhall debate format needs to die.

[@juliacaroline751]

Why?

[@andrewfusco8580]

@@juliacaroline751 late to respond, but the format needs to die for the reasons spoofed in this skit. The "regular voters" are mostly plants who are there to shill for their candidates.

[@maxheadrom3088]

Who plays Jim Lehrer and why does he look like a ventriloquist doll?

[@johndalton3180]

Dan Quayle: STILL gaining acceptance.

[@FosbackFilms]

Wow, Chris Parnell's makeup is extensive here. 😂

[@siegfriedchulainn88]

God this is so real now. It’s so sad when we have regressed to SNL skits being reality

[@MegaDudeman21]

Strategery

[@mathompson53187]

Talks of surplus ... this is ancient.

[@epicarts2105]

We're now going into debt 35 billion dollars a day

[@somefilmakerperson]

Back when both candidates were portrayed as equally ridiculous

[@meeeee8745]

They still do. The problem is that Trump is too dump!

[@youdontseeanoldmanhavinatw4904]

Well, trump is more ridiculous than any candidate ever, so that's why it's like that now.

[@christinechristensen8518]

Agreed!!

[@maydaymayday4739]

Love this take on "undecided" voters.

[@milesjolly6173]

Actually Al Gore was born on 31 March 1948 so he would have been 52 at the time of this debate. Also, Lockbox.

[@McCrapweasel]

Ah, simpler times...

[@chainsawmack]

0:51 In 2024 its pretty clear 😂

[@danielprates2208]

They used to be so good at this

[@ruilinyin3460]

after the second/third debate

[@casanico2082]

Bring back the skit where Phil Hartman plays Clinton when police show up to Arkansas governor's mansion for domestic violence call but find Phil cowering and Hilary acting tough

[@scottkessel952]

Undecided voters with dumb questions 😂

[@saltywetreefer3985]

Remember when debates were boring?

[@jinksdalfang8843]

I found the lockbox 🎉

[@marajaded2051]

I cant stand the GOP, I think about it way too much. I thought Bush was such a clown until one day while I was TDY to Diego Garcia, both Air Force 1's landed and I got to meet him face to face, I was suprised how down to Earth he was with us, "The Troops". The spelling of my last name leaves me open to many funny attempts at saying it. Bush walked right up to me and said "Hi Sgt ...." and nailed my last name in one shot. I couldnt believe it. Best part about the visit, we had a young Airmen who always talked shit and my boss told him and all of us dont say anything stupid or act up. We were formed up and Bush walked up to my buddy and my buddy said, "Sir can I give you 2 bucks?" Bush said why do you want to give me 2 bucks? My friend said if any one asks me if I met the President I can say "Met him...shit he owes me 2 bucks."

[@Coolinteresting876]

Still war crime.

[@logandefelice4234]

Dana Carvey is unreal as H.W.

[@eliotvishnevsky5019]

Al Gore at that time was 52 years old.

[@scottythomas7086]

Strateegery!

[@robertadinoia3347]

Great young fallon

[@winstonsmith116]

Woman on right bottom at 2:16 looks creepy as hell to me.

[@samarthdubey7]

winstonsmith116 she is on weed

[@winstonsmith116]

I guess paranoia trip then, bad for her.

[@Surv1ve_Thrive]

I think they are supposed to be the kind of audience you see in real political debates, serious and uneasy. They still do this in SNL now.

[@hughjass2612]

Ahh back when you had to try to make presidential debates a joke

[@spac18]

Honestly, suggesting that someone should vote for your opponent to a person who holds a belief system completely opposite from you might very well be a great idea.

[@terrycraig6386]

1:56-2:02: a little bit of Warning of what was to come,perhaps? A forewarning?maybe she should have gotten the hint or all Americans for that matter who watched Saturday Night Live that night.lol

[@dunckolo2307]

HW didn't even bother to change his voice when he was Barbara Bush!!

[@christinesentman5437]

I miss this type of politics

[@coreyzek]

Anyone watching this now? Heh...timing..debate with trump and biden

[@selfiekroos1777]

Back when the economy hadn't collapsed and W was funny, not a danger to everybody.

[@bobinator16]

its over 9000!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@kyriakoschrist]

Cant find the 2nd debate

[@distantandvague]

What in the hell was up with that woman's face in the bg of Kattan and Fallon's questions lol

[@wannabe4668]

When SNL was actually funny

[@samuelneedham1914]

"how tf could you be an undecided voter more than 15 minutes into any election, ever, at any time?" dumb people: "just watch"

[@pirategamer6630]

Why did Jim do this the entire thing?!

[@danmoscow1254]

way funny

[@Juzgames]

So nobody is gonna address why the hell is the moderators face look swollen 😂🤔🤔

[@susieevans6445]

Here we are 10 years later .. in the year of an election and still have the same issues as a country .. still working on the same issues . Obviously no progress has been made in the United States in over 10 years 🤦🏼‍♀️

[@lerzooslercoos6974]

0:27 wtf is that a real face

[@adamcoe]

anyone know who the secret service guys are? writers or some such?

[@corneliuswonder]

2:58

[@Cunninghamily]

3:19

[@AU88]

When they did actual satire...