Star Trek V: The Restaurant Enterprise - Saturday Night Live

[@rubyfirefly2582]

Shatner played this to the full level! Totally brilliant. This whole skit was so well written. And Phil Hartman's Bones was perfect. A classic.

[@CM-pf1xc]

Lol so right! Always yelling angrily

[@DavidNicholson101]

@@CM-pf1xc Not to mention Shatner’s over exaggeration when he says he’s responsible for everybody’s dining enjoyment.

[@2degucitas]

I miss him. He was funny

[@OmeedNOuhadi]

Yeah, but does he have to yell like that? 😂😂😂🥰🥰🥰

[@DavidNicholson101]

@@OmeedNOuhadi Like I said, it’s all over exaggerated on purpose for laughs😁😂.

[@touche2584]

Sulu is played by Akira Yoshimura who has been with the show from the beginning. He also played Sulu in the original Belushi as Kirk skit, 10 years prior. I love it when Khan tells him to turn around.

[@colinmontgomery1956]

It's beautiful. He was really disgusted.

[@MisterMister5893]

He was smiling and on the verge of breaking character at any moment. He looked like someone they okucked off the street last minute or grabbed from a Chinese restaurant as a substitute.

[@4seeableTV]

And he played Sulu again when Chris Pine hosted SNL.

[@cordellsenior9935]

Interesting. I've seen this show from the first cast, but I've never seen or heard of him before now.

[@4seeableTV]

@@cordellsenior9935 He's been a production designer with the show for over 30 years. These Trek sketches me be the only things he's been on camera for.

[@johnchambers8528]

I did not see this when it ran. One of the best skits that SNL did. Everyone seemed to have fun while making fun of the original show.

[@christyverplank3552]

That entire episode is gold 😂 Starts with ‘Ollie North The Mute Marine’ There’s the first appearance of the Sweeney Sisters He does the ‘Trekkie convention’ A lot of truly great skits in a single episode.

[@Don-ol8ze]

3:06 "Damn it, Jim! I'm a doctor, not a - oh, oh sure!" 🤣 Another perfect line delivery from Phil Hartman. We'll not see his like again.

[@MisterMister5893]

Cliche and predictable. His true comedic acting was on news radio.

[@RavenclawNimbus]

That was my favorite line - it was so good 🤣

[@DrDeuteron]

too bad his wife shot him in the face.

[@AstrosElectronicsLab]

Hi. I'm Troy McClure. You may remember me from such films as "The Erotic Adventures of Hercules" and "Dial M for Murderousness".

[@RavenclawNimbus]

@@AstrosElectronicsLab TROY MCCLURE YES 🤣

[@markwaldron8954]

How Shatner pulled this off without bursting out laughing at any point speaks well of his acting chops.

[@CarlosMendez-lv8hl]

You’d have to see him in those Twilight Zone episodes to really appreciate his acting chops.

[@joelellis7035]

He really threw himself into the part. He knew it was lampooning his character in a way, but you could see he was enjoying it. You get the sense that Shatner isn't too prideful about the characters he portrays.

[@janalva171]

he has chops?

[@bjones8470]

He does a lot better with his lines than most of the hosts. Normally they’re just staring straight at the cue cards. He seemed to have actually memorized his lines

[@garychambers5850]

Him and the crew rehearsed this skit all week,. Im sure they broke up here and there! How can they not ? LOL

[@plzreadmeprettygurl]

Just love how Shatner's never hesitated to caricature or make fun of himself as Capt. Kirk!

[@paulafranceschi]

I used to live across the street from him in LA! He was a good neighbor!

[@pheresy1367]

Oh man... say whatever you like about W Shatner... but he is ALWAYS great. I can never EVER stop seeing him as the ultimate Star Ship Commander no matter what he does.

[@andrewschulsinger9629]

I had a few words with him at the release party for his album “Has Been” in Hollywood several years ago, and he was very sweet. Nice guy!

[@jennifergersch9126]

@@paulafranceschi A dream!

[@5DNRG]

He has quite the sense of hilarity.

[@Fiainn]

I can't believe they missed the opportunity to parody the "Revenge is a dish best served cold" line, since they had "Khan" there already!

That would require writers with talent.

[@sammyfromsydney]

I came to say exactly that!

[@bean9333]

That would be highly logical

[@sangkang6294]

Khaaaaaaannnnnnn!!!

[@jv-lk7bc]

they also avoided the Kirk makes our w/space babe trope. I think it was a point of pride for the SNL writers to come up w/new stuff.

[@bernieeod57]

I served in the Navy's Deep Submergence program on the DSRV-2 Avalon. The Avalon is now retired and on display at the Morro Bay Maritime . The Museum recruited me as a tour guide. This is exactly how I felt while giving tours on the very boat I once went to sea once

[@bricaaron3978]

*"...and on display at the Morro Bay Maritime Museum Museum."* I'd never heard of a museum dedicated to the preservation of a museum dedicated to the preservation of maritime artifacts, but it's an interesting concept.

[@JackoProvenGuiltyDozensOfTimes]

You definitely the wrong man for the job. I feel very sorry for you.

[@JackoProvenGuiltyDozensOfTimes]

You were definitely the wrong person for the job. I fee sorry for the navy.

thanks for making it about yourself

[@JackoProvenGuiltyDozensOfTimes]

@@bricaaron3978 Besides the woke mental illnesses that plagues the foolish, I dont think Ive ever heard of anything more ridiculous.

[@aquabreeze7612]

1:20 “You’ll learn, Mr. Spock, that logic has no place in the food service industry.” I was a hostess for over a year. I FELT that line.

[@hadmatter9240]

I was in just about every role in the business and I felt it, too.

[@jounik8980]

Or in human behavior

[@MossyMozart]

Aquabreeze - I want to stress that most restaurateurs are not like this, indeed, most are definitely NOT like this: As a teenager, early in my waitstaff career, I worked at a "fine dining" place. I accidently dropped a roll from the bun warmer onto the floor and tossed it into the trash. The owner saw me, grabbed the roll from the trash and loudly announced that he saw it "fall on a clean white piece of paper!' When he put it back into the bun warmer, I watched closely. When he left, I plucked it out and put it back into the trash. Unfortunately, back then, I knew nothing about cross-contamination and the contamination the fallen roll gave the other buns. Thank heavens, no reports of food-borne illness from that night surfaced!

[@robertfitzgerald3118]

I hear you...

[@skippythealien9627]

sadly it's not just food service. humanity in general doesn't operate on logic lol

[@johnjamesleahy4065]

i love that william shatner is doing an over the top william shatner impression lol he did the impossible !

[@johnjamesleahy4065]

@Richard Jones yes

[@dragoninthewest1]

It's better to call it Capt. Kirk. TJ Hooker and Danny Crane are much different

[@johnjamesleahy4065]

@@dragoninthewest1 good point i understand

[@johndaugherty7465]

It's almost as if he was born to it....

[@stevethomas2285]

@Richard Jones That was my thought, too.

[@vbywrde]

Gotta hand it to William Shatner. He's just the greatest. He shines like a star. Thank you, sir. You have made this world a better place by your presence.

[@zingarassong7531]

Totally agree!!!!!!!

[@jonthemachine1970]

Amen William Shatner went into outer space then 2 days later appeared at an Indianapolis Comicon. What a real hero.

[@blachloch1]

Somewhere George Takei is throwing a hissy fit lol

[@boke75]

@@blachloch1 lol

[@hilarykeay8111]

So true. Love that man ❤

[@DannyBeans]

Massive respect to Dana Carvey. He managed to outham Shatner without (apparently) hurting himself. That puts him right up there with Plummer, Montalban, and Lloyd.

[@nhmooytis7058]

Out hamming The Shat isn’t easy. 😉 But isn’t his hamminess part of why we love him? PS love his interactions with Spader on Boston Legal, two veteran scenery choppers.

[@beenaplumber8379]

I never liked Dana Carvey, but sometimes he shows such incredible talent I can't deny his comic genius.

[@gent_Carolina]

His homage to Kahn was what made the skit worth watching imo. The imitation was solid hahaha 🖖

[@oldnewsclipster]

Everyone is over-acting at such a high level it makes Shatner seem restrained. This is comedy gold - so glad to find it!

[@SilverQuillTV]

Oh yeah!!! So hilarious! That’s probably why he did it!! He loves funny stuff after all he’s Canadian🤣🤣🤣

[@Rippypoo]

Maybe that was the Director’s plan in the first place.

[@daviru02]

And it didn't look like everyone was looking for teleprompters either

[@Rippypoo]

@@daviru02 Yeah. It actually looked like they were given time to rehearse. “Live” doesn’t HAVE to look last-minute.

[@jennifergersch9126]

Loved Dana Carvey’s Kiiirrrrk. More and more hilarious each time he did it.

[@sirybmits4541]

The best Shatner parody is Shatner himself. God I love this man

[@trevormiles5852]

Just saw him on old show twilight zone. He was part of a stranded couple being influenced by a table fortune teller Looks the same , but not an ounce of Captain kirk in his acting. Love the man he is. He does not take himself too seriously and pretty much down to earth man. In my humble opinion. Have never met him.

[@condorX2]

I only like his roasted on comedy central xD

[@Nash1a]

Either that or the devil is afraid to take him!

[@MNBluestater]

Shatner upstaged all of these people-including Carvey. Took a lame skit and made it work.

[@RedEyedModok]

Yah hes in another famous Twilight Zone episode. Where he is paranoid of flying. And then is the only passenger to see something on the wing of the plane. Also sang Cee Lo greens song F.U. with all the swear words. He collects mill grinding wheels.

[@mileshigh1321]

This is still hilarious all these years later, even in 2021! Phil Hartman as Bones is bang on and priceless haha

[@BlakeMoulin4U2C]

Hartman was the BEST on the show.

[@martinlutherbling424]

What year did this air ?

[@brianbrachel4871]

God Rest Phil Hartman 🖖🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@Mr.Morden]

What we really need is a show where Kirk and Quark are restaurateur rivals.

[@DomDEngineer]

It's still hilarious even in 2022!

[@jamesschulte2808]

This was Snl gold. The other star trek parody with Dan Akroyd and John Belushi was fantastic but to have Shatner doing a parody of himself was hilarious.

[@pavelsarneki354]

Why does Sulu wear glasses in this one too🤷🏼‍♂️🤓😎🖖🏻

[@hankkingsley9300]

When Elliot g o u l d comes out and tell them they're canceled to turn everything off it's hilarious because it just doesn't instantly quit it just drags to a halt

[@crystalheart9]

Wasn't that the best!

[@0011peace]

@@hankkingsley9300 same person in pther skit so my guess the guy need the glasses maybe like to see

[@Chaotic_Observer]

“Damnit Jim! Im a doctor not a- oh...” That got me haha

[@mc12358]

Same! 🤣

[@veganconservative1109]

That was the only line that made me grin. Everything else was just painful.

[@moonooze6171]

@@veganconservative1109 seemed like they weren’t in sync. Kevin Nealon especially.

[@ewallt]

That was good. I doubled back on it a couple of times.

[@herbsuperb6034]

Right. That was brilliant.

[@RaspberryLemonade101]

Let's give some praise to the incomparable Dana Carvey as Kahn. Nailed it!

[@DrDeuteron]

So good I bought a Chrysler CORdoba on E-bay.

[@4seeableTV]

@@DrDeuteron With rich Corinthian leather?

[@DrDeuteron]

@@4seeableTV Tholian Leather.

[@4seeableTV]

@@DrDeuteron 😋

[@kevvoo1967]

Kaaaaaark.

[@chrishanke9523]

Never seen this before it’s wonderful, to see William Shatner having fun parodying what he’s most famous for. Beautiful thing!! Congratulations to all involved.👏🏻👏🏻❤️❤️❤️

[@AwesomeBlackDude]

My 69x so far. 😅

[@AwesomeBlackDude]

Also I been on the replica of the star trek Enterprise deck. 😅

[@DireWolfForge]

Most overlooked is that Shatner pulled this off live. You gotta respect the man.

[@Charlie_Crown]

I do, and a lot more respect than I'd have for Takei, that's for sure. Shatner is one of the most hard working of actors, and still going strong 👍

[@FrankStrickland-t7t]

I'd give this restaurant a five star review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@TedTheAtheist]

He did mess up once calling Spock "Bones" once, but he quickly corrected himself.

[@METVWETV]

​@@TedTheAtheist He should have said a prayer before going on 😉

[@kdlittle88]

If only he wasn’t looking at cue cards the entire time…

[@IDBTitanosaurus]

The fact that this entire sketch is played straight is brilliant. It's like horrible fan fiction.

[@its1110]

'Tis the essence of comedy.

[@kenlieck7756]

@@its1110 Don't forget, Spock and McCoy had previous experience in the food service industry... or don't you remember them in "Check, Please!": kzbin.info/www/bejne/mHa2l5ihm7mhjZY

[@its1110]

@@kenlieck7756 Thanks for the link. I had not seen that. That's perfect McCoy.

[@TheRadioAteMyTV]

What you call fan fiction the real world calls JJ Abraham's ST and Disney SW, with equally bad scripts that are equally unfunny and uninteresting.

[@its1110]

@@TheRadioAteMyTV It's what the Intertoobz (especiall YouToobz) has created. Anyone can now make "content"/"product". Thus the real pro producers see no reason to put in effort, given the competition. All is driven to lowest common denominator.

[@-M0LE]

The one playing Kirk looks spot on

[@oldsoul606]

It´s the real actor ... William Shatner. Only the others are not!

[@OGBootleg]

@@oldsoul606 I'm pretty sure he's being sarcastic... :/

[@mad7206]

@@oldsoul606 jokes work better when you don't need to explain them

[@SANDSCORCHER]

He'll go a long way that boy 👍🏻

[@get-the-joke]

The guy with the wig? LOL

[@FernandoRaulAstrology]

Wow, Phil Hartman's Dr. Maccoy is solid. One of the best Bones impressions ever.

[@Ynthawn]

That was Phil Hartman? Didn’t even noticed

[@CUStudioFilms]

Kevin Nealon's very good as Spock too. This skit was firing on all cylinders. Great acting. The writers should really get more credit.

[@chemicalspore]

R.I.P.

[@davidstokle2259]

For God's Sake Jim Be Careful....followed by that long look from Jim. Brilliant every single time.

[@wyldelf2685]

@@CUStudioFilms Big kudos to "Fat Sulu",who the hell was that actor anyway ??

[@kkkkkkk7]

Shatner played his part excellently

[@CrystallineBlue]

This is hilarious! William Shatner making fun of himself as Captain Kirk, Dana Carvey's overly dramatic Khan-speak, and Phil Hartman's Bones is bang on.🤣🤣🤣

[@kenknowler5379]

Kevin Neelan as spock was funny too

[@Mr_Grimbley]

Love the pronunciation of 'Khaaaark' 😂

[@philipberthiaume2314]

Say what you want, but Shatner puts a lot of effort into everything he does. He makes this skit perfect.

[@chriskennedy2846]

I agree. He definitely didn't phone it in. He took pride in getting it right.

[@SexyThyme]

And he's a shoe in.

[@gordongekko2781]

And he's still working on TV and attending conventions! Shatner is the host of History Channel's 'UnXplained' a documentary-style show that explores unexplained phenomena. He brings the perfect level of ham and melodramatic intrigue to the fringe subject matter.

[@bhbluebird]

Shatner seemed to be having fun in this sketch

[@paulwalsh2344]

I'm surprised he didn't HATE IT ! lol

[@joelellis7035]

@@paulwalsh2344 Well, at the time he was in a career renaissance with TJ Hooker and the Star Trek movies. He could afford to poke a little fun at himself.

[@keydavan7062]

He always did have a great sense of humor; although I did hear that in real life, he was a jerk.

[@YesuAiNimen]

@@keydavan7062 Who did you hear that from? George Takei? (eye roll)

[@keydavan7062]

@@YesuAiNimen My husband mentioned that he had seen a comment on Quora, from a man who had worked with W.S. (not an actor.) This is how rumors get started though, so I shouldn't have repeated it. I have always liked his great sense of humor :)

[@aaronmicalowe]

Shatner is a true professional and a survivor in real life and in the characters he plays. He always gives it his all.

[@alanmorris7669]

Dr McCoy: _"For God's sake Jim, be careful!"_ LMAO! (1:52) Rest in peace, Phil Hartman.

[@ulyssesgrant2782]

that was hilarious

[@klipkultur2951]

RIP to Jan Hooks also.

[@thomascleland6982]

That was funny 😄

[@l.l.a.s3645]

Was that the guy who died horribly?

[@poohbear1647]

I thought Bill was going to start laughing after that

[@mikeyates7931]

I'm a lifelong Trekkie and I've worked most of my life in restaurants / bakeries , and THIS is Spot-on in every regard ! ! !

[@melm7319]

I too have been a restaurant manager forever and a life long Trekie as well. I agree whole heartedly.

[@mikeyates7931]

@@melm7319 😆 👍 🤣

[@knnytitus]

I’m also a fan original next generation and the movies the new star trek with cris pine but they have went off the rails with the rest

[@0011peace]

a trekie is someone who elies star trek ss reality a treker knows it just a good show.

[@0011peace]

@@knnytitus Ds9 is the best

[@pondababa4197]

long time SNL fan, I have never seen this.....it is an absolutely EPIC sketch. The glory years. Incredible cast.

[@Bill23799]

Love how Shatner played his role so straight. Bones: He's got us Jim. Kirk: Maybe, maybe not. Haha

[@tylermorrison7051]

The man is a legend! He was in full Shatner mode. There's no stopping him!

[@metalmike570]

If he would have kissed on of the ladies it would have been complete!

[@jojoheartspaypay]

😁😂😁😂😁😂😁

[@urbangorilla33]

@@metalmike570 Jan Hooks must have looked tempting to old Bill/Jim.

[@metalmike570]

@@urbangorilla33 Still good at that age - I think; but I don't know about now. Haha

[@Tmanaz480]

It's nice to see an SNL guest host that knows his lines and isn't just reading cue cards.

[@seamustheterrible3978]

RIP Phil Hartman. Genius.

[@jeffhodge7272]

Miss him and John Candy SO much.😥

[@brookeking8559]

“I’m a doctor, not a ... oh.” Whoever wrote that line was genius, too. The players wrote. Hartman might get the writer’s credit, too.

[@Mr.B.B.Wolfman]

@tinwoods look into it. Andy gave her coke. Knowing she was an addict, and that Phil would leave her. Andy basically killed phil.

[@aaroncushinberry1030]

Hi I’m actor Troy McClure. You might remember me from such films as “P is for Psycho” and “The President’s Neck is Missing”.

[@RCAvhstape]

Also, Jan Hooks RIP, the lady complaining about her lobster dish.

[@JTCurtisMusic]

LOL the late great Phil Hartman as Bones: "Dr. McCoy, this man needs medical attention." "Dammit Jim, I'm a doctor not a... oh... oh sure!"

[@bannjaxx]

jeez, i thought it was Martin Short!!

[@Ichijoe2112]

And Kevin Nealon as Mr Spock. Somebody should tell him he does a wonderful Brent Spiner.

[@quattro4s]

@@Ichijoe2112 i was thinking exactly the same. He sounds like Brent Spiner

[@droboogie8465]

I sure miss Mr. Hartman. I'm sure we're all agreed on that one. Such an untimely and senseless death. Guess he was the Tasha Yar of SNL. Oops! Nerd alert. Here... just take my lunch money

[@Toybinger]

A joke so good that was reused again in Beavis and Butt-head the movie

[@notsure1277]

Hilarious skit, everybody did a great job. Carvey walked in and EVERYbody knew whom he was portraying. "No sneeze guard on the salad BARRRR..."

[@Chupacvabra]

Makes me realize William Shatner would have been an amazing SNL cast member. They didn't have any older people in their cast, but he looks like he could carry any scene / skit.

[@condorX2]

😂👍

[@stevendouglascarr5517]

He has a great comic touch...

[@SexPanther235]

He was hysterical in National Lampoon’s Loaded Weapon.

[@jime6688]

Everything he was in in that episode he carried. There was a skit between him and Nora Dunn as a married couple getting ready for a dinner party. He was in t shirt and boxers and was obsessed with how good he looked in the mirror. Just a lot of him fawning over himself which a lot of us figured Shatner does ANYWAY. At one point, he turns around and addresses his wife. “Honey? Look at the butt. THAT’S a great butt and I’ve got two of them!”

[@joelanderos23]

he was great in 3rd rock from the sun as the BIG HEAD.

[@MjolnirsPower]

"For God sake Jim... Be Careful!!" OMG sounded just like him. That was Hilarious, Phil Hartman truly a legend. Edit: "Damn it Jim, I'm a dr not a... oh oh sure" Lmao I CAN'T!!!!

[@SirManfly]

and Kahn is wearing a hockey glove, LOL !!!

[@mr.objective6936]

@Green Mamba Games He was a HILARIOUS Khan.

[@GenGamesUniverse]

I'm a doctor, not a sous-chef!

[@herbsuperb6034]

There've been a handful of genuine comic geniuses among the many wonderful SNL alum over the years. Hartman was definitely one of them. His performance as Lionel Hutz, Lyle Lanley and Troy McClure on 'The Simpsons' are among my favorite voice performances of all time.

[@jennifergersch9126]

@@SirManfly I didn't even notice that.

[@jbgood314]

I remember seeing this live and thinking "Kirk is old!". Now many years later I'm thinking "He's young in this one.

[@sonicaudio777]

Me too

[@lorcis1]

me three but now i'm old

[@DaedalusRaistlin]

He hadn't even been to space in this one!

[@robertfitzgerald3118]

91 and went to space. Bill is the Man....

[@VolkXue]

we can all hope to be getting around as well as Shatner at 90 years old

[@SkyBlue-qn8me]

"I want full relish, Mr. Sulu!" 😂

[@johnnyhoskins5662]

That's what really topped this skit off the most...😁

[@donnovicki4104]

Phil Hartman could sell any character, he was brilliant.

[@johnmarshk]

Did anyone notice that Spock called Bones "Captain?"

[@yachiyous9110]

dammit spock he's a doctor not a captain!

[@Indra2007]

Yeah I noticed

[@Hungryman97sCollectibles]

Wasnt just me then.

[@daeryxaqueryx]

Actually, Bones might be the Waiter Captain, so his title might be actually correct.

[@bettyrubble9420]

Yup, he sure did, lol. Bet he was kicking himself, no retakes with a live audience.

[@Dreamskater100]

William Shatner's such a good sport for doing this! Bone's was brilliant!

[@techno_magnus]

DAmn it JIM I'm a doctor not! oh ok.

[@AvoidsPikes-]

Yep!

[@SirManfly]

@@techno_magnus ya that was pretty funny !

[@mikeygoodboi]

@@techno_magnus That was a funny bit

[@galeedonline8308]

Bone's what? was brilliant?

[@mvader7188]

This episode also included the lost ending of it's a wonderful life and the star trek convention. Definitely one of the top 10 SNL episodes ever.

[@darylabrams2]

I remember Shatner caught some heat over the convention skit. Telling fans to get a life lol.

[@Zebra_3]

@@darylabrams2 arguably the best SNL skit ever.

[@louisyeostros4978]

Back when SNL was funny and not preaching woke fantasies

[@christyverplank3552]

And Ollie North The Mute Marine and one of the first ‘The Sweeney Sisters’.

[@jedijones]

@@darylabrams2 Trekkies have taken more abuse than any other fan group.

[@videonut11]

William Shatner is perfect, even running the Enterprise as a floating restaurant!

[@metalmike570]

It's amazing he's still with us - 90 years old now!!

[@MonteLeeMyPOV]

Full "Journey to Babel" diplomatic mode.

[@Nash1a]

Cruise ship director...

[@workhourse1316]

Shatner's willingness to relentlessly poke fun at himself is priceless.

[@hankkingsley9300]

You should be nicer to William Shatner William Shatner seems like a nice guy

[@aaronthenorm5400]

If you can't laugh at yourself; who can you laugh at?

[@captaincurd2681]

"I don't think that, she can take is anymorerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...."

[@dkbsoulman]

Dana Carvey as Khan - that killed me. "Kirk, I will be back in 3 months, and you will be...cited."

[@TrumbullComic]

I just realized that Dana Carvey was a white guy playing a Mexican guy playing an Indian guy.

[@Phentari]

"KAAAAAAARK!"

[@dollcefina]

@@TrumbullComic Dana Carvey still manages to look more like Khan (is he wearing a fake chest?) than skinny pale Benendict Cumberbatch! WTF was Abrams thinking?? (I love you dear Benny, and you were PERFECT as Sherlock - but you are soooo NOT Khan...) Seriously, they should've got Hrithik Roshan to play New Khan. He's a hot, hunky Bollywood star with a huge chest, and he speaks English too.

[@rmatrix4777]

Excellent choice of character to add. And good potrayal, in the humurous sense.

[@cordellsenior9935]

I miss this crew of performers. They were all so very good and talented. Didn't realize as much at the time.

[@alonzotanner1226]

Lol Dana Carvey’s Khan actually was quite good. And seeing Shatner go “Khan, it’s you!” Was hilarious.

[@dollcefina]

And when Khan turns to Sulu and goes: "What has happened to you?" even though Sulu is very minor to Khan - it reminds me of how in the actual movie Khan 'recognised' Chekov from before, even though the two characters had never previously met. I was wondering if that was a Trek in-joke as well.

[@brenster21]

@@dollcefina well the incanon explanation is that chevok took a very long shit, and kept khan waiting.

[@KrillLiberator]

@@brenster21 I *wish* that were true...

[@Zebra_3]

@@dollcefina Trek in-joke as well? have you ever kiss a girl? 💋

[@michaellinner7772]

I remember watching this when it first aired. I was sitting on the floor in our livingroom when Shatner called out some convention goers for taking the whole Star Trek thing way too seriously. I was, at that exact moment in time, working on a scale model of the Enterprise D. The look on my wife's face was priceless.

[@DavianSinner]

LOL. Did you finish it? "I mean, for crying out loud, it's just a TV show!"

[@annemarie8483]

You would love the movie Galaxy Quest, then. Lol

[@dollcefina]

@@annemarie8483 Oh my gosh - I looooved Galaxy Quest so hard! It was simultanously so fun and weird and sweet and hilarious (exciting too)! The Sci-Fi stars bickering at the convention were so obviously based on the real-life problems between Shatner and his co-stars over the years. But I like that it wasn't merely a send-up of Star Trek - it's also a kind of love letter to all the fans for whom shows like Trek have meant so much to in our own lives.

[@annemarie8483]

@@dollcefina I know, right (?!) The actors were so perfect. The script was so funny. One of my favorites for sure.

[@KrillLiberator]

@@dollcefina One of the greatest affectionate spoofs of all time - and a good reminder that 'deconstructing' an IP to do something new with it doesn't have to mean shitting on the fans.

[@lastkiddsparkniss1076]

As a huge Star Trek geek, this is so amazingly entertaining..

[@Ottom8]

I always love a skit where the main guest pokes fun at his/her self. Bravo!

[@frankbalistreri498]

One of SNL's best sketches! "Damn it Jim, I'm a doctor, not a...Oh!"

[@kenlieck7756]

In this case, they definitely beat SCTV's throwaway version by light years: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mHa2l5ihm7mhjZY

[@bigsparky8888]

HAHAHAHAHAHA...I DO THAT TOO...OH...oopsie...

[@mickeydrago9401]

Oh no no, The best would be the Disney World Debbie Downer with Lindsay Lohan...

[@anthonyphung8700]

It's criminal they still haven't aired the Shatner Trekkie Convention skit. Shatner's SNL remains the pinnacle of SNL shows. I still remember it as a kid back in Christmas of 86.

[@BobBelson]

yes, they kept the reparte close to the true Trek dynamic .McCoy was welll played by Mr. Hartman rip.

[@SparkTheGenius]

This is a solid skit! Good writing. Good acting. Shatner committed to it. Carvey is hilarious. Khan making fun of Sulu is a fun inside joke within the skit itself. This could actually be a good movie. It’s pretty dramatic while also being funny.

[@williamwilkinson8735]

I remember watching this way back then when the show was funny with Dana, Phil and Mike Myers .....

[@sarahbreisch4750]

omg Carvey's Kahn was killing me

[@SparkTheGenius]

@@sarahbreisch4750 I saw this skit years ago... I can't remember if I saw it online, or when it was on TV originally... But I know that for years, every time I see a buffet, I've been saying "No sneeze guard on the salad bar!!!"

[@scottmoore1614]

Back when I was in high school and I actually watched SNL about every weekend!

[@skepticalfaith5201]

I don’t remember seeing this before, but if this is the episode where he tells the trekkies to “get a life!” Then I saw it when it first showed. I think I remember seeing Shatner on madTV or the short-lived “Fridays”.

[@Randsurfer]

I find it most illogical that at 1:15, Spock refers to Bones as "Captain".

[@doncristobalaspee5925]

+Randsurfer It's also weird that Shatner cuts off the Spock character mid-line at the end of the sketch.

[@morbidchid]

Shatner also calls Spock 'Bones' in one shot.

[@monkeyisland99]

Maybe he was promoted. In Next Gen he was a Admiral xD

[@mangolassi_.]

Don't forget this was filmed live. Mistakes happen.

[@wkrijthe]

You would expect Bones to reply "I'm a doctor, not a captain."

[@williamscoggin1509]

Did anyone else catch Spock calling the doctor "Captain" accidentally there at the first? 😂

[@Mr.Robert1]

Immediately. Before William Shatner walked in.

[@wyldelf2685]

Nerves were extra high that night, Shatner was a hero to many of them and this skit was like a dream coming true , ,so the mis-captain blurp was just Jitters , understandable epic very unique situation , ,years later when Patrick Stewart hosted a similar skit was done crossing the love boat with TNG , fat Riker played by Chris Farley totally slipped on his line to Captain Picard , ,same jitters of course , , ,🖖😸🖖

[@Mr.Robert1]

@@wyldelf2685 How could it be jitters, he's a Starship captain. I'm responsible for 430 Souls.

[@wyldelf2685]

@@Mr.Robert1 they're TRUE trek fans , , , the type of thing that just can't be explained , ,if you don't know YOU WILL NEVER KNOW

[@Mr.Robert1]

@@wyldelf2685 Apparently

[@herbsuperb6034]

Ah, Shatner. Love him or hate him (I love him), I think it's safe to say there will never be another quite like him.

[@bobmorgan1762]

I DID NOT know this skit was ever produced! Bravo!!

[@AnansitheSpider8]

Neither did I. This is the first time I've seen it.

[@glorifiedng]

IIRC there was another one in the same show where Shatner was at a "trek convention" and some fan asked him a question about something in the show as if it was real and (paraphrasing) "it wasn't real! Why don't you get a life!" was said by Shatner as part of the skit and it actually cause quite a stir in real life headlines making Shatner look like a jerk to fans. Then later he said some things at real conventions.

[@freakindawgen]

That whole show was awesome Star Trek parodies

[@glorifiedng]

@Steve Adams Nooo Sneeeze goddds on the salad baaarr Kaaaark! LOL I was just thinking about this skit the SAME MORNING of the evening this appeared on my recommended list LOL.

[@jwt4810]

Same here. Never seen it before. They did a great job on it!

[@fastradioburst315]

Well it's about freakin' time! I have been trying to find the Star Trek skit where Bones states, "Dammit, Jim...I'm a doctor not a...oh, yeah, right," for years! My life is now complete. Thank you, KZbin algorithm.

[@theHAL9000]

So well done and funny. To see William Shatner all in on the spoof raised it to another level.

[@RedCygnes14]

"Ma'am, a Klingon is... A. Fried. Clam. Sandwich" Even in parody, the legendary Shatner pause is in there xD. Love this sketch to bits!

[@jv-lk7bc]

unlike a cold lamb sandwhich.

[@erikswanson5753]

He never took himself too seriously. No giant ego or self-reverence. Very refreshing.

[@schwabentalsocorro6070]

One of SNL's best sketches! "Damn it Jim, I'm a doctor, not a...Oh!"

[@boke75]

LOFL ! When Bill did the famous pauses....you could immediately hear the live audience slow-clapping...hilarious !

[@zefallafez]

We didn’t change the menu.

[@tingdzinkochu]

Great detail on Victoria's Yeoman Rand wig. "25 YARS"

[@giantskunk]

Khan wearing a hockey glove makes it that much funnier.

[@robynmasters335]

Dana Carvey was great as Kahn.

[@RobinDale50]

@@robynmasters335 "Kaaaaark!!"

[@wizardsuth]

They missed a great opportunity. "Kayerk -- What do you call... this?" "Why. That's. a dish. we. named in your honor. We call it. 'Khan's Revenge'" "You fool! It's piping hot! Did you not know that revenge is a dish best served cold?"

[@mena94x3]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 That’s GOLD. 👍🏼👌🏼👍🏼

[@jebatman756]

Yeah, not bad

[@pex_the_unalivedrunk6785]

Hahah! Nice one. I could never understand when & where did Khan find time to read up on Klingon literature though? It's always bugged me.

[@GiselleGauthier]

@@pex_the_unalivedrunk6785 Best guess is that he did this while aboard the Enterprise. But in reality, it was Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord who said it. Here on Earth. Not sure why the writers decided to attribute it to a "Klingon proverb" in ST2.

[@drzoidberg1]

@@pex_the_unalivedrunk6785 Kahn is a learned man, among many talents. He is super human.

[@bigrigJim]

I have watched SNL since the very beginning , and I must say that the years with Dana Carvey and Phil Hartman had the most consistently funny and entertaining skits.

[@allenbooth5193]

Well, I liked Dennis Miller. AND Jim Belushi. (Of course, I liked the original SNL; I was disappointed when Chevy Chase left the show.)

[@LuisDiaz-zr2vs]

The cast was very good between 1986 and the mid 90s. I only wish Phil Hartman had done more "Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer" skits.

[@thomaspfeil2242]

I just died at "I don't think she can take anymorrrrrrrrrrr" 😂

[@musashi939]

Haha. That was great. Kinda hitlerish rrrrr rolling

[@jennifergersch9126]

@@musashi939 Was that Carvey, too? It sounded just like him.

[@daveg5857]

One of my favorites of all time. Just brilliant!

[@JustBrowsing00]

Phil Hartman was so versatile, so tragic what happened.

[@EllRiver]

He is alive in our hearts.

[@AdamAus85]

Horrible

[@gokurocks9]

He was such a mentor to his closest friends too, very intelligent man. His scripts had notes on them and questions for himself and he would question his intentions in performing and presentation. In between take and breaks during filming, he'd just read aviation books because he was training to become a pilot. Apparently he was just the nicest guy, like literally. There's a character in Futurama that was specifically written for him and Billy West ended up doing the voice in tribute to Phil Hartman, you can here a little bit of Phil in Billy West's performance of Zapp Brannigan. Such a loving tribute.

[@ericscottstevens]

I would put him in the top 5 easy, such a natural delivery and wry sensible timing. Too bad he married a mentally imbalanced wife who thought she should be the star.

[@KrisMinnear]

It happened before the MGTOW movement.

[@EchoesDistant]

They should have had Sulu's actor say "Oh my...." when he was using those condiment pumps.

[@randycreasi]

This sketch aired a good 20 years before that became George's catch phrase.

[@zoch9797]

Why? Because Takei is gay? Sulu is not...

[@kyeo77]

@@zoch9797 yes he is according to the new movies

[@ELEKTROSKANSEN]

@@kyeo77 what are these "new movies" you speak about? Never heard of such thing. I'm sure no such thing exist.

[@mjt1517]

@@kyeo77 the new movies aren't canon. Nothing will top the originals.

[@Tuning_Spork]

I finally broke at Scotty's "I don't think she can take anymor-r-r-r-re!".

[@zstevens7]

Haha, right? It’s like Scotty sucked some helium.

[@shriharikhawase7886]

Thanku for saving my energy and efforts to write that same comment.

[@shriharikhawase7886]

Although i did waste my energy.

[@shriharikhawase7886]

Well i did it again.

[@shriharikhawase7886]

Please someone stop me.

[@user-qm7nw7vd5s]

The talent packed into this one skit is off the scale! The writing, delivery, editing. And the performers! What a cast. Every single one. 👍👍👍👍

[@tntstorms7969]

"PUSH IT TO THE LIMIT SULU! I WANT FULL RELISH!" : )

[@johngammon963]

Phil Hartman was a genius, he was an excellent performer who shined in everything that I've seen (and heard) him in.

[@MerkinMuffly]

It's criminal they still haven't aired the Shatner Trekkie Convention skit. Shatner's SNL remains the pinnacle of SNL shows. I still remember it as a kid back in Christmas of 86.

[@ErikBergerlikesfood]

gotta love Shatner....

[@survivorandlover]

Oh really? Are you serious? SNL never aired that skit? It's not on the net anywhere? I actually videotaped that and have it as a personal video file on my computer. It was hilarious. Dana Carvey as a Trekkie and Hartman as an annoyed convention organizer was great stuff. And Shatner's open fretting about what how fans might like what he was about to do was a clue that it was going to be epic.

[@dustinmichael4318]

And the Sweeney Sisters - also from that SNL episode. The whole episode was funny.

[@RiverviewGator]

Have you ever kissed a girl?

[@starramus]

You should move out of your parent's basement!

[@my3dviews]

Best Star Trek skit or parody that I've ever seen. Helps that it actually has William Shatner playing Captain Kirk. 😄

[@jessejeffries7883]

This is the only instance I’m aware of where Shatner wears the OG captains uniform again after TOS. Therefore it is a critical part of Star Trek History 😂

[@RCAvhstape]

That makes it canon!

[@dangallagher256]

Logical

[@francisbtube]

Or it’s just an actor wearing a relavent/correct shirt for the role!

[@jessejeffries7883]

@@francisbtube lol obviously I was joking 🤣it’s a shame though we got ridiculous stuff like this and not another real appearance of Kirk after 1994. I was never happy with the characters death and still believe he deserved better.

[@zehandas3064]

@Ty Vsd1337 yo tng was awesome why dis tng?

[@aliceblack4704]

This sketch may mark the last time Shatner ever wore the original captain's shirt on tv

[@mikestratton7784]

That is why this clip is SO COOL.

[@anthonyphung8700]

How Shatner pulled this off without bursting out laughing at any point speaks well of his acting chops.

[@PapagenoMF]

@@anthonyphung8700 He looks like he's stifling laughter at 3:12

[@circuitsandcigars1278]

The guy playing Sulu also played Sulu in an earlier SNL sketch with John Belushi as Captain Kirk

[@gator9339]

They should bring him back to play Sulu again if they do another Star Trek skit

[@circuitsandcigars1278]

@@gator9339 His name is Akira Yoshimura fanfilmfactor.com/2017/05/12/akira-yoshimura-reprises-his-role-as-sulu-on-saturday-night-live-41-years-later/

[@MagicAl5F4781]

It's a funny decades-long running gag but also a symptom of Star Trek's cast being more diverse for 3 seasons than SNL's was for 44 seasons. SNL had to keep raiding the production offices for people of color because there weren't enough in the cast to do Star Trek sketches.

[@SayAhh]

@@circuitsandcigars1278 that's the joke

[@akg555]

Great skit, I especially loved where Cap Kirk stop and say "Zulu, putting on a little weight are we..." Then Kaahn also says " Zulu, oh my God, what has happened to you.." and I love where Zulu acknowledged him and Khaan asks him to turn around, and he does!...lol

[@Jimyblues]

I grew up with these guys - Kirk going to space makes me happy - this is awesome

[@samstevens8012]

William Shatner is a legend... even in this comedy short you can see all the elements that made the original series the best version of Star Trek ... It makes me long for the original cast .

[@dr.OgataSerizawa]

Bill Shatner turned 90 just a few months ago. He was born March 22, 1931.

[@mac3792]

This was very good and back in a time when the show was funny with mostly good writers and everything wasn't a mean political dig. Sure miss Jan and Phil.

[@setialphasix]

I hoped that when Shatner asked "Sulu" if he'd put on a little weight that "Sulu" was going to reply "Why, yes I have, Captain. Have you?"

[@bellesogne]

Oh my......!!!!!!

[@OnTheNerdySide]

I feel like that would be how the modern writers would script it, but this is just left as a look and lets the audience fill in the gap. A bit more subtle that way.

[@jamesdriscoll9405]

It's a gravitic anomaly

[@GiselleGauthier]

I feel like Shatner's ego wouldn't have let them do that.

[@jclrbjr]

The sulu actor is the same actor that played sulu when John Belushi played Kirk as a skit where they cancelled Star Trek. That one was also hilarious

[@RealAntiguaDreams]

This is comedy gold. Shatner is being who he is, Kevin and Dana are awesome. 'Damnit Jim, I'm a Doctor, not a Doct....Oh yeah, I'll get right on it." :P

[@avi10000]

Can't be the real Kirk. The real Kirk would have flirted with the female guests.

[@jeffhreid]

He totally took the woman on table for and maybe the two that got the seafood platters home !

[@Bendijester]

Only the green ones...

[@simmiedavissimmiesings8185]

Only the green ones

[@thereckoning5488]

Bahahahaha

[@johnmilner7603]

The real Kirk would have dropped his drawers and gave a smoothie to the ladies.

[@beeto45]

this is a gift for us old trekkies! THANK YOU!!!!!1

[@darylloth3237]

The guy playing Kirk overdid it a bit but he's a dead ringer.

[@moniernie209]

He is the real Captain Kirk

[@marnixtellings6583]

@@moniernie209 no he's not. This is a lookalike. The real Kirk is much older

[@RickSeraf]

Boy that joke went over so many people's heads LOL.

[@joewebb4495]

@@moniernie209 it really is William Shatner

[@lmlm-ph4pp]

I know right! lol

[@DrunkenUFOPilot]

One of their very best skits ever! A must-see once every several years.

[@Sledgeh101]

I remember watching this when it first came out, I still remember"No SNEEZE GAAARD on the SALAD BAHRR"

[@jeffwads6158]

The trolling of Sulu had to be Shatner's idea.

[@dr.OgataSerizawa]

They couldn’t stand each other! And still can’t stand each other to this day.

[@davidarents9000]

This had nothing to do with the actual Sulu. The actor playing Sulu also played Sulu on the original spoof starring the late great John Belushi as Captain Kirk. He was a production member (offscreen) and they needed someone Asian to play the spoof in the '70s so they just grabbed him. He had no acting experience and flubbed his lines pretty badly in the first one. He gained weight since then, so it was an inside joke with the cast. Why he says "we all get older" to Khan.

[@stevenmilek]

@@davidarents9000 Dang. You're right. That's awesome. Thanks for pointing it out.

[@apexerman1]

@@ISOLATIONHUB - Did they not have cue cards? That's one hellevan improvisation!

[@dollcefina]

@@dr.OgataSerizawa A lot of people can't stand Shatner IRL, esp. most of his long-term colleagues from Star Trek. I suspect he has a kind of narcissistic personality that can come across as fun, exciting, and magnetic at first, but really wears thin when you have to work with such an egotistical person over long periods of time. It leads to professional resentment all around, unfortunately. I think Shatner himself is perpetually bewildered why people end up hating him so much, because he can't figure out what he's doing so wrong in his own behaviours.

[@andycohen9235]

One of my favorite TV shows Star Trek, and William Shatner as Captain Kirk. To see that skit on SNL made me laugh as they got a great actor to do a funny skit from his old show, Awesome!!!

[@adamcoe]

stunning and underrated sketch

[@thedriszen8350]

"Time heals all wounds." So gratifying to see Shatner finally come to terms with (and even enjoying) his being forever remembered as KIRK. It was just a role for him for so long, and he even resented it for holding him back as 'an actor' and in getting other roles. So very very few shows get to this level of 'legends'. He never did achieve every actor's dream of being a legendary thespian , but at least he achieved an even better goal... lifelong financial security/gigs/fame. This all aligned perfectly with SNL, who's brand of humor is built around mocking parody.

[@rafaelpedro9494]

😏 T.J. Hooker 🚔

[@barbarakey554]

Two Emmy awards for Boston Legal was pretty good.

[@thomasquinnan8238]

WTF u talking about? You read a few paragraphs in Wikipedia and think you know enough or even understand a tiny bit to make a ridiculous comment? Go comment on porn videos

[@rfjohns1]

Shatner's gay??

[@Hodaris_Darlin]

​@@rfjohns1No. Whatever gave you that idea?

[@fastacker2]

Aaah, the Vulcan shoulder Heimlich! I must learn that one.

[@mattk04]

Isn't that the late Kevin Meaney who's choking?

[@kimdawcatgirl]

The food spewing out on contact had me burst out in hard laughter!

[@TheDiabethick]

The best part is, the acting is almost exactly as it was in ToS.

[@Levelheaded_Music]

One of the best skits in SNL history. I miss the old shows and cast members.

[@theomegaman218]

Best SNL episode of all time. “Get A Life” “Restaurant”, TJ Hooker. One of the few episodes they kept replaying on the network.

[@ViN1988-m6w]

Agreed!

[@nospam3327]

Actually, there's an even better one with Shatner, where he plays himself at a Star Trek convention. Google it if you haven't seen it ("Get a life"), it's hilarious!

[@conniecarroll7222]

@@nospam3327 That one is hilarious

[@nospam3327]

@@conniecarroll7222 I found it online, but it's not on KZbin (you have to use google). "move out of your parents basements!" Lol

[@2fast4ulsr]

I liked Victoria Jackson’s Yeoman Janice character. She almost looks like original girl

[@elle7680]

@xearther or maybe the camera operator wasn't a creep like you appear to be 😁

[@KRAFTWERK2K6]

@@elle7680 Shhhhhhh no kink-shaming!

[@elle7680]

@@foobarmaximus3506 shh maybe you're too immature to accept that people have different opinions... i find it creepy, get over it 😄

[@apurugganan]

@@KRAFTWERK2K6 Her tricorder might be broken😄

[@KutWrite]

@@foobarmaximus3506: Too mature... or too hetero?

[@PuppyPetite]

Shatner never lost it, You know that minute he comes on set, He is all Kirk

[@seeburg220]

Spock mistakenly calls Bones, Captain at 1:15.

[@ChicagoAstronomer]

...And Kirk calls Spock "Bones" when colleting the bribe funds.

[@yougoboy27]

Still, all is forgiven once the real Captain steps into the room. Bill Shatner is a scene stealer!

[@chrispettus2532]

I didn't know this ever happened! I loved this! Having been a Star Trek fan as a kid, having experience with restaurant work and having experience in organizations where the entire mission radically changes, this was a joy to watch.