SCTV-Mel's Rock Pile anniversary

[@damwaterthomas1980]

The whole skit is hilarious and SCTV was ahead of it's time. 🤣🤣🤣

[@daddo2413]

I get gleeful watching how great and funny this is.

[@F1fan56]

SCTV is comedy genius.

[@PennsylvaniaHistoryBuff]

The spot dance joke starting around 1:20 was very subtle and genius. Mel begins to talk about doing a spot dance and the group reacts as if they don’t know what he’s talking about. He then asks them to raise their hands if anyone in the group remembers what a spot dance is and they all raise their hands. Then they start asking him what a spot dance is.

[@cluman1]

Genius. Dry and insightful. Levy's "square" personae is bang on.

[@alankelly-hamm2702]

Eugene Levy is perfect as Mel. His characters are really believable.

[@illudiumq36spacemodulator39]

Mel is the love child of Dick Clark and Geraldo Rivera

[@squamish4244]

The upload from VHS rocks in its classic awesomeness.

[@hardlines4]

This show is the greatest!!!!

[@megrigby1890]

I still LOVE this show!!! The best!

[@beachcomber4141]

Wow. Thanks for posting this!!!

[@judgegixxer]

A few summers ago I was working on a gravel crusher. The loader guy's name was Mel and he would take the boulders that were too big away from the infeed and put them in a pile on the side of the site. Needless to say anytime anyone said "Mel's Rock Pile" including myself, I would crack up. Everyone there was too young to get the joke.

[@btventura9570]

HaHaHa!!!!

[@kevinhallisey5201]

I read somewhere that they moved to a fully completed TV station that only did morning agriculture news, in Edmonton(?). They worked constantly, because there was, like, 18 hours of darkness and nothing else to do. They had a rule that if it was shorter than 5 minutes, IT WAS IN THE SHOW.

[@b-zoneonroku2020]

This show was so close to real local disco shows that it was barely satire!

[@btventura9570]

"I've been unemployed for the past two years Mel, it's hard to dance when you're unemployed..."

[@oldschoolchick]

My family watch these old clips and just laugh our asses off. ;)

[@skyler951]

hhahahah

[@ModMokkaMatti]

It's hard to wake up when you're unemployed, too. You just want your nap to turn into a permanent one, under a pile of dirt.

[@btventura9570]

@@ModMokkaMatti Hang in there...

[@PaulSpecter]

What a GREAT show !!! Thanks

[@illudiumq36spacemodulator39]

The Fishing Musician, Monster Chiller Horror Theatre, Great White North. Comedy Masterpieces. I remember Mel's Rockpile with parody of Richard Harris(Dave Thomas)doing MaCarthur Park. I almost peed in my pants.Great White North made me want to try some back bacon and some Molson beer. Seriously, if you've never tried true Back Bacon it is good and very lean. The Americanized version is Canadian Bacon which is not true Back Bacon as the version of back bacon I tried was different. Molson beer is an acquired taste as it is stronger than a lot of American beer. After a few cans in a few minutes you don't notice the taste...... hiccup, belch, burp

[@greaseitandsqueezeit]

Mel's Rock Pile left a stain in my brain all those years ago.

[@kj6446]

It was 30 years later that I saw a clip of the show on which this skit was based and man did they nail it.

[@zissler1]

What was the skit that used this as a basis.

[@kj6446]

@@zissler1 kzbin.info/www/bejne/aXa1kHiim9tojq8 the host comes in at 1:30, to rap with the kids

[@ericthatsme]

What was the show??

[@slickmic6113]

the show is so funny these people are my comedy Heroes!!

[@caligulapontifex5759]

They actually had some pretty good musical guests.

[@rr7firefly]

These SCTV guys were tremendous actors. Unlike the SNL people who read off their cue cards, while they look past each other and wait for the pinheads in the studio audience to laugh.

[@frankgarrett9500]

Are you sore because they make fun of your 'dear leader?'

[@Mumblix]

@@frankgarrett9500 Is that the only reason you watch?

[@tolfan4438]

I'm sure you're not comparing Saturday Night Live episodes from the same time.

[@zissler1]

@@frankgarrett9500 I wouldn’t say make fun, maybe it was the fact it was just 100% propaganda for whatever issue or politic they were for or against?

[@mbogucci1]

i remember when I was 30 talking about stuff from the 70's like I have a clue. Heady times indeed.

[@IsoscelesKramer]

IP Nightly! 😆

[@illudiumq36spacemodulator39]

Brother of I. P. Daily

[@BruceLyeg]

And his bunk mate Rusty Bedsprings

[@19211265]

THE ABSOLUTE BEST 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@anthonymontague5543]

"Roy Orbison!" 😂😂😂

[@chrishansen7326]

Love the ending of this video hahahaha

[@michaelrichards2507]

Rocking Mel

[@warrior64]

Mel’s Rock Pile 40 anniversary? 2018

[@elijahrobinson2362]

How did Mel’s show ever survive the first day let alone 20 years?

[@charleswinokoor6023]

The host had great hair.

[@danyluk1]

I have a Mel's Rock Pile tshirt available for sale!

[@danyluk1]

www.ebay.com/itm/163213537252

[@btventura9570]

Wow! That's cool! Looks like an XXXL!

[@danyluk1]

yes, but will shrink down to an XL with one washing

[@btventura9570]

Ha Ha!

[@mrb4886]

@@danyluk1 Ha, Ha

[@AT-sd9qq]

I knew it!!!!

[@hocus67]

Great skit. Better copies out there.

[@WindTurbineSyndrome]

The Schmidt's must be related to me my family act like that.

[@NevadaBoss]

Wolfie Shmidt looking--and acting--surprisingly similar to Paul FIstinyourface. Hmmm....

[@Catsrock-u7y]

I thought Rush was going to play..

[@illudiumq36spacemodulator39]

Tom Sawyer was out with the flu

[@clubhouseme]

tell them why you can't have children

[@adrianamatlack532]

🤣🤣😂😂

[@BruceLyeg]

Does anyone know who the female singer was?