SCTV Merv Griffin

[@maynardsmoreland]

If you are old enough to remember the Merv Griffin show, you know how absolutely perfect this sketch is!

[@josephgurzynski1053]

Have you seen the Merv Griffith Show sketch parody of Andy Griffith? Also hilarious.

[@gispel7058]

He has Mervs mannerisms down perfect. The slouching and leaning back in the chair. The insincere intrest all talk show hosts display Just really nails.Merv. Don't know of anyone else who takes off on Merv.

[@josephgurzynski1053]

@@gispel7058 Yes. He sure nailed it. So did you, btw.

[@gispel7058]

@@josephgurzynski1053 boo hooo ha ha ha....marvelous

[@ericnelson9100]

@@gispel7058 Don't forget the big fat behind too!

[@mischiefmikeyo]

I love how Arafat tries to catch a glimpse of Liberaces lining, too funny!

[@eg4449]

Loved that part!

[@robertslydell6990]

And clapping for it in the lead up.

[@johnnynoirman]

🤣

[@philbrown1474]

Dave Thomas nailed Liberace. So to speak.

[@tpop3723]

Seems like Merv helped Liberace push his stool in for him😆

[@philbrown1474]

@@tpop3723 LOLOL😂😂👍

[@frankfrank7921]

Yeah, Dave was all over it and definitely stuck his landing. He started off slow but mounted a come from behind win.

[@philbrown1474]

@@frankfrank7921 I heard way back when Liberace was still alive he had a lawsuit against Rolls Royce for false advertising. They told him “it’ll be big enough to get 8 in the back seat”.

[@philbrown1474]

@@frankfrank7921 my sides are splitting. 😂😂

[@pbcoop62]

My mom loved Merv's show, and had a copy of his autobiography at home. One day I'm looking through the picture section in the middle, and there was a picture of Merv and Henry Fonda showing off the linings of their jackets.

[@btventura9570]

That's hilarious!!

[@JohnNorton5280]

Now I've gotta get that book

[@joijaxx]

LOLZ!!

[@JerGer918]

Mewonders if Merv is going "Ooooo!!!!" in the pic as Henry Fonda shows off his lining. 😮😂😂😂

[@jeffw1267]

I got that same book, in new condition AND with Merv's autograph in it, about three years ago, and it only cost me $10. I also got Walter Cronkite's autographed book for the same price. People have no sense of history and what big stars these guys were.

[@TyrSkyFatherOfTheGods]

"A look inside to the fascinating world of terrorism!" So very Merv.

[@amiblueful]

Moranis' Merv Griffin and Thomas' Liberace were always on point.

[@Dontuween]

SCTV was absolutely brilliant!

[@Cheapnis]

Moranis has Merv down. Love the stance profile...dead on!...we’ll be right back...

[@DateTwoRelate]

The long-forgotten Tony Rosato as Lou Ferrigno.

[@quad5186]

“You guys are really starting to act like a couple of-“ “We’ll be right back!” I replayed that about ten times and I am still in tears 😂😂😂😂

[@user-vg2eg7oo5n]

On Merv's headstone, "I will not be right back after this message."

[@WindTurbineSyndrome]

When Liberace sees Yasir Arafat hilarious

[@louders3760]

Best comedy troupe ever

[@michaelmccall3234]

"Yasser, do you get 'WKRP' in Palestine?"..."oh, eets the #1 rated show!"...And then watching Merv and Liberace ogle 'Lou Ferrigno"?....HILARIOUS!!!

[@blueskye6372]

Now June 2022 still 💘 love SCTV. 👌💗

[@christieperry4361]

I laughed a little too hard at how he looks at the camera "We'll be right back!"

[@miked4377]

rick mouranis is totally underrated ....his merv griffin is freakin great...

[@hurley911]

Mike d His Woody Allen was amazing too

[@miked4377]

@@hurley911 absolutley!

[@user-vg2eg7oo5n]

Dick Cavett also funny.

[@miked4377]

@@user-vg2eg7oo5n absolutely!

[@miked4377]

@@hurley911 damn good!!

[@fgrady1]

I remember Merv and any guests with a dinner jacket would usually be asked to show it’s lining!

[@capacola262743]

me too, and i think that was weird (and entertaining) as hell. oooooo, show us your lining, oooooo!

[@teflonmagnet]

Arafat straining in his chair to see their "linings"LMAO!!

[@teflonmagnet]

aWWW, GAWD dammit...you just repeated someone's comment...LOOK BEFORE YOU POST...let that be a lesson to all you kids!

[@joijaxx]

It was hilarious no matter how many times it is posted!

[@gerrydooley951]

just the best, but you had to have seen the Merv Griffen Show to really appreciate this.

[@btventura9570]

Yeah, that's true. Merv would lounge around like that in his seat, like he was at home...

[@christieperry4361]

Yep

[@julioanderson5680]

The absolute worst, most boring yet awesome show ever. SO cheesy, SO indulgent...like some weird rich uncle who loved sprawling marble for his “parlor” (not living room) that he’d love to show off and invite people all while self-satisfied with the notion that he was such a delightful entertainer. What a real piece of work.

[@canaisyoung3601]

I'll take this parody's word for it. I feel like if I watched the real deal, I'll get flashbacks to this sketch and the one where Merv Griffin somehow goes back to the 1960s and lives through all the turbulent events associated with that decade.

[@canaisyoung3601]

@@julioanderson5680 So, the parody actually got it right (or parts of it right)?

[@larryjung8062]

I liked the merv griffen show it was big in the 1970's along with the mike douglas show, johnny carson and diana shore.

[@TyrSkyFatherOfTheGods]

Dinah

[@JohnSmith-op1tc]

No one laid it on thicker, better than the SCTV troupe. Beating on Merv's ass in this skit is tremendous!

[@Mpshfromlowell64]

That gigantic butt was both cruel and hilarious….

[@FrankIsAlwaysRight]

What is not only fascinating but also truly tragic, is I remember the real Merv Griffin and his desire to show his jacket lining.

[@barrybrown9104]

All that's missing is Sandler and Young!!

[@djrychlak4443]

It's the #1 rated show!

[@dandy_griffith]

Number one! NUMBER ONE!

[@Mistertbones]

We'll be right back!

[@john_from_eastcoast.]

"We'll be right back!" 😁😂😆

[@ronflatter1235]

“Number one. Number one.”

[@manofthehour6856]

This is absolutely hilarious, even though I only watched Merv a little casually at the end of his run, mainly in the Summer and IF he had an interesting guest, just to bide time until another show I wanted to watch was on at 1:00 AM. For those who were more familiar with Merv, I'm jealous!!!! Comments below mention that the portion where Merv and Liberace admire Lou Ferrigno's muscles has been edited out of the DVDs! If that's the case, I'm perpelexed! I mean, Christ, it certainly isn't out of character of Liberace to be fawning over a guy like that but without being overly suggestive or aggressive As far as Merv (who was evasive on his sexual preferences and kept it private) goes, this part of the skit really speaks to how open he was as a person. After all, he admires Loni Anderson's breasts, too. It's insight into how Merv just says these things that are tangental and off-the-cuff to him, but off-the-wall on a complete tangent to others. It comes off more as an observation by Rick Moranis as to Merv's peculiar curiosity rather than a dig at his sexuality. Yeah, it personal makes me a bit uncomfortable watching them ogle and handle Lou, but that is the point. That's Merv and Liberace! Haha! I miss Merv (or more Rick Moranis' Merv). The crazy belly laugh, the gravelly "ooh", and the protruding ass is epic best! Stay safe, Rick Moranis!

[@MS-wb5mf]

I'm glad the Canadians thought Merv was as creepy as we did down here

[@JohnnyTyrone77]

"Ferrigno...Hulk...Delicious!"

[@rockit6553]

Nobody beats the gang at SCTV.....NOBODY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@daktarioskarvannederhosen2568]

Lolz i fondly recall watching this during its original tv airing.

[@hankkingsley2976]

You guys are really starting to act like a couple of WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK#

[@michaelmapes4119]

"He looks so fabulous now"...

[@jorgejohnson451]

That line cracked me up. Sounded a bit lit Stallone, too.

[@MuzixMaker]

Brilliant.

[@HC-cb4yp]

They just turn a light on the madness of modern "culture" and run with it...

[@JohnPolozzolo]

I remember ages ago on some talk show , Liberace was on and then some young male teen heartthrob was the next guest. This was when video games were first the rage , and every kid was hanging out at the arcade. The young man was saying that was his hobby hanging at the arcade with his friends . Liberace was telling him he loved video games too and had about a dozen of them in his den . He even invited him over to play them . The kid was like WOW , that would be cool. Even back then it felt creepy watching it .😱

[@user-vg2eg7oo5n]

Merv on Craig Fergison kept asking and talking about kilts. It reminded me of SCTV.

[@christieperry4361]

Lee.....show us your lining

[@christieperry4361]

Oooooooooooooooowww!

[@Zeesboy]

...that's nice!

[@BiffJackson-o4i]

I remember watching a few minutes of the show on and off when I was channel surfing back in the day. For me, it was hit and miss. Mind you I was in my mid-30s then so I doubt if I was in the demographic it was geared to, eh.

[@karenmilcarek8299]

The padded rear end that pokes out from underneath the suit jacket; classic Merv!

[@GreasyFilms-qc1xo]

Merv (secretly) dated Rock Hudson and the host of Dance Fever. This skit, like almost everything on SCTV, is hilarious.

[@capacola262743]

i never heard of him dating rock hudson, but denny terrio, the host of dance fever (who is straight) alleged that merv, who was the producer of the show, tried to force himself on him. i believe he tried to sue but the case was thrown out for some reason. oooooooo!!

[@MrBronx61]

@@capacola262743 Denny Terrio mentioned that on the Howard Stern show in the early 90s.

[@capacola262743]

@@MrBronx61 i remember. merv allegedly pinned him down on a couch or something,,, "ooooo, denny. i loooove your dance moves, oooooo"

[@christieperry4361]

Holy poo I love how he was almost laying on the chair.

[@user-se7wf9dv6r]

You know when you look at a video of yourself and find it humiliating cause you realize that's how you really look? Well imagine how Merv Griffin felt watching this...

[@bombasticbuster9340]

Its hilarious! LOL, the way Rick eyed Lonnie is just like what Merv did. And, apparently, a rumor about Merv with the Hulk schtik. Liberace was for sure.

[@tonycanabal1659]

Liberace did give Lou a sparkly T-shirt with the word INCREDIBLE when they were guests on the Mike Douglas show in Las Vegas.

[@TheNancypoo]

The lining was a big thing in the 70s, Felix Unger always had great ones 😂

[@btventura9570]

Ha Ha!!!!

[@christieperry4361]

He's almost as comfortable as Perry Como

[@glenslater8813]

It's not Rick Moranis who plays Perry Como. It's Eugene Levy. But I thought it was Moranis at first, too.

[@hankkingsley2976]

@@glenslater8813 don't be dissing Perry, wow what a hell of a singer

[@billysolhurok5542]

Oh my...

[@capacola262743]

ooo!

[@IanDenchasy]

Bob Hope and Liberace; Dave Thomas FTW.

[@marc108]

The sketch was gold

[@kevhead1525]

I wonder what Merv would have thought of Seinfelds lining when he had the suede jacket.

[@rubey09]

Ferigno, Hulk, Delicious huh Lee? We’ll be right back

[@jm-rf7kl]

They edited this skit for the DVD box set. Cut out the part where Merv and Lee are fawning over a shirtless Lou.

[@edmonddantes3640]

Big surprise

[@canaisyoung3601]

Seriously? Well, at least KZbin is good for something...

[@Margatroid]

So authoritarian and creepy. Altering art without the consent of the artist ought to be a crime.

[@tedgegi155]

Please tell me that on Merv's tombstone is engraved "He'll Be Right Back".

[@jjlockridge4237]

I think it literally says "I Won't Be Right Back."...like seriously.

[@maryannemelenka9250]

Yes, I went to his grave in 2014 in California it said” I will not be right back after this message. He’s right next to Farrah Fawcett at Westwood cemetery. I. Hollywood. I saw Marilyn Monroe s too. Was fascinating

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

♫♫ What are you doing ... the rest of your liiiiife ♪♪♫

[@christieperry4361]

How Lee danced around

[@LocoCanada]

"My you have fascinating breasts". I got to use that line once years ago, and it worked! Thanks Merv!

[@gispel7058]

Transforming Arafat into the Incredible Hulk....LOL

[@RussellBarth]

i was surprised at the time to see them hinting that griffin was gay but apparently he actually was

[@slicksnewonenow]

Thomas's Lee is hysterically perfect. And Moranis has Griffin DOWN. Very few people apparently know how much of a real perv Merv was😂

[@QuadMochaMatti]

He certainly liked his coconuts. And those of a lot of others, too.

[@christophervaldez8746]

Just ask Denny Terrio😜

[@internethandler5462]

I had no idea Merv was gay! 😂

[@rsdemarco]

Don't remember this...hilarious!

[@btventura9570]

Yes, Rick Moranis is awesome!!

[@zoom0011]

Cool actors and actresses growing old take care

[@pablopaul6371]

I love how un pc this skit is, with the Arab stereotypes and all the gay innuendo You don’t get that now -.it is so funny for those in the know

[@gallery7596]

Tony Rosato as Lou Ferrigno.

[@johnshannon9656]

Fuck me - just perfect.

[@christieperry4361]

What....are....you doing...the rest of your lifffffe?

[@dandy_griffith]

Christie Perry LIBERACE!

[@hankkingsley2976]

Merv Griffith was even better

[@gispel7058]

Stay away from Liberace's taylor...LOL

[@christieperry4361]

Hulk... delicious

[@OdenqueenVulpes]

Is no one ever going to comment on why Merv Griffin is so thicc

[@jeffw1267]

He was always a little chubby, and in fact was seriously overweight early in his career.

[@norobbery]

So funny!

[@mattstephenson8450]

You guys are really starting to act like a couple a 😂😂😂

[@gregv79]

I cry of hilarity at Ricks' Merv...what's with his ass?

[@floxy20]

Where's Arthur Treacher?

[@someguy23475]

He was dead by this point

[@MrMelgibstein]

Poor Rick Moranis was sucker punched in New York City.

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

It was a hit from the Griffins

[@joksal9108]

SCTV > SNL

[@jamescampion7880]

Almost too funny. The satire comes at you so fast you hardly have time to process

[@guinnesstrail6799]

😂

[@damwaterthomas1980]

🤣🤣🤣

[@kathrynmolesa1641]

No sound

[@QuadMochaMatti]

Check your headphones.

[@naughtydorf18]

0:51 when I see that "undesirable" co worker