SCTV - Youth, Do They Give a Damn or What?

Soren and Weiss discuss the Youth of Today, most notably with a drunk Floyd Robertson. Starring Eugene Levy, Martin Short, and Joe Flaherty.

[@andrewahonen6721]

Good lord, forty years later... I've become Floyd Robertson

[@jamesharris5416]

Martin Short added so much to an already stellar group.

[@MrKevart66]

One hundred percent correct statement.

[@mahatmarandy5977]

Yeah, true, but I have to say Eugene Levy was the home run king of the Cinemax season. He was always great, but that year he was pretty much the star

[@ScottBergey]

Levy has the best eyebrow expressions in show business

[@hushabyehum4805]

As Jiminy Glick Said with great condescension to Levy: You have those eyebrows that are...so exciting to see.

[@socksumi]

Mr. Spock... "hold my Vulcan dealcoholized beer".

[@ggarvey]

Levy and Short always made me crack up with these characters. But Joe Flaherty in this... WOW so good.

[@brianharrington5333]

this is ridiculously well done

[@jjbalsalm955]

Absolutely. It’s brilliant. Not sure who principal and guidance counselor were but they were wonderful! Levy and short my two favorites. Genius.

[@artboy789]

I love their old faces super imposed on those old black-and-white class photos. There is just so much funny stuff in every one of SC TVs sketches

[@fast03vette4me]

SCTV The best that ever was in a comedy troupe.

[@haeuptlingaberja4927]

Happens every time: some fan always has to invoke the old "best ever, in the history of the universe," like a little boy demanding that his friend acknowledge that the Stegosaurus was the best dino ever! Dude, we're all fans here, but do you imagine that these people we admire here would be in anyway comfortable with such extreme praise? I'm not just talking about modesty, either. I mean seriously, the Pythons, the Goon Show, Firesign Theatre, Sketch History? As just four brilliant, unique sketch comedy outfits off the top of my head...but I could go on and on, and I'm fairly certain our geniuses from SCTV would agree with me. But you can tell us that the Stegosaurus is the best dino if you really feel the need, I'm sure we'll all understand.

[@klondikebelridge1996]

​@@haeuptlingaberja4927 Settle down. He's just giving his opinion.

[@oaktreet4335]

@@haeuptlingaberja4927 I dunno....we need to do a story on this "Do people we admire feel comfortable with extreme comparisons?'"

[@haeuptlingaberja4927]

@@klondikebelridge1996 Right on. This is me settled.

[@klondikebelridge1996]

@@haeuptlingaberja4927 It took you 7 months to settle down. You must have been really upset.

[@franchise1998]

I have been looking for this for YEARS. Thanks for posting - I especially laugh when Floyd asks "the question" and cut to "We thank Mr. Robertson for . . . his participation." Hilarious!

[@briz1965]

that was a long build up to the punchline. classic. wings over dagenham by the goons does the same thing

[@Argonaut121]

This was when sketch comedy could take a while to develop a premise, and when viewers had the patience to let that happen. Now it's all about 1 minutes sound bites.

[@happybirthday146]

Yeah, do the sketches of today give a damn or what?

[@cemarz]

Nonsense. This is hyper modern. The beginning bit has Martin Short detail a psudo-assault. Once the audience is pulled in they go into the idea. That's textbook.

[@51516]

"when you dip the stick...you gotta pay for the oil."

[@jackierogersjr6173]

The leg touching at the end is just priceless. Gets me every time

[@modjohnsenglishdisco]

"Just give it your best shot, or something like that." I almost did a spit take.

[@WrightStateMan]

Joe Flaherty's character went to some dark places here. Really adds depth to the sketch.

[@jasonreese2088]

So true

[@adrock4737]

In his first bit there, he really nails the style of a lush who's just starting to get warmed up.

[@aarondavid5866]

is this sarcastic. what dark place when one time? where

[@debbytinklepaugh8561]

What?!

[@AlvahGoldbrook]

"Are you two a hom-"

[@spitzmesser7203]

"Are you two hom.."

[@johnmitchelljr]

Makes 60 Minutes look like Howdy Doody Show. Wonderful to see weighty topics asking serious questions and giving us great wisdomy answers. Thank you.

[@alukuhito]

Canadian TV is generally like that compared to American TV. There's always more substance. Canadians aren't impressed with so much fluff. They want thoughtful content.

[@jdm1505]

Brilliant! I was a big fan of SCTV in the 80s, but somehow I missed this sketch. Loved the picture of Joel in the chess club.

[@joeyday576]

This is like an SCTV / Degrassi crossover.

[@NevadaBoss]

Floyd always looked like a real "neat guy"...

[@miked4377]

funny as hell....miss those days..

[@paulgogo4985]

“It’s almost as if they’re not into it.” “The swimming was terrific”

[@DaveLL500]

Am I the only one who thinks Eugene Levy's character sounds exactly like Justin Trudeau?

[@johnsrabe]

I think two years of no responses gives us the answer. Yes.

[@lazonwilliams4859]

Joe Flarehty, truly great!

[@bluetoad2001]

this was tremendous: great acting and writing 😎👍✅

[@fjccommish]

They preempted the Sammy Maudlin Show for this.

[@MoncurElectric]

The Soren Weiss Report! So great, thanks for the upload.

[@quantumcat6998]

You're welcome 😁!

[@aiberlane3390]

Hard to believe all those teens are 50+ with teens of their own now.

[@arlenecerf8833]

Not only teens but 20+ year olds And most possibly grandchildren !!

[@QuadMochaMatti]

That's a rather bold assumption to make, that everybody was a breeder, eager to reproduce themselves.

[@psychedeliclowriderz7050]

Classic comedy bit by 2 masters of the art

[@marcschneider4845]

Brilliant! I'm crying from laughing.

[@johnmitchelljr]

So good. Thank you.

[@carljacobson7156]

Wow, you really couldn't do this type of skit today.

[@sirtalkalotdoolittle]

You could not get away with making this skit today.

[@lynnnleistinger8226]

Love the guidance counselor drunk Floyd whish I could see the save the word skit

[@elliewuzzup7689]

"They didn't storm into Leeman Marcus and half kill someone!"

[@hushabyehum4805]

This is my fave from all of SCTV

[@2ecnub2]

Point is the kids are fine, the adults are screwed up. Sctv brilliant a always.

[@dickJohnsonpeter]

Is have pants though

[@Katya_Lastochka]

Those same kids go on to make their own mistakes, and the young people now look down on them today.

[@John_McDonnell]

@@Katya_Lastochka Millennials and Zoomers both despise Baby Boomers for consuming and shitting out the latter half of the 20th and beginning of the 21st century as fast as seemingly humanly possible. And no one really cares what Gen X thinks, still.

[@hanmeyer1301]

Joe went all Rocco after the dip stick joke. He's the only member I've met. I'm sure he remembers.

[@philhatfield8905]

After watching these old SCTV gems and laughing all over again, I now know the one thing that the SNL of today lacks: talent.

[@nikkinunud3850]

Watching During Covid-19 😷 April 25 2020

[@miked4377]

love this...

[@billtooke6642]

Floyd ended up being a really tragic character.

[@danielsee1]

The great thing about the sixties is you knew you had a job waiting for you in Vietnam, it could even be a job for the rest of your life.

[@janets9179]

Who plays the guidance counselor? Looks like Loren Michaels.

[@GMANKOOL23]

9 minute skits , today's skits have a length of 2 to 5 minutes .

[@Avonbarksdaleable]

Why did i waste all this time watching SNL 😭 (discovered SCTV just a few weeks ago)

[@RomanesEuntDomus.]

I was a teenager in the late 90s and now I'm wondering if today's teenagers give a damn or what 😂

[@neonfroot]

I think youre just upset thst your geberational zeitgeist is gone

[@sid7088]

Welll, we know they can't spell. 😂

[@cameronpickard7456]

joel- "stehplender in the grass "LOL

[@scottdiamond7133]

Brilliant comedy

[@jeffdawson2786]

Troy & Joel, a media match made in heaven.

[@dylanharding1546]

When you dip the stick, you gotta pay for the oil.

[@DM-hw4cr]

Lorne Michaels

[@user-pp1on4fk7d]

It's funny because Eugene Levy's son is the character he's playing in this clip.

[@probotprobert]

Is the guidance counsellor Lorne Michaels?

[@milart12]

Troy Soren is under rated.

[@charleswinokoor6023]

Excellent lisp, Gene. Who plays Larry Preston the guidance counselor? I don’t recognize him.

[@joeya444]

Harry Shearer?

[@aaacomp1]

@@joeya444 Nope

[@bensongbenson]

@@joeya444 I thought maybe Harry too.

[@lindaleelaw5277]

Tiny Bill - played Frank Sinatra's brother, Frank was a bachelor .

[@hugotheurn8387]

same it always was

[@TheBlueyedblond]

Levy is doing a great impersonation of his son.

[@marmaly]

Interesting how life works

[@bensongbenson]

I don't see much of a resemblance, but I'll bet Daniel has upbraided his dad for this!

[@MamaStyles]

Lol this was filmed at my high school in Toronto 🤣

[@curtgottler9961]

Who is the girl in the background at 3:13. I think she went on to do a show on CBC at about that time.

[@EnjoyableHandful]

it def looks like Ingrid Veninger, star of the CBC show "Airwaves" (she played the daughter, Zoe)

[@neilm2794]

Eugene Levy’s son would have been an infant when this sketch aired. I wonder if they’ve ever discussed it

[@pendorran]

Very young Andrew Sabiston!

[@marcinna8553]

SCTV tried to explore the relevant issues of the day. Not like TV nowadays, that only is interested in profanity and violence.

[@Heirllionaire]

Martin shorts character basically skip bayless

[@leilanirocks]

Automotive maintenance metaphors from respected adults in the 80s, made me the man I am today. 🚗 🍆

[@MultiCappie]

Did rubin and crowder think this was a model?

[@pardwayne]

No, Cronkite and Brinkley thought it was.

[@fjccommish]

He said "good job" to JFK for nearly starting WW3 with his weakness.

[@MSJ_raptor]

Edison twin! 3:21

[@MichaelYoder1961]

pre-Buddy Cole

[@jjbalsalm955]

Who plays the guidance counselor and the principal? They’re brilliant. As are gene n Martin.

[@granthurlburt4062]

Resembles Lorne Michaels.

[@alukuhito]

I was just thinking that was very strange to have those two. They're not cast members, so why did they have so many lines? Were the others on holiday or something? Very unusual for an SCTV skit to do that. And I have no idea who they are.

[@josephhubisz8610]

4:05 Lorne Michaels

[@jjwhyte14]

4:06 Who plays "Larry Preston - Guidance Counselor"?

[@adrock4737]

Also Eugene Levy, right? Used body doubles.

[@EnjoyableHandful]

its Harry Shearer (Spinal Tap, SNL, The Simpsons)

[@jjwhyte14]

@@EnjoyableHandful Thanks! I searched for photos of Harry Shearer when he was younger (I'm a big fan - Derek Smalls from Spinal Tap, Principal Skinner et al. from The Simpsons), but something about the nose and jawline looks slightly different. Out of curiosity, where did you read that he played this role?

[@EnjoyableHandful]

@@jjwhyte14 I don't think anyone but the show's main performers were credited officially (Andrew Sabiston, of The Edison Twins, is in this sketch for example) but Im pretty sure it is Harry. It makes sense because he & Martin were both cast members on SNL at that time, did sketches together (like the synchronized swimming one) and Harry is a very skillful actor...this character reminds me of ones he played on "SNL" and "Not Necessarily the News." By altering his face and voice he takes on a very different appearance. However his signature dark brows, eye shape, nose, thinner lips are still there. I went looking for some clips, tell me what you think...if it is another actor Id be surprised. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pWSppJppp8afn9E kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJCYm41peceqpa8

[@jjwhyte14]

@@EnjoyableHandful Wow! You really took a deep dive into the character analysis of this sketch. Impressive! I agree that it definitely could be Harry Shearer after looking at the clips you provided (funny stuff). Harry really is a man of a thousand voices, and I'm sure he can have a "thousand faces", too. Thanks very much for helping solve the mystery! Bonus points for the Edison Twins character ID. Blast from the past!

[@mahatmarandy5977]

I have to wonder if Levy regrets some of this now. Well, that’s true of any comic, really, right? Time rolls on, culture changes, the things you used to joke bout are now off limits. I’m not making a moral point or some kind of social statement, I absolutely adore all of these guys and SCTV pretty much *built* my sense of humor. But, you know, every comedian is gonna end up doing something that ages badly sooner or later. I do wonder if Levy doing Schitt’s Creek cringed a bit at the memory of this. Or if, y’now, Joe Flahrety kinda cringes whenever someone brings up Black Like Vic. (Which probably doesn’t come up all that often) or if Dave Thomas hopes no one remembers Lin Ye Tang.

[@MKUltra3]

They were ridiculing Hollywood racist practices, not their own. "Black Like Vic" is a parody of the ridiculous race film, "Black Like Me". Here, they ridicule fatuous, clueless liberal clowns from regional Canadian tv of the early 80's. Nothing here deserves censorship; it's modern audiences are too crude to understand the layers.

[@TheBillaro]

punkers. 😂😂😂😂

[@undisclosed3332]

and the 1st qwuestion i have.....is......are you 2 hom...........

[@llg3pe]

For me, SCTV was far superior to SNL

[@ThouSwell-zx3fd]

Sctv was like the Beatles, snl chuggs away like the Stones

[@socksumi]

A great spoof of pretentious and pointless documentaries that were prevalent at the time.

[@djay6651]

Eugene Levy without a mustache is wrong...

[@jayparry1139]

Harry Shearer as the guidance consellor???

[@GMANKOOL23]

Joe Flaherty

[@alukuhito]

This sketch is an anomoly. I've never seen other SCTV sketches that use outside actors so much. That guidance counselor spoke a lot considering he wasn't part of the cast. The principal spoke a lot too. I wonder what was going on. Besides, who are those people? Did they do any other acting?

[@davekrekorian7773]

anomaly

[@jayparry1139]

I think the guidance counselor is played by Harry Shearer from Spinal Tap...

[@billtooke6642]

It's not

[@lindaleelaw5277]

If Millenia want to know how we got the way we did..... its call humor get some

[@adrock4737]

Who are "Millenia"?

[@Neville60001]

They meant to say, 'millennial', so that they, as usual, can blast millennialis for whatever is wrong with society.

[@poke2705]

It’s called a dictionary and The Elements of Style, and an education.

[@hankkingsley2976]

1:45 boy how crappy it was before Photoshop

[@stevecathym3566]

That's kinda the point here though.. :)

[@miket851]

It was better because it was bad.

[@Katya_Lastochka]

If these kids are so much smarter than adults, then why do they need their guidance? Living in the real world means making your own decisions, so to prepare for it a 17 year old should at least figure out their own career path and worldview. Objectively, every generation has received more than the previous, but the demands grow higher and higher. Incidentally, the media and politicians has been catering to young people more and more.

[@keithsymington6068]

but careers change, even world views change

[@neonfroot]

I really get tired of these "kids these days" type sketches. Its so overblown and projective. I find its the elders whom really dont care about thibgs as much and wanna revive their generational heyday. Adults have more individual power to do as they please amd expect the youth to still be innocent and idealistic.

[@lindaleelaw5277]

See, white people wouldn't steal those coats, like some ..we'd rather mock. Lol you pick lol

[@Puddin_Tame]

The humor of this sketch eludes me

[@bittmanbobby]

You do not have a sense of humor then

[@Puddin_Tame]

@@bittmanbobby or...it isn't funny. Feel free to explain the humor, rather than attacking me personally. Thanks.

[@WhatHaveIMade]

@TJM060765 The basic joke is that the kids were fine, it was the adults who were fucked up. But it also moved beyond that into jokes that you might only appreciate if you were really familiar with the characters of Soren, Weiss and Robertson. Also, the mild homophobia hasn't aged well.

[@artboy789]

@@Puddin_Tame it’s a waste of time trying to explain humor. If you are not smart enough to understand the humor, you probably have a bad sense of humor.

[@Puddin_Tame]

@@artboy789 If you're unable/unwilling to explain it, just say so. No need to stoop to personal insults. Who raised YOU?

[@shawnfella]

This bit is insensitive, shameful, unfunny, bigoted, hurtful and illegal in 3... 2...1...

[@ThouSwell-zx3fd]

You just described everything that is great about it 😂

[@craigstahl1874]

Roger Stone: Guidance Counselor