The Falconer: Time Travel - Saturday Night Live

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Join a group of Falconers as they travel through time in a series of bungled attempts to save Donald, the falcon, from being shot by a hunter. Aired 05/20/06
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[@onlyghosts7152]

This is one of the GREATEST sketches I’ve seen come out of SNL. The absurdity and escalating madness is Forte at his craziest. He is a mad man and I’m thankful for that.

[@tahsinshamma2369]

Agreed. How does this have only 439K views over 8 years???

[@michaelpatrick8347]

It’s in my top 50 for sure....genius

[@Lepidopterous.]

That was brilliant 😂 Goddamn you KZbin Recommended for hiding this from me for so long

[@EdwardCorcinos]

A

[@TheDoobybrother]

Speaking as a Donald, I must add my worship of this. Way Pythony, but that's no bad thing. And I'm sure Will Forte was well aware of the tone. Beautiful homage. To the time machine...ah!

[@paulakaye2108]

I liked this just for the synchronized yelling!

[@zackbrumis7831]

That sketch was written with nothing but sticks, mud and gumption.

[@Mistercharming]

Touche

[@kevinclo2390]

They wrote it! And today it will save Donald's life!

[@tmseh]

Ohhhhhh fiddlesticks.

[@JoeFanik]

DONALD, NOOOOOO!!!

[@mr.l8723]

@@JoeFanik We must travel back further in time to save Donald! TO THE TIME MACHIIIIIIIIIIIIIINE-A!!!!

[@leejones66]

I like sketches that use the entire cast

[@yatz57]

Today they would have probably had any big-name (washed-up) actor who happened to be in NY that day...

[@turdferguson7112]

Entire cast + 1 piece of shit excuse for a human.

[@beezbo8854]

@@turdferguson7112 which one is the little shit?

[@chilljustchill123]

@@beezbo8854 Kevin Spacey of course

[@beezbo8854]

@@chilljustchill123 I am of the uncultured dumbass, can you enlighten me of his wrong doing please.

[@PositiveLastAction]

I think the entire point of the sketch was so someone could say “Donald, Duck!!!”

[@williamrayburn5314]

PositiveLastAction certain it was on a pitch room dry erase board somewhere....

[@pseudotasuki]

I think the point of the sketch was so everyone could say "Donald, Duck!!!"

[@ChhhhNotEven]

@@pseudotasuki I seen the point of the sketch so that they could say Donald Duck

[@MichaelDerryGameitect]

Wait, I know what you're going to say: "that the entire point of the sketch was so someone could say 'Donald, Duck!!!'" but I think that the entire point of the sketch was so someone could say "Donald, Duck!!!"

[@pseudotasuki]

Apparently nobody noticed that I said "everyone".

[@TheScrubExpress]

The fact that we didn't get a new Falconer sketch when Will hosted SNL in January 2022 is just tragic

[@linmiller8147]

You're right -- they had way too many of the almost always unfunny McGruber sketches. So many, many McGruber sketches...

[@shumworld]

@@linmiller8147 poor Donald.

[@pmcate2]

@@linmiller8147 McGruber is awesome

[@KiLLJOY1056]

Will ferrel is a scrub.

[@josefpicken]

Whats McGruber?

[@jimmy_the_squid9456]

This could've easily been just a one note bit but it ended up being hilarious, stuff like this is why Will Forte is one of my favourite ever cast members

[@hop-skip-ouch8798]

I read the comments and no one seemed to mention that they met Abraham Lincoln and *none of them told him about the bullet.*

[@SonofMrPeanut]

Going by the Toosnes the Driving Cat special (Lorne Michaels w/ some SCTV people), this may be where Lincoln got the idea to build a time machine.

[@clemencec3790]

Now I imagine whoever wrote this sketch go to the costume department telling them that they need 15 exact same versions of a jacket, wig and beard LMAO

[@snoop4470]

Will Forte had to have written this. It has his stupid humor all over it.

[@glowingfish]

And 15 falconeering gloves. But in Ashland, that is Tuesday.

[@JesusRamirez-ys2yp]

I bet Kevin Spacey wants a time machine right now.

[@walkz007]

reference to the view skit I get it!

[@HigHrvatski]

Why,so he can rape that one boy that got away?

[@gremsen1335]

I was looking for this comment.

[@ShinKamaitachi]

LOL

[@williamrayburn5314]

I am in the future, yes he still does and no amount of dirt, sticks and gumption will free him from ... well, we all know. Ick!

[@TheReal7Bit]

Has to be one of the best sketches of all time, I almost cried. DONALD... NOOOOOOOO

[@fhb3]

DONALD!!! NOOOOOOOOOO!!! TO THE TIME MACHINE-AHH!!!

[@midnighter1339]

@@fhb3 I say that phrase on a regular basis. Every since I saw this as a kid

[@ConnorDoubleYou]

This was my absolute favourite sketch as a teenager. 14 years later and I'm glad to say it still holds up. So absurd.

[@insanecow24]

You really need to watch more sketches if this is even in your top 20

[@ConnorDoubleYou]

@@insanecow24 get a life pal

[@John-l2c4i]

@@ConnorDoubleYou He's not wrong

[@Ghoopty]

I was crying at how stupidly awesome this is. And remarkable how Abraham Lincoln seems completely unfazed by 12 Ken “The Falconer” Mortimers showing up at once 😅

[@IsiahTomas]

Two seconds after they leave Abe... TVA Agent pops in: "Great Scott, we're too late!" Gandhi: "Oh my God, if you're not in the van with us, then who's driving it?" (Gandhi, Genghis and TVA Agent scream) Meanwhile, in an empty van: (Van stops at sign, turns right)

[@Tsupek]

Well, hes used to time travel, after he helped Bill And Ted

[@Ghoopty]

Of course, how silly of me

[@kerry1979]

They were so concerned about donald. They didn't even bother warning him. About What is going to happen. They just left like that. With out even thinking, they could have saved the president's life. Could have gone on & did many other things. I would have warned him first.

[@esq73]

@@IsiahTomasno Nintendo.

[@coasterexplosion4428]

Literally one of my favorite sketches of all time, and no one talks about it.

[@rachelrachel9152]

it is SO good (and kevin spacey's appearance in it is easily ignorable), i could see myself crying laughing if i saw this live

[@dcaseng]

This is even better than the famous Cowbell sketch.

[@skinsey85]

@@dcaseng Ok, relax. Let's not go overboard lol

[@christopherdaniels3927]

First time I saw this, I fucking lost it when Keenan Thompson showed up.

[@placeholder4289]

@@rachelrachel9152 Why would we ignore Kevin spacey? He's one of the best actors of all time and great in this sketch.

[@isabellafelipedeoliveiraca6698]

oh god, I still remember when I watched this episode on tv for the first time. This is one of the best SNL sketches I've ever seen in my entire life. Just pure gold!!

[@vhfrogg]

I would put good money on this being a Forte composition

[@hannahleephoto]

thank you the lonely island and Seth Meyers podcast for bringing this gem into my life. I am forever changed.

[@rekaviles]

I need to listen to that episode.

[@HusseinThePkmn]

The applaud at the end is truly deserved ,this is absolutely one of the best sketches that snl created.

[@Goofy2242]

This is Python-esque!

[@jonjones1553]

SNLs tribute to The Life of Brian.

[@DinoAlberini]

exactly

[@PositiveLastAction]

Very much so

[@tmseh]

Rick and Morty.

[@daeryxaqueryx]

It's the Gumbys except three times bigger!

[@freshsourmilk]

holy shit such a simple plot but exceptionally good.

[@DrakeMagnum]

you mean exponentially good

[@mbolduc]

One of the top 20 sketches of all time in my book

[@rgv4067]

"Oh Donald! We almost lost you. One day a bullet may pierce your frail bird soul, but until that day you'll be the falcon, and I shall remain."

[@dackmont]

skull

[@glenbard07]

The Falconer!

[@MrDruism]

It was skull not soul

[@VersinKettorix]

That sketch must have been tough on the prop department to get so many copies of matching clothes and who has, so many scraggly beards and wigs available?

[@stephlrideout]

They're in New York, on one of the longest running, highest budget network shows. I'm sure it was fine!

[@temetnosce17]

Except for Kristen Wiig

[@christheghostwriter]

They have a wardrobe department and wigmakers on staff

[@terenceokane]

@@stephlrideout Sure, but doing anything in 6 days is incredibly difficult. Your point stands but we shouldn't gloss over it. The turnaround on this show is almost unrivaled. After working in production in NYC for ~5yrs I can say that you CAN and WILL hit dead ends sometimes. But like others said below, they do have wardrobe/wig makers or customizers on staff.

[@stephlrideout]

@@terenceokane this comment is so old I don't even remember writing it lol

[@memoryshuffle]

Oddly enough, this is the first time I have seen this sketch. It just popped up in my recommendations today. Weird.

[@logansimon6653]

me too

[@thatsjamieforya]

Today for me.

[@unsocialburrito7179]

Me too!

[@jodiebug1]

Same

[@josephmorris3778]

What a strange phenomenon. Truly fascinating are the inner-workings of the KZbin algorithm. It must be made out of sticks, mud, and gumption.

[@daflotsam]

One of the best...can’t believe I’ve only now found this treasure for myself. Perhaps I should go back in time. To the time machineNAH!

[@Catpuchinu]

LMAO

[@MikeRiderOOO]

“Wait! That time machine I was always talking about building out of trees, dirt, and gumption?!!”

[@drumdust]

The best cast lineup ever.....Will Forte, Jason Sudeikis , Fred Armisen, Bill Hader, Andy Samberg, Kristen Wiig, Amy Poehler.

[@oakword3236]

well Keenan's here too, luckily he's still with SNL. still makes everything he's in funny

[@louisfunk3848]

And you forget the one and only Finesse Mitchell !

[@matthew12358]

Can't forget Seth Meyers!

[@ilotimutoka]

Ferrell. Gotta have him

[@machi-full-of-coffee]

Rachel Dratch too

[@juliedavis9659]

I miss will forte. The falconer and macgruber are easily my favorite of his characters.

[@Rachel98246]

"Donald, duck!" xD

[@coolbrett]

I wonder if the cast knew the connection when it was written and said, lol.

[@nemesisnight08]

Someone showed me this only recently, and now I watch it like 3 times a week. It's such a well done skit

[@neiloch]

This is like a "feel good" sketch because it includes so much of the cast. Knowing that getting things on air and getting air time in general is competitive at SNL. Needs to be emulated at one of those reunion shows where lots of past members and hosts show up.

[@yoshitheonly]

I've watched every SNL sketch on youtube 3 times. With Will Forte? At least 10 tines each. NOT ONCE. HAS KZbin SHOWN ME. THIS BEAUTY OF A SKETCH. A true gem, it should be broadcast everywhere and I want a Falconer shirt.

[@Herowebcomics]

That was the BEST episode of The Falconer EVER! ...Sadly I think it was their last one!

[@jessicalee9196]

they are more？！！

[@WinslowLeach1974]

@@jessicalee9196 Yes, NBC dot com has some. There's even one where Ken sends Donald out to find food because they are hungry, and Donald goes to eat at a nice restaurant then has sex with Ken's wife, and then brings back a rat to the Falconer to eat.

[@lydiastarbreeze929]

@@WinslowLeach1974 Omg I need to find that one! I didn't know there were others!

[@MaticGabor]

This is one of the most genious sketches they had ever made

[@louisfriend1851]

Genious isn't a word you fucking moron.

[@musicloverchicago437]

@@louisfriend1851 Some people are from parts of the world where English isn't the primary language. Just chill.

[@phil-ys3cf]

I didn't even watch it yet but i believe you because it's a Will Forte sketch

[@WinslowLeach1974]

One of the most epic SNL skits of all time. And gotta say, even though we all know what Kevin Spacey is all about, he really killed it during this classic.

[@rachelrachel9152]

it sucks that terrible ppl can still be good at what they do. i figure watching this sketch doesn't benefit him in any way, and plus, i cant begrudge the rest of the cast by not watching this masterpiece

[@juliemckee9022]

Why can’t i stop laughing, I don’t understand why this is so funny

[@coasterexplosion4428]

It’s just so hilarious seeing everyone dressed exactly the same and simultaneously shouting the same lines

[@WOLFohfficial]

This is probably one of the best sketches ever 😂

[@DzulfiqarPraseno]

This was my multiverse of madness

[@spiderstrings2615]

And now I know how to pronounce the TIME MACHINNNNNNE!

[@timperrin1196]

Damn! I could not stop laughing. If they kept missing the right time period. they would have to costume the whole entire audience. lol

[@rachelrachel9152]

wow can you imagine actually if they gave a huge chunk of people in the audience a coat and wig and had them say donald no lol

[@MrPrice2U]

Monty Pythons influence is more than obvious. So good.

[@matreyia]

They should have kept going until they had to use Lorne Micheals and then the janitor, then the cameraman and the doorman...and a homeless guy.

[@pheezyxl]

Sad Person if I wrote it you would be gay

[@beckiesmith8406]

@@pheezyxl I'm stuck deciding if you're trying to use gay as an insult or not if so Fuck you

[@samwiding]

This is absolutely insane and I love it. Reminds me of old MTV State sketches from the 90s.

[@Kowasi]

It's cruel the way that the falconer loves his falcon so much that he'll travel through time and space to save his life, but when the falconer needs help, the bird puts him way, way at the bottom of its list of priorities.

[@TheMikeFive.]

That's because without the falconer he is still a falcon however without the falcon he is not a falconer.

[@adamnichols476]

Welcome to being a married man.

[@ikennabede]

How did this not get over a million views? It's so good.

[@KiLLJOY1056]

this is brilliant because this type of loop is probably exactly what would happen if you were to time travel/

[@StarWarsMoments]

That gumption is amazing stuff.

[@maddog8621]

This is one of the greatest skits ever. I can't watch it enough

[@istartedajoke973]

Im guessing will forte came up with this one

[@RobertMorgan34]

The Falconer: Into the Falcon-Verse

[@jonhon]

I remember this very vividly. Repetition and chaos.

[@darknogo1]

the best about it. you can see the binary increase of a tree: 2^x in this scene in a really good example!

[@milo4492]

You just KNOW this started off with the "Donald, duck!" joke

[@TheLightFish]

I like how the time machine gets more and more people in it lol

[@joshuatxuk]

SNL's prop department is underappreciated AF

[@quokka_11]

"Donald! Duck!" 🤣🤣🦆🦆

[@daveskippy]

This rises to the level of art.

[@peterhenderson4166]

I thought I had seen them all, how in the world did I miss this one? To me, a home run.

[@cooleydbt]

As the sketch goes on, the fact they kept adding more and more tiny people to the time machine is brilliant! Def top 10 for me!

[@deepal3721]

To the time machiiiiiin'A😁

[@TheRedMessick]

Donald! I should wash your beak out with soap! You dirty bird...you dirty, funny bird.

[@zackzack0815]

Its like watching monty python

[@shahemasoyan9129]

This sketch deserves 127M not 127K !!

[@noumanqureshi8489]

Not with a pedophile and racists in it

[@turdferguson7112]

127 mil? Oh.... That would be Spacey's personal hurt child number?

[@michaeloftaoism]

@@noumanqureshi8489 who's the racist?

[@gamerorp1684]

Michael Ohman spacey

[@rachelrachel9152]

@@noumanqureshi8489 yeah, i hate that i cant just freely recommend this sketch, but on the plus side he's not making any money by me watching this sketch, and it doesnt improve my opinion of him. so i dont need to ruin it for the rest of the cast.

[@wapunleashed]

That was a dope skit. You can tell it took work to get everyone on the same accord.

[@theoriginal1971]

Holy hell how have I JUST seen this??? This deserves a million views!! Instantly one of my favorite SNL sketches!! So so so good

[@creepii5816]

The whole thing's hilarious but that final part was unexpectedly beautiful

[@crickerdan8121]

So genius to see all cast members do the same character

[@shanelo6290]

Also, they weren't using cue cards, but were super in sync.

[@rachelrachel9152]

except for (1) abraham lincoln

[@TheListenerCanon]

@@rachelrachel9152 And Maya Rudolph as the hunter. Also, Tina Fey is the only cast member who didn't appear.

[@howphamtastic]

in my opinion this is up there with cowbell.

[@dyscea]

But why am I seeing this now?! 🤣

[@nilsniemeier5345]

This is definitely inspired by the Pythons. Spacey and Forte are channeling a ton of John Cleese. There's also a lot of "Gumbies" in this, too.

[@josh8598]

How am I seeing this for the first time this is now one of my favorite sketches

[@TheCbot88]

This really puts everything into perspective.

[@lydiastarbreeze929]

This has to be my fav sketch of all time now. A classic! Welp off to the woods to become a Falconer....

[@MarcCelisKuss]

One of the most underrated skit ever

[@toddst.george6511]

Still my favorite SNL sketch of all time.

[@Solosational]

Hands down my favourite sketch!!!!!!

[@rindarling]

all my fav. cast in one scene.....thanks time machine

[@GGanon]

RinTluangi Ralte *machiiiiiiiiiinnnnne-uh!!!!!

[@BusyBasaz]

What an excellent and unique sketch. Must have been super fun for the cast to do it.

[@baconoverlord7982]

Now that was interesting and well-rehearsed with minimal camera-script reading... like SNL is legendary for.

[@shak4632]

Lmao the fully synchronized conversation with the hunter and dialogue in the end

[@ammagnolia]

Damn that monster is a good actor and is funny as hell

[@asylumchoir4586]

Oh Dear SNL, Our Most Holy God on High has heard and answered my cherished prayer and has blessedly graced the internet with Will Forte’s...”The Falconer!” Thank you, thank you, thank you for sharing. I’ve been waiting for this, and am ever so grateful! This, and Will Forte’s dancing in the locker room to that goofy tune, is some of the best SNL ever televised. Loved this one with the multitude of cast! Well done, SNL. 😂👍❤️

[@PatMachowski]

Will and Kevin will always be the "OG" Falconers.

[@PieOfEpicness]

This is the best and most underrated skit.

[@oldmanmarx6248]

they should make a falconer film like they did with macgruber

[@Chuck_A_Luck_Stank]

That's some classic Saturday night chumbawumba right there 😂 me like a da silly.. core improv... If they used cue cards, they ain't need em 🤣

[@hangoutwithme346]

Lol what a production

[@xaesalyszimpkee]

You ever see a skit and you're just like was this a bet between writers? Like, "I bet you can't make a skit to air with -insert thing here-"

[@hughmcaloon6506]

Wow. I missed that one live. As wonderfully ridiculous and trippy as always! Thanks, KZbin, for bringing it to me after al these years!

[@DreamDaddie]

The synchronization with the cast saying ‘To the Time Machine!’ is great!

[@ChucksPullingVideos]

This was legendary. I remember when it aired. I was laughing so hard. Lmao

[@jtstreiff]

The background music is honestly incredible

[@glidernyc]

Closest SNL ever came to Monty Python's Flying Circus. Great!

[@Ullashpodder]

this one from SNL deserves more likes

[@whatthefreak3809]

Gotta be one of the greatest sketches ever. Will forte is amazing

[@calixa]

I watched this live, it was epic. OH< DONALD!

[@pnwolivia]

This is my favorite SNL sketch now 😂

[@jessif.]

Absolute gold. One of the best SNL sketches of all time.

[@guileweaver1574]

I can't remember any other SNL sketch that has the host AND every cast member in it. This is classic TV "Donald Duck!" 😆

[@china1013]

I'm so glad that NBC and SNL put these videos back on KZbin. Especially the Chris Kataan ones.

[@NoahReadsSlowly]

This sketch got exponentially better.

[@jnwestray78]

This is how viruses work, people.

[@FESTIVUSIVDRUMMER]

This was definitely Forte’s idea lol

[@brianj4090]

This is the best SNL skit