TV Funhouse: The Narrator That Ruined Christmas - SNL

Sam the Snowman is depressed over 9/11 and terror alerts and feels like narrating Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer isn't important this year. Instead, he takes the kids to visit Ground Zero and it's up to Santa to set him straight. [Season 27, 2001]
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[@bonwatcher]

Best line is Santa telling the narrator, "It's not about you, douchebag." Burl Ives (the real narrator) must be rolling in his grave... from laughter over this one. 🤣

[@mysticaxolotl8215]

Well said 🤣

[@Mraidsan]

That line was definitely written by Louis CK

[@robbiewalker2831]

Rather appropriate to think that, considering Burl Ives was also in “The Big Country”, where he gave such aggressive lines that are later misquoted in the “Happy Happy Joy Joy” song from Ren and Stimpy.

[@preservethe80s62]

Jimmy Kimmel needs to hear that

[@AspenBreeze]

“It’s not about you dooshbag” Omg I’m dying 😂

[@emsleywyatt3400]

Should be on bumper stickers.

[@bobdavis4848]

@@emsleywyatt3400 Yes, and spelled correctly ("douchebag").

[@aiberlane3390]

I miss these TV Funhouse segments. They were so clever and well animated! This one appears to be actual stop motion. It must have taken them at least half a year to put this together!

[@MooPotPie]

This aired just three months after 9-11. Remarkable, isn't it?

[@jesusrox4u]

They tended to be good, but there weren’t always the best. The animated cartoon they did on Michael Jackson’s aged poorly, looks cheap and isn’t funny. I’m willing to say that as a fan of SNL.

[@Redjoekido]

Why did they stop?

[@sha11235]

@@Redjoekido Contract Robert Smigel had with the show ended.

[@cainster]

NBC canned Smigel and never asked him back.

[@Saintnick90]

"It's not about you, douchebag" lives rent free in my head.

[@d-manthecaptain1382]

An insane amount of work must have gone into this.

[@ThomasWilson4]

@Salaminized They were made in the 60s dude, and your point is?

[@d-manthecaptain1382]

@Salaminized Are you denying that it's hard to make something new that looks just like the original on a possibly lower budget?

[@rustinstardust2094]

Yeah - apparently Louis CK worked on it, too. Back when his work was allowed on tv.

[@utubefreshie]

@@rustinstardust2094 Also, Stephen Colbert! If you look closely at the credits, apparently he was one of the writers. I guess before he got all famous on the Daily Show. How cool is that!

[@Kajimityphoon]

Ikr!

[@theboombody]

Whoever did the Burl Ives voice impersonation did a pretty darn good job. That's a tough voice to do.

[@Frankie5Angels150]

He doesn’t sound anything like the real Ives.

[@hankkingsley9300]

The Tom Brokaw was pretty good too

[@LakeFX]

​@@hankkingsley9300that was definitely Chris Parnell.

[@PrisonMike-]

I think it sounds like Norm McDonald.

[@boycemontez4962]

The santa sounds like joel goddard from conans late night days

[@ianharac5153]

Dear Sam the Snowman: You will be looking back at 2001 with fond nostalgia. Sincerely, 2020.

[@f.frederickskitty2910]

OMG ... I never would have believed it, but you are exactly right.

[@AllenKnutson]

We are now losing nearly a 9/11 worth every day, and it will get substantially worse.

[@matthewsandifer2673]

We lose more to trauma, diabetes, cancer, & other things. Like we did before...

[@Horrorblonde]

@@matthewsandifer2673 diabetes is a bitch especially when you lost everything during covid and can’t afford insulin I will probably die from that

[@matthewsandifer2673]

@@Horrorblonde I sincerely hope it gets better for you.

[@pschroeter1]

I still miss the TV Funhouse series. Every episode was golden. In 2019 I bought the entire series. It didn't have stuff like this though.

[@molcatz9634]

Imagine if they tried to air the ambiguously gay duo today! Oh lord the outcry 😂

[@jrsmith5080]

They gotta bring it back

[@lizziekilburn2302]

I miss it too!!

[@isabelnavarro980]

Ikr same! This is honestly be the perfect time to bring TV funhouse back

[@lking1540]

Me too, the tmnt one was hilarious.

[@aiberlane3390]

Boy do I miss TV Funhouse. These segments were not only funny, they were very well done! This really does look authentic.

[@E-d1d3]

And it is structured like the christmas specials, with a problem, moralizing, etc

[@YAMISOOLD2009]

I still love that skit. It's basically "Don't Look Up" in under 6 minutes.

[@liamerolduffy7738]

You mean how celebrities use issues as excuses to make everything about themselves and make us miserable while doing nothing about it?

[@VCJunkie]

Fun Fact: Lorne Michaels actually had full ownership of the original Rankin-Bass Rudolph special for nearly a decade.

[@iHeartsNostalgiaPit]

oh well that explains why there were a couple of Rankin and Bass spoofs in tv funhouse

[@alexthompson9516]

The way he says "This country's under siege!" always cracks me up.

[@mikeycrist5086]

Santa's admonishment to celebrities to stop their grandstanding and making everything about themselves was well said !!!

[@pierceaero3005]

Especially the Dick in Bush "celebrities" making it all about the Bone in Skull Club. Cipro providers were murdered for protecting U.S. and Uncle Sam the Snowman, from the disease of Anthrax, like Vaccine providers were murdered ...for protecting America from the disease of Corona. The Bone in Skull Club weaponized diseases, entering the war and exiting it. Healers were defeating their purpose. They were killed for tumblers full of scotch. Swallowers. They can't remember a freaking thing. Omnispreaders talk sick. Let them eat "yellow cake". 22 Vets a day are dead for it still.

[@MrWrestlingman85]

Still true to this day.

[@MatthewTheWanderer]

@@MrWrestlingman85 Yep, everyone just ended up completely ignoring that admonishment!

[@TheSpiral01]

And surely applied to TV and Movie Star's promoting the 2024 election for Harris.

[@BooksForever]

you clearly missed the last half of his admonishment. It reveals the complainers for the superficial unthoughtful unwashed mob that they are.

[@toddadams8420]

Dude nailed burl Ives voice

[@romansotelo7240]

@Robert Lee, Countertenor this was released in 01 and Norm left SNL in 99.

[@BobPagani]

@Robert Lee, Countertenor The voices are listed in the end credits and Norm isn't on the list.

[@BobPagani]

@William Sharpton The Ohio Fan 2011 I have no idea.

[@michaelcap9550]

AI generated.

[@GunnarMiller]

@@michaelcap9550In 2001? No.

[@rebeccaanneclark3783]

That uncomfortable feeling when you realize how much "Hehehe, this is soooo nostalgic with 2001 vibes!" and "Huh, this feels like most years since 2001, but with varying crises from year to year."

[@845835]

"Still in Afghanistan" Wasn't that an understatement at that time.

[@yourmum966]

It was

[@tmseh]

Trump said he beat them....but,..but,....but,....

[@tmseh]

@James Brice Still fighting. Trump's a liar.

[@tmseh]

@James Brice Still in Afghanistan Jimmy.

[@tmseh]

@James Brice Jimmy, you're funny. Still there buddy.

[@carolinecorban2541]

The fact that this TV Funhouse was in last night's SNL Vintage episode makes me feel like they really chose it on purpose.

[@MooPotPie]

20th anniversary of its debut . . . plus its absolutely brilliant.

[@warrenpierce5542]

The claymation Geraldo Rivera, worth the price of admission.

[@michaelcap9550]

Ther douchebag reference would fit that.

[@justinknox571]

"It's not about you, douchebag!" LOL!

[@theBigA1992]

RIP Jerry Stiller.

[@andrewpytko4773]

My left nut's more famous than jerry Stiller.

[@TheWinstonSlip]

@@andrewpytko4773 you couldn’t hit water if you fell out of a boat.

[@LiamRedmondVideo]

Robert Smigel is a genius. The unsung comic of Hollywood.

[@kevlar6836]

Liam Redmond Ace & Gary LOL so politically incorrect

[@RumbleFish69]

He's not "unsung" as you say. This guy made his bones and there are many, even today, who sing this man's praises.

[@jetsamperes5762]

Triumph the Insult Comic Dog

[@takkycat]

They need to do a part II for 2020.

[@canaisyoung3601]

They should have done it, you mean. But it would probably have been too depressing.

[@Percy66c]

I miss when SNL did animation. :(

[@sha11235]

Yeah, they should bring Robert back, now that Digitial Shorts is gone.

[@jim7627]

That's because you only understand cartoons dummy. Mr Bill suqed btw. Try not to write irrelevant comments. Ha ha ha! MAGA!

[@HealthyandLovingLife]

I miss when SNL did comedy.

[@eric-ph]

oprah/stedman one is still the best

[@warpartyattheoutpost4987]

I miss when SNL didn't do the "self-important grandstanding" they mocked in this video.

[@hellogoodbye637]

Omg, Amy Poehler's voice playing the kids🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@MasterCreator1998]

Yeah

[@TheSpecialPlumsEveryoneKnows]

Given that Sam the Snowman has been narrating since the 60's, it's no wonder he's sick of it all!

[@hanschristianbrando5588]

People who weren't brought up on the original will never get how brilliant this is.

[@Junior_Rocky]

SNL is just a shadow of itself as well.

[@MatthewTheWanderer]

Some of this looks identical to the original Frosty short! I almost thought they were using old clips of that!

[@tomservo5007]

video: 'still in Afghanistan' me in 2018: sigh

[@DaveKraft1]

As Mr. Bill used to say, "Oh, nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!.........."

[@quayzar1]

17 damn years later.

[@Neitenth]

We're close to total defeat so it should be over soon, right? Spoiler: It won't be.

[@intsoccersuperstar1]

Tbqh we should have seen that coming

[@Neitenth]

@@Plisken65 He's only doing it because we're on the verge of total defeat and he doesn't want that embarrassment. And he's getting out of Syria because he got bamboozled by Erdogan.

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

Remember watching this live and really remembering this was the first time we had a laugh with the circumstances of 9/11. It was cathartic, but mostly funny. Smigel's cartoons were what I looked forward to most during that time.

[@jacksongibbs8998]

Who ever did the voice of the snowman did a damn good Ives impression.

[@PurpleSplatForever]

It’s Jeff Bennett because of the voice 1:04

[@monsterguyx]

That was a freaking spot-on little comedy gem!

[@devinpetersen2387]

Burl ives was a wonderful man him and his pipe brought lots of Christmas cheer through the years. Silver and gold my friends.

[@davidg3400]

Merry Christmas random stranger reading these comments.

[@navetdusang7472]

David G happy New Year!

[@carolecook1116]

David G ~ Happy New Year David

[@davidg3400]

Happy New Year Carole and Navet!

[@jorgerodriguez85]

Merry Christmas 2018 !

[@thecrowingcock6455]

Jorge Rodriguez AYYYYYYYYEEE

[@5roundsrapid263]

No one who wrote this realized the original Rudolph special aired in the middle of the Vietnam war?

[@Magooch86]

Wow you showed them

[@The_Presitator]

Well, the 'Nam didn't start with 3,000 American citizens dying in an attack. I think this was a reaction to the amount of drama people were experiencing at the time in New York after the attacks.

[@dukecraig2402]

@@The_Presitator Exactly, also 1964 wasn't by any stretch of the imagination "the middle of the Vietnam War", the fact of the matter is in 1964 most Americans didn't know where Vietnam was, regular troops hadn't been sent there yet. The battle of Ia Drang Valley, which is considered to be the beginning of involvement by regular US troops, was almost a year away at that point.

[@briancross7835]

@James Brice the first American (combat) fatalities in Vietnam were MAJ Dale Buis & MSG Chester Ovnand on July 8, 1959. Learn some fucking history.

[@bongisland2762]

@Charles Comstock I think the MORAL here is that, if the USSA has been at WAR for almost every year of its nearly 300-year existence... SOMETHING IS VERY VERY WRONG. (We're currently in 7 wars, and the Afghanistan Papers revealed we liberals were FLAWLESSLY correct: the Pentagon LIED 100% re Afghanistan, top to bottom,and stole trillions from us, murdered 2300 American soldiers, and maimed another 20,000! And that's just THAT war!!) UNTIL WE START JAILING WAR CRIMINALS, war will never end for Amerikkka.

[@simonjenkin]

"Aired 12/15/01" daaaaamn

[@fox1509]

simonjenkin that's what im sayin

[@joshd.684]

jesus christ lol

[@jenniferhupp6080]

D#%! is a bad word.

[@sinkdishes]

Jennifer Hupp No it ain’t

[@carolecook1116]

Jennifer Hupp ~ nah

[@nvorano]

I always loved this-it was spot on when I first saw it early 20 years ago during the original broadcast, and it remains very strong today. I was able to pause it and read the credits, finally: co written by Louis CK and Stephen Colbert! Very cool.

[@MatthewTheWanderer]

No wonder it's so good!

[@supermetroid009]

I remembered watching this as a 13-year-old. Me and my older brother and sister were laughing our asses off, it also didn’t hurt that we also had a gamecube and smash bros. melee, waiting in the closet for Christmas waiting for us.

[@mysticaxolotl8215]

Ahhhhh good memories

[@ZakWolf]

Heh, it seems fitting at 5:05 they'd use the Hanna-Barbera "Kabong!" sound effect for that!

[@TheZooropaBaby]

wow Stephen Colbert, Robert Smigel and Louis CK co-wrote this

[@markfoster1520]

It cannot be easy to be funny...December 2001...now, someone else like this quick! I made it 911 likes!

[@Zeldarw104]

Whaaaatt??!😱

[@nebulousisgod]

With voices by Smigel, Chris Parnell, Maya Rudolph and Amy Poehler

[@cattathat]

The Santa is ?

[@warpartyattheoutpost4987]

And now the "self-important grandstanding" mocked in this video is all Stephen Colbert does.

[@ianwootan9392]

I couldn't help myself laughing about "The Narrator That Ruined Christmas". LOL

[@jacobrengen]

They did a good job at this parody

[@anotherhunkydory]

@@jacobrengen they did a good job at this parody.

[@anotherhunkydory]

They did a good job with this parody

[@frankpitochelli6786]

Burl Ives voice impression was pretty good.

[@sha11235]

Always loved the dog taking Lorne's show and Lorne is fighting with the dog over it.

[@charlie-obrien]

"Come back here with my Schooowoo!"

[@AutumnBlessed]

I thought that was a US President. I never knew that it was Michaels!

[@lcruisin]

the puppets are really well made! they look so similar to the originals!

[@blacklanner5795]

Video : "still in Afghanistan" Me in 2022 : "yup"

[@jtszabo1691]

Why is the snowman passed out on the toilet saying “can’t you see if I’m busy?” The funniest thing ever?

[@orsonboggs7753]

this should be in the national film registry...classic

[@michaelnorris6280]

“You need to give blood more than they don’t need to get it.” 😂😂😂

[@Connor-616]

1:03 the best part 😂😂😂😂😂

[@TYLER4EVER]

Fun Fact: Rudolph Is Voice Acted By Pamela Hayden The Same Voice Actor For Milhouse In The Simpsons

[@TRAMGFB]

I didn't know that

[@NickNackStudios20]

I could definitely hear a little bit of Milhouse what is Rudolph’s voice right now, hats off to her her for trying to mimic the Billie Mae Richards Rudolf voice. And I deeply respect her choice to retire 🫡

[@billy1673]

Nope. Rudolph was voiced by Billie May Richards.

[@TYLER4EVER]

@ really?

[@NickNackStudios20]

@@billy1673 Yes, Billie May Richards voiced rudolf in the 1964 original, I think in the SNL sketch Pamela Hayden voiced rudolf because of her age or they didn’t think to bring her in to do the voice, after all this is a parody and is not supposed to be cannon.

[@lincbond442]

Santa's comments have never been more true.

[@kennethshiro9500]

Absolutely. No one gives a fuck about celebrities' stances on politics and current events.

[@andrewpytko4773]

@@kennethshiro9500 Damn right!

[@bobdavis4848]

@@kennethshiro9500 I have some curiosity about celebrities' stances on politics and current events, if they wish to let them be known.

[@NoellaScott]

This was INCREDIBLE when it aired. So grateful for moments like this during the nasty times here in the tristate/the country.

[@benbelzer8303]

I remember watching it when it aired, it was quite memorable!

[@therabidmoose1618]

December 2001, "Oh no, we're still in Afghanistan!" Oh, buddy... I've got some bad news for you...

[@ninabanks2688]

WHY WEREN'T YOU AT ELF PRACTICE?

[@sha11235]

Chief Elf is the best character in the special.

[@jtszabo1691]

Elf practice is the funniest thing ever

[@jonathanwallis3300]

nina banks Just fixing these doll’s teeth.

[@nancyposey9466]

Bcuz The ELF Was Stuck on a Shelf in Santa's House LOL!!!

[@dr.smurpf6979]

WHY WEREN'T YOU AT GROUND ZERO?!!

[@Mr_Valentin.]

The animation is so damn cute

[@muppetallica]

It really *is* adorable. It's a classic. Edit: *Some of it* is actually scenes from the 1964 Christmas stop motion animated television special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer by Rankin/Bass. That company made a bunch of very charming stop motion Christmas specials in that 60s and 70s time period: The Year Without a Santa Claus, The Little Drummer Boy, and Santa Claus is Comin' to Town (which gave us some entertaining characters like Heat Miser and Snow Miser). Plus, an equally sweet traditional animation in 1969 of Frosty the Snowman. You may have seen them all, but if not, if you can stream any, they're all super cute.

[@pennysanchez7656]

It’s Rankin Bass, what did you expect?

[@Akeolo]

This sketch must have taken so much work, god damn

[@sha11235]

Well, at least they put the work into it.

[@RansomeStoddard]

It is insane how well they did this.

[@dukecraig2402]

@@RansomeStoddard Yep, they probably started working on it in July. Did you see a few years back where someone showed up on Antiques Roadshow with the actual Rudolph figure from the show? That was pretty cool even though the guy who had it said he and his sister lost the original red nose when they were playing with it one Christmas when they were kids.

[@RansomeStoddard]

@@dukecraig2402 I bet it's still worth a ton today.

[@dukecraig2402]

@@RansomeStoddard I can't remember what it was valued at, I just remember it being neat as hell. If I remember the story correctly his dad was one of the production team or something like that and brought it home after the show was filmed.

[@The82cardinal]

I watched SNL for this. My childhood nostalgia

[@TypesALot]

Tom Brokaw impersonator was spot on!

[@bonafide9781]

Funny enough, it was Chris Parnell, who was fired at the time.

[@Horrorblonde]

Would have been a good year to see what the snowman thought about 2020

[@dannyhoward3437]

Checking in from 2024…I watch Rudolph every year because I need the reassurance that only Yukon Cornelius can provide.

[@namj8145]

I can imagine when they did this in 2001, they probably figured it would take a couple decades for the world to get back to normal and have this lose its relevancy. Well, 2020 gets the last laugh ...

[@irishandproud7119]

2:41 was not expecting to hear that coming out of Rudolph...

[@msminmichigan]

This aired in 2001 and we're still Afghanistan 17 years later.

[@shawnmichaelduncan5951]

75 years later we still have troops in Germany and Japan.

[@adrock_sokolov6570]

@@shawnmichaelduncan5951 we dropped a nuke in Greenland, Spain, Kentucky, etc...

[@adrock_sokolov6570]

@@shawnmichaelduncan5951 thattl be 2000 years to decay

[@adrock_sokolov6570]

@@shawnmichaelduncan5951 I can't wait

[@robertperry814]

one my favorite segments ever! this and the "Dope Growers Union song" are classics.

[@Gimpy1950]

Santa nailed the truth. Starting at 3:34. They still aren't deserving of their millions and admiration.

[@cadman2300]

If it makes him feel any better, we're finally out of Afghanistan after nearly 20 years.

[@RyderDavis]

"Don't you get it?!" "It's not important anymore!" One guy in this audience laughs exactly like that funny-laughing audience member timecode 3:34 in the Dysfunctional Family Dinner sketch, the one with host Sarah Micelle Gellar.

[@andrewf2]

" I drive a Dodge Stratus!!"

[@Okayymatt]

This is the funniest SNL skit I've ever seen.

[@realchristian77010]

1:52 Rest in peace, Pingu.

[@worthybutter2004]

Oh my! I didn't notice!

[@Wolfdragon92584]

Been looking for this one forever. I remember seeing it the first time it aired with my best friend. Glad they put it up!!!

[@josephastier7421]

They did a really good job on this.

[@emwolf1963]

as spot-on today as it was 20 years ago.

[@NevadaBoss]

A happy holidays, Merry Christmas and general sense of malaise.. to all c/o the genius of Robert Smigel.

[@cratecruncher6687]

I remember that Rudolph special when I was little. I'd mark the TV schedule and wait for days to see that thing. Suck it up Sam. The kids need you!

[@happymethehappyone8300]

Always Enjoyed The TV Funhouse Episodes On SNL,, But This Particular One Is Absolutely Hilarious & Has My Vote For The #1 Episode.

[@lafierechienne6921]

This is one of the best skits to me..lmao!

[@andrewshiley9021]

LOL! A twisted parody of Rankin Bass’s Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer! Hilarious! 😂

[@MrDtaylor099]

Wait till snowman gets to 2020.

[@sha11235]

Oh, God, Rankin/Bass would love this!!!!!!

[@colleens1878]

They need to do that for this year 2020 It still applies Especially self important celebrities

[@thepriceofglory9722]

Don't forget the sports athletes celebrities those are douchebags to

[@BobPagani]

@@thepriceofglory9722 "To"?

[@thepriceofglory9722]

@@BobPagani To?

[@BobPagani]

@@thepriceofglory9722 Yes.

[@mattyg4186]

I remember in 2001 every time there was a terror alert rise they’d interrupt network tv for like 2 hrs and not stop talking about it

[@Bueno_Joe_Strumbolly]

I remember we watched elf in band class in 7th grade. And we were at the end of the movie when snowman in his gold costume looking at the camera while the black comes in and closes on him, but the teacher paused right in the middle of that, and idk why but was caking up at that face. Boy were we dumb.

[@k.j.g.9601]

One of the best tv funhouses ever

[@jetsamperes5762]

Sadly, Sam T. Snowman died from COVID-19. He won't be narrating anymore.

[@robgronotte1]

I thought it was global warming that did him in.

[@canaisyoung3601]

@@robgronotte1 That makes more sense. Plus, MADtv did a sketch were Al Gore told Frosty that global warming will kill him.

[@TheOrangeRoad]

Did he have diabetes or something?

[@davidconway6874]

A snowman sliding through snow? Isn't that like a man sliding through flesh? It's confusing.

[@carolecook1116]

David conway~...er..not really...

[@sha11235]

They always do that. They don't have feet. Maybe you are confused because of Frosty.

[@ElTurbinado]

It’s like a man sliding through snow.

[@jamescarter3196]

Like a poo through the dung heap! Like a chocolate through the cheese! Like a bull through the China shop! All this and more, in the new one by Clive Barker.

[@warpartyattheoutpost4987]

A man sliding through flesh is the reason we' are all here today.

[@graduator14]

Incredible tribute to the original!

[@jeffreysnydr]

5:03 my reaction every time the KZbin video I watch stops to show an unnecessary advertisement...

[@Vulpes_Ailurus]

It’s been 20 years and celebrities still haven’t learned this lesson.

[@bobdavis4848]

What is a celebrity supposed to do if she or he genuinely cares about an issue and genuinely wants to use their celebrity to help direct attention to just the issue, not to themselves? Figure it's not allowed? Aren't some issues important enough to deserve all the help they can get?

[@Vulpes_Ailurus]

@@bobdavis4848 it’s usually never about the issue. It’s just an ego boosting tactic. If they really wanted to help, they would stop voting in corrupt politicians just to fatten their wallets more.

[@bobdavis4848]

@@Vulpes_Ailurus I'm not denying there are some celebrities like that. I'm talking about the exceptions. "Usually never" is kind of a contradictory term. If you think Sting never really cared about the rainforest, and that all the other celebrities for causes are hypocrites, does that mean you think someone who really cares about a charity, but decides to also choose an entertainment career, better be careful not to be too successful at it? How do you know the ones who vote in corrupt politicians are always the celebrities? How do you think celebrities should show proof of sincerity? Do you think musicians should be afraid to express concern about world issues or political issues in their songs? Sorry to ask so many questions at once, but I think this is not a simple issue.

[@martinez-shaffer]

OMG, seriously. Starting at 3:49. 4:13 is particularly poignant today. 😢

[@rustinstardust2094]

This feels especially relevant right now in December 2024.

[@Powerzebra86422]

Ahhh these bits never get old

[@danielknapp159]

When was this made? 2020? 2004? 1986? I can't tell.

[@bobdavis4848]

2001 apparently.

[@tygerstripes3752]

How did I never see this before? Gads, this is more topical than ever, 20 years later! Robert Smigel for the win! Merry Christmas!

[@folgore1]

Never saw this before, but it really captures the look of the Rankin Bass original!

[@lyannamillen8095]

I was having a bad day then I watched this. It felt good to laugh!

[@sha11235]

Sam on the toilet naked, priceless!

[@myatypicalworld]

@00:43 Just when I click to the next video, this one pulls me in

[@samzangmovies2146]

R.I.P. Jerry Stiller

[@jadenova]

4:09 Entertainers need to remember this nowadays.

[@ImAFatNerd90]

0:50 That’s still accurate.

[@timmy18135]

Dear Sam the Snowman: You will be looking back at 2001 with fond nostalgia. Sincerely, 2024

[@FreddyPaine]

The narrator makes the medium the message.

[@tyro244]

Need to post SNL TV Funhouse Charlie Brown Christmas