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@stretchyhulk Thank you very much. We just relaunched this new channel having moved from another one. Hopefully, a few more will find it.

@@MelBrewer I agree. I couldn't find much else, but I'm sure someone must have footage somewhere. Agreed that a DVD extra would have been great

@@SNLReview The extra I'd really like to see is the 1980 election special with most of the original cast and writers that never aired. Also unaired, the Belushi documentary. showed that horrid film Steven Spielberg made when he missed the Richard Benjamin show with the alleged ear infection. Lorne made the right call there.

@MelBrewer Did they even get to shoot the 80 election special or did Lorne pull out beforehand.

@ Apologies, I misremembered, according to Hill and Weingrad it was written, but not filmed. Tye were offered a chance to do it a week after the election, but declined. I could have sworn I read something about O'Donoghue in front to the White House telling people not to vote in Dennis Perrin's bio, but maybe not or it was just planned. Will have to reread.

@@SNLReview Upon further review, The Dennis Perrin book on Mr. Mike said it was never aired, so I took it to mean it had been done. I wonder who would have played Reagan since they only had Chevy do it that one time ( doubt he would have been asked) and the old extra who barely spoke in that one season 5 sketch. .

@MelBrewer For some of the early episodes I used a source that turned out to be incomplete and, later, less reliable. It is also the source of a lot of confusion concerning The Bees.

@MelBrewer I'll have to re-listen t9 the episode as I don't remember the context off hand. From my perspective (Keith) I certainly prefer Jane, but I absolutely know that Chevy was the preferred choice. To this day, he is still near the top of most people's favorites list.

@@SNLReview I prefer Chevy to Jane on the news, but I agree with you and Matt that she was good on the news and underrated by most in everything she did. From what I've read, Emily Littella may have a point about her in real life though.

Apparently, he didn't. That's quite bizarre. The dates given on the wiki are those of the Kate Winslet / Eminem episode. It also lists Simple Plan and Kenny G as guests which didn't happen and Soleil Moon Frye as a part of the rep company.

It's a reference to an internet meme. There were a few out there that joke about how when kids ask their parents for something and the parents say, 'we already have that at home.' For example, a kid asks for a new Nintendo Switch, but the parents say the 30 year old Super Nintendo is good enough. In this case, "Cher at home" refers to Rita Coolidge being a less entertaining version of Cher. I think the comment was based on their very slight physical similarities.

I've also heard that it was re ran in some markets during the summer between Seasons 1 and 2. No credible sources, but a previous poster swore to it.

Yes. I'd forgotten to note that. We are hopefully going to give that a look soon.

I'm glad Davis pushed for it. That wouldn't surpise me about Buffett.

@MrKellyHiggins Thanks for the comment. Newman seems to be more polarizing than I'd assumed coming into the project. I (Keith) like a lot of Newmans stuff and certainly have a lot of good memories attached to his music. Some of my cohorts can't stand him. It's been a while since I listened to this episode, but I remember being really impressed by The Dirt Band, so maybe I was less vocal about my fandom of Newman. I do remember one of his appearances thus far being less interesting than the others. Take care.

@@MrKellyHiggins Thank you, will do. I'm on a bit of a piano kick these days. That's perfect.

@MelBrewer I don't recall, but that's probably the case. I also recall that this was one of the episodes that were recorded when I was visiting family, so I may have been editing out some chatting in the background or a loud cat. Matt is definitely passionate about his views on entertainment, and his views often clash with mine. This is a big part of why he was my choice for co-host. I knew (without knowing) that we'd have very different opinions of the hosts, musical guests and show. Our original third chair, who was not at all versed in 70s pop culture, provided a third POV. Unlike some other similar podcasts, I didn't want to have a group of super fans with similar views and knowledge of the show. We have very different tastes, yet get along very well and he's very much committed to the project. That being said, I've definitely been surprised at some of his reactions. Who can not like Ray Charles. Come on! I think a lot of the cultural landscape that Matt appreciates from this era is not being represented on the show and the 'lore' that the show was bucking the system is far less obvious than we've been led to believe. Im looking forward to our viewing of Mr Mikes Mondo video, for example, as I suspect thatll be up his alley. I truly think he'd be more interested in seeing the behind the scenes more than the final product - if only reality TV existed back then. As we move into the 80s, I suspect he will be significantly more positive towards a lot of the show. Whereas I'll be more critical. As always, thanks for commenting.

@@SNLReview You're welcome and thank you for the usual excellent response. My post was a little emotional and I get that he was more mad at the show for booking Charles, than the man himself. I agree a show of complete agreement would be boring. On Mondo Video, Mitch Glazer tells the story of a local NYC channel's horrible review and the anchor's question " What can be done about this"? Agreed, Matt's presumably going to love the Doumanian music guests ( probably not some of the ones I like) . He better not like Leather Weather Lady though. :) For the record, he does have a point at times on the stale 70's music choices, IMO.

@MelBrewer No worries at all. I think it would be a show ender if he likes the Leather Weather report. I suspect Denny Dillon will not be popular with our pannel. She was very good on Dream On. Another one I can't stand that I suspect he may actually like is the Surf bit from the Malcolm McDowall episode.

@@SNLReview Did you really have to bring up Serf City?

@MelBrewer Sorry. A true low point.

@mrh9635 Thanks very much. We have covered from Episode 1 through the end of season 4 so far. As far as the actual show., there are a few spots you can find it online few are entirely legal sites. I'm not in the US, but Peacock streams edited episodes. Thanks again.

@@MelBrewer Yes, they were real snakes. I learned that after this record. I didn't realize the bit about Lear. Makes a lot of sense, though, as this was very much out of character for the show.

@MelBrewer Definitely by Season 5, he was phoning it in. I've often wondered if that comment was meant to be a shot at Shearer that was taken literally. The issue for me about Garrett is that he had a different skill set than his costars did. The argument in my head is if they should have programmed more for his strengths or if he should have worked harder to develop more ability when it came to sketches and impressions.

@@SNLReview And apparently was free basing that point. The Sadat incident, which you may well be right about, occurred the same week he went nuts during rehearsal, according to the Hill/Weingrad book . He always seemed a little stiff to me, but I will change my mind a little and agree the writers and Lorne could have done better with him.

@MelBrewer Kirk Douglas episode?

@@SNLReview Ye, Kirk said " Best acting I've seen all week".

@MelBrewer :) I've listened to more of his since then, it's really good stuff. Part of the beauty of this project for me has been finding new musical artists.

Good point. I initially thought the 'nah' was a Steve Martin trope the show used, but I was wrong. They very well may have written it Mike McMack. Another comment on our original video pload suggested it was a Michael O Donoghue sketch. Davis definitely wrote Theodoric, but I never heard for sure if Franken contributed to it. Thanks for the comment.

@@SNLReview You're welcome. Could be. Also, according to Davis in is autobiography he wrote with O'Donoghue ( IE Green Cross cupcakes) , who hated Franken. Of course that doesn't mean F. and O. didn't collaborate.

@@MelBrewer Green Cross Cupcakes is one I didn't like very much, but it was definitely memorable. Davis is definitely an unsung hero from the early years. He had such a hand in so many of the classics - Coneheads, Nick, Julia Child, Theodoric, etc. He definitely collaborated well with folks. I've always suspected that the straight political stuff was more Franken's bag with Davis throwing in odd situations and lines.

@@SNLReview I didn't like it either, same with Dave Wilson, who used it as an example of a failed sketch according to Davis' book. I think the rats were supposed to eat the cupcakes. Agreed on Davis in the 1st 5 years.

@MelBrewer That would make sense re: rats. Dave Wilson is another member of that group that I'd love to have had a few minutes to chat with.

It was certainly something to see

Matt is very hot and cold on the show. I suspect the realization that it's not as 'perfect' as we've been told was a huge disappointment for him. It's hard to say. He does seem to enjoy it more as the seasons progress and I expect he's going to love the mid to late 80s.

​@@SNLReviewFair. In that case I bet he would hate the Doug Hill/Jeff Weingrad book on the show. The 1st 5 years have certainly been mythologized to some extent, IMO ( I didn't start watching live shows until the early 80's), but there was a lot of good acting and writing for all of its flaws. Does good comedy transcend when it was created, not sure. I do like these reviews a lot and how you put into context what was going on at the time. P.S. I may be taking Matt's point about wanting MTV acts to literally, but how was that possible before 1982?

@MelBrewer I love that book and go through it a couple of times a year. I always kick myself when I forget to mention something from it. Our early episodes sometimes took 3 hours to record due to our disagreements on music and content - everything before the Desi episode. We had to sort of come to an agree to disagree pact or we would have had to change the format entirely or just let it be a series of arguments. I'm much less enamored by the post MTV stuff than Matt is, but I think he's going to love some of the later seasons for the music. Thanks very much for the kind words on the reviews. We have a lot of fun doing them.

I (Keith) enjoy Randy Newman - even some of the 'for hire' work. Some is, indeed, schmaltzy, but you could say that of almost anyone with a large catalog. I have a lot of good memories attached to Newman's work. You have no argument here. Matt, on the other hand, is not a fan of Newman and a lot of similar artists. It comes up whenever a Newman, Paul Simon, Billy Joel is on the show. He's definitely less into main stream music than most of us are. Especially in the context of this show

Here is an audio clip. If I find the full version again, I'll share the link. th-cam.com/video/QorsJk-X8H8/w-d-xo.html

Thanks for the comment. These episodes were recorded between 2021 and 2024 and are being reuploaded.. This one was done in 2022 before Moore's election. I don't recall a specific reason why Matt noted Oteri's birthday beyond his being a big fan of the Oteri Walters vs. Radner's Wawa. Yes, Keith covers the Sex Pistols issue when they get to the Costello ep.

Thanks for the comment. I think you've conflated two different lists. Keith has Gil Scott Heron at 5 and Smith at 4. Matt has Smith at 1 and did not list Scott Heron. Gil Scott performed two songs on Episode 7. The first, Johannesburg, was excellent. The second was much weaker - due as much to tech issues as anything else which hurt his ranking in these completely subjective lists.

Thanks very much for the comment and sharing the link. Absolutely, this was a rough patch that is almost negated by his later returns. I thoroughly enjoy seeing his more recent interviews and videos where he and Al Jardine are having a blast in a studio.

Yes, and Belushi (as Samurai Futaba) cuts Lightfoot's guitar strings as he starts to play Sundown in another Buck episode.

You'll get no argument from me on Simon's work. Matt can't stand him. Different strokes for different folks. Take care.