You can see the harness so he's probably attached to a smaller scale stack of bowls and maybe they superimpose it on a multiplied version with the computer???
I think it’s forced perspective. A relatively small model of the bowl pyramid and then a guy on a stool way in the background. Still, somebody had to build it. And they at least had to build the top of the pyramid life-size. These things used to be the work of a team of trained professionals. Now it all just gets farted out by some computer and nobody cares.
Dalyan D. Haha. Yeahh, me too. And then at one time, I think the Saturday lineup was SNL, Conan O'Brien, and then Freddy's Nightmares..something like that.
Jim B. I know! All those guys and gals had movies or was featured in one. The stardom was insane. Remember when Chris Rock barely had any tv time?? Look at him now.
I remember it too I was probably 10 or so. I also remember asking my mom what abdominal distention was. Cuz that is how you had to learn obscure facts like that before we all had the internet in our pockets
I miss Phil Hartman. He and Farley died six or seven months apart and it was a major blow to people who loved their comedy. Phil's death in particular, because of how it happened, quite devastating. I wish he was still with us.
Totally overlooked is how they got (I think) Phoebe Snow, famous for "Poetry Man" to sing the Colon Blow jingle at the end...such great production value back then.
One bowl of that plus a gallon of prune juice, you'd be on the toilet for months. Seriously though, the parody makes more sense when you know what they're spoofing.
A classic, makes me think of my dad! We all have those favorite sketches that just make us laugh our asses off every single time, and this was one of his.
I have been telling everyone I know about this episode for what seems like decades looking for clues on how to locate it and then SURPRISE there it is ALL BRAN oops I mean COLON BLOW ! I cried laughing the first time I saw this one.
@@bakersupreme2010 That’s because his real name is Lorne David LIPOWITZ, which explains it all. Interesting how there is such a long history of them disguising who they are by surname changes, ain’t it?
I to this day still call all high fiber cereals ( and colon cleanse tablets ) Colon Blow. another ad they had, was quarry cereal, "chock full of minerals" and "stays crunchy in milk" basically rocks.
My brother and I only watched SNL on every other weekend when we were with our dad. And we still managed to see most of the classics from the late 80s-early 90s era. SNL was that good.
I remember Phil Hartman's introduction in fact they played it on SNL as a tribute to him. He was such a tremendously talented person. Exceptionally funny. His introduction was a dance with Jan Hooks, who was his alter-ego.
You know he was a great actor when he has a different tone of voice in the way he pronounces every number. Phil would’ve eventually been Oscar-nominated like other comedians Robin Williams, Tom Hanks, Bill Murray, and Dan Aykroyd.
I remember when this first aired. I know most people hold the first group to be the best, but for me, the 86-91 group was the best. They came around at the time I was old enough to understand pop culture and politics and they really knocked it out of the park.
I agree. As actors, the original cast might have been better, but as a sketch comedy troupe, I think this iteration is better -- and in no small part due to Phil Hartman's work.
It's all about the contrast between the awful imagery that the phrase "colon blow" conjures in your mind, coupled with Phil's super-calm, supportive attitude toward the idea (at least initially).😂 Man, I remember laughing so hard at this as a kid, I was doubled over!
Nobody could send up commercial spokesmen better than Phil Hartman. Just pitch perfect. I'd forgotten the jingle at the end: ''Colon Blow and you-ou-ou! In the morning!"
When I was in middle school, I loved this commercial. Today, I realize how back then I didn't get the symbolism of him sitting on top of a mountain of brown cereal.
When I saw this originally I don’t know if our tv reception and picture were sharp enough to see that. Present day resolution makes it even funnier today. 😝
I can't believe this is 30 years old now. I remember seeing this the night it first aired. I didn't get it but remember my parents were just dying laughing. I miss this era of SNL.
yeah . i wonder how they did the shot of him on the cereal bowls and the wider shot, seems hard. LOL did they actually stack bowls and have him sit on the top?!
I was just cracking my sister up in the grocery store referencing Colon Blow. She didn't remember this skit. Colon Blow and the Lung Brush, 2 of my favorite fake commercial products from SNL.
This was shown on British TV. It was so off the wall and outrageous back then, I remember just wanting to see more of this crazy American humour but none over here got it back then. Another opportunity missed!
McCoy: My God, man. Do you want an acute case on your hands? This woman has immediate postprandial, upper-abdominal distention. Now, out of the way! Get out of the way! [They enter the operating room] Kirk: What did you say she has? McCoy: Cramps.
This takes me back to the fledgling days of *Comedy Central,* when they all they'd play all day was old *"SNL"* and *"Kids in the Hall"* reruns and old Stand-Up Specials of actually GOOD comedians (before EVERYONE decided to do stand-up) and their only original shows were things like *"Win Ben Stein's Money"* and *"Dr. Katz"* .....Ah yes, the good old days 😊
I saw early Seinfeld stand up before he got his show and said, “His show will never last” when it came on the air. He wasn’t all that funny then but the four of them together made magic. Long story short, don’t trust me to be a TV critic. “It stinks!”
My all time favorite SNL skit , growing up i watched SNL religiously , when this was over i was in laughing and crying , its the only time in my life when thats happened ...thank you for the laughs Phil , you are missed
To anyone who doesn't know, the cereal "total" had a series of commercials that was similar to this. Also, holy cow, is that Phil Hartman? I didn't know he was on SNL when he was that young!
RIP Phil. One of the greats whose life was cut way too short. This is back when SNL still had good writers and knew how to close out skits. What happened? This show's been a shell of itself for more than a decade now.
Hi! I'm Troy McClure! You may remember me from such commercials such as Colon Blow, Lax to The Max, and Sun and Run, the sun block that's also a laxative.....
Rest in peace 🙏
Philip E. Hartman
24 September 1948 ~
28 May 1998⚘
Lesson: Don't marry an ex-stripper no matter how well built she is. Look what happened to Phil.
The song at the end is a masterstroke
Colon Blow'n you in the morning 😂
I remember watching this as a kid. Now I'm just amazed how they pulled off those visual effects!
I can explain to you how the CGI was done in the latest Hollywood blockbuster but have no idea how to explain this one.
You can see the harness so he's probably attached to a smaller scale stack of bowls and maybe they superimpose it on a multiplied version with the computer???
Yeah I was gonna say, this is shockingly good in general for the time, not just for SNL.
@@tventhusiaztThis was in 1989, so that is probably how they did it, with a straight comp line.
I think it’s forced perspective. A relatively small model of the bowl pyramid and then a guy on a stool way in the background. Still, somebody had to build it. And they at least had to build the top of the pyramid life-size. These things used to be the work of a team of trained professionals. Now it all just gets farted out by some computer and nobody cares.
One of the funniest commercials SNL has ever produced. Rest In Peace Phil Hartman.
Man... I didn’t even know he was sick...
He wasn’t. His wife shot and killed him years ago with their kids in the home.
@@Stclairm1 o fuk
Absolutely 💯
Rest in Piss Andy Dick
As I kid, I remember this had me laughing like crazy. I was like 12. Love Phil Hartman
Same here. I got special permission from my parents to stay up to watch SNL. Good times. :)
Libra Smith Late 80s, early 90s SNL was the best SNL.
Dalyan D. Haha. Yeahh, me too. And then at one time, I think the Saturday lineup was SNL, Conan O'Brien, and then Freddy's Nightmares..something like that.
Jim B. I know! All those guys and gals had movies or was featured in one. The stardom was insane. Remember when Chris Rock barely had any tv time?? Look at him now.
I remember it too I was probably 10 or so. I also remember asking my mom what abdominal distention was. Cuz that is how you had to learn obscure facts like that before we all had the internet in our pockets
RIP Phil Hartman
I'm A Nice Guy he was so funny
👍👍👍💓💓💓💓
I'm A Nice Guy Yes, he is sorely missed... I just wish his Wife missed him
She shot him dead while high on Crack and heavily intoxicated.
Hartman was the life of many a party.
I miss Phil Hartman. He and Farley died six or seven months apart and it was a major blow to people who loved their comedy. Phil's death in particular, because of how it happened, quite devastating. I wish he was still with us.
How did he die?
@@davidmarek535 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Hartman
@@davidmarek535 sadly shot by his wife while sleeping.
@@davidmarek535 His colon blew out.
@@davidmarek535 - look it up.
I like that subtle sound when he's at the top, of air blowing like he's on a mountain peak.
You had to have seen this when it originally aired to really appreciate how funny this is. I remember those cereal commercials!
They nailed it with this one right down to the jingle. It was a strong competitor to the actual cereal commercials of its day.
Context absolutely matters.
Total and others of the time would famously say things like "it would take X bowls" to get the vitamins etc in 1 bowl of +their+ brand of cereal.
@@KitC916definitely those dang TOTAL commercials. And everyone I look at heathy cereal I think of this.
@@InnomenTotally agree with comedy in particular and entertainment in general.
So glad to see this skit added to TH-cam. It's one of my all time favorites.
Totally overlooked is how they got (I think) Phoebe Snow, famous for "Poetry Man" to sing the Colon Blow jingle at the end...such great production value back then.
One bowl of that plus a gallon of prune juice, you'd be on the toilet for months. Seriously though, the parody makes more sense when you know what they're spoofing.
Total with 100 percent of your daily nutritional needs including fiber
😂
Not at all. There's only so much shite in one's system.
@@zombywoof1015 I think you mean there's only so much one's system can take.
whey protein powder pretty much does this to me now days. Damn lactose intolerance.
Awww, Phil Hartman, one of my favorites. RIP. This commercial is a classic!
"Colon Blow, sounds delicious."
Always my favorite line from this mock commercial.
Shaaaaaaaaaarrrrrt!!!!!
It sounds like something that should be said sarcastically, but it doesn't seem like he said it that way.
Colon blow... I thought that's what you call it when you do a line off of a syphilitic hooker's butthole 🤔
At adult men's sauna
This is a pretty advanced production for a comedy commercial skit in 1989. That raising pyramid wouldn't be easy even today
1989 and 1990 did give us the peak of pre-CGI effects. We need The Making of Colon Blow video.
🎶"Colon Blow and you in the morning..."🎶 LMFAO
I miss Phil Hartman!
gold!
Sung by Phoebe Snow.
For those wondering how they got the pyramid effect, it was worked on by Grant Imahara from Industrial Light and Magic, RIP Grant & Phil
Ok, so how did they get the pyramid effect?
got'em@@jedijones
You don't actually know.
@@sweiland75 i actually do know
I was going to say that was top level effects for the era. Not as easy as it might seem today.
A classic, makes me think of my dad! We all have those favorite sketches that just make us laugh our asses off every single time, and this was one of his.
Excellent effects. A timeless skit.
Colon Blow will never not be funny
Just wait till someone finds a way to be offended by it. Its sooner than you think!!!
I have been telling everyone I know about this episode for what seems like decades looking for clues on how to locate it and then SURPRISE there it is ALL BRAN oops I mean COLON BLOW ! I cried laughing the first time I saw this one.
@@SticksUWP so does that mean it's offensive to you?
Kate7950 ...It will never be funny TO YOU. You speak for yourself and you are entitled to your opinion.
Rick Cruz ...I don’t know if you’re old enough to remember the “Gravel Nuts” commercial they did either the 1st or 2 yr the show aired.
Amazing how Phil Hartman could make anything funny, just counting numbers...and 8 is my fav
He was the BEST Bill Clinton SNL ever had!
Finally letting his frustration show: "Nine."
@LeoS Comedy is subjective, old man.
@LeoS Imagine being you. *shivers*
he made the perfect "commercial 'straight-man' " for this setup...
I saw this skit when it came out, a parody of a cereal commercial from the late 80's - early 90's. Still hilarious.
And now that box rests in the hands of Chum Lee
Yeah just saw the video
It’s an ad result when searching on the app
We are dying to know, What is in Colon Blow? Ask Chum from Pawn Stars, he might know.
Ohh yeahh VIVA MÉXICO
Rick's actually
I'm Troy McClure, and you might remember me from Super Colon Blow! Phil :(
I wonder why it took SNL so long to put this on the tube. Phil Hartman was a class act. This is one of the funniest SNL skits ever.
They were VERY against youtube access for a long time. Then they woke up
If SNL* Producer Lorne Michaels cannot figure out a way to make a profit off of it, then it would not be seen on TH-cam* at all!
@@bakersupreme2010
That’s because his real name is Lorne David LIPOWITZ, which explains it all. Interesting how there is such a long history of them disguising who they are by surname changes, ain’t it?
I to this day still call all high fiber cereals ( and colon cleanse tablets ) Colon Blow. another ad they had, was quarry cereal, "chock full of minerals" and "stays crunchy in milk" basically rocks.
I’m on a laxative now for a colonoscopy tomorrow and had to look up this ad.
That random bowl of cereal that falls to the ground! 🤣
1:29 “colon blow and yoooou in the mor-nin “ 😂😂😂
I've been singing this jingle for most of my life. LOVE it!
Exactly - randomly sing this over the decades for some reason (everyone like wtf)
@@manualLaborer IKR it's like no one knows about it. And I sing it almost every day 😅
Phoebe Snow, right? Sounds like her. Jingle is hilarious
@@jackiejns983 Yep, that's Phoebe Snow Singing this 'Colon Blow' Jingle!
My brother and I only watched SNL on every other weekend when we were with our dad. And we still managed to see most of the classics from the late 80s-early 90s era. SNL was that good.
I had to watch this again to get prepared mentally for my first colonoscopy lol
I remember Phil Hartman's introduction in fact they played it on SNL as a tribute to him. He was such a tremendously talented person. Exceptionally funny. His introduction was a dance with Jan Hooks, who was his alter-ego.
The best line is, “Colon Blow? Sounds delicious.”
You know he was a great actor when he has a different tone of voice in the way he pronounces every number. Phil would’ve eventually been Oscar-nominated like other comedians Robin Williams, Tom Hanks, Bill Murray, and Dan Aykroyd.
This never stops making me laugh. I remember laughing until I cried when this originally aired.
Me too! Good times.
Perfect parody of those old Total commercials.
I fell off the sofa laughing when this first aired in the eighties. 🤣
I remember when this first aired. I know most people hold the first group to be the best, but for me, the 86-91 group was the best. They came around at the time I was old enough to understand pop culture and politics and they really knocked it out of the park.
For me: It's 75-80 then 86-94.
I agree. As actors, the original cast might have been better, but as a sketch comedy troupe, I think this iteration is better -- and in no small part due to Phil Hartman's work.
Very much in agreement. I was quite young, but my parents let me watch SNL. It really, honestly shaped me quite a bit as a person.
It's all about the contrast between the awful imagery that the phrase "colon blow" conjures in your mind, coupled with Phil's super-calm, supportive attitude toward the idea (at least initially).😂 Man, I remember laughing so hard at this as a kid, I was doubled over!
Phoebe Snow singing the jingle at the end is just absolutely perfect too 🤣
scrolled through the comments just to see if anyone mentioned the jingle at the end, thats my favorite part.
Wow! I had no idea!!
One of the best RIP Phil Hartman
Nobody could send up commercial spokesmen better than Phil Hartman. Just pitch perfect.
I'd forgotten the jingle at the end:
''Colon Blow and you-ou-ou! In the morning!"
Love that little soulful Colon Blowww uuuu at the end, just beautiful
🎵Colon blow & YOOOOOUUUU...
In the morning
One of the best 🔥
verified and you commented 3 years ago and no one has replied...? weird
I agree 100% of the time!!!!!!!!!!!
Massive head wound Harry
That's a great end jingle. "Colon Blow'n you, in the morning". RIP Phil Hartman.
When I was in middle school, I loved this commercial. Today, I realize how back then I didn't get the symbolism of him sitting on top of a mountain of brown cereal.
Phil Hartman was one of the greatest comedians ever on SNL.
Phenomenal era for SNL with the writing and cast at that time.
Finally!!! I have searched for this many times!!
Bless you, uploader!!!
Funny. Loved seeing all those bowls of cereal. Love SNL commercials!
This might be the earliest SNL ad I recall. The quality was very professional for a parody.
This is the first Phil Hartman sketch I ever saw as a child. It’s how I remember him. What a loss of a phenomenal human being. Seriously.
Light up the 5D to Phil Hartman and Phoebe Snow!! This sketch is hilarious! 😂💜
The best. EVER. "Sounds delicious!!!"
One of the best SNL commercials ever.
I love how Super Colon Blow is just sticks and bark
When I saw this originally I don’t know if our tv reception and picture were sharp enough to see that. Present day resolution makes it even funnier today. 😝
That looked so real how Phil Hartman was lifted up by all those bowls of cereal! Funny stuff!
I can't believe this is 30 years old now. I remember seeing this the night it first aired. I didn't get it but remember my parents were just dying laughing. I miss this era of SNL.
This and Bass~o~matic are my favorite SNL commercials.
The production value on this is unreal.
yeah . i wonder how they did the shot of him on the cereal bowls and the wider shot, seems hard. LOL did they actually stack bowls and have him sit on the top?!
I was just cracking my sister up in the grocery store referencing Colon Blow. She didn't remember this skit. Colon Blow and the Lung Brush, 2 of my favorite fake commercial products from SNL.
Haha Lung Brush!!!!
"Lung brush" was all I needed to laugh audibly.
Still my favorite SNL "commercial skit" of all time! 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Jim B. Mine was oops i crapped my pants
"I hate that show, okay? They have these commercials that you think are real... and then, you wanna buy the stuff!" - Jackie Burkhart
It's either this or the Love Seat toilet.
This is one of the 1st episodes I ever watched as a young teen! This commercial and Farley for hybernol are top 2 of all time
HOW CAN HE MAINTAIN A SERIOUS FACE?? PURE GENIUS!!!!
Unlike that no-talent Jimmy Fallon who was as bad an actor as he is a comedian.
Phil playing it like the nerdy, oblivious straight man made it perfect
It costs extra, but Colon Blow is my favorite happy ending at the Bath House Massage Parlor.
Giggidy
I bet her kiss tastes like strawberries.
I miss when SNL was like this. :(
Spectacular Spider-Man - Me too.... THESE were the glory days
When it was funny, right? Funny thing, SNL always seems to stop being funny for any original material released after you turn about 25 or so.
same
I do all the time.
You mean 'good'?
an absolute classic.
I first saw this at some point in the 90s, and it’s crazy how far beyond it is. This isn’t sketch comedy material. SNL produced some legendary work.
This was shown on British TV. It was so off the wall and outrageous back then, I remember just wanting to see more of this crazy American humour but none over here got it back then. Another opportunity missed!
This is one of the first SNL sketches I ever watched, and is how my dad introduced me to the show. Still funny to this day.
Phil Hartman’s voice is funny enough 🤣🤣
"Sounds delicious." I still miss Phil Hartman.
Phil Hartman had a voice that could end wars.
Maybe you're right, the Berlin wall was taken down around this time
_"Warning: May cause abdominal distension"_
lol. I bet.
I don’t get it....
@@beavermuffin fiber bloats you up
McCoy: My God, man. Do you want an acute case on your hands? This woman has immediate postprandial, upper-abdominal distention. Now, out of the way! Get out of the way!
[They enter the operating room]
Kirk: What did you say she has?
McCoy: Cramps.
This takes me back to the fledgling days of *Comedy Central,* when they all they'd play all day was old *"SNL"* and *"Kids in the Hall"* reruns and old Stand-Up Specials of actually GOOD comedians (before EVERYONE decided to do stand-up) and their only original shows were things like *"Win Ben Stein's Money"* and *"Dr. Katz"* .....Ah yes, the good old days 😊
Honey Bee86 Don't forget Monty Python! And I remember Penn Gillette being the voice for all of Comedy Central's ads.
Aaah before Ben Stein decided no to be funny at all. :(
Pre-south park comedy central was the shit
I saw early Seinfeld stand up before he got his show and said, “His show will never last” when it came on the air. He wasn’t all that funny then but the four of them together made magic. Long story short, don’t trust me to be a TV critic. “It stinks!”
I too remember those days. And don't forget the Upright Citizens Brigade, Viva Variety, Bob & Margaret, and the Man Show
This... my god.... takes me back. I saw this and laughed so hard I missed the Super Colon Blow part
Now Rick from Pawn Stars owns to the Super Colon blow box 😂
My all time favorite SNL skit , growing up i watched SNL religiously , when this was over i was in laughing and crying , its the only time in my life when thats happened ...thank you for the laughs Phil , you are missed
To anyone who doesn't know, the cereal "total" had a series of commercials that was similar to this. Also, holy cow, is that Phil Hartman? I didn't know he was on SNL when he was that young!
he looks a bit thinner now
@@zimriel sadly yes
that emotional singing about colon blow at the end is the best
Colon Blow? ... sounds delicious!
Phil Hartman was great in all the various roles
RIP Phil. One of the greats whose life was cut way too short. This is back when SNL still had good writers and knew how to close out skits. What happened? This show's been a shell of itself for more than a decade now.
SNL is like the pandemic. It has its hills and valleys.
@@MilnocIt’s been in a valley for 30 years.
Brilliantly Funny Phil Hartman! He was AMAZING.
ABOUT TIME THEY UPLOADED IT!!!!!!
Sounds delicious is my favorite line here
When is the Ultra Colon Blow coming out?
It's not gonna "come out" this is a very old clip from the late 70's or early 80's. Phil Hartman is dead now. His wife shot him, I think
Never. The testing groups literally cannot find their entire lower intestinal tract after the first spoonful.
It will-be "coming-out" about 15-minutes after it's been-eaten.
Just get Ulcerative Colitis and you won't need any cereal for a Colon Blow
Immediately!
RIP .... you were one of the greats .... we all miss your humor
An oldie but a goodie
I love the theme song. It really makes it for me.
One of SNL's Funniest Food skits! This one and Taco Town and Little Chocolate Donuts and some of my favorites!
One I can't find on YT is Quarry Cereal (made entirely out of rocks). "It's good, cuz it's mined!"
Erotic cakes!
Crystal Gravy was amazing too.
Hi! I'm Troy McClure! You may remember me from such commercials such as Colon Blow, Lax to The Max, and Sun and Run, the sun block that's also a laxative.....
The pawn stars episode brought me here. RIP Phil H😎
The Colon Blow box was purchased for $3500 on Pawn Stars.
Did anybody notice the box of COLON BLOW in the new movie SATURDAY NIGHT?
Phil did this parody so damn well, it does feel like a REAL commercial.
Bless that man, he was the best.
I wonder how many people watching know the real commercials, for Total cereal, this is spoofing.
Probably not a LOT, but it stands alone as well.
I knew about them at the time of seeing this live but didn’t remember it was Total.
In case any ones wondering:
(Per One Bowl)
Fiber One - 18g of Fiber
Colon Blow - 540,000g of Fiber
Super Colon Blow - 2,500,000g of Fiber
RIP Phil Hartman. A funny man with a tragic end.
Super funny commercial. Thanks for the post here.