List of SNL TV Funhouse
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| 1 | September 28, 1996 | Ambiguously Gay Duo The Ambiguously Gay Duo The Ambiguously Gay Duo is an American animated comedy sketch that debuted on The Dana Carvey Show before moving to its permanent home on Saturday Night Live. It is created and produced by Robert Smigel and J. J. Sedelmaier as part of the Saturday TV Funhouse series of sketches... |
"It Takes Two to Tango" | Ace and Gary foil Bighead's plan to take over Metroville. |
| 2 | October 5, 1996 | Fun with Real Audio | "Ross Perot Ross Perot Henry Ross Perot is a U.S. businessman best known for running for President of the United States in 1992 and 1996. Perot founded Electronic Data Systems in 1962, sold the company to General Motors in 1984, and founded Perot Systems in 1988... & Larry King Larry King Lawrence Harvey "Larry" King is an American television and radio host whose work has been recognized with awards including two Peabodys and ten Cable ACE Awards.... Ramble" |
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| 3 | October 19, 1996 | Fun with Real Audio | "Bill Clinton Bill Clinton William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation... and Bob Dole Bob Dole Robert Joseph "Bob" Dole is an American attorney and politician. Dole represented Kansas in the United States Senate from 1969 to 1996, was Gerald Ford's Vice Presidential running mate in the 1976 presidential election, and was Senate Majority Leader from 1985 to 1987 and in 1995 and 1996... " |
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| 4 | November 2, 1996 | Ambiguously Gay Duo | "Queen of Terror" | Ace and Gary stop Queen Serena's evil scheme. |
| 5 | November 11, 1996 | Fun with Real Audio | "O.J. Simpson Trial" | |
| 6 | November 23, 1996 | Michael Jackson Michael Jackson Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records... |
The first of three sketches featuring Michael Jackson. | |
| 7 | December 14, 1996 | Ambiguously Gay Duo | "Don We Now or Never" | Ace and Gary have to save Santa Claus and his reindeer. |
| 8 | January 11, 1997 | The X-Presidents The X-Presidents The X-Presidents is a NBC/Saturday Night Live Saturday TV Funhouse cartoon created by Robert Smigel and J. J. Sedelmaier Productions, Inc., that features former American Presidents Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, and George Herbert Walker Bush as a superhero team. This recurring sketch... |
"North Korea" | North Korea allies with space aliens to conquer the world. |
| 9 | January 18, 1997 | Short Film | "Wheaty, the Wheaten Terrier" | |
| 10 | February 8, 1997 | Fun with Real Audio | "State of the Union State of the Union Address The State of the Union is an annual address presented by the President of the United States to the United States Congress. The address not only reports on the condition of the nation but also allows the president to outline his legislative agenda and his national priorities.The practice arises... " |
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| 11 | February 22, 1997 | Fun with Real Audio | Tom Snyder Tom Snyder Thomas James "Tom" Snyder was an American television personality, news anchor and radio personality best known for his late night talk shows The Tomorrow Show, on the NBC television network in the 1970s and 1980s, and The Late Late Show, on the CBS Television Network in the 1990s... stalks Dolly Parton Dolly Parton Dolly Rebecca Parton is an American singer-songwriter, author, multi-instrumentalist, actress and philanthropist, best known for her work in country music. Dolly Parton has appeared in movies like 9 to 5, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Steel Magnolias and Straight Talk... . |
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| 12 | April 12, 1997 | The X-Presidents | "Brazilian Environmental Summit" | Vice President Al Gore Al Gore Albert Arnold "Al" Gore, Jr. served as the 45th Vice President of the United States , under President Bill Clinton. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for President in the 2000 U.S. presidential election.... is kidnapped by aliens posing as trees. Facing defeat, the X-Presidents call on the re-animated Richard Nixon Richard Nixon Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served as a US representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under... and Checkers the dog Checkers speech The Checkers speech or Fund speech was an address made by Richard Nixon, the Republican vice presidential candidate and junior United States Senator from California, on television and radio on September 23, 1952. Senator Nixon had been accused of improprieties relating to a fund established by his... to save the day. |
| 13 | April 19, 1997 | Ambiguously Gay Duo | "Safety Tips" | |
| 14 | May 17, 1997 | Fun with Real Audio | "Sally Jessy Raphael Sally Jessy Raphaël Sally Lowenthal , better known as Sally Jessy Raphael, is an American talk show host, known for the eponymous Sally talk show she hosted for two decades.-Early years:... " |
Almost cut from broadcast due to the depiction of animals defecating. |
| 15 | September 27, 1997 | Fun with Real Audio | "Casablanca Casablanca (film) Casablanca is a 1942 American romantic drama film directed by Michael Curtiz, starring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman and Paul Henreid, and featuring Claude Rains, Conrad Veidt, Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre and Dooley Wilson. Set during World War II, it focuses on a man torn between, in... Outtake Outtake An outtake is a portion of a work that is removed in the editing process and not included in the work's final, publicly released version. In the digital era, significant outtakes have been appended to CD and DVD reissues of many albums and films as bonus tracks or features, in film often, but not... s" |
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| 16 | November 8, 1997 | Fun with Real Audio | "Clinton Press Conference" | |
| 17 | November 15, 1997 | Ambiguously Gay Duo | "Blow Hot, Blow Cold" | |
| 18 | December 13, 1997 | Fun with Real Audio | Jesus Jesus Jesus of Nazareth , commonly referred to as Jesus Christ or simply as Jesus or Christ, is the central figure of Christianity... tries to fix everything that's wrong with today's commercialized Christmas. |
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| 19 | January 10, 1998 | "George Clooney George Clooney George Timothy Clooney is an American actor, film director, producer, and screenwriter. For his work as an actor, he has received two Golden Globe Awards and an Academy Award... in The Sexiest Car Alive" |
Clooney fights off paparazzi in a parody of Speed Racer Speed Racer Speed Racer is an English adaptation name of the Japanese manga and anime, which centered on automobile racing. Mach GoGoGo was originally serialized in print form in Shueisha's 1958 Shōnen Book, and was released in tankōbon book form by Sun Wide Comics, re-released in Japan by Fusosha... . |
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| 20 | February 7, 1998 | The X-Presidents | "X-First Ladies First Lady First Lady or First Gentlemanis the unofficial title used in some countries for the spouse of an elected head of state.It is not normally used to refer to the spouse or partner of a prime minister; the husband or wife of the British Prime Minister is usually informally referred to as prime... " |
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| 21 | February 14, 1998 | "Ah Lin the Skater Man" | Chinese speed-skater gets help from Ben Johnson Ben Johnson (athlete) Benjamin Sinclair "Ben" Johnson, CM , is a former sprinter from Canada, who enjoyed a high-profile career during most of the 1980s, winning two Olympic bronze medals and an Olympic gold, which was subsequently rescinded... . |
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| 22 | February 28, 1998 | Fun with Real Audio | "Interviewing David Brenner David Brenner David Brenner is an American standup comedian, actor, author, and filmmaker.-Career:Born and raised in poor areas of Philadelphia, Brenner found comedy a major source of relief from the daily trials and tribulations he faced in his youth. His neighborhood has been one of the top-ranked crime... " |
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| 23 | March 14, 1998 | "Conspiracy Theory Rock" | Parody of ABC's Schoolhouse Rock! Schoolhouse Rock! Schoolhouse Rock! is an American interstitial programming series of animated musical educational short films that aired during the Saturday morning children's programming on the U.S. television network ABC. The topics covered included grammar, science, economics, history, mathematics, and civics... It aired only once and was pulled for defaming GE General Electric General Electric Company , or GE, is an American multinational conglomerate corporation incorporated in Schenectady, New York and headquartered in Fairfield, Connecticut, United States... (NBC NBC The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago... 's parent company) and alluding to Don Ohlmeyer Don Ohlmeyer Don Ohlmeyer is an American television producer and former president of the NBC network's West Coast division. Currently, Don Ohlmeyer is a Professor of Television Communications at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California... as the reason why Norm Macdonald Norm MacDonald Norman Gene "Norm" Macdonald is a Canadian stand-up comedian, writer and actor. He is best known for his five seasons as a cast member on Saturday Night Live, which included anchoring Weekend Update for three years... was fired. It can now be seen as a bonus feature on the DVD of "The Best of TV Funhouse" and on video sites such as YouTube YouTube YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos.... . |
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| 24 | April 4, 1998 | "Titey" | Disney's cheerful spin on Titanic. Former SNL castmember Gilbert Gottfried Gilbert Gottfried Gilbert Gottfried is an American actor, voice actor and stand-up comedian, best known for his trademark comedic persona of speaking in a loud, grating tone of voice. He has played numerous roles in film and television, perhaps most notably voicing the parrot Iago in Disney's Aladdin , and... cameos in this sketch as the voice of Napoleon, as do Molly Ringwald Molly Ringwald Molly Kathleen Ringwald is an American actress, singer and dancer. Having appeared in the John Hughes movies Sixteen Candles , The Breakfast Club , and Pretty in Pink , Ringwald has been frequently named the greatest teen star of all time... (as Anne Frank), Jason Alexander Jason Alexander Jay Scott Greenspan , better known by his professional name of Jason Alexander, is an American actor, writer, comedian, television director, producer, and singer. He is best known for his role as George Costanza on the television series Seinfeld, appearing in the sitcom from 1989 to 1998... (as Titey), and Whoopi Goldberg Whoopi Goldberg Whoopi Goldberg is an American comedian, actress, singer-songwriter, political activist, author and talk show host.Goldberg made her film debut in The Color Purple playing Celie, a mistreated black woman in the Deep South. She received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress and won... (as the iceberg). |
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| 25 | May 9, 1998 | Ambiguously Gay Duo | "A Hard One to Swallow" | |
| 26 | September 26, 1998 | Fun with Real Audio | "Presidential Address Outtakes" | |
| 27 | October 17, 1998 | Fun with Real Audio | Howard Stern Howard Stern Howard Allan Stern is an American radio personality, television host, author, and actor best known for his radio show, which was nationally syndicated from 1986 to 2005. He gained wide recognition in the 1990s where he was labeled a "shock jock" for his outspoken and sometimes controversial style... interrupts a Spartan Cheerleaders sketch to berate Saturday Night Live on its declining quality and how Lorne Michaels is keeping the show on to exploit it; Lorne teams up with Stern to create Saturday Howard Night Live Stern after shooting him. |
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| 28 | October 24, 1998 | "Heteroy" | A Biblical superhero turns homosexual men straight. | |
| 29 | November 21, 1998 | Ambiguously Gay Duo | "Ace and Gary's Fan Club" | Ace and Gary answer fan mail that asks obvious questions about their homosexuality. |
| 30 | December 12, 1998 | Lost Cartoon Flashback | "Globetrotters Harlem Globetrotters The Harlem Globetrotters are an exhibition basketball team that combines athleticism, theater and comedy. The executive offices for the team are currently in downtown Phoenix, Arizona; the team is owned by Shamrock Holdings, which oversees the various investments of the Roy E. Disney family.Over... X-Mas" |
This cartoon also appeared in the Christmas episode of Comedy Central's short-lived kids' show parody "TV Funhouse". |
| 31 | February 6, 1999 | X-Presidents | "Constitution United States Constitution The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States of America. It is the framework for the organization of the United States government and for the relationship of the federal government with the states, citizens, and all people within the United States.The first three... " |
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| 32 | February 13, 1999 | Fun with Real Audio | "The Poetry of Jewel Jewel (singer) Jewel Kilcher , professionally known as Jewel, is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, actress and poet... " |
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| 33 | March 20, 1999 | Fun with Real Audio | "Oscar Highlights" | |
| 34 | May 8, 1999 | Ambiguously Gay Duo | "AmbiguoBoys" | |
| 35 | May 15, 1999 | Unsold Cartoon Pilot Shack | "The Ginsburg Gang" | |
| 36 | September 26, 1999 | "25th Anniversary Special - Lorne Michaels Lorne Michaels Lorne Michaels, CM is a Canadian-American television producer, writer, and comedian best known for creating and producing Saturday Night Live and producing the various film and TV projects that spun off from it.-Early life:... " |
Lorne relishes being in control of the Saturday Night Live franchise. | |
| 37 | October 23, 1999 | Fun with Real Audio | "House Judiciary Committee United States House Committee on the Judiciary The U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, also called the House Judiciary Committee, is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives. It is charged with overseeing the administration of justice within the federal courts, administrative agencies and Federal law enforcement... " |
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| 38 | December 4, 1999 | Millennium Fun with Real Audio | "Friends Friends Friends is an American sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994 to May 6, 2004. The series revolves around a group of friends in Manhattan. The series was produced by Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television... Apocalypse" |
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| 39 | December 11, 1999 | Fun with Real Audio | "1999: The Year in Journalism Journalism Journalism is the practice of investigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to a broad audience in a timely fashion. Though there are many variations of journalism, the ideal is to inform the intended audience. Along with covering organizations and institutions such as government and... " |
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| 40 | February 19, 2000 | The All-New Adventures of Mr. T | "A Doll's House" | |
| 41 | April 15, 2000 | Fun with Real Audio | "Up Close with Gepetto" | |
| 42 | May 6, 2000 | "The Life of a Catch Phrase" | Lorne answers viewer mail and shows how Jon Lovitz Jon Lovitz Jonathan "Jon" Lovitz is an American comedian, actor, and singer. He is best known as a cast member of the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live from 1985 to 1990.-Early life:... 's "Yeah, that's the ticket" catchphrase became popular and fell out of favor in exchange for Dana Carvey Dana Carvey Dana Thomas Carvey is an American actor and stand-up comedian, best known for his work as a cast member on Saturday Night Live and for playing the role of Garth in the Wayne's World movies.-Early life:... 's "Well, isn't that special?" |
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| 43 | May 13, 2000 | Ambiguously Gay Duo | "Trouble Coming Twice" | |
| 44 | May 20, 2000 | Fun with Some Real Audio | "Madonna Madonna (entertainer) Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983... " |
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| 45 | October 14, 2000 | The X-Presidents | "Independents" | The X-Presidents team up to prevent third-party Third party (United States) The term third party is used in the United States for any and all political parties in the United States other than one of the two major parties . The term can also refer to independent politicians not affiliated with any party at all and to write-in candidates.The United States has had a... candidates Ralph Nader Ralph Nader Ralph Nader is an American political activist, as well as an author, lecturer, and attorney. Areas of particular concern to Nader include consumer protection, humanitarianism, environmentalism, and democratic government.... and Pat Buchanan Pat Buchanan Patrick Joseph "Pat" Buchanan is an American paleoconservative political commentator, author, syndicated columnist, politician and broadcaster. Buchanan was a senior adviser to American Presidents Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, and Ronald Reagan, and was an original host on CNN's Crossfire. He sought... (who are using Jimmy Carter's daughter Amy, Ronald Reagan's son, Ron, Jr., and Gerald Ford's dog, Liberty as decoys) from affecting the presidential election. |
| 46 | November 4, 2000 | The All New Adventures of Mr. T | "Actors Strike" | |
| 47 | November 18, 2000 | Fun with Real Audio | "Sex and the Country" | The NBC and Comedy Central reruns of this episode replace this TV Funhouse cartoon with the cartoon from the previous episode hosted by Charlize Theron Charlize Theron Charlize Theron is a South African actress, film producer and former fashion model.She rose to fame in the late 1990s following her roles in 2 Days in the Valley, Mighty Joe Young, The Devil's Advocate and The Cider House Rules... . The E! rerun actually shows the cartoon. |
| 48 | January 20, 2001 | The X-Presidents | "Clinton Joins The Group" | After leaving office, Bill Clinton attempts to join the group despite not having superpowers. |
| 49 | February 10, 2001 | "Ray of Light" | Ray Lewis sings in many Disney films, and he runs away in a limo whenever a Disney character gets killed. Loosely based on Lewis' murder case. | |
| 50 | February 24, 2001 | "Backstreet Boys" | Boy band superheroes fail at everything to save the day. | |
| 51 | March 10, 2001 | Short Film | "Find the Black People at the Knick Game" | A live-action video version of Where's Waldo? |
| 52 | April 14, 2001 | Fun with Real Audio | "Bryant Gumbel Bryant Gumbel Bryant Charles Gumbel is an American television journalist and sportscaster. He is best known for his 15 years as co-host of NBC's The Today Show. He is the younger brother of sportscaster Greg Gumbel.-Early life:... Interviews Survivor Cast" |
Feeling that his career has hit a new low, Gumbel makes several attempts to commit suicide during the interview, but aides quickly rescue/revive him; thus Gumbel never misses a beat. |
| 53 | May 19, 2001 | The Anatominals Show | "Yogi Bear Yogi Bear Yogi Bear is a fictional bear who appears in animated cartoons created by Hanna-Barbera Productions. He made his debut in 1958 as a supporting character in The Huckleberry Hound Show. Yogi Bear was the first breakout character created by Hanna-Barbera, and was eventually more popular than... " |
Lorne Michaels worries about SNL's quality declining and begs The Devil to get out of being executive producer of the show. Is the only TV Funhouse cartoon to appear on an SNL episode hosted by Christopher Walken Christopher Walken Christopher Walken is an American stage and screen actor. He has appeared in more than 100 movies and television shows, including Joe Dirt, Annie Hall, The Deer Hunter, The Prophecy trilogy, The Dogs of War, Sleepy Hollow, Brainstorm, The Dead Zone, A View to a Kill, At Close Range, King of New... . |
| 54 | October 13, 2001 | Fun with Real Audio | "NBC Fall Retooling Preview" | Emeril Lagasse Emeril Lagasse 'Emeril John Lagasse is an American celebrity chef, restaurateur, television personality, and cookbook author. A regional James Beard Award winner, he is perhaps most notable for his Food Network shows Emeril Live and Essence of Emeril as well as catchphrases such as “Kick it up a notch!” and... 's sitcom is retooled for better ratings. |
| 55 | November 10, 2001 | Michael Jackson | Michael Jackson tries to prove to his weird entourage that he's not a pedophile anymore. | |
| 56 | November 10, 2001 | "The 700 Club The 700 Club The 700 Club is the flagship news talk show of the Christian Broadcasting Network, airing in syndication throughout the United States and Canada. In production since 1966, it is currently hosted by Pat Robertson, Terry Meeuwsen, Kristi Watts, and Gordon P. Robertson, two of whom will host on any... " |
Shown on West Coast airings and NBC reruns of this episode to replace the Michael Jackson cartoon. | |
| 57 | December 15, 2001 | "The Narrator Who Ruined Christmas" | Sam the Snowman from Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (TV special) Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is a Christmas television special produced in stop motion animation by Rankin/Bass. It first aired Sunday, December 6, 1964, on the NBC television network in the USA, and was sponsored by General Electric under the umbrella title of The General Electric Fantasy Hour... gives up on Christmas due to the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the anthrax scares. |
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| 58 | January 12, 2002 | The X-Presidents | "Hunt for Osama Osama bin Laden Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden was the founder of the militant Islamist organization Al-Qaeda, the jihadist organization responsible for the September 11 attacks on the United States and numerous other mass-casualty attacks against civilian and military targets... " |
The Ambiguously Gay Duo The Ambiguously Gay Duo The Ambiguously Gay Duo is an American animated comedy sketch that debuted on The Dana Carvey Show before moving to its permanent home on Saturday Night Live. It is created and produced by Robert Smigel and J. J. Sedelmaier as part of the Saturday TV Funhouse series of sketches... cameo in this cartoon, aiding the X-Presidents in their search. |
| 59 | March 9, 2002 | Fun with Real Audio | "Colin Powell Colin Powell Colin Luther Powell is an American statesman and a retired four-star general in the United States Army. He was the 65th United States Secretary of State, serving under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2005. He was the first African American to serve in that position. During his military... on MTV MTV MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs.... " |
Mike Judge Mike Judge Michael Craig Judge is an American animator, film director, writer and voice actor, best known as the creator and star of the animated television series Beavis and Butt-head , King of the Hill , and The Goode Family .He also wrote, directed and in some instances produced the films Beavis and... cameos in this cartoon, providing the voices for Beavis Beavis Beavis is a fictional character on the MTV series Beavis and Butt-head. He is voiced by the show’s creator, Mike Judge.Beavis has an underbite and a fixated stare on his face which rarely looks straight at the television viewer, but rather to the side... and Butt-head Butt-head Butt-head is a fictional character from the MTV animated series Beavis and Butt-head. He was voiced by the show's creator, Mike Judge.Mike Judge got the name Butt-head from his university days, when he knew a couple of kids who had the nicknames 'Iron Butt' and 'Butt-head'... . |
| 60 | March 16, 2002 | Fun with Real Audio | "Oscars' Greatest Moments" | Björk Björk Björk Guðmundsdóttir , known as Björk , is an Icelandic singer-songwriter. Her eclectic musical style has achieved popular acknowledgement and popularity within many musical genres, such as rock, jazz, electronic dance music, classical and folk... 's swan dress comes alive and attacks everyone at the ceremony while Winona Ryder Winona Ryder Winona Ryder is an American actress. She made her film debut in the 1986 film Lucas. Ryder's first significant role came in Tim Burton's Beetlejuice as a goth teenager, which won her critical and commercial recognition... steals Julia Robert's Best Actress Oscar. |
| 61 | April 20, 2002 | The Anatominals Show | Lorne Michaels tries to keep U.S. Senators visiting Studio 8-H from watching the latest installment of The Anatominals. | |
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| 63 | October 5, 2002 | "The Smurfette The Smurfs The Smurfs is a comic and television franchise centred on a group of small blue fictional creatures called Smurfs, created and first introduced as a series of comic strips by the Belgian cartoonist Peyo on October 23, 1958... Show" |
Parody of E!'s The Anna Nicole Show The Anna Nicole Show The Anna Nicole Show is an American reality sitcom starring former model and Playboy Playmate Anna Nicole Smith. The series debuted on August 4, 2002 on the E! entertainment television network and ran for two seasons.-Synopsis:... . Jim Cummings Jim Cummings James Jonah "Jim" Cummings is an American voice actor who has appeared in almost 100 roles. He has appeared in classic animated movies such as Aladdin and The Lion King, as well as taking on roles in more current films, such as Bee Movie, Princess and the Frog, and Winnie the Pooh.-Personal... cameos as the voice of Gargamel. |
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| 64 | October 19, 2002 | Ambiguously Gay Duo | "The Third Leg of Justice" | |
| 65 | November 16, 2002 | "The Religetables" | VeggieTales VeggieTales VeggieTales is an American series of children's computer animated films featuring anthropomorphic vegetables in stories conveying moral themes based on Christianity... parody showing horrifying, violent, and scandalous moments in religion both perfect for Christmas Christmas Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days... and Halloween Halloween Hallowe'en , also known as Halloween or All Hallows' Eve, is a yearly holiday observed around the world on October 31, the night before All Saints' Day... which it is an all new collection of inspirational stories from your favorite foods of faith. |
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| 66 | December 14, 2002 | Charlie Brown Charlie Brown Charles "Charlie" Brown is the protagonist in the comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz.Charlie Brown and his creator have a common connection in that they are both the sons of barbers, but whereas Schulz's work is described as the "most shining example of the American success story", Charlie... Christmas |
The Peanuts Peanuts Peanuts is a syndicated daily and Sunday American comic strip written and illustrated by Charles M. Schulz, which ran from October 2, 1950, to February 13, 2000, continuing in reruns afterward... gang discover that they can change reality by waving their arms around. |
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| 67 | March 8, 2003 | The X-Presidents | "Iraq 2003 Iraq 2003 Iraq 2003 is an X-Presidents episode on Saturday Night Lives TV Funhouse. It originally aired March 18, 2003. Tom Kenny guest starred as the voice of SpongeBob SquarePants and Jeff Bergman voiced Bugs Bunny.-Plot summary:... " |
Tom Kenny Tom Kenny Thomas James "Tom" Kenny is an American actor, voice actor and comedian. He is especially known for his long-running-role as SpongeBob SquarePants in the television series of the same name, as well as the live-action character Patchy the Pirate, Gary the Snail and the French narrator based on... from SpongeBob SquarePants SpongeBob SquarePants SpongeBob SquarePants is an American animated television series, created by marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg. Much of the series centers on the exploits and adventures of the title character and his various friends in the underwater city of "Bikini Bottom"... and Jeff Bergman Jeff Bergman Jeff Allen Bergman is an American voice actor, who provides the modern day voices of various classic cartoon characters, including Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, Yosemite Sam, George Jetson, Fred Flintstone, Yogi Bear, and Huckleberry Hound.-Life and career:Originally from Philadelphia,... (who is one of many voice actors who now voices Bugs Bunny Bugs Bunny Bugs Bunny is a animated character created in 1938 at Leon Schlesinger Productions, later Warner Bros. Cartoons. Bugs is an anthropomorphic gray rabbit and is famous for his flippant, insouciant personality and his portrayal as a trickster. He has primarily appeared in animated cartoons, most... ) cameos. |
| 68 | March 15, 2003 | "Are You Hot? Are You Hot? Are You Hot?: The Search for America's Sexiest People is an American reality television series that premiered February 13, 2003 on ABC. A panel of judges including Lorenzo Lamas, Rachel Hunter, and Randolph Duke evaluated contestants on the sole criterion of their physical attractiveness... " |
Lorenzo Lamas Lorenzo Lamas Lorenzo Lamas y de Santos is an American actor. Lamas is known for playing Lance Cumson on the popular 1980s soap opera Falcon Crest, Reno Raines on the 1990s crime drama Renegade, and Hector Ramirez on the daytime soap opera The Bold and The Beautiful... rates cartoon characters on their sex appeal. Was used as a cold opening in SNL's "Best of TV Funhouse" special, with an added scene where Barney Rubble Barney Rubble Bernard "Barney" Rubble is the deuteragonist of the television animated series The Flintstones. He is the diminutive blonde-haired caveman husband of Betty Rubble and father of Bamm-Bamm Rubble... opens the show with "Live from New York, it's Saturday Night! Live from New York, It's Saturday Night! "Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!" is the famous line featured on the American comedy sketch show Saturday Night Live which runs on the NBC broadcast network... " |
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| 69 | May 10, 2003 | "Saddam Saddam Hussein Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti was the fifth President of Iraq, serving in this capacity from 16 July 1979 until 9 April 2003... and Osama Osama bin Laden Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden was the founder of the militant Islamist organization Al-Qaeda, the jihadist organization responsible for the September 11 attacks on the United States and numerous other mass-casualty attacks against civilian and military targets... " |
80's-style cartoon about terrorist leaders tricking American troops. Also includes live action commercial for rocks Stoning Stoning, or lapidation, is a form of capital punishment whereby a group throws stones at a person until the person dies. No individual among the group can be identified as the one who kills the subject, yet everyone involved plainly bears some degree of moral culpability. This is in contrast to the... and an anti-Semitic Arabic Arabic language Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book... dub of the 1960s Batman The Adventures of Batman The Adventures of Batman is an animated series produced by Lou Schiemer's Filmation studios. It showcased the 12-minute Batman segments from The Batman/Superman Hour, sometimes broken up by and surrounding another cartoon from Filmation's fast growing stream of superhero stars... cartoon. |
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| 70 | May 17, 2003 | "Cokee, the Most Expensive Dog in the World" | Ben Affleck Ben Affleck Benjamin Géza Affleck-Boldt , better known as Ben Affleck, is an American actor, film director, writer, and producer. He became known with his performances in Kevin Smith's films such as Mallrats and Chasing Amy... buys a Robert Duvall Robert Duvall Robert Selden Duvall is an American actor and director. He has won an Academy Award, two Emmy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards and a BAFTA over the course of his career.... look-alike dog for Jennifer Lopez Jennifer Lopez Jennifer Lynn Lopez is an American actress, singer, record producer, dancer, television personality, and fashion designer. Lopez began her career as a dancer on the television comedy program In Living Color. Subsequently venturing into acting, she gained recognition in the 1995 action-thriller... , then has trouble making it speak like Duvall. |
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| 71 | October 4, 2003 | "Yankee New York Yankees The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division... Super-Heroes" |
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| 72 | December 13, 2003 | Fun With Real Audio | "George W. Bush" | |
| 73 | February 21, 2004 | Fun with Real Audio | "Access Hollywood Access Hollywood Access Hollywood is a weekday television entertainment news program covering events and celebrities in the entertainment industry. It was created by former Entertainment Tonight executive producer Jim Van Messel, and is currently directed by Robert Silverstein. In previous years, Doug Dougherty and... " |
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| 74 | March 6, 2004 | "Cartoons and Your Government" | Michael Powell Michael Powell (politician) Michael Kevin Powell is an American Republican politician and lobbyist. He is the incoming president of the National Cable & Telecommunications Association . He was appointed to the Federal Communications Commission by President Bill Clinton on 3 November 1997. President George W. Bush designated... shows clips of classic cartoons (from Disney, Warner Brothers, and Hanna-Barbera) that have been censored under new FCC Federal Communications Commission The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the... regulations. The cartoon ends like the famous Warner Brothers cartoon Duck Amuck Duck Amuck Duck Amuck is a surreal animated cartoon directed by Chuck Jones and produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons. The short was released in early 1953 by The Vitaphone Corporation, the short subject division of Warner Bros. Pictures, as part of the Merrie Melodies series... where Howard Stern Howard Stern Howard Allan Stern is an American radio personality, television host, author, and actor best known for his radio show, which was nationally syndicated from 1986 to 2005. He gained wide recognition in the 1990s where he was labeled a "shock jock" for his outspoken and sometimes controversial style... is the mischievous cartoonist who messes with Powell (giving him a naked body with no explicit genitals shown), snickering and saying Bugs Bunny's catch phrase: "Ain't I a stinker?" |
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| 75 | March 13, 2004 | "The Making of The Passion of the Dumpty" | Parody of The Passion of the Christ The Passion of the Christ The Passion of the Christ is a 2004 American drama film directed by Mel Gibson and starring Jim Caviezel as Jesus. It depicts the Passion of Jesus largely according to the New Testament Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John... behind-the-scenes movie special is interrupted by doctored political ads for George W. Bush. |
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| 76 | May 8, 2004 | "Pothead Theater" | Live-action/animated short where real stoners request cartoons. | |
| 77 | October 9, 2004 | The X-Presidents | "Election Meddling" | |
| 78 | October 30, 2004 | Fun with Real Audio | "John McCain John McCain John Sidney McCain III is the senior United States Senator from Arizona. He was the Republican nominee for president in the 2008 United States election.... " |
John McCain freaks out while trying to praise George W. Bush during a speech. |
| 79 | November 20, 2004 | "The Homocranial Mind Mixer" | George W. Bush creates a machine that swaps the minds of homosexual celebrities, making them heterosexual. | |
| 80 | December 18, 2004 | "Blue Christmas" | Santa skips the states that re-elected George W. Bush and hangs out with liberal celebrities like Margaret Cho Margaret Cho Margaret Cho is an American comedian, fashion designer, actress, author, and recording artist. Cho is best known for her stand-up routines, through which she critiques social and political problems, especially those pertaining to race and sexuality. She has also directed and appeared in music... , Al Franken Al Franken Alan Stuart "Al" Franken is the junior United States Senator from Minnesota. He is a member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, which affiliates with the national Democratic Party.... , and Moby Moby Richard Melville Hall , better known by his stage name Moby, is an American musician, DJ, and photographer. He is known mainly for his sample-based electronic music and his outspoken liberal political views, including his support of veganism and animal rights.Moby gained attention in the early... . |
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| 81 | April 9, 2005 | Michael Jackson | A scientist gives Michael Jackson glasses that makes his sham girlfriend Tara Reid Tara Reid Tara Donna Reid is an American actress. Reid has acted on television shows such as Saved By The Bell: The New Class, Days of our Lives, California Dreams, and Scrubs.... look like Emmanuel Lewis Emmanuel Lewis Emmanuel Lewis is an American actor, best known for playing the title character in the 1980s television sitcom Webster. He is tall. Lewis graduated from Midwood High School in 1989 and then Clark Atlanta University in 1997... from Webster Webster (TV series) Webster is an American situation comedy that premiered on ABC on September 16, 1983, and ran on that network until September 11, 1987, but continued in first-run syndication until 1989... . |
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| 82 | April 16, 2005 | Short Film | "Sexual Harassment and You" | A live-action educational film showing how handsome men (like host Tom Brady Tom Brady Thomas Edward Patrick "Tom" Brady, Jr. is an American football quarterback for the New England Patriots of the National Football League . After playing college football at Michigan, Brady was drafted by the Patriots in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft.He has played in four Super Bowls,... ) don't get in trouble for sexual harassment Sexual harassment Sexual harassment, is intimidation, bullying or coercion of a sexual nature, or the unwelcome or inappropriate promise of rewards in exchange for sexual favors. In some contexts or circumstances, sexual harassment is illegal. It includes a range of behavior from seemingly mild transgressions and... in the workplace. |
| 83 | May 14, 2005 | "Shazzang" | A parody of the forgotten Hanna-Barbera cartoon called Shazzan Shazzan Shazzan is an animated television series, created by Alex Toth and produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions in 1967 for CBS. The series follows the adventures of two teenage siblings, Chuck and Nancy, traveling around a mystical Arabian world, mounted on Kaboobie the flying camel... where children summon a giant, all-powerful genie to easily defeat their enemies, but Shazzang starts to go overboard and sadistically tortures the villains. |
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| 84 | May 21, 2005 | "Divertor" | A superhero helps the President divert attention away from political crises by creating celebrity scandals for people to worry about. | |
| 85 | October 1, 2005 | Fun with Real Audio | "John Roberts John Roberts John Glover Roberts, Jr. is the 17th and current Chief Justice of the United States. He has served since 2005, having been nominated by President George W. Bush after the death of Chief Justice William Rehnquist... " |
Justice Roberts avoids answering all questions even after this confirmation hearing. |
| 86 | December 10, 2005 | "Celebrity Mugshot Poker" | A stop-motion film similar in style to South Park South Park South Park is an American animated television series created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone for the Comedy Central television network. Intended for mature audiences, the show has become famous for its crude language, surreal, satirical, and dark humor that lampoons a wide range of topics... and the Terry Gilliam Terry Gilliam Terrence Vance "Terry" Gilliam is an American-born British screenwriter, film director, animator, actor and member of the Monty Python comedy troupe. Gilliam is also known for directing several films, including Brazil , The Adventures of Baron Munchausen , The Fisher King , and 12 Monkeys... animations for Monty Python's Flying Circus Monty Python's Flying Circus Monty Python’s Flying Circus is a BBC TV sketch comedy series. The shows were composed of surreality, risqué or innuendo-laden humour, sight gags and observational sketches without punchlines... where famous mugshots play poker, presented by real life Celebrity Poker Showdown Celebrity Poker Showdown Celebrity Poker Showdown was a celebrity game show on the cable network Bravo. It was a limited-run series in which celebrities played poker, and ran eight tournaments during its five-season run.... hosts Dave Foley Dave Foley David Scott "Dave" Foley is a Canadian comedian, writer, director, and producer best known for his work in The Kids in the Hall, NewsRadio, A Bug's Life, and Celebrity Poker Showdown... and Phil Gordon Phil Gordon Philip Stewart Gordon is an American professional poker player, commentator and author.-Personal life:Gordon was born in El Paso, Texas. He spent his formative years in Stone Mountain, Georgia. Gordon began attending Georgia Tech at the age of 15 while still attending high school... . |
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| 87 | December 17, 2005 | "Christmastime for the Jews" | A black-and-white stop-motion musical film, sung by Darlene Love Darlene Love Darlene Love is an American popular music singer and actress. She gained prominence in the 1960s for the song "He's a Rebel," a #1 American single in 1962, and was part of the Phil Spector stable that produced a celebrated Christmas album in 1963.... , and animated in the style of Rankin/Bass Rankin/Bass Rankin/Bass Productions, Inc. , also known as Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment, was an American production company, known for its seasonal television specials, particularly its work in stop-motion animation. The pre-1974 library is currently owned by Classic Media,while the post-1974 library is... "Animagic," showing Jewish people having their own brand of fun on Christmas Eve. |
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| 88 | January 14, 2006 | "Darwin Charles Darwin Charles Robert Darwin FRS was an English naturalist. He established that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestry, and proposed the scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process that he called natural selection.He published his theory... " |
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| 89 | March 4, 2006 | "Belated Black History Moments" | Dennis Haysbert Dennis Haysbert Dennis Dexter Haysbert is an American film and television actor. He is known for portraying baseball player Pedro Cerrano in the Major League film trilogy, President David Palmer on the American television series 24, and Sergeant Major Jonas Blane on the drama series The Unit, as well as his work... shows three failed cartoon series featuring black characters: Token Power (which features Winston Zeddemore Winston Zeddemore Winston Zeddemore is a fictional character appearing in the Ghostbusters films, TV series, and video games. He was played by Ernie Hudson in both movies and was voiced by Arsenio Hall in the first two seasons of The Real Ghostbusters. Buster Jones provided Winston's voice in the remaining seasons,... , Franklin from the Peanuts Peanuts Peanuts is a syndicated daily and Sunday American comic strip written and illustrated by Charles M. Schulz, which ran from October 2, 1950, to February 13, 2000, continuing in reruns afterward... comic strip, and Valerie from Josie and the Pussycats Josie and the Pussycats (TV series) Josie and the Pussycats is an American animated television series, based upon the Archie Comics comic book series of the same name created by Dan DeCarlo.... as detectives); The Hoke and Daisy Show (featuring the stars of Driving Ms. Daisy going on various adventures); and Ladysmith Black Mambazo Ladysmith Black Mambazo Ladysmith Black Mambazo is a male choral group from South Africa that sings in the vocal styles of isicathamiya and mbube. They rose to worldwide prominence as a result of singing with Paul Simon on his album, Graceland and have won multiple awards, including three Grammy Awards... in Outer Space (which entails the singing group dashing around and deeply intoning "Oh, no" as they are chased by robots and aliens). Parodies the cartoon Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space.
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| 90 | April 15, 2006 | "Journey to the Disney Vault" | Children discover the dark side of the Disney empire, including Walt Disney Walt Disney Walter Elias "Walt" Disney was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur, entertainer, international icon, and philanthropist, well-known for his influence in the field of entertainment during the 20th century. Along with his brother Roy O... 's cryogenically frozen head, Vivien Leigh Vivien Leigh Vivien Leigh, Lady Olivier was an English actress. She won the Best Actress Academy Award for her portrayal of Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire , a role she also played on stage in London's West End, as well as for her portrayal of the southern belle Scarlett O'Hara, alongside Clark... 's frozen head (Walt wanted to marry her in the future), and the "original" version of Song of the South Song of the South Song of the South is a 1946 American musical film produced by Walt Disney and released by RKO Radio Pictures. The film is based on the Uncle Remus cycle of stories by Joel Chandler Harris. The live actors provide a sentimental frame story, in which Uncle Remus relates the folk tales of the... that "[Walt] only played at parties" where Uncle Remus bashes his own race to the tune of "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" is a song from the Disney 1946 live action and animated movie Song of the South, sung by James Baskett. With music by Allie Wrubel and lyrics by Ray Gilbert, "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" won the Academy Award for Best Original Song... ". |
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| 91 | May 20, 2006 | Fun with Real Audio | "Presidential Outtakes" | Features various famous moments in George W. Bush's Presidency and everyone from people to animals to levees spitting out food and water in reaction to the ridiculous claims. |
| 92 | October 28, 2006 | "Republican Attack Ads" | George W. Bush unveils new attack ads against Democrats: one depicts Ted Kennedy as Dracula claiming that he wants to "cut and run", then French kisses Osama bin Laden Osama bin Laden Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden was the founder of the militant Islamist organization Al-Qaeda, the jihadist organization responsible for the September 11 attacks on the United States and numerous other mass-casualty attacks against civilian and military targets... . Barack Obama Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in... comes in dressed as The Count Count von Count Count von Count, often known simply as "The Count", is one of the Muppet characters on Sesame Street, performed by Jerry Nelson. The Count is a vampire modeled after Bela Lugosi's interpretation of Count Dracula.-Description:... from Sesame Street Sesame Street Sesame Street has undergone significant changes in its history. According to writer Michael Davis, by the mid-1970s the show had become "an American institution". The cast and crew expanded during this time, including the hiring of women in the crew and additional minorities in the cast. The... counting "one gay marriage, two gay marriages..."; the other depicts a pregnant woman giving candy to trick-or-treaters until Hillary Clinton (dressed as a witch) pops out of the pregnant woman's stomach and offers the kids condoms and abortion pills, then French kisses the pregnant woman. |
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| 93 | November 11, 2006 | "Kobayashi" | An anime-styled parody of Dragon Ball Z featuring hot dog eating champion Takeru Kobayashi Takeru Kobayashi is a Japanese competitive eater. He held the world record for hot dog eating for nearly six years, and holds several other eating records, including four Guinness Records for hot dogs, meatballs, hamburgers, and pasta.... . |
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| 94 | December 9, 2006 | "Diddy Kiddies" | A group of kids must solve the mystery of what Sean "Diddy" Combs Sean Combs Sean John Combs , also known by his stage names Diddy and P. Diddy, is an American rapper, singer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur. He has won three Grammy Awards and two MTV Video Music Awards, and his clothing line earned a Council of Fashion Designers of America award. He was originally... does for a living. |
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| 95 | January 20, 2007 | Fun With Real Audio & Stuff | "Frontline: 2007 Year in Review" | New, bizarre ways to liven up TV news programs are exhibited, such as "chipmunknification" and farting in a shallow pool. |
| 96 | March 24, 2007 | "Maraka" | A parody of Dora the Explorer Dora the Explorer Dora the Explorer is an American animated television series created by Chris Gifford, Valerie Walsh, and Eric Weiner. Dora the Explorer became a regular series in 2000. The show is carried on the Nickelodeon cable television network, including the associated Nick Jr. channel. It aired on CBS until... features Maraka and her cat, Mittens, on an adventure to Penguin Island. As the two travel, Maraka starts speaking in various tongues, curses at the audience, and asks non-sequitur questions regarding, among others, Robert Blake Robert Blake (actor) Robert Blake is an American actor who starred in the film In Cold Blood and the U.S. television series Baretta. In 2005, he was tried and acquitted for the 2001 murder of his wife, but on November 18, 2005, Blake was found liable in a California civil court for her wrongful death.-Early... 's innocence, the abandonment of her father, and the nature of free will Free will "To make my own decisions whether I am successful or not due to uncontrollable forces" -Troy MorrisonA pragmatic definition of free willFree will is the ability of agents to make choices free from certain kinds of constraints. The existence of free will and its exact nature and definition have long... . |
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| 97 | April 21, 2007 | "Torboto" | A parody of Gigantor Gigantor Gigantor is an American adaptation of the anime version of Tetsujin 28-go, a manga by Mitsuteru Yokoyama released in 1956. It debuted on U.S. television in 1964. As with Speed Racer, the characters' original names were altered and the original series' violence was toned down for American viewers... . Because of the Geneva Convention Geneva Conventions The Geneva Conventions comprise four treaties, and three additional protocols, that establish the standards of international law for the humanitarian treatment of the victims of war... 's stance on torturing prisoners, Dick Cheney Dick Cheney Richard Bruce "Dick" Cheney served as the 46th Vice President of the United States , under George W. Bush.... and George W. Bush build a robot that tortures prisoners at Guantánamo Bay, but soon feels sorry for his actions. |
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| 98 | May 12, 2007 | "Tales From The Greatest Generation" | Albert Einstein Albert Einstein Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of general relativity, effecting a revolution in physics. For this achievement, Einstein is often regarded as the father of modern physics and one of the most prolific intellects in human history... 's genius is overshadowed by his ample breasts. He teams up with Winston Churchill Winston Churchill Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, was a predominantly Conservative British politician and statesman known for his leadership of the United Kingdom during the Second World War. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest wartime leaders of the century and served as Prime Minister twice... and Lassie Lassie Lassie is a fictional collie dog character created by Eric Knight in a short story expanded to novel length called Lassie Come-Home. Published in 1940, the novel was filmed by MGM in 1943 as Lassie Come Home with a dog named Pal playing Lassie. Pal then appeared with the stage name "Lassie" in six... (who also have big breasts) and rob banks. |
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| 99 | May 19, 2007 | "Decision '08: Spring Cleaning '07" | Oprah Winfrey Oprah Winfrey Oprah Winfrey is an American media proprietor, talk show host, actress, producer and philanthropist. Winfrey is best known for her self-titled, multi-award-winning talk show, which has become the highest-rated program of its kind in history and was nationally syndicated from 1986 to 2011... (voiced by Maya Rudolph Maya Rudolph Maya Khabira Rudolph is an American actress, comedienne and singer known for her comedic roles as a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 2000 to 2007, and for appearing in films such as Away We Go, Bridesmaids, Grown Ups, A Prairie Home Companion and MacGruber... ) interviews the candidates for United States President in 2008, where they reveal many strange secrets. |
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| 100 | September 29, 2007 | Ambiguously Gay Duo | "First Served, First Come" | Bighead enlists the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport Undercover Police to out Ace and Gary at his BBQ. |
| 101 | March 1, 2008 | "The Obama Files" | Barack Obama Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in... sends Jesse Jackson Jesse Jackson Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr. is an African-American civil rights activist and Baptist minister. He was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988 and served as shadow senator for the District of Columbia from 1991 to 1997. He was the founder of both entities that merged to... (voiced by Darrell Hammond Darrell Hammond Darrell Hammond is an American actor, stand-up comedian and impressionist. He was a regular on Saturday Night Live from 1995 until 2009, the longest tenure of any cast member. Upon his departure, Hammond, at age 53, was the oldest cast member in the show's history... ) and Al Sharpton Al Sharpton Alfred Charles "Al" Sharpton, Jr. is an American Baptist minister, civil rights activist, and television/radio talk show host. In 2004, he was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. presidential election... (voiced by Robert Smigel Robert Smigel Robert Smigel is an American actor, humorist, comedian and writer known for his Saturday Night Live "TV Funhouse" cartoon shorts and as the puppeteer and voice behind Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog.-Early life:... ) on wild goose hunts (to nonexistent counties such as Bophuthatswana Bophuthatswana Bophuthatswana , officially the Republic of Bophuthatswana was a Bantustan – an area set aside for members of a specific ethnicity – and nominal parliamentary democracy in the northwestern region of South Africa... , East Paraguay Paraguay Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the... , and Lower Zambuta Zambia Zambia , officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. The neighbouring countries are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia to the south, and Angola to the west.... ) to keep them from helping him. This was originally the last TV Funhouse cartoon. According to an interview with Robert Smigel, the show budget for SNL was cut following the 2007-2008 WGA strike (which occurred around season 33) and his cartoons were put on the chopping block first. Because of this, all planned cartoons for the season were cut and Smigel was no longer credited as an SNL writer. |
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| 102 | May 14, 2011 | "Ambiguously Gay Duo" | "The Dark, Clenched Hole of Evil" | Bighead and his henchmen blast Ace and Gary with a flesh ray, transforming them from animated characters to live-action ones, in which they are portrayed by Jon Hamm and Jimmy Fallon Jimmy Fallon James Thomas "Jimmy" Fallon, Jr. is an American actor, comedian, singer, musician and television host. He currently hosts Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, a late-night talk show that airs Monday through Friday on NBC... , respectively. The gun malfunctions and "unanimates" everyone, with Ed Helms Ed Helms Edward Paul "Ed" Helms is an American actor and comedian known for his work as a correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, as Andy Bernard on the US version of the sitcom/mockumentary The Office and for his role as Dr. Stu Price in The Hangover films.- Early life :Helms was born and raised... playing Half-Scary, a Two-Face Two-Face Two-Face is a fictional comic book supervillain who appears in comic books published by DC Comics. and is an enemy of Batman. The character first appeared in Detective Comics #66 , and was created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger.... -like henchmen, Fred Armisen as Lizardo Lizard (comics) The Lizard is a fictional character, a supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe and enemy of Spider-Man. The Lizard first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #6 , and was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko... , Stephen Colbert as Dr. Brainio, and Steve Carell as Bighead. |
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| 1 | April 29, 2006 | NBC aired a "Best Of" special for TV Funhouse. The special lasted a full-length 90-minute SNL episode and was hosted by The Ambiguously Gay Duo (voiced by Steve Carell Steve Carell Steven John "Steve" Carell is an American comedian, actor, voice artist, producer, writer, and director. Although Carell is notable for his role on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, he found greater fame in the late 2000s for playing Michael Scott on The Office... and Stephen Colbert Stephen Colbert Stephen Tyrone Colbert is an American political satirist, writer, comedian, television host, and actor. He is the host of Comedy Central's The Colbert Report, a satirical news show in which Colbert portrays a caricatured version of conservative political pundits.Colbert originally studied to be an... ). The duo interacts with the current SNL cast along with Lorne Michaels and Don Pardo. Also features a cameo by Jimmy Fallon Jimmy Fallon James Thomas "Jimmy" Fallon, Jr. is an American actor, comedian, singer, musician and television host. He currently hosts Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, a late-night talk show that airs Monday through Friday on NBC... . |