'Wasn't That Special' Season 26 Clips Package
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Here are some of the materials we discuss throughout the Season Twenty-Six episode:
First 2020 Presidential Debate
One of the handful of best political sketches in show history. Jim Downey is back writing the show’s campaign stuff, and it is clear right off the bat. Contributed words like “Lockbox” and “Strategerie” to America’s political lexicon.
Evil Boss
Will Ferrell made a habit of playing bad bosses this season. This guy is the worst (and the “killing the guy with a trident” bit would eventually make its way to Anchorman.)
Beppi and Bushka
Ferrell is back again as a bad boss, but this sketch belongs to Rachel Dratch and Julia Stiles, who play immigrant maids who instruct American office workers that their problems are, indeed, “first-world.”
Doctor’s Office
One of Ferrell’s best, but mostly forgotten, recurring characters is “Dr. Beaman,” the incompetent obstetrician.
Ted Brogan is Born
“Take it sleazy.”
Jeffrey’s Clothing Store
One of the primary storylines of Season 26 was the tendency for Jimmy Fallon and Horatio Sanz to break out into laughter. Here is the most famous example.
The Continental
We are a decade into this bit and it still never disappoints.
Centaur Job Interview
Walken and Chris Parnell are both perfect for this. It’s similar to Season 25’s “Census Taker” sketch, only it’s Walken asking the questions this time.
Wade Blasingame
He sues dogs. Great bit for both Ferrell and Parnell.
Wilson the Volleyball
A Weekend Update appearance - Ferrell is so good, he can turn a volleyball puppet into a top-flight bit.
The Bloater Brothers at Shooters
Another mostly forgotten recurring character, which is a shame, because it actually works well each time.
Lorne and Tom Green in a Tub
Some vigorous disagreement on the podcast about this one. Christian liked it, while Scot thought it was a total waste of time.
Five years too late, reviewers started to pick up on the fact that the show was “funny again:”
At the beginning of Season 26, Toronto’s National Post published a lengthy piece on their hometown boy, Lorne Michaels:
(The portion in black is hard to read, so here it is, enlarged:)
Early in the season, Tim Meadows’ Ladies Man movie came out, which was panned by critics. Based on this Roger Ebert review that ran in a Cedar Rapids, Iowa, paper, there are plenty of other entertainment opportunities in town if you didn’t want to see the movie:
A Richmond, Virginia newspaper noticed that a former University of Virginia student was now the head writer at SNL:
Tom Green committed to the bit, saying his on-air proposal to Drew Barrymore was serious:
