'Wasn't That Special' Season Twenty Two Bonus Materials
As the Wasn’t That Special co-hosts watch each season of Saturday Night Live, they compare notes on each episode, chatting back and forth about both popular and long-forgotten sketches. Some of the topics they discuss make it to the final podcast; others are left on the cutting-room floor.
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Below is the Season Twenty Two bonus notes section, with the clips coming next week.
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Episode One: Tom Hanks
Christian: As this episode was airing, I was meeting the woman who became my wife, the ultimate recurring character.
Scot: Hanks wasn't really allowed to carry the show, as he usually did. Recurring bits elbowed him out.
ABC News declares Bill Clinton (Hammond) the winner of the 96 election - Hanks as Jennings
Christian: Carvey's "can I finish" from Perot becomes Oteri's "can I talk."
Scot: That Dole fall happened a week prior.
Big Brawn commercial
Christian: I liked this one!
Scot: Chuckle, but no more than that.
Roxbury Guys - Hanks and fellow Roxbury Guys land in the slammer
Christian: Standing by my declaration that this bit was cashed with Carrey.
Scot: Perfectly fine, I'm sure there are worse ones coming soon.
TV Funhouse - Ace & Gary are The Ambiguously Gay Duo
Christian: Voiced by Steve Carrell and Stephen Colbert, when he was primarily concerned with being funny.
Scot: Leftover from an unaired Dana Carvey Show.
Tonight Show with Jay Leno - missing link Mr. Peepers (Kattan) wreaks havoc on panel
Christian: Like Mary Katherine Gallagher, total commitment, which I appreciate. Kattan said doing the apple trick makes him choke.
Scot: Kattan brought this with him - It's fine. I have no idea how you look at this and say, "Let's bring it back. There's more to this story."
Creativity Test - creativity test giver (Meadows) works with boring Hanks
Christian: Hanks should have won his third straight Oscar for this.
Scot: Hanks wills this one to its best form. What a closing performance.
Episode Two: Lisa Kudrow
Christian: The Groundlings have taken over the show, with Kudrow being a former Groundling and Meadows being the sole remaining Second City member. Settling into mediocrity, with most bits tonight either being recurring or wannabe-recurring characters.
Scot: I previewed the Groundlings vs. Second City rift in the S21 episode.
Bob Dole prepares to debate Bill Clinton; David L. Lander cameo
Christian: The capper at the end made the whole sketch.
Scot: A lot of fun, good energy. Could have even kept it going, I thought.
Kudrow describes her fantasy one-night stand with SNL
Christian: She doesn't mention she tried out for SNL and lost out to Julia Sweeney. This is unfunny and creepy.
Scot: I think she would have been a poor cast member.
Caribbean Essence Bath Oil commercial
Christian: I guess the joke is that it would be horrible to have a black man in the tub with you?
Singled Out with Mary Katherine Gallagher
Christian: Fine, but actually doesn't fully capture how ridiculous Singled Out actually was.
Scot: I forgot how this show worked. Kudrow is worthless.
Air Traffic Control - air traffic controller Suel Forrester “helps” stewardess (Kudrow) land a plane
Christian: Too simple of a premise to be used over and over.
Scot: This is the best of the lot so far. "Or else you're gonna die."
Single and Loving It - joyologist Helen (Shannon) claims to enjoy manlessness
Christian: You will be surprised to learn they are not entirely happy being single.
Scot: Oh, her.
Wymins Poetry Night - Mickey The Dyke (Oteri) emcees Wymins Poetry Night at a lesbian bar
Christian: Hey, Mickey the Dyke is back! Ironic they have a man play Martina Navratilova given her current politics.
Scot: Nothing really worked for me here.
Ex-Convict Waiter - ex-con waiter Gene (Quinn) harasses a dining couple (Kudrow and McKinney.)
Christian: I forgot Quinn was on the show.
Scot: I was hoping he might have slipped away.
Episode Three: Bill Pullman
Christian: Tension between the writer pieces, which tend to be good, and the performer pieces, which are less so.
Scot: Uninspired effort after a few weeks off. Thank goodness Carvey is next.
Bob Dole dreams of debating Independence Day president (Pullman)
Christian: Already making fun of candidates using personal stories of total strangers during debates.
Scot: Norm's Dole is so omnipresent, I can't even remember what the real Dole is supposed to sound like.
AT&T operators Janice (Ferrell) & Kelly (Kattan) chat between calls
Christian: It's "get off the shed" with cheese danish.
Scot: Kattan is just using his Kippi Strug voice - Strong, concerning flashbacks to S19 & 20.
Tic Tac Toe - Hanging letters by hand makes things tough
Christian: Went on too long, but I actually really liked this. Legit laughs any time Norm has to get up to do his nailing.
Scot: I hated the way this was written. The only humor came from the "X" falling on Norm's head.
The Rules Show - (Gasteyer) & (Shannon) lay down guidelines for want-to-be brides
Christian: If I recall correctly, this is a real book that blew up when Oprah talked about it. This is not a good sketch.
Scot: No longer can anyone say the females aren't being written for. Of course, they aren't good. But one step at a time.
The Quiet Storm - deejay Chris Garnett (Meadows) remains calm no matter what
Christian: Man, I wanted this to be better.
Scot: Another solid idea that is thwarted by poor writing, IMO. I don't like the decisions being made.
Hidden Camera - pranks of Fred Wolf and Adam McKay involve hitting people
Christian: How did this make it to air?
Scot: Fred Wolf's farewell and he leaves us with garbage - Matt Walsh and Ian Roberts of Upright Citizens Brigade guest star.
Episode Four: Dana Carvey
Scot: Carvey proving his worth, elevating absolutely everything he's in
Larry King Live - Ross Perot & other third-party candidates; Ferrell as King
Christian: I'd love to see the interview this is based on.
Scot: "We've heard this before!" - Enjoyed the party platforms.
Hey Remember the 80s with Goat Boy - George Michael (Carvey) & Joseph Hazelwood (McKinney)
Christian: A historic moment: A sketch so bad, Dana Carvey can't salvage it.
Scot: Carvey does just enough to rescue it from another washout.
The Barbara Walters Special - Elizabeth Dole (Gasteyer) lauds her husband
Christian: Good that the women are on screen more, but their go-to move is to play old women. Are women their age not funny?
Scot: It's fine. Probably Gasteyer's best moment yet.
Brokaw Pre-Tape - Tom Brokaw (Carvey) pre-tapes news to cover Gerald Ford death contingencies
Christian: Amazing what happens when you have Robert Smigel writing for you.
Scot: Another leftover Dana Carvey Show sketch - "Taft was. Really, Taft?"
Church Chat - Church Lady judges O.J. Simpson (Meadows) & Madonna (Shannon)
Christian: The URL satan.com now takes you to an online Bible sales site.
Scot: Pretty much by-the-numbers here.
Bob Dole's Time Tunnel - the future visits young Bill Clinton
Christian: I LOVED this. Great premise and laughs all the way through - especially when he presents a fruit roll-up as proof he's from the future. And great callback to the cold open.
Russell & Tate - attorneys Russell (Meadows) & Tate (Morgan) have the means to get you your money
Christian: Meadows - not believable as a gangster. Tracy Morgan - totally believable.
Scot: Again putting Meadows in a role where he has to play a tough guy.
Episode Five: Chris Rock
Scot: Second straight show with only one song from musical guest.
George Bush (Carvey) prepares Bob Dole (Macdonald) to lose to Bill Clinton (Darrell Hammond)
Christian: Make sure we set aside 10 minutes in the next podcast for you to express disgust at Carvey for trying to make Norm break.
Scot: Carvey makes Norm break with the snake impression - Election again brings out the best in the show (even a blowout) - I actually don't like Carvey's vamping, but at least he's the main character in the sketch.
I'm Chllin - Onski plugs I Ain’t Tryin’ To Hear That home pregnancy test.
Christian: This did not get better in the ensuing four years. Some decent jokes, but the vibe is terrible.
Scot: Oh, no. There's a reason this was buried in the last ten minutes in every show.
Woman, black guy, gay man say “don’t vote”; paid for by Dole/Kemp
Christian: Saw the hook coming from a mile away, but still funny.
Scot: Last time they could roll out the "Your vote doesn't matter" bit pre-2000.
The Dark Side with Nat X - Jesse Jackson (Hammond), Tori Spelling (Oteri), Mike Tyson (Morgan)
Christian: The whole pre-guest bit is straight from his stand-up special that came out just a couple months before! Hot take: Is Hammond's Jesse Jackson REALLY that good?
Scot: This seems more stand-uppy than Nat X was previously - Slightly disappointing considering previous quality.
Wedding Toast - Culps debut - Marty (Ferrell) & Bobbi (Gasteyer) sing medley
Christian: Oh no - I like these less than the cheerleaders.
Scot: We have our new Nick/Sweeney Sisters - I did not enjoy the singing.
Perspectives - Lionel Osbourne (Meadows) talks with Million Man Marcher (Rock)
Christian: As Lionel Osbourne says, terrific.
Scot: Have we ever seen something quite like this? A recurring sketch allowed to build and actually get better as time goes on?
Episode Six: Robert Downey, Jr.
Christian: At goodnights, Fiona Apple seems weirded out by the whole thing.
Scot: The least musical stretch of SNL ever continues. Sketches run shorter and shorter. I don't think that's a great choice. It's too much.
Bob & Elizabeth Dole convince Norm it’s time to stop his impression
Christian: Moving forward, how often are we going to see a standing O for a Republican presidential candidate? Also, Lorne breaks his own no-breaking rule!
Scot: Some good ad-libbed lines from Norm in here.
Monologue: Downey, Jr. highlights summer legal trouble
Christian: Downey hadn't really been in anything notable since Chaplin in 1992 - not really there to promote anything.
Scot: Putting a lampshade on his legal issues.
Mr. Music - deejay Mr. Music (RDJ) plays inappropriate songs at a wedding reception
Christian: Downey has not improved as a sketch performer.
Scot: Would have been right at home in Season 11.
The Streets of LA - RDJ plays anti-drug cop
Christian: It's Farley's "relapse guy" part two. This show is becoming a confessional.
Scot: RDJ's actual drug trouble was literally just beginning.
Episode Seven: Phil Hartman
Christian: Other than Pesci, Breuer has faded into "warm body" territory.
Scot: The last time Phil would be on SNL. Wish it were better.
Monologue: Hartman tells how his career has allowed him to buy his family’s affection
Scot: Phil looks super pleased to be back. Of course, creepy to hear him talk about how much he loves Brynn.
Christian: Yes, the wife reference is tough.
House of Congress - MTV veejay Kincaid welcomes Jesse Helms (Hammond) & Ted Kennedy (Hartman)
Christian: Like being trapped in a car with the most annoying person you can possibly imagine. The "elephant tattoo" is a reference to MTV VJ Kennedy's elephant tattoo, given her Republicanism (at the time.)
Scot: Kincaid is awful. The impressions are wonderful.
TV Funhouse - by Robert Smigel - a Hanna-Barbera-like Michael Jackson story
Christian: I have no idea how SNL wasn't sued into oblivion.
The Gossip Show - Julie Brown (Oteri), Phil as Rex Reed, sparking nuclear attack
Christian: Oteri's Downtown Julie Brown impression is not even in the ballpark. Is this blackface?
Scot: Didn't like it, kinda liked it, liked it, hey this is good!, aw, not that ending.
Episode Eight: Martin Short
Christian: Mostly paint-by-the-numbers with Short back in the studio.
Scot: I don't feel this season has been trending as good as S21, despite this run of SNL legends hosting.
The First Celebrity Jeopardy! - Sean Connery (Hammond), Burt Reynolds (Norm), Jerry Lewis (Short)
Christian: Solid start.
Scot: Stupid contestants actually works as a plot here - essentially fully-formed.
Ed Grimley is sent back from Heaven by Chase to live a little
Christian: Just a greatest hits and Chase adds nothing.
The Barbara Walters Special - Jackie Rogers, Jr. relives past pain
Christian: Oteri and Short - which one is which?
Scot: This character (Rodgers) never has done a thing for me.
Tinsletown Tattler with Pinky Nye - absent-minded Short and Shannon chat
Christian: Seeds of Jiminy Glick in here for Short.
Happy Holiday Tales - Mickey The Dyke decides to come out to her family
Christian: "Leathermouse." Paula Pell is gay, so I suspect she had a hand in the "Mickey the Dyke" sketches.
Scot: This had a real spirit to it and some funny lines. I'm surprised, but I liked it.
Episode Nine: Rosie O’Donnell
Scot: This is a 100% recurring character episode, to its detriment. Worst episode of the season. Everyone seems exhausted.
Bill Clinton offers multiple cabinet posts to Bob Dole
Christian: Clinton predicts Republicans would impeach him. Surprise!
Scot: Colbert on the V/O? - Ferrell's first Reno appearance - Nothing to see here.
Rita Delvecchio and Rosie face off against neighbor (Penny Marshall)
Christian: At least they had the sense to end "Get Off the Shed" at two. This just keeps going.
Scot: Giving up on jokes, leaning into "slice of life" type stuff.
Episode Ten: Kevin Spacey
Christian: Can we declare a whole episode that didn't age well?
Spacey sings while on-screen crawl says he's crazy
Christian: Wow, stunningly prescient.
Scot: The classic Dern/Hopkins/Walken move of confirming a psycho really is a psycho. Of course, in this case ...
Late Show with Letterman - Got any gum?
Christian: All impression, almost no jokes.
Scot: Huh. I remembered liking this more then than I do now. Didn't love Spacey's William Hurt either.
Janet Reno's Dance Party - Janet Reno (Ferrell) dancing to "My Sharona"
Christian: Can an impression be both cruel and accurate?
Scot: I very much enjoyed the absurd premise matched with Ferrell's controlled energy and strict law-and-order sentiments.
Beck - “Where It’s At”
Christian: I say this as a huge Beck fan: "Odelay" is overrated.
TV Funhouse - “X-Presidents” superheroes Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush foil a plot
Christian: Just kind of a blander Ambiguously Gay Duo.
Home security technician (Spacey) tires of Mrs. Attebury’s (Gasteyer) stories
Christian: Gasteyer heard some society woman talk like this and thought "wouldn't it be funny if I was that annoying for four minutes straight?"
Scot: McKinney has faded to be nearly invisible on the show.
Episode Eleven: David Alan Grier
Scot: 18 different elements in this show. 18! - Writing was weaker but DAG was just as strong. His last time hosting, I believe.
Paula Jones (Oteri) looks for Bill Clinton in a lineup
Christian: Feels like there have been twice as many Doles as there were Carvey GHWBs.
Scot: More Dole. Well done start-to-finish.
20/20 - Barbara Walters (Oteri) interviews Snoop Doggy Dogg
Christian: Again, interesting given that Snoop is portrayed as a gangsta but is now the goofiest rapper alive,
Scot: Should be said Oteri's Barbara Walters impression is very, very good. But there's nothing happening here.
Both Sides with Jesse Jackson - Kincaid & others discuss Ebonics
Christian: Enjoyed them yelling at Kincaid, but it seems like there was a better option here.
Scot: Kincaid is a sketch-killer - Cochrane's line about the police gets no response.
Wong and Owens, Ex-Porn Stars - Don Wong (Breuer) & Reggie Owens (Morgan) try a fast-food career
Christian: Imagine how good this could have been had it been led by better cast members.
Shopping at Home Network - mispriced Scottie Pippen bust
Scot: The increased desperation and escalation work for me. Will calling his wife! I like this bit a lot.
See monster trucks & funny car civilization Sunday at Worcester Centrum
Christian: It's the Hulk Hogan talk show formula - contrasting high and low culture.
Scot: I had to watch this twice to catch it all, but I laughed my ass off. The evolving funny car society vs. the brutish monster trucks. Really, really good.
Episode Twelve: Neve Campbell
Christian: I could have been mugged after Weekend Update and it would have been preferable to this.
Scot: Back-half fell off a freaking cliff. Ironically I want more original sketches and they give me that. Meadows has been MIA recently.
O.J. Simpson (Meadows) lies about money available for civil suit judgment - Hammond as Rather
Christian: Liberal use of the "n-word" here.
Scot: As much as Ohlmeyer hated Norm for WU, the show itself focused on all sorts of O.J. angles.
Jackpot - contestants can’t understand Suel Forrester
Christian: Just totally flat for me. When I saw his name at the beginning, I said "I bet he is going to say a bunch of stuff they don't understand!" And I was right!
Scot: Look, gotta say that of ALLLLL these recurring characters, I really don't mind this one and occasionally he gets me to laugh.
Delicious Dish - essay contest winner (Neve) joins show for pledge drive
Christian: A friend of mine actually read a book about the history of salt, and it actually sounds fascinating.
Scot: I'm tiring of it already (knowing there's at least one great edition coming) and this one wasn't as inspired as the previous few.
Basketball Court - urban teens (Oteri) & (Neve) scope out some guys at the playground
Christian: Literally not a single joke.
Nazi Germany - during a Hitler speech, Rolf & fellow Gestapo members gossip about Fuhrer
Christian: One of the most time-tested SNL gimmicks: Take an infamous bad guy and have them speak as if they are a modern young person.
Scot: Hardly any development to any of these sketches. Get in, get a joke, get out. Now it feels very Ebersol-ish.
Episode Thirteen: Chevy Chase
Scot: Things are falling apart. Feels like sophomore slump and overcorrection overall. I blame writers at this point. There's no development in anything being put on screen.
Charlie Rose - Goat Boy, Cow Man (Chase), others discuss legal system
Christian: Was this written by a Make-A-Wish kid?
Scot: What is there to say here?
7 Action News - news anchor (Chase) lies about stories, having a credibility breakdown
Christian: What a dog.
Scot: Horrible flow to this thing. Kinda of odd placement just after WU (the "fake news"). Don't think it worked at all.
Playing First Date - Zimmermans debut
Christian: Sort of enjoyed the ebb and flow. And a decent hook at the end.
Scot: Not much distance between this and Goat Boy. Really annoying people making noises and using raised voices.
Chopper 4 - newsstand owner Andrew (McKinney) is obsessed with fog-penetrating Chopper 4
Christian: Even when they aren't running recurring characters, they are trying out new ones.
Scot: Decent character from McKinney but just the barest of plots and no real jokes. Feels very Kids In The Hall-y.
Episode Fourteen: Alec Baldwin
Scot: One non-recurring sketch all night long. One. Maybe the Herlihy and McKay team was a mistake. Special guest Howard Stern.
Christian: At this point, I feel protective of the show, so I am extra offended they allowed Howard Stern to come on and shit all over it.
Late Show with David Letterman - Robert DeNiro (Baldwin) joins
Scot: Indication of quality decline: They only make it to #5 on the Top Ten list
Baldwin goes backstage to demonstrate how SNL is a wholesome, family show
Scot: This is excellent, I loved it. Smiling throughout and good laughs. The "Irish Need Not Apply" sign was a great touch.
Dressing Room - MKG and Tina Turner
Christian: The hands in the armpits thing is far too long of a catchphrase.
Scot: The grandmother joke bumps it a slot.
Sentimental Yard Sale - at yard sale, Baldwin and Shannon unloads sentimental items for pennies
Scot: The mirror image of the classic Phil Sentimental Value Pawn Shop sketch - I'll count this as original despite that.
The drunk businessmen eulogize Bill Brasky at his funeral
Scot: Sorry, no laughs found. Even the personal asides didn't land for me.
Rain - the miniseries features an as yet undramatized natural disaster
Christian: I think of this every time local channels take up half their screen with a rain warning when I am trying to watch a game and the graphics are covering the score.
Scot: Decent disaster movie parody, I guess. Too short to leave a mark.
Episode Fifteen: Sting
Scot: Commercials just dried up and went away. Sneaky decent show? Lots of non-recurring sketches.
Bill Clinton dares opponents to impeach given possible replacements.
Christian: Janet Reno was 6'2".
Scot: I liked this one. You actually get Clinton doing his "Slick Willy" stuff.
Evita - Juan Peron (Norm) can’t fathom why Evita (Gasteyer) breaks into song
Christian: Gasteyer is in the Nora Dunn category - extremely proficient technically and super-talented, but...struggles to make lines on the page funny.
Scot: Follow-up to the West Side Story sketch - Yes, in musicals people do things normal humans would not - It's the same freaking sketch.
Ku Klux Klan - Breuer dislikes white power gossip of fellow Klan members Rolf & Sting
Christian: What did I say above re: the Nazi bit? Take a historically horrible person and make him talk like a cool modern guy - instant comedy!
Scot: Rolf. This is an actual recurring character this year. - Faint praise but the best from him thus far.
Veruca Salt - “Shutterbug”
Christian: Veruca Salt is the rare band where the sound can be really bad but it doesn't make the performance worse?
Scot: How dare we only get one song from Veruca Salt? Just so we can hear Sting? Unfair. 17-year-old me was a big, big Louise Post fan.
Episode Sixteen: Mike Myers
Barbara Walters Oscar Special
Christian: Tough to write a good sketch when the headlines are picking the topics for you.
Scot: Short, devoid of actual humor.
MKG music video audition
Christian: Holy shit, that first Molly Shannon fall into the folding chairs and off the stage is brutal.
Scot: In the Live From New York book, Shannon says that brick wall was supposed to be complete but the crew ran out of time. Lorne gave her a pep talk to power her through - Myers characterization actually does add something here.
Prime Minister Questions - John Major (McKinney) answers questions
Christian: Might have been a plausible 10-to-1, but not here.
Scot: Who is this sketch for?
Scottish Soccer Hooligan Weekly
Christian: McKinney wearing a Tottenham Hotspur scarf - knew that guy had class.
Prematurely Gray - young silverhairs discuss impact of colorless locks
Christian: Nothing for me here.
Scot: Some good lines scattered in here and I liked the Myers/Gasteyer angle.
Episode Seventeen: Rob Lowe
Scot: The season is mostly "efficiently boring." Writers are taking any chances that might remotely end in a terrible or great sketch. What did Ferrell do tonight? I ask again, do you feel he's being used to the full extent of his abilities?
Nightline - Heaven’s Gate cult members party aboard UFO
Christian: Another "bad guy is likable" bit.
Scot: The whole Heaven's Gate thing was a tremendous news cycle.
Goth Talk - teens Circe (Shannon) & Azrael (Kattan)
Christian: Laughed out loud at the park scene.
Perspectives - black major leaguer (Morgan) explains Jackie Robinson’s import
Christian: Never gets old.
Scot: Never would have predicted this, but here we are.
La Politico Non Correcto - Mexican talk show highlights
Christian: So silly, I loved it.
Rant - waitress (Gasteyer) can't put together her quitting speech, refuses to swear
Christian: This sketch is total bullcrap.
Scot: This goes on far, far, far too long.
Episode Eighteen: Pamela Anderson (Lee)
Scot: 17 different elements tonight.
Movie Shoot - Jealous Tommy doesn't understand acting
Christian: Tommy Lee actually did this on movie sets, hence the joke.
Scot: Another literal LOL at Norm as Tommy Lee - pretty much a single joke but I didn't mind.
TV Funhouse - The Ambiguously Gay Duo teaches safety tips to kids
Scot: The most risque A&G?
Larry King News and Views - Larry King’s (Macdonald) News & Views range from the trite to the bizarre
Christian: Don't know if you remember Larry King's USA Today columns, but they were exactly like this.
Scot: I used the Boz Skaggs line as a drop when I was a college radio DJ.
Twilight Zone - in the eyes of her pig-faced beholders, Anderson is hot
Christian: Appreciated the double-switch. You think the twist is going to be obvious, then they take the extra step and subvert it.
Scot: Admire the effort on this one, I guess, but it's a dead end.
Sense of Humor - on a first date, (Kattan) pretends to like Lee's sense of humor
Scot: Unfunny people being intentionally unfunny.
Episode Nineteen: John Goodman
Christian: You bring in Mike Myers as a special guest for…this?
Scot: Feels like one of the best episodes of the season? Kind of a low bar.
Celebrity Jeopardy! - Marlon Brando (Goodman), Phil Donahue (Hammond), Burt Reynolds (Norm)
Scot: Finding the rhythm here and still creating very good sketch in the meantime.
Talkin’ with Suel - Ron Wood (Mike Myers) & Bjork (Molly Shannon) babble about drugs, maybe
Christian: Suel does nothing for me, but Shannon's Bjork here is good.
Scot: I like Suel enough, but he has to act/react against normal speaking people.
Eddie Murphy, Good Samaritan - Good Samaritan Eddie Murphy (Meadows) selflessly helps transvestites
Christian: Wow, going straight at Eddie. Tough.
Scot: Really liked the set-up/voice-over and it's really taking a chance to go after Murphy again.
Delicious Dish - Margaret Jo & Terry discuss summer cookouts with chili expert (Goodman).
Christian: This one was a real step up.
Scot: Back to a solid edition of this. Laughed at Ann saying she thought of the joke last night and wrote it down.
Pharmacist (Goodman) fills Colette Reardon’s (Oteri) prescription
Christian: It's Jackie Rogers, Jr. But still pretty funny.
Scot: Debut of Colette Reardon - In reality, Goodman is doing the heavy lifting in this one.
Bill Brasky - Drunk businessmen honor Bill Brasky at Little League game
Scot: Definitely done with this one.
Christian: Yep. Enough of Bill Brasky.
Episode Twenty: Jeff Goldblum
Scot: And that's the season. Most of it feels really empty. Defined almost exclusively by the attempt to turn virtually everything into recurring.
Breuer does dinosaur impressions in hopes that host can get him a job
Christian: This type of bit has been Breuer's whole career.
Scot: Breuer is a problem because is his Pesci bit is essentially enough to keep him around even through there's nothing else of value.
Space the Infinite Frontier with Harry Caray
Scot: This is considered a classic. Why?
Christian: Classic? No. Did I laugh all the way through? Yes, I did.
TV Funhouse - “Fun With Real Audio” - talk show trash is taken to the dump
Christian: Co-written by former cast member Beth Cahill. She's back!
Scot: Get it? Because it's "trash" TV. First real disappointing one of these. And, um, Johnnie Cochran as a heap of trash? We'd have discussions about that today.
Goth Talk - Circe & Azrael welcome dark musician Count Feedback (Goldblum)
Christian: Enjoyed the first one. That's all the world needed.
Scot: Now recurring - hopefully not for long.
Kennedy Kapers - Ted Kennedy (Ferrell) & relatives on game show
Christian: Appreciate the shots at the Kennedys, but this is undercooked.
Janet Blaum’s ineffective invective dooms her attempt at unionization
Christian: Jesus, they brought THIS back?
Scot: How could anyone possibly think this could be recurring? Again, too, too, too, too, too long.