Not Necessarily the news beginning theme

[PungiFungi]

I can't watch Mitchell Lawrence without envisioning him in those speedo bikinis he wore when he and the Not Necessarily the News cast competed in Star Games. :-)

[cocotower]

Hello, in the early 80's I submitted a Sniglet to NNTN on HBO and am looking for that episode. The sniglet is TELEVATOR, introduced by Stuart Pankin who was depicted on a television as the screen rolled out of control and he was looking up and down in confusion.

Thanks for any leads on helping find this episode!

[chairmanofthebored1]

If anyone can post more episodes of this great comedy, I would really appreciate it, :-)

[Kelski1998]

Now this was a made for cable show that was funny!!!!!!

[Lyubov91]

Thanks for posting this! I remember this show very well in the 80's when I was a kid. It came on HBO, and my parents watched it all the time.

[ThoughtTraveler]

We need a show like this for Obama jokes

[yankee15]

Damn, I thought this was going to be Motherless Children by Clapton!

[JayFingers]

@yankee15 Me, too.

[Dibrini]

Danny Breen, with that mustache!

[pauli494]

wasn't there an ending theme that was an eric clapton song? slide guitar?

[witulski]

they used to use "motherless children" by clapton for their opening song, until a later season when it was replaced by an original news-theme sounding piece. this particular clip looks more like a joke one-off than the actual opening.

[youneedhead]

i loved this a child as well as well

[jovanloveless]

i loved this show as a kid too!

[drlarrymitchell]

# Anne Bloom, as Frosty Kimelman

# Danny Breen, as Steve Casper

# Rich Hall, who did a regular feature on "sniglets".

# Mitchell Laurance, as news reporter Pete Kimelman.

# Audrie Neenan (season 1)

# Stuart Pankin, as anchorman Bob Charles of the news team.

# Lucy Webb, as Helen St. Thomas

# Jan Hooks, (season 1&2)

# Annabelle Gurwitch, la

[klwewf]

Jan Hooks???

[drlarrymitchell]

Mitchell Lawrence, Lucy Webb, Stuart Pankin, Rich Hall

[elithecat]

Thanks, I will add the info to the keywords

[dystopika]

LOVED this show when I was a kid.

[montecristo73]

Best political comedy show ever

[blastingcaps]

i wish somebody would put full episodes of this up.

[bmoser0999]

What happened to "motherles children" by Clapton. That was the show's theme IIRC.