SCTV Half Wits

[Neville6000]

So, where's part 2 & 3?

[fishman017]

That is a really damn YOUNG Eugene Levy.

[mikazuki2002]

This was one of my favorite tv shows! I use to watch it all the time! I also use to like watching the show Friday's! Thanks for posting this!

[JoeyPencils]

he thanks Johnny Olla...that was Hyman Roth's stooge

[CorvusCorone68]

wow...they can count to 12 yet can't realize it's more than 10

[cypresscoach]

I had car seats like those.

[KDMensch]

@cypresscoach Lemme guess...you had them on your furniture too?

[cypresscoach]

@KDMensch Absolutely. Had to have them, because of my 10 potbellied pigs, and the pet turkey. Really easy to clean.

[KDMensch]

@cypresscoach TMI (- :

[MartinShortLover]

This is hilarious! I wish I was born before '85 cause I would of watched this all the time! 

[pagepage16]

19 pepole are halfwits

[imaginativelads]

If you see this without the intro it's like watching the republican debates.

[GirlsinFogandSmoke]

@imaginativelads - I hate when some people can't resist bringing their political views into everything and ultimately pissing some people off.

[imaginativelads]

@GirlsinFogandSmoke Shame on you, Jonah Goldberg would look down on you and confess immediately to being completely wrong and declare"it's true,conservatives really are the nazis, sorry I was wrong." by the way. . .

gotchya!

[MissGreenAgain]

Before Alex Trebek was known in the U.S. for "Jeopardy!" he was hilariously parodied here. Now every time I watch "Jeopardy!", I say "Trebel" over Johnny Gilbert announcing Trebek.

[rooker405]

No,he went on to become Obama's chief jobs advisor.

[friendlier]

@rooker405 Funny, the Tea Party are in power in the House of Representatives, and there are still no jobs! Oh, I forgot. They're the ones that keep voting down Democratic jobs bills.

[Neville6000]

@friendlier: How true! And yet, the same idiots who voted them in will be voting in Gingrich and Rommey to fuck up the economy more.

[NevadaBoss]

i believe lawrence orbach did finally graduate high school...and went on to become governor of Texas. Right oh, then Alex there...

[russell8880]

I`m so happy someone has a copy but i want to see more of theres, i pee my pants when i see these cheers

[jctorontojctoronto]

one word

GOLD!!!!!!!!!!!!

jctoronto

[WytZox1]

I've noticed how names of such Godfather characters as Moe Green and Johnny Ola have been used in SCTV sketches.

[clmabry]

Bill Maher just called, he wants his nose back.

[1daddy57]

2:51 Great look...LOL

[LordoftheJimmy]

I wonder if this was the inspiration for Celebrity Jeopardy

[MrStulak]

this homage to Alex Trebek is way funnier than SNL's

[Thermalfiredotcom]

omg this is amazing, i can't stop laughing!



[Kizzymorgan]

what the fuck's up with that guys nose

[lancasterII]

@Kizzymorgan I guess nobody "nose" but Arthur.

[derosa67]

I remember watching this skit as a kid and laughing so hard I cried

[hugointhecity]

Johnny Ola as the announcer....priceless!

[hensca]

...SEATCOVERS!...

[Alexthecat1000]

I'm having some degree of difficulty getting out of high school. Martin Short is just brilliant.

[emncaity]

"Keep your distance!"

No wonder this show used to have me rolling in the floor...you just have to lock into that special Canadian-humor thing...

[Hor5iShow]

Right-O Alex!

[Hor5iShow]

I'm sorry, I seem to have forgotten which numbers have already been selected. Could you repeat them?

[cabrioglx]

John Candy's hair!!! HOLY SHIT!!! That alone deserves an award.

[aitraining]

‎"right-o Alex" "Post Graduate work?" "No, High school...I'm having some degree of difficulty getting through high school" Martin Short was a howl in this. lol

[adamjg4]

Wow, Will Ferrell got his whole shtick form this.

[HanzSygnal]

God Levy is SOOOO young.

[lancasterII]

The "dislikes" also guessed 12.

[aitraining]

@lancasterII LOL!

[NevadaBoss]

Arthur Andrew Liggett, Half Wit Extraordinaire--the Original 'Job Creator'--in 2012

"What do they call those tihings...quilts?"

[RVP57]

TOO FUNNY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[rocky5641]

@RVP57 its not funny at all y in the hell did thay put this back on comedy network

[aitraining]

"chest of drawers Alex?" LOL

[filmguy531]

Shows how terrrible SNL was even in the late 90s when they stole these gags

[spacecowboy5000]

@filmguy531 Even MADtv ripped this off.

[confidential007]

THINGS! YOU KNOW, THOSE THINGS!

Oh my this skit destroys. XD

Love it.

[mewinmew2]

4:41 omg his face XDBAH HAHAHAHAHHAHAAAA

[diluvnman]

I miss this show!



[relaxguydw]

The precursor to SNL's Celebrity Jeopardy. Except more awesomer.

[redgreenjr]

I worked with Arty Liggit. "it's a job, you know, nothing special, just a job."

[babybro70]

Oh My God SCTV was the SHIT!!!! So sad it's not more widely known. Every public library should have these on DVD it's just a crime they don't. Classic!!! 

[borch1260]

The Republican Tea Party Game Show

[Neville6000]

@borch1260: You said it.

[bervy8]

OMG SNL totally stole this concept!

[Neville6000]

@bervy8: No, it did not.

[bobbybittmanrocks]

Swedish meatballs, LMFAO!!!

[motleyflush]

17 people are halfwits !!

[Operaandchant90]

he looks like franco bonisolli. if anyone knows what that means.

[rktguy]

didnt really laugh, but it was still pretty good

[lastexile0]

Well I see where SNL got the celeb Jeopardy idea from.

[aitraining]

They are all good but Martin Short just crushes here. SO funny.

[confidential007]

0_0 John Candy's hair. Oh my.

XD Still, great programming though. Stuff like this doesn't exist now. Well, hardly.

[gettyz]

the unrelated "dustin hoffman" comment was the best...

[aitraining]

Andrea Martin was SO underrated. " That is correct Alex" LOL! This whole crew rocked.

[kanukster]

I love those seat covers!!

Unlike the kind you have to spend money on, taking out to a dinner and a movie!

[cooldude7955]

6:18 made me piss myself in laughter :D

[LICITTRUTH82]

If you just listen to this video it sounds allot like the over medicated dumbed down people of 2011 on any channel of any T.V. program. This resembles Reality T.V. and its fan base of viewers doing a game show. hahaha

What makes it funny is they are only acting stupid.

[aitraining]

Better than SNL Always was. They don't get the credit.

[Bulldog22031]

So THIS is where SNL got its idea for celebrity jeopardy! Both are fantastic!

[indyfan22k]

Damn Cigarettes !! they killed John Candy. :-(

[MikeMcGantic]

great upload

[MissRandomIsRandom]

"I lied. I thought it would sound good on tv."

lol! :D

[aqelfaris]

Still love this. Can't get enough of making sport of that smug douche-bag Trebek.

[ozzymotorhead]

@aqelfaris what the hell did trebek ever do to u?

[kristoscan]

shame on u snl jeopardy, ripoff yet still as funny. poor trebek. your mother ha.

[supramanpsi]

@kristoscan its not a rip of snl this is older alot older

[kristoscan]

@supramanpsi yes supra that's why i wrote 'shame on u snl'. i saw this originally when it aired on nbc. obv snl of 90's-00's picked up on this bit and expounded. i blieve nbc was rerunning cbc shows of SCTV or perhaps they had their own deal w/ nbc at that point, it ran afta snl shows in the 80's. got that? good i'm no halfwit. ha!

[sevensecondsdeep]

gene levy as host...hilarious...lol

[MrsTSDM]

"Sounds like a demanding job"

"It is for me"

Love it!!

[LJD25]

Is that Harry Reams?

[carbilicon]

YEAH BABY HALF- WITS!

[Eradicator00987]

I had taped this clip on VHS and later showed it to my parents and they loved it. I remember my dad watching this, his face turned red and he was having a hard time breathing he was laughing so hard! Then my mom, would always repeat "a parka" when I'd ask her something having watched this... which kinda got annoying after a while....

[ammusi]

due decimal system...

[Ken5244]

Eugene Levy (playing Alex) should've won an Emmy for his performance here. And how he kept a straight face throughout the whole thing is beyond me.

[TheWanderinSoul]

Ah, back when tv was meant to be entertaining and not for advertising.

[aitraining]

Oh man. That was great! LMAO. I remember this skit and show so well. What funny-ass people they had. Great skits

[MaryCyberBailey]

"Chest of Drawers, Alex?"

[jtcbrt]

Thank you, Johnny Ola

[trevwagner094]

anyone know if the halfwits skit with the whats in your fridge question and them awnsering mulch is on youtube?

[MrFuturecanadian]

I have certain goals in life I feel compelled to complete! Ha! Don't we all....

[ozzymotorhead]

alex trebek totally ripped off alex trebell

[thatmuse76]

Sadly, I run into people like this everyday.

[briguy1313]

Love this... Thank you for posting. Do you have the first one with "Functional..." answer "Cockfight?" Amazing!!!!

[trevwagner094]

anyone know if the one with the things you find in a fridge question on it is on youtube?

[psychoszekely]

The world needs more SCTV.

...or at least Swedish meatballs...

[psychoszekely]

This is one of the best SCTV skits, EVER!

You answer "quilts", I answer "Swedish meatballs", then "Spain".XD

[FlamingoKicker]

a parka should have been correct. If you have all your clothes in your bedroom then your parka would be in there too. Blanche was robbed. :-)

[harwicke]

SNL ripped this off ....

[ZeNoodle]

@harwicke They were both very well made skits though

[metlhed7]

@harwicke who cares

[harwicke]

@metlhed7 Nice post.

[TheHabsfan1993]

Hilarious!!!

[apoxalex]

2:45 Lawrence is the best haha!

[thumdar]

Amazing how Saturday Night Live totally ripped off this skit.

[TubeGhost]

@thumdar Na mean?

[professor2442]

This is really painful to watch. They're all so stupid!

[ferociousgumby]

The two brothers named Darren were ripped off on Bob Newhart: "This is my other brother Darryl".

[wizerulz]

This is obviously the skit SNL ripped off to make "Celebrity Jeopardy", no doubt!!

[cantfinditgrindit]

I was laughing so hard my head hurts !! They don't make comedy like this anymore.

SCTV rocks!!

[TalkALotMore]

6:11, complete with Martin Short smiling and nodding his head as he answers "Swedish meatballs" had me howling!

[cesar1963able]

@TalkALotMore Yep. HIlarious. What a gem this show was.

[Wolzt9]

IF there is a comedy Hall of fame, this skit should be played on a loop 24/7. Timeless, Pure Gold comedy. Loved the answers by "Darren"( Candy) ...... coat  hangers???, then followed by "...chest of drawers??? Short. Followed by even more ridicuous ....things???, you know things????

[NevadaBoss]

and of course Darren went on to great acclaim..

and  host his own show on the Fox News Network....

Fair & Balanced & Fair...

right-o Alex!

[Albertanator]

@NevadaBoss More like MNBC with Oberfuhrer...ha ha ....

[jademm]

This skit is forever hilarious!!

[marcxopoco]

Bunch of smart people.

[clubhouseme]

Thank you Johnny Ola-Godfather 2 reference.

[BenKarlstrom]

HAHAHA!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for posting. That was gold.

[22shank22]

that Martin Short ... one funny dude

[lingcodnine]

This is a great sketch. Arthur Andrew Liggett . . . hilarious. Just look at him. Martin Short is priceless. Amazing how many characters he does, well. They are all good. Another is Lola.

[feck2112]

Martin Short makes this good sketch a great sketch

[pythonfan78]

I wish that they still showed these on Comedy Central.  Great stuff.

[ironmanboy]

Great natural comedy, not forced and tedious like SNL. Awesome show! Thanks for posting!

[hebber1961]

i don't like to hammer on SNL too much cause they've had funny moments but for the most part all they do is take a funny premise and beat it to death for 10 minutes.

SCTV were the best at skit comedy.

[GrandFunker]

The lousy premise only makes their performance that much better! Unbelievably talented people.

[GlobalPunditOrg]

yep, SNL got the $ & publicity but SCTV will live longer & influence more people I think...such great writing, so rare today.

For SCTV fans here, i just uploaded the full 2 hour youtube.com/watch?v=rS1nNIyJIt­4

Disc 5, Vol. 1 of the DVD for everyone to enjoy - it also has a 1999 cast reunion & Q&A moderated by Conan O'Brien at the end. Enjoy, all - (and of course, please rate and comment your SCTV reminiscences).

youtube.com/watch?v=rS1nNIyJIt­4

[djdragoneyes]

Ah, the great ol days

[chairmanofthebored1]

They were all on their mark, just so funny. 

[TimelordR]

For some reason, this skit reminds me of "Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?"

[MagnJas]

I miss SCTV..Was so original and funny.. And love Joe Flaherty..

[MagnJas]

I miss SCTV..Was so original and funny..

[eilujnosliw]

I'm having some degree of difficulty completing high school.....

[JettWorship65]

Quilts...LOL

[freezknot]

14 half wits

[kittyvarina]

I am in tears and I don't work for Mr Hargrove. God bless them all. Does anyone remember the commercial for Modular Shoe Kit? - the sole was always the same, you just snapped on a sneaker, or wing tip top (depending on the occasion).

[Greenhornet270]

FIVE stars!!!

[mississauga0909]

Classic!

[BlanketMan]

I recorded this when it first aired in '83, watched it a million times, memorized every line. Ever since, any time anyone asks me any remotely challenging question, my response has always been, "Quilts?!"

[RankinRoger71]

@BlanketMan

In our family, for 25 years it's been "Swedish Meatballs".

[MaryCyberBailey]

@BlanketMan for me it is "chest of drawers, Alex?"

[teamguido555]

@BlanketMan Mine is, "I don't know, because I'm still in HIGH SCHOOL!"

[8535eddie]

@BlanketMan I could not have put it any better. Truer words were never spoken. My friend and I [since the 80's] have memorized the lines from this skit. Everytime someone answers anything w/12... I say "that's what I was gonna say - 12?" and they look at me like I'm crazy !!! and I love it.

[flokatirug]

Has either of you seen the sequel?

[donatospoony]

this one is definataly a classic!

[455Transam]

Eugene Levy looks like JOHN STOSSEL LOL!!

[cnyland1393]

Right-O Alex, then.

[hfelton]

Darren (Candy) has a brother named Darren and two sons named Frank. Did this precede the Newhart Show?

[sudofan]

this skit is hilarious.i love john candy he always cracked me up.

[teamguido555]

@sc8terboy66runescape that would be, "chesht!"

[clarey27canada]

Alex Trebel (Levy) and Lawrence (Martin) went to my high school, wish they would come back and do a sketch or something.

[audubon39]

Great post!

[owg59]

These people obviously went to public school in California. Any one of them could be members of the state legislature.

[murphster71]

I love you Martin Short! Orbach is one of his best characters ever:)

[murphster71]

I love you Martin Short! Orbach is my fave character of all time:)

[Madelow56]

Absolutely the greatest game show spoof since "Tattletales"

[Filauriga]

6:32 best expression ever

[jherikurl]

@Filauriga : LOL I just paused it on that cos I was laughing so hard.. Then I saw your comment. 6:33 is quite priceless as well!!

[AgentJayZ]

This is great! I think MADtv ran with this idea when about ten years later they came up with a game show with idiot participants called " Vague "... I think. I watched SCTV from the first days, and I'm still a fan!

[EuchridEucrow1]

"Vinyl World - they're 'the Seat Cover People'"

[mississauga0909]

Thks

[iKlaush]

D: I've lost track! Can you repeat the numbers that have been taken?

[rsgalhero]

Such win.

[Victorgoleche75]

4:22 Omg SCTV characters are far superior to any other sketch comedy show today

[rshots2001]

What the hell is Blanche looking at???

[Bagelbutcher]

@rshots2001

It's like The Price is Right, when the moronic contestants look to the audience for help. Damn, they're idiots (not Andrea Martin, but The Price is Right folk).

[megamanmaniac]

@Bagelbutcher What happened did TPIR turn you down as a contestant?

[Ken5244]

@rshots2001

I was wondering the same thing. Andrea Martin was a terrific actress -- it's not easy playing a character that dumb. Too funny ....

And then there's Arthur Andrew Ligget: "Spain?" LOL

[gianagi3]

SWEDISH MEATBALLS!

lmaoo

[RankinRoger71]

Fantastic writing. Fantastic performances. I love that my kids now run around the house doing imitations of this. Half Wits lives on...

[KenshinXSlayer]

I kinda wish I grew up in Canada in the 80's. How was it back then?

[1234321hell]

@KenshinXSlayer It was awesome buddy. growing up with the best shows movies and videogames

[KenshinXSlayer]

@1234321hell

Something about that era seems so interesting, I can't explain it. Just seems like a "feel good" thing,lol!

[toastichedu]

4:38 Quilts?

[Xurgonic]

My favorite SCTV skit. Recorded all of them on VHS long ago. 

[ThatsMrMoronToYou]

Johnny Ola. Hah!

[DasGoldenBoy]

@ThatsMrMoronToYou I wonder if Fredo Corleone is an executive producer?