William Shatner does Rocket Man

[wayzotoichi]

ps..check out Nimoy's bilbo baggins clip...this seems really sober compared the the sheer wackoness of that!!! rofl Jeez the actors themselves were threatening to become even worse than the nuttiest trekkie. Then they decided to go 'get a life' as Shatner said to some fans in a Star trek convention.

[wayzotoichi]

A wonderful actor to choose to play Captain James T Kirk...with a Shakespearean background (Hamlet etc..) but some 'artsy-fartsy' sort of pretentious interludes like this in his career. Murdering a classic like this...All the fame and popularity Bill Shatner commanded enabled this buffoonery to be broadcast lol Shatner was wicked in 3rd Rock as BIG GIANT HEAD!!! Deep down he was majorly taking the pee !

[opticeye69]

Dude smoke a joint and watch this shit, it is hilarious!!

[Judithde64]

fascinating

[Gequeoman]

Zapp Brannigan at his best! ;-)

[Elliotspeck]

Was he serious? 'Cause if he was, it's just sad.  But if he wasn't, then it's hilarious!

[wayzotoichi]

I'm inclined to think he wasn't being serious...especially when he broke out in 'tuneless prose' ?!

[Teraviel]

Genial

[tekman94]

BRILLIANT!!

[ornithokong]

This is hilarious!

[master88ns]

is he retarded

[MrSinister1979]

No, he's William Shatner, and he's awesome. Learn this well, for it is truth in its purest form...

[philinluma]

This is absolutely genius, did he know that this would be cult gold in 30 years?.. probably not, but they were on so many drugs in Hollywood in the 70's we will never know.You've got to give it to a guy who has made an entire career out of a cheesy 70's show, and don't get me wrong, I like Star Trek, but how much money has Shatner made..seriously.

[mlazzzz]

rocket me bill

[gorummygo]

shatner is the fuckin man

[dbz71620]

was bill being serious when he did this?

[wigggo]

Bill brings a whole new vulnerability to the role. "I'm a Rock It Man!"

[Contee]

lol...da last time he do it so funny...lol

[aquaworm]

funny when the third bill comes on

[matsarch]

ooooo so thats were stewie got it

[Sword142]

Lol, I know right?

[lestatlovesblood]

lmao this is so funny

[reneen1018]

Shatner is cool.

[MotleyHawk]

o man i will never get tired of watching this cuz im a rock-et-man ROCKETMAN, burnin out his fuse out here, alone

[NoxiousGER]

now i know where stewie got this ;D

[WtchingU]

Well I don't need what he's holding, I think this video, won the lead! LOL

[FlamingoKicker]

But did Shatner think he was good or what? That's the sad part I think he wasn't aware how goofy he sounds

[verityvue]

I saw the Stewie version first on TV, but it became funnier once I saw the original.

[Landrew120880]

This performance was comletely and utterly original.

[makabaerli]

Forget my last comment about ending abruptely... don't know what bug caused it - it seemed to have fully loaded and displayed the "play again" etc. at the end - and yet that was only two thirds of it... very strange. Good thing I tried again. What a cool ending I would have missed otherwise :-) Great interpretation done by William Shatner!

[makabaerli]

What a shame it ends so abruptly!! I love it and it gets better and better - wonder how the end might have been...

[clownrot]

To all the dickbrains who thinks Stewie fuckface did it better - you are retarded freaks with inverted penises. William RULES!

[OMEGAPROTOMAN]

nigga get over yourself and grow u jeez

[IsThereAProblem]

Heh. More cocks that don't respect opinions.

Inverted penis? Lmao. You're a total douche, get over yourself.

[SamTheSuave]

You said it - I think Bill is awesome!

[RamzieFilms]

William does rule, but Stewie was a good spoof!

[coolasschick]

wasn'nt this a parody too!?

[starrynightuk]

homaaaage

[LordsOfTheCracker]

Stewie did it Way better, U SUCK William...

[RamzieFilms]

Ha the thirs one is pretty funny!

What do they actually mean by Rocket man?

[dangerranger93]

rocket man is the metaphoric expression for a man of solitude

[markthemonkeymcgoo]

steweis version was a spoof you morons

[nickchapplle]

stewies verision is better

[MrSinister1979]

Once again, I have to say: genius. Freakin' genius.

[HELLRedfield]

haha this is the best, and thats not a cig its supposed to be a freakin spliff

[gicutu123]

i like the stewie version better :D

[ZORGtheALIEN]

S P O C K !!!!!!!

[Spartanz1170]

KHAN! KHAN! KHAN!

[simorulzzz]

This is sooo funny coz he's such a tool

[porksidewarrior]

funny as fook,,,what a twat shatner is,,hehe

[austinmcconnell]

what are you all talking about? This is certainly the greatest performance of all time. Way better then than that esmee denters girl....

[Contradiction11]

I think this is the first American Idol audition ever. And the worst.

[CascataAriana]

Oh, God, the pain...

[forrestdesert]

that cig looks man-rolled. this is soooooo gay

[imhal9000]

I don't think it's a cigarette

[IronCrossPresents]

zeeroh ahwah

[italyrocks123]

its stupid but in a funny corny way

[tommathytorrent]

this is freakin hilarious! i'd only seen the family guy spoof before this lmao! the resemblance is uncanny :p

[wellsy20]

This is my boomstick, it was fired once to stop Shatner releasing an album.

[negative1ons]

Danny Crane....

[RoofFiddler]

Easily, the greatest video image in human history. There isn't even any competition for the title.

The winner. Right here.

[euromk1s]

he is SUCH as LOSER!!

[stylzalike]

wat the fukn hell was that! holy shit that was HORRIBLE argghhhh he should be shot

[bfap]

damn, still can only speak, three words, a phrase,

ROCKET MAN!!!

[mattikooks]

What was he smoking??? I just bet it was the best grass ever!!!

[vandergraff]

sweet jesus. i heard the US military makes the detainees at Gitmo to watch this clip 24 hours a day.

[MrSinister1979]

Well, then, sign me up! ;)

I love this video, especially when Shatner #2 shows up. He's like that drunken uncle you always seem to find at weddings, dancing about wildly and making an ass of himself.

Comedy gold, I tells ya.

[Anthaas]

Never do that again...

[KidKallum]

WTF?! ...Why? ...Did I miss something? What the hell was that? Why does this exist?

[MrSinister1979]

Because William Shatner is teh 1337 awesome. That's why ;)

[bnojammymulligan]

The backing stinks...what a langer

[TeddyRockNRoll]

ThisRocks!!!William Shatner Rocks!!!Rocket Man Rocks!!!

[drkhwy]

and speaking of shatner i think betty white just shat in her pants. shat i love you but man, what are you doing?

[scpscpscp]

where's stewie griffin??? LOL!!!

[ReGo001]

best special effects ever

[harv45]

Amazing. Freeze at 3:16 for his "Christ this weed's strong" face (yeah William, it's a cigarette, I believe you).

[kittyfreek]

Happy Happy Joy Joy!

[martin181]

Look at his hair!!!

[puppyjim]

He's acting for god sake...it's meant to be funny. I wouldn't rate the guy normally but this is very funny. Don't think the audience realise...doh!

[peteboz]

I don't think he is, Ol' shat has come out with quite a few spoken word albums. Actually only 3 I think

[datchucktaylor]

Is it a piss take tho? I'm laughing but not for the same reason. OMG what a tool!

[puppyjim]

This is so obviously a piss take...why isn't anyone laughing?

[cyaninternetdog]

omg, the crazy 70's eh

[diyart]

he was so in on the joke. look at his face at the end.

[reubenturner]

really, one of the great actors of the 20th century

[matrixman673a]

Ace and cool. My view point

[codeviolation]

Awesome. Shatner is a living treasure.

[blackmars0]

He was drunk as hell.

[jend80]

heard of this before but this is the first time I've actually seen it, I thought Shatner as in on the joke, but it looks like he's taking it entirley seriously until maybe part way the "second" version - he must have realised this wasn't meant to be series by the time they filmed the danincing part - unless he really was drunk by then.

[wevert]

omfg is he SERIOUS?! lol

[troll67]

its a joke, right? Right? RIGHT?

[lordknob]

One of the greatest clips ever.

[drdenbow]

so bad it's brilliant

[Client999]

Yeah, Stewie did that great ;D. Family Guy rocks!! It's even better, than South Park.

[wilboss]

Wow, I just got that Family Guy sketch when Stewie does the same cover of Rocket Man, nice parody...

[QuincyMD]

Shatner rules!

[turkishmennonite]

Lol, was that meant to be dramatic?

[shim2dawg]

sweet

[rldelande]

It's soooh bad, it's good!

[iambernig]

Shat's the shit! You know what would be cooler? If he ever covererd Closer by Nine Inch Nails. That would ROCK!

[MrSinister1979]

William Shatner is my personal god.

This was the funniest thing I have ever seen.

[demonpeak]

lol captain kirk! cant sing 4 crap! lol :)

[NirvanaNevermind123]

hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha­hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha­hahaha

[Jazzman1985]

That's GREAT! Not everyone might love that but it's a very special performance Shatner does there. It's exceptional but not bad.

[kabiblehopper123]

its a cigeret u dolts

[dunnyd]

no musical talent whatsoever lol

[anexi26]

stewie sings better...LOL

[cantina]

was that john williams sitting in the crowd at 00:29?

[billy082694]

was he smoking weed?

[lakewood78]

He doesn't need weed. He can do that without it. His "interpretation" of Mr. Tamborine Man is just as... interesting as this.

[billy082694]

Are you on weed?

[glennandrewcameron]

priceless

[heinzp57]

What can one say? Priceless. Self-parody (I hope) at its very best. I've watched it three times on the trot.

[PetayDillay]

Tooo mint

[soolkyut]

William Shatner is the best

[handsometeresa]

So what basically happened is family guy ripped this off because it's already funny as HELL.

[Zozeeo2]

How could anyone NOT like this?? It's genius!! Very creative, and if family guy is emulating it, that must mean that even after all these years, people still consider it amazing!

[shereeza]

yah i dont get why people like this. who decides to 'talk' a song?

[JoshuaZimmerman]

I am totally drunk right now, and this is the best thing ever. Probably won't be so good in the morning. You never know though....

[pearlyjx]

I love William Shatner... this is great stuff.

[HazMatCFO]

Denny Crane in his prime!

[deeshedee]

Who's Denny Crane? Isn't that Bernie Taupin introducing?

[chassobolak]

Should be.

-Chas

[j035u5]

hahahaah

[10jake10]

This is why it is SO IMPORTANT TO FORGET THE SEVENTIES EVER HAPPENED! ;) Props. 2 U Bill!

[haulpogan]

family guy makes so much more sense now

[thescifiZipacna]

That cigarette is not Tobacco!

[kengriffiths]

One can only marvel at exactly what he must have been taking to create this... It's so, so good.

[loria73]

This is awesome!!!

[egander18]

I feel like I'm taking crazy pills right now. Wow. I'm pretty sure the applause at the end was in relief that the insanity was over.

[argento1970]

So THIS is what Stewie was being on Family Guy. I remember seeing this on the Shatner Roast. William Shatner, master thespian!

[helloploxxd]

wtf is the point in this...

[ddavenport]

Shatner is a freaking genius.

[spacelordi]

I love the first minute and a half, but then the whole thing gets out of hand.

[nightripper2010]

Check out that fat doobie Bill is smoking.

[Syrinx77]

Funny! I actually *Remember* this from '78. But what I'll never be totally sure of is if he (& the rest of the world) saw this as a joke back then or took it seriously. It's too easy to say "I was kidding" 20-something years after the fact.

[coscobian]

when ever you wantted a reson to be a pickard man!

[my2c]

When the second Shatner come in he says "rocket man" in the same way he says "Denny Crane".

[QZdownunder]

Stewie Griffin leaves this in the dust

[amazingrandy900]

it certainly felt like a long bloody time

[Roystar95]

Hilarious, when the dancing Shatner shows up! Shatner is great! Wanted to see this for the longest time!

[CystVonCysor]

This is the funniest thing I have ever seen.

[Aedocus]

Shatner is a genius! you people just dont know how to act!

[MrSkylinerr]

wow this was the gayest thing ever

[purpleplzr]

Lame...very lame. Stewie at least is a cartoon...Shatner is a baffoon.

[jend80]

you do realise that this came first

[thirdworldamerican]

Well, he did say "I'm gonna be high as a kite". Now we know what Humphrey Bogart would look like reading Kerouac. While stoned.

[elquicko]

Freakin' Classic! This is the first time I seen this, I saw the Stewie version on Family guy first.

[LyndaHudson]

I have been looking for this for YEARS!! My brother in law is gonna LOVE this,thanks so much.

[frog606]

this is why cocaine is baaaaad

[balt0r]

Pretty much defines the word "horrible"

[andrewww9999]

BRAVO! BRAVO! BRAVO!

[redirectthis]

it's awesome that every word is its own sentance.

[alka100]

tanto que fuma este weon!!!

se murio ya?

[parafleet]

credit that scotch

[monrovia]

NOBODY does it like Shatner

[thebitingfaery]

I loved watching him laugh at himself for this on the Comedy Central Roast

[terminegger]

Awesome.

[chinitapinay]

i love it

[DRTDRT]

This is a perfect example of why we get such a kick out of Bill these days. He has such fun with himself!

[sasukeuchiha9]

I liked it but stuwie is so funny when he does it though