SCTV, 12/16/76 - "THE SAMMY MAUDLIN SHOW"

[kimmy1984]

The Sammy Maudlin show always already in progress full of lame meaningless and phony compliments to guest and Sammy. Gotta love SCTV.

[sidDkid87]

Mr Kidney for 1975 - LOL!!!!

[simplyscrummy]

Can I say, in all seriousness, from the bottom of my heart, these are the best videos I've seen on YT. And they're only fantastic because Franny is fantastic.

[FlamingoKicker]

Amazing how they could do so much with absolutelly no budget. No sets. No costumes. Look at the Horrible hair they had to work with.

[lancasterII]

I LOVE you Sammy Maudlin I REALLY do!

[darling67]

When I was a kid, SNL was ok but SCTV kicked butt.

[bloolouboyle]

this was 1982

[chalomirof63]

@bloolouboyle Check the SCTV Guide. I did.

[GratefulEll]

@bloolouboyle It is 1976, just listen to what John Candy says @3:08 mark!!!

[darnel605]

No way this was done in 1976.

[chalomirof63]

@darnel605 Yes way - check SCTV Guide.

[IshadaKatzteilov]

@darnel605 How is there no way, when it was the only way? The cast, the set, the hair, the costumes, the film texture, the sound, the supers, the content, the references, the date... all bear the conspicuous stamp of 1976...and if you listen to John Candy at 3:15... there should be no question in the first place.

[montcrist2]

He gives 110%!

[sdfeinstein]

Classic Line: "We don't have time for Queen Elizabeth? No."

[luridplanet]

Can I say something? This is the most incredible video on youtube, I sincerely believe that

[sidDkid87]

As a comic, in all seriousness . . . Mr. Kidney for 1975 . . . I love SCTV!!!

[Jamman1214]

All of this was a burlesque, I believe, of a daily syndicated talk show Sammy Davis Jr. had at the time called "Sammy & Co."...

...and it was pretty much like this.

[chalomirof63]

@Jamman1214  I'm sure you're right; that laugh of Sammy's where he slaps his leg was a Sammy Davis Jr. signature.

[loyaldude10]

@chalomirof63 --they copies real life characters and added their own origination to it. these people were brilliant

[chalomirof63]

@loyaldude10 Very true; and brilliant - absolutely!

[niugreg]

@Jamman1214 Great memory and yes it was

[joeblowthehot]

Candy Pants

[bcfxcore]

Great! I love SCTV. Wish they would put out more DVD's

[jon1156]

"As a comic in all seriousness" . . .

[MrRichiekaye]

I love John Candy's pants!

[uqutaq]

i wonder how much of it was actual improv and how much was scripted

[chalomirof63]

@uqutaq I believe most, if not all, of SCTV was actually written/scripted, and not improv, which in no way detracts from the quality.

[alukuhito]

No time for Queen Elizabeth...

[sammymaudlin588]

The cheese factor was off the scale, lol, what a great show!

[mohairsammy]

"He won't say this on TV because he's that kind of guy, but HE WAS MR. KIDNEY FOR 1975!!!" Few things make me laugh harder than the Maudlin Show. Genius!

[kaibybrunis]

God bless the town of Mellonville and the folks at S.C.T.V.

[kaibybrunis]

thanks again for making me laugh and feel like it's gonna be o.k. Candyman and Levmeister.

[PumpDog99]

SCTV was amazing, just goes to show you how even with a low budget, cheap production, how great writing and superb comedy acting prevails. This skit was typical of any talk show back in the day how they all were ass kissers and back stabbers at the same time, love it

[wmbrown6]

The irony is that this TV series about a low-budget TV station, in its first two seasons, was run in New York on a real-life low-budget TV station - WOR-TV (Channel 9). Which was run not unlike the fictional SCTV network.

[chalomirof63]

And I actually remember this: that I first discovered SCTV in 1977, (though it began in 1976), precisely when it was a half-hour show on WOR in NYC.

[nonthere]

Right, on channel 9 with Harold Ramis for the first year or two, I think. I can't remember whether the actual Chiller Theater (with the six finger hand) which Count Floyd spoofs (among others) was on WOR or WPIX (11). Wow, stuff comes up you don't think about for years.

[chalomirof63]

@nonthere .....with the hand coming out of the ground, and the narrator going "Chiiiiler!" with his voice echoing?? Memories can be hidden away in the brain forever until something jogs them.

[nonthere]

Yep, that's the one. On Saturday afternoon.

[chalomirof63]

@nonthere And remember "Shock Theater", I think Saturday night on either WOR or WPIX, with Zacherly!!

[nonthere]

@chalomirof63 Actually that one's a little before my time (b. 1960).

[ssike0]

@nonthere it was PIX

[nonthere]

@ssike0 Thanks. Now I remember.

[RossM3838]

@PumpDog99 wit and love trump money all the time.

[kaibybrunis]

Why no " HOW ARE YA?" Cause this is "Origin stuff"; the developmental building blocks of the character. he just hasn't said it yet, at that time.

[wmbrown6]

@kaibybrunis - Actually, Bittman did say "How are ya?" in "The $211,000 Triangle" sketch of this same episode (of Dec. 16, 1976). Apparently, there seemed to be a quota as to how many times he could say that catchphrase in one "SCTV" episode at the time . . .

[keef186]

What no "HOW ARE YA?" from Bobby?

[slap1328]

Sammys hair rules

[SnugglySara]

@slap1328 I'd F*** him in a heartbeat!