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00:00 "I'm learning Russian so I can trade recipes with my babushka."
00:03 "I'm learning Spanish so I can communicate better with my co-workers."
00:07 Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the top 30 SNL sketches that caused the most controversy.
00:14 "Point is, you guys gotta help yourselves a little. I mean, can you do that for me?"
00:17 "Yes, of course."
00:19 Number 30. F*** in a Box.
00:21 Censoring a song is easier when it isn't performed live.
00:25 With this iconic digital short song, it was clear that The Lonely Island and Justin Timberlake had delivered a winner.
00:32 "Wow, you know it's Christmas, and my heart is open wide."
00:37 The song even won a Primetime Emmy.
00:40 However, the title alone was a red flag for the FCC.
00:43 SNL reached a compromise, airing the song with one particular word bleeped 16 times.
00:49 "Something special, girl."
00:52 "It's my f*** in a box!"
00:53 SNL didn't need the FCC's permission to share the explicit version online, though.
00:57 The uncensored cut received backlash from Parents Television Council president L. Brent Bozell,
01:03 who called it, quote, "a new low for NBC."
01:06 That didn't stop the song from becoming a viral sensation
01:09 and breaking new ground for shows digitally releasing content too risque for network TV.
01:16 Number 29. Gen Z Hospital.
01:19 Elon Musk plays a doctor at a hospital specifically for Gen Z.
01:23 For many viewers, the sketch not only failed to authentically capture how Gen Z talks,
01:29 but also went to unexpectedly offensive places.
01:32 "Just give us a T."
01:33 "Okay, well, as you may have seen on our live,
01:37 your bestie took a major L while driving her Hellcat."
01:40 Critics argued that some of the lingo stemmed from African-American vernacular English,
01:44 which has been frequently appropriated on TikTok and Twitter.
01:48 John Rickford, a Stanford University linguistics professor,
01:51 called the sketch, quote, "an embarrassment,"
01:53 claiming it, quote, "negated the powerful,
01:56 positive ways in which African-American English is used in everyday life."
02:00 "This just looks way better for the 'gram than a dead body."
02:03 "That urn is really iconic."
02:05 "FIRE!"
02:05 Michael Che, who came up with the sketch,
02:08 wasn't familiar with AAVE until after the backlash.
02:11 Che responded, quote, "Look, the sketch bombed. I'm used to that.
02:15 I meant no offense to the AAVE community. I love AAVE. AAVE to the moon."
02:21 #28 Shark Tank
02:24 The sharks on Shark Tank can certainly be intimidating,
02:28 but not as intimidating as the pitchers in this jaw-dropping sketch.
02:32 With the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria taking center stage,
02:35 this sketch dived headfirst into bad taste and never came up for air.
02:39 The sketch ends with the pitchers being captured thanks to Damon John,
02:43 who is played by Kenan Thompson.
02:45 The real John wasn't so amused, however.
02:48 The Shark Group founder said that he, quote, "wasn't excited about the topic,"
02:52 and, quote, "found it a little insensitive."
02:55 However, John did appreciate the fact that he was the one who saved the world.
02:59 "Because that's when I called Homeland Security to collect your $30 million bounty."
03:05 "Freeze! Drop the weapons!"
03:07 "Nice play, Damon."
03:10 "Thank you very much."
03:11 A sensitive topic for sure, but it wouldn't be the last time
03:14 SNL parodied this controversial group.
03:16 #27 Bambi 2002
03:19 It's a good thing that satire is protected under the First Amendment.
03:24 Otherwise, we're not sure Disney would have been so lenient about this TV funhouse segment.
03:28 "Bambi is going into the Disney vault for 10 years,
03:31 depriving your child or future children of a significant emotional milestone."
03:35 Even if SNL avoided any legal action,
03:38 Bambi 2002 still pushed the envelope of how far you can go in satirizing a beloved Disney classic.
03:44 Giving Bambi a 21st century makeover,
03:47 this faux direct-to-video sequel is hilariously relentless in its send-up of corporate greed,
03:52 shamelessly succumbing to the latest trends, and the essence of childhood.
03:57 "Bambi and the gang are back in business, and the forest has never been more fun."
04:07 Robert Smigle wasn't a huge Disney fan growing up,
04:09 although he developed a love for their movies upon becoming a parent.
04:13 That didn't stop him from depicting Bambi's mom with head trauma,
04:16 or an adult film version of Pocahontas.
04:19 "Come on, Bob, do your exercises!"
04:21 What's next, a pre-scandal Jared?
04:23 #26 Africa Tourism
04:27 In this sketch, three women who all coincidentally have the same name
04:31 explain why Africa is the best destination for divorcees of a certain age.
04:36 Two things overshadow their monotone dialogue, however.
04:39 First, there's Adele repeatedly breaking throughout the sketch.
04:43 "Jungles, the mountains, the rangers, the rhythm, the drums, the pouncing."
04:51 Second, there's the black men in the background getting comfortable with other ladies.
04:56 Some found the sketch ill-timed given the end SARS movement and ongoing police brutality.
05:01 It didn't help that about a month earlier,
05:04 Adele posted an Instagram photo of herself sporting a traditional African hairstyle,
05:09 which was criticized as cultural appropriation.
05:12 Timing aside, some took issue with the usage of words like "tribesmen,"
05:16 finding that the sketch objectified black men,
05:19 although others felt that white women were the real targets of the satire.
05:23 "And don't tell anybody you're going to beautiful, beautiful Africa."
05:27 "Africa."
05:28 "You're gonna want that coconut water."
05:31 #25 Adrienne Brody's Dreadlocks
05:34 Going off script is rarely, if ever, a wise idea on SNL,
05:39 unless you're looking to get on Lorne Michaels' bad side.
05:41 Adrienne Brody's urge to improvise would get him banned from SNL.
05:45 "Please, please, I only get one chance here."
05:47 It'd be one thing if the ad-lib was funny,
05:50 but this incident demonstrates why Brody is probably better suited for drama than comedy.
05:55 Introducing musical guest Sean Paul, Brody went rogue with dreadlocks and a Jamaican accent.
06:01 And yes, Paul is Jamaican, which only made the bit more offensive.
06:05 Michaels wasn't the only one Brody antagonized.
06:08 Speaking with Howard Stern, Tina Fey called Brody "cocky"
06:12 and said he pitched "terribly unfunny ideas."
06:16 #24 Regis Co-host Auditions
06:19 With Kathie Lee Gifford's exit,
06:22 all eyes were on live with Regis to see who would be the new co-host.
06:26 "I tell you, Gilman, I can't wait to meet my potential new co-host."
06:30 The setup paved the way for the SNL cast to break out their impressions,
06:34 with Tracy Morgan as Star Jones,
06:36 Sherri O'Terrey as Barbara Walters,
06:38 and Anna Gasteyer as Darva Conger.
06:41 "I will be your friend, your lover,
06:43 and your partner throughout whatever life has to offer us."
06:47 Things took an awkward turn when Jimmy Fallon popped up as Chris Rock,
06:52 complete with a tooth gap and full makeup.
06:55 While the impression was jarring in 2000,
06:58 it gained even more notoriety two decades later when it resurfaced online.
07:02 Fallon apologized amid the backlash, calling it "a terrible decision."
07:07 "I want to move forward and going forward,
07:10 I want to work on being a better ally."
07:12 Rock didn't express anger towards Fallon,
07:15 calling him a "great guy" who "didn't mean anything."
07:19 However, Rock still considers the impression "bad comedy."
07:23 #23 Jesus Visits Tim Tebow and the Denver Broncos
07:28 Jason Sudeikis is known for playing the devil on SNL,
07:31 but it was his portrayal of Jesus that summoned a plague of controversy.
07:35 As Tim Tebow of the Denver Broncos thanks Jesus for taking the team so far,
07:39 the Messiah himself enters the locker room.
07:42 "Hey everybody."
07:43 "Oh, Jesus, he has risen!"
07:45 "No, no, no, not really, just a quick visit.
07:48 So, uh, hey, everybody take a seat.
07:49 Go ahead, take a seat, chill out."
07:51 Jesus takes full credit for their six-game winning streak,
07:53 but requests that they start pulling their own weight.
07:56 He gets the team pumped and also confirms that Mormonism is the real deal.
08:01 There's really nothing mean-spirited or anti-religious about the sketch,
08:04 but whenever Jesus is satirized, there are bound to be naysayers.
08:09 "Here's the thing, I, uh, you know, I just go where people call me the most,
08:13 you know, nowadays that's a lot of football games,
08:15 also the country music awards, you know, I decide all those."
08:18 Televangelist Pat Robertson called the sketch, quote,
08:21 "anti-Christian bigotry that is just disgusting."
08:24 Fox News' Bob Beckel called it, quote, "despicable."
08:27 But it's not like they're SNL's target demographic anyway.
08:30 "I love you, okay, I really do."
08:31 "I love you too."
08:32 "Okay, all right, uh, but just, uh, take it down a notch, will you, buddy?"
08:35 "All right, yes, Lord, whatever you command."
08:37 "Okay, not a command, just a request."
08:38 Number 22, What Up With That?
08:40 Samuel L. Jackson and Carrie Brownstein.
08:43 What Up With That? is a recurring sketch that never gets old,
08:46 even if it basically recycles the same formula over and over again.
08:50 Kenan Thompson's DeAndre Cole repeatedly sings the irresistible theme song,
08:55 sidelining his high-profile guests and Bill Hader as Lindsey Buckingham.
08:59 We usually know what we're gonna get,
09:07 but Samuel L. Jackson helped this iteration stand out.
09:11 As the sketch wrapped,
09:12 Thompson was apparently supposed to interrupt Jackson mid-profanity,
09:16 but the timing was off.
09:18 According to Thompson, the cue card only had an F on it,
09:21 but Jackson went all in and threw in an extra swear word.
09:25 "I wanna thank my guest, the incredible Samuel L. Jackson, man. Hey!"
09:29 The incident led Jackson to believe that he was banned from SNL,
09:34 although Thompson later clarified that he's still welcome on the show.
09:38 "Hey, Sam, it's all good, bro. You're welcome anytime, from what I've been hearing."
09:44 Number 21. Nancy Pelosi and Barney Frank on the financial bailout.
09:49 Being an election year, 2008 offered no shortage of political material for SNL to work with.
09:55 "I'm sorry, I want to phone a friend."
09:57 While most of it was comedic gold, there were a few missteps.
10:01 One sketch featuring Jason Sudeikis as President Bush and Kristen Wiig as Nancy Pelosi
10:06 proved so controversial that it had to be modified online.
10:09 Satirizing the bailout, the sketch targeted Herb and Marion Sandler of world savings.
10:14 Captioning them as "people who should be shot."
10:17 After being released online, NBC's lawyers removed the sketch.
10:21 While the Sandlers reportedly didn't pursue legal action,
10:24 NBC stated they found "elements in the sketch that didn't meet their standards."
10:29 The sketch was eventually reposted, albeit edited.
10:33 "And now with the real estate market down,
10:35 you're stuck with two dozen timeshare condos that you can't sell."
10:39 "Unless we sold them for like 10% more than we paid."
10:41 Number 20, Weekend Update.
10:43 Pete Davidson's first impressions of midterm election candidates.
10:47 With the 2018 midterm elections approaching,
10:49 Pete Davidson offered his opinions on the candidates, but walked right into controversy.
10:54 "This guy's kind of cool, uh, Dan Crenshaw."
10:56 "Oh, come on, man. Hold on."
11:00 As a picture of ex-Navy SEAL Dan Crenshaw appears,
11:03 you can hear Michael Che laugh nervously off-camera.
11:06 Pete isn't thrown off in the slightest, and proceeds to mock the veteran's war wound,
11:10 which definitely upsets some viewers, Crenshaw included.
11:14 "I'm sorry, I know he lost his eye in war or whatever."
11:17 The following week, the newly elected representative was invited to appear on the show
11:22 and given a chance for rebuttal.
11:24 Pete was also made to apologize live on air, something practically unheard of on SNL.
11:30 Davidson later addressed the incident in his 2020 stand-up special, "Alive from New York,"
11:34 poking fun not only at himself and his apology, but once again at Crenshaw.
11:39 19. Air Lingus
11:41 It's hard to say whether viewers were more annoyed by the lazy stereotypes in the sketch,
11:52 the accents, or just the fact that it wasn't particularly funny.
11:55 The Irish airline crafted a tongue-in-cheek response, calling the sketch "unwatchable"
12:07 in a tweet written in the style of American President Donald Trump.
12:09 Saoirse Ronan, who is Irish, said she was surprised by the backlash,
12:19 and is actually a frequent flyer with Air Lingus.
12:22 Also, can anyone explain the joke about all the dogs?
12:25 Of course, this wasn't the only time SNL relied on Irish stereotypes and failed to stick the landing.
12:36 18. Rosetta Stone
12:38 This commercial parody starts off innocently enough with some happy
12:41 Rosetta Stone users showing off their newfound skills.
12:43 In a rapid escalation of events, things take a turn for the creepy when we cut to some men
12:52 who purchased the Thai version of the software for a rather perverse purpose.
13:06 While most language programs teach simple conversational phrases,
13:09 the Thai vocabulary seems to be tailored for very specific ends.
13:13 The show received backlash from the Thai government, with the cultural minister
13:24 demanding the clip be removed from YouTube for "tarnishing Thailand's image."
13:29 17. Biker Chick Chat
13:34 It's not unheard of for someone to drop an accidental F-bomb on live television,
13:38 but imagine doing so on your very first episode as a featured player.
13:42 During the Biker Chick Chat sketch, Jenny Slate accidentally lets one slip,
13:52 and you can instantly see that she is completely mortified.
13:56 She has since denied the speculations that this was the sole reason she was fired after just one
14:00 season, but years later with a little perspective and distance she decided to flip the narrative,
14:04 questioning whether a man would have received as much backlash.
14:07 16. Michael Cohen Wiretap Cold Open
14:17 Donald Trump and his administration have been the source of many sketches over recent years,
14:23 with countless big names jumping on the bandwagon.
14:26 So, when the scandal emerged about Stormy Daniels and Trump,
14:30 we knew SNL would be quick to respond.
14:31 While your political stance might affect how outrageous you find this cameo,
14:41 the adult movie actress made quite a storm with her surprise appearance in the cold opening.
14:45 A lot happens in this skit, and it's not just the show that's been the subject of
14:49 the most heated debate in the past few years.
14:51 15. Weekend Update - Leslie Jones
14:54 When people named Lupita Nyong'o the most beautiful person in the world,
14:58 Leslie Jones' response at the update desk sparked some serious backlash.
15:02 "And I agree that she is a beautiful woman,
15:05 but I think that she's a little bit too beautiful for the role of the president."
15:08 "I think that she's a little bit too beautiful for the role of the president."
15:10 "I think that she's a little bit too beautiful for the role of the president."
15:12 "I think that she's a little bit too beautiful for the role of the president."
15:14 "I think that she's a little bit too beautiful for the role of the president."
15:16 "I think that she's a little bit too beautiful for the role of the president."
15:18 "I think that she's a little bit too beautiful for the role of the president."
15:20 "I agree that she is very beautiful, but for me personally,
15:24 I'm waiting for them to put out their most useful list, you know what I'm saying?"
15:29 Leslie acknowledged Nyong'o's beauty, but also joked that back in the days of slavery,
15:33 her own size and strength would have been considered more important,
15:37 leading to a better love life.
15:39 "Master would have hooked me up with the best brother on the plantation."
15:42 The sketch ignited a firestorm on Twitter,
15:44 where commentators took issue with her casual approach.
15:47 In a series of 15 tweets, Jones fired back,
15:51 stating that the joke was about her painful realization
15:53 that black men aren't really interested in her.
15:55 As will soon become apparent, SNL loves a good spoof commercial.
16:03 In this case, they used the format of a typical pharmaceutical drug ad
16:07 to introduce a much harder substance.
16:09 "I wanna use heroin, but I also wanna get stuff done.
16:12 That's why I reached for heroin AM."
16:16 It follows three parents who use heroin AM to keep up with their hectic lives.
16:20 "So now I can chase the dragon while I also chase this little guy."
16:24 This sketch divided viewers,
16:26 with some unimpressed at how flippantly the issue was being addressed,
16:29 especially as SNL alums Chris Farley and John Belushi both died of drug overdoses.
16:35 However, others loved the sketch,
16:37 crediting it as a good way to get America talking about an uncomfortable subject.
16:41 "Side effects include it's heroin. So, all that stuff."
16:46 Number 13. First, He Cries.
16:49 In this skit, host Bea Arthur plays a doctor delivering biopsy results to a couple,
16:53 and it is not good news.
16:55 "Will I still be able to play the violin?"
16:58 The name of this sketch parodies NBC correspondent Betty Rollins' book First You Cry,
17:02 where she documents her struggle with breast cancer.
17:04 However, this version has the self-centered husband playing the victim,
17:08 as he's distraught about living with his wife post-mastectomy.
17:12 "What about me? I'm stuck with some kind of hideous, deformed freak!"
17:18 Not only did this prompt a barrage of complaints,
17:22 but Bea Arthur received an angry phone call from a viewer who tracked down her hotel room number.
17:27 "Larry's going through hell right now. You took away something very important to him."
17:32 On the flip side, Betty Rollins did write in to voice her support of the sketch.
17:36 Number 12. Weekend Update. Governor David Patterson's State of the State.
17:41 SNL's take on politics is usually comedy gold,
17:44 but that doesn't mean they don't occasionally miss the mark.
17:46 "Hello Yankee Stadium!"
17:49 When Fred Armisen parodied New York Governor David Patterson,
17:54 rather than focusing on his political career or scandals, they focused on his blindness.
17:58 "Everything will be reduced to rubble and flaming piles of garbage.
18:03 Or as I like to call it...
18:04 Where am I?
18:06 Do you have a driver that you got?"
18:07 "New Jersey!"
18:11 Needless to say, the governor was unimpressed,
18:15 accusing the show of relying on offensive stereotypes.
18:18 "Stop, stop, stop!"
18:20 However, when he appeared on the show beside Fred Armisen,
18:25 it looked like it was all water under the bridge.
18:27 He was able to laugh at his own expense,
18:29 but also gave the cast a taste of their own medicine by throwing in some shots of his own.
18:34 "You know, working in Albany is a lot like watching Saturday Night Live.
18:38 There's a lot of characters, it's funny for 10 minutes,
18:40 and then you just want it to go away."
18:41 If you're gonna parody Jesus Christ, be prepared to ruffle a few feathers.
18:50 "Guess who's back?"
18:55 Christoph Waltz takes the lead in a movie trailer that gives this biblical story
19:00 a Quentin Tarantino-style makeover.
19:03 It's incredibly gory and bloody,
19:05 plus we're pretty sure that the source material never included guns.
19:08 Some religious groups were offended by this sketch,
19:19 which portrays Jesus as super violent, rather than forgiving.
19:23 The Council on American-Islamic Relations released a statement
19:26 saying that they understood the show wanted to "provoke a humorous response,"
19:30 but that it was "a distasteful portrayal."
19:33 You know those jokes where you don't know whether to laugh or groan?
19:39 "I'm a huge fan."
19:40 "Oh, well thank you."
19:42 In this sketch, attorney Alan Dershowitz makes a pit stop in hell
19:45 where he's greeted with open arms by the devil.
19:47 In hell, we meet the writer of Baby Shark,
19:50 Flo from Progressive,
19:51 Mr. Peanut,
19:52 and Mark Zuckerberg.
19:53 "Look who it is!"
19:54 "Jeffrey Epstein!
19:55 Great to see you!
19:59 What are you doing here?"
20:00 "Ah, just hanging."
20:01 But it's Adam Driver's Epstein that receives an audible mix of groans and laughter
20:05 due to his edgy punchlines.
20:07 "I wish you could have been there in person."
20:09 "Yeah, yeah, yeah. It's too bad I was murdered!"
20:11 "I know!"
20:13 From a pun about his death to a joke about how the devil appears to him,
20:16 we'd be lying if we said we didn't wince even a little.
20:19 "Yeah, to me, the devil is a woman my own age."
20:21 While at a supervillain convention,
20:29 the attendees compete for the most evil invention in the world.
20:31 "It can reduce a monument to the size of a toy!"
20:34 There's a shrink ray and freeze gun.
20:36 Pretty standard villain stuff.
20:38 But when Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's character steps up,
20:41 things take a seriously dark turn,
20:42 and even the other villains voice their outrage.
20:45 "Oh my God!"
20:46 "What's wrong?"
20:48 "What's wrong? My most evil idea was a blizzard in July!"
20:52 "Right. Well, I went in a slightly different direction with the assignment."
20:58 A number of viewers objected to the skit,
21:00 arguing that it trivialized sexual abuse.
21:03 The sketch also takes a strange turn,
21:05 as it's revealed that this has all been a disturbing commercial for White Castle.
21:08 You know when they say some things are better left to the imagination?
21:14 "Now, Mr. Daly, can you point out your former teachers for the court?"
21:18 "Uh, yes. Uh, they're right there, giving me butterflies."
21:22 "So cheesy."
21:24 Blurring fantasy and reality,
21:26 this sketch sees a student testify in court after his affair with his teachers is exposed.
21:31 "The defendant, Ms. Luna, texts, 'I'm with Ms. Torkelson,
21:35 come over for some private tutoring.'
21:37 Winky emoji face."
21:39 The apparent joke here is that everyone is super impressed by a teen scoring with his teachers,
21:45 despite the legal and moral implications.
21:47 "And how long would you say the encounter lasted?"
21:50 "Uh, about five hours."
21:52 "Oh, I remember those days."
21:57 Some pointed out that if the genders had been flipped,
21:59 no one would think the sketch was funny.
22:01 Once again, SNL was under fire for joking about a serious subject,
22:05 as some viewers argued they'd gone too far.
22:08 "Well, uh, let the record show, the witness means...
22:11 my man."
22:12 In this sketch, Garrett Morris plays a musically talented prison inmate
22:25 who presents a song about his life philosophy.
22:27 Morris later said this was his favorite skit,
22:37 but he can only imagine how it would be received in the age of social media.
22:51 According to him, the song was inspired by a racist old woman from North Carolina
22:56 who had a similar song using the N-word.
22:58 He argued that political incorrectness is what made SNL so great back in the day,
23:02 but now people are too afraid of causing offense.
23:05 Chris Rock's 'Shark Tank' sketch may have missed the mark,
23:11 but it was this spoof of a Toyota commercial
23:13 starring guest host Dakota Johnson and cast member Taran Killam
23:16 that drove viewers to express their outrage on Twitter.
23:19 "You need any help with your bag?"
23:21 "No, it's alright, I got it."
23:22 "How about some walking around money?"
23:25 "Dad, it's okay."
23:26 Viewers are lulled into a false sense of security,
23:28 thinking that what they're watching is a heartwarming moment
23:30 between a father and a daughter.
23:32 Then, a pickup truck full of heavily armed men comes into view.
23:35 "You be careful, okay?"
23:39 "Dad, it's just ISIS."
23:42 The controversial cherry on this dubious Sunday
23:45 is when a tearful father tells these men to look after his daughter
23:48 and one responds.
23:49 So really, they couldn't have been all that surprised
23:55 that this sketch would incense viewers.
23:57 You know when you go to a coffee shop and,
24:02 let's just say it's not the coffee that's bitter?
24:04 Well, this sketch was about bringing that experience home
24:07 with the Starbucks Verismo.
24:08 "This is tea, I ordered a latte."
24:11 "Okay, so one tea, one latte?"
24:15 "No, I just... no tea, I just want the latte."
24:18 "Uhhhhhhhhhh, okay."
24:23 The coffee machine is rude, stupid and incompetent.
24:26 The female version, Veriquanica, is no better.
24:30 What viewers noticed though were stereotypical black accents
24:33 and jokes that reinforce negative stereotypes.
24:36 "Why she asks for a tea if she want a latte?"
24:38 "I don't know, man."
24:39 "That's stupid."
24:40 Surely there was plenty to laugh about
24:42 without falling back on racist tropes to get to the punchline.
24:45 Needless to say, the sketch left viewers
24:47 with more of a sour taste in their mouths than expired milk.
24:50 This sketch first made headlines
24:54 when SafeLite Autoglass tweeted their disappointment.
24:57 The controversy only continued
24:59 when SNL suddenly made it disappear without saying a word.
25:01 "At SafeLite, we know how busy life can be."
25:04 The sketchy spoof commercial involves a SafeLite repairman,
25:07 played by Beck Bennett,
25:08 who keeps smashing a woman's car windshield
25:10 in order to essentially stalk her teenage daughter,
25:12 played by Melissa Villasenor.
25:14 "You know, I came out at halftime and it was cracked again."
25:17 "No worries. So, who won the game this time?"
25:20 While the sketch does a pretty good job
25:22 mirroring the source material,
25:23 these very dark added undertones just seem unnecessary.
25:26 "So, basically a full woman."
25:28 While SNL did their best to erase any memory of this sketch,
25:31 the damage had already been done.
25:33 We guarantee that this skit would never fly today.
25:40 In a job interview sketch,
25:41 Chevy Chase and Richard Pryor engage in a word association game.
25:44 "Fast."
25:46 "Slow."
25:47 "Rain."
25:48 "Snow."
25:49 "White."
25:51 "Black."
25:52 Things start out innocently enough,
25:55 but the game soon exposes Chase's character's prejudices,
25:58 becoming heated and racially charged.
26:00 "Colored."
26:01 "Redneck."
26:03 "Jungle bunny."
26:06 "Pack of worms."
26:09 In a climactic moment that makes us wince,
26:11 Chase throws out the N-word
26:13 and Pryor is not taking it lying down.
26:15 Paul Mooney, who wrote the skit,
26:19 said it was inspired by his own interview for SNL.
26:22 It's been called one of the show's most shocking and greatest sketches.
26:26 Number 2.
26:30 "Canteen Boy" and "The Scoutmaster".
26:32 This recurring character played by Adam Sandler
26:35 is considered an SNL classic,
26:37 but this particular sketch divided audiences.
26:39 "You know, it seems like the moment you get out of the city,
26:42 all your problems just sort of fade away."
26:46 Alec Baldwin plays a scoutmaster
26:51 who makes obvious and uncomfortable sexual advances towards Canteen Boy.
26:55 According to Baldwin,
26:57 the sketch caused 300,000 phone call complaints
27:00 and the loss of seven affiliates.
27:02 "Problem solved."
27:05 "Your problem is solved, but I think my problem is just beginning."
27:07 The Boy Scouts of America weighed in on the controversy too.
27:11 In response to complaints,
27:12 when showing reruns,
27:14 the sketch was preceded by a disclaimer saying that Canteen Boy is actually 27.
27:19 Given the character's childlike nature though,
27:21 the clip has a considerably darker tone.
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27:37 SNL's tone-deaf take on Tiger Woods' affairs
27:46 left some viewers understandably fuming.
27:49 "I will strive to be a better person than the husband and father my family deserves."
27:54 "Yeah, you will."
27:55 We see the golfer at press conferences
27:57 and every time the camera cuts back to him,
27:59 he's sporting a new injury,
28:00 clearly caused by his wife,
28:02 played by Blake Lively.
28:04 "I've been really clumsy this week."
28:06 Even his cries for help are turned into a punchline.
28:10 "Believe it or not, I actually ran over myself."
28:12 Many viewers pointed out that if the roles had been reversed,
28:16 it would have never been treated so lightly.
28:18 While some people did see the funny side,
28:21 most thought the show had gone too far.
28:23 Which of these sketches do you think went too far?
28:26 Let us know in the comments.
28:28 "When it's bestie, it just hit different."
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