Get ready to laugh as we dive into the most hilarious moments when Saturday Night Live mercilessly parodied children's TV shows! From Muppets to Paw Patrol, no kids' show is safe from SNL's comedic takedown.
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00:00It was announced that kids cartoon, Peppa Pig, will introduce a same-sex polar bear couple to its cast of characters.
00:06Welcome to Ms. Mojo, and today we're looking at the funniest instances when SNL took on kids shows,
00:12ruining our childhoods in the process.
00:14So you're on Twitter?
00:16No, I'm a bird.
00:22Thank you, I am Timothy Frog, and welcome once again to The Muppet Show!
00:26With The Muppet Show,
00:27Jim Henson aspired to entertain audiences of all ages.
00:31He succeeded, with the exception of resident curmudgeons Statler and Waldorf.
00:35I'd do anything for this show to stop!
00:40These two never missed an episode, if only to heckle Kermit and company.
00:43If this were any other comedy show, a bouncer probably would have been sent in to intervene.
00:48All right, y'all gonna learn.
00:50SNL had the same idea,
00:51casting Keegan-Michael Key and Kenan Thompson as a couple of security guards who put the
00:55elderly Muppets in their place.
00:57Although the sketch takes a dark turn,
00:59the appreciation for the source material is evident in the craftsmanship.
01:05Yeah, okay.
01:07I'll go get some water.
01:08All right.
01:10Look, guys, I'm sorry, all right?
01:18Honestly, I'm not a big fan of this show either.
01:22The only things more legit than the Statler and Waldorf puppets
01:25are the spot-on impressions from an unseen Beck Bennett and Mikey Day.
01:29Would you guys keep it down up there?
01:32We're trying to do a show!
01:34Yeah, trying and failing!
01:39Number 9.
01:39How a bill does not become a law.
01:42I'm just a bill.
01:43Yes, I'm only a bill.
01:46And I'm sitting here on Capitol Hill.
01:49But I know I'll be a law someday.
01:53At least I hope and pray that I will.
01:55We're all familiar with the classic schoolhouse rock segment,
01:58I'm just a bill.
01:59I'm just a bill.
02:01Yes, I'm only a bill.
02:03And I'm sitting here on Capitol Hill.
02:06The catchy tune explained how a bill becomes a law,
02:08unless it dies in committee or the president vetoes.
02:11In this 2014 sketch,
02:13President Barack Obama takes a more direct approach to rejecting a bill,
02:16pushing it down Capitol Hill.
02:19Ow, ow, ow!
02:23Ow, my sweet!
02:24What y'all listen?
02:26While Kenan Thompson plays the bill,
02:28SNL went to the trouble of animating his tumble down the steps.
02:31This happens a few times as Obama introduces another figure
02:34whose schoolhouse rock neglected to mention.
02:36His name is Executive Order,
02:38and he just happens.
02:39That's about it.
02:40Mr. President, is this constitutional?
02:43Of course.
02:43Presidents issue executive orders all the time.
02:46That's right, but I could do lots of things.
02:48I'll create a national park,
02:51or a new holiday.
02:53Or grant legal status to five million undocumented immigrants.
02:58Wait, what?
02:58While executive orders can be challenged,
03:00it isn't as easy as shoving a bill down the stairs,
03:03which the president proceeds to do over and over.
03:09So many steps!
03:11So many steps!
03:13Well, son, what do you think about the government now?
03:16Number eight, Kenan and Kelly.
03:18Because of me, Rigby now sells fresh sushi.
03:22Yeah, maybe two fresh.
03:24Kiki Palmer landed one of her earlier acting gigs
03:26playing True Jackson on Nickelodeon.
03:28Because I'm the new VP.
03:30When she hosted SNL in 2022,
03:32Palmer got to work with two other Nickelodeon alumni.
03:35Behind the scenes, Palmer suggested to Kenan Thompson
03:38that they do something like Kenan and Kel,
03:40or Kenan and Kelly.
03:41I grew up on Kenan and Kel.
03:43The real Thompson loved the idea,
03:45but in the sketch, Kenan immediately regrets signing on.
03:48The sketch faithfully recreates the Rigby set,
03:51although the silly comedy soon spirals into heavy drama.
03:54Hands up, everybody!
03:55This is a robbery!
03:56Give me all the money in the register!
03:58Oh, no, you're not stealing a dime, Mr. Robber!
04:00Kenan, you've been wondering where I've been at, right?
04:02I've been learning the art of karate!
04:05Hey!
04:07Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey!
04:09Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey!
04:11Hey!
04:13Hey!
04:15You're waiting for this Kel fool!
04:17While Palmer brings unbound energy to Kelly,
04:19you cannot top the OG Kel Mitchell.
04:22Why do I hurt the ones I love most?
04:25Uh-oh!
04:27Here come the boys!
04:29Ah, here it goes!
04:31Despite auditioning for SNL years earlier,
04:34Mitchell ultimately wasn't cast alongside Thompson.
04:36Through this sketch,
04:37Palmer inadvertently reunited the duo.
04:40We can't wait to see them in Jordan Peele's Yup Next.
04:43Kel loves hot soda!
04:45Number 7.
04:46Disney Channel Acting School
04:48I'm Miley Cyrus from Hannah Montana.
04:50And from that Sir Raven, I'm Sir Raven of the North.
04:54After Hannah Montana ended,
04:55Miley Cyrus aimed to distance herself from her kid-friendly image,
04:59showing she was ready to be taken seriously as a more adult performer.
05:02I can't be saved!
05:04I can't be saved!
05:06I can't be blamed!
05:08What better way to get this across than by making fun of Disney Channel on SNL?
05:12Cyrus plays herself,
05:14while Kenan Thompson fills in for Raymond Simone.
05:16Funny, considering that Kenan was a Nickelodeon kid.
05:19Although he dabbled in a few Disney projects back in the day.
05:22The sketch feels less like a satire and more like an expose,
05:25as Cyrus reveals the highly specific children's sitcom cliches
05:29we didn't notice growing up.
05:31Disney Channel acting is its own art form.
05:33And to master it, you're gonna need a special set of tools.
05:36Loud acting equals funny? Check.
05:38Stupid and or powerless authority figures? Check.
05:41Spying in a doorway?
05:42Man, this sketch easily could have been called every Disney Channel show.
05:46Call today!
05:47Parents' permission not needed!
05:49Number 6.
05:50The Fun Friends Club
05:52We're all part of the Fun Friends Club!
05:58Sometimes we outgrow the shows we watched as kiddies.
06:01What about when the kids on those shows outgrow their roles though?
06:05You've had a real growth spurt in the last year.
06:09As we grow older, you know, as girls become women, their bodies change and uh...
06:13Well, what do you mean?
06:14Larry, can we hurry up and shoot the next song?
06:17I wanna get home for the Clippers game, huh?
06:19That's what happens in this sketch,
06:20featuring Rachel Dratch as a girl named Maria,
06:23who's, let's say, blossoming into a young lady.
06:26Actually, she's already in full bloom.
06:28Has your mom talked to you about becoming a woman at all?
06:31No.
06:32Which the director of the Fun Friends Club uncomfortably notices.
06:35So does Ray Liotta as Smiley the Dragon, a thinly veiled Barney parody.
06:40It doesn't help that the songs and choreography
06:42unintentionally emphasize that Maria is more developed than her younger co-stars.
06:46You gotta love how they hired real kids as extras.
06:49Although the director finds a clever solution,
06:51puberty will eventually hit all of the kids like a pile of raw melons.
06:56Excuse me, may I go to the bathroom?
07:11During World War II,
07:12Bugs Bunny and a platoon of others appeared in propaganda cartoons
07:16that might be considered problematic by modern standards.
07:19Nevertheless, Ronald Reagan feels it's time to bring these cartoons back
07:22with the Iraq War in full swing.
07:24The ex-presidents thus enlist Spongebob Squarepants.
07:28Let's get rid of that dividend tax and get rid of Ocman.
07:36Not only is Spongebob on model,
07:38but they got Tom Kenny himself to provide his voice.
07:41Like Kel Mitchell, Kenny unsuccessfully auditioned for SNL,
07:44although he quickly rebounded with several voiceover roles at Nickelodeon.
07:48When Spongebob takes issue with the cartoon's racist caricatures,
07:51among other script issues,
07:53the ex-presidents detain him.
07:54I'm not comfortable doing this.
07:56I mean, it just seems really racist.
07:58Who, Ahmed?
08:00The Powerpuff Girls come to the rescue with Amy Poehler voicing Blossom.
08:04The girls meet their match though,
08:05which even the ex-presidents acknowledge is pretty messed up.
08:09Are you nuts?
08:16We're not saying Mitt Romney tanked his election campaign
08:19by targeting Big Bird and PBS's funding,
08:20but it definitely gave Barack Obama a boost.
08:23After being mentioned during the first presidential debate in 2012,
08:26Big Bird was welcomed to the weekend update desk.
08:28I do have a political joke.
08:30May I tell it?
08:31Yeah, of course.
08:32Okay.
08:34You're gonna laugh.
08:34This is funny.
08:35Okay, good.
08:36I can't wait.
08:37You know who loves debates?
08:40Who?
08:41The fishes.
08:43Oh, yeah.
08:43Yeah, because the fish eat baits.
08:45Yeah, no, I get it.
08:47SNL could have just had a cast member impersonate Big Bird,
08:50much like how Chloe Fineman played Elmo years later.
08:53They got the real deal with Carol Spinney voicing Big Bird.
08:56So Big Bird, so how did you find out that your name had been mentioned in the debate?
09:00Oh, I got a million tweets.
09:01Despite being on an adult-oriented show,
09:04Big Bird is played sincerely with jokes that wouldn't feel out of place on Sesame Street.
09:08Rather than ruin our childhoods,
09:10this bit makes us feel like kids again.
09:12Big Bird doesn't have to worry about Romney anymore.
09:15Although Ted Cruz is another story.
09:18Oh, man, well, I don't feel too good.
09:22Number three, Paw Patrol.
09:24I hereby present the Paw Patrol with this medal of bravery
09:27for stopping that out-of-control hot air balloon.
09:30With you pups on patrol, our city is in good hands.
09:34Don't you mean good paws?
09:38Preschool programs don't abide by logic.
09:41In a show like Paw Patrol,
09:43nobody questions why a town's first responder duties
09:45fall to a pack of dogs and their little boy owner.
09:48Reality clashes with childhood fantasy in this sketch,
09:51as Oscar Isaacs, city councilman, calls out Mayor Goodway
09:54for her questionable choice of law enforcement and rescue workers.
09:57He receives testimonies from other concerned citizens,
10:00who don't just take issue with replacing the police and firefighters with canines.
10:04I went into labor early.
10:06I was alone and called 911 for help and told them my water broke.
10:09So they sent Zuma, the water rescue dog, to my home.
10:14He didn't understand what was happening and sat there chewing on his upper butt.
10:18It's that there are only six dogs.
10:20Even if they can talk and drive vehicles,
10:22there aren't enough dogs to handle every crisis in Adventure Bay.
10:25This political ad makes some valid points.
10:28Although, if you ask us, it sounds like cat propaganda.
10:33Number 2. Jingleheimer Junction
10:41Some words don't fly on network TV, even a late-night comedy show.
10:46This goes double for a fictional children's program like Jingleheimer Junction.
10:49Tim Meadows hosts this Thomas and Friends-esque show as Jingleheimer Joe.
10:53So let's all become friends and get in a togetherness mood
10:56with your old pals, the Junction Gang.
10:59He's accompanied by the Junction Gang,
11:01Katie Kindness, Carly Caring, and Umberto Unity.
11:04Joe's confusion turns to horror when the gang introduces a new member,
11:08Fred Friendship.
11:10F is for friendship.
11:13Um, I'm not sure that this is a good idea.
11:17Not a good idea.
11:18Why? Friendship is the best idea.
11:21In fact, I think Fred Friendship should go to the front of the line.
11:24Do we have to spell out why this conjunction-junction needs to be censored?
11:28The Junction Gang does,
11:29attempting to arrange the letters on their shirts in a particular order.
11:33As the gang preaches a message of togetherness,
11:35Joe is forced to take more aggressive measures.
11:38It builds to a train wreck,
11:39sure to leave audiences saying,
11:41What the uckf?
11:45Before we unveil our top pick,
11:47here are some honorable mentions.
11:49Scooby-Doo.
11:50We imagine this is what James Gunn's unfiltered Scooby script would have been like.
11:53Oh, I thought it was another mask. Why?
11:57Quick, we need to put the face in a bowl of dry rice.
11:59It's not a cell phone, you moron!
12:02Cut for time.
12:03Children's show.
12:04Pee-wee's Playhouse repossessed.
12:06Hey, man, you can't take that chair.
12:07No, no, my list says I can.
12:09No, no, no, I'm serious. You can't take that.
12:11Why not?
12:12Uh, because I have sex with it.
12:14No!
12:15Middle-aged mutant ninja turtles.
12:17If you think the turtles aged poorly, look in the mirror, 80s kids.
12:21Now, as you know, we found a suspicious lump on your spine.
12:24Uh-huh.
12:26So, yeah, we got your test results back.
12:29Okay.
12:30Well, I'm looking at the report right now,
12:33and as it turns out, it was just a benign cyst.
12:37Oh. Oh, okay, great.
12:39Kid Clash.
12:40To be fair, the flag was impossible to find on Double Dare.
12:44So, uh, do you not know where the flag is?
12:47No, I do!
12:48All right, then try to find it.
12:50I am!
12:51Peanuts Christmas.
12:52Kenan as Snoopy.
12:53Nuff said.
12:54Are you a boy dog or a girl dog?
12:58Snoopy look like a bitch to you?
13:02I see you're a boy.
13:04Now, have you been fixed?
13:06Nah, man, because I ain't broken.
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13:25Number 1.
13:26Mr. Robinson's Neighborhood.
13:28It's one hell of a day in my neighborhood.
13:31A hell of a day for a neighbor.
13:33Would you be mine?
13:35Could you be mine?
13:36We cannot think of a more wholesome figure than Mr. Rogers.
13:40There is a degree of innocence to Eddie Murphy's performance as Mr. Robinson,
13:43addressing his audience in a kindly manner.
13:46An eviction notice brought by Mr. Landlord.
13:51The words coming out of his mouth are anything but wholesome, however.
13:54Living in an inner-city apartment, often falling behind on rent,
13:58Mr. Robinson teaches his young audience about failed marriages,
14:01where babies really come from,
14:02and how to make a clean getaway when the landlord comes a-knockin'.
14:05I'll get you for playing around with my wife, Robinson!
14:10No jury in the world's gonna convict me!
14:15You know, one thing about babies, boys and girls,
14:18is sometimes you have to take them for a little stroll, like in another state.
14:22In addition to being a hilarious send-up of Fred Rogers, who was a good sport about it,
14:26Mr. Robinson became one of Murphy's most iconic characters.
14:29When Murphy reprised the role in 2019, Mr. Robinson got older,
14:33but the neighborhood and its problems remained the same.
14:36We ordered a new 72-inch Samsung TV,
14:41and they said it was delivered, but it's not in the lobby,
14:44and we were wondering if you knew anything about that?
14:48Don't worry, boys and girls,
14:50Mr. Robinson knows just what to say in situations like this.
14:53Oh, you think I stole your TV because I'm black?
14:55What children's show would you like to see SNL tackle?
14:58Let us know in the comments.
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15:02like eating then freezing,
15:06reacting to stinky feet.
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