What The Hell Is That?

May 19, 2008 6:40 PM

I have searched YouTube, Google and the MetaFilter archives until my eyes are bugging out of my head, so please forgive me if this has been posted. I'm trying to find a video of the SNL sketch with Steve Martin and Bill Murray, I believe from 1978, "What the hell is that?" Can anyone help?
posted by wv kay in ga to media & arts (12 comments total)

It's not the video, but here's the transcript and two stills.
posted by WCityMike at 7:07 PM on May 19, 2008

It aired on the season premiere of the fifth season, 10/13/79.
posted by WCityMike at 7:10 PM on May 19, 2008

Audio.
posted by WCityMike at 7:12 PM on May 19, 2008

DVD Chapter 17 on the Saturday Night Live: The Best of Steve Martin DVD.
posted by WCityMike at 7:13 PM on May 19, 2008

YTMND.
posted by WCityMike at 7:15 PM on May 19, 2008

And someone else'll have to take the ball from here.
posted by WCityMike at 7:26 PM on May 19, 2008

Trying to find any older Saturday Night Live skits on the internet seems to be impossible. I've been looking for John Mackey the weatherman for some time.

My theory is that NBC aggressively takes on any unauthorized reproductions.
posted by Octoparrot at 7:52 PM on May 19, 2008

Thanks for trying.
posted by wv kay in ga at 8:23 PM on May 19, 2008

SNL uses hulu.com now. There are some old skits up there, but not much, and it doesn't look like this is one of them.
posted by wemayfreeze at 8:34 PM on May 19, 2008

It's definitely not on Hulu — that was the first place I checked.

There is a torrent of the SNL "Best of" DVD that has the skit, however, or you could purchase the DVD.
posted by WCityMike at 9:29 PM on May 19, 2008

I'm pretty sure I've seen it on one of the "Best of" DVDs...except, which in THE hell was it? WHICH in the hell was it? which in the hell WAS it?
posted by mcstayinskool at 7:31 AM on May 20, 2008

"Hey kids, don't put your lips on it!!"

That one was so dumb, but hilarious. As were all the old SNL gems. Or is it just nostalgia?

If anyone turns up Theodoric of York- Medieval Barber, yet me know.
posted by I_Love_Bananas at 9:20 AM on May 20, 2008