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Holly
Member
07-22-2001
| Saturday, May 08, 2010 - 10:06 pm
I really noticed the wide screen thing tonight too, Brenda. Tina was cut out in the news update sketch too. It's really annoying. (But not as annoying as Kristen Wigg--she just leaves me cold. Thanks for letting me get that off my chest, lol.)
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Landileigh
Member
07-29-2002
| Saturday, May 08, 2010 - 11:37 pm
it will be on Hulu on Sunday some time.
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Egbok
Member
07-13-2000
| Sunday, May 09, 2010 - 12:38 am
Betty White did an outstanding job as SNL host. She was spot on funny and I appreciate that she went along with the flow of comedy in today's standards. I'm sure some folks were offended by some of the skits, ala "muffin" and some of the language used, ala "wizard of a$$", however, I was "ROTFLMAO"!! I'm an SNL fan and Betty White was pure entertainment as usual. I agree with Gidget, one of the top 10 SNL episodes.
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Twiggyish
Member
08-14-2000
| Sunday, May 09, 2010 - 3:39 am
CSI Sarasota was a riot!!
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Northstar
Member
09-29-2008
| Sunday, May 09, 2010 - 5:49 am
SNL - I can't believe I fell asleep! I did catch the muffin skit but then lights out.
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Kookliebird
Member
08-04-2005
| Sunday, May 09, 2010 - 6:18 am
I managed to stay awake until about 15 minutes before the end. I missed the Tina Fey Census taker skit. Betty was great. The screen just lit up whenever she was on it. I loved the "Thank you for being a friend" short. It could have stopped before she went to the dark side and it still would of been wonderful. Did everyone notice the BW Snickers commercial at the beginning? How appropriate! Kudos to her 'calling out Facebook'... "seems like a huge waste of time". wonderful.
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Sia
Member
03-10-2002
| Sunday, May 09, 2010 - 7:00 am
I forgot about Betty White's appearance on SNL and missed it. I will look for it on-line. Thanks for the reminder about Hulu. I've never looked at that site.
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Sunday, May 09, 2010 - 7:47 am
Betty was great! Im only half way thru the show and am loving every bit! I havent watched in years and dont even know the men on the show anymore. I do reconize some of the women. I love how many of them can be seen reading cue cards yet at 88 1/2 I rarely catch Betty reading them. She is such a pro! Eggie, I dont think Betty went along with the racy humor she encouraged it! I have met her a couple times and she is more like her Sue Ellen character than her Golden Gal one. I remember eating lunch watching Password. She was always so funny on that show. I am old enough to remember when her DH hosted. What a love they had. Her skin looks fantastic!
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Kookliebird
Member
08-04-2005
| Sunday, May 09, 2010 - 9:34 am
Hulu Link - I think there are some unaired skits as well.http://www.hulu.com/collections/444
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Sia
Member
03-10-2002
| Sunday, May 09, 2010 - 9:46 am
I watched the whole thing on Hulu. That was hilarious. My husband wasn't amused by my laughter. He was still trying to sleep. I, too, loved the Facebook mentions in her monologue. I love Betty White!
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Sunday, May 09, 2010 - 12:40 pm
Egbok, I'm one of those that have no patience for this type of raunch-overload type humour. Although personally I can swear with the best of them, I just don't find it a replacement for genuine humour. But I must admit that Betty White was terrific and totally undaunted by all the filth. She's amazing fit mentally and physically for her age, just thrilling to watch her last night. (Even if the prude in me wasn't happy with the overall show. I guess I like to think of old folks as being sweet and age-appropriate. Sorry.) I did chuckle at the Muffin jokes, the Tribute to the Golden Girls, and the Wizard of A**. ETA, and Pamy I also remember her on Password with her DH who was the host. Lucky you for getting to meet her 2x! 
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Sunday, May 09, 2010 - 1:10 pm
I'm in your camp, Mame. I watched until about half way through the muffin skit. That was enough for me.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Sunday, May 09, 2010 - 1:58 pm
The Wizard of A** was hilarious!
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Sia
Member
03-10-2002
| Sunday, May 09, 2010 - 2:14 pm
I found Betty White's appearance on SNL non-offensive because the show is aimed at adults who watch the show late at night when kids should be sleeping. I do, however, object to the filth and soft-core porn that is packaged into "TV-14" shows like "Glee." (See my posts in the GLEE thread.) I want shows that are targeting young people to be age-appropriate for them.
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Egbok
Member
07-13-2000
| Sunday, May 09, 2010 - 5:31 pm
Hi Pamy. How cool that you got to meet Betty White over the years!! I can picture her hubby but I can't think of his name....Allen/Alan something?? I know that they were married for many, many years. I loved Password. Mame, you don't need to apologize for anything, I totally understand where you are coming from and I respect your choices. I'm glad you were able to watch SNL despite the cringing you must have done at times. I'm glad you enjoyed watching a super lady like Betty White.
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Sunday, May 09, 2010 - 6:43 pm
Eggie, Allen Lunden. It could have been Alan, not sure on the spelling. I was hoping for a MTM skit with her as an even raunchier Sue Nivens
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Sunday, May 09, 2010 - 6:46 pm
re:muffin skit. There is another skit with Alec Baldwin that is even better!! His name is Mr Schwetty and he makes rum balls. His Schwetty balls melt in your mouth He hosts next week 
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Monday, May 10, 2010 - 4:56 am
I think the show on Saturday was much more enjoyable for regular watchers of SNL. Mainly because almost every skit was a regular bit they do or used to do. I kept thinking of the people tuning in for the first time to see Betty, and how maybe these skits wouldn't seem as funny to someone who wasn't familiar with the show's regular bits.
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Colordeagua
Member
10-25-2003
| Monday, May 10, 2010 - 5:37 am
Betty's DH / Password host was Allen Ludden.
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Rosem4243
Member
06-27-2005
| Monday, May 10, 2010 - 6:55 am
I saw that Schwetty balls skit years ago, and felt like SNL just recycled it using 'muffin' instead of balls. I found it extremely UNFUNNY, boring and pretty stupid. And after reading Naja's post, I'm glad I changed the channel since it sounds like the whole show was recycled. I love Betty White, her monologue was awesome, but I had to change the channel during the muffin skit. What has happened to SNL? The show is just awful!
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Holly
Member
07-22-2001
| Monday, May 10, 2010 - 8:17 am
I agree Rosem. SNL has been horrible for the past 3-4 seasons--since Tina Fey and Jimmy left. And the main female comic they have on now, Kristin Wiig, is just pathetic. Every sketch she's in is just plain annoying. I haven't laughed at one thing she's ever been in. I think SNL has reached the point where they should hang it up. MadTV was cancelled yet SNL continues? Go figure that one.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Monday, May 10, 2010 - 8:53 am
I love good humor, but I cannot abide coarse (what passes as) humor. I hate seeing women degrade themselves. I'm reading Raquel Welch's book, and her take on how low women have sunk is insightful.
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Konamouse
Member
07-16-2001
| Monday, May 10, 2010 - 9:01 am
Speaking of Schwetty Balls, Alec Baldwin is hosting again next week. I'm on the lookout for a cameo by Steve Martin - I'm wondering if Alec is going to break Steve's record for hosting the most times.

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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Monday, May 10, 2010 - 9:02 am
I saw Steve on TV the other day. He looks great!
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Rissa
Member
03-19-2006
| Monday, May 10, 2010 - 11:10 am
Not really celebrity news but a really moving blog written by Roger Ebert about his surgeries, past and potentially future: Putting a better Face on Things.
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