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Holly
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07-22-2001

Saturday, May 08, 2010 - 10:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Holly a private message Print Post    
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.)

Landileigh
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07-29-2002

Saturday, May 08, 2010 - 11:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Landileigh a private message Print Post    
it will be on Hulu on Sunday some time.

Egbok
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07-13-2000

Sunday, May 09, 2010 - 12:38 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Egbok a private message Print Post    
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.

Twiggyish
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08-14-2000

Sunday, May 09, 2010 - 3:39 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twiggyish a private message Print Post    
CSI Sarasota was a riot!!

Northstar
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09-29-2008

Sunday, May 09, 2010 - 5:49 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Northstar a private message Print Post    
SNL - I can't believe I fell asleep! I did catch the muffin skit but then lights out.

Kookliebird
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08-04-2005

Sunday, May 09, 2010 - 6:18 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kookliebird a private message Print Post    
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.

Sia
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03-10-2002

Sunday, May 09, 2010 - 7:00 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sia a private message Print Post    
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.

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Sunday, May 09, 2010 - 7:47 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
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!

Kookliebird
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08-04-2005

Sunday, May 09, 2010 - 9:34 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kookliebird a private message Print Post    
Hulu Link - I think there are some unaired skits as well.http://www.hulu.com/collections/444

Sia
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03-10-2002

Sunday, May 09, 2010 - 9:46 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sia a private message Print Post    
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!

Mameblanche
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08-24-2002

Sunday, May 09, 2010 - 12:40 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mameblanche a private message Print Post    
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! :-)

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Sunday, May 09, 2010 - 1:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
I'm in your camp, Mame. I watched until about half way through the muffin skit. That was enough for me.

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Sunday, May 09, 2010 - 1:58 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
The Wizard of A** was hilarious!

Sia
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03-10-2002

Sunday, May 09, 2010 - 2:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sia a private message Print Post    
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.

Egbok
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07-13-2000

Sunday, May 09, 2010 - 5:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Egbok a private message Print Post    
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.

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Sunday, May 09, 2010 - 6:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
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

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Sunday, May 09, 2010 - 6:46 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
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 :-)

Naja
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06-28-2003

Monday, May 10, 2010 - 4:56 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Naja a private message Print Post    
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.

Colordeagua
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10-25-2003

Monday, May 10, 2010 - 5:37 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Colordeagua a private message Print Post    
Betty's DH / Password host was Allen Ludden.

Rosem4243
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06-27-2005

Monday, May 10, 2010 - 6:55 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rosem4243 a private message Print Post    
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!

Holly
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07-22-2001

Monday, May 10, 2010 - 8:17 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Holly a private message Print Post    
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.

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Monday, May 10, 2010 - 8:53 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
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.

Konamouse
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07-16-2001

Monday, May 10, 2010 - 9:01 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Konamouse a private message Print Post    
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.



Escapee
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06-15-2004

Monday, May 10, 2010 - 9:02 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Escapee a private message Print Post    
I saw Steve on TV the other day. He looks great!

Rissa
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03-19-2006

Monday, May 10, 2010 - 11:10 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rissa a private message Print Post    
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.