"Ouch, I'm shot..." Pure comedy genius.

@deborahhansen7516

6 ай бұрын

To this day, if I injure myself and say “ouch,” I usually follow it up with “I’m shot.”

@blairminyard2666

7 күн бұрын

My best friend and I were in middle school and we'd try making each other crack up while practicing free throws. This was one of my go-to lines.

The thing that made this even more brilliant was that it wasn't a single skit. It was intersperse in small segments throughout the whole 90 minute show.

@imrustyokay

2 жыл бұрын

Hell they were committed to this premise in 3 shows in a row. Brilliant.

@Jim76

2 жыл бұрын

@@imrustyokay That's right. I'd forgotten about that!

@douglaslowe5

Жыл бұрын

They did a lot of pre taped sketches with Murphy, because he missed some live shows while on movie shoots. this was brilliant

@shelliecarlson7015

Жыл бұрын

Just like when Ragan was shot.

@bkblair71

Жыл бұрын

Yeah , it was done brilliantly. I miss those days when SNL was actually funny

I was sleeping over my cousin's house when this first aired. It felt like a real news report because they kept interrupting the other skits to bring more news. We were in hysterics! Great childhood memory!

"Mr. Stutts, did you kill Buckwheat?" "Sure!"

@SarahB1863

4 жыл бұрын

That was a great joke - as was all the interviews with people who knew him. "Do you think he killed Buckwheat?" "Oh, sure! It's all he ever talked about!"

@cflournoy1529

4 жыл бұрын

That’s the part that cracks me up😂🤣

@dennispearson9287

3 жыл бұрын

DAMMMM !!!!!......

@hfontanez98

3 жыл бұрын

"President of the Future Assassins of America" and "Most likely to kill Buckwheat" in the yearbook LMAO

@dennispearson9287

3 жыл бұрын

@@hfontanez98 Not A Good SIGN ! Somebody Should Have Connected The Dots And Seen The Writing On The Wall !!!....This Tragedy Could Have Easily Been Avoided 😔 !!!....

On a later episode of SNL, we found out that John David Stutts was only a patsy when Alfalfa was revealed to be the one who actually shot Buckwheat. And that Buckwheat survived the shooting, but faked his own death and was living under a new identity. Alfalfa’s attempted assassination of Buckwheat was an act of revenge stemming from elementary school involving an incident where Buckwheat stuck a frog down Alfalfa’s pants in Ms . Crabtree’s class

@nakiashelby6413

Ай бұрын

Such a sick, twisted plan....I'm so glad to have seen it!!!😂😂😂

@yungkidnf

Ай бұрын

Bruh, you KNOW what they do to wistle blowers. Or do I need to remind you what happened to Stimiey and Frogbreath(RIP)?

@JUYOBWISIT

Ай бұрын

So it wasn’t Gumby or Axel Foley ??

@TheRomeerome

Ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂

@caisediabhassan5262

20 күн бұрын

Didn't Alfalfa shoot him a second time?

I laughed at Buckwheat's bodyguards all wearing sunglasses at night.

@MpaYn

Ай бұрын

They just want to weave their storied lies.

@radamesa.delacruz5222

Ай бұрын

That's to fuckin funny!

@jeromemosley1164

Ай бұрын

The guy with the sunglasses was Arsenio Hall

@JaeDee66

11 күн бұрын

Uhm not to uncommon but ok

@robynsegg

7 күн бұрын

They were inspired by Corey Hart. 😏

“I had to kill him. My dog told me he was the Antichrist” 😂

@powrpak2

4 жыл бұрын

Brad Lanky HAAHAAA!!!!

@georgeshelton6281

4 жыл бұрын

Would I dare cheer like Curly Howard going "WOOB WOOB WOOB WOOB WOOB WOOB WOOB WOOB," as he always does in the '3 Stooges' when you mocked Ted Koppel?

@oveidasinclair982

4 жыл бұрын

That was a direct reference to the Son of Sam killings

@georgeshelton6281

4 жыл бұрын

Which means Eddie Murphy retired from SNL.

@georgeshelton6281

4 жыл бұрын

For Adam Sandler; he was definitely fired from SNL, since he told the audience that.

"Brought to you by Mutual Life, because you could die tomorrow, just like John David Stutts!" I lost my shit on that one!!

@Damone7653

Ай бұрын

No Ferguson?

@jessemathes5126

Ай бұрын

IKR.

The Jack Ruby reference was so brilliant it hurt.

@godfreymccammon4531

Ай бұрын

For freakin' sure.....I laughed my old man ass off.

@albundy6008

Ай бұрын

Also had a "Son of Sam" reference. The reporter asked him, "Mr.Stutts, why did you kill Buckwheat?" To which he answered, "I had to. My dog told me that he was the Anti-Christ."

@jimfinigan1681

Ай бұрын

There was also a Lee Harvey Oswald reference. Check out his yearbook picture as president of the "Future Assassins of America".

The “Hey Mr. Wheat!” nearly took me completely out! 😂🤣🤣😂😂🤣🤣😂⚰️

“Do you believe he killed Buckwheat?” “Oh yes, definitely. That’s all he ever talked about.” Everything about this satire is chefs kiss.

@jordanpeacock8774

10 күн бұрын

That was my grandfather John Robert Evans. Miss him every day.

@SIKE01

Күн бұрын

the worst kept secret

I recall watching this live as a far too young kid and laughing hysterically while being completely confused

@mr.worldfree3333

2 жыл бұрын

I was just thinking that

@gregslav6755

Жыл бұрын

My friends and I would always yell “hey, Mr. Wheat”! Lol

@magnumbrown78

Жыл бұрын

Same here… especially when they do the slow mo of him being shot

@joemc7614

6 ай бұрын

Me too.that was the first time I watched snl. My dad was out of town and my mom let me watch it with her. I remember earlier in the episode when they did a slow pan up a dude wearing jeans, only to see Eddie at the end saying, 'hi I'm buckwheat '. At 6 years old, it was the funniest thing I ever saw and still may be to this day

My mom and I died laughing when they kept showing the assassination footage (a parody on the constant replaying of the Reagan assassination attempt) and then how they do a whole piece on the assassin just after the psychologist said the media encourages stunts like this because they spotlight the assassin almost to the point of glorification.

@dme1016

Ай бұрын

It was was moreso a parody of the JFK assassination, and the little shit Oswald's murder......

@SWLinPHX

Ай бұрын

@@dme1016 Of course they incorporated aspects of the Kennedy assassination especially with the assassination of the original assassin himself, but this skit was prompted by Reagan's assassination attempt which had just recently occurred, especially the footage they played of the rapid gunfire as agents pushed Reagan back into the car. Furthermore it was a commentary on how all the recent assassinations & attempts (including the recent John Lennon assassination) focused on the assassin to the point of almost glorifying them, part of the problem as they explained in the "news" section of this comedy piece -- and then they proceeded to just that in the skit.

@dme1016

Ай бұрын

@@SWLinPHX No one wanted to glorify the little shit Oswald.....

The Little Rascal's Funeral March was priceless!

The man that played the church pastor was my maternal grandfather John Robert Evans. I miss you, Grandpa!!!!

@danielwong5378

2 жыл бұрын

Is that so?!?!

@sinbad799

2 жыл бұрын

Nice to have someone famous in your family.

@jordanpeacock8774

10 күн бұрын

@@danielwong5378yes indeed. Miss him every day.

@blairminyard2666

7 күн бұрын

That's freakin' cool!

"Mr. Wheat!" will never stop making me laugh.

"Ouuuuuuch, I'm shot." 😂🤣

"Ouch. I'm shot." 😂 I'm dead.

@aaronmccracken7351

4 күн бұрын

Just like John David Stutts.

Murphy's Stutts character is so comically unnerving

@DTailorUK

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, like you could tell Stutts was comfortable at home during the early 80s and had enjoyed all the original Shaft trilogy and just wanted more action in his life. Stutts just wanted to get out.

@antonewilson4310

4 жыл бұрын

At least Jack Ruby got him...

@norbertop.niebres6320

4 жыл бұрын

@@antonewilson4310 Who killed Jack Ruby? Tune in tomorrow on Nightline.

@monilaninetynine3811

4 жыл бұрын

@@antonewilson4310 Jack Ruby or Ruby Jack

@nealbradleigh5069

3 жыл бұрын

@@antonewilson4310 Easily! Arguably, this alleged guy is probably THE MOST HATED MAN IN THE WORLD (as of his arrest friday night). Fast forward to Saturday's transfer to arraignment. Now, where was that Police cordon of at least FOUR TO SIX MEN DEEP to properly insure this guy gets to the arraignment, hmm? The entire world sees an officer IN WHITE SUIT AND HAT (proper for late autumn weather) lead this guy out, handcuffed. Ask why the white attire? To make sure " YOU HIT HIM ...NOT ME, DAMMIT! SHOOT AWAY FROM MY WHITE SUIT AND HAT"! Sheesh!😖🤔

Quite possibly the greatest sketch ever produced by SNL.

Probably the most underrated sketch ever

@monilaninetynine3811

4 жыл бұрын

One of my all time favorites!

@cattathat

4 жыл бұрын

I love it!!!

@salaamakbar3630

4 жыл бұрын

nah

@norbertop.niebres6320

4 жыл бұрын

Who killed John David Stutts? I would like to know.

@DC_R

4 жыл бұрын

I watched this when it was Live that night. TRUST it's not underrated. That's all we talked about in school the next day. As a matter of fact. I remember they (NBC) hyped up this skit waaay before it aired. I lived it. No disrespect but.......Your comment is false 😶

GENIUS stuff. Amazing they had the confidence to run this gag the whole show, just Murphy and Piscopo essentially. I remember watching it as a high school kid and laughing, but re-watching it now and realizing how smart this skit/episode is. “Oooooo, I’ve been shot.” LOL

@bostonseeker

2 жыл бұрын

In college, we were dimly aware of how brilliant Murphy is. But only dimly :)

@RichV20

7 ай бұрын

It was the Eddie & Joe show. SNL knew where there bread was buttered and put them in every sketch as everyone else sucked.

“Hey Mr. Wheat!” 🤣👏🏼

“Ouch, i’m shot” 😂 5:30

@trg-7506

4 жыл бұрын

😂🤣 I'm dying

@jenkinsb1980

4 жыл бұрын

LMAO!!!!!!!

@Jason_wears_stuff

4 жыл бұрын

I lost it at that part lol

@LtheDetective

4 жыл бұрын

He said it so nonchalantly 🤣🤣🤣

@kevinbaker3244

4 жыл бұрын

And then as they kept replaying it, it (ouch, I'm shot) would switch places. 🤣

This sketch is 20 years ahead of its time.

@freddyrichards878

4 жыл бұрын

It was based off John Lennon's murder in December of 1980

@freddyrichards878

4 жыл бұрын

And Eddie wanted to stop playing Buckweat

@kivonrahim

4 жыл бұрын

Actually based off of JFK. Lee Harvey Oswald. John David Stutts. 3 full names. Buckwheat gets shot and the world leaders all mourn

@debrawillard3034

4 жыл бұрын

agreee

@doctorthirteen5727

4 жыл бұрын

@@freddyrichards878 Stutts saying his dog told him to do it was a reference to Son of Sam.

5:33 "OOOUUUCH, I'm shot!" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Only Eddie could've played that role! 😂😂😂

So everyone knew he wanted to kill Buckwheat but nobody warned him. Dang 😁

@keeploc34

3 жыл бұрын

Tsunami Facts lol

People described him as “A Loner” do you believe he killed Buckwheat?!?! Oh yea for sure!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@lykedady72

2 жыл бұрын

That's all he talked about.

Buckwheat was miraculously resurrected and performed on SNL last evening. 😉

@iandowall153

4 жыл бұрын

He faked his own death, there was a sketch about it way back in the day.

@Lotmeister

4 жыл бұрын

Eddie Murphy did this because he was sick of doing the Buckwheat character... but then did another Buckwheat sketch where he reveals he faked his own death.

@willie417

4 жыл бұрын

the magic of DNA and cloning

@jamesvinson4489

4 жыл бұрын

Praise the Lord

@Diggy22

4 жыл бұрын

Dey was using banks 😁

This was a genius move by Eddie Murphy, to avoid being typecast.

@lurafrance6921

3 жыл бұрын

I think you meant, "This is when SNL was still funny."

@UncleMikeNJ

Жыл бұрын

If only he knew how big "Trading Places" was going to be. And then "Beverly Hills Cop."

@ObamaFromKenya

Жыл бұрын

@@UncleMikeNJ “looking good Louis”

@dr.braxygilkeycruises1460

7 ай бұрын

@@ObamaFromKenya "Feeling good, Billy Ray!" 😁

@desecration171

24 күн бұрын

@@dr.braxygilkeycruises1460 F*ck him! Now you listen to me! I want trading reopened right now. Get those traders back in here! Turn the machiiiinees back on!!! TURN THE MACHINES BACK OOOOOOOONN!!!

Probably the greatest segment SNL ever put on the air... Very prescient and edgy even now... Remember watching when it aired and thought it was absolutely brilliant!

@LazyIRanch

4 жыл бұрын

They could never do something like this now, unfortunately. Too many overly-sensitive folks with no sense of humor now who bitch about EVERYTHING. I was a high school student in the 70's, and racism wasn't nearly as rampant as it is now (at least where I lived). I really think it has much to do with the fact that we were discussing racism more openly, and Norman Lear had a positive influence on that. The most popular sitcoms in that era were created by him, and they were very edgy. He wrote scripts that shone a spotlight on bigots, and the language they used. "Sanford and Son" was a great show, and wildly popular with people of all ethnicities. Redd Fox became a beloved star; strange considering he was formerly only known as a "filthy" underground comedian. The dialogue included most of the ugliest racial epithets (not bleeped out); not for a cheap laugh, but to expose those terms for what they are: stupid and hateful. Exposure has a way of taking power away from mere words, censorship gives those words undeserved attention by making them taboo.

@realazduffman

2 жыл бұрын

So great because it parodied so many things. It was a spoof of the shooting of Reagan, which happened weeks before this. But then the expert says the news media wants to make these shooters famous, seconds after the expert they go wall to wall on the killer. Then they spoof Son of Sam and his dog. Then they spoof Oswald getting shot. You had to have lived thru Reagan getting shot and all the "lets look at the video tape" to really get the spoof. This segment was most of the show that week and IIRC might have been over 2 shows. The full sketch might have ran an hour. They even had the Pope gibing a eulogy in another language with subtitles. In the middle of it the subtitles said, "This was a tragedy. Maybe some of you have not seen the video tape, lets take a look......." Kind of so clever that it could not be topped.

@bostonseeker

2 жыл бұрын

@@realazduffman It was at the end of an ugly 20 years of publicized shootings, starting with JFK, then RFK, MLK, (attemped) George Wallace, (attempted) Gerald Ford, (attempted) Ronald Reagan ... it took Eddie Murphy to do this brilliant send-up, a generation that hadn't been funny and make it funny, the same way Richard Pryor did, without the profanity.

@zemxxi2765

Жыл бұрын

@@bostonseeker Don't forget John Lennon. The tragedy now is that just about all the shootings today are of not of famous people who are just going about their daily business; often school teachers and the kids they teach.

@t-bo-lesotho

8 ай бұрын

@@bostonseeker The Pope in 1981 as well.

this is an eerie precursor to the way that modern news stations will create elaborate, lurid feature presentations on those accused of heinous crimes and milk it for every possible effect.

@hammer44head

3 жыл бұрын

That had been happening since Manson in 69.

@MarcillaSmith

3 жыл бұрын

This was satire at the time, but really doesn't go far enough by today's standards. Where is Mr. Stutts' manifesto? We don't even get any of his tweets which "foreshadowed the tragedy which was to come," let alone pictures and videos he had posted to his social media

@johnwarfn

3 жыл бұрын

Very true. At the time it was a parody of the way the news repeated the tape of the attempted Reagan assassination over and over again. Things have only gotten worse with the advent of cable news and the 24 hours new cycle which didn't exist back then.

@SoUtHMeMpHis

3 жыл бұрын

And every news story no matter the subject or impact becomes constant BREAKING NEWS❗

@jonasdowner

2 ай бұрын

yeah are you sure this isn't making fun of a contemporary phenomenon, and that maybe this is something that has been happening since before you were born?

Stutts has no eyebrows hahaha!! I love this. Hilarious

@danielwong5378

2 жыл бұрын

It's the style of today. I was ahead of my time.

March 19th, 1983, that's the real air date

@kaleahcollins4567

4 жыл бұрын

Thnk u

@kari7403

4 жыл бұрын

A year and a half after Buckwheat actually died IRL. Oct of 1980

@dreammakar

4 жыл бұрын

I was born 3 days later.

@FaridShahidinejad

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah. No way it was 2011

@jamesmurray3082

3 жыл бұрын

What did buckwheat ever do to John David stuffs?

"My dog told me he was the Antichrist" 😂 LOL 😂

Wish they would have included the scenes with Mary Gross playing Alfalfa . Mary was a very underrated member of the SNL cast. Always a good supporting player

@LazyIRanch

4 жыл бұрын

I agree! She was great. I wonder what happened to her? I expected her to make movies like so many SNL cast members. She has a very cute and likable persona, and could play a wide variety of characters.

@waterandafter

4 жыл бұрын

Dang, the Alfalfa parts are what I remembered most about this back in the day.

@BrotherDerrick3X

4 жыл бұрын

@@LazyIRanch her brother is Michael Gross from Family Ties.

@MaximumBob

2 жыл бұрын

"Tom Smothers?..."

@aarondigby9859

2 жыл бұрын

@@LazyIRanch Mary Gross, so underrated and a great cast member.

Why does Joe Piscopo's Ted Koppel look like Dave Chappelle's white reporter?

@mikerodriguez5169

4 жыл бұрын

Chuck Taylor LOL

@BAYAREA-kd1ig

4 жыл бұрын

Yup

@ronbzoom8531

4 жыл бұрын

Holy crap! You're right.

@nostalgiadad7137

4 жыл бұрын

Because chapelles white reporter is ted.

@dalekelly7639

4 жыл бұрын

I give up. Why?

I love how everyone that knew Stutts knew he was going to kill Buckwheat, but nobody said anything. :)

@zemxxi2765

Жыл бұрын

Definitely a prophetic comedy sketch.

@jfilesgraphics

2 ай бұрын

Funny part was...nobody actually protected Buckwheat lol

@ronnie_5150

2 ай бұрын

@@jfilesgraphics lol! True. Gun shots started, everyone ran. "Hey Mr. Wheat!"🤣

@theylivetogether8533

Ай бұрын

@@zemxxi2765It was already a cliche. Oswald never shut up about Communist Russia even when he was in the Marines.

Probably the best satire SNL has ever done. And I saw it live.

@tammyclay62

Жыл бұрын

So did I. It was so funny because it was a reoccurring skit throughout the show and was totally unexpected each time.

@pronkb000

8 ай бұрын

The best satire SNL has ever done: brought to you LIVE, by Mutual Life: Because you could die tomorrow.

Tupac didn’t come back. Elvis didn’t come back. Buckwheat actually came back. Buckwheat Illuminati confirmed

@quentinbaggett1110

4 жыл бұрын

😂

@wakeupstopsleeping6300

4 жыл бұрын

Shut up

@Lessismorris17

4 жыл бұрын

He really is the antichrist

@schizoidboy

4 жыл бұрын

I hate to think who else the Illuminati have in their membership.

@norbertop.niebres6320

4 жыл бұрын

Someone used the Dragon Balls (Yes, those Dragon Balls from Dragon Ball Z, Super, etc.) to revive Buckwheat.

I remember when this tragedy happened, and I will never forget where I was when I heard the news😢

@GonzoShitcock

6 ай бұрын

Yeah...but do you think he killed Buckwheat?

@mh20767

27 күн бұрын

😢😅😅😅😅

Possibly the saddest episode of snl, the day we lost a legend 😭

This is one of the greatest national tragedies. When Buckwheat died, a part of me died with him.

Ouch....I've been shot.

@fosterchild4523

4 жыл бұрын

I remember seeing this episode when it aired. That line was one of my favourites. Another favourite....."Hey Mr. Wheat.............Yes.......bang bang bang"......hilarious.

@TheFruitney

4 жыл бұрын

@@fosterchild4523 I dont know what thats funny but it is. "Hey Mr. Wheat". LOL

@Kev621

4 жыл бұрын

Same level as Dave Chappelle: Undercover Brother: I'm hit!!! But, my vest caught it bitch...I'm alive!!!

@KonekoCat.

3 жыл бұрын

Lol, he said "ouch, I'm shot"*

I have a feeling Mutual Life had a part in this

@cpowers94

3 жыл бұрын

"Because you could die tomorrow."

@burnthetrolls5971

3 жыл бұрын

@@cpowers94 very suspicious if you ask me

@hornetbrown

3 жыл бұрын

Cashed Buckwheat's ass in like a two-dollar bill. F#*k.

@heavnnnsent

Жыл бұрын

Because you could die tomorrow

They combined the Reagan shooting and the JFK shooting and made it hilarious, only Eddie Murphy could pull a stunt like this one off. Oh and they threw in the Son of Sam too, comical genius.

@oveidasinclair982

4 жыл бұрын

@Jonathan Kent I didn't see that in there, where Buckwheat got shot was the same set up that Reagan was shot, outside of his vehicle. The shooter getting arraigned and shot followed JFK and his dog telling him to kill and Buckwheat being the anti-Christ was Son of Sam. Lennon was shot at the main entrance to his apartment building in NYC. I didn't see anything like that, or any reference to his killer?

@darryljohnson4458

4 жыл бұрын

@@oveidasinclair982 the candles lit up is footage from John Lennon fans mourning the behind the music on him is here on KZread.

@oveidasinclair982

4 жыл бұрын

@@darryljohnson4458 I guess so, some what of a stretch, my dads not home so I can't ask him, he was in his early 20's back then.

@BrotherDerrick3X

4 жыл бұрын

@Jonathan Kent I always thought that John David Stutts was the stereotypical 3 named assassin, like John Wilkes Booth (the actor who killed Abraham Lincoln), Lee Harvey Oswald (the alleged killer of JFK), and Mark David Chapman (the killer of John Lennon).

@UncleMikeNJ

Жыл бұрын

Don't forget the goose-stepping soldiers from Brezhnev's funeral the previous November; the former Presidents at the funeral of Anwar Sadat, October 1981; and the candlelight vigil outside the Dakota where John Lennon lived. The really hard part was convincing the Pope to participate. (Joke.)

At the 5:30 mark: "oouucchh. I'm shot." I hollered..😆🤣😅😃😂

@conniehollins3185

4 жыл бұрын

northernsoutherngirl Hilarious!

@northernsoutherngirl

4 жыл бұрын

@@conniehollins3185 IKR!! 😆😆

@monilaninetynine3811

4 жыл бұрын

He said it so nonchalantly

@blasianluvschocolate397

3 жыл бұрын

😁😁😁😂

@melissawalker4163

3 жыл бұрын

I'm in stitches now 😂😂😂

:35 " Hey Mr. Wheat" haha

Ive been binging on Eddie Murphy's SNL skits since his appearance yesterday and I can't stop! lol I know Im not the only one 🤣🤗

@nikibronson133

4 жыл бұрын

Same

@oveidasinclair982

4 жыл бұрын

Same here

@quentinbaggett1110

4 жыл бұрын

Weres alec Baldwin and the trump skits? Get eddie to do Obama

@patsy43992

4 жыл бұрын

You've got company from Holland! 😂🤣🙈😂

@margopowell9313

4 жыл бұрын

Yes Will not stop laughing I mean do you think he killed buckwheat he was such a nice person but do you think he killed buckwheat. yes a course I do.

I was only 12 years old when this sketch came out. And it's still just as funny today. The funniest part was when JDS said "Ouch, I'm shot!"

"Hey! Mr. Wheat!"

@Lethe69

3 жыл бұрын

gjle For whatever reason, that "Mr. Wheat!" gets me every time.

@explorak

3 жыл бұрын

@@Lethe69 Yes it gets me too.

@Tmanaz480

3 жыл бұрын

Notice the Lee Oswald sweater. If Oswald hadn't demanded a sweater at the last minute, he would have been on his way out of the garage before Jack Ruby got there.

Who’s here after Eddie Murphy’s return to SNL?

@salaamakbar3630

4 жыл бұрын

ME!!!!! PEEPING IT NOW...HEY MR WHEAT!!!! YES!!!

@markbrown332

4 жыл бұрын

Nashville Boss Yup

@debrawillard3034

4 жыл бұрын

me

@terrenceharris-hughes4436

4 жыл бұрын

Me

@louannbrill7255

4 жыл бұрын

Me too

John David Stutts, sound like Norbert. 🤣

@norbertop.niebres6320

4 жыл бұрын

I take exception to that. No, not me. It's my female Avatar (DCAU Supergirl). Don't get her too upset.

@monilaninetynine3811

4 жыл бұрын

Norbit wasn't out of it like JDS. He had more energy. 😀

@philhunt26

3 жыл бұрын

I’ve never seen them in the same place at the same time.....

My favorite buckwheat song is wookin pa nub.

@elenaarman-tang7811

4 жыл бұрын

Bhahahaha mine too 🎵🎵🎵😂🤣😂🤣

@kaleahcollins4567

4 жыл бұрын

In all da wong pwayces

@kaleahcollins4567

4 жыл бұрын

I love babah ov di bill

@brucewayne5140

4 жыл бұрын

Fee Tines A Mady is my jam, yo.

@PinkPanther_947

4 жыл бұрын

I tant help pawnin in nub with you

Eddie Murphy is a legend.

@L.D.Intheditch

Күн бұрын

Best SNL Player ever.

Murphy really nails down that stare. Great sketch

"That's all he ever talked about."

Piscopo did such an awesome impression of Ted Kopel, spot on.

@bostonseeker

2 жыл бұрын

"And this ... is Ted Koppel."

I remember watching this as a little kid, and believing it. I was a fan of Little Rascals, and my five-ish year old self was so upset that Buckwheat had died.

@kari7403

4 жыл бұрын

Well, Buckwheat had died about a year and a half before this skit was aired, I believe.

@BrotherDerrick3X

2 жыл бұрын

@@kari7403 he died 3 years before this sketch.

Prefect spoof of Lee Harvey Oswald

@oveidasinclair982

4 жыл бұрын

Oswald/JFK/Jack Ruby, Son of Sam and Reagan , watch it again, you'll see it.

@A86

4 жыл бұрын

And Mark David Chapman

@oveidasinclair982

4 жыл бұрын

@countrygirl countrymusiclover They blended all 4 shootings into the one that killed Buckwheat

@mcdonoghrahloh459

4 жыл бұрын

The spoofing of the reporting is so real it's sad!

@lisapage1327

3 жыл бұрын

And John Hinckley Jr.

Hilarious how this predicted 24 hour news coverage. lol

@jrsindone

4 жыл бұрын

CNN was launched on June 1, 1980, so no, they didn't "predict" it.

@powrpak2

4 жыл бұрын

ssjup81 Exactly!!

@chadmichael03

3 жыл бұрын

Except it's exactly how they covered things like Reagan's attempted assassination and attempted assassin, and the assassins of people like John Lennon and the Kennedy Brothers. And gave so much coverage to Manson. And so much more. People think shit's new when it's old.

@ns2110theonly

3 жыл бұрын

It didn’t predict it. You must be super young. It was making fun of the coverage that had already begun with Reagan’s being shot & the hostages crisis in 79, both covered 24/7 by Ted Koppel that was how ABC Nightline started; this was just spoofing that. It didn’t predict anything it was spoofing something that was already going on then. Just like SNL does today- it didn’t predict anything.

@ssjup81

3 жыл бұрын

@@ns2110theonly Nope. I wasn’t born. I started elementary school during Reagan’s second term. lol. My 2nd grade class wrote letters to him.

Did you kill buckwheat? Sure lol 😂

This always has me in tears! It will never get old. The sponsors too!! So underrated.

@guyfawkes578

2 жыл бұрын

HEY, TIFFANY...HEEEEEEYYYY!

RIP John David Stutts.

@danielwong5378

2 жыл бұрын

Who said I was dead?!?!

@joemixon834

2 жыл бұрын

@@danielwong5378 the liberal media lol

@danielwong5378

2 жыл бұрын

@@joemixon834 Sure...because fox news always tells the truth, right???

@joemixon834

2 жыл бұрын

@@danielwong5378 fox news is the liberal media too they are just a saltier flavor. Infowars man is where to go because if you're going there then go balls deep lol and they never lied about John David Stutts.

The only reason I bought a VCR was for SNL so I could go out Saturday nights. lol If I remember The Buckwheat Was Shot skit ran for 3 consecutive SNL's adding more to the story like a running news event would have run a story for a multiple days. I think this would have been part 3 of the Skit.

@horizonchaser6030

4 жыл бұрын

@@LazyIRanch What a NIghtmare your Brothers friend endured. Good on him for being productive but really tragic.

He actually died October 10, 1980. RIP: Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas.

@geraldstephens6612

3 жыл бұрын

When Mr Murphy found out about the real Buckwheat actor had passed away, Murphy decided to "kill off" his version of Buckwheat out of respect. A class act. Yes, he brought him back when Mr Murphy came back to SNL, but hadn't done the character after his 'death ' before then.

@erikgriffith8857

3 жыл бұрын

@@geraldstephens6612 That's an interesting footnote. Thank you.

@BrotherDerrick3X

3 жыл бұрын

@@geraldstephens6612 in actuality, the real Buckwheat was gone even before Eddie Murphy started doing the character.

This aired when I was 11 years old. At that point, it may have been the greatest thing I had ever seen on television. Friends talked about it for weeks afterward.

The news reporter looks like Elton John

@lovelyorchid2948

4 жыл бұрын

Ahmaud Hines literally what I was thinking. It’s definitely the haircut

One of my favorite classic SNL Buckwheat skits. I fondly remember as a kid of the skit the 1st time in the 1980s when Eddie Murphy (alongside Joe Piscipo) was the dynamic duo of skits and we're amazing together. Watching Eddie coming back to SNL doing Buckwheat once again (O tay👌🏿!) 30 years later is still funny to me.

“Did you kill Buckwheat?” “Sure!” Hahahah

Bruh, I remember when this Ep. AIred on SNL. JOE PISCAPO PLAYING TED KOPPEL IS STILL HILARIOUS 😂

He sure was a loner, going to church, being in organisations etc... 😂

This sketch predicted the news cycle future 😳😳😳😳

@kovy274hart

4 жыл бұрын

It sadly did.

@superchitownhustler

4 жыл бұрын

Not at all. You missed the point completely.

@df5295

4 жыл бұрын

They were making fun of when Reagan was shot. The media kept showing it over and over. I guess that applies to everything now.

@stephaniewilliams9202

4 жыл бұрын

This is actually what happened when Reagan got shot

Watching right after eddie hosted in 2019 .. still funny

@salaamakbar3630

4 жыл бұрын

HEY MR WHEAT!!!!

@salaamakbar3630

4 жыл бұрын

Ikr

@debrawillard3034

4 жыл бұрын

agree

Classic! "Hey Mr. Wheat!"

"LET'S TAKE A LOOK."

“Ouch!! I’m shot!” Lmfao. 😂 I fucking can’t !!!

Buckwheat is ETERNAL! You cannot kill a LEGEND!!!

The gas prices really stood out.

@ImNotaRussianBot

4 жыл бұрын

I was just thinking that. I remember when gas was less than $2.

@individual1977

4 жыл бұрын

That $1.29 in 1983(Time of this SNL) is $3.38 in todays dollar.

@carlosmcgee3130

4 жыл бұрын

Me too

@alltheragegeorgepageakatheperv

4 жыл бұрын

That was a few years after the gas crisis. You could fill a tank with 10 dollars.

@LazyIRanch

4 жыл бұрын

I'm so dang old, I remember when a gallon of gas and a pack of cigarettes cost about the same; @ 30 cents! A brand new Ford Mustang with a V-8 cost less than $3000 in 1965. Of course, the average wage then was only @ $3.00 and minimum wage was $1.25.

I will never forget being a little girl watching this with my sister. My mother heard the tv came in the room and she asked us who is Buckwheat we burst out laughing 😂😂😂

Kids today don't know how huge & original young Eddie Murphy was. He was untouchable.

@MaximumBob

2 жыл бұрын

He was on another level

@t-bo-lesotho

8 ай бұрын

He was the Michael Jackson of comedy.

Truly a sad day for the world. RIP Buckweat!

@t-bo-lesotho

8 ай бұрын

The Our Gang curse.

This was when people, including kids, stayed up to watch SNL

@samuelparker9882

4 жыл бұрын

So true! Great memory. I was in 9th grade when this first aired.

@lulzalfest

4 жыл бұрын

well yeah. we have DVRs and internet video on demand now. why stay up late and be exhausted tomorrow when you can watch the full show anytime you want?

@tobro3000

4 жыл бұрын

Some of us had recorders and wanted to stay up late to watch what Eddie did regardless. That's the difference.

@lulzalfest

4 жыл бұрын

@@tobro3000 to be fair those VCR recorders were a pain to program on a timer.

@tobro3000

4 жыл бұрын

@@lulzalfest lol

" ow! I'm shot!" Same thing bobby Kennedy said when he got shot

John David Stutts was wookin pa nub in all da wong pwaces.

I like that all of these sketches used to have really good social critiques and a reflection on society

@monilaninetynine3811

4 жыл бұрын

That's what great comedy does.

This is sick and freaking hilarious and too true

@richardgazinia5482

4 жыл бұрын

It's a parody of the Reagan assignation coverage in 1981.

@jamesvinson4489

3 жыл бұрын

and John Lennon..even more so

Overlooked joke: When the criminal psychiatrist mentions that irresponsible journalists turn criminals into instant celebrities, Ted Koppel (Piscopo) begins his monologue regarding John D. Stutts....making him an instant celebrity.

@MarcosElMalo2

Ай бұрын

Joke divided by you =

This is fn brilliant. So subtle, true, and hilarious at the same time.

Eddie was one of the greatest on SNL.

@sinbad799

2 жыл бұрын

Yes he was. In 1985 that's when I stopped watching SNL it was no good without the not ready for prime time players, and Eddie Murphy.

@thecawdsquad875

2 жыл бұрын

1. Eddie Murphy 2. John Belushi 3. Dan Aykroyd

@davedavid427

Жыл бұрын

@@thecawdsquad875 4. Hartman 5. Myers

@oliverleslie7382

Жыл бұрын

@@thecawdsquad875 Gilda Radner

@KOSMICKEN09

Жыл бұрын

I'd put him slightly second behind Dana Carvey as my favorite

Ouch, i'm shot

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@johannarochez4097

Ай бұрын

Just like John David Stutts.

"Did you kill Buckwheat?" Sure. "You realize you're going to face the death penalty?" I don't care sir.

"ouch, I'm shot" 😂😂😂😂😂

He never had a chance to wear the suit he ordered from the tailor?! Oh well. Next up...the killer of Stutts... And the killer of that guy...

Lol @ "Hey, Mr. Wheat!" 0:35

@salaamakbar3630

4 жыл бұрын

Yes!!!!

3:48 I went to the same high school that Stutts did 😂

@richardgazinia5482

4 жыл бұрын

You graduated from Unionville in Unionville, PA also? What year? I was Class of 1984.

@thomaspappalardo7589

4 жыл бұрын

Do you believe that he killed Buckwheat?

@michaelbender2222

4 жыл бұрын

@@richardgazinia5482 2018, pretty recently.

@michaelbender2222

4 жыл бұрын

@@thomaspappalardo7589 oh definitely 😂

@richardgazinia5482

4 жыл бұрын

@@thomaspappalardo7589 Oh yeah, he talked about it all the time.

He's the only black person in that yearbook lol

@salaamakbar3630

4 жыл бұрын

See u peeped that

"He was a quiet guy, kind of a loner, very polite." "Do you believe that he killed Buckwheat?" "Oh yes, absolutely. That's all he ever talked about."

It was 1983. I was 7. And I'll never forget that night. 'Cause I really thought he died.

@jihadabuumar9288

4 жыл бұрын

Facts! My sister was crying and everything!

@olivehope9047

Жыл бұрын

Buckwheat really did die 3 years before this sketch but i get it as kids no one was really told right away I’d assume- made more ironic since all the same kids got to stay up and watch SNL ( not that I’m making fun of this fact- i think SNL is the honestly only helpful to kids between making the news relevant to them, funny even or at least ironic, and the proof in what hard work and a great sense of humor can do its my favorite show no matter what age and i show my kiddo skits now too on KZread )