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  • America mourns for a fallen hero. Aired 03/12/11
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  • @georgedilligaf8570
    @georgedilligaf8570 Před 5 měsíci +111

    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
      @nakiashelby6413 Před 26 dny +6

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

    • @yungkidnf
      @yungkidnf Před 26 dny +8

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

    • @JUYOBWISIT
      @JUYOBWISIT Před 23 dny +2

      So it wasn’t Gumby or Axel Foley ??

    • @TheRomeerome
      @TheRomeerome Před 19 dny +1

      😂😂😂😂

    • @caisediabhassan5262
      @caisediabhassan5262 Před 8 dny +1

      Didn't Alfalfa shoot him a second time?

  • @albundy6008
    @albundy6008 Před 3 měsíci +87

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

  • @williamrowlett740
    @williamrowlett740 Před měsícem +110

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

  • @Jim76
    @Jim76 Před 2 lety +631

    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
      @imrustyokay Před 2 lety +49

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

    • @Jim76
      @Jim76 Před 2 lety +16

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

    • @douglaslowe5
      @douglaslowe5 Před rokem +27

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

    • @shelliecarlson7015
      @shelliecarlson7015 Před rokem

      Just like when Ragan was shot.

    • @bkblair71
      @bkblair71 Před rokem +29

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

  • @SWLinPHX
    @SWLinPHX Před 8 měsíci +64

    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
      @dme1016 Před 26 dny +2

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

    • @SWLinPHX
      @SWLinPHX Před 25 dny +10

      @@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
      @dme1016 Před 25 dny

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

  • @schizoidboy
    @schizoidboy Před 4 lety +392

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

    • @deborahhansen7516
      @deborahhansen7516 Před 5 měsíci +15

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

  • @corvus1970
    @corvus1970 Před 4 lety +584

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

    • @SarahB1863
      @SarahB1863 Před 4 lety +31

      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
      @cflournoy1529 Před 4 lety +12

      That’s the part that cracks me up😂🤣

    • @dennispearson9287
      @dennispearson9287 Před 3 lety +3

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

    • @hfontanez98
      @hfontanez98 Před 3 lety +18

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

    • @dennispearson9287
      @dennispearson9287 Před 3 lety +7

      @@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 😔 !!!....

  • @richardcarrier9536
    @richardcarrier9536 Před 6 měsíci +105

    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!

  • @nocomment2468
    @nocomment2468 Před 7 měsíci +75

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

  • @antonewilson4310
    @antonewilson4310 Před 8 měsíci +138

    The Jack Ruby reference was so brilliant it hurt.

    • @godfreymccammon4531
      @godfreymccammon4531 Před měsícem +3

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

    • @albundy6008
      @albundy6008 Před 28 dny +6

      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
      @jimfinigan1681 Před 22 dny +2

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

  • @Bradford659
    @Bradford659 Před 4 lety +797

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

    • @powrpak2
      @powrpak2 Před 4 lety +3

      Brad Lanky HAAHAAA!!!!

    • @georgeshelton6281
      @georgeshelton6281 Před 4 lety +5

      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
      @oveidasinclair982 Před 4 lety +44

      That was a direct reference to the Son of Sam killings

    • @georgeshelton6281
      @georgeshelton6281 Před 4 lety +5

      Which means Eddie Murphy retired from SNL.

    • @georgeshelton6281
      @georgeshelton6281 Před 4 lety +3

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

  • @ascribecalledtess7439
    @ascribecalledtess7439 Před 4 lety +142

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

  • @georgep.burdell7237
    @georgep.burdell7237 Před 2 lety +59

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

  • @deaconbluezzz
    @deaconbluezzz Před rokem +31

    Quite possibly the greatest sketch ever produced by SNL.

  • @deebeexbro8597
    @deebeexbro8597 Před 3 lety +90

    "Ouuuuuuch, I'm shot." 😂🤣

  • @inkfishpete8695
    @inkfishpete8695 Před 4 lety +66

    The Little Rascal's Funeral March was priceless!

  • @ianobrien3248
    @ianobrien3248 Před 3 lety +224

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

    • @mr.worldfree3333
      @mr.worldfree3333 Před 2 lety +3

      I was just thinking that

    • @gregslav6755
      @gregslav6755 Před rokem +9

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

    • @magnumbrown78
      @magnumbrown78 Před rokem +6

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

    • @joemc7614
      @joemc7614 Před 5 měsíci +7

      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

  • @MajesticalHonky
    @MajesticalHonky Před 28 dny +8

    "Ouch. I'm shot." 😂 I'm dead.

  • @jordanpeacock8774
    @jordanpeacock8774 Před 3 lety +62

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

  • @cozmo562
    @cozmo562 Před rokem +33

    “Hey Mr. Wheat!” 🤣👏🏼

  • @3xbadboy264
    @3xbadboy264 Před 6 měsíci +20

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

  • @airjmr3340
    @airjmr3340 Před 4 lety +307

    “Ouch, i’m shot” 😂 5:30

  • @ianwashburn2012
    @ianwashburn2012 Před 4 lety +262

    Murphy's Stutts character is so comically unnerving

    • @DTailorUK
      @DTailorUK Před 4 lety +15

      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
      @antonewilson4310 Před 4 lety +12

      At least Jack Ruby got him...

    • @norbertop.niebres6320
      @norbertop.niebres6320 Před 4 lety +11

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

    • @monilaninetynine3811
      @monilaninetynine3811 Před 4 lety +3

      @@antonewilson4310 Jack Ruby or Ruby Jack

    • @nealbradleigh5069
      @nealbradleigh5069 Před 3 lety

      @@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!😖🤔

  • @dcinsc7
    @dcinsc7 Před 3 lety +118

    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
      @bostonseeker Před 2 lety +2

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

    • @RichV20
      @RichV20 Před 7 měsíci +1

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

  • @trvrshoe4518
    @trvrshoe4518 Před 4 lety +578

    Probably the most underrated sketch ever

    • @monilaninetynine3811
      @monilaninetynine3811 Před 4 lety +24

      One of my all time favorites!

    • @cattathat
      @cattathat Před 4 lety +10

      I love it!!!

    • @salaamakbar3630
      @salaamakbar3630 Před 4 lety +2

      nah

    • @norbertop.niebres6320
      @norbertop.niebres6320 Před 4 lety +8

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

    • @DC_R
      @DC_R Před 4 lety +12

      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 😶

  • @Poochpatrol
    @Poochpatrol Před rokem +23

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

    • @tammyclay62
      @tammyclay62 Před rokem +3

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

    • @pronkb000
      @pronkb000 Před 7 měsíci +2

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

  • @northernsoutherngirl
    @northernsoutherngirl Před 4 lety +66

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

  • @josen4real5
    @josen4real5 Před 4 lety +21

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

    • @danielwong5378
      @danielwong5378 Před 2 lety +2

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

  • @RayNDeere
    @RayNDeere Před 4 lety +61

    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
      @LazyIRanch Před 4 lety +4

      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
      @waterandafter Před 4 lety +7

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

    • @BrotherDerrick3X
      @BrotherDerrick3X Před 4 lety +6

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

    • @MaximumBob
      @MaximumBob Před 2 lety

      "Tom Smothers?..."

    • @aarondigby9859
      @aarondigby9859 Před 2 lety +3

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

  • @ambervanhorn1361
    @ambervanhorn1361 Před 4 lety +110

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

    • @lykedady72
      @lykedady72 Před 2 lety +8

      That's all he talked about.

  • @benhuether5474
    @benhuether5474 Před 4 lety +83

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

  • @williamhicks7736
    @williamhicks7736 Před 4 lety +183

    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
      @LazyIRanch Před 4 lety +8

      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
      @realazduffman Před 2 lety +10

      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
      @bostonseeker Před 2 lety +3

      @@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
      @zemxxi2765 Před rokem +1

      @@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
      @t-bo-lesotho Před 8 měsíci

      @@bostonseeker The Pope in 1981 as well.

  • @ronnie_5150
    @ronnie_5150 Před 3 lety +142

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

    • @zemxxi2765
      @zemxxi2765 Před rokem +8

      Definitely a prophetic comedy sketch.

    • @jfilesgraphics
      @jfilesgraphics Před 2 měsíci

      Funny part was...nobody actually protected Buckwheat lol

    • @ronnie_5150
      @ronnie_5150 Před 2 měsíci +1

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

    • @theylivetogether8533
      @theylivetogether8533 Před měsícem

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

  • @tttappin
    @tttappin Před 6 měsíci +32

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

    • @GonzoShitcock
      @GonzoShitcock Před 6 měsíci

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

    • @mh20767
      @mh20767 Před 15 dny

      😢😅😅😅😅

  • @clarencebrowniii4750
    @clarencebrowniii4750 Před 4 lety +123

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

    • @lurafrance6921
      @lurafrance6921 Před 3 lety +9

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

    • @UncleMikeNJ
      @UncleMikeNJ Před rokem +6

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

    • @ObamaFromKenya
      @ObamaFromKenya Před rokem +3

      @@UncleMikeNJ “looking good Louis”

    • @dr.braxygilkeycruises1460
      @dr.braxygilkeycruises1460 Před 7 měsíci +2

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

    • @desecration171
      @desecration171 Před 13 dny

      @@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!!!

  • @lilyrosedaisy2003
    @lilyrosedaisy2003 Před 4 lety +165

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

  • @WhateverHappenedToFun
    @WhateverHappenedToFun Před 6 lety +183

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

  • @monilaninetynine3811
    @monilaninetynine3811 Před 4 lety +443

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

    • @iandowall153
      @iandowall153 Před 4 lety +29

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

    • @Lotmeister
      @Lotmeister Před 4 lety +26

      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
      @willie417 Před 4 lety +6

      the magic of DNA and cloning

    • @jamesvinson4489
      @jamesvinson4489 Před 4 lety +6

      Praise the Lord

    • @Diggy22
      @Diggy22 Před 4 lety +4

      Dey was using banks 😁

  • @oveidasinclair982
    @oveidasinclair982 Před 4 lety +141

    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
      @oveidasinclair982 Před 4 lety +6

      @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
      @darryljohnson4458 Před 4 lety +7

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

    • @oveidasinclair982
      @oveidasinclair982 Před 4 lety +2

      @@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
      @BrotherDerrick3X Před 4 lety +10

      @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
      @UncleMikeNJ Před rokem +3

      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.)

  • @benhuether5474
    @benhuether5474 Před 2 lety +35

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

  • @nazur72
    @nazur72 Před 3 lety +40

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

  • @jakemarsing2615
    @jakemarsing2615 Před 4 lety +443

    This sketch is 20 years ahead of its time.

    • @freddyrichards878
      @freddyrichards878 Před 4 lety +23

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

    • @freddyrichards878
      @freddyrichards878 Před 4 lety +18

      And Eddie wanted to stop playing Buckweat

    • @kivonrahim
      @kivonrahim Před 4 lety +36

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

    • @debrawillard3034
      @debrawillard3034 Před 4 lety +1

      agreee

    • @doctorthirteen5727
      @doctorthirteen5727 Před 4 lety +18

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

  • @Hypestyle
    @Hypestyle Před 4 lety +87

    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
      @hammer44head Před 3 lety +1

      That had been happening since Manson in 69.

    • @MarcillaSmith
      @MarcillaSmith Před 3 lety +1

      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
      @johnwarfn Před 3 lety +1

      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
      @SoUtHMeMpHis Před 3 lety +2

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

    • @jonasdowner
      @jonasdowner Před 2 měsíci

      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?

  • @PuadafaProductions
    @PuadafaProductions Před 4 lety +383

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

  • @channel-nv9xc
    @channel-nv9xc Před 4 lety +455

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

  • @burnthetrolls5971
    @burnthetrolls5971 Před 4 lety +103

    I have a feeling Mutual Life had a part in this

    • @cpowers94
      @cpowers94 Před 3 lety +9

      "Because you could die tomorrow."

    • @burnthetrolls5971
      @burnthetrolls5971 Před 3 lety +9

      @@cpowers94 very suspicious if you ask me

    • @hornetbrown
      @hornetbrown Před 3 lety +3

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

    • @heavnnnsent
      @heavnnnsent Před rokem

      Because you could die tomorrow

  • @leonardstokes6036
    @leonardstokes6036 Před rokem +21

    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!"

  • @user-dw3zl2dl3l
    @user-dw3zl2dl3l Před 9 měsíci +19

    :35 " Hey Mr. Wheat" haha

  • @gregoryrowlerson8457
    @gregoryrowlerson8457 Před 6 lety +34

    "That's all he ever talked about."

  • @velocium1997
    @velocium1997 Před 4 lety +279

    Ouch....I've been shot.

    • @fosterchild4523
      @fosterchild4523 Před 4 lety +23

      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
      @TheFruitney Před 4 lety +15

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

    • @Kev621
      @Kev621 Před 4 lety +1

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

    • @KonekoCat.
      @KonekoCat. Před 3 lety

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

  • @bigdeelow1
    @bigdeelow1 Před 4 lety +47

    John David Stutts, sound like Norbert. 🤣

    • @norbertop.niebres6320
      @norbertop.niebres6320 Před 4 lety +2

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

    • @monilaninetynine3811
      @monilaninetynine3811 Před 4 lety

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

    • @philhunt26
      @philhunt26 Před 3 lety +2

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

  • @timothyreuscher8511
    @timothyreuscher8511 Před 3 lety +14

    Murphy really nails down that stare. Great sketch

  • @Alma-999
    @Alma-999 Před 4 lety +203

    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
      @nikibronson133 Před 4 lety +2

      Same

    • @oveidasinclair982
      @oveidasinclair982 Před 4 lety +1

      Same here

    • @quentinbaggett1110
      @quentinbaggett1110 Před 4 lety +1

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

    • @patsy43992
      @patsy43992 Před 4 lety +1

      You've got company from Holland! 😂🤣🙈😂

    • @margopowell9313
      @margopowell9313 Před 4 lety +1

      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.

  • @billbates5475
    @billbates5475 Před 4 lety +18

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

  • @JRIJR75
    @JRIJR75 Před 4 lety +35

    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
      @kari7403 Před 4 lety +2

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

    • @BrotherDerrick3X
      @BrotherDerrick3X Před 2 lety +2

      @@kari7403 he died 3 years before this sketch.

  • @ecwdude17
    @ecwdude17 Před 4 lety +93

    My favorite buckwheat song is wookin pa nub.

  • @horizonchaser6030
    @horizonchaser6030 Před 4 lety +25

    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
      @horizonchaser6030 Před 4 lety +1

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

  • @gjle
    @gjle Před 4 lety +43

    "Hey! Mr. Wheat!"

    • @Lethe69
      @Lethe69 Před 3 lety +3

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

    • @explorak
      @explorak Před 3 lety +2

      @@Lethe69 Yes it gets me too.

    • @Tmanaz480
      @Tmanaz480 Před 3 lety +2

      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.

  • @movienerd202
    @movienerd202 Před 4 lety +100

    Eddie Murphy is a legend.

  • @EBUNNY2012
    @EBUNNY2012 Před 4 lety +57

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

    • @geraldstephens6612
      @geraldstephens6612 Před 3 lety +7

      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
      @erikgriffith8857 Před 3 lety +4

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

    • @BrotherDerrick3X
      @BrotherDerrick3X Před 3 lety +1

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

  • @ajschak8787
    @ajschak8787 Před 2 lety +11

    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.

  • @jgfear
    @jgfear Před 4 lety +77

    Prefect spoof of Lee Harvey Oswald

    • @oveidasinclair982
      @oveidasinclair982 Před 4 lety +8

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

    • @A86
      @A86 Před 4 lety +4

      And Mark David Chapman

    • @oveidasinclair982
      @oveidasinclair982 Před 4 lety +3

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

    • @mcdonoghrahloh459
      @mcdonoghrahloh459 Před 4 lety +2

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

    • @lisapage1327
      @lisapage1327 Před 3 lety +3

      And John Hinckley Jr.

  • @justinfaulcon9498
    @justinfaulcon9498 Před 4 lety +81

    Did you kill buckwheat? Sure lol 😂

  • @ssjup81
    @ssjup81 Před 8 lety +138

    Hilarious how this predicted 24 hour news coverage. lol

    • @jrsindone
      @jrsindone Před 4 lety +12

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

    • @powrpak2
      @powrpak2 Před 4 lety +1

      ssjup81 Exactly!!

    • @chadmichael03
      @chadmichael03 Před 3 lety +5

      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
      @ns2110theonly Před 3 lety +4

      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
      @ssjup81 Před 3 lety

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

  • @joemixon834
    @joemixon834 Před 4 lety +39

    RIP John David Stutts.

    • @danielwong5378
      @danielwong5378 Před 2 lety +1

      Who said I was dead?!?!

    • @joemixon834
      @joemixon834 Před 2 lety

      @@danielwong5378 the liberal media lol

    • @danielwong5378
      @danielwong5378 Před 2 lety

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

    • @joemixon834
      @joemixon834 Před 2 lety

      @@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.

  • @cece3j
    @cece3j Před 3 lety +11

    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 😂😂😂

  • @nashvilleboss3379
    @nashvilleboss3379 Před 4 lety +722

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

  • @kennethclemons3415
    @kennethclemons3415 Před 4 lety +17

    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.

  • @thomassel4897
    @thomassel4897 Před 4 lety +53

    This sketch predicted the news cycle future 😳😳😳😳

    • @kovy274hart
      @kovy274hart Před 4 lety

      It sadly did.

    • @superchitownhustler
      @superchitownhustler Před 4 lety +3

      Not at all. You missed the point completely.

    • @df5295
      @df5295 Před 4 lety +2

      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
      @stephaniewilliams9202 Před 4 lety +1

      This is actually what happened when Reagan got shot

  • @RileyZilla1001
    @RileyZilla1001 Před rokem +17

    This comment was brought to you by Mutual Life: Because YOU can die tomorrow.

  • @HMcQ7891
    @HMcQ7891 Před 4 lety +86

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

    • @MaximumBob
      @MaximumBob Před 2 lety +7

      He was on another level

    • @t-bo-lesotho
      @t-bo-lesotho Před 8 měsíci +2

      He was the Michael Jackson of comedy.

  • @johnalang
    @johnalang Před 4 lety +53

    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.

  • @tiffanysedits5406
    @tiffanysedits5406 Před 4 lety +23

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

  • @AngelNoriega1
    @AngelNoriega1 Před 4 lety +6

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

  • @BricksAndSparrows
    @BricksAndSparrows Před rokem +7

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

  • @randomlibra
    @randomlibra Před 4 lety +8

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

  • @nedim_guitar
    @nedim_guitar Před 3 lety +15

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

  • @Chosimba13
    @Chosimba13 Před 4 lety +21

    "LET'S TAKE A LOOK."

  • @ahmaudhines3721
    @ahmaudhines3721 Před 4 lety +57

    The news reporter looks like Elton John

    • @lovelyorchid2948
      @lovelyorchid2948 Před 4 lety +7

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

  • @EarthdogGFX
    @EarthdogGFX Před 4 lety +184

    Watching right after eddie hosted in 2019 .. still funny

  • @jesserivas1387
    @jesserivas1387 Před 3 lety +20

    Truly a sad day for the world. RIP Buckweat!

  • @kw1333
    @kw1333 Před 2 lety +9

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

  • @nikibronson133
    @nikibronson133 Před 4 lety +32

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

  • @rjfeltus
    @rjfeltus Před rokem +3

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

  • @ftuT
    @ftuT Před rokem +8

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

  • @BigLove101
    @BigLove101 Před 4 lety +135

    The gas prices really stood out.

    • @ImNotaRussianBot
      @ImNotaRussianBot Před 4 lety +7

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

    • @individual1977
      @individual1977 Před 4 lety +9

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

    • @carlosmcgee3130
      @carlosmcgee3130 Před 4 lety +1

      Me too

    • @alltheragegeorgepageakatheperv
      @alltheragegeorgepageakatheperv Před 4 lety +4

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

    • @LazyIRanch
      @LazyIRanch Před 4 lety +6

      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.

  • @Maasai-El
    @Maasai-El Před 29 dny +2

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

  • @jamesvinson4489
    @jamesvinson4489 Před 4 lety +38

    This is sick and freaking hilarious and too true

  • @Ms_Motown
    @Ms_Motown Před 4 lety +21

    Ouch, i'm shot

  • @charlesdorsey7594
    @charlesdorsey7594 Před 9 měsíci +22

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

  • @JM-xu8em
    @JM-xu8em Před 4 lety +362

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

    • @samuelparker9882
      @samuelparker9882 Před 4 lety +9

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

    • @lulzalfest
      @lulzalfest Před 4 lety +3

      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
      @tobro3000 Před 4 lety +12

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

    • @lulzalfest
      @lulzalfest Před 4 lety +2

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

    • @tobro3000
      @tobro3000 Před 4 lety +1

      @@lulzalfest lol

  • @Bendijester
    @Bendijester Před 4 lety +18

    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...

  • @anthonyb27
    @anthonyb27 Před 7 měsíci +3

    Classic! "Hey Mr. Wheat!"

  • @GreybeardBiker1
    @GreybeardBiker1 Před rokem +4

    "ouch, I'm shot" 😂😂😂😂😂

  • @edmonix6457
    @edmonix6457 Před 4 lety +82

    Eddie was one of the greatest on SNL.

    • @sinbad799
      @sinbad799 Před 2 lety +1

      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
      @thecawdsquad875 Před 2 lety +8

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

    • @davedavid427
      @davedavid427 Před rokem +2

      @@thecawdsquad875 4. Hartman
      5. Myers

    • @oliverleslie7382
      @oliverleslie7382 Před rokem +1

      @@thecawdsquad875 Gilda Radner

    • @KOSMICKEN09
      @KOSMICKEN09 Před rokem +1

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

  • @antoniorossiz
    @antoniorossiz Před 4 lety +30

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

  • @dm7561
    @dm7561 Před 4 lety +12

    Dying laughing. Its 2019, I'm 36 years old. I remember the little rascals and these eddie bw skits. I dont think I've ever seen this one. So meta

  • @Mr.Majestic77
    @Mr.Majestic77 Před 4 lety +23

    I just realized that all the peolpe that knew that Stutts killed Buckwheat could be persecuted.

  • @nothing-but-milk9176
    @nothing-but-milk9176 Před 4 lety +29

    He's the only black person in that yearbook lol

  • @albundy6008
    @albundy6008 Před 3 měsíci +4

    "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."