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This article lists the different episodes ofTV Funhouse.[1]
The series was produced in association with J.J. Sedelmaier Productions from seasons 22 to 24, and Wachtenheim/Marianetti Animation from season 25 onward.
| # | Air date | SNL episode | Recurring series | Episode title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 28, 1996 | Tom Hanks andTom Petty & the Heartbreakers episode | The Ambiguously Gay Duo | "It Takes Two to Tango" | Ace and Gary, a pair ofSuperman-esque superheroes whose superpowers and friendship is too close to be considered non-sexual, foil Bighead's plan to take over Metroville. |
| 2 | October 5, 1996 | Lisa Kudrow andSheryl Crow episode | Fun with Real Audio | "Ross Perot &Larry King Ramble" | |
| 3 | October 19, 1996 | Bill Pullman andNew Edition episode | Fun with Real Audio | "Bill Clinton andBob Dole" | |
| 4 | November 2, 1996 | Chris Rock andThe Wallflowers episode | The Ambiguously Gay Duo | "Queen of Terror" | Ace and Gary head to the planetoid Grassis to stop the evil scheme of Bighead and Queen Serena (voiced byAna Gasteyer). |
| 5 | November 16, 1996 | Robert Downey Jr. andFiona Apple episode | Fun with Real Audio | "O. J. Simpson Trial" | |
| 6 | November 23, 1996 | Phil Hartman andBush episode | TheMichael Jackson Show | The first of three sketches featuring Michael Jackson. This episode has him,Bubbles the Chimpanzee, and the reanimated bones ofJoseph Merrick holding a press conference to promote Camp Michael. | |
| 7 | December 14, 1996 | Rosie O'Donnell andWhitney Houston episode | The Ambiguously Gay Duo | "Don We Now or Never" | Ace and Gary have to saveSanta Claus (voiced by Robert Smigel) and hisreindeer from the beetles (also voiced by Robert Smigel) of the planet Zolaro. |
| 8 | January 11, 1997 | Kevin Spacey andBeck episode | The X-Presidents | "North Korea" | North Korea allies withaliens to conquer the world. Featuring the voice ofStephen Colbert as a Guard. |
| 9 | January 18, 1997 | David Alan Grier andSnoop Dogg episode | Short Film | "Wheaty, the Wheaten Terrier" | Featuring the voices of Laura Tietjen as Mom,Stephen Colbert as Dad, John Randolph Jones, Tyler Jones, Andy Newburg, and Brooks Roger. |
| 10 | February 8, 1997 | Neve Campbell andDavid Bowie episode | Fun with Real Audio | "State of the Union" | As Bill Clinton gives his speech, Ross Perot escapes from a mental hospital on a giant rabbit (voiced byJ. J. Sedelmaier). |
| 11 | February 22, 1997 | Alec Baldwin andTina Turner episode | Fun with Real Audio | Tom Snyder stalksDolly Parton. | |
| 12 | April 12, 1997 | Rob Lowe andSpice Girls episode | The X-Presidents | "Brazilian Environmental Summit" | Vice PresidentAl Gore is kidnapped by aliens posing astrees. Facing defeat, the X-Presidents use their powers to reviveRichard Nixon andCheckers the Dog to help save the day. Featuring the voices ofBill Chott,Stephen Colbert, andRobert Smigel. |
| 13 | April 19, 1997 | Pamela Anderson andRollins Band episode | The Ambiguously Gay Duo | "Safety Tips" | Ace and Gary demonstrate bicycle and home safety tips for local kids. |
| 14 | May 17, 1997 | Jeff Goldblum andEn Vogue episode | Fun with Real Audio | "Sally Jessy Raphael" | |
| 15 | September 27, 1997 | Sylvester Stallone andJamiroquai episode | Fun with Real Audio | "CasablancaOuttakes" | |
| 16 | November 8, 1997 | Jon Lovitz andJane's Addiction episode | Fun with Real Audio | "Clinton Press Conference" | |
| 17 | November 15, 1997 | Claire Danes andMariah Carey episode | The Ambiguously Gay Duo | "Blow Hot, Blow Cold" | Bighead and Dr. Brainio create an ice monster as part of a plot to freeze the Earth. |
| 18 | December 13, 1997 | Helen Hunt andHanson episode | Fun with Real Audio | Jesus tries to fix everything that's wrong with today's commercialized Christmas. | |
| 19 | January 10, 1998 | Samuel L. Jackson andBen Folds Five episode | "George Clooney in The Sexiest Car Alive" | George Clooney fights off the paparazzi in a parody ofSpeed Racer. Featuring the voices ofStephen Colbert,Ana Gasteyer,Darrell Hammond,Cheri Oteri, andRobert Smigel. | |
| 20 | February 7, 1998 | John Goodman andPaula Cole episode | The X-Presidents | "X-First Ladies" | WhenBoris Yeltsin and his nuclear-powered aliens threaten the world with their communism, the X-Presidents spring into action and eventually receive help from their X-First Ladies. Featuring the voices ofAna Gasteyer asHillary Clinton andBetty Ford,Paula Pell asNancy Reagan, andRobert Smigel. |
| 21 | February 14, 1998 | Roma Downey andMissy Elliott episode | "Ah Lin the Skater Man" | Chinese speed-skater Ah Lin gets help fromBen Johnson. Featuring the voices ofBarney Cheng,Robert Lin, andBen Wang. | |
| 22 | February 28, 1998 | Garth Brooks episode | Fun with Real Audio | "InterviewingDavid Brenner" | |
| 23 | March 14, 1998 | Julianne Moore andBackstreet Boys episode | "Conspiracy Theory Rock!" | Schoolhouse Rock! parody about how companies allegedly control the media as sung by a crazy homeless man (voiced by Frank Simms). It only aired once and was pulled from reruns due to complaints about content, though Lorne Michaels has said that it was pulled because he didn't find it funny. It is available on Internet video sites and as a special feature on the DVD version of theSaturday Night Live best-of special "The Best of TV Funhouse." | |
| 24 | April 4, 1998 | Steve Buscemi andThird Eye Blind episode | "Titey" | Disney reveals the trailer to its cheerful spin on theTitanic in light of the success of the1997 film andTitanic: The Musical. Featuring the voices ofJason Alexander as Titey,Whoopi Goldberg as theIceberg,Gilbert Gottfried asNapoleon Bonaparte,Molly Ringwald asAnne Frank,Brian Cummings as the trailer announcer (uncredited), andRobert Smigel as the Captain and the Chef (uncredited). | |
| 25 | May 9, 1998 | Dave Duchovny,Puff Daddy andJimmy Page episode | The Ambiguously Gay Duo | "A Hard One to Swallow" | After defeating Bighead and Dr. Brainio's ice monster, Ace and Gary retreat to their Fortress of Privacy to consult Kijoro about why people are always looking at them funny. Meanwhile, Bighead, Dr. Brainio, Queen Serena, a beetle from Zolaro, and some other villains debate if Ace and Gary are gay. |
| 26 | September 26, 1998 | Cameron Diaz andThe Smashing Pumpkins episode | Fun with Real Audio | "Presidential Address Outtakes" | Bill Clinton does his apologies about what happened during his testimony before the Independent Council and the Grand Jury. Various mishaps occur during the filming of his apology. |
| 27 | October 17, 1998 | Lucy Lawless andElliott Smith episode | Fun with Real Audio | Howard Stern interrupts a Spartan Cheerleaders sketch to berateSaturday Night Live's decline in quality and Lorne Michaels keeping the show on the air to make money off it. Lorne teams up with Stern to createSaturday Howard Night Live Stern after shooting him. | |
| 28 | October 24, 1998 | Ben Stiller andAlanis Morissette episode | "Hete-Roy" | A Biblical superhero named Hete-Roy (voiced byRobert Smigel) uses the power of Christianity to turn homosexual men straight. Featuring the voices ofAndrew Daly andCarey Prusa. | |
| 29 | November 21, 1998 | Jennifer Love Hewitt andBeastie Boys episode | The Ambiguously Gay Duo | "Ace and Gary's Fan Club" | Ace and Gary answer fan mail that asks obvious questions about their homosexuality. Featuring the voices ofBill Chott andRobert Smigel. |
| 30 | December 12, 1998 | Alec Baldwin,Luciano Pavarotti,Vanessa Williams, andPhiladelphia Boys Choir & Chorale | Lost Cartoon Flashback | "TheHarlem Globetrotters First Christmas" | The Harlem Globetrotters celebrate their first Christmas where they go back in time to the birth of Jesus. Featuring the voices ofAndrew Daly asSaint Joseph,Tyrone Finch asMeadowlark Lemon,Ana Gasteyer asMary,Tim Meadows asCurly Neal,Tracy Morgan asHubert "Geese" Ausbie, andRobert Smigel. Note: This episode was re-aired on the "Christmas Day" episode ofComedy Central's TV Funhouse. |
| 31 | February 6, 1999 | Gwyneth Paltrow andBarenaked Ladies episode | The X-Presidents | "Constitution" | The X-Presidents save the day from the Constitution when it comes to life to attack Congress. Featuring the voices ofBill Chott andRobert Smigel. |
| 32 | February 13, 1999 | Brendan Fraser,Busta Rhymes, andThe Roots episode | Fun with Real Audio | "The Poetry ofJewel" | Jewel recites her poetry while the background characters and setting mock it. |
| 33 | March 20, 1999 | Drew Barrymore andGarbage episode | Fun with Real Audio | "Oscar Highlights" | |
| 34 | May 8, 1999 | Cuba Gooding Jr. andRicky Martin episode | The Ambiguously Gay Duo | "AmbiguoBoys" | Even before they were the Ambiguously Gay Duo, teenagers Ace and Gary fought evil. This episode shows that Bighead was in their class and he is determined to win his classmates' respect and "out" the duo. When he reanimates and enlarges a giantfrog, the AmbiguoBoys must stop him. Featuring the voices ofDrew Barrymore as Lila andRobert Smigel as the Coach |
| 35 | May 15, 1999 | Sarah Michelle Gellar andBackstreet Boys episode | Unsold Cartoon Pilot Shack | "TheGinsburg Gang" | The Ginsburg Gang investigates ahaunted house. Featuring the voices ofBeth Cahill,Stephen Colbert,Ana Gasteyer,Brian Reich,Molly Shannon, andRobert Smigel. |
| 36 | September 26, 1999 | ??? | "25th Anniversary Special –Lorne Michaels" | Lorne Michaels relishes being in control of the Saturday Night Live franchise. | |
| 37 | October 23, 1999 | Norm Macdonald,Dr. Dre,Snoop Dogg, andEminem episode | Fun with Real Audio | "House Judiciary Committee" | |
| 38 | December 4, 1999 | Christina Ricci andBeck episode | Millennium Fun with Real Audio | "Friends Apocalypse" | |
| 39 | December 11, 1999 | Danny DeVito andR.E.M. episode | Fun with Real Audio | "1999: The Year in Journalism" | |
| 40 | February 19, 2000 | Ben Affleck andFiona Apple episode | The All-New Adventures ofMr. T | "A Doll's House" | Mr. T tries to find work in a theatrical play called "A Doll's House." Featuring the voices ofAndrew Daly andAna Gasteyer as Actress. |
| 41 | April 15, 2000 | Tobey Maguire andSisqó | Fun with Real Audio | "Up Close withGeppetto" | Geppetto (voiced byRobert Smigel) interviewsSharon Stone while a hornyPinocchio ogles. |
| 42 | May 6, 2000 | John Goodman andNeil Young episode | "The Life of a Catch Phrase" | Lorne Michaels (voiced byRobert Smigel) answers viewer mail and shows howJon Lovitz's "Yeah, that's the ticket" catchphrase became popular and fell out of favor in exchange forDana Carvey's "Well, isn't that special?" | |
| 43 | May 13, 2000 | Britney Spears episode | The Ambiguously Gay Duo | "Trouble Coming Twice" | Ace and Gary work to foil Bighead's plot to attack the NBA Championship. Featuring the voices ofDarrell Hammond asBob Costas andTracy Morgan asShaquille O'Neal. |
| 44 | May 20, 2000 | Jackie Chan andKid Rock episode | Fun with Some Real Audio | "Madonna" | Madonna films the video for her version of "American Pie." Featuring the voices ofAna Gasteyer as Madonna and Woman and Robert Smigel asDon McLean and Fan |
| 45 | October 14, 2000 | Kate Hudson andRadiohead episode | The X-Presidents | "Independents" | The X-Presidents team up to preventthird-party candidatesRalph Nader andPat Buchanan from affecting the presidential election. To make sure they succeed, Ralph Nader and Pat Buchanan are using Jimmy Carter's daughter Amy, Ronald Reagan's son Ronald Reagan Jr. (voiced byChris Parnell), and Gerald Ford's dog Liberty as decoys. |
| 46 | November 4, 2000 | Charlize Theron andPaul Simon episode | The All New Adventures of Mr. T | "Actors Strike" | Mr. T continues his search for an acting gig and lands one for a tampon commercial in the midst of an actor's strike. Featuring the voices ofAndrew Daly,Ana Gasteyer, andRobert Smigel asMichael Gross. |
| 47 | November 18, 2000 | Tom Green andDavid Gray | Fun with Real Audio | "Sex and the Country" | An episode of the HBO women's comedySex and the City showing men having sex with farm animals. Was originally supposed to air on the episode hosted by Charlize Theron, but was almost banned due to indecent content. The sketch has since been removed from most reruns. |
| 48 | January 20, 2001 | Mena Suvari andLenny Kravitz episode | The X-Presidents | "Clinton Joins The Group" | After leaving office, Bill Clinton attempts to join the group despite not having superpowers. Featuring the voice ofRobert Smigel asAl Gore. |
| 49 | February 10, 2001 | Jennifer Lopez episode | "Ray of Light" | Ray Lewis sings in many Disney films and he runs away in a limo whenever a Disney character is killed like Mufasa's death and Beast getting stabbed. One musical number he does is called "I Did Not Kill No Motherf****** Lion".Brian Cummings provides the trailer narration with the voices ofTyrone Finch andRobert Smigel. | |
| 50 | February 24, 2001 | Katie Holmes andDave Matthews Band episode | "Backstreet Boys" | Boy band superheroes who fail at everything to save the day. Featuring the voices ofDoug Dale,T.R. Knight,Jeff McCarthy,Jason Mobbs,Sean Modica,Chris Phillips,Robert Smigel,Lark Speis,Jason Yudolph, andGary Yudman. | |
| 51 | March 10, 2001 | Conan O'Brien andDon Henley episode | Short Film | "Find the Black People at the Knick Game" | A live-action video version ofWhere's Waldo? |
| 52 | April 14, 2001 | Renée Zellweger,Eve, andGwen Stefani episode | Fun with Real Audio | "Bryant Gumbel InterviewsSurvivor Cast" | Feeling that his career has hit a new low, Gumbel makes several attempts to commit suicide during the interview, but aides quickly rescue/revive him. Thus, Gumbel never misses a beat. |
| 53 | May 19, 2001 | Christopher Walken andWeezer episode | The Anatominals Show | "Kogi Bear" | While watching "The Anatominals Show" that has Kogi Bear, Pook Bear, Mindy Bear, and Sheila Coyote getting criticized of their choice of clothing by thepark ranger while on the picnic grounds, Lorne Michaels (voiced byRobert Smigel) worries about SNL's quality declining and begs theDevil to get out of being executive producer of the show. The Devil puts Lorne in a position of a Peace Corps until he gets bored and returns to SNL. Featuring the voice ofDoug Dale andCarol Lee Shahid. |
| 54 | October 13, 2001 | Drew Barrymore andMacy Gray episode | Fun with Real Audio | "NBC Fall Retooling Preview" | Emeril Lagasse's sitcom is retooled for better ratings. |
| 55 | November 10, 2001 | Gwyneth Paltrow andRyan Adams episode | The Michael Jackson Show | Michael Jackson tries to prove to his weird entourage that he's not a pedophile anymore as he goes to the store with Bubbles, an aged Emmanuel Lewis, the bones of Joseph Merrick, Llama, a zebra with apushmi-pullyu design, the arm ofElizabeth Taylor, and a sentient urn containingMarilyn Monroe's ashes. Seen on the east coast and when it premiered. Featuring the voices ofDoug Dale,Charles Rembert, andRobert Smigel. | |
| 56 | November 10, 2001 | Gwyneth Paltrow andRyan Adams episode | "The 700 Club" | Pat Robertson introduces a cartoon called "Harry the Embryonic Cell".The 700 Club goes on hiatus and returns to The Family Channel's cartoons starting with "Britney Toons", a cartoon starringBritney Spears. Featuring the voices ofRobert Smigel,Doug Dale,Kevin Dorff,Maya Rudolph, andSamantha Scharff. Only seen on West Coast airings and in the 90-minute NBC reruns. | |
| 57 | December 15, 2001 | Ellen DeGeneres andNo Doubt episode | "The Narrator Who Ruined Christmas" | Sam theSnowman fromRudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer gives up on Christmas due to the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the anthrax scares. Featuring the voices ofErik Bergmann asSanta Claus,Doug Dale,Chris Parnell asTom Brokaw,Amy Poehler,Maya Rudolph, andRobert Smigel. Animated byCurious Pictures. | |
| 58 | January 12, 2002 | Josh Hartnett andPink episode | The X-Presidents | "Hunt forOsama" | The X-Presidents and Bill Clinton head to Afghanistan to look for Osama bin Laden and run into trouble with theAl-Qaeda soldiers (voiced byWael Haggiagi).The Ambiguously Gay Duo make a cameo appearance in this cartoon helping to apprehend Osama bin Laden. Featuring the voice ofRobert Smigel asBob Dole. |
| 59 | March 9, 2002 | Jon Stewart andIndia.Arie episode | Fun with Real Audio | "Colin Powell onMTV" | Colin Powell is interviewed by teenagers on an MTV roundtable show and starts suffering from hallucinations.Mike Judge provides the voices forBeavis andButt-head whileKurt Loder voices himself. |
| 60 | March 16, 2002 | Ian McKellen andKylie Minogue episode | Fun with Real Audio | "Oscars' Greatest Moments" | Björk'sswan dress comes alive and attacks everyone at the ceremony whileWinona Ryder stealsJulia Roberts' Best Actress Oscar. |
| 61 | April 20, 2002 | Alec Baldwin andP.O.D. episode | The Anatominals Show | Kogi Bear's Picnic | Lorne Michaels (voiced byRobert Smigel) tries to keep senatorsHillary Clinton (voiced byAna Gasteyer) andDaniel Patrick Moynihan visiting Studio 8-H from watching the latest installment ofThe Anatominals where Kogi Bear and his friends partake in Kogi's latest plot to obtain a picnic basket. Featuring the voices ofDoug Dale andCarol Lee Shahid. |
| 62 | May 11, 2002 | Kirsten Dunst andEminem episode | Bambi 2002 | As the filmBambi is about to go into the Disney Vault and the showing of advertisements forReturn to Never Land,Cinderella II: Dreams Come True,Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure, and the unaffiliatedPokahotass. Bambi's mother (voiced byAmy Poehler) turns up alive as Bambi (also voiced byAmy Poehler), his mother, and Thumper (voiced byDavid Spade) fight hunters and terrorists while using fighting skills in the style ofThe Matrix. There are also some hilarious outtakes, an appearance byJared Fogle (voiced by himself), and an appearance by theNew York Yankees.Brian Cummings provides the trailer narration. | |
| 63 | October 5, 2002 | Matt Damon andBruce Springsteen &E Street Band | "TheSmurfette Show" | E! Entertainment channel features a new cartoon with Smurfette as an overweight, ditzy, fading Playboy model and celebrity trainwreck (much likeAnna Nicole Smith). Featuring the voices ofAmy Poehler as Smurfette and Low Self-Esteemy Smurf,Jim Cummings as Gargamel,Doug Dale,Seth Meyers, andRobert Smigel. | |
| 64 | October 19, 2002 | John McCain andThe White Stripes episode | The Ambiguously Gay Duo | "The Third Leg of Justice" | Using the ice monster as bait, Bighead redecorates his lair as part of his next plot against Ace and Gary.General Electric chairman and superheroJack Welch aids Ace and Gary. |
| 65 | November 16, 2002 | Brittany Murphy andNelly episode | "The Religetables" | AVeggieTales parody showing the atrocities, violence, and scandals committed by religious figures or in the name of religion, including witch trials, child molestation scandals, and The Crusades. Featuring the voices ofDoug Dale,Maya Rudolph, andRobert Smigel. | |
| 66 | December 14, 2002 | Al Gore andPhish episode | Charlie Brown Christmas | ThePeanuts gang discover that they can change reality by waving their arms around after fixing Charlie Brown's Christmas tree. Featuring the voices ofMaya Rudolph as Charlie Brown,Amy Poehler as Linus van Pelt,Kate Flannery,Chris Parnell asTom Brokaw, andBrad Pitt as himself. | |
| 67 | March 8, 2003 | Queen Latifah andMs. Dynamite episode | The X-Presidents | "Iraq 2003" | The X-Presidents make a film about Iraq after reviewing the pro-war videos featuringBugs Bunny (based on a real life World War II cartoon calledBugs Bunny Nips the Nips) andGrape Ape in a pro-war video that promoted theInvasion of Grenada. When the X-Presidents giveSpongeBob SquarePants a hard time when it comes to theUnited States invasion of Afghanistan,The Powerpuff Girls show up to rescue him only to be beaten up badly by the X-Presidents. While noting that the incident caused aPR nightmare and his dad mentioned callingOliver North who is willing to take the blame, George W. Bush stated that the Pentagon doctored the footage to make it look like the Powerpuff Girls were cast as invading Arabs. Featuring the voices ofTom Kenny as SpongeBob SquarePants,Jeff Bergman as Bugs Bunny and Grape Ape,Amy Poehler as Blossom, andRobert Smigel. |
| 68 | March 15, 2003 | Salma Hayek andChristina Aguilera episode | "Are You Hot?" | Lorenzo Lamas (voiced by himself) rates cartoon characters ranging fromBetty Boop,Popeye,Cinderella,Olive Oyl,Strawberry Shortcake,Droopy,Marvin the Martian,Dagwood Bumstead,Optimus Prime, andYosemite Sam on their sex appeal. When he criticizesBarney Rubble, he ends up attacked byBamm-Bamm Rubble. This was used as the cold opening forSaturday Night Live: The Best of TV Funhouse with new footage of Barney Rubble opening the show with "Live from New York, It's Saturday Night!" Featuring the voices ofDoug Dale,Chris Parnell, andRobert Smigel. | |
| 69 | May 10, 2003 | Adrien Brody,Sean Paul, andWayne Wonder episode | "Saddam andOsama" | An '80sG.I. Joe-style cartoon about Iraqi dictator and war criminalSaddam Hussein andal-Qaeda terrorist leaderOsama bin Laden tricking American troops. Also includes a live action commercial forrocks and a trailer for ananti-SemiticArabic dub ofthe 1960sBatman cartoon. Featuring the voices ofWael Haggiagi,Nasry Malik,Saudaa Robinson, andRobert Smigel. | |
| 70 | May 17, 2003 | Dan Aykroyd andBeyoncé | "Cokee, the Most Expensive Dog in the World" | Ben Affleck buys aRobert Duvall look-a-like dog named Cokee forJennifer Lopez (voiced byAmy Poehler). Then Ben has trouble making the dog speak like Duvall. After a dog trainer he enlists causes Cokee to speak likeJames Woods, Ben tries to get the real Robert Duvall into portraying the dog until Ben attacks him for asking if he can sniff Jennifer's butt as Jennifer works to break up the altercation. Featuring the voices of Elon Gold,Darrell Hammond, andRobert Smigel. | |
| 71 | October 4, 2003 | Jack Black andJohn Mayer | "Yankee Super-Heroes" | A cartoon about the Yankees having a double life as superheroes where they defend Earth from some aliens. Featuring the voices ofChris Parnell andRobert Smigel. | |
| 72 | December 13, 2003 | Elijah Wood andJet episode | Fun With Real Audio | "George W. Bush" | |
| 73 | February 21, 2004 | Christina Aguilera andMaroon 5 episode | Fun with Real Audio | "Access Hollywood" | |
| 74 | March 6, 2004 | Colin Firth andNorah Jones episode | "Cartoons and Your Government" | Michael Powell shows clips of classic cartoons (from Disney, Warner Bros., and Hanna-Barbera) that have been censored under newFCC regulations like the changes toDonald Duck,Bugs Bunny,The Flintstones,Tweety,The Adventures of Batman,Josie and the Pussycats, andBambi. The cartoon ends like the famous Warner Bros. cartoonDuck Amuck whereHoward Stern is the mischievous cartoonist who messes with Powell (giving him a naked body with no explicit genitals shown), snickering and sayingBugs Bunny's catch phrase "Ain't I a stinker?" Featuring the voices ofRobert Smigel andElon Gold. | |
| 75 | March 13, 2004 | Ben Affleck andN*E*R*D episode | "The Making of The Passion of the Dumpty" | Produced by J.J. Sedelmaier Productions. | |
| 76 | May 8, 2004 | Snoop Dogg andAvril Lavigne episode | "Pothead Theater" | Live-action/animated short where real-life stoners request cartoons like dogs walking people, fish fishing for people, ketchup getting people out of the bottle, the environment exploiting people, TVs watching people. | |
| 77 | October 9, 2004 | Queen Latifah episode | The X-Presidents | "Election Meddling" | |
| 78 | October 30, 2004 | Kate Winslet andEminem episode | Fun with Real Audio | "John McCain" | John McCain suffers from a war flashback while trying to praise George W. Bush during a speech. |
| 79 | November 20, 2004 | Luke Wilson andU2 episode | "The Homocranial Mind Mixer" | George W. Bush (voiced byJim Morris) creates a machine that swaps the minds of homosexual celebrities making them heterosexual ranging fromRosie O'Donnell,Richard Simmons,Ellen DeGeneres, andRyan Seacrest. Featuring the voice ofMeryl Pam Cooper,Ricky Roxburgh,Marge Royce,Armand Schultz,Robert Smigel, andOliver Vaquer. | |
| 80 | December 18, 2004 | Robert De Niro andDestiny's Child episode | "Blue Christmas" | Santa Claus (voiced byRobert Smigel) skips the states that re-electedGeorge W. Bush and hangs out with liberal celebrities likeMargaret Cho,Al Franken, andMoby. Featuring the voice ofErik Bergmann. Animated byBent Image Lab. | |
| 81 | April 9, 2005 | Cameron Diaz andGreen Day episode | The Michael Jackson Show | A scientist (voiced byRobert Smigel) enlisted by Michael Jackson's lawyer gives Michael Jackson glasses that makes his sham girlfriendTara Reid (voiced byAmy Poehler) look likeEmmanuel Lewis fromWebster so that he wouldn't have fun with little boys following an incident near his court case where a woman left her son cooling on the window. When Tara has a wardrobe malfunction in bed, Michael starts to have a reaction causing Bubbles, the bones of Joseph Merrick, and Llama to evacuate Tara and bring in the aged Emmanuel Lewis from the nearby break glass container who Michael sees as a three-headed version of himself. As Michael enjoys his time with him on his back, Emmanuel claims that the glasses he was given makes him see Michael as a hot lady. Michael's lawyer states that he doesn't have the heart to tell Emmanuel that those are regular glasses as the bones of Joseph Merrick quotes "Ouch"! Featuring the voices ofDoug Dale,Rob Riggle as an MSNBC Reporter, andSaudaa Robinson. | |
| 82 | April 16, 2005 | Tom Brady andBeck episode | Short Film | "Sexual Harassment and You" | A live-action educational film showing how handsome men (like hostTom Brady) don't get in trouble forsexual harassment in the workplace while average men likeFred Armisen do get in trouble for harassment, even if they don't intentionally set out to do it. Produced by J.J. Sedelmaier Productions. |
| 83 | May 14, 2005 | Will Ferrell andQueens of the Stone Age episode | "Shazzang" | A parody of the forgotten Hanna-Barbera cartoonShazzan where children summon a giant, all-powerfulgenie to easily defeat their enemies, but Shazzang starts to go overboard and sadistically tortures the villains. Featuring the voices ofRobert Smigel,Erik Bergmann,Michelle Blakely, Brian Kennedy,Chris Phillips, andDino Stamatopolous. | |
| 84 | May 21, 2005 | Lindsay Lohan andColdplay episode | "Divertor" | A superhero called Divertor helps the President divert attention away from political crises by creating celebrity scandals for people to worry about likeSinbad having a wardrobe malfunction while talking to some elementary school kids,Jenna Elfman having slaves on her property, andMike Tyson (voiced byKenan Thompson) eating aGolden Retriever. After being thanked by President, Divertor admitted that he never used his abilities on Mike Tyson. Featuring the voices ofRobert Smigel,Paul Christie,Jim Conroy,Darrell Hammond, Sara Krieger, Lisa Lewis, Kerin McCue,Fred Newman, Stephen D. Newman,Amy Poehler, Rob Webb, and Gary Yudman. | |
| 85 | October 1, 2005 | Steve Carell andKanye West episode | Fun with Real Audio | "John Roberts" | Justice Roberts avoids answering all questions even after this confirmation hearing. |
| 86 | December 10, 2005 | Alec Baldwin andShakira episode | "Celebrity Mugshot Poker" | A stop-motion film (in the style of Terry Gilliam's work onMonty Python) where famous mugshots play poker, presented by real lifeCelebrity Poker Showdown hostsDave Foley andPhil Gordon (voiced by themselves). Featuring the voices ofRobert Smigel, Roy James, and Mike Sweeney. | |
| 87 | December 17, 2005 | Jack Black andNeil Young episode | "Christmastime for the Jews" | A black-and-white stop-motion musical film sung byDarlene Love that shows Jewish people having their own brand of fun on Christmas Eve. Darlene appears live in the studio singing with the band as SNL goes to commercial. Animated by Bix Pix Entertainment. | |
| 88 | January 14, 2006 | Scarlett Johansson andDeath Cab for Cutie episode | "Darwin" | A cartoon sponsored by a religious network that stars Charles Darwin (voiced byRobert Smigel). This is the first (and, so far, only) time that an episode ofSaturday Night Live has opened with an animated sketch. | |
| 89 | March 4, 2006 | Natalie Portman andFall Out Boy episode | "Belated Black History Moments" | Dennis Haysbert appears LIVE in front of the studio audience and shows three failed cartoon series featuring black characters:Token Power (which featuresWinston Zeddemore, Franklin from thePeanuts comic strip, and Valerie fromJosie and the Pussycats as detectives),The Hoke and Daisy Show (featuring the stars of "Driving Miss Daisy" going on various adventures), andLadysmith Black Mambazo in Outer Space (which entails the singing group dashing around and deeply intoning "Oh, no" as they are chased by robots and aliens). Featuring the voices ofRobert Smigel,Paul Christie,Chad Everett, Kalif Jenkins, andTracy Morgan. | |
| 90 | April 15, 2006 | Lindsay Lohan andPearl Jam episode | "Journey to theDisney Vault" | Two children (voiced byMegan Gallagher and Thomas Sharkey) see thatBambi II will be going into the Disney Vault withCinderella II: Dreams Come True,Bambi 2002,Sleeping Beauty III: Lil' Sleepy Meets Aladdin,Hunchback 6: Air Dog Quasi,Mulan VIII: The Prozoids Fight Back,Jungle Book 3.0: Jungle Blog, and the non-affiliated film101 Fellations. They get their wish to visit the Disney Vault whenMickey Mouse (voiced byMichael Ziegfeld) appears as the trailer for "Journey to the Disney Vault" is shown. While exploring the vault, the two children discover the dark side ofThe Walt Disney Company including:
Scar (voiced byChris Parnell) fromThe Lion King appears as the Disney Lawyer who condemns the children to the Disney Vault for knowing too much. Though he does allow them to see "The Lion King 5 2/3: Simba Sits in forMeredith." Jeff Bottoms provided the trailer narration. | |
| 91 | May 20, 2006 | Kevin Spacey andNelly Furtado episode | Fun with Real Audio | "Presidential Outtakes" | Features various famous moments in George W. Bush's presidency and everyone from people to animals to levees spitting out food and water in reaction to the ridiculous claims. |
| 92 | October 28, 2006 | Hugh Laurie andBeck episode | "Republican Attack Ads" | George W. Bush (voiced byJim Morris) unveils new attack ads against Democrats: one depictsTed Kennedy asCount Dracula claiming that he wants to "cut and run", then French kissesOsama bin Laden.Barack Obama comes in dressed asCount von Count fromSesame Street counting "one gay marriage, two gay marriages...". The other depicts a pregnant woman giving candy to trick-or-treaters untilHillary Clinton (dressed as awitch) pops out of the pregnant woman's stomach and offers the kids condoms and abortion pills, then French kisses the pregnant woman. Featuring the voices ofRobert Smigel. | |
| 93 | November 11, 2006 | Alec Baldwin andChristina Aguilera episode | "Kobayashi" | An anime featuring hot dog eating championTakeru Kobayashi. Featuring the voices ofYoshi Amao, Ken Kasai, Sakura Sugihai, and Kimmy Suzuki. | |
| 94 | December 9, 2006 | Annette Bening,Gwen Stefani, andAkon episode | "Diddy Kiddies" | A group of kids (voiced by Blaze Berdahl andKate Simses) must solve the mystery of whatSean "Diddy" Combs (voiced by Frank Harts) does for a living.Maya Rudolph also provides voice work in this sketch. | |
| 95 | January 20, 2007 | Jeremy Piven andAFI episode | Fun With Real Audio & Stuff | "Frontline: 2007 Year in Review" | New, bizarre ways to liven up TV news programs are exhibited, such as "chipmunknification" and farting in a shallow pool. |
| 96 | March 24, 2007 | Peyton Manning andCarrie Underwood episode | "Maraka" | In a parody ofDora the Explorer, a young Latin girl named Maraka and her cat Mittens (both voiced byBecca Lish) journey to Penguin Island and help a mother penguin rescue her egg. As the two travel, Maraka starts speaking in a wide variety of tongues; acts bossy towards and curses at the audience; and asks non-sequitur questions about making change from a $50 bill, checking for ahernia,Robert Blake's innocence, the gender of a person in a photograph, the abandonment of her father, and the nature offree will. | |
| 97 | April 21, 2007 | Scarlett Johansson andBjörk episode | "Torboto" | A parody ofGigantor airing on Fox Kids News. Because of theGeneva Convention's stance on torturing prisoners,Dick Cheney and George W. Bush build a robot that tortures prisoners atGuantánamo Bay, but soon feels sorry for his actions and attacks Cheney. When Torboto appears on60 Seconds where he was interviewed about his court martial for attacking his superiors who were absolved, Torboto displays the text "That is correct". He then displays the word "Emotion" when asked about how the tortures went. A scene from the next episode shows how Torboto rescues a cat. Featuring the voices of Steve Dikkers, Peter Newman, Robert Smigel, and Gary Yudman. | |
| 98 | May 12, 2007 | Molly Shannon andLinkin Park episode | "Tales From The Greatest Generation" | The genius ofAlbert Einstein (voiced byRobert Smigel) is overshadowed by his ample breasts. He teams up withWinston Churchill (voiced byBrian Stack) andLassie (who also have big breasts) and rob banks. | |
| 99 | May 19, 2007 | Zach Braff andMaroon 5 episode | "Decision '08: Spring Cleaning '07" | Oprah Winfrey (voiced byMaya Rudolph) interviews the candidates for United States President in 2008, where they reveal many strange secrets. Featuring the voices ofRobert Smigel asRudy Giuliani andJohn McCain,Jason Culp,Jorma Taccone as Rufus the Dog,Hasani Issa,Sara Krieger,Jim Morris, and Marc Thompson. | |
| 100 | September 29, 2007 | LeBron James andKanye West episode | The Ambiguously Gay Duo | "First Served, First Come" | Bighead enlists Police Sergeant Karznia (voiced byRobert Smigel) of theMinneapolis St. Paul Airport's Undercover Police to out Ace and Gary at his "bury the hatchet" BBQ where Bighead has Dr. Brainio, Orbitrox, the beetles from Zolaro (one voiced byRobert Smigel), Flame Eye (voiced byBill Hader), Lizardo (voiced byRobert Smigel), Half-Scary (voiced byRobert Smigel), and Flatside (voiced byBill Hader). Bighead's attempts to get Ace and Gary to eat Mexican and spicy Indian foods enough for them to go do gay-related activities in the double outhouse ends up backfiring when everyone else has to go only to find that Sergeant Karznia has engaged in a strange activity with Lizardo. |
| 101 | March 1, 2008 | Ellen Page andWilco episode | "The Obama Files" | Barack Obama (voiced byHisani Issa) sendsJesse Jackson (voiced byDarrell Hammond) andAl Sharpton (voiced byRobert Smigel) on wild goose hunts (to nonexistent countries such asBophuthatswana, EastParaguay, and Lower Zambuta) to keep them from helping him. | |
| 102 | May 14, 2011 | Ed Helms andPaul Simon episode | The Ambiguously Gay Duo | "The Dark, Clenched Hole of Evil" | Bighead and Dr. Brainio devise a way so that nobody would be safe from their carnivorous Cyber-Eel. When Ace and Gary arrive upon Bighead, Dr. Brainio, a beetle from Zolaro, Half-Scary (voiced byRobert Smigel) and Lizardo (voiced byRobert Smigel) hacking into their credit card accounts, Half-Scary blast Ace and Gary with a flesh ray, transforming them from animated characters to live-action ones, respectively as a way so that the gun malfunctions and "unanimates" everyone where the Cyber-Eel is a puppet. The live-action cast featuresJon Hamm as Ace,Jimmy Fallon as Gary,Ed Helms playing Half-Scary,Fred Armisen as Lizardo, Stephen Colbert as Dr. Brainio, and Steve Carell as Bighead. J.J. Sedelmaier Productions produced the animation. |
| NBC special | Air date | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 29, 2006 | NBC aired a "Best Of" special for TV Funhouse. The special lasted a full-length 90-minuteSNL episode and was hosted by The Ambiguously Gay Duo (voiced bySteve Carell andStephen Colbert). The duo interacts with the current SNL cast along with Lorne Michaels and Don Pardo. Also features a cameo byJimmy Fallon. |