men’s synchronized swimming
With the small exception of Jackie Rogers Jr’s $100,000 Jackpot Wad, this short mockumentary about Men’s Synchronized Swimming may be my favorite Saturday Night Live skit of all time. In this one, Harry Shearer and Martin Short are a syncro-swimming duet, and Christopher Guest is their totally gay coach. Martin Short is basically retarded, can’t swim, and wears a giant orange life preserver or “swimmies”. I can’t tell you how funny this is. Simply genius.
Unfortunately, this is not the whole skit, just about 2 minutes from the beginning. At the very least, I hope it brings back some memories. I’ll post the whole video if I find it.
“I know you, I know you.”
[via screenhead.]
“I know you, I know you. Dig a hole, dig a hole.”
Correct on both skits; instant classics!
“I can’t swim very well…”
My favorite line from “The Jackie Rogers Jr. $100,000 Jackpot Wad”;
“The password is ‘pickle’.”
Sammy Davis Jr. : “It’s a hot little spicy number…”
Raj : “Rita Moreno”.
Sammy Davis Jr. : “No, babe…”
This is my very all-time favorite SNL skit, and I don’t recall anyone else ever saying so. I’ve brought it up several times to friends and they just look at me like I must be crazy, because it wasn’t during the Belushi or Chevy Chase days or something Will Ferrell did. Thanks for a Monday laugh and all that. I know you.
“Sometimes he will cawl, or send a gift….a funny kind of gift but you dont know what its going to be” - Martin Short as Jerry Lewis.
Does anyone know where I can get the full skit on-line? I remember some deck work. Is there a site with more than 2minutes, 2minutes?
I’ve been looking for a copy of this skit for years now, and haven’t been able to find it until I came across this today. Thanks for giving me a good laugh. Hope you find the whole thing because it’s a really great skit!!
I saw this skit on YouTube an hour or so ago, and I’ve been on a rampage looking for the $100k Jackpot wad ever since.
Anyone seen the Wad posted anywhere?
I’ve GOTTA see it again.
“To win money for these cats that you don’t know….well that’s exciting man.”
[…] 22nd, 2006 · 4 Comments i made eye contact with malcolm gladwell on hudson street yesterday. he was in tennis whites, hisfro a-flapping. i looked at him like: hey, don’t i know you? and he looked at me the same, or so i thought. which is weird because he doesn’t know me at all. (right now i am thinking of christopher guest and martin short in that SNL skit, men’s synchronized swimming … “I know you, I know you.”) […]
Do you know if this snl skit is available on a videotape or dvd? I would love to own the whole skit. Please inform! It is my most favorite ever skit on snl, too! Thank you.