Needleman the Dentist - Saturday Night Live

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Kim finds a singing dentist through a video-dating service. Aired 05/12/84
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@Glum1964 3 жыл бұрын

This is like the very first digital short, 20 years ahead of its time.

@RCAvhstape Жыл бұрын

It's a VHS short.

@toucansam3 3 жыл бұрын

The first guy on the video date is Julia's husband today.

@SailorCallie 3 жыл бұрын

That would be Brad Hall.

@toucansam3 3 жыл бұрын

@@SailorCallie Yep, one of my Facebook friends.

@pronkb000 2 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure when they got together as a couple, but they both attended Northwestern and were in a comedy troupe together pre-SNL.

@toucansam3 2 жыл бұрын

@@pronkb000 They met at Northwestern. Her first gig was at the Practical Theatre in Chicago co-founded by Brad.

@toucansam3 2 жыл бұрын

@@JasonBaker1978 No, they had their own company called the Practical Theater Company that was associated with Second City and had their performances next door.

@Humanhead86 6 жыл бұрын

she was hoping for someone "sponge-worthy"

@springfieldmugshotshouser5113 Ай бұрын

😅

@jzbass72 3 жыл бұрын

Gary Kroeger, a man criminally forgotten. If it had been him instead of Charles Rocket leading the line in 1980 he would’ve been a legit third tent pole along with Joe and Eddie in the Ebersol era.

@mysterfrosty 3 жыл бұрын

He was f'n great...

@mysterfrosty 3 жыл бұрын

....of course, I say this as a spot bleeder ...

@jzbass72 3 жыл бұрын

@@mysterfrosty I believe Dwight McNamara did an educational film about that once.

@sandra-jones Жыл бұрын

This song has lived in my head rent free for far too long! I decided to look it up just to verify that it wasn't a fever dream. Now that I've seen it again I don't know how to feel... 😶🤯😄

@sha11235 10 ай бұрын

Just feel lucky that it is on here and we see the person watching the video. On the SNL Film Festival in 1985, they only showed his video.

@CECamp 19 сағат бұрын

I saw this one time 40 years ago and it has been one of my worst earworms ever since. If you google the phone number at the end the first thing that comes up is Darby Dental Supply.

@nevercomestheday 6 ай бұрын

This is one of my favorite sketches EVER because it’s just so gloriously bonkers. The fact that Brad Hall, the first guy Julia Louis-Dreyfus rejects, is her current husband (and I believe they were together at this time too), “I just wanna take some pitchers,” Robin Duke’s delivery of “you ARE picky,” and then literally everything about Gary Kroeger’s performance… this is gold. Seriously, this is one of the best sketches of this era, at least in my opinion.

@joshmacmullin6103 Ай бұрын

Pictures *

@nevercomestheday Ай бұрын

@@joshmacmullin6103 I wrote it like that because he doesn’t pronounce it like “pictures,” he says it like “pitchers” lol

@winternow2242 3 жыл бұрын

We went back to his place, and, Yada, Yada, Yada, we ended up watching Star Trek for a few hours.

@charlie5thumbs351 3 жыл бұрын

Omg! I remember seeing this as a kid. Of course the drilling and spitting references went right over my head. Lol

@PomegranatesWeather Жыл бұрын

Lol I was 9 or 10 I remember 🤣 this too lolz definitely over my head also

@AnthonyGrantPressRelease 10 ай бұрын

What do they reference?

@sha11235 8 ай бұрын

@@AnthonyGrantPressRelease Dentist terms.

@anuragk3842 7 жыл бұрын

Gary Kroeger was so underrated

@douglaslowe5 2 жыл бұрын

Gary Kroger was a very underated cast member. knew him briefly when he was a temporary neighbor in toluca lake. he ran for a congressional seat in iowa, unfortunately didnt win.

@sheldonperry3250 3 жыл бұрын

I remember when this originally aired and thought it was hilarious.

@BLT001 2 жыл бұрын

I remember seeing this when I was maybe twelve. The first line of the song stayed with me for the next 35 years until I decided to look for it on KZfaq. Thank goodness I found it!

@russmiller960 2 жыл бұрын

Same!

@sandra-jones Жыл бұрын

Same!

@vpdiid191 Жыл бұрын

That is so crazy……. I was around that age as well and the first verse is what always stayed in my head too! I remember me and my friend thinking this along with Eddie Murphy’s doing his James Brown his “hot tub” routine was the funniest thing!!

@show-me-retro Жыл бұрын

Same

@MinecraftMartin Жыл бұрын

This aired like 2 years ago dude

@xianshep Жыл бұрын

Don't know what's weirder: that this is considerably different than I'd remembered it from 40 years ago, or just now realizing that Julia-Louise Dreyfus used to be in the SNL cast.

@sha11235 10 ай бұрын

Maybe you only saw the video part that aired on the SNL Film Festival in 1985.

@pairofnines5250 5 ай бұрын

I just found out today that she was on SNL.

@jojopuppyfish 3 жыл бұрын

FYI Michael Mccarthy wrote this sketch. He use to teach at the Improv Olympic West in Los Angeles. He wrote for SNL for 1 year.

@FredK2929 2 жыл бұрын

When I saw this as a teen, I was laughing my ass off.

@lurkerrekrul 5 ай бұрын

During the first two, am I the only one who was thinking "Lowered Expectations..."?

@magentatodd5226 3 жыл бұрын

this is so 80's......

@thehammer3193 3 жыл бұрын

best tinder profile ever!

@someguy325es 6 ай бұрын

"Lowered Expectations..."

@ALEGODAY 10 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for uploading this. HILARIOUS!

@DarthGeddy 3 жыл бұрын

If she really wants to date a dentist, she should check out Tim Whatley.

@Rob_Kates 4 ай бұрын

He converted to Judaism just for the jokes.

@dgetzin 7 жыл бұрын

Andy Samberg avant la lettre, -- this is the "Blizzardman" of the 80s.

@eugenedavis6792 13 күн бұрын

No Profiles, No Pics better than Online Dating and Dating Apps; at least you can actually see and hear the person.

@vincenthenry5819 3 жыл бұрын

Little shop of Horror Steve Martin Dentist

@cicalinarrot Жыл бұрын

How is this not a well known classic?

@sha11235 10 ай бұрын

Because it's from the Ebersol years, which Lorne for a long time kept off the air.

@bradyguy7701 9 ай бұрын

True (and OLD) SNL fans KNOW...that it is...

@loismiller7742 3 ай бұрын

Omg I never saw this before - too funny. I was a Dental Hygienist for 42 years, I'm still laughing at this!

@sha11235 10 ай бұрын

I have this from the SNL Film Festival from 1985 and it only shows the video of Ira Needleman, not the stuff surrounding it.

@ChadElk88 2 жыл бұрын

wow she never ages.

@mjsicinski 29 күн бұрын

It's like an actual Donnie Iris video.

@samkaraca1337 Жыл бұрын

A young Julia Louis Dreyfus got to love her… By far my favorite comedian/actor… 🤓

@sha11235 8 ай бұрын

He must love all the Star Trek shows and films that came out after this.

@arnoldmogielinski93 10 жыл бұрын

Is his character recurring maybe? I'd love to see more XD

@sha11235 10 ай бұрын

No.

@LivLaRaj Жыл бұрын

3:06 Kroeger just confirmed on the SNL Nerds podcast; that's Bebe Neuwirth!

@bradyguy7701 10 ай бұрын

BRILLIANT!! I love it! What a GREAT piece of SNL Trivia!!!

@sha11235 10 ай бұрын

So she was one of the dancers?

@lieutenantthalia6575 10 жыл бұрын

Was there a gas leak at his surgery?

@user-qc1vh7ul4y 2 ай бұрын

2:59 Chris Kattan's SNL debut 😄

@pilgrimomega 2 жыл бұрын

it's great seeing this again.

@mattbybee5354 2 ай бұрын

That shirt with the golden molar is epic

@ericnva23456 2 жыл бұрын

She married Wesley Clark!!

@SamMudd 3 жыл бұрын

Classic Gary

@kj6216 2 жыл бұрын

I thought she was going to say next lol

@markrichards7377 3 ай бұрын

Not at all what I expected but a very surprising treasure sketch comedy.

@mrfrodops3 2 жыл бұрын

So this is how it was Tinder back in the 80's

@bltvd 8 ай бұрын

That just went on and on

@sha11235 10 ай бұрын

I think that's Cyndi Lauper as the Star Trek girl. Sure looks like her.

@wylierichardson-tu6zs 5 ай бұрын

the only way that would have been Cyndi would be if she had been the musical guest for that episode.

@vadl9947 6 жыл бұрын

ahahhh dental x rays oh thts good

@jamesmack3138 2 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of the SNL dancers 😁

@lgolem09l 3 ай бұрын

So this is the Dr. Spacemen origin story

@DiscoDashco 3 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of Dr. Dude!

@sha11235 10 ай бұрын

He had his own toothpaste brand, notice?

@irubberyouglueonethousand5384 3 ай бұрын

20 years before lonely island and please don't destroy. Wow!

@pop5678eye 3 жыл бұрын

This was before people were just judged by 'swipe left' in 2 seconds, not to mention people putting in the time to create real profiles that took more than 2 minutes to create. Technology makes judgment 10 times more efficient...

@RCAvhstape Жыл бұрын

Yes, back in the day we all had ten minute long videos with dancers and music for dating profiles. I remember it well.

@ChicagoIL50 2 жыл бұрын

She looked so young😊

@bradyguy7701 10 ай бұрын

Umm...becuase she...was? #time

@davidradich9342 3 ай бұрын

Back when the show was funny. Love the Star Trek convention line. Saw this when it first aired and it slayed me.

@skait174 2 жыл бұрын

Needleman just shxt on every suggestive rap video ever.

@sha11235 10 ай бұрын

Well, I'd have him be my dentist.

@Reticence9zen924 6 жыл бұрын

Do you think J L-D is also one of the dancers here?

@bradyguy7701 10 ай бұрын

Umm....No. J-Lo would have been about 14...

@sha11235 10 ай бұрын

I'd love to know how their date went.

@sha11235 10 ай бұрын

Notice it did the "three" bit there? First two are just ordinary, then the third guy is special.

@wylierichardson-tu6zs 5 ай бұрын

you are probably referring to the 'comedy rule of threes', here. Yes, they nailed it here.

@sha11235 4 ай бұрын

@@wylierichardson-tu6zsThey seem to do this a lot on this show and a lot of times it sucks.

@wylierichardson-tu6zs 4 ай бұрын

@@sha11235 the most mediocre comedy I've seen doesn't follow any 'rule' at all, tho.

@sha11235 10 ай бұрын

How many bar mitzvah's did his cousin Larry have?

@ZenSatori-li3gl 6 жыл бұрын

What song was this based on?

@peterhenryellisboyce2602 6 жыл бұрын

ZenSatori2009 its just like the Steve Martin number from Little Shop of Horrors

@jacquelinej143 3 жыл бұрын

It reminds me of something between a lot of things in the early 80s, but particularly maybe Devo?

@sha11235 10 ай бұрын

@@peterhenryellisboyce2602 This was before that.

@billtooke6642 Жыл бұрын

Couple things Kroeger was great of course JLD AND Robin Duke are legends The EBERSOL ERA ruled. Yes there were ups and downs, but the ups were the best in that shows history. Ebersol's SNL is the antecedent to modern SNL. Lorne changed the show to be more like Dick's incarnation with more brilliant pre-taped bits from Lonely Island and Please Don't Destroy. The 1st 5 years had some Albert Brooks stuff & taped commercials, of course, but it was the Ebersol years where that dominated, and that's what you have today.

@billtooke6642 Жыл бұрын

Lorne's stuff was edgy for its time but always ended up dated and parodied. All character stuff.

@bradyguy7701 10 ай бұрын

Well....they're not SNL legends....but Dreyfus for "comedy"..yeah. Duke was more of an also-ran... She only got SNL because Catherine O'Hara freaked out up on arriving at 30 Rock and quit... Woudl have been fun to see what she would have done...

@bradyguy7701 10 ай бұрын

@@billtooke6642 Oops...except this wasn't during any of Lorne's years. And it's not like Lorne really WROTE a lot during that time.. Guided...shaped...certainly. But wrote??

@billtooke6642 10 ай бұрын

@bradyguy7701 yeah I know this isn't Lorne's era. He certainly facilitated Michael O'Donahue and Franken and Davis

@bradyguy7701 10 ай бұрын

Wow. I've literally never met any SNL fan who thought the Ebersol era was good. Good for you! Eddie and Joe had some VERY high points...Kazurinski and Kroeger had some nice moments, but they never quite seemed to know what to do with Ebersole (No relation) or Mary Gross. But the majority of those years is considered a flop! Especially 1980...arguably the worst season ever of SNL. Lonely Island and Please Don't Destroy are cutesy stuff that plays well on the internet for Gen Xers... but "brilliant"? Not by a long shot...your opinions may vary... PDD in general is repetitive and overcooked - Look at us! We get more and more wacky!

@garlowe8565 12 күн бұрын

A real lost opportunity IMHO… would i not have been great if they brought this character back to date Elaine in Sienfeld? Jerry - “you’re dating a dentist named ‘NEEDLEMAN??”

@tbooth1000 3 жыл бұрын

Is that Bebe Neuwirth?

@jasonbertalotto2355 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah

@jacquelinej143 3 жыл бұрын

Julia Louis-Dreyfus

@LivLaRaj Жыл бұрын

(*reposting my recent comment) 3:06 Kroeger just confirmed on the SNL Nerds podcast; that's Bebe Neuwirth!

@zoso73 3 жыл бұрын

Watch Robbie Benson movies ...

@herauthon 7 жыл бұрын

She doesn't look like a 'Kim' - she looks more like err..

@larapalma3744 6 жыл бұрын

She's better older

@markwyman6753 4 ай бұрын

So so sooo so so so bad. 1984 was truly the worst year.

@bubblybubbles9052 9 ай бұрын

I found out just now that she was on SNL... Still, not feeling all that much loss...

@robbinblock2725 6 ай бұрын

@vinayseth1114 4 жыл бұрын

This reminds me of a senior in college that was always trying very hard to be the 'life of the party'. This was, as we say today, 'cringe'-inducing.

@user-vr3vs5dh7h 10 ай бұрын

True story: I think she actually MARRIED the first guy in real life!!!! (Brad Hall)

@sha11235 10 ай бұрын

Yes, they were a couple for a long time.

@mkadoza Жыл бұрын

Amazing being a dude turning down Julia Lewis Dreyfus...

@bradyguy7701 10 ай бұрын

But maybe he wouldn't have turned down Julia LOUIS Dreyfus...

@johnnywalker8815 Жыл бұрын

Was this whole video dating real or was it for the skit only.

@sha11235 10 ай бұрын

It's for the skit.

@jayg1438 4 ай бұрын

video sating was real. At the time print ads in newspapers were the norm. Most of the videos were like the first two.

@Mr.Rgdias 3 ай бұрын

Julia was cute

@JanG859 2 жыл бұрын

Why is the spreading of sticky stuff on people always seen as something sexual?

@sha11235 8 ай бұрын

Well, it is!

@badbiker666 7 ай бұрын

Watching in 2023, it's hard to believe that such things as "video dating" ever existed. But they did, and I assume they were just as lame IRL as the first two videos in this sketch. I was never involved in such a thing, but if I was, I wouldn't admit it!

@wylierichardson-tu6zs 5 ай бұрын

it's a case of keeping up with technology. They have had plenty of print-based personal ads in newspapers and magazines, over the years. I would think that the advantage of video dating is being able to see and hear the prospective dates, whereas print ads dont give you that.

@badbiker666 5 ай бұрын

@@wylierichardson-tu6zs I agree that video dating would be superior to the old personal ads in the print media. But my point was, given the current state of technology, video dating seems pretty quaint. Personally, I never indulged in either personal ads or video services. I met women the old fashioned way ... in person and often via mutual acquaintances. I met my wife on a bus stop. She was on her way to work at Arbys and I was hungry. That was 41 years ago.

@jamesmack3138 2 жыл бұрын

Has JLD ever said anything funny? She's a character actress at best.

@bradyguy7701 10 ай бұрын

She was NOT particularly good on SNL...but she would also describe her time as being very difficult.... She played a lot of secretaries and wives...but had no really good recurring (or otherwise) characters. She was not much of an impressionist...so that didn't help. Her Marie Osmond was funny...because the sketch was. Consuela on The Ghostbusters Show had her moments ("I like the black one...."), and her Nina Blackwood wasn't too bad...

@bradyguy7701 9 ай бұрын

@Tony-dc8dt And FOUR seasons of a MODERATELY SUCCESSFUL show (...Old Christine...) Truthfully...nobody who ever watched her on SNL thought that. She as cute...and she was very young...but she just never had "it". She was certainly not used correctly, but some still find a way to shine in small parts...she never really did. She's lucky they kept her around as long as they did. She's arguably one of the most successful alums of the show...the most- Emmy-nominated comedic actress in history...and yet oddly, has almost NO success in films. But hey...know, and stay, in your lane!!

@bradyguy7701 9 ай бұрын

@Tony-dc8dt I was essentially ADDING to your discussion. But please do check your facts - I'm happy to argue with someone...but they need to get their facts straight... The new Adventures of Old Christine ran for 88 episodes...basically 4 seasons... Wait...WHAT??? She was on an HBO series?? Which one?? And my comment said she did not have "it" on SNL. She didn't. I didn't say "doesn't". She apparently does.

@bradyguy7701 9 ай бұрын

@Tony-dc8dt Hmmm...so now you're saying FIVE season....you're getting closer!!! Yes, PARTS of 5 seasons...but only 88 eps. But you're wrong....very few shows actually premiere mid-season...so it IS uncommon. And also NOPE...writer's strikes ARE actually uncommon...6 in 100 years!! Thanks for playing. Sort of... Happy watching!

@wylierichardson-tu6zs 5 ай бұрын

She never wrote her own material, but she has actually won awards for her work on sitcoms (i.e. Seinfeld, New Adventures of Old Christine, Veep).