not sure he could read a cue card at that point.

I thought the same, you can't fake that reaction.

Yep, don’t think he knew it would be shot out of a gun lol! I had to watch that part a few times I couldn’t stop laughing

Yes, that came from his soul

Yeah, that delivery kills me every time, I die laughing just thinking about this

Irk for a second I thought he wasn't acting and was literally calling out for help

Same, Holy shit that fucking slayed me hahaha

It’s also that he’s next to Sarah who we probably can guess loved being slimed 😅

@@dressedindreams2198 WHY'D THEY DO IT TO ME????

I love that he couldn't read the cue cards with his glasses covered in slime.

That was my favorite part XD

I have to go back and watch it again now.

The way she delivered it to made it feel like she really did "accidentally" dropped it lol

Ahaha I’m dying from that bit

Lmaooo it has me in tears!

they perfectly match each other’s unhinged energy!

@@carriem2434 my thoughts exactly!

Sarah is a rising star. She's better on her own. Mulaney is a sinking stone.

@@ScottOmaVideo Sinking stone? Mulaney is great. That's why his episodes are often some of the best of the season.

@@dankbene what are you talking about? She makes a mark every time she's in a skit. I want to be entertained not bored

and he's supposed to be like a teenager

That didn't look like acting lol

It reminds me of his joke that I don’t know if it’s okay to quote here

@@kkuwura i checked with management, it's okay to quote the joke here. Please, continue. =)

@@alexvasquez537 thx lol. It kinda ruins the joke to explain it and his fans probably know this joke, so I recommend you check it out. It's a joke from his Kid Gorgeous show about the time he went to Best Buy with his ex-wife. I didn't know if it was okay to bring up his ex-wife in a video with him cuz their separation was very messy. I didn't see anyone bring it up so I thought I also shouldn't but now it's pointless. And now I will stop this useless monologue :)

You mean “Chris’s mustache”?

@@JasonZakrajsek the character he’s playing is Nick Cannon. So technically you’re both right.

He just peeled it right off. I seriously have never seen a person do that in this show. They've always struggled with it until the skit ends. 😆

It seemed ad-libbed at first. But then it happened again, and I wondered whether that was part of the bit. Either way, hella funny.

He later can be seen hitting his co-host with it if you look carefully

I definitely thought it was lol Lines or not he was feeling everything he was saying

Nah, it would be cool if it were but you can see him scrunch his eyes shut when he says, "I guess," about half a second before the cannon goes off. He may have been genuinely surprised by how cold it was or something though *shrugs*

@Erik Pittock the FCC doesn't care if you say Jesus Christ. Where did you get that?

Lmao that was my favorite!

The bucket part was hilarious

Zachary no It's actually "Why'd they do it to me?!"

This! The best part of the entire sketch.

Lmfao yes!!

I'm not sure he was acting, I think it was genuine lol

@@carmengogeidnas9670 either way🤣

I can’t stop watching it!! 🤣

you can see it in her mouth, those actually looked a little dangerous.

They could have told her only John would have got slimed, but then last minute did both of them. I've heard from actual people from the show they do this to keep it fresh and fun. Much of the time the prop department is other comics doing it to the other comics.

@@justinhackstadt6677 its sarah squirm ofc she knew she was getting slimed lmao

I didn’t even notice that the first few times I watched, it’s incredible how it literally forced all her bangs straight up off her forehead 🤣🤣

He did it twice lol.

It’s funny to see things like that happen on live TV.

I love the little smile she did right after saying that line 🤣

Sarah's mouth was fully open.

That's why I don't think they were acting anymore

My guess is that in dress rehearsal, they just did a small amount of slime. But then cranked it way up to get their reactions. No way did they see that coming.

Made the bit

F***ing spoiler alert, damit YT

Wow the same comment here and the performance

Dude calm down it’s just an actor reading lines generated by some Ivy League dorks who’ve never worked in the real world

@@Jango_unchained fr

@@Jango_unchained "the real world"... alright boomer. I'm sure you know nothing about the work that goes into their job, the hours they spend on writing and setting up skits, and all the behind the scenes work. I'm sure you "work in the real world"... ya know, like flipping burgers at mcdonalds, or answering telephone calls. Yeah

I KNOW had the same thought haha

I want more sketches where I'm pretty sure the cast doesn't know what's happening, but they have to improv anyway. 😂😂😂

Considering they had to move just to get into the slime they were probably just acting. If you look at them they're bending over just to get in the Slime if they stayed put they wouldn't even get hit

He may not have known there were more chargers

I think it was the only way he could read his next line based on how he tries to look at the card over the glasses and then removes them to read it. But that made it even better

I honestly couldn't tell if John was in pain or not, real talent has a way of shining...and John Mulaney shines on SNL

From what I understand, that would be relatively accurate. The kids hated getting slimed and got bonuses for it. The first instance was particularly nasty as it was slop from the cafeteria that had been sitting for about a week that had turned green due to mold.

It's happened before: once on a beach movie sketch where Charlize Theron got covered in whale guts, and again when Kristen Wiig hosted and they had this sketch where two acupuncturists try to stop a man from bleeding profusely and they end up getting soaked when a skin bubble burst.

The kids all had multiple sets of costumes, but according to Abby Hagyard, she only got slimed once because she only had one set of clothes and getting slimed set the production schedule back as they had to wait for the cloths to be cleaned and dried before continuing. Also, a bunch of the kids wouldn't be in every segment, so there'd be some time for clean up while waiting for those other segments.

Those out fit still can passed for today

They also referenced the Divorce episode when Christine bought the part about her fellow cast member being divorced because she couldn’t get a date. Whoever wrote this was a genius!

Yeah the skit writer had to have been a fan. It's astonishing to look back at how politically incorrect that show was for a kids' show.

@@Mark2756042 so true. Never knew a Canadian sketch comedy show aimed at teens can be so raunchy, little that they know it would become the standard for future teen-centric programs.

@@only1moore The episode that's always amazed me that it made it to air is the Nutrition episode from 1981. In it, the principal of the school has been caught doing something wrong (they never say what) and Lisa "Motormouth" Ruddy is sent to the principal's office to talk to him. The teacher said that the principal having to listen to her blabber on would be the closest thing to "sheer hell" that they could punish him with. Later, Lisa returns to the classroom to announce that the principal committed suicide due to her incessant talking. She continues to blabber in the classroom, so the teacher and all the students pull guns out of their desks to shoot themselves. Then they decide it would be easier to just shoot the source of their misery and turn their guns on Lisa instead. Growing up with this show is the reason why my sense of humor is so dark.

Oh how could you not know double dare? The greatest kids and family challenge show of the 90s!

Marc Summers hosted “Double Dare” in the late 80’s. Funny thing is the host had serious OCD and the slime and messes freaked him out

@@JusNoBS420 I had no idea he was OCD. Very informative, thank you.

Marc has been through a lot. He got into a bad car accident in 2012 when his taxi cab hydroplaned. His face hit the front partition with the credit card machine and he had to have several surgeries to correct the damage it caused.

You might know him from Unwrapped on Food Network. That was running until a few years ago.

Canadian kids show from early 80s. You cant do that on television

@@jme9245 It was pretty much the show that created Nickelodeon, it was their first big hit.

They're spoofing a show called "You Can't Do That on Television" that aired from 1979 to 1990.

Slimed in face, it becomes a real struggle to read the cue cards!

It's pretty much 80's kids TV.

It looked like it actually kinda hurt 😂😅

1980s

So no different than the original show

@@mayflower7811 I’m too old to have actually watched the channel but from the clips I have seen thru the years, this doesn’t seem like much of a ‘stretch’😂😂

So usually the show isnt hilarious despite being silly and ridiculous

@@GGoAwayy I have been watching this show in its 47th season since SEASON 1, when I was a teenager, and those three adjectives do not apply to ALL sketches, and some are duds, not funny, or silly. Some are ridiculous in a bad way.

Chloe Fineman played Abby.

@@JoshStLouis314 thank you. Couldn’t figure out her name

This is Chloe's first time breaking character live

I'm guessing their dress rehearsals didn't include so much slime, so no one was ready for it.

The kids didn't like it on the original show so the #SNL cast had the best reaction

They were edgey but not THAT edgey...

They forgot the water part, though. But it was good!

I remember it also! Though it took me decades to find out pretty much all the adult roles were played by the same man and woman

This sketch did not age well in 2024

I absolutely love her. So talented, so adorable, and just a tiny bit unsettling.

What significance does that have to the sketch?

@@JasonZakrajsek This was supposed to be 1980... so it was an accurate prop.

I just have to laugh that you called the iconic, long-running institution of SNL "a midnight skit show."

@@EricaGamet Fun Fact: a Rolls Royce is STILL just a car.

@@EricaGamet it's definitely both those things lol it's a skit show Just the most significant one on the planet

Haha… I didn’t see this before I commented it looks like it be the actual lost cut footage of Nick in the early 2000s.

She clearly was taken off guard by seeing it happen and being so close to it. Haha.

Same here. I hadn't thought about the show in at least 20 years even though back in 1983 it was BY FAR the most popular show with 4th graders. *Everybody* talked about that show at school.

Yeah, my sister is named Christine and I've been calling her Moose for decades because of that show. Also because she's insufferable.

I loved that show

Yeah, it seems to be having a bit of a cultural come back. I saw it mentioned in a nickelodeon documentary and a KZfaq video. I think people are bringing it up because it is single-handedly responsible for shaping the feel of nickelodeon as it is today.

It’s on Paramount plus

So give us some behind the scenes Intel!

@@richardjames1812 I think he is too busy wiping the green slime off of his head. lol

Truth but where was a mockery of Barth and heavy Canadian accents?

@@johndow7689 daaah, I heard that!

I've been rewatching the episodes that were uploaded here recently. It's a shame that there was never a DVD set and I don't think it's ever received a legitimate home with any of the streaming services. Sadly, that's the case with nearly all the Nickelodeon stuff from their early days up until sometime in the '90s. Some of it has been getting re-released in recent years, but a lot hasn't and probably won't be at this point, Much of it is horribly offensive by modern standards or is simply of little interest to people that aren't old enough to have watched it when it was new.

It's too bad the performances are garbage and the jokes don't land.

That and Pee-Wee's Playhouse.

Same!

Fun fact the kids on the actually show did not like the slime or water gags so they were always payed extra everytime they

@@mayflower7811 wow!

I just brought up this show to my husband a couple days ago. Anytime I hear the phrase "Blue skies..." I think of this show.

I remember Alistair in the dungeons 😂 btw, Les Lye (the dad/stage grunt) died in 2009, and I just googled it because I thought it was only a few years ago. I remember reading the articles on him, but 13 years ago??? wow.

That was my childhood. I freaking love YCDTOTV.

❤️

​@@EmpyreanLightASMR same😊

back when kids had tougher skin then todays weak generation

Exactly. Surely the skit writers had Kenan in it. Surely Kenan pulled the "Longest-tenured SNL cast member" card and said "No, you're not slimmiing me."

I was thinking the same thing. And Melissa was almost dressed up as Vanessa Lindores.

Heck yeah she does! I never would have expected THIS show to show up on SNL!

This! Yes. I forgot her name. I remember Alistair, Alanis Morrisette's twin. And yes Cecily's look is spot on

I was surprised they didn't just call her Moose, since they showed a clip of Moose getting slimed.

Do you think gay people appreciate humor about gay more than non gay people? Like why was it relevant to tell everyone you were gay. Like I like the episode too but I'm not sitting here talking about my sexual preferences. Do you want a cookie for being gay or something?

@@kidkique you must be fun at parties

@@kidkique shut up LOL

John is actually straight, tho. He's talked about his relationships and family life on the show.

@@wylier If you believe his straight then I got a bridge to sell ya. You like my 80s reference....its actually more 1940s

I posted almost exactly the same comment! I never would have expected this classic to show up in this day and age!

Same lol

Yes. She belongs.

Naturally obnoxious, more like it.

@@erikagray9883 def some of both for me. She's got sorts of jokes or characters she's naturally right for. I don't for-see her being especially versatile though

The whole point of You Can't Do That on Television was to introduce subversive kid humor to the masses. It was so popular, Nickelodeon used that aesthetic for its network after years of being an educational kids channel called Pinwheel.

@@canaisyoung3601 I remember watching Pinwheel and YCDTOT when I was a kid...somehow those shows had such an influence

@@NenaVA1 ♪ Pinwheel Pinwheel spinning around ♪ We had great kid's shows back then.

@@canaisyoung3601 I still snuck and watched it😁 That and Clarissa explains it all, my favorite.

At the middle point, I was crying and uncontrollably drooling. JEsus CHrist.

It was wildly accurate

😍

And it looked like Melissa Villasenor was Vanessa Lindores.

@@csic123 ironically, Vanessa saw it too and posted it on the YCDTOTV Facebook page.

She did amazing.

or early 30s cmon

@@estusflask982 Nah, the show they're making fun of was from the 80's. You gotta be in your 40's to remember it when it originally aired.

I'm nearly 50 and I remember it. So do people older than I am. Great show.

@@BeeWhistler 47 here and it was an amazing show!

and late 40s! I watched it all the time

DarrrrrriiiiiiI heard that. Also, I think it was Barf’s Burgers, no?

It was Barth, which was certainly an allusion to that. Les Lye also played Senator Prevert, son you know they were big on puns sneaking crap past the radar.

Les basically played everybody that wasn't the kids or the mom. He was Ross, the firing squad guy, the torturer, the dad, Barth. I think he was also an executive producer. I know he testified before the US Congress in defense of non-educational kids television.

@@thenotsoguitarguy9429 Les was the king. One of very few celebrities I'm bummed I never got to meet. The kids were great, but Les *was* that show.