According to the book Saturday Night: A Backstage History of Saturday Night Live...Belushi had difficulty playing Kirk at first...his performances were terrible in rehearsals all week but somehow nailed it during the live show shocking everyone especially Michael O Donoghue...who wrote the sketch...he gave Belushi a hug backstage after the sketch ended..

Same when he did Joe Cocker. Brilliant!!

@@Lovebug06901 oohhhhh his Joe Cocker is an effin' MASTERPIECE!!! He was magical. His fake Japanese is pretty spot on too in the samurai skits.

I find this far from perfect....dozens can do a much better Shatner

@@jayydee72 At the end, Belushi slumped in the chair and looked exhausted. He wasn't acting. He really put up a fight to pull it off.

You realize that people just make up stuff to increase sales and to engender talk and so on?

@@fuzzywzhebooooo

​@fuzzywzhe it is healthy to be skeptical of all media, but Bob Woodward's reputation is as impeachment as it gets

​@@fuzzywzhe Actually, it is a well known fact that people perform better when on 'the drugs', that is why they are required when driving...

Knew I had to see it when I saw Belushi in the thumbnail, completely perfect casting lmao

@@TheDJGrandPa Yea the old cast was the best wasn't it? The new cast just doesn't make me laugh, sad really...

He was obviously a Trekker. 😁

That's because they were the ones creating it, they didn't have writers they were the writers !

Yup!

Yeah, fucking amazing! Belushi never broke character, just awesome! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Exactly. Being too the heart and just spoffing things are 180 degrees apart.

This is sad

@@justincaines9801 Much like those people that defend traitor Joe Biden.

Yes he held it all together

It was probably the finest performance of his career.

Not hard because the skit is so bad

@@DrLoverLover Did you even watch it? It's a brilliant piece of writing by people who definitely know their "Star Trek" onions.

Why wouldn't he play it straight to the end when the skit wasn't over until the end?

Elliot Gould was a god in those days. He appeared several times on the show, always carrying himself with great poise.

As an NBC exec, (in the skit) he did own the place !

@@rr7firefly Yeah he was a great host--great straight man.

@@rr7firefly Elliot Gould predicted Belushi's death... He was on the last episode with him, and when Belushi dies on the show, (killed by one of Bill Murray's giant lobsters I think), He goes like 'NOOOOOO! He had his whole life ahead of him! ...Well, 2 or 3 years at least..." and Belushi did die somewhere between 2 and 3 years later.

​@@TheEvolNemesisRemember the skit with an old John Belushi as the last surviving cast member, musing that everyone thought he would die first?

You just described a hemorrhoid

@@martinwhalley3286 Or a cling-on.

+++ I was a CAPTAIN KIRK Fan from the beginning. HE was the Hero of my childhood. - I am German and in Germany we don't had US Broadcasters like NBC so we did not know the Saturday Night Live Show, STAR TREK was Syncro Translated and sent in the german ZDF TV every Sunday. Comedians Like John Belushi , Dan Akroyd , Chevy Chase or Bill Murray were COMPLETE UNKNOWN in Germany. First Movie with Belushi and Akroyd I saw was the BLUES BROTHERS in Cinema. Later on we saw Funnys like "1941 - Where Is Hollywood" or "Caddyshack" , syncronized German , on Video tapes. In the Middle of the 80th my Video Tape Dealer sold me : BEST OF SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE ( 90 Minutes ) and I saw this old Funnys first time AND AGAIN AND AGAIN ! My FAVORITES : John Belushi as CAPTAIN KIRK , As Cook in Samurai Delcates making a huge sandwich with a Katana and as waiter in the Breakfast restaurant - only selling CHEESEBURGERS and PEPSI COKE ! + GOOD BLESS JOHN - For all the fun he left us ! ************************************************

They were edgy, they were raw; they were not ready for prime time.

They found out later, the Romulians had bought up the NBC stock and got a seat on the BoD. They used theior influence to cancel The Enterprise.

I remember thinking about that, at the time. SNL, very BALLSY!

This was right before the first movie was released. The cast was already in talks and production was soon to begin. I've always thought that the popularity of this skit at this time, helped get the people primed for the movie.

People always say "Imagine ____" and then give you the most boring and mundane possible scenario to imagine. Like I don't have to imagine it, it already happened.

YES

MAD Magazine's STAR BLECHH was first.

@@cherylcampbell9369 I miss Mad Magazine. I have some great ones going back to the 70s.

Also hit the spot on the actors trying to disassociate from the series, as well as the behavior of fans from then on.

Belushi and Chase's acting is pretty impressive here.

Yes more natural. Which is what those on the show today lack. It is like they try so much harder and these guys let it flow. The difference to is it started with improve actors, not "comedians".

+++ I was a CAPTAIN KIRK Fan from the beginning. HE was the Hero of my childhood. - I am German and in Germany we don't had US Broadcasters like NBC so we did not know the Saturday Night Live Show, STAR TREK was Syncro Translated and sent in the german ZDF TV every Sunday. Comedians Like John Belushi , Dan Akroyd , Chevy Chase or Bill Murray were COMPLETE UNKNOWN in Germany. First Movie with Belushi and Akroyd I saw was the BLUES BROTHERS in Cinema. Later on we saw Funnys like "1941 - Where Is Hollywood" or "Caddyshack" , syncronized German , on Video tapes. In the Middle of the 80th my Video Tape Dealer sold me : BEST OF SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE ( 90 Minutes ) and I saw this old Funnys first time AND AGAIN AND AGAIN ! My FAVORITES : John Belushi as CAPTAIN KIRK , As Cook in Samurai Delcates making a huge sandwich with a Katana and as waiter in the Breakfast restaurant - only selling CHEESEBURGERS and PEPSI COKE ! + GOOD BLESS JOHN - For all the fun he left us ! ************************************************

My friend was there for this episode.elliot Gould is her uncle.she's so lucky to have been there for this.

Yea but the newer versions are shit..PC shit..I can't watch any series that gives Whoopi Goldberg a job..

@Heart Wings. 45 years from last year, now 46 years ago. 😊

@@veecee3669 If you're calculating this episode as 1976, then, yes, 46 y. a. FTR, the last episode of ST aired in 1969, so that was 53 y. a.

Yes, ST the original series started in 1966.

My FB bud, Doug Drexler, ran a Star Trek store at the time called The Federation Outpost. The SNL production team got the uniforms from the store.

@@DWNicolo What was the cookie joke? That had to be a dig at the network about canceling star trek, but I can't figure it out.

I remember when this first aired way back 50 years ago and that reference to Promise margarine. There is a similar iconic reference to a commercial in the movie "Airplane" that you really had to be from that time to understand: the woman questioning in her mind why her husband doesn't like her coffee. The actress had been in several coffee commercials back then and was known for those commercials. I doubt anyone born after 1972 would remember.

+++ I was a CAPTAIN KIRK Fan from the beginning. HE was the Hero of my childhood. - I am German and in Germany we don't had US Broadcasters like NBC so we did not know the Saturday Night Live Show, STAR TREK was Syncro Translated and sent in the german ZDF TV every Sunday. Comedians Like John Belushi , Dan Akroyd , Chevy Chase or Bill Murray were COMPLETE UNKNOWN in Germany. First Movie with Belushi and Akroyd I saw was the BLUES BROTHERS in Cinema. Later on we saw Funnys like "1941 - Where Is Hollywood" or "Caddyshack" , syncronized German , on Video tapes. In the Middle of the 80th my Video Tape Dealer sold me : BEST OF SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE ( 90 Minutes ) and I saw this old Funnys first time AND AGAIN AND AGAIN ! My FAVORITES : John Belushi as CAPTAIN KIRK , As Cook in Samurai Delcates making a huge sandwich with a Katana and as waiter in the Breakfast restaurant - only selling CHEESEBURGERS and PEPSI COKE ! + GOOD BLESS JOHN - For all the fun he left us ! ************************************************

Yes, he was great. So much fun to revisit the early days of SNL.

The Best SNL EVER, and Belushi never broke character!! And Ackroyd's "i'm a Dr, dammitt, not a Tailor" 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Same here. I was a senior in 1975 and I was perfectly content to stay home on a Saturday night so I could watch Saturday night live, and I think Baretta was on on Saturday nights also. I sometimes yearn for those times.

Always smoked a joint before SNL came on, laughed my ass off every Saturday nite. Good times, then the world turned to shit.

@@dwainfleming9668 10000% correct..

you couldnt pay me to watch saturday night live today but the origanal cast was great

@@thomaslambie5470 its not SNL anymore. It's just another BS platform for NBC to push their socialist mindset on the American public. It blows.

Yes, very few of more recent SNL personnel have any acting skills.

I'm not Golden age... but why...

SNL has become a political shit show . Not funny or entertaining. 👎

Bill Hader is also his own Golden Age of SNL

@@EdDunkleGod he sucks, he much like Jamie Foxx is good at dramatic acting, but his comedic acting is bad, they infuse themselves, and they aren’t very funny performers.

Thanks! I was wondering about that. I guess they didn't have such a large or diverse cast back in the day. TBH though the set designer and production assistant did a fine job of a live sketch :)

Doris is quite the looker!!

best part is Akira played the role again when Chris Pine was on kzfaq.info/get/bejne/e9t2mdCf2pmYoqc.html

I remeber a SNL/ST skit were the Captain said something about Sulu being a little overweight. I am not sure what cast or year (mid-80s to early-90s?), but really seemed improved and a little inside jokey. This must have been the same person.

How in the world did the keep phone laughing!!!!!?????

Lots of things make it funny.

Gould never could act for shit, but he makes this work.

True professional ;)

Even after he had his ears😄

Gould had such a whiny voice in many of his movie roles (like Kevin Costner early on), but this SNL bit helped his reputation.

I didn't know that, and thanks. John passed away too early. This was just an example of what he could have done in the future.

Yup I was 24 and every Monday at work the first thing we talked about was SNL!

THOSE WERE THE DAYS !!! 🤙🤙🤙👏👏👏❤️❤️❤️

okay, I thought I was good at recognizing the most random people across tv and movies, but good LORD. this one is so specific lol

He's also in the newest parody as well.

that's Akira Yoshimora, he's a production designer on SNL who still works on the show today.

Well, both Shatner and Belushi put on a lot of weight later on.

@@AndorianBlues He also played Sulu in the later STAR TREK sketch when Patrick Stewart was on the show! (Never mind the lack of logic there!) That one had the most bizzarre but fitting CAMEO by Bernie Kopell as the ship's doctor.

I was in the same situation as you. Finally, an intelligent SciFi show that didn't cater to anyone... despite the budget. Thanks.

So endlessly sad that they are now killing it for good.

Quick abd dirty - that's how the props dept worked sketch comedy shows in the old days, You can notice some funny anomalies in the old 'Carol Burnett Show' sets, for example.

Like how they say following program in living color NBC and they keep moving left to right to avoid a car from 20 century earth and dan aykroyd spoof Dr Leonard McCoy

Original "Star Trek" Chair's were Four pieces of Cardboard, for added longevity.

Original "Star Trek" Chair's were Two Sheets of Cardboard, Doubled, so as Kirk and Uhura could be two sheets, to the wind and get their "Star Freak", on, in the Chair's and release freakishly large amounts of Bodily Fluids, unto, said Chair's, without fear of collapse...........and added longevity.

SNL budgets have come up a bit since the 70s.. and so have Star Trek's.

Oh, man, me, too!

And Belushi can make the Vulcan "V" with his fingers, like I can so we must be double-jointed, because Shatner has never been able to do that.

+++ I was a CAPTAIN KIRK Fan from the beginning. HE was the Hero of my childhood. - I am German and in Germany we don't had US Broadcasters like NBC so we did not know the Saturday Night Live Show, STAR TREK was Syncro Translated and sent in the german ZDF TV every Sunday. Comedians Like John Belushi , Dan Akroyd , Chevy Chase or Bill Murray were COMPLETE UNKNOWN in Germany. First Movie with Belushi and Akroyd I saw was the BLUES BROTHERS in Cinema. Later on we saw Funnys like "1941 - Where Is Hollywood" or "Caddyshack" , syncronized German , on Video tapes. In the Middle of the 80th my Video Tape Dealer sold me : BEST OF SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE ( 90 Minutes ) and I saw this old Funnys first time AND AGAIN AND AGAIN ! My FAVORITES : John Belushi as CAPTAIN KIRK , As Cook in Samurai Delcates making a huge sandwich with a Katana and as waiter in the Breakfast restaurant - only selling CHEESEBURGERS and PEPSI COKE ! + GOOD BLESS JOHN - For all the fun he left us ! ************************************************

The first "crew" of SNL was by far the best. Always immitated, never equalled.

SNL was brilliant in it's first three years, but it should have been canceled decades ago: I stopped watching it by 1980, and to be honest, I don't know anyone else that has watched it ("regularly" or not) for at least 30 years. All they did by refusing to step down at their peak was to outstay their welcome. The quality and length of this sketch was routine in the first years. Then the talent either overdosed or moved on (the right thing to do), and they tried over and over to recapture the original magic: that was a once in a generation cast - flawless. You can't recreate it, and the drivel they've turned out since has done nothing but bury the good stuff under a mountain of unfunny and un-entertaining crap.

So much agreed! The characterizations were spot on, and it wasn't just a skit, but a short movie.

​@@j.a.terranson "So.... you're saying there's a chance"

Me too!

@Kilo Mintoni Lucille saved Star Trek. Trekkies/Trekkers need to be thankful that Lucy had a crush on Gene Roddenberry otherwise that show would never had made it past the cage for she paid for not only for that pilot, but for the second pilot and the rest of the series until it ate her studio funds. I definately Love Lucy! Bjo Trimble gets all the credit for saving Trek, WRONG! Trimble may have helped fan wise, but it was Lucy's money that financed the program thus saving it.

Holy shit. You're right. 51 years!

One of the dumbest decisions in US television history. This show should have run for at least 7 years.

You can finish the 5 year mission by watching "Star Trek Continues" on KZfaq.

Whenever I am about to get into a skirmage, in my head I play... star trek fight music.. Ta ta ta da ta da ta ta duh duh... yeah sounds just like that in my head.. lol remember when they had to fight in that circle and kirk had to square off with that lady in the gold diapers. lol

Trekker. It's Trekker.

@@trevormiles5852 Silver I think they were, actually, and she did set them off well, did our Angelique Pettyjohn with the enormous eyes!

@@jakethepitador2558 It's both and more.

My father got me the DVD of this for Christmas. When I saw this skit I had a smile on my face from ear to ear. I’ve only seen clips of this and loved the whole entire skit. Absolutely hilarious and spot on!

60 years old, and we used to leave whatever bar we were hanging out at and gang up at somebody's (whose parents weren't home) house and have parties around the show. Good times, very much missed!

Me too.

my friends and i were in our early 20's during the first few seasons of SNL ....we would end up at one our our places fire up the bong and enjoy the show...great times

@@samcuratolo3885 Having fun and not causing any trouble, Pass that doobie. Very good times. Peace out brother✌️✌️✌️

I am 71, but yes, I keep coming back to this many nights just to find something to laugh about before I hug my pillow .... be it Johnny, Red Skelton, Carol Burnet, or Dean Martin roasts, or Ron White/ Kathleen Madigan!!!

This hits home.

True professionals. Watching other seasons reading cue cards kills all the humor for me.

And this was a long ass skit too not that 2-4 minute decent with shit endings garbage we get today

I thought that too! It was so natural and spontaneous. In 2023, it's hard to get that feeling.

2 sets of cue cards. One set over Sulu's left shoulder. Another set to the right from Belushi point of view. Belushi uses the left set more than the right. He's great at hiding it. The others not so much. Chase and Gould super obvious.

YUp. And then from 1982-1988 it sucked bigtime. But then, Mike Myers, David Spade, Chris Farley, and the rest came to the rescue and SNL was excellent again. But since about 2010, it has been crap.

John Belushi not Jim.

Unbelievable and over 10 minute skit. Not even a skit, but an episode. Beluishi and Chase and Akroyd were perfect. The early SNL days, where comedy was evolving.

Jim's older, dead of a serious drug overdose, very similar looking brother, John Belushi. This skit was very end of 1970's or the very beginning g of the 1980's.

ELLIOT GOULD!!! NOICE!!!

I remember seeing this live, it’s still a classic!

Imagine Belushi and Phil Hartman on the same set for a season?

+++ I was a CAPTAIN KIRK Fan from the beginning. HE was the Hero of my childhood. - I am German and in Germany we don't had US Broadcasters like NBC so we did not know the Saturday Night Live Show, STAR TREK was Syncro Translated and sent in the german ZDF TV every Sunday. Comedians Like John Belushi , Dan Akroyd , Chevy Chase or Bill Murray were COMPLETE UNKNOWN in Germany. First Movie with Belushi and Akroyd I saw was the BLUES BROTHERS in Cinema. Later on we saw Funnys like "1941 - Where Is Hollywood" or "Caddyshack" , syncronized German , on Video tapes. In the Middle of the 80th my Video Tape Dealer sold me : BEST OF SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE ( 90 Minutes ) and I saw this old Funnys first time AND AGAIN AND AGAIN ! My FAVORITES : John Belushi as CAPTAIN KIRK , As Cook in Samurai Delcates making a huge sandwich with a Katana and as waiter in the Breakfast restaurant - only selling CHEESEBURGERS and PEPSI COKE ! + GOOD BLESS JOHN - For all the fun he left us ! ************************************************

Pepsi, no coke. 😁

@Sexy Earwax no, it didn't what?! make your point, man. What in the blazes are you trying to say?!

Even watching this sketch I was pissed off at NBC.

not to mention the cartoon show to end the show correctly was another 2 years so 5 years from last TV Show?

@@danieljames626 He's saying the first Star Trek movie wasn't made until 1979.

@@mikek5958 glad you are here to interpret ... thanks Mike

165Dash ___ i didnt realize it was c chase until his ears were ripped off. 🤦‍♀️

165Dash I want my ears!

the nerv pinch lol

chevy chase actually doing a nice spock impersonation

Thanks. John passed away far too early. He was a groundbreaking comedian. At a young age, Belushi had a pulse of what America truly was like.

Don't forget Shatner's "get a life" skit, spoofing the ST cons.

​@@fredpagniello3267That one annoyed me at the time. In hindsight, I consider it a roast.

Restraunts & clubs Sat. evening business would fall off , sharply.SNL WAS that good.

i am a fan of both and had a blast watching it

Great story! We emptied out whenever SNL came on. It was groundbreaking.

I agree, along with Father Guido's "Find the Pope in the pizza" skit.

Come on the samurai tailor is also gold.

yes, the body posture as he entered with arms slightly opened not touching his 'huge' chest is priceless

@@spiritualcramp8000 I thought that was just how he normally looks since its normal to me. Its not very good though, it stresses the muscles when the arms cant hang free and causes shoulder and chest pain.

Yes, with so many gestures, one said: yes, that's what Kirk did

+++ I was a CAPTAIN KIRK Fan from the beginning. HE was the Hero of my childhood. - I am German and in Germany we don't had US Broadcasters like NBC so we did not know the Saturday Night Live Show, STAR TREK was Syncro Translated and sent in the german ZDF TV every Sunday. Comedians Like John Belushi , Dan Akroyd , Chevy Chase or Bill Murray were COMPLETE UNKNOWN in Germany. First Movie with Belushi and Akroyd I saw was the BLUES BROTHERS in Cinema. Later on we saw Funnys like "1941 - Where Is Hollywood" or "Caddyshack" , syncronized German , on Video tapes. In the Middle of the 80th my Video Tape Dealer sold me : BEST OF SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE ( 90 Minutes ) and I saw this old Funnys first time AND AGAIN AND AGAIN ! My FAVORITES : John Belushi as CAPTAIN KIRK , As Cook in Samurai Delcates making a huge sandwich with a Katana and as waiter in the Breakfast restaurant - only selling CHEESEBURGERS and PEPSI COKE ! + GOOD BLESS JOHN - For all the fun he left us ! ************************************************

Never knew that.

@marcschneider4845 check out some videos here on KZfaq. He almost always breaks too. I love him!

Anyone know his name?? Yes, I have noticed it's the same guy. How many Star Trek sketches did they do??

​@@kitcoffey7194They probably did this three times where he was featured. The second time was in 1986(?) when William Shatner himself was hosting. The third was in 2017, when they were supposedly looking at a lost episode of the show. Chris Pine hosted that night.

Chevy playing Spock had me do a double take.

Glurtubde

Ackroyd was great as bones, and Chevy as Spock, but Belushi nailed Kirk

@@ComicBookGuy420 But who played the voice of Scotty?

@@jmadratz That was also Dan Aykroyd

+++ I was a CAPTAIN KIRK Fan from the beginning. HE was the Hero of my childhood. - I am German and in Germany we don't had US Broadcasters like NBC so we did not know the Saturday Night Live Show, STAR TREK was Syncro Translated and sent in the german ZDF TV every Sunday. Comedians Like John Belushi , Dan Akroyd , Chevy Chase or Bill Murray were COMPLETE UNKNOWN in Germany. First Movie with Belushi and Akroyd I saw was the BLUES BROTHERS in Cinema. Later on we saw Funnys like "1941 - Where Is Hollywood" or "Caddyshack" , syncronized German , on Video tapes. In the Middle of the 80th my Video Tape Dealer sold me : BEST OF SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE ( 90 Minutes ) and I saw this old Funnys first time AND AGAIN AND AGAIN ! My FAVORITES : John Belushi as CAPTAIN KIRK , As Cook in Samurai Delcates making a huge sandwich with a Katana and as waiter in the Breakfast restaurant - only selling CHEESEBURGERS and PEPSI COKE ! + GOOD BLESS JOHN - For all the fun he left us ! ************************************************

Elliott Gould as NBC ceo

lets not forget about Buckwheat

Apparently he was a Trekkie himself.

Yes, and notice, unlike SNL today, they did not get filthy or perverted to try to drum up laughs. The actors actually had talent then and the writers actually knew how to properly write good comedy. R.I.P. SNL.......

@@beatlesrgear If you think SNL never used to broadcast racy content in the '70s and '80s, then you have a _very_ selective memory! People why decry things for being *"filthy or perverted"* often seem to have a surprising amount of stuff they're trying to conceal from the outside world, or they simply wouldn't be so reactionary - just neutral about it all... 🧐

Theres nothing funny about comedy these days, its very serious business and you better not laugh about it. RIP to the one of the greats, John Belushi.

Nothing about this was funny. Must be a generational gap between how people view comedy cuz this was cringe worthy and embarrassing to watch

lol

One of the best impressions of Kirk I've seen!

The assertive tone, the overly dramatic delivery, the exaggerated pauses. Belushi nailed it! 'Promise'.

I Totally Agree He Nailed it I Loved His Protrial Of Capitan Kirk

What a brilliant performance!

John Belushi was a comedic genius. Debra Bader

Bob Lee FK Elon Musk. Hope he gets sued when it wrecks into an alien ship.

Boldly going where no man's car has gone before!!!!

Spaceballs.

Well, 42 IS the answer to life, the universe and everything, so...

S p a c e b a l l s

agree completely no other ST series came close i did enjoy some of STNG episodes but the characters lacked chemistry troi...'Reggie, as your counselor' riker...always pulling down his shirt guinan...sooooo self righteous, and still is...my least like able character wesley crusher...absolute worst character...what a joke i did like data...my favorite along with dr. pulasi picard...wasn't too bad la forge..didn't care for his eyes tho worf...i was sad when yar left show my all time episode was the inner light a masterpiece!! IMO, it was better than most of the original ST episodes well, it would have made the top ten

@ Joyce Moore, Really ? just to name a few Hartman, Louis-Dreyfus, Carvey, Fey, Crystal, Farley, Ferrell, McKean, Morgan, Murphy, Myers,Poehler, Gottfried, Spade, Short, etc,etc 47 years and 159 cast members and each year they all had ( and have ) something to crack us all up....Aloha

i was referring to STNG series not SNL

That is the truth

Not as a group, individuals yes. @@objetty11

So this is how it ends, with thunderous applause......

brilliant

FOXTEL ...........ISN"T IT???????????????

@ blockmasterscott. How about the lack of intelligence on the other TV networks as well? It seems like just about every show on TV today is a so-called "reality" show which is nothing more than the creation and filming of totally contrived situations.

Nice that they were able to take a dig at the same network they were on at that moment. The original Star Trek was originally broadcast on NBC, just like SNL.

I notice how none of them had to read a teleprompter to do their lines.

Chevy was reading lines off his palm.

Richard Gates to be fair his lines were crazy difficult at times lol, he was fantastic

It was kind of a joke, as in it looks like he might have read off his palm, but we don't really know what they had memorized.

That was in the script.

Tragic how far the quality has diminished, it truly is garbage now.

has always been hit and miss, even in the old days. there is still brilliant stuff now sometimes.

Once every few months they might have something actually funny! These guys brought it every Saturday Night! No comparison. People today just have sticks up their ass!

​@@lastofthefinest, are they trapped in a bonfire?

No modern SNL is still funny. I'm only here cause I'm curious to see the history and progress of SNL

I never was a Belushi fan. Although this was better than I expected. Belushi didn't live long enough to do anything I really liked. Chevy went on to make sone great films. Can't you just imagine how much better the grizwald/vacation movies could have been if Belushi had played a role too,. Like uncle buck perhaps? Not that John candy wasn't brilliant. Just saying they could have made more movies with Belushi being a poor relation or a boss/villin.

Guy was just incredible. I never get tired of watching Blues Brothers or Neighbors. I remember being 9 years old, hearing how he had died and being saddened by it. Ackroyd had written a part for him in Ghostbusters- Would have loved to have seen that!

I've never watched The Blues Brothers. @Jim Johnson

@Jim Johnson Yes, those two are classic! I really loved Neighbors! I thought the role 'swap' of Belushi and Ackroyd was a brilliant touch. A highly underrated film, imho. Cathy Moriarity was awesome in that, as well.

@@Robert08010 continental divide was pretty good as I recal.

I think it was Lorne Michaels who put a team of writers together. John Belushi was one and Chevy Chase and Gilda Radner were also. Chevy was the other big writer who then got blown away for years, just as Eddie Murphy was also a writer who later got shafted by nbc. *ONLY to return with blockbuster movie hits of their own!! Thanks in part to the advent of MTV and The Comedy channel and new comic movie trends. 'Family Vacation' and 'Beverly Hills Cop' and let us not forget my favorite, Dandy dan.... Dan Ackroyd and 'The Blues Brothers'!!!! WHO can forget THEM????? ~Aretha Lives!! RESPECT

The author of this sketch was Michael O'Donoghue

@@lowbridge7070 I had no idea that O'Donoghue who authored this brilliant piece of satire; thanks for the heads-up.

it was me, and thanks

My parents loved this in the 60's and 70's, but at the time, I thought it was boring. This skit shows why I love the old Star Trek now!!!!

Absoloute Masterpiece ! All the mimics of characters are spit on . Acting and sketch and writing . The best !

@@mordecaiesther3591 and that is nothing to spot at..

Well, he DID get a job with a margarine company.

Yeah. Belushi's always been my least favorite member of the original cast, but he does a really good Shatner here.

Tom Ripsin n.n.jjjj&

BELUSHI IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE??? Then please, pray tell, who your favorite is????

I liked Dan Aykroyd and Gilda Radner about equally. after that it was Chevy Chase. Belushi was somewhere after Don Pardo.

Tom Ripsin To each his own, although I think you're in a room by yourself with this one.

I miss it still. Leonard Nimoy, r.i.p. Shatner: LL&P!!!

for us more than for Nimoy.. thats the only thing they got wrong.

Even though they did it physically, it was supposed to be a metaphor.

@@jv-lk7bc Yep.😟😠😆

Chevy Chase continuously reaching up and pawing at the ears afterwards was such a good touch for the emotional aspects of it.

I dont know, by the smirk on Chevy's face I'm not sure Eliot Goiuld was supposed to rip his ears off.. It looked kinda Ad-lib and probably hurt a bit...

It's because you're a bitch

@@maxxsteele9396 lol

Illogical

When’s the last time you watched?

Michael Gonzales "I HAVE A CONTRACT!!!"

@phuck ewe Not with that mustache Dan had.

What's funny is how tall Spock is ( because Chevy ), whereas Leonard Nimoy was only about 5'10" . Yeah, I know they always made Spock seem taller

+Michael Gonzales I liked david alan grier's portrayal on in living color's skit:the wrath of farrakhan.

@@josephcalderon906 turbulence - double time?