Christmas Post Number 2: Why... it was POTTER !!

Christmas Post Number 2: Why... It was POTTER!!

As I've mentioned, I'm not a huge fan of Saturday Night Live's newer seasons. Granted, I could be partial due to the nostalgia factor, however, I've been told by highschoolers it's not that great as well. I've been watching SNL since I was in gradeschool. I remember staying up late with my brother occasionally and flipping in between SNL and American Gladiators. Back when the transitional period between the bad boys of comedy and older Dennis Miller,Julia Sweeny, Toonces the Driving Cat era, those were the prime. In my opinion. The Lovitz, Murray, and Akroyd days were funny as well, but to me, you can't beat the Bad Idea Jeans, or Happy Fun Ball days.

This brings me to my Christmas Posting number 2. Every year around the holiday season, It's A Wonderful Life is played upteen times on television(due to the rights expiring). I can recall a time when it was an event to watch it in primetime. The happy ending is a classic staple and is a guarantee tear dripper. Spawning the ever popular phrase "Everytime a bell rings, an angel gets their wings" that has become a cemented remark in every child's lexicon.

Considering the ginormous amount of Americana this movie has become, it would have been obvious betting odds to place a wager that Saturday Night Life would take a clip from the movie and put their spin on it. With the likes of Dennis Miller, Dana Carvey, and the late great Phil Hartman, this clip is a Christmas memory of mine that will never go away. I can recall watching this when it aired for the first time, and quoting the phrase about "POTTER!" with my father and brother in reminiscence. There is nothing like an angry mob to bring about the Christmas Cheer!

and with the recent bank bail outs, it's kind of ironic how the movie actually turned out with the public bailing out Bailey. Interesting how his last name is spelled the same way too.. I think we should take out money back from the recent bailout the same way the SNL cast did as well..

Hope you enjoy this clip if you haven't seen it prior to this mention. Not to mention a preface from the one and only Billy Shatner.

Tell your friends,

Razzle*