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magic shoes

posted 18 years ago by ryeis12
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Does anyone remember a special episode of Saturday Night Live that was a short film festival hosted by Siskel and Ebert? It had some of the funniest moments in the history of the show in my opinion. Highlights include: Eddie Murphy as "Mr. White" in which he lived a day as a white man, Lifestyles of the "relatives" of the Rich and Famous starring Martin Short as Katherine Hepburn's maturnal third cousin! Also, my favorite which is called "Magic Shoes." In this clip, Rich Hall exacts revenge on his abusive grocery store boss by gluing pieces of the door censor pad to the bottom of an ordinary pair of shoes, making everything open as the person wearing the shoes walks by. I would like to see these clips again, and I'm wondering if they are on this special, of another dvd compilation. Anyone even remember what I'm talking about?

[–] knawdas 18 years ago

Yes - that episode has never resurfaced, but all of the films you mentioned were also on various episodes from 1984-1985.

[–] MrBlondNYC 18 years ago

They used to rerun it on Comedy Central. Siskel and Ebert were in that episode also

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[–] knawdas 17 years ago

You sure you're not thinking of the episode that Chevy Chase hosted (1982 premiere I think) that had Siskel and Ebert?

[–] MrBlondNYC 17 years ago

No, Billy Crystal was the host even though he was a cast member at the time. Then, he did a sketch with them as Fernando.

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[–] tswift60 16 years ago

Magic Shoes was absolutely one of the funniest things. I think in some ways it would be lost on today's generations because sensors from above open the doors now. But I would love to be able to see that again. Has anyone been able to find it online?

[–] julesquimby 16 years ago

Oh I remember that skit with the magic shoes.

You may find that on the old defunkt Time-Life SNL best of by year VHS set. Each tape was represented by each year up until about 1992, I believe.

[–] luke19 15 years ago

It was featured in the SNL special "Just Shorts" this year.