Saturday Night Live Season 14 Episode 12 Ted Danson/Luther Vandross
- January 28, 1989
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5.6 (64)
Ted Danson and Luther Vandross came together for the exceptional Saturday Night Live season 14 episode 12. The episode featured many amusing sketches and comedic bits, with Ted and Luther stealing the show with their respective performances.
The episode started with a hilarious sketch called "Gumby car sales." The sketch saw Gumby (Eddie Murphy) trying to sell cars while dealing with customers who refuse to take him seriously. In the end, Gumby gets fed up with their behavior and transforms into his evil alter-ego. The sketch was a great opener, setting the tone for an entertaining and energetic episode.
The next sketch featured Danson as the host of a local cable talk show where he interviews a very eccentric guest played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus. The two have exceptional chemistry, delivering jokes that kept their audience in stitches. Following this was another great sketch called "The Worldwide Leader in Sports," a parody of sports talk shows where everyone is a host and no one has anything informative to say. It was a fun take on the sports industry, and the cast, including Danson, had a great time poking fun at it.
One of the highlights of the episode was an amazingly funny sketch featuring Danson and Murphy as a couple of prospectors in the old west. Murphy played Cephus, while Danson played his partner, Tex. The two go searching for gold in a valley that turns out to be haunted by the ghosts of Native Americans. The sketch had Murphy doing what he does best, with outrageous facial expressions and cleverly timed outbursts of over-the-top humor.
Another sketch that stood out from the rest was called "Substitute teacher," featuring Danson as the title character. The sketch saw Danson try to teach a class of rowdy students who have no interest in learning. It had all the elements of a classic SNL sketch, from witty one-liners to sight gags and everything in between.
The musical guest for the episode was the one and only Luther Vandross, who came out with a bang, performing his hit single "Stop to Love." The performance was amazing, and the SNL band, led by Paul Shaffer, kept the mood and energy buzzing with their exceptional musical talent.
Overall, the Ted Danson/Luther Vandross episode of SNL season 14 was a perfect 90 minutes of comedy and music. The chemistry between Danson and the cast was on point, and they all gave their best to deliver an episode that kept the audience entertained and amused. Vandross was an outstanding musical guest, showcasing his exceptional talent on the SNL stage. It was indeed an episode worth re-watching.