Thank you, 50 SNLs (CREDIT: NBC/Screenshot)

Jeff “jmunney” Malone watches every new episode of Saturday Night Live and then reviews all the sketches and segments according to a “wacky” theme…

…but this time I’m liveblogging the 50th Anniversary Special! I’ll be tossing off some thoughts for each segment as they arrive. Please join me and watch and read along, if you please.

For context, in the past several weeks, I’ve also been consuming some other 50th Anniversary coverage, like the series of documentaries on Peacock; the SNL music documentary directed by Questlove; the concert special at Radio City Music Hall; and plenty of articles on various websites, newspapers, and magazines. I haven’t finished all of that yet – it may just be enough to last me another 50 years!

Paul Simon and Sabrina Carpenter, “Homeward Bound”
-Sabrina claims that her parents weren’t born yet when Paul sang this song on the SNL stage back in 1976, but I suspect that they were children at the time.

Steve Martin Monologue
-May we all live in the Gulf of Steve Martin as much as possible.

The Lawrence Welk Show
-What if Lawrence’s only guest were Goulet, and there had been no Dooneese? There probably woulda been a riot. (And that riot could have been the next sketch!)

Black Jeopardy
-I was having flashbacks to “Jeopardy 1999.”

Emma Stone and Sally O’Malley
-In Fabulous Ra-Ra-Red!

Physical Comedy Montage
-Plenty of Chevy, Farley, Belushi, and Molly
-Also dancing and a LOT of fluids

Vow Renewal
-I guess they’re one big happy family now?

Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey
-If I had a penny for every thought…

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler Q&A
-Did Timmy Meadows say “the cool Menendez Brothers trial”?

An SNL50 Digital Short
-I recommend rescheduling the show to 11:30 AM for the next 50 years.

Miley Cyrus and Brittany Howard, “Nothing Compares 2 U”
-And Brittany was dressed as Morpheus, always a timeless look

Weekend Update 50th Anniversary Edition
-Self-Reflexology 501

Space Force Debriefing
-I shall remember most the Paintball Wink.

The Stagehand
-There’s a decent amount of 1970s pubic hair-based humor in this special, appropriately enough, I suppose.

Adam Sandler Singing About 50 Years
-Yessum, Andy and Adam both had Pepto-Bismol on their mind.

New York Through the Years
-Voice of Michael Bloomberg: MVP of the Night?

Alec Baldwin Intro
-How appropriate that Alec hawked AfterUpdate, seeing as I’m also currently sleepy.

Commercial Parody Montage
-Featuring multiple uses of asses

Bronx Beat
-One of those times when two great tastes go great together

Lil Wayne and The Roots, “Uproar”/”Lollipop”/”6 Foot 7 Foot”/”Mrs. Officer”/”A Milli”
-This is definitely the most Lil Wayne songs I’ve ever listened to in a row.

In Memoriam: Sketches That Have Aged Horribly
-Some of these aren’t as bad in context, some of them are worse in context

Debbie Downer
-You know, it really hit me when Bobby called Debbie “Deborah.” (Or should that be spelled “Debra”?)

Scared Straight
-Weird But True: I thought they were riffing on The Whale before it became clear that they were talking about Nutty Professor.

Garrett Morris Intro
-Let’s let Garrett call in to the next reunion show.

Schiller’s Reel: Don’t Look Back in Anger (Repeat From 1978)
-It’s true, we must all dance more.

Paul McCartney, “Golden Slumbers”/”Carry That Weight”/”The End”
-Dear Sir McCartney: Where can I get a custom piano paint job like that one, please and thank you?