Manny the Mafia Boss Can't Hear - SNL

A mafia boss (John Travolta) can’t hear very well, so he assumes everyone is insulting him. [Season 20, 1994]

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[dirkdiggler]

Italian mob bosses can't hear so good and that's why they're always killing each other.

[TheKennyMcormick]

Travolta did a better job of playing a gangster here than he did in Gotti.

[davidz]

Nobody going to mention the @1:41 lines, "Ruben Martinez is here to see you boss", "Susan come in", Hahaha

[BMoney]

Casting Adam Sandler as a mob boss is hilarious.

[DustinHasVideos]

This should have been how Travolta played the bad guy in The Punisher

[theofficialgreenkane]

Mob guys can't hear that well because they shoot loud guns

[dwaiting]

This whole episode was a classic in my house. Travolta was great with some good sketches. He also played vampire trying to prove he wasnt gay to his guests.

[jamesgroccia]

Adam Sandler looks like he’s in high school.

[MyPronounsISwhom]

Adam Sandler walks in and people start cracking up. He looks hilarious!

[tslqhvt]

2:46 that's when the Safdie brothers decided to cast him in Uncut Gem

[TRJ]

This must be one of John Travolta's last appearances of the 90s with his actual hair exposed

[nebulousisgod]

I actually remember watching this live in 94. That’s crazy. I was just a kid but I thought it was hilarious.

[senorfish]

Watching Travolta makes you wonder why he loves Scientology so much

[brienluck]

John Travolta speaks like poetry here.

[tedgegi]

After seeing this, I truly hate getting old.

[tims.]

Man, this mob boss really needs a damn hearing aid.

[octavio]

As a hearing Impaired Italian from New York, I totally relate to this! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[efan]

One of my all time favorite skits and shows, it's even more crazy to think that this was the last skit of the night too; it aired right after the promotional spot for the hotel for the hosts. This episode had some good skits: The Dracula skit's hilarious, then there's the Welcome Back Kotter parody with the Tarantino references, then there's the one with Farley and Meadows screaming and fighting (it's funnier than it sounds, ) and then this one. It's a shame John only hosted once he was a natural for the live aspect.

[John_Locke_]

I remember watching SNL every week back in High School in the early 90's. This is definitely a favorite of that time.

[stardustbaby]

"I'm your masseuse" lol.