George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush Go Hunting - SNL

While hunting together in the woods, George H. W. Bush (Dana Carvey) tries to give his advice about being President, but George W. Bush (Will Ferrell) can't stop playing with antlers or thinking about the deer that got away. [Season 26, 2000]

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[adub]

the smack sound not going off the first time causing them to briefly improv was comedy, they tried so hard not to break.

[daveteves]

I just realized the whole skit was centered around Of Mice and Men.

[mikelombard]

"Almost hit ya for a second there!"

[SuperINYOFACE]

The first failed slap made him look like a distracted baby for bit😂😂😂

[coolcat]

"I know you're not quite right in the head, son. Maybe it’s this Dyslexia they keep talking about. But back when you were born, Babs & I called it Re-Tar-Da-Tion." LMAO

[keithpurtell]

This is classic. Great work by Dana and Will. The antlers gag is genius.

[queenfan]

“I know you’re not quite right in the head....” DECEASED 😂

[marshallmcclurg]

They should have made more together. Both all time greats

[Bobman-mlqf]

1:20 There was supposed to be a smack sound effect, but it didn't go off. So Dana Carvey and Will Ferrell used the power of improv and staying in character. That takes talent.

2:51 And great job with making fun of the improved line.

[sathidatjai]

The comedic brilliance to work the missed slap into the skit is so awesome!! 😂

[noahc]

The best joke: it's probably going to be just 4 years"

[ryanstauffer]

My dad and I went to Las Vegas for my 16th birthday and we saw Dana Carvey and his two sons doing a show there. Dana was talking about how he met George W. Bush at the White House and George thought he did a very good impression of him. Bush actually requested if Dana could do an impression right then and there. Dana then imitated him by calling one of the security guards outside the room and one came in actually thinking it was really Bush.

[sequoia]

I'll never understand why Dana Carvey didn't say that "it wouldn't be prudent at this juncture", to kill his son

[supreme]

The sound effect guy missed his cue but these two played it off perfectly

[nebulousisgod]

Now somehow these seem like the good old days.

[thornie]

I love how they make him look like a 12 year old with ADD lol

[lavernejackson]

I remember sneaking up after saying good night to watch SNL. Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi. Eddie Murphy, Will Ferrell. Now I barely watch it except on YouTube.

[Bunnyhopps]

Dana carvey got understandably confused on the timing of the slap because will Ferrell plays with the antelers 2 times but was supposed to be slapped on the 2nd so Dana understandably confused the 1st for the 2nd and improvised when he realized its still early in the skit and wasn't suppose to slap yet.
Two great comedians subtly fixed it and made it part of the skit.

There explained.

[Its_Papa_John]

Was expecting a Cheney joke to find its way in there, but then I remembered that wouldn't happen for another six years!

[ExclusiveLM]

Bush senior sounded more like Mr. Rogers.