Top 10 Older SNL Skits Everyone Must See

You can't call yourself an "SNL" fan without watching these skits. Welcome to MsMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the vintage skits from “Saturday Night Live” that could serve as a primer for that show’s classic history. Our countdown includes "The Blues Brothers," "Church Chat," "Wayne's World," and more! Can YOU remember the first time YOU were allowed to stay up late and watch “SNL?” Let us know in the comments!

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[MG-otyr]

Steve Martin singing King Tut was also a classic "he gave his life for tourism" lol

[kathyt]

Rosanne Rosannadanna!!! That was classic Gilda Radner!

[joannryan]

There was nothing better than SNL in the 1970s and early 1980s

[FoodLoverLand]

I also loved Roseanne Roseannadanna and Land Shark

[badbiker]

One thing not mentioned regarding The Blues Brothers was the amazing band behind Dan and John. Steve Cropper on guitar and bassist Donald "Duck" Dunn, who were also in Booker T. & the M.G.'s. The sax player was Lou "Blue Lou" Marini and Tom Malone played the trombone. Those two were part of the regular SNL band and had previously been in Blood, Sweat & Tears. Also on guitar was Matt "Guitar" Murphy, who had performed with many blues legends such as Howlin' Wolf, Little Junior Parker, and Ike Turner. I mean, this was a REAL band, a superstar group of musicians, so it's no wonder that the music that The Blues Brothers played on the show and in the movies was outstanding!

[joycampi]

Dan Aykroyd's Julia Child is epic!! Christopher Walken's cowbell is pure gold!

[trinaq]

The Cowbell skit will always be iconic, Christopher Walken will always be a win.

[junglejane]

We'd all get together at a friend's house, get real high and laugh so hard. It was absolutely hilarious! Ty for showing these! We need more.. These old one's are still THE BEST!

[lorensims]

Oh, but what about the Killer Bees and the Land Shark?
The Bees were a favorite Halloween costume at the time.
My very favorite part of that "Henry Kissinger" interview was when Baba Wawa asked him what the high point of his career was. He answers, "1973 when I won the Nobel Peace Prize for ending the Vietnam War."
"And the low point?"
"1975, when the Vietnam War ended."
I graduated high school in 1975, so this was a delightful treat EVERY Saturday Night!!

[kristinschermann]

"Would you like to touch my monkey?' story has become tiresome!' Then that Sprockets dance still cracks me up!

[saraeastman]

What a great list and great memories. We’d always look forward to Mr. Bill, Father Guido Sarducci, Toonces the Cat, The retentive chef, The Richmeister, just silly skits of our youth

[john]

Interesting list. The “Nerds” sketches with Gilda Radner and Bill Murray playing Lisa and Todd should have been included.

[jboosey]

Difficult to choose such a list when limited to 10. Mine would have included Samurai (insert profession here), Wild and Crazy Guys, Killer Bees, Roseanne Roseannadanna and the Weekend Update (only skit still running to this day from the original show). And the number one on my list would be King Tut by Steve Martin. Even though he wasn't a cast member, he wrote it to perform on SNL, and it became the first zeitgeist from the series. Just my 2 cents.

[c.d.]

One word:

CANDYGRAM!

Back in the day, the land shark was all anybody could talk about.

[nickelndime]

Even though it was not a recurring skit, the "Word Association" skit with Chevy Chase and Richard Pryor
is problem the greatest SNL to date.

[cynthiayarger]

Loved “Point-Counterpoint” dueling commentary with Dan Akroyd & Jane Curtain.

[chemrebel]

The French Chef is a required Thanksgiving Day watch in my house.

[lorensims]

"Ed Grimley" was a character from Second City TV, another top comedy sketch show based around a fictional UHF TV station "Channel 90" that ran contemporaneously with Saturday Night Live. It was from Canada and included "Canadian Content" (which was usually cut out for commercials in the U.S. ) featuring "the McKenzie Brothers."
"Edith Prickly", "Gut Caballero", and "Johnny LaRue" were characters who worked at the "station" along with Ed Grimley.
Many, if not most, of the stars on this show later became stars on SNL.

[deekay]

The Church lady was my absolute favorite skit.

[Buggy-suoy]

It was great when Eddie brought Gumby back in 2019 and even without the green face makeup everyone knew who it was...and he was just as cranky and condescending as ever.😊😊