George H. W. Bush Gives Debate Advice to George W. Bush - SNL

George H. W. Bush (Dana Carvey) helps George W. Bush (Will Ferrell) prepare to debate Al Gore, teaching him techniques such as giving lots of one-word answers to evade important topics. [Season 25, 2000]

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[sominboy]

i think this was the last time that a presidental debate had "what should we do with the surplus" as a main issue

[gabriels]

"Should we send the Gonzalez boy back to Cuba?"
"I don't give a rat's ass."
I would have had a lot of respect for this level of honesty.

[Mike_Davidson]

"Gotta be a shining monument to vagueness." 😂😂😂

[billschauberger]

Will Ferrell as G.W :”You’re making my head hurt, can I just get a Pop Tart.”

[toddstewart]

I always loved skits of Dana Carvey imitating Bush. They were funny.

[VolksdeutscheSS]

"I'm a Uniter Daddy--not a Divider! A Uniter-- NOT a Divider! 'Slap, slap slap!--' "Now Son . . . nobody knows what the hell that means . . . I wrote that line, and I still can't figure it out." Priceless. SNL is wonderful.

[Grassyknolldallas]

If they had a SNL hall of fame these two are definitely in it

[ivanmay]

This was, by far, one of the best SNL skits in season 25.

[maxhydekyle]

"Should we send the Gonzales boy back to Cuba?" Lord what a time capsule.

[Ericwvb]

"Should we use the surplus to pay off the national debt" -- wow, this really is ancient history!

[praveenchandrasekaran]

"we're sneaky, and we slip n slide away"

[lucaservin]

This is the same night that "Cowbell" aired, I remember because I honestly thought the cold open was gonna be the hit of the night... still a solid sketch though.

[robbiepadilla]

"I'm a uniter, not a divider!"

That makes much more sense in 2020.

[black]

Dana’s the best. They ought to hire him, and all his era, performers back.

[beuxjmusic]

Perhaps the two greatest political acts ever to appear on SNL... Absolute living legends of their respective political eras.

[saltftheearth]

Ah, back when SNL had to write political satire instead of just reading transcripts of what people say verbatim.

[wesmcashan]

Always loved the political satire on SNL. Dana Carvey, Will Ferrell, Darrell Hammond, Tina Fey, and Ana Gasteyer were the best! Darrell Hammond did some incredible impersonations!

[manaoharsam]

Americans have a great sense of humor. Excellent video by SNL.

[pattydonohue]

This is so relevant to today, its scary! "Slip-sliding how you answer all questions to win."
"So let's try one...what do you think about Social Security? ...Slip...its very social...slide...its very secure." So classic!

[mr.tactown.]

Was anyone else watching Will Ferrell like 😖🤢😵 drinking a full cup of almost nothing but the beer foam?