Saturday Night Live: The Best of Steve Martin (1998 TV Special)

Steve Martin: Self, Various Characters

Quotes 

• Steve Martin : Live from New York...line! ...It's Saturday Night!!

• Chris Farley : So, um, you remember when Bill Murray came, when you were the medieval barber and he came with his legs broken from being dragged by the ox cart after having too much mead?

  Steve Martin : Yeah what about it?

  Chris Farley : Um, that was awesome.

  Steve Martin : That was a long time ago.

  Chris Farley : Mr. Martin, before I go, I was wondering, I found this in wardrobe and I was wondering if you could sign it.

  Steve Martin : My old King Tut costume! I remember this. This was back when the show meant something.

• Phil Hartman : [singing]  I hide behind these wigs and this make-up, but tonight I'm gonna let myself shine through. Yes they're going to see the real Phil Hartman tonight!

  Steve Martin : I wouldn't do that, Phil.

  Phil Hartman : Okay.

• David Spade : [on Steve Martin]  Steve Martin. What about Leap of Faith? I was going to go see it but I was sick that day.

  [Steve Martin enters. Spade does not notice] 

  David Spade : He has blonde hair in it. Am I supposed to buy that? His hair has been grey since 1974. He's probably turned into one of those guys that doesn't wear a tie now. 'Hey, I'm Matt Dillon'.

  [Steve Martin taps him on shoulder] 

  David Spade : Not now, Kevin, I'm going here.

  [Notices it isn't Kevin Nealon that's grasping him] 

  Steve Martin : Thanks for the tip, Kevin.

  [to David] 

  Steve Martin : You wanna go now?

  David Spade : Yes, sir.

  Steve Martin : [on David Spade]  Hi there. I'm a bitter, sad, sour young man who makes a career out of hastling people with real careers. It's called your Last Hollywood Minute. Deal with it!

• Theodoric of York : Well, I'll do everything humanly possible. But unfortunatly, we barbers are not Gods. You know, medicine is not an exact science, but we're learning all the time. Why just 50 years ago we would've thought your daughter's illness was caused by demonic posession or witch craft. But now adays, we know that Isabelle is suffering from an inbalance of bodily humors. Perhaps caused by a toad or a small dwarf living in her stomach.

• Theodoric of York : Perhaps she is right. Perhaps I've been wrong to blindly follow the traditions and superstitions of the past centuries. Maybe we barbers should test those assumptions analytically. To experimentation and scientific method. Perhaps this scientific method could be extended to other fields of learning. Like natural sciences, art, arcitecture, navigation, perhaps I could lead the way to a new age. An age of rebirth. A Renissance.! Nah.

• Bob Alberts : Hello and welcome to Common Knowledge. I am your host, Bob Alberts. Let's begin. We'll start with Jean Kirkpatrick, what catagory do you choose?

  Jean Kirkpatrick : I've been a professor of history so I've decided to make it interesting. I'll take Literature.

  Bob Alberts : Okay, Literature for 100. Let's see what the question is, Author of Grapes of Wrath.

  Jean Kirkpatrick : John Steinbeck.

  Bob Alberts : No, I'm sorry that's not right. The answer is Ernest Hemingway.

• Jean Kirkpatrick : History!

  Bob Alberts : Alright. History for 100. His assassination sparked World War I.

  Jean Kirkpatrick : Archduke Ferdinand.

  Bob Alberts : Wrong. Sorry. The answer is Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln. Les?

  Les Shermire : I'll stick with History for 200.

  Bob Alberts : History for 200. The Louisiana Purchase was obtained from this country.

  Les Shermire : Louisiana.

  Bob Alberts : Correct! Now, History for 300, when he discovered America, Christopher Columbus thought he landed in...?

  Les Shermire : Colombia.

  Bob Alberts : Wrong. Sorry, the answer was America.

• Jean Kirkpatrick : I'll take History for 400.

  Bob Alberts : Okay, First man to land on the moon.

  Jean Kirkpatrick : Neil Arm... John Glenn!

  Bob Alberts : Correct! You're on the board now.

  Jean Kirkpatrick : Okay, History for 500.

  Bob Alberts : Okay. Napoleon was defeated at the Battle of...

  Jean Kirkpatrick : Gettysburg.

  Bob Alberts : No, sorry, the answer is Jericho! The Battle of Jericho.

• Bob Alberts : Les, you picked Presidents. Are you and Tracey ready?

  Les Shermire, Tracey Tollison : Yes.

  Bob Alberts : Okay, go!

  Tracey Tollison : Okay, The British are coming!

  Les Shermire : Grant!

  Tracey Tollison : Right. Dennis the Menace!

  Les Shermire : President Mitchell.

  Tracey Tollison : No, his neighbor!

  Les Shermire : Woodrow Wilson!

  Bob Alberts : OKay, tag team! Switch!

  Les Shermire : Chibby canoe!

  Tracey Tollison : Nixon!

  Les Shermire : Pass. Pass. Sex!

  Tracey Tollison : President Hart.

  Les Shermire : Marilyn Monroe!

  Tracey Tollison : Kennedy!

  Bob Alberts : Very good.

• Bob Alberts : Jean, you picked the catagory of Historical Dates. Are you ready Jean and Miles?

  Jean Kirkpatrick, Miles Hoffner : Yes!

  Miles Hoffner : Okay, um, Civil War!

  Jean Kirkpatrick : 1861.

  Miles Hoffner : No, the Civil War!

  Jean Kirkpatrick : 1861 to 1865!

  Miles Hoffner : Pass! Um, Pilgrims!

  Jean Kirkpatrick : 1620!

  Miles Hoffner : Thanksgiving!

  Jean Kirkpatrick : 1621!

  Miles Hoffner : Pass! Um, uh, Gold Rush!

  Jean Kirkpatrick : 1849!

  Miles Hoffner : GOLD Rush!

  Jean Kirkpatrick : 1914! 1492! 1945!

  Miles Hoffner : Pass!

• Bob Alberts : Tag team! Switch!

  Jean Kirkpatrick : Congress of Vienna!

  Miles Hoffner : 1962!

  Jean Kirkpatrick : Pass! Um, Bolschivic Revolution!

  Miles Hoffner : 1776!

  Jean Kirkpatrick : Pass. Okay, Pilgrims land!

  Miles Hoffner : 1861.

  Jean Kirkpatrick : The Battle of Obstowich.

  Miles Hoffner : 1492!

  Jean Kirkpatrick : The Korean War!

  Miles Hoffner : 1917!

  Bob Alberts : [Time up]  Oh, sorry, Jean, you only got one right.

  Jean Kirkpatrick : [Out of patience]  Can I say something please? This program is an outrage! This program doesn't do justice to the educational system which holds the fragile civilization together!

  Bob Alberts : [sarcastically]  Oh, well sorry, Jean! Les is still our champion but you'll be going home with a $400 and a year's subscription to TV Guide. TV Guide, the most widely read publication in the world.

  Jean Kirkpatrick : In the United States!

  Bob Alberts : [patronizingly]  Oh whatever you say! Anyway that's Common Knowledge and remember, it's not what you know, it's what you think you know. Good night everybody.

• Steve Martin : Hi. I'm Steve Martin. With so many celebrities endorsing cosmetics these days, I wanted to make sure the cosmetic I endorsed was very special. That is why I am proud to put my name on Steve Martin's All Natural Penis Beauty Cream. New formula. Try my new beauty cream and in a matter of weeks, your penis will be looking smoother and softer the way women like it. Because of the new formula, no more scaling. Here's how it works, just take a small ammount and rub gently on the penis for several minutes up to a half hour. You'll notice a diffrence right away. And don't worry, a slight discoloration is normal. Bob, tell us, how does my Steve Martin's All Natural Penis Beauty Cream New Formula helped you?

  Bob : Steve, I'm in Real Estate. And if I'm not confident, I can't do my job. So if I'm thinking about my apearence, I'm not thinking about selling houses. The day I started using Steve's cream I sold three houses, now I have more energy than before. My confidence is sky high, I just got my pilot's license and next week I'm flying solo from L.A. to Tahoe with nothing on board but two bottles of your cream. But what's great, Steve, is that I can now throw away all those cans of turtle wax.

  Steve Martin : My next guest started using my cream by accident. Isn't that right, Dave?

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