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==Principal Daniel Frye==
==Principal Daniel Frye==
Daniel Frye ([[Jay Pharoah]]) is the wheezing, frustrated, fast-speaking high school principal of Booker T. Washington High School who makes announcements during school dances where he starts off his announcements by quoting "Attention teachers and students." Other character that appear in this sketch include the unnamed teacher hostess ([[Vanessa Bayer]]) who opens up the dance announcements and the gym teacher Mr. Steve Kane ([[Kenan Thompson]]) who would always keep the students in line when they start booing at the speaker.
Daniel Frye ([[Jay Pharoah]]) is the wheezing, frustrated, fast-speaking high school [[Head teacher|principal]] of Booker T. Washington High School who makes announcements during school dances where he starts off his announcements by quoting "Attention teachers and students." Principal Frye refers to the students as "Jive Tom Turkeys." Other character that appear in this sketch include the unnamed teacher hostess ([[Vanessa Bayer]]) who opens up the dance announcements and the gym teacher Mr. Steve Kane ([[Kenan Thompson]]) who would always keep the students in line when they start booing at the speaker. Jay Pharaoh based Principal Daniel Frye off of his [[Indian River High School (Chesapeake, Virginia)|Indian River High School]] principal James Frye.<ref>http://hamptonroads.com/2010/12/jay-pharoah-pays-tribute-his-chesapeake-principal-snl</ref>


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| [[Saturday Night Live (season 36)|36]] || December 11, 2010 || [[Paul Rudd]] || The math teacher Mr. Griggs ([[Paul Rudd]]) hosts Booker T. Washington High School's End of the Year Holiday Jam in the gymnasium.<ref name=aol121210/> The announcements from Principal Frye range from:
| [[Saturday Night Live (season 36)|36]] || December 11, 2010 || [[Paul Rudd]] || The math teacher Mr. Griggs ([[Paul Rudd]]) hosts Booker T. Washington High School's End of the Year Holiday Jam in the gymnasium.<ref name=aol121210/> The announcements from Principal Frye range from:


* A toddler running around in the cafeteria who has made a mess from B-Hall to D-Hall.
* A toddler running around in the cafeteria who has made a mess from B-Hall to D-Hall. Principal Frye demands that the parent of the toddler go pick it up for Booker T. Washington High School is a high school and not a day care center.
* The elf costumes from last night's holiday show are defective with a disease and that those who have worn them have been rushed to the hospital. Principal Frye has a moment of silence for the victims of this disease.
* The [[Christmas elf]] costumes from last night's holiday show are defective with the [[Scabies]] and that those who have worn them have been rushed to the hospital. Principal Frye has a moment of silence for the victims of the Scabies.
* The Booker T. Washington Trojan Horse mascot being fed a bucket of [[Dr. Pepper]] and several Viagra tablets and is in the parking lot trying fornicate with the [[Nissan Sentra]] with Mrs. Williams trapped inside. This caused Principal Fry to call in a veterinarian that specializes in horse erections and then has a moment of silence to pray for Mrs. Williams to successfully get away.
* The Booker T. Washington Trojan [[Horse]] mascot has been fed a bucket of [[Dr. Pepper]] and several [[Viagra]] tablets and is in the parking lot trying to fornicate with the [[Nissan Sentra]] with Mrs. Williams trapped inside. This caused Principal Fry to call in a veterinarian that specializes in horse erections and then has a moment of silence to pray for Mrs. Williams to successfully get away.
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| [[Saturday Night Live (season 37)|37]] || April 14, 2012 || [[Josh Brolin]] || Booker T. Washington High School has its ''[[The Hunger Games|Hunger Games]]''-themed dance at the Ramada Inn.<ref>{{cite web |url=
| [[Saturday Night Live (season 37)|37]] || April 14, 2012 || [[Josh Brolin]] || Booker T. Washington High School has its ''[[The Hunger Games|Hunger Games]]''-themed dance at the Ramada Inn.<ref>{{cite web |url=
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mike-ryan/snl-scorecard-josh-brolin_b_1426625.html |title='SNL' Scorecard: Josh Brolin's Show Was Great, But Where Was He? |last1=Ryan |first1=Mike |date=15 April 2012 |publisher=The Huffington Post |accessdate=6 May 2013}}</ref> There are announcements from Principal Frye ranging from:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mike-ryan/snl-scorecard-josh-brolin_b_1426625.html |title='SNL' Scorecard: Josh Brolin's Show Was Great, But Where Was He? |last1=Ryan |first1=Mike |date=15 April 2012 |publisher=The Huffington Post |accessdate=6 May 2013}}</ref> There are announcements from Principal Frye ranging from:


* Someone spiking the punch with a bad substances that the ex-con [[janitor]] Mr. Efron had injested and was humping it to the [[M.C. Hammer]] song "[[Pumps and a Bump]]." Principal Frye instructs the students not to use this wonderful night to send Mr. Efron back into the judicial system for he deserves better.
* Someone spiking the punch with a bad substances that the ex-con [[janitor]] Mr. Efron had ingested and was humping it to [[MC Hammer]]'s "[[Pumps and a Bump]]." Principal Frye instructs the students not to use this wonderful night to send Mr. Efron back into the judicial system for he deserves better.
* Someone bringing an [[iguana]] as a prom date (which is considered "Beastiality" in the bible) and it ended up running into the cardboard Hunger Games trees where nobody can find it. Principal Frye commented that iguanas are stuck-up animals that don't even look at anyone.
* Someone bringing an [[iguana]] as a prom date (which is considered "Beastiality" in the bible) and it ended up running into the cardboard Hunger Games trees where nobody can find it. Principal Frye commented that iguanas are stuck-up animals that don't even look at anyone.
* An [[owl]] getting into the building and later making a nest inside of a vending machine.
* An [[owl]] getting into the building and later making a nest inside of a [[vending machine]].
* Some straight guys having infiltrated a limo with the license plate "Sexy and I Know 8" where one of them consumed the food in the limo and another one was fornicating with the mini-bar.
* Some straight guys having infiltrated a limousine with the license plate "Sexy and I Know 8" where one of them consumed the food in the limo and another one was fornicating with the mini-bar.


Josh Brolin appears as Teacher Liason to the Prom Committee Mr. Harold who ended up drinking the spiked punch and mentions his affair with another student (played by [[Nasim Pedrad]]).
Josh Brolin appears as Teacher Liaison to the Prom Committee Mr. Harold who ended up drinking the spiked punch and mentions his affair with a student named Sharika (played by [[Nasim Pedrad]]).
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| [[Saturday Night Live (season 38)|38]] || October 13, 2012 || [[Christina Applegate]] || Booker T. Washington High School has its Halloween dance in the tent located in the Walmart parking lot.<ref>{{cite web |url=
| [[Saturday Night Live (season 38)|38]] || October 13, 2012 || [[Christina Applegate]] || Booker T. Washington High School has its Halloween party called the Hell-O-Ween Bash (the misspelling of Halloween on the banner was considered a bad start) in the tent located in the Walmart parking lot to help promote "literacy."<ref>{{cite web |url=
http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2012/10/snls-christina-applegate-episode-5-best-scenes/263592/ |title='SNL's Christina Applegate Episode: 5 Best Scenes |last1=Stossel |first1=Sage |date=14 October 2012 |publisher=The Atlantic |accessdate=6 May 2013}}</ref> There are announcements from Principal Frye ranging from:
http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2012/10/snls-christina-applegate-episode-5-best-scenes/263592/ |title='SNL's Christina Applegate Episode: 5 Best Scenes |last1=Stossel |first1=Sage |date=14 October 2012 |publisher=The Atlantic |accessdate=6 May 2013}}</ref> There are announcements from Principal Frye ranging from:


* Some costumes being inappropriate like a female student showing up as an African Princess.
* Some costumes being inappropriate like a female student showing up as an African Princess as Principal Frye orders her to put a bra on since this is a family event and that he doesn't need to see any runaway "bresticles."
* A student having cut off the rear end of his [[baboon]] costume and stuck his butt through the hole making it look realistic.
* A student having cut off the rear end of his [[baboon]] costume and stuck his butt through the hole while painting them red making it look realistic.
* A reminder that there is no such Halloween character by the name of "Quackula."
* A reminder that there is no such Halloween character by the name of "Quackula."
* Two students having been expelled for fornicating inside of a [[The Lion King|Mufasa]] costume.
* Two students having been expelled for fornicating inside a [[The Lion King|Mufasa]] costume. What happened on the dance floor was "two students getting it on and not a [[lion]] having a seizure."
* A comment to the student that showed up dressed as a [[leprechaun]] that he is not fooling anyone.
* A comment to the student that showed up dressed as a [[leprechaun]] that he is not fooling anyone.
* Someone having put a pet [[shark]] in the dunk tank.
* Someone having put a pet [[shark]] in the [[dunk tank]] and orders whoever did it to get the shark out before someone gets attacked by the shark.


Christina Applegate appears as the librarian Miss Schrader who is dressed as the Ghost from the Haunted Library and is accepting donations to the School Library.
Christina Applegate appears as the [[librarian]] Miss Schrader who is dressed as the [[Ghost]] from the Haunted Library (with the costume being mistaken as the [[Ku Klux Klan|KKK]] [[Fairy]] and referred to by Mr. Kane as a slutty [[Jedi]]) and is accepting donations to the School Library.
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| [[Saturday Night Live (season 38)|38]] || February 9, 2013 || [[Justin Bieber]] || Booker T. Washington High School has its Valentine's Day dance revolving around abstinence in the gymnasium.<ref name=ss051211/><ref name=chr100213/> There are announcements from Principal Frye ranging from:
| [[Saturday Night Live (season 38)|38]] || February 9, 2013 || [[Justin Bieber]] || Booker T. Washington High School has its Valentine's Day dance revolving around abstinence in the gymnasium.<ref name=ss051211/><ref name=chr100213/> There are announcements from Principal Frye ranging from:


* Someone spiking the punch with ecstasy where the Social Studies teacher drank it and was doing the Cha-Cha Slide on the Dance Floor in his man-diaper.
* Someone spiking the punch with [[MDMA|ecstasy]] where the Social Studies teacher drank it and was doing the [[Cha Cha Slide]] on the Dance Floor in his man-diaper.
* If anyone got shot by an arrow, it is actually a [[hobo]] with a crossbow lurking in the parking lot and not [[Cupid]].
* If anyone got shot by an arrow, it is actually a [[hobo]] with a crossbow lurking in the parking lot and not [[Cupid]].
* Someone having released the [[turtle]]s and [[frog]]s from the Scientific Examination Room where they have been having an inter-species gang war on the dance floor during the song "[[Baby Got Back]]."
* Someone having released the [[turtle]]s and [[frog]]s from the Scientific Examination Room where they have been having an inter-species gang war on the dance floor to the tunes of "[[Baby Got Back]]."
* A comment to the student who brought a ventriloquist dummy as a prom date to teach it some manners or it will be expelled.
* A comment to the student who brought a ventriloquist dummy as a prom date to teach it some manners or it will be expelled.
* Someone had given birth in a photo booth where Principal Frye had to confiscate the photos so that he can have the mother collect them.
* Last year's abstinence-themed dance did not spread a message because someone had given birth in a [[photo booth]] where Principal Frye had to confiscate the photos so that he can have the mother collect them for these pictures are memories that should last a lifetime.
* Someone having lost their wig in the punch bowl.
* Someone having lost their wig in the punch bowl and orders the owner of that wig to "collect their hair."


Justin Bieber appears as a student named Bryce Dunham who alongside his girlfriend Mary (played by [[Nasim Pedrad]]) had came up with the abstinence theme at the Dance Planning Meeting. While Bryce seems cheerfully committed to abstinence, Mary appears to be teetering on the brink of insanity from abstaining.
Justin Bieber appears as a student named Bryce Dunham (who is the Head of the Prom-Planning Committee) where he and his girlfriend Mary (played by [[Nasim Pedrad]]) had came up with the abstinence theme at the Dance Planning Meeting. While Bryce seems cheerfully committed to abstinence, Mary appears to be teetering on the brink of insanity from abstaining. Mr. Kane even mentions about a [[Sexually transmitted disease|veneral]] disease called "Montezuma's Revenge" where "you have sex, you explode."
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==Jacob the Bar Mitzvah Boy==
==Jacob the Bar Mitzvah Boy==
A Vanessa Bayer character, 13-year-old Jacob was introduced in a sketch featuring his [[bar mitzvah]], which his father (Fred Armisen) had insisted on turning into a star-studded extravaganza despite Jacob's protests that a "modest luncheon" would have been fine.
13-year-old Jacob ([[Vanessa Bayer]]) was introduced in a sketch featuring his [[bar mitzvah]], which his father ([[Fred Armisen]]) had insisted on turning into a star-studded extravaganza despite Jacob's protests that a "modest luncheon" would have been fine.


Jacob has subsequently been featured on Weekend Update, to tell the stories of [[Hanukkah]] and [[Passover]]. In each of these appearances, he reads from a prepared speech peppered with corny jokes; after each joke, he looks up at the audience with a grin. When [[Seth Myers]] tells him he doesn't need to read from a script, or tries to engage him in dialogue, Jacob just smiles and then resumes his speech.
Jacob has subsequently been featured on Weekend Update, to tell the stories of [[Hanukkah]] and [[Passover]]. In each of these appearances, he reads from a prepared speech peppered with corny jokes; after each joke, he looks up at the audience with a grin. When [[Seth Myers]] tells him he doesn't need to read from a script, or tries to engage him in dialogue, Jacob just smiles and then resumes his speech.

Revision as of 18:40, 22 May 2013

The following is a list of recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced between September 25, 2010, and May 21, 2011, the thirty-sixth season of SNL.

The Miley Cyrus Show

Vanessa Bayer plays teen Disney Channel star Miley Cyrus as the exuberant host of her own talk show. (Theme song: "I've got guests, and a show, and I'm ready to go! So I guess that's pretty cool! It's pretty cool!") Bryan Cranston played her father and house band leader Billy Ray Cyrus in the sketch's debut; he was replaced by Jason Sudeikis in later installments.

Bayer performed her impression of Cyrus during her auditions for SNL. She said in a 2011 interview that when fans recognize her, Cyrus is the character they most often mention.[1]

Cyrus asking her guests extremely long, compounded questions is a recurring element of the sketch. (For example, to Katie Holmes (Anne Hathaway): "Like, how did you transition into doing more adult roles, and, like, what's the sexiest role you've ever done, and, like, how many boys have you kissed on screen, and, like, who's your best friend, and, like, who's Tom Cruise's best friend, and why does your baby wear high heels, and what does Jesus think of Scientology?") According to Bayer, the questions tend to change throughout the process from writing through rehearsal to the live performance. "That run is one of those things that is always changing up until the show. We'll take out one of the questions that didn't get a laugh and put a new one in."[1]

Bayer and Cyrus first met in person when Cyrus hosted the March 5, 2011, episode of SNL. Cyrus described their meeting:

I said, "You play me on TV!" And she said, "Yeah, I do." And I was like, "Oh, well that’s pretty cool." And she goes, "What?" And I was like, "Oh my God, I sound like you doing me!" [2]

Appearances
Season Episode Host Notes
36 October 2, 2010 Bryan Cranston Cranston appears as Billy Ray Cyrus. Paul Brittain appears as Johnny Depp. Miley shows a clip from her "really dramatic" movie, Goodbye, Jeff (featuring Andy Samberg).[3][4]
36 November 20, 2010 Anne Hathaway Hathaway appears as Katie Holmes. Miley announces she's sexy now, and shows her screen test to play Batman's girlfriend in the next Batman film (featuring Samberg).[5][6][7]
36 December 18, 2010 Jeff Bridges Bridges appears as Nick Nolte.[8][9]
36 March 5, 2011 Miley Cyrus The real Miley Cyrus appears as Justin Bieber. Miley shows a home video of herself as an "already super talented" infant.[10][11]
37 December 3, 2011 Steve Buscemi Buscemi appears as Jeff, whom Miley met at Burning Man. Maya Rudolph makes a cameo as Whitney Houston.[12][13]
38 February 9, 2013 Justin Bieber Justin Bieber plays the president of the Miley Cyrus fan club.[14][15]

Anthony Crispino

Bobby Moynihan appears on Weekend Update offering the latest headlines, each of which he's slightly misunderstood (for example, that President Obama is "going to repeal the Bush haircuts").

Appearances
Season Episode Host Notes
36 October 2, 2010 Bryan Cranston [3][4]
36 December 11, 2010 Paul Rudd
36 January 8, 2011 Jim Carrey [16][17]
36 March 5, 2011 Miley Cyrus [11]
36 May 14, 2011 Ed Helms [18]
37 October 15, 2011 Anna Faris [19]
38 January 19, 2013 Jennifer Lawrence [20][21]
38 May 11, 2013 Kristen Wiig

Les Jeunes de Paris

A French TV series about angry teens who break into dance to express their emotions and act out melodramatic plotlines. Taran Killam stars as Francois.

Killam co-wrote the first version of the sketch while working with The Groundlings, after being inspired by the Camille song "Ta Douleur": "We just were looking for a reason to dance around, really...It’s sort of just our exaggerated portrayal of our American interpretation of French youth culture, inspired by the song."[22] He credits Emma Stone's support for making the sketch Killam's first written work to be performed on SNL.[23]

SNL writer Rob Klein helped Killam with the "structure" needed to make "Les Jeunes de Paris" a recurring sketch.[22] Following its second appearance, Killam said:

The action of the sketch is whatever the tone of the song I chose inspires. "Tékitoi?" [the Rachid Taha song used in the second sketch] has got some of that combative energy because of the two voices going back and forth, so I wanted to involve some sort of love triangle in the plot. But it just becomes about how many times people can throw water in my face. It’s just really fun to do, to get as much of the cast involved to jump around and look like idiots.[22]

Appearances
Season Episode Host Notes
36 October 23, 2010 Emma Stone Francois flirts with a French girl (Stone).[22][24]
36 March 5, 2011 Miley Cyrus Two girls (Cyrus and Nasim Pedrad) fight over Francois' affections.[10][11]
37 November 12, 2011 Emma Stone As Francois' lover Juliette (Stone) prepares to leave him, he convinces her, with a heartfelt dance, to reconsider; in the course of the dance, they are married (by Napoleon) and Juliette gives birth. The Tour de France and The Hunchback of Notre Dame also make appearances.[25][26]
37 February 11, 2012 Zooey Deschanel Francois competes with Jean Dujardin for the love of a girl (Deschanel), in a black-and-white spoof of The Artist.[27][28]

"Sex" Ed Vincent

A Paul Brittain character.

Appearances
Season Episode Host Notes
36 October 23, 2010 Emma Stone [24][29]
37 December 3, 2011 Steve Buscemi [13]

The Essentials with Robert Osborne

As the Turner Classic Movies host Robert Osborne, Jason Sudeikis introduces "a look back" at classic and not-so-classic films.

Appearances
Season Episode Host Notes
36 November 20, 2010 Anne Hathaway Deleted scenes from The Wizard of Oz featuring a new character, The Weather Vane (Armisen). Hathaway appears as Dorothy Gale.[6][7]
36 January 29, 2011 Jesse Eisenberg Scenes from the blaxploitation horror film "The Bride of Blackenstein". Eisenberg appears as Igor. Musical guest Nicki Minaj appears as the titular Bride.[30][31]
36 March 5, 2011 Miley Cyrus Deleted scenes from The Sound of Music featuring an excised character played by Hispanic comedian Richie Inez Jr. (Fred Armisen). Cyrus appears as Liesl Von Trapp.[10][11]
37 October 1, 2011 Melissa McCarthy McCarthy appears in a series of clips as 1930s actress Lulu Diamonds, an extremely klutzy version of Mae West.[32]
37 May 5, 2012 Eli Manning Manning appears in a series of clips as Richard Armstrong, an uptight nerd starring alongside the titular heroes of the Cheech & Chong films.[33][34]

Visiting the Queen

Fred Armisen and Bill Hader play Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, and reveal themselves in private to be rude, nasty bullies with Cockney accents.

Appearances
Season Episode Host Notes
36 November 20, 2010 Anne Hathaway Following the engagement of Prince William to Kate Middleton, the Queen and Prince threaten Kate (Hathaway) that she'd better follow their rules if she wants to be part of the royal family.[5][7]
36 April 2, 2011 Elton John The Queen and Prince pressure John (as himself) to play at William's upcoming wedding.[35]
37 December 10, 2011 Katy Perry The Queen and Prince harangue Kate (Abby Elliott) for not being pregnant yet, but they take a liking to her more reckless younger sister Pippa (Perry).[36][37]

Herb Welch

Bill Hader plays an elderly, cantankerous news reporter who spews prejudice and insults while hitting his interview subjects in the face with his microphone. Nasim Pedrad and Jason Sudeikis play anchors Wanda Ramirez and Jack Rizzoli, while the episode's host appears as one of Welch's interviewees. Towards the end of each installment, Rizzoli announces to viewers that Welch has died; when they cut back to Welch, he's suddenly revived.

The Herb Welch character has been interpreted as a satirical take on former Good Day New York reporter Dick Oliver.[38]

Appearances
Season Episode Host Notes
36 November 20, 2010 Anne Hathaway [5][6][7]
36 January 29, 2011 Jesse Eisenberg [30][31]
36 May 21, 2011 Justin Timberlake [39][40]
37 November 12, 2011 Emma Stone [26][25]
37 May 5, 2012 Eli Manning [33][34]

Julian Assange

Bill Hader parodies Wikileaks founder Julian Assange.

Appearances
Season Episode Host Notes
36 December 4, 2010 Robert De Niro Assange hijacks an address by President Obama to present new, more sordid information leaked from the government, in the format of TMZ on TV.[41]
36 December 11, 2010 Paul Rudd The arrested Assange hijacks an announcement from MasterCard to make a series of threats about what will happen if he's not released from prison.[42][43]
36 December 18, 2010 Jeff Bridges Assange, now released, hijacks a message from Mark Zuckerberg to outline why Assange, and not Zuckerberg, deserved to be named Time Person of the Year.[8][9]

Principal Daniel Frye

Daniel Frye (Jay Pharoah) is the wheezing, frustrated, fast-speaking high school principal of Booker T. Washington High School who makes announcements during school dances where he starts off his announcements by quoting "Attention teachers and students." Principal Frye refers to the students as "Jive Tom Turkeys." Other character that appear in this sketch include the unnamed teacher hostess (Vanessa Bayer) who opens up the dance announcements and the gym teacher Mr. Steve Kane (Kenan Thompson) who would always keep the students in line when they start booing at the speaker. Jay Pharaoh based Principal Daniel Frye off of his Indian River High School principal James Frye.[44]

Appearances
Season Episode Host Notes
36 December 11, 2010 Paul Rudd The math teacher Mr. Griggs (Paul Rudd) hosts Booker T. Washington High School's End of the Year Holiday Jam in the gymnasium.[43] The announcements from Principal Frye range from:
  • A toddler running around in the cafeteria who has made a mess from B-Hall to D-Hall. Principal Frye demands that the parent of the toddler go pick it up for Booker T. Washington High School is a high school and not a day care center.
  • The Christmas elf costumes from last night's holiday show are defective with the Scabies and that those who have worn them have been rushed to the hospital. Principal Frye has a moment of silence for the victims of the Scabies.
  • The Booker T. Washington Trojan Horse mascot has been fed a bucket of Dr. Pepper and several Viagra tablets and is in the parking lot trying to fornicate with the Nissan Sentra with Mrs. Williams trapped inside. This caused Principal Fry to call in a veterinarian that specializes in horse erections and then has a moment of silence to pray for Mrs. Williams to successfully get away.
37 April 14, 2012 Josh Brolin Booker T. Washington High School has its Hunger Games-themed dance at the Ramada Inn.[45] There are announcements from Principal Frye ranging from:
  • Someone spiking the punch with a bad substances that the ex-con janitor Mr. Efron had ingested and was humping it to MC Hammer's "Pumps and a Bump." Principal Frye instructs the students not to use this wonderful night to send Mr. Efron back into the judicial system for he deserves better.
  • Someone bringing an iguana as a prom date (which is considered "Beastiality" in the bible) and it ended up running into the cardboard Hunger Games trees where nobody can find it. Principal Frye commented that iguanas are stuck-up animals that don't even look at anyone.
  • An owl getting into the building and later making a nest inside of a vending machine.
  • Some straight guys having infiltrated a limousine with the license plate "Sexy and I Know 8" where one of them consumed the food in the limo and another one was fornicating with the mini-bar.

Josh Brolin appears as Teacher Liaison to the Prom Committee Mr. Harold who ended up drinking the spiked punch and mentions his affair with a student named Sharika (played by Nasim Pedrad).

38 October 13, 2012 Christina Applegate Booker T. Washington High School has its Halloween party called the Hell-O-Ween Bash (the misspelling of Halloween on the banner was considered a bad start) in the tent located in the Walmart parking lot to help promote "literacy."[46] There are announcements from Principal Frye ranging from:
  • Some costumes being inappropriate like a female student showing up as an African Princess as Principal Frye orders her to put a bra on since this is a family event and that he doesn't need to see any runaway "bresticles."
  • A student having cut off the rear end of his baboon costume and stuck his butt through the hole while painting them red making it look realistic.
  • A reminder that there is no such Halloween character by the name of "Quackula."
  • Two students having been expelled for fornicating inside a Mufasa costume. What happened on the dance floor was "two students getting it on and not a lion having a seizure."
  • A comment to the student that showed up dressed as a leprechaun that he is not fooling anyone.
  • Someone having put a pet shark in the dunk tank and orders whoever did it to get the shark out before someone gets attacked by the shark.

Christina Applegate appears as the librarian Miss Schrader who is dressed as the Ghost from the Haunted Library (with the costume being mistaken as the KKK Fairy and referred to by Mr. Kane as a slutty Jedi) and is accepting donations to the School Library.

38 February 9, 2013 Justin Bieber Booker T. Washington High School has its Valentine's Day dance revolving around abstinence in the gymnasium.[13][14] There are announcements from Principal Frye ranging from:
  • Someone spiking the punch with ecstasy where the Social Studies teacher drank it and was doing the Cha Cha Slide on the Dance Floor in his man-diaper.
  • If anyone got shot by an arrow, it is actually a hobo with a crossbow lurking in the parking lot and not Cupid.
  • Someone having released the turtles and frogs from the Scientific Examination Room where they have been having an inter-species gang war on the dance floor to the tunes of "Baby Got Back."
  • A comment to the student who brought a ventriloquist dummy as a prom date to teach it some manners or it will be expelled.
  • Last year's abstinence-themed dance did not spread a message because someone had given birth in a photo booth where Principal Frye had to confiscate the photos so that he can have the mother collect them for these pictures are memories that should last a lifetime.
  • Someone having lost their wig in the punch bowl and orders the owner of that wig to "collect their hair."

Justin Bieber appears as a student named Bryce Dunham (who is the Head of the Prom-Planning Committee) where he and his girlfriend Mary (played by Nasim Pedrad) had came up with the abstinence theme at the Dance Planning Meeting. While Bryce seems cheerfully committed to abstinence, Mary appears to be teetering on the brink of insanity from abstaining. Mr. Kane even mentions about a veneral disease called "Montezuma's Revenge" where "you have sex, you explode."

Merryville Carnival Ride

A couple is enjoying a carnival ride featuring singing animatronic robots (played by the host, Taran Killam, and Bill Hader), when the ride suddenly breaks down. As the couple waits to start moving again (with updates from a repairman (Bobby Moynihan)), the robots continue to repeat their routine; however, one of the riders notices that the routine is changing so as to imply an ominous threat to the couple.

Appearances
Season Episode Host Notes
36 January 8, 2011 Jim Carrey Kenan Thompson and Kristen Wiig ride the Merryville Trolley Ride, where Thompson is attacked by the robots.[16][17][47]
36 May 21, 2011 Justin Timberlake On the Merryville Love Tunnel ride, Jason Sudeikis is alarmed when the robots hit on his girlfriend Nasim Pedrad.[39][40]
38 October 20, 2012 Bruno Mars On the Merryville Haunted Castle ride, Vanessa Bayer is much more concerned about the robots than Jay Pharoah is, but after Pharoah is dragged off, she find she can't resist a fourth robot played by guest Tom Hanks.[48]

Triangle Sally

Kristen Wiig portrays a 1980s-era "musician" whose act consists entirely of dancing and occasionally tapping a triangle.

Appearances
Season Episode Host Notes
36 January 8, 2011 Jim Carrey In an ad for the Time–Life DVD collection "The Worst of Soul Train", Sally appears performing "her only recorded song", "I Have a Triangle". The host notes that "Triangle Sally died halfway through that song."[47]
37 November 19, 2011 Jason Segel Sally appears in an ad for the holiday compilation album, A New Jack Thanksgiving.[49]
37 December 17, 2011 Jimmy Fallon Ludwig van Beethoven (Fallon) introduces Sally as part of the orchestra performing the 1824 premiere of his Ninth Symphony.[50]

Jacob the Bar Mitzvah Boy

13-year-old Jacob (Vanessa Bayer) was introduced in a sketch featuring his bar mitzvah, which his father (Fred Armisen) had insisted on turning into a star-studded extravaganza despite Jacob's protests that a "modest luncheon" would have been fine.

Jacob has subsequently been featured on Weekend Update, to tell the stories of Hanukkah and Passover. In each of these appearances, he reads from a prepared speech peppered with corny jokes; after each joke, he looks up at the audience with a grin. When Seth Myers tells him he doesn't need to read from a script, or tries to engage him in dialogue, Jacob just smiles and then resumes his speech.

Bayer had told one of the SNL writers about the Jacob character, which she had originated in her stand-up, but didn't write the first bar mitzvah sketch herself. About the character, she said: "When I was in seventh grade, we had bar and bat mitzvahs every weekend, so I had a lot of experience with that kind of boy. I was bat mitzvahed, and there were so many awkward boys running around."[1]

Appearances
Season Episode Host Notes
36 January 15, 2011 Gwyneth Paltrow Jacob's lavish bar mitzvah features a slew of celebrity musicians singing Jewish-themed versions of their hit songs. Paltrow plays Taylor Swift. Jay Pharoah plays Jay-Z. Nasim Pedrad plays Alicia Keys. Abby Elliott plays Katy Perry. Musical guest Cee Lo Green appears as himself.[51]
38 December 15, 2012 Martin Short Jacob tells the story of Hanukkah.[52]
38 April 6, 2013 Melissa McCarthy Jacob tells the story of Passover.[53]
38 May 18, 2013 Ben Affleck Background appearance

The Original Kings of Catchphrase Comedy

A parody of The Original Kings of Comedy, showcasing hacky stand-up comedians who rely on strange catchphrases, gestures, and nicknames for a laugh, in the same vein as Jeff Foxworthy, Larry the Cable Guy and Bill Engvall.

Appearances
Season Episode Host Notes
36 March 12, 2011 Zach Galifianakis [54]
37 November 5, 2011 Charlie Day [55]

The Best of Both Worlds

As Hugh Jackman, Andy Samberg hosts a talk show for actors whose roles portray radically different sides of their personality. Bobby Moynihan plays the stage manager, Richie.

Appearances
Season Episode Host Notes
36 April 9, 2011 Helen Mirren Mirren appears as Julie Andrews. Kenan Thompson appears as Ice Cube.[56][57]
37 October 8, 2011 Ben Stiller Stiller appears as Mandy Patinkin. Bill Hader appears as Clint Eastwood. Abby Elliott appears as Nancy Grace. Hugh Jackman makes a special appearance as Daniel Radcliffe.[58]

Bongo's Clown Room

Jason Sudeikis plays MC Tommy, the host of a seedy strip club.

Appearances
Season Episode Host Notes
36 April 9, 2011 Helen Mirren [56][57]
37 February 4, 2012 Channing Tatum [59]

Dictator's Two Best Friends From Growing Up

Bayer and Armisen appear on Weekend Update to discuss the many great qualities of their friend (a ruthless dictator), while going into hushed asides about his breaches of etiquette.

Appearances
Season Episode Host Notes
36 May 7, 2011 Tina Fey Muammar Gaddafi[60]
37 October 1, 2011 Melissa McCarthy Muammar Gaddafi[32]
37 January 14, 2012 Daniel Radcliffe Kim Jong-Un[61]
38 September 22, 2012 Joseph Gordon-Levitt Bashar al-Assad[62]
38 February 9, 2013 Justin Bieber King Richard III[13]

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