The Olympia Restaurant: Cheeseburger, Chips and Pepsi - SNL

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  • @greasefire75
    @greasefire75 2 роки тому +1803

    So my uncle was a prop master and set designer on SNL from 75 to 84, and YES I can confirm, that the grill was real. Powered by a simple barbecue propane tank and not only was Dan really cooking all the "cheeseburger" but my uncle Al and most of the staff decided to eat them in order for them not to go to waste, in fact Bill Murray made mention that the whole studio (8H) smelled like a diner for about another two weeks.

    • @Clarence_Oddbody
      @Clarence_Oddbody Рік тому +27

      Did your uncle know Frank Sabino, one of the props/wardrobe guys from that era?

    • @gregodify
      @gregodify Рік тому +21

      Your uncle must have known Joe Dicso, the stage manager.

    • @greasefire75
      @greasefire75 Рік тому +14

      @@waynegoin5534 which part?

    • @davidrojo9394
      @davidrojo9394 Рік тому +32

      This is awesome. Thanks for sharing

    • @Rickkelley365
      @Rickkelley365 Рік тому +26

      This is a little gem of a comment

  • @douglaslally156
    @douglaslally156 2 роки тому +1534

    The sketch is based on a real Greek restaurant in Chicago called The Billy Goat Tavern (est. 1934). It's still there, in fact there are 8 of them, now. An SNL writer ate there in 1975 and was inspired to write the sketch based on his actual experiences.

    • @user-pq6mr6op3p
      @user-pq6mr6op3p 2 роки тому +13

      Oh bullshit

    • @newspeak30000
      @newspeak30000 2 роки тому +127

      It’s true. I went there years ago. As soon as you walk in, they ask you, “Cheeseburger?” And the cheeseburgers are not that great.

    • @user-pq6mr6op3p
      @user-pq6mr6op3p 2 роки тому +10

      @@newspeak30000 I don't remember asking you anything.

    • @DefyantFoxV2
      @DefyantFoxV2 2 роки тому +77

      @@user-pq6mr6op3p as someone from Chicago I can confirm this is true...and the burgers are ok the best one was Billy boys

    • @user-pq6mr6op3p
      @user-pq6mr6op3p 2 роки тому +6

      @@DefyantFoxV2 There is no proof "some writer" who he has no name for made a sketch about this restaurant. They probably stole the idea drom S.N.L and said hey let's pretend this is our place.

  • @owl1873
    @owl1873 2 роки тому +212

    The most amazing thing about this skit is the set itself. The attention to detail is over the top, nothing left to imagine, it had everything you would expect to see in a diner.

    • @hoibsh21
      @hoibsh21 Рік тому +5

      I can smell the food from here!

    • @wrwallpi
      @wrwallpi Рік тому +3

      Inspired by the Billy Goat Tavern, Chicago, IL. See today's "Pearls Before Swine."

    • @g.t.richardson6311
      @g.t.richardson6311 Рік тому

      @@wrwallpi and 100 other places
      One in Carlisle pa since 1930s

    • @NazriB
      @NazriB 9 місяців тому

      Lies again? Funny Or Stupid

    • @imnewtothistuff
      @imnewtothistuff 3 місяці тому +1

      @owl1873 The only exception is Billy Goats was on lower Wacker Drive. There was no sunlight coming through those windows!! 😁

  • @ToddWright2
    @ToddWright2 Рік тому +382

    This is my favorite cast. When Chevy Chase left I thought it was a huge loss, but Bill Murray was a great upgrade. The entire Not Ready For Primetime Players got into this skit, and it is still wonderful. RIP Gilda and John.

    • @4seeableTV
      @4seeableTV Рік тому +27

      Murray was FAR more versatile than Chase. The show only got better.

    • @lifeinsuranceman
      @lifeinsuranceman Рік тому +15

      Chase for Murray was the best trade in the history of trades. Chase is one of the most overrated comedians of all time. Murray is a comedic genius.

    • @davidderitis9068
      @davidderitis9068 Рік тому +11

      Hello I'm Chevy Chase and you're not !

    • @davestorm6718
      @davestorm6718 Рік тому +5

      @@lifeinsuranceman Chase always had issues with Murray and was a pain to work with after he left SNL (from what I've heard)

    • @tommurphy4307
      @tommurphy4307 10 місяців тому

      t was that kentucky bluegrass/northern california sinsemilla hybrid they smoked

  • @eltravo2112
    @eltravo2112 5 років тому +1171

    I like how Belushi slam dunks ice into the Pepsi with his bare hands and Gilda just casually drinks it anyway 😂

    • @Catalyst1234
      @Catalyst1234 3 роки тому +89

      That's how things were back then... Hands are just fine.

    • @djnorth2020
      @djnorth2020 3 роки тому +39

      Ah yes, times when you washed hands in the bathroom maybe once or twice a week, when you..... Yeah thanks George Carlin for that image. 😄

    • @decker8202
      @decker8202 3 роки тому +33

      We played it fast and loose back then!

    • @PomazeBog1389
      @PomazeBog1389 3 роки тому +18

      *_THEY WERE BANGING IN REAL LIFE._*

    • @CaliGrown11
      @CaliGrown11 3 роки тому +4

      @@PomazeBog1389 ewwwwww

  • @FRNKNSTNmusic
    @FRNKNSTNmusic 3 роки тому +1397

    I really want a cheeseburger, chips, and a Pepsi now

    • @luciemedici
      @luciemedici 3 роки тому +19

      Pessi 😎

    • @IlaughedIcried
      @IlaughedIcried 3 роки тому +9

      ME TOO!

    • @IlaughedIcried
      @IlaughedIcried 3 роки тому +36

      Actually, I really want fries with it, but I know there's no fries. Chips.

    • @tyro244
      @tyro244 3 роки тому +5

      I want eggs now.

    • @MSYNGWIE12
      @MSYNGWIE12 3 роки тому +2

      Not at THAT diner! But these comedians/actors, were ARE SUPERLATIVE.

  • @gh9111
    @gh9111 5 років тому +2344

    Bill Murray doing the best foreign guy not understanding a word of English is classic.

    • @truckerkevthepaidtourist
      @truckerkevthepaidtourist 5 років тому +40

      Bill and John both from Chicago originally John from the western suburbs near Wheaton bill from the north suburbs up near lakeforest the Murray..and everybody that went through second City theater pretty much all hung out at the Billy Goat Tavern next door eating burgers.. unlike John though who character here was supposed to be here for years builds character is supposed to be someone who came recently at the time and hasn't been here long and hasn't learned much English..

    • @user-si9fx4xb6v
      @user-si9fx4xb6v 5 років тому +53

      I agree, this is defiantly one of the best SNL skits Bill Murray was in. Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi were in top form as well.

    • @SpeedyDePalma
      @SpeedyDePalma 5 років тому +24

      @@truckerkevthepaidtourist It's a bit of a recurring theme in Chicago you have a whole lot of these little mom and pop diners selling similar fare almost always they're run by Greeks that's just what I'm picking up on Belushi's accent is he's doing some sort of Mediterranean.

    • @truckerkevthepaidtourist
      @truckerkevthepaidtourist 5 років тому +17

      @@SpeedyDePalma that's exactly what I wrote down it is it's a classic take on classic Chicago Greek diners.. but one must also know the history of the famous Billy Goat Tavern too..at 1 Google pretty much will tell you once you Google it the history of it as many years as it's been around and yes indeed has been like that since they started migrating in in the 60s the boom really came on in the early seventies and pretty much has been ever since two other things to know when you're really in an authentic Greek restaurant near Chicago is you will find pink thousand Island dressing always.. and usually Mexicans doing the cooking for the most part nowadays too..and if you called any kind of diners around Chicago and ask for the manager nine times out of 10 is named either going to be Pete or Jimmy lol

    • @SpeedyDePalma
      @SpeedyDePalma 5 років тому +8

      @@truckerkevthepaidtourist know what's funny is that it's the same way on the west coast you'll find diners like that but they won't be Greek run instead they're Korean.

  • @bullwinklemoose8291
    @bullwinklemoose8291 Рік тому +399

    All these years later, it's still absolutely mind blowing that all those legends were gathered together as the cast of one show. (I'm including Garrett Morris in that statement as well.)

    • @remus80
      @remus80 Рік тому +15

      Robert Klein, too.

    • @kang1599
      @kang1599 Рік тому +8

      Was thinking the same thing, was epic, good old days

    • @doyoulovehimloretta1607
      @doyoulovehimloretta1607 Рік тому +8

      For sure, Gilda and John too. Very early days.

    • @DannyD714
      @DannyD714 Рік тому +8

      they weren't legends at the time. the work they did made them legends,but point well taken.

    • @mc76
      @mc76 Рік тому +7

      Even more remarkable is the fact that the eight of them performed (and in some cases, wrote) all the sketches while recents casts have numbered in the 20s.

  • @josephwalther5979
    @josephwalther5979 2 роки тому +571

    I love how when Belushi is pointing out everybody eating cheeseburgers and saying "cheeseburger, cheeseburger, cheeseburger" Dan A. is putting a burger on the grill each time cheeseburger is said, thinking it is new order.

    • @ingvarhallstrom2306
      @ingvarhallstrom2306 2 роки тому +68

      Yeah, that's kinda the punchline of the skit....

    • @catherinefan32
      @catherinefan32 2 роки тому +35

      Oh yeah that’s why he said there was no more. Lol but he was like “whelp I’ll just make eggs” lol

    • @susanb5058
      @susanb5058 Рік тому +15

      Dummy me didn’t even catch that 🙃🤣😁

    • @davidtsmith33
      @davidtsmith33 Рік тому +6

      Made me go and replay that part to double-check yes. Yeah that was funny as heck.

    • @dennis2966
      @dennis2966 Рік тому +9

      I saw this when it originally aired. I enjoyed the sketch because I really liked the cast. Now, watching it all these decades later, to me that bit is the only actual funny part of the sketch.

  • @vinko8237
    @vinko8237 4 роки тому +183

    Belushi, Aykroyd and Murray in the same square meter. What a legendary scene!

  • @williamcobb6322
    @williamcobb6322 2 роки тому +304

    SNL was required TV viewing on Saturday nights in the 70's! The early years of SNL are comedy gold!!!!

    • @oldrocker74
      @oldrocker74 2 роки тому +1

      That's why I have the first five seasons on DVD.

    • @ncavlleguy
      @ncavlleguy 2 роки тому

      Absolutely!!

    • @gator9339
      @gator9339 2 роки тому +1

      What time did SNL air back in the 70s?

    • @ricklittle4617
      @ricklittle4617 2 роки тому +4

      We used to have a watch party every Saturday night lot of booze and weed good times for sure

    • @TheFlyingMasterChef
      @TheFlyingMasterChef 2 роки тому +4

      The 70s version of the show was the ONLY one worth watching. Once that main crew left, in my opinion, they only ever had 8 decent comedians ever. The show was much funnier when they hammered on both political parties and didn't go full fledge left wing. But again, that's my opinion. I will only watch the 70's and early 80's shows..

  • @5MadMovieMakers
    @5MadMovieMakers Рік тому +321

    When the burgers run out, the eggs become accessible

    • @Grtdprsn_herewecum
      @Grtdprsn_herewecum Рік тому +9

      No hamburger , no cheeseburger , NO BURGER

    • @Good-News-h9e
      @Good-News-h9e Рік тому +19

      Achievement unlocked: Scramble Eggs

    • @hectorlopez1069
      @hectorlopez1069 Рік тому +5

      I still see burgers and patties on the grill, they haven't run out.

    • @jimklipper6022
      @jimklipper6022 Рік тому +6

      I wonder if Jane could get that tuna then?

    • @ichhabe330
      @ichhabe330 Рік тому +10

      @@hectorlopez1069 When John Belushi pointed out in the diner that all had cheeseburger he said it out loud and Dan Akroyd thought that was orders for others. So when the customer finally caved in and ordered a cheeseburger they were "out".

  • @JasonTylerRicci
    @JasonTylerRicci 4 роки тому +254

    I always lose it when Murry is just nodding his head at the customer like he understands. "Cheeseburger?!"

    • @AJ_Deadshow
      @AJ_Deadshow 2 роки тому +9

      And then the long nod like "ahh, yes" when he explains how he wants them over lightly

    • @AaronLitz
      @AaronLitz 2 роки тому +6

      He actually looks about terrified, as appropriate.

    • @robertchisholm7178
      @robertchisholm7178 2 роки тому +4

      Don't forget, he's a little touched in the head,like most of us.

  • @brainscott8198
    @brainscott8198 4 роки тому +970

    FUN FACT: Dan Aykroyd never used cue cards. He memorized all his lines by Thursday and was ready for Friday night's first run thru. By Saturday afternoon he had memorized everybody else's lines who were in any of his skits.

    • @AlabasterSmithers
      @AlabasterSmithers 4 роки тому +156

      Really? He remembered to say cheeseburger in this skit with no cue cards? What talent!

    • @mikestevenson576
      @mikestevenson576 4 роки тому +50

      Back when it was a much smaller operation and you could sort of count on the lines you memorized before Thursday still being in the show Saturday at 11:30.

    • @johnpat3622
      @johnpat3622 4 роки тому +63

      Score one for the Canadian education system.

    • @extremeconcepts1
      @extremeconcepts1 3 роки тому +61

      I wish the recent SNL casts would actually learn lines...the cue card eye looks are terrible and makes it less funny

    • @TheEpicProjects300K
      @TheEpicProjects300K 3 роки тому +19

      Reminds me of when Will Smith memorised everyone's lines in Fresh prince of Bel air

  • @Gablesman888
    @Gablesman888 5 років тому +103

    Used to be a restaurant in our city just like this, and run by a beloved Greek family. They kept up the arguments, banter, etc., as part of their everyday working routine. You went for the atmosphere as much as the food.

    • @JosephGreen-us5fr
      @JosephGreen-us5fr Місяць тому +2

      Reminds me of one we used to go to on a regular basis.Instead of the usual sandwich on one visit, I ordered the Greek salad. I began eating it and started to almost choke on something chewy. I pulled this big rubber band out of my mouth, the type used to bundle produce. I called the owner over and said, hey look what I found in my salad. He looked straight face at me and said "No extra charge" and walked away.

  • @loriallenbaugh35
    @loriallenbaugh35 7 місяців тому +11

    In the mid/late 70’s me and a couple teenage friends worked at a burger joint called “The Lucky Greek” in Southern California. It was owned by two Greek brothers. We joked with them about the SNL sketch and they watched for weeks until they saw these sketches. We all laughed so hard. They loved it!

  • @thewalkingmic5
    @thewalkingmic5 2 роки тому +149

    “Sausage, eggs- over lightly, a large orange juice, and a coffee.”
    “Cheeseburger?!”
    😂😂😂

    • @stevekov6740
      @stevekov6740 2 роки тому +8

      'NO SAUSAGE, CHEEZBORGER! NO EGGS, CHEEZBORGER! NO JUICE, PEPSI! NO COFFEE, PEPSI! NEXT!' (Gives & charges for 2 cheeseburgers and two Pepsis).

    • @KairuHakubi
      @KairuHakubi 2 роки тому +1

      chickEN sandWICH?

    • @stevekov6740
      @stevekov6740 2 роки тому +3

      @@KairuHakubi Lol Goobacks on Southpark! I'll respond Simpsons style. No sadwich, only Khlav Kalash!

    • @jamesd242
      @jamesd242 Рік тому +1

      Cheeborger

    • @JoeCrow5542
      @JoeCrow5542 6 місяців тому +1

      Comedy gold

  • @jorgerodriguez85
    @jorgerodriguez85 5 років тому +1637

    Amusing how they were cooking real burgers in this skit.

    • @lukeGGlee
      @lukeGGlee 5 років тому +55

      Jorge Rodriguez
      And then they eat it

    • @stefan-anamericaninrussiaa6683
      @stefan-anamericaninrussiaa6683 5 років тому +212

      Even then, the real heros of SNL were the prop and carpenter crew.. This didn’t exist on Tuesday, and it was fully formed by Saturday, including a working grill..

    • @akiraman26
      @akiraman26 4 роки тому +54

      You like the juice

    • @Herr.P
      @Herr.P 4 роки тому +29

      real pepsi too. Lol.

    • @colejx78
      @colejx78 4 роки тому +6

      I just Noticed that!

  • @johncorbin9599
    @johncorbin9599 5 років тому +445

    I love it at 3:41, when Belushi keeps saying "cheeseburger" and Aykroyd is repeating him and is slapping the patties down on the griddle for as many times as he says it!

    • @jessiejames7492
      @jessiejames7492 5 років тому +9

      and yet he keeps saying no burger...?

    • @JBigjake
      @JBigjake 5 років тому +21

      That’s how some of these old Greek places ran. In my favorite, they called out the orders backwards, in loud gravelly voices!
      “Cheeburger one, frenchy one”!
      Each counter guy was paired with a cook in the back, who took only his orders.

    • @jessiejames7492
      @jessiejames7492 5 років тому +5

      @@JBigjake wow thats some system....

    • @andyskeels8539
      @andyskeels8539 5 років тому +35

      @@jessiejames7492 well they ran out because he kept putting them on the grill.
      And so then they could make eggs.

    • @jessiejames7492
      @jessiejames7492 5 років тому +6

      @@andyskeels8539 i understand .

  • @allamericanheadbanger812
    @allamericanheadbanger812 Рік тому +616

    When the cast of SNL was so talented they could entertain by just saying cheeseburger over and over

  • @arthurkyriazis
    @arthurkyriazis 3 роки тому +446

    I worked in my Greek grandfather’s texas Weiner lunch place when I was 11 mopping floors and cleaning toilets. I got paid in food. That job was my happy place. This skit really was the American Dream for our family. I got to go to Harvard because my grandpa slung burgers & hot dogs over a hot grill coming to America. I love this skit.

    • @0714will
      @0714will 3 роки тому +13

      Very Cool! Just randomly got here. But you're awesome man!

    • @AGTsakumis
      @AGTsakumis 2 роки тому +18

      God bless you and your family, brother. My father started one of the most successful chain of steakhouses in British Columbia history. I have three university degrees because of that hard. Now I run a real estate portfolio that extends to San Antonio. Very best to you and your family. We learned right.

    • @seanscott7070
      @seanscott7070 2 роки тому +2

      VE RI TAS.

    • @josephhuether1184
      @josephhuether1184 Рік тому +4

      My German American grandfather owned a lunch spot in midtown Manhattan in the 20s, 30s, 40s. Believe it or not, it was also a Tammany connected election day voting spot. LOL…those days are long gone.

    • @stevecook7551
      @stevecook7551 Рік тому +11

      This sketch takes me back to my own youth growing up in east end Toronto , there where dozens of small restaurants owned by hard working Greek families . Incredibly hard working and dedicated people with the sole intent of making a better life for their kids than they had .

  • @jaygasper4853
    @jaygasper4853 5 років тому +1484

    I love how he's really making hamburgers

    • @sergiogalindo3024
      @sergiogalindo3024 5 років тому +249

      No hamburgers!
      Cheeseburger!

    • @favrerules04
      @favrerules04 5 років тому +109

      That was my first thought when the video started. A working grill on set? That's dedication

    • @JonWhitexas
      @JonWhitexas 5 років тому +21

      @RedneckSpaceMan Cheezeborger! I would love to be at the Billy Goat this fine Friday afternoon!

    • @stevenichols2938
      @stevenichols2938 5 років тому +45

      Bill Murray used to be a short order cook. He knows how it is done.

    • @jaw-knee-5
      @jaw-knee-5 5 років тому +31

      probably the best prop in SNL history perhaps.

  • @KarlPHorse
    @KarlPHorse 4 роки тому +192

    Say what you will, their ability to keep up with cheeseburgers and pepsi's was damn impressive.

    • @bobspence5322
      @bobspence5322 3 роки тому +8

      i didnt get that the first time i saw it. ackroyd nailed it on every cheeseburger one went on the grill and ran out exactly on cue.

  • @erikrandan7294
    @erikrandan7294 Рік тому +45

    Love when Belushi is pointing out all the "Cheezeborgers" to the guy who wanted eggs and Aykroyd is slapping down burger patties every time Belushi shouts "Cheezeborger" to the guy😂😂😂😂 nice visual gag that tends to get overlooked!

  • @ericjamieson
    @ericjamieson 4 роки тому +363

    This skit always reminds me of a former co-worker - we used to go to this local burger joint and he would order a turkey melt, and they would always angrily refuse to make him one b/c it wasn't on the menu. He'd point out that they had both a turkey sandwich and grilled cheese, so they had all the ingredients and if you can make a grilled cheese you can easily make a turkey melt, but this never convinced them. This went on for over a year until one day we walked in and the owner booms out "Bill! Today is your lucky day! I will make you... a turkey melt!"

    • @MichaelEgan66
      @MichaelEgan66 2 роки тому +42

      If I were "Bill", I'd have said, "nah...I'll just have a cheeseburger"... just to fu@k with him....

    • @sq7238
      @sq7238 2 роки тому +2

      Why’d he keep going after one year being refused a simple turkey melt?

    • @jovanyalaniz8642
      @jovanyalaniz8642 2 роки тому +9

      @@sq7238 you have to stay persistent now bill will always go back to the resturant for a turkey melt and so will new customers. a win win situation all from one guy who stayed on top of the task

    • @sq7238
      @sq7238 2 роки тому +4

      @@jovanyalaniz8642 thats exactly my point, why’d the restaurant deserve Bills business if they couldn’t be bothered to accommodate à the simplest request ?? Of course the restaurants going to be a happy camper with a loyal customer, but when (before finally agreeing to make the Turkey melts, ofc) did they put in the work to make Bill a loyal customer ??

    • @jovanyalaniz8642
      @jovanyalaniz8642 2 роки тому +1

      @@sq7238 Good Point.

  • @BrendanJSmith
    @BrendanJSmith 3 роки тому +226

    As someone who's worked taking orders, the amount of times I've had to shut down people who ask for Coke and tell them we have Pepsi is pretty much perfectly represented here.

    • @hilaryapril7043
      @hilaryapril7043 2 роки тому +12

      Does shut down mean shut up....Pepsi ugh ! Coca cola is the real thing

    • @poopypants8815
      @poopypants8815 2 роки тому

      @@hilaryapril7043 if u can’t accept Pepsi instead of coke u must be a white woman

    • @esat189
      @esat189 2 роки тому +5

      I always ask for C O L A. I think folks say coke as a generic term. Like Q TIPS for cotton swabs and Kleenex For facial tissue etc. Before the coke Pepsi marketing was Noone cared what kind of cola they were served. There were hundreds of regional andocal brands all over the USA.

    • @rockymypug
      @rockymypug 2 роки тому +6

      Pepsi sucks.

    • @BrendanJSmith
      @BrendanJSmith 2 роки тому +1

      @@rockymypug Irrelevant.

  • @LegendaryCanary
    @LegendaryCanary 5 років тому +241

    bill murray was already old when he was young

  • @makeminefreedom
    @makeminefreedom 6 місяців тому +45

    I love watching the original cast together again. Thank you.

    • @oldrocker74
      @oldrocker74 2 місяці тому +1

      I purchased the first five seasons over 10+ years ago. I'm ready for the 50th Anniversary in 2025!

    • @robertgreen9980
      @robertgreen9980 2 місяці тому +1

      The Not Ready For Prime Time Players.
      I saw this on a Saturday night TV, live, it was from New York.
      (Chase tumbles)

  • @favrerules04
    @favrerules04 5 років тому +1076

    My boss just walked through the room and he saw my screen before I could minimize the window...he just looked at me and said, "Chee-bugga chee-bugga chee-bugga!" True story.

    • @brianfitzsimmons6074
      @brianfitzsimmons6074 5 років тому +36

      You must really be Phil Collins with your obsession of cheeseburgers

    • @Phooie
      @Phooie 5 років тому +14

      How fun could that have been!

    • @favrerules04
      @favrerules04 5 років тому +9

      @ben gib you don't know my boss

    • @rocknroller77
      @rocknroller77 5 років тому +3

      Mustard Tiger

    • @joeheid2776
      @joeheid2776 5 років тому +16

      Coolest boss ever

  • @eltravo2112
    @eltravo2112 4 роки тому +146

    “We’re all out of hamburgers. However, we do have cheeseburgers”

    • @aliensoup2420
      @aliensoup2420 3 роки тому +3

      if you ordered a cheeseburger without cheese, they would probably have a brain aneurysm.

    • @AJ_Deadshow
      @AJ_Deadshow 2 роки тому

      No bourgie! No cheesebourgie, no hambourgie, no bourgie!

  • @ctwishkeyprn2039
    @ctwishkeyprn2039 3 роки тому +172

    I would've died in that audience smelling the good smell of fresh cheeseburgers grilling and pessi! Lol

    • @davidpatrickcox3004
      @davidpatrickcox3004 3 роки тому +13

      I hope they didn't waste those burgers. I wonder if they fed the audience? Or, the rest of the crew? In any case, I've always loved these Olympia Diner skits!

    • @Circuitssmith
      @Circuitssmith Рік тому +3

      @@davidpatrickcox3004
      According to some people who claim to have been there, the cast and crew didn’t let the burgers go to waste and enjoyed them after the show.

  • @DrStephenStrange
    @DrStephenStrange Рік тому +43

    My goodness. Just look at all the comic talent contained in just that one sketch!

    • @nathanlovik1753
      @nathanlovik1753 3 місяці тому +2

      And despite this it still manages to NOT be funny. Classic SNL was massively overrated.

    • @DrStephenStrange
      @DrStephenStrange 2 місяці тому

      @@nathanlovik1753 Not to anyone with a sense of humor.
      But seriously, everyone's different regarding what they think is funny.
      I know there are/were a lot of people that would disagree with you.

    • @poika22
      @poika22 2 місяці тому

      @@DrStephenStrange I mean the joke is that they only serve cheeseburgers? And it took 4 minutes to communicate that "joke"? I know my dad loved this skit too, and all these people went on to make actually funny stuff, but god damn there must not have been a lot of good comedy around in the 70s if this was considered a "classic" skit.

  • @denvan3143
    @denvan3143 3 роки тому +87

    This is a real place in Chicago. It’s called the Billygoat Tavern. I was there in the late 1990s. You won’t see it when you come to the address; it’s down a set of stairs to the underground world of Chicago. Photographs of local celebrities line the wall on the right. They have Coke, no Pepsi, chips, no fries. Order three cheeseburgers and the man at the counter shouts over his shoulder “Cheeseburger! Cheeseburger! Cheeseburger!” The man at the grill yells back “Cheeseburger! Cheeseburger! Cheeseburger!“ The cheeseburgers are pretty good.
    🍔🍔🍔

    • @LumiHyseni
      @LumiHyseni 3 роки тому +5

      This scene was inspired by John Belushis dads place.

    • @trafficsignal101
      @trafficsignal101 3 роки тому +2

      The first episode was in the late 70's. I was still in Jr. high school. The Billy Goat Tavern must have stole the idea.

    • @flyingwithtime
      @flyingwithtime 3 роки тому +6

      @@trafficsignal101 The Billy Goat was founded in the 30's. Belushi grew up in Chicago and met Akyroyd while they were both living there. The OP is right: this sketch was inspired by the Billy Goat.

    • @willshaw3493
      @willshaw3493 3 роки тому +2

      There are a couple Billy Goats...I think the original is down the stairs below Michigan Avenue, but there's also one on the other side of the Loop.

    • @liamstacey419
      @liamstacey419 3 роки тому +1

      All true

  • @morgana.1269
    @morgana.1269 4 роки тому +118

    If anyone is ever in Chicago and wants to go to the place that inspired the skit it is called the Billy Goat Tavern. There’s locations on Madison, lower Michigan, at Navy pier, and at the airport. The owners are really nice and they have the best burgers ever.

    • @trenthall1427
      @trenthall1427 3 роки тому +2

      that is AWESOME!!!!!

    • @adzisme
      @adzisme 3 роки тому

      Which airport? There are 2 in Chicago

    • @dalethelander3781
      @dalethelander3781 3 роки тому

      @@adzisme ORD.

    • @nikkib6604
      @nikkib6604 3 роки тому +4

      Just went by accident this past weekend!! Really good - most affordable meal in all of Chicago!

    • @usedforks
      @usedforks 3 роки тому +1

      With the amount they make I would certainly hope so

  • @gj8683
    @gj8683 5 років тому +79

    Gilda: "I'll have the usual." John: "Cheeseburger!" Cracked me up.

  • @NS1.
    @NS1. 6 місяців тому +15

    I am kinda blown away by the acting. Also, the set and the writing itself. This seems to be way better than all the other snl skits I've seen from this era.

  • @garyaugustus1009
    @garyaugustus1009 5 років тому +308

    "Chiz boigah... No Coke, PEPsi..No fry, cheeps."

  • @tojiroh
    @tojiroh 8 років тому +543

    I like the part where he said "cheeseburger".

  • @ExtremelyOCD
    @ExtremelyOCD 5 років тому +286

    Classic, total classic! Talk about a powerhouse of talent. The first era of SNL will NEVER be matched!!

    • @waylontassone8732
      @waylontassone8732 5 років тому +21

      The crew of the late 80's and early 90's was pretty talented. The Bad Boys of SNL Sandler,Spade,Carvey,Myers just to name a few

    • @b_side8669
      @b_side8669 5 років тому +2

      Amen brother

    • @tylerpuszczewicz2535
      @tylerpuszczewicz2535 5 років тому +9

      @@waylontassone8732 Don't forget about Farley.

    • @jackag24
      @jackag24 5 років тому +7

      Why do we always hold them up on a pedestal never to be taken down? instead we should be looking towards the next generation of people that can be just as good as them!

    • @matthewnickerson9962
      @matthewnickerson9962 5 років тому +1

      @@waylontassone8732 Both groups were great, as shown by their movie careers.

  • @lawoftheuniverse8089
    @lawoftheuniverse8089 Рік тому +37

    45 Years Later and it's still Funny as Hell...Real Talent Back Then...!!!

    • @4catmomma150
      @4catmomma150 5 місяців тому

      Talent like this no longer exists because the Left outlawed humor.

    • @JTRocks1
      @JTRocks1 Місяць тому

      DAMN RIGHT!!! 👍😃

  • @leebeehh3905
    @leebeehh3905 2 роки тому +167

    Even a simple scene like that shows the amazing talent this show had during this era. They nailed it perfectly -- even the accents. You felt like you were an actual patron in this highly dysfunctional diner.

    • @catherineshaw1122
      @catherineshaw1122 2 роки тому +3

      Aw, it's a classic joint here, we still love it.

    • @MrRezRising
      @MrRezRising 2 роки тому +7

      That was all Belushi. This character is based on his father, an Albanian who immigrated to Canada and opened....wait for it....a diner. John worked there as a kid.
      He basically studied for this character his whole life.
      EDIT: Chicago, not Canada (that was the other Blues Brother) and while his dad did have a diner named, "Olympia", this was based on a Chicago diner, and the character was based on his uncle who ran a food cart in North Chicago.
      My bad. 🙂

    • @obi-potobi790
      @obi-potobi790 2 роки тому +5

      Crazy that SNL has been going for so many years and this is still deemed to be the best cast.

    • @MrRezRising
      @MrRezRising 2 роки тому +3

      @@obi-potobi790 I think that's bc the original cast were the only ones allowed to fully improvise scenes. After the original cast left, Lorne left too for four years ('80-'84) which is when, under Dick Ebersol, the modern format of writing and scripting, using cue cards, etc. became the norm. When Lorne returned, he stuck to the new format, which has great moments, but does lack the energy and general over the top craziness of eg Gilda's monologues as a little kid (Amy Pohler's "Rick Rick Rick!" comes close), or Belushi's Weekend Update reports.

    • @leonardo899
      @leonardo899 2 роки тому +2

      So there was a time when SNL was not about Donald Trump?

  • @iammontecristo
    @iammontecristo 8 років тому +434

    Last time I flew threw Chicago O'Hare, I got some food from one place that had a sign that had "Olympia Cafe"/ "Cheeseburger! Cheeseburger! Cheeseburger!" on it. I couldn't stop laughing

    • @tylerkeller8869
      @tylerkeller8869 5 років тому +6

      iammontecristo *through

    • @tylerkeller8869
      @tylerkeller8869 5 років тому +3

      Still funnyburger

    • @TheSjuris
      @TheSjuris 5 років тому +20

      iammontecristo Aah the Billy Goat Tavern at OHare.

    • @Rowebot15
      @Rowebot15 5 років тому +3

      So, whatdya order, cheeseburger? Pepsi?

    • @johncorbin9599
      @johncorbin9599 5 років тому +2

      No. Frickin. Way!

  • @frankpitochelli6786
    @frankpitochelli6786 5 років тому +30

    The sets they used with actual working grill and the diner look, counter etc...
    Those were classic yrs, and I got to see them first hand, SNL was in a class on own.

  • @babyyodasizzurp3042
    @babyyodasizzurp3042 2 роки тому +26

    Went to the Billy Goat tavern last night and it was one of the best burgers i’ve ever had along with the nicest cook i have ever met!

    • @oldtimer794
      @oldtimer794 Рік тому

      I ordered a single burger at the Billy Goat and the guy said "No singles today, only doubles and triples." So I had a double and it was great!!

    • @hectorlopez1069
      @hectorlopez1069 6 місяців тому +1

      But it's no pepsi, coke.

  • @grawakendream8980
    @grawakendream8980 4 роки тому +131

    3:04 Him grabbing ice with his hands and stuffing it in the drink got no audible reaction from the audience because this was acceptable in 1978. In 2020 it's the biggest laugh in the sketch

    • @annamariegotschall2874
      @annamariegotschall2874 3 роки тому +3

      It wasn't the biggest laugh 🙄

    • @PanelDaze
      @PanelDaze 2 роки тому +5

      also, smoking

    • @eltravo2112
      @eltravo2112 2 роки тому +1

      Ice grab @ 1:51

    • @bobzelley5100
      @bobzelley5100 2 роки тому +3

      It is still acceptable in most countries . Most countries are lucky to have the means for ice . Nice to be in the top 1% and worry about such things

    • @grawakendream8980
      @grawakendream8980 2 роки тому +1

      @@bobzelley5100 at least you're outwardly appreciative of your privileged status anyway

  • @melissahorn6091
    @melissahorn6091 5 років тому +49

    I remember this skit, watched it live. So many classic cast members. 👍

  • @neilyaremchuk6798
    @neilyaremchuk6798 5 років тому +224

    I miss the old Greek run coneys in Detroit. These guys never wrote anything down, orders were always right and food arrived about ten seconds after you ordered it.

    • @CrowTRobot-ni7zu
      @CrowTRobot-ni7zu 5 років тому +24

      Neil Yaremchuk And they charge you almost nothing, and you get a ton of food. I love those places. I try to get down to Lafayette every chance I get. Otherwise, Leo’s is a great substitute.

    • @neilyaremchuk6798
      @neilyaremchuk6798 5 років тому +6

      @@CrowTRobot-ni7zu Nowadays, I just stick with Red Hots Coney Island in Highland Park. One of the last places that makes their own chili while everyone else just buys it from National.

    • @CrowTRobot-ni7zu
      @CrowTRobot-ni7zu 5 років тому +2

      Neil Yaremchuk I’ll have to try that place sometime.

    • @mattf49006
      @mattf49006 5 років тому +8

      And a ice cold Vernors or Faygo pop

    • @americangiant1003
      @americangiant1003 5 років тому +3

      @@neilyaremchuk6798 Or if you ever in the NYC area, go to Nathan's famous Restaurant in Coney Island, NY. Home of the famous Hot Dog Eating Contest shown on ESPN on July 4 for years now.

  • @stephenscott6570
    @stephenscott6570 Рік тому +59

    I am so happy I passed through the years of SNL when these comedians were the ones.

    • @phyllisanngodfrey6137
      @phyllisanngodfrey6137 Рік тому

      Hashtag METOO…..in a good way 😉🤪😅🤣

    • @geraldsobel3470
      @geraldsobel3470 Рік тому

      @@phyllisanngodfrey6137 Yes, and don't forget Chevy Chase too!

    • @AOMartialArts
      @AOMartialArts Рік тому

      You mean: when it was funny.
      Yup.

    • @oldrocker74
      @oldrocker74 Рік тому

      That's why I have the first five seasons on DVD!

    • @nstark1066
      @nstark1066 Рік тому

      I remember this skit triggered the munchies every time! Pepsi surely got plenty of publicity

  • @jeffsadon552
    @jeffsadon552 5 років тому +187

    Smoking cigarettes and flipping burgers

    • @darylabrams2
      @darylabrams2 5 років тому +18

      Back in the day people could smoke on the job. I've worked with old construction and industrial workers who told me how they used to drink beers at lunch and even on the job

    • @Craig2760
      @Craig2760 5 років тому +6

      In high school (the 70’s) I worked in the meat dept of a ma and pa grocery store. The head meat cutter, a WWII vet, had a cigarette either in his mouth or on the corner of the cutting table all day. When we swept the floors at closing time the store floor was littered with cig butts from customers.

    • @Greendragon434
      @Greendragon434 5 років тому +4

      I think it's a toothpick in his mouth, though

    • @nkuhlman677
      @nkuhlman677 5 років тому

      έτσι όπως πρέπει.

    • @akiraman26
      @akiraman26 5 років тому +11

      God miss yhe day when people wasnt pussy pansy’s

  • @chipwhite7170
    @chipwhite7170 5 років тому +595

    Thats the best snl crew ever the original not ready for prime time players

    • @seanm3226
      @seanm3226 5 років тому +12

      Late ‘80’s/early ‘90’s cast most talented.

    • @briangenthner5500
      @briangenthner5500 5 років тому +4

      Get over it

    • @chipwhite7170
      @chipwhite7170 5 років тому +6

      @@briangenthner5500 oh trust me we are over it

    • @chipwhite7170
      @chipwhite7170 5 років тому +6

      @Dire Straits whoa there cheech im not a liberal jesus they were funny and poked fun at both sides,nobody was safe from their humor

    • @seanm3226
      @seanm3226 5 років тому +6

      Chip White “...poked fun at both sides”? Well that certainly isn’t the case this century. How many clever SNL political skits do you remember during the Obama years? It was ‘hands off’.

  • @catherineshaw1122
    @catherineshaw1122 2 роки тому +30

    For anyone not aware, this was based on a legendary Chicago joint, Billy Goat Tavern. They used to have solely burgers, chips and Pepsi. Now they have more items but my god the cheeseburgers were soooo good. And they ran their counter back then just like this, lol.

    • @flickmonger87
      @flickmonger87 2 роки тому +5

      I can testify that the burgers are still just as good

    • @DoomPlague
      @DoomPlague 2 роки тому +3

      I'll never forget my one visit there about 14 years ago. A friend ordered first to purposefully upset the older guy taking orders by ordering a coke and fries, so that our other friend behind him was extra intimidated. The second friend never got the two burgers he ordered and was too afraid to ask about it.

    • @catherineshaw1122
      @catherineshaw1122 2 роки тому +2

      @@DoomPlague they're used to that but I'm sure they also find it annoying sometimes. People have done that ever since they opened, hence the sketch.

    • @yeniczek
      @yeniczek 11 місяців тому +1

      @@flickmonger87 and cheap :) Yep, the atmosphere adds a lot, but I always return when visiting Chicago.

    • @JoeHarkinsHimself
      @JoeHarkinsHimself 3 місяці тому

      @catherineshaw1122 NOT TRUE. the lunchroom is based on the one John's father ran in a west side factory.

  • @michaelp6794
    @michaelp6794 7 місяців тому +40

    More talent in this one scene than we’ve seen on Saturday Night Live in the past 10 years.

  • @ronaldzent4845
    @ronaldzent4845 2 роки тому +51

    The best and funniest cast ever for SNL, nothing like Belushi, Akroyd, Radner, Curtin and the skits and comedic timing

  • @stevenwright6573
    @stevenwright6573 5 років тому +217

    Anybody remember Belushi singing as Joe Cocker....along side Joe Cocker? If that memory didn't make you smile...your sense of humor has 0 pulse lol.

    • @legmaker50
      @legmaker50 5 років тому +12

      I remember Belushi's imitation of Cocker while singing with him. His weird arm movements and mannerisms were comedy gold.

    • @xaenon
      @xaenon 5 років тому +10

      I remember a LOT of the old SNL. You know, when it was ACTUALLY funny.

    • @rossjones5741
      @rossjones5741 5 років тому +6

      I mainly remember John Bulishi as one of the Blues brothers. All golden comedy.

    • @xaenon
      @xaenon 5 років тому +6

      @@rossjones5741 I think the old 'news commentary' bits he did were utterly hilarious. Watching him slowly transform from a perfectly normal commentator into a raving lunatic. I loved him as Bluto in Animal House, too.
      For instance:
      ua-cam.com/video/q7vtWB4owdE/v-deo.html

    • @edmusick7794
      @edmusick7794 5 років тому +1

      Yes I remember how unfunny that skit was too.

  • @jimratliff2753
    @jimratliff2753 2 роки тому +22

    Still to this day remember watching that live. The '70s was Saturday night live could not be beat. The best comedians the funniest skits and the best music. You will never top it!

    • @daniela.jimerson3486
      @daniela.jimerson3486 Рік тому

      The ‘70s……the last great decade.

    • @MManv84
      @MManv84 6 місяців тому

      What would be more impressive is if you watch any on SNL in the 70s which was *NOT* live, lol. Because that would have required owning a super rare/expensive vhs or beta machine

  • @phyllisanngodfrey6137
    @phyllisanngodfrey6137 Рік тому +34

    It never gets old 😂

  • @whoward6258
    @whoward6258 5 років тому +40

    True comedy from some of the best. This cast was truly hysterical.

  • @chi-townye
    @chi-townye 4 роки тому +56

    Fact: The Restaurant is real. It’s in Chicago. It’s Called Billy Goat Tavern

    • @seanpatrickcain2
      @seanpatrickcain2 4 роки тому +3

      I'm there

    • @everettallan
      @everettallan 4 роки тому +3

      It's Loosly based On the Billy Goat Tavern....But John's father had a Arminia restaurant. So He mix both into this skit.

    • @liverpoolishgirl
      @liverpoolishgirl 3 роки тому +1

      My parents met when my Mother worked at The Billy Goat Tavern.

    • @joejonas3684
      @joejonas3684 3 роки тому +2

      Yep! Great place I’ve gone there many times. Also another fun fact the family that owns the Billy Goat Tavern is the Sianis family which is the same family that put the infamous Billy Goat curse on the Cubs

    • @clintmurdock119
      @clintmurdock119 3 роки тому +1

      Not a fan of it because their buns are so big the meat to bread ratio is fucked. You have to get the triple cheeseburger just to make it even.

  • @razorsedge5145
    @razorsedge5145 5 років тому +73

    That’s my type of restaurant, nothing but cheese burgers, Pepsi, and chips. Love the classic SNL.

    • @hollyb6885
      @hollyb6885 4 роки тому +2

      Avalanche Fan Breakfast of champions

    • @hollywoodharriet13
      @hollywoodharriet13 4 роки тому +6

      When sodas were made with sugar and weren't weighted down with all that high fructose corn syrup.

    • @clintmurdock119
      @clintmurdock119 3 роки тому +4

      Then stop by the Billy Goat Tavern if youre ever in Chicago. Thats the place the skit is based on.

    • @jeremyb408
      @jeremyb408 2 роки тому

      if they run out of cheeseburgers you can get eggs too - you just have to be patient

  • @crazydude-cx2be
    @crazydude-cx2be Рік тому +16

    That is epic, Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray and John Belushi oh and Gilda Radner..so young at that time and to see them in their element and prime...wow

  • @kurtzimmerman1637
    @kurtzimmerman1637 5 років тому +42

    I watched this every week when I was a teenager. One of the best casts ever

  • @joemasters2270
    @joemasters2270 4 роки тому +33

    Imagine being in the studio & smelling those burgers - just watching this is making me hungry

  • @Superduperreverb
    @Superduperreverb 5 років тому +126

    The Billy Goat Tavern in Chicago

    • @davepruiksma111
      @davepruiksma111 5 років тому +8

      That’s it! Been there!

    • @Dan-ge1pz
      @Dan-ge1pz 5 років тому +10

      Yep, Billy Goat Tavern. Been there. Even ordered a coke because I forgot. They corrected me.

    • @michaelwertzy9808
      @michaelwertzy9808 5 років тому +5

      Describe anything truthfully about 'Billy Goat', besides it being in Chicago! You have a "shot & a beer" and a corned beef & Swiss! Fries, no chips! How about "Millers Pub" or the "Blackhawk" or the "Golden Ox". The "Billy Goat" was renowned for being a hangout for mainly newspaper reporters and editors, and cops! Mike Royko, Bill Veeck at Millers, he had his own designated corner barstool! Dem days are long gone! Fibbers!

    • @johnlatham7111
      @johnlatham7111 5 років тому +4

      @@Dan-ge1pz they serve Coke not Pepsi at the Billygoat. I ate lunch there today.

    • @Davey_Does
      @Davey_Does 5 років тому +3

      The elderly original owner gave me a free cheezborger on my birthday at the taste of Chicago.

  • @mjcruiser4238
    @mjcruiser4238 Рік тому +17

    This holds up so well over the years -always brings a smile

  • @speedgeek5494
    @speedgeek5494 3 роки тому +7

    I don't know why the Greeks had diners all over Chicago but some of the best food anywhere. Gyros and eggs for breakfast, good hangover cure and if you ate before you went to bed after a long night, good hangover preventer.

    • @catherineshaw1122
      @catherineshaw1122 2 роки тому +1

      So true. Billy Goats is still going strong, which this was based on, but we lost many others, like the Melrose. The under 40 crowd don't get diners.

  • @joolslaloosh
    @joolslaloosh 3 роки тому +20

    What a trip! I realized when I saw this back in the day that it was incredible because they were actually cooking hamburgers on a live TV set.

    • @harperstacey9604
      @harperstacey9604 2 роки тому +2

      I bet those hamburgers were delicious. From Ms. Harper Stacey.

  • @jasondownsnet
    @jasondownsnet 2 роки тому +22

    I love this sketch. I return to watch it like once a year. Always makes me smile.

    • @harperstacey9604
      @harperstacey9604 2 роки тому

      The first year of Saturday night live was the best. From Ms. Harper Stacey.

    • @seanscott7070
      @seanscott7070 2 роки тому

      I watch it every 22.7 years, and thats too much.

  • @John_Locke_108
    @John_Locke_108 Рік тому +12

    The look of confusion from my 7 year old whenever I quote this sketch at a diner is priceless.

  • @huss1205
    @huss1205 10 років тому +208

    cheezeburger, cheezeburger, cheezeburger, two pepsi, one chips; these guys were ahead of their time...

  • @geraldpatterson3903
    @geraldpatterson3903 3 роки тому +26

    Am I the only one impressed at how all out they went with the diner props

  • @faceman2556
    @faceman2556 5 років тому +44

    About damn time they put this video back on UA-cam for a while it was gone

  • @marcelmallory2761
    @marcelmallory2761 2 роки тому +2

    How a premise so simple has stood the test of time and remained funny.......

  • @NickFILM17
    @NickFILM17 4 роки тому +17

    I haven't seen anything so funny in a long time!!! My parents are Greek but I was raised in the UK. We also had a fast food joint and all the mannerisms really hit home. Jon Belushi, Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd all play it great!! I love it when Jon Belushi hits Bill Murray with the menu, I love it when Bill Murray nods his head not understanding the customer and I love how Dan Aykroyd is casually smoking a cigarette whilst making the burgers. I'll have to watch all the late 70's early 80s SNL skits. Too funny.

  • @dharmabeachbum6330
    @dharmabeachbum6330 5 років тому +104

    "No eggs. Cheeseburger."My favorite era of SNL.

  • @MirandaJ157
    @MirandaJ157 8 років тому +63

    John Belushi - awesome in every way, may you be singing with the angels of the blues 😊

    • @tolfan4438
      @tolfan4438 5 років тому +6

      How awesome was John Belushi? Starring in the number one television show starring in the number one movie singing on the number one single on both the rock and blues charts as well as the number one album on both the rock and blues charts all at the same time that's how awesome he was

    • @sheriffburfordt.justice4488
      @sheriffburfordt.justice4488 5 років тому +2

      I would rather he stayed with us.

  • @dantuttle3463
    @dantuttle3463 2 роки тому +7

    I was always impressed with the detail in this skit that not only looks like a real restaurant, but they are really frying hamburgers. Amazing !

  • @cjvasta8756
    @cjvasta8756 2 роки тому +34

    Amazing. They're actually cooking real burgers live on television.

    • @soranraina4391
      @soranraina4391 2 роки тому +2

      that studio had to have been smelling good

    • @Circuitssmith
      @Circuitssmith Рік тому

      That’s the magic of “live”.

  • @22trem
    @22trem 5 років тому +46

    I just don't see Belushi saying "no coke"

    • @gracefulton7817
      @gracefulton7817 3 роки тому

      lol

    • @willard2729
      @willard2729 3 роки тому +1

      That’s exactly the smug humor they practiced right up the belushi’s death

    • @justinstearns9723
      @justinstearns9723 3 роки тому

      If he’d have said it more often he might still be here..

    • @bobspence5322
      @bobspence5322 3 роки тому

      no cocaine.. he did it all. just "hep c"..get it.. haha HEP C?? yeh you got it i think.

    • @boataxe4605
      @boataxe4605 3 роки тому

      @@justinstearns9723 Or if he had not decided to mix it with heroin.

  • @annetteathanasatos1229
    @annetteathanasatos1229 4 роки тому +14

    I am Greek, & this is a great version of a Greek lunchnette. YASOU''''

  • @ronb8052
    @ronb8052 Рік тому +63

    This was done in 1978, and it's still funnier today than anything on the new SNL.

    • @FortifiedEnhancements
      @FortifiedEnhancements Рік тому +6

      To each their own. Must be the nostalgia because it didn’t live up to the hype for me.

    • @razenhell6514
      @razenhell6514 Рік тому

      @@FortifiedEnhancements You've probably told that before.

    • @JamesDavidWalley
      @JamesDavidWalley Рік тому +1

      ...or any version of SNL for the past four decades.

    • @Johndoe345-k2d
      @Johndoe345-k2d Рік тому +2

      Sucked in 78
      sucks worse 2023

    • @MisterMikeTexas
      @MisterMikeTexas Рік тому

      Anything's funnier than the latest SNL!

  • @farhanmahalludin
    @farhanmahalludin 9 років тому +85

    Watching this somehow makes me hungry

    • @ederanged7960
      @ederanged7960 5 років тому +1

      Ah the good old days, when wounds went septic and ankles gave yer tent a pole.. I miss the war.

    • @kams7170
      @kams7170 5 років тому +1

      Yes! Cheeseburger from a N.Y. mom and pop restaurant

    • @MrMustangMan
      @MrMustangMan 5 років тому +2

      makes me sad....... life will never be as good as it was back then....... :-(

    • @joejonas3684
      @joejonas3684 3 роки тому

      @@kams7170 actually this skit is based on the real life Billy Goat Tavern in Chicago, Belushi’s hometown

  • @TheErik249
    @TheErik249 Рік тому +3

    Cheeburga Cheeburga Cheeburga.
    Petsi Petsi Petsi.
    Cheep Cheep Cheep.
    I love this skit.
    I watched this the night that they aired this episode.
    I was 13 yrs old.
    Good memories!

  • @harryknutts8428
    @harryknutts8428 Рік тому +27

    I don’t know why but ice cold Pepsi sounds real good and I could almost go for a cheeseburger and some chips

  • @AlexanderWeurding
    @AlexanderWeurding Рік тому +7

    This is gold!

  • @RickyB1959
    @RickyB1959 2 місяці тому +3

    Recommend watching this to anyone telling you old school SNL was funnier than SNL today.

    • @raw_oyster
      @raw_oyster 2 місяці тому

      Lol
      Exactly
      People are still saying it's the funniest snl video, in the comments 😆😆😆

  • @steedblackman1615
    @steedblackman1615 5 років тому +50

    God a love places like this. These greasy spoon diners are the absolute best. And those cheeseburgers look so damn good!

    • @EphemeralProductions
      @EphemeralProductions 4 роки тому +1

      I just ate and I STILL want one! Lol

    • @weswolever7477
      @weswolever7477 4 роки тому +2

      The kind of cheeseburgers that make your arteries harden just thinking about them.

  • @importantguycommenting8156
    @importantguycommenting8156 5 років тому +11

    the golden diamond platinum year of SNL = Belushi+Murray+Akroyd

  • @a.i.privilege1233
    @a.i.privilege1233 Рік тому +3

    I was lucky to have watched these as a kid. That's probably why I have the sense of humor that I do.

  • @MorePower8679
    @MorePower8679 4 роки тому +66

    The best part: this is based on a real place

    • @Dreamskater100
      @Dreamskater100 3 роки тому

      Which place? & I hope it's still like this!

    • @iamgroot6965
      @iamgroot6965 3 роки тому +1

      @@Dreamskater100 john belushis dad had a restaurant, it was based on that and jon belushis character was based his dad

    • @boataxe4605
      @boataxe4605 3 роки тому +8

      It’s a combination of the restaurant that John’s dad had, and The Billy Goat tavern in Chicago where Belushi, Don Novello and many other Second City people hung out.

    • @G1NG_54
      @G1NG_54 3 роки тому +1

      its amazing going into the Billy Goat on game day for the hawks and all you hear is this. a real Chicago classic.

    • @boataxe4605
      @boataxe4605 3 роки тому +5

      @@G1NG_54 Yes, but it sounds like you went to the one by the United Center, which is cool, but all of the history is in the one on lower Hubbard.

  • @CarbunkleLand
    @CarbunkleLand 3 роки тому +40

    At 3:36 when John Belushi is pointing out to a customer how everyone in the diner has ordered a cheeseburger and Dan Aykroyd repeats what he says as he's putting meat on the grill thinking that it's another order!

  • @deletedwaffles
    @deletedwaffles 3 роки тому +40

    I never realized how much Greek themed skits they've done over the years.

    • @elipav484
      @elipav484 3 роки тому +5

      malakas

    • @hefeibao
      @hefeibao 3 роки тому +6

      Lots of Greeks in Chicago where several of these folks started. At least, there used to be.

    • @charles77314
      @charles77314 2 роки тому +1

      @@hefeibao Papou used to own a resturant in Chicago back in the day. Still a fairly sizeable Greek population there to this day.

  • @cbroz7492
    @cbroz7492 Рік тому +2

    ...love Ackroydcookong with the cigarette hanging from his lips and the ashes falling onto the grill..

  • @Jiltedin2007
    @Jiltedin2007 5 років тому +13

    CHEESEBURGER, CHEESEBURGER, CHEESEBURGER. No Coke, Pepsi! 😂

  • @4redniwediS
    @4redniwediS 5 років тому +74

    The original cast was the best!

    • @willard2729
      @willard2729 3 роки тому

      They were smug and unfunny

    • @NeverSaySandwich1
      @NeverSaySandwich1 3 роки тому +2

      @@willard2729 They were bubby and unsmuggy

    • @jackprescott9652
      @jackprescott9652 3 роки тому

      @@willard2729 agree... i don´t know how this show could be that big at that time with all those silly and stupid sketches... i guess everybody was drunk or high in the mid 70's !

    • @jackprescott9652
      @jackprescott9652 3 роки тому

      @John Carter you´re drunk or high now

  • @izzybeau8183
    @izzybeau8183 2 роки тому +13

    I miss this classic humor the stuff today can't compare to the classics! Telling a story, setting up dialogue and characters everything works and the comedy comes naturally. This is what SNL spirit is about. Wish they have all SNL seasons on dvd.

  • @emmymorris7648
    @emmymorris7648 6 місяців тому +2

    “Cheeseburger, cheeseburger, cheeseburger!” “Chips!” “Pepsi, Pepsi, Pepsi!” My family and I still quote this one all the time! 😆😆

  • @jorgedacosta8957
    @jorgedacosta8957 5 років тому +23

    It blew my mind seeing John Belushi in this video. Rest in Peace John and you were taken to early.

    • @janellmeads1399
      @janellmeads1399 5 років тому +1

      my friend asked me how do you have a funeral for someone that dies from drugs refering to Whitney Houston. shit its the same no matter the cause noone mentions the cancer, car accident, shooting you speak up the uplifting parts of life. if they actually knew the person then you know what happened

    • @Gabby9292K1
      @Gabby9292K1 5 років тому

      jojo DaCosta Just say No!

    • @jorgedacosta8957
      @jorgedacosta8957 5 років тому

      @@Gabby9292K1 It dont help that he is gone!

  • @ceofounder
    @ceofounder 5 років тому +11

    God bless the soul of the late great comedic genius John Belushi.

  • @curtismcphee8550
    @curtismcphee8550 5 років тому +10

    I love that they installed a real flattop grill on set. They must have been cooking burgers all day.

  • @jarrodbarkley9061
    @jarrodbarkley9061 6 місяців тому +2

    Bill Murray's nervous nodding as he understands nothing. 😂😂😂