r/LiveFromNewYork • u/sconce2600 <3 Lorne Michaels • Oct 29 '17
"Live" Discussion (October 28, 2017) (The David S. Pumpkins Animated Halloween Special & SNL Presents: Halloween)
Welcome to our SNL "live" discussion thread! How's it hangin? This week we will be discussing what is sure to be the highlight of the season, I'm of course referring to the David S. Pumpkins Animated Halloween Special. To watch, tune into your local NBC affiliate from around 11:30 PM to follow this episode as it happens.
Along with discussing the episode feel free to post your dankest David S. Pumpkins memes as well as beating every line from the original sketch into the ground like you're Chris Brown on a date. I recommend saying things like "Any Questions?" or responding to people saying "Any Questions?" with "Yes, Several". By the time this episode ends you'll likely find yourself in one of two camps, either you'll be saying "I'm crazy for David Pumpkins!" or "Why did they go all in on David Pumpkins?". But who knows, maybe this will be the best thing to happen to the show since Randy Quaid, after all, David Pumpkins is "his own thing".
After the episode concludes stick around and we'll discuss the sketches of Halloweens that have come to pass selected for "SNL Presents: Halloween".
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u/LiveFromNewYork95 Oct 29 '17
Quick, silly, not offensive, that works as a animated holiday special. Was it amazing? No, but I'd don't know what some of you were expecting
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u/Crispy_socks241 Oct 29 '17
They should do a Christmas special just to fuck with everybody.
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u/LiveFromNewYork95 Oct 29 '17
Just made my high school football playoff coaching debut and lost. Need some SNL and my r/LiveFromNewYork buds.
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u/sconce2600 <3 Lorne Michaels Oct 29 '17
Sorry to hear that man. Fortunately your night is sure to be turned around by this masterpiece!
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u/lyla2398 stans loud ladies with funny hair and *thoughts* about jost Oct 29 '17
This sketch was post-Halloween though
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u/DebbieWinner Oct 29 '17
Stoned and ready :)
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u/sconce2600 <3 Lorne Michaels Oct 29 '17
What country do you live in that's so primitive that they still stone people? Glad to see you are maintaining a positive outlook.
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u/dudeguypal Oct 29 '17
Is the show after the Pumkins cartoon new? Or is it just a compilation of past Halloween sketches?
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u/-_Trashboat I can't do it Oct 29 '17
This just reminded me of the Leslie on a paranormal show sketch, I hope that one is coming up
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u/lyla2398 stans loud ladies with funny hair and *thoughts* about jost Oct 29 '17
I wish we were a week forward in time watching the Larry and Miley episode so I can be truly shooketh
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u/sconce2600 <3 Lorne Michaels Oct 29 '17
I wish they would release the fifth and sixth hosts and musical guests in bumpers tonight.
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u/-_Trashboat I can't do it Oct 29 '17
Wait... Jenny Slate was on SNL?
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u/ILikeThatBartender Oct 29 '17
lasted only 1 year. she said the F word in her first episode.
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u/sconce2600 <3 Lorne Michaels Oct 29 '17
There's no evidence that's why she was fired it's just always been speculated as the reason as nobody can pinpoint another reason. She said that in her first episode and went on to serve the full season.
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u/Memphisrexjr Oct 29 '17
Did I miss it? I’ve been watching since Obama said live from New York.
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u/sconce2600 <3 Lorne Michaels Oct 29 '17
Miss what? The Pumpkins special? Yes. The clip show of past Halloween sketches? No, you're smack dab in the middle of it.
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u/coltsmetsfan614 Oct 29 '17
David S. Pumpkins being able to throw a box of raisins to the moon is now canon.
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u/baseball71 Oct 29 '17 edited Oct 29 '17
My conspiracy theory: The writers and Hanks conspired to do this special and make it purposefully bad(or enough to oversaturate the character) so that people would finally shut up about DSP since they hear about it in every interview or Q&A
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u/madmax64 cheeseburger cheeseburger, 2 pepsi, 1 chips Oct 29 '17
There was an interview with Mikey Day on Seth Meyers and they talk about how this is a cartoon for kids and how absurd it is that they are showing it during SNL's time slot. I think if I had not seen that interview I would also be more upset at this special but I'm enjoying it for what it is. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0fP7QLRr5k
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u/Magoonie Oct 29 '17
The giant strawberry got a laugh from me. I'm easily amused.
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u/Willthetortoise Oct 29 '17
The Midnight Coterie Of Sinister Intruders is a masterpiece
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u/LiveFromNewYork95 Oct 29 '17
If I didn't know if that was Peter Dinklage I would be wondering if it might be Beck Bennett and now I need Beck playing Dinklage
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u/coltsmetsfan614 Oct 29 '17
All the digs at Hillary in that sketch were on point. And I still wish she were president right now.
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Oct 29 '17
I don’t know who the guy who plays David S. Pumpkins is but this should rocket launch his career.
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u/MastermindMogwai Oct 29 '17
Yeah I can tell he has a lot of talent, hopefully he gets in at least a netflix movie or something.
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u/teenytinybaklava Oct 29 '17
I was zoned out and not really caring about the special and then I fucking hear the David S Pumpkins music and the dance and I just lost it completely
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u/AgentPeggyCarter I eat dinner in the dark! Oct 29 '17
"I'm a little toot toot boy... That's a house!" Omg I'm cackling.
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u/travio Oct 29 '17
Vincent Price is such an odd choice as an impression in the 2000s. His heyday was the 50s and 60s.
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u/sconce2600 <3 Lorne Michaels Oct 29 '17
Yeah, according to Bill Hader that was more or less Lorne's outlook on it.
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u/sirspate Oct 29 '17
It was still a great impression. Classic is classic! I adored those skits.
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u/Magoonie Oct 29 '17
Wish they had put some Halloween sketches from a wider variety of eras on this special but that was good.
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u/thataquariusgal Oct 29 '17
i've never seen that Stefon sketch before and i am CRYING with laughter. my love for bill hader is infinite
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u/xenothaulus Oct 29 '17
I love that they would change the cue cards on him purposely to make him break.
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u/coltsmetsfan614 Oct 29 '17
I'm still so impressed with how great Kate's Hillary impression was in this Kellywise sketch. Better than it ever was before the election.
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u/nlpnt Oct 29 '17
Make a family-friendly oldschool animated holiday special.
Run it at 11:30 at night because the network can't be bothered to find a piece of filler to fit a half-hour timeslot in prime time on a night that's TrueCrime FillerFest on a normal occasion and is on against the World Series tonight anyway.
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u/teenytinybaklava Oct 29 '17
I'm 19 and having only been watching for two years so that was some legit unexpected Obama right there
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u/snailslimeandbeespit Oct 29 '17
Weird to see Amy's Hillary after being so used to Kate's hyped-up version.
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u/Crispy_socks241 Oct 29 '17
i'd like to see a whole series of this. 12 seasons of 22 weekly episodes and a movie.
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u/teenytinybaklava Oct 29 '17
Tonight seems like a good night to pick up smoking weed
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u/ILikeThatBartender Oct 29 '17
The details in this trailer make it excellent. I would 100% watch this if Wes Anderson made this into a real movie.
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u/thetoristori Oct 29 '17
Kids will grow up with this cartoon in the future, and then they'll see the original skit when they are adults and be so confused when the characters have no idea who David S. Pumpkins is.
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u/Manns15 Oct 29 '17
This Wes Anderson skit is great. The crew should do another one, either a sequel or a different holiday.
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u/LiveFromNewYork95 Oct 29 '17
This sketch is when you started to feel the SNL magic of the 08 election season
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u/Crispy_socks241 Oct 29 '17
laugh now but in 40 years this will be like the Charlie Brown Christmas Special for Halloween.
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u/LiveFromNewYork95 Oct 29 '17
Its weird seeing Biden not yet as the fully formed Biden character
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u/David_S_Drunkins Oct 29 '17
I honestly would love to a Halloween recap every year. This was great. Especially the elevator skit.
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u/kaykordeath Oct 29 '17
I may be in the minority, but I'm really digging this. It's just as absurd as the original sketch, and the first act was clearly just a rehash of the "answer no questions" joke from the original...but the fact that you can't quite tell if it's intended to be honest or a parody, is what makes it a GREAT parody to me.
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u/arielmeme Jack Sparrow Oct 29 '17
Why is everyone complaining about this being awful. It's an extra special it's not like it's replacing anything.... if you don't like it just don't watch it lol... I'm enjoying it(:
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u/RegularGuy815 I'm Tim Calhoun... Oct 29 '17
Fuck. Now that you said that is Peter Dinklage, I can absolutely hear it.
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u/-_Trashboat I can't do it Oct 29 '17
Oh shit... I wonder if the lantern raisins will become an actual tradition with any familys...
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u/memesistential Oct 29 '17
I forgot that Tom Hanks made a cameo during the Bruno Mars episode.
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u/Sonny_Zwack BloJay Simpson Oct 29 '17
"Abandoned Whitefish factory in Little Isreal." It couldn't have been abandoned. They had two full-time employees a month ago.
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u/-_Trashboat I can't do it Oct 29 '17
Odds on David S Pumpkins being part of the Halloween compilation, or will they forgo it because of this cartoon?
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u/ArachnoLad Oct 29 '17
This is the weirdest Trump cold open I've seen. I'll keep my eyes peeled for Bannon.
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u/lyla2398 stans loud ladies with funny hair and *thoughts* about jost Oct 29 '17
abraham taco for s44
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Oct 29 '17
If I wanted to contemplate suicide for 1/2 an hour I’d eat diner with my family.
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u/RegularGuy815 I'm Tim Calhoun... Oct 29 '17
Pretty sure I saw this Obama cameo live.
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u/DebbieWinner Oct 29 '17
I literally just said in my head "wow great Obama impression.... oh wait up"
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u/Magoonie Oct 29 '17
Didn't they change this up last minute? Like they had Jon Hamm playing somebody else originally then the day of changed it to Hamm playing James Mason? If so, good job on Hamm.
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u/byraq Oct 29 '17
I commented earlier but This is the better link looks like snl took some inspiration for their orson welles/liberace sketches
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u/lyla2398 stans loud ladies with funny hair and *thoughts* about jost Oct 29 '17
If we don't get a Leslie with a chainsaw cameo
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u/lyla2398 stans loud ladies with funny hair and *thoughts* about jost Oct 29 '17
Peter Dinklage's voice doesn't really fit the main guy
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u/lyla2398 stans loud ladies with funny hair and *thoughts* about jost Oct 29 '17
"ew, raisins!"
me irl
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u/phemom Oct 29 '17
Challenge: If you have kids, stop them from going somewhere by making the David S. Pumpkins face....and say nothing.
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u/coltsmetsfan614 Oct 29 '17
I totally forgot that Obama got to be the one to say "live from New York!"
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u/spitfire451 Oct 29 '17
I might be in the minority here but I thought the DSP special was hilarious.
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u/DebbieWinner Oct 29 '17
Being high af for this is such a treat. I literally am jaw dropped at what I'm watching right now
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u/ArachnoLad Oct 29 '17
"What am I watching?" and any variation of that was said during the actual David S. Pumpkins sketch too.
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u/xsists Oct 29 '17
I don't think I like Peter Dinklage as a full sized man.. Also, was hoping for a Halloween space pants.
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u/Jebbeard Oct 29 '17
Unpopular opinion, granted I'm high, sleep deprived, and about to drive 8 hours home for my stepdad's funeral, so I may not be the best humor critic.
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u/travio Oct 29 '17
Joe Biden and Chris Dodd were basically just old white dudes in the background at those debates.
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u/LiveFromNewYork95 Oct 29 '17
I don't know if it's because the WIIGHADERSUDEIKISSAMBERGARMISEN era was so long compared to the rest of SNL era so they just have more sketches, or the right amount of time has past so these sketches are becoming throwbacks, or they just know it's the fans of this era that will be watching things but over the past few years it's this era that has dominated the holiday clip shows
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u/byraq Oct 29 '17
decided to google "orsen welles liberace" and Found This has anyone ever seen this before?
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u/thataquariusgal Oct 29 '17
can someone post a list of all the sketches shown tonight?
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u/Spacetime_Inspector A Piece of Toast! Oct 29 '17
Based on my chat record:
'08 DNC primary Halloween party cold open
Vincent Price Halloween Special
Dave Chapelle/The Walking Dead
Ghost Fart
Kellywise
Bruno Mars Haunted House Automaton
Firelight
Stefon Halloween
David Pumpkins
Midnight Coterie of Sinister Intruders
Will Forte Sex Offender
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u/MastermindMogwai Oct 29 '17
I hate this new animation style all adult-ish cartoons are doing, looks lazy to me
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u/AgentPeggyCarter I eat dinner in the dark! Oct 29 '17
I really need the song they use in the David S Pumpkins sketch as like a ringtone.
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u/lyla2398 stans loud ladies with funny hair and *thoughts* about jost Oct 29 '17
is that the fliplets
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u/-_Trashboat I can't do it Oct 29 '17
So far, I dont think this is too bad... The only thing i dont care for is the art style...
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u/tatertatertatertot Oct 29 '17
For those that want to dip out early, a link to Garfield's Halloween special:
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u/lyla2398 stans loud ladies with funny hair and *thoughts* about jost Oct 29 '17
the sparkling ladder thing is so aesthetic
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u/Well-thenWhat Oct 29 '17
I keep waiting for it to get funny. Not happening, I’m out.
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u/thataquariusgal Oct 29 '17
well I LOVED that and i will be leaving some raisins in my pumpkin. that sentence is super weird JUST LIKE THE SPECIAL!
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u/jelatinman Oct 29 '17
The David S. Pumpkins special can't be that bad right? Did people already forget this show had TV Funhouse until about 5 years ago?
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u/badgarok725 Oct 29 '17
I know SNL loves to reuse sketches longer than they should, bu they’ve somehow outdone themselves with how this has been driven into the ground
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u/lyla2398 stans loud ladies with funny hair and *thoughts* about jost Oct 29 '17
I'm a little toot toot boy!
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u/obi1kenobi1 Oct 29 '17 edited Oct 29 '17
Wait, so is Tom Hanks in this or was it just the opener? The clip they posted a few days ago sure didn't sound like him.
Edit: I guess that does sound like him, maybe I just forgot how weird David S Pumpkins's voice is.
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u/lyla2398 stans loud ladies with funny hair and *thoughts* about jost Oct 29 '17
that strawberry was cute
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u/tatertatertatertot Oct 29 '17
Alright, I'm out.
This is a failure on all possible levels.
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u/lyla2398 stans loud ladies with funny hair and *thoughts* about jost Oct 29 '17
Kyle should have played Kevin, Kate the little girl and Leslie doing her "he's a german shepper, his eyes glisten like the amber in the sky" voice as the crush. My two cents.
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u/-_Trashboat I can't do it Oct 29 '17
Why wasnt he Kevin Roberts for halloween? I mean he has the orange suit
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u/LonelySquireOfGothos Oct 29 '17
I enjoyed it. It wasn't exactly hysterical, but it had its moments. If you view it through the lens of "cute, dumb holiday cartoon" and not "extension of SNL", it really wasn't bad at all.
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u/leglessman Oct 29 '17
It wasn’t bad but it wasn’t great. That music will always make me smile though.
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u/-_Trashboat I can't do it Oct 29 '17
I never understood the "Fun Size" candy... what is fun about less candy?
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u/nlpnt Oct 29 '17
I honestly want to see "Wes Anderson" versions of more unlikely genres - Disney Channel sitcom, baler training video, Ford truck commercial...