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Saturday Night Live Season 30 Episode 11

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AIRED: 2/5/05

Live from New York, it's... Rachel Dratch! Sketches include "American Idol," "CheapKids.Net" (three parts), "Versace Ski Trip," "Starkisha and Portia at the Purse Shop," "Exclusive Connections," "The Trump Family," "Merv The Perv," "Rafael Alonzo's I.T.F. Technical Computer Institute," "Inside Barbie's Dreamhouse," "Love, Pittsburgh Style," and "Bear City: Cigarette Shopping" (film.) Keane performs: "Somewhere Only We Know" and "Everybody's Changing."moreless

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4.4

By FloridaGator115, Apr 11, 2008

E! Version

Pre-show: Well, Paris Hilton is hosting, so I'm not expecting it to be much of a classic. The hotel heiress belongs nowhere near SNL. At least the other teenage girls we've had are able to make fun of themselves, but I heard Paris had to lock herself in the dressing room at the first mention of her infamous sex tape. The only thing I'm looking forward to is Keane. I recently bought their album off of Itunes and it's great. It will interesting to se if they are any good live.

Cold Opening: This was a mediocre start to the episode. The sad thing is, American Idol has practically been reduced to this kind of shenanigans. Some parts did make me laugh, like Horatio & Rachel's auditions. Qrptlt*xk always amuses me, so tonight wasn't any different. I also laughed when Amy said if she wanted no talent she would get up there herself. Overall, this was a pretty good start to what I'm sure will be a less than impressive episode.

Monologue: Of course, Paris sets the tone for her monologue by saying her overused, increasingly annoying "catch phrase" ("That's Hot"). Following this, Paris introduces her pet dog Tinkerbelle who then flirts with Kenan's pet. This is ridiculous, and I can honestly say I didn't laugh once. Good effort from Armisen and Rudolph as the voices of the dogs though. The material was just too weak to pull out any laughs.

Inside Barbie's Dreamhouse: This was an odd choice to bring back since the last time we saw it was back when Britney Spears hosted. I did enjoy it then though, so I wasn't put off by it or anything. This didn't compare to the first one, which had me laughing a lot. This just felt like it was trying to hard, but in the end it didn't deliver. I liked the random product placements, and Maya as the Bratz doll though.

Merv the Perv: Everyone's favorite raunchy teen pervert is back. This time, he tries to pick up a cheerleader to go to prom with him. His remarks were hilarious as always, especially the handball and ma'am yank me. Hilton once again proved her complete lack of skill, when she repeatedly stared at the cue cards. Parnell is great as this character, and it was great to see him again tonight.

Weekend Update: For a weak episode, Update came in pretty strong. Most of the jokes hit home, and had me laughing pretty hard. I especially liked the Point/Counterpoint but between Tina & Amy, and also the NYU Professor, Jackson/Jury Pool, and Paul McCartney jokes. I also enjoyed some bits from the Donovan McNabb appearance by Finesse. The only thing I didn't like was the "little people from the Update desk."

"Somewhere Only We Know"- Musical Performance

Exclusive Connections: A sex-hotline for hardcore nerds. Absolutely brilliant. This was hilarious. I was cracking up at the Horatio & Maya bit, and also at Dratch as the hobbit. The cast performed great and the whole premise had me laughing the whole time.

Bar Pick-up: I have to hand it to Seth for trying to dig his way out of this. Honestly, it was just too hard to salvage though. Hilton, of course, brought in absolutely no laughs and I was just waiting for some kind of punch-line or something, but it never came. I did laugh a little at the times he tried to kiss Hilton, and his Cowher impression but in the end it was just kind of an awkward three minutes that I was wondering when would end. Seth tried hard though, but it would be pretty hard to save this one.

Bear City: As I continue to see this, I continue to be baffled at how ridiculous these things are. Tonight, we get the bears buying some cigarettes and obnoxiously using a wheelchair-enabled bathroom stall. I didn't get into it at all.

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Host: Hilton performed as most expected, no better, no worse. She brought in zero laughs for me in every sketch she appeared in, and proved to be useless to the episode. I just hope SNL learns their lesson to not bring these types of hosts anymore.

Musical Guest: Keane was great. It's a shame E! only shows the first performance, because I would have loved to hear "Everybody's Changing" live. People are comparing them to Coldplay, but they are way past that level in my opinion.

Best sketch of the night- Exclusive Connections

Worst Sketch of the night- Inside Barbie's Dreamhouse or Bar Pick-up

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one of my favorites

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By wacucu, Jun 17, 2007

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Excellent episode really funny excellent host excellent music guest

10

By utyliti, May 02, 2007

This is a very speacial episode all the sketches are funny and paris hilton did excellent as a host i would really like to see her again hosting .. this wass a really good written episode i dont know why it has a low score i started wathing snl every sturday after i watched this episode and i have watched it fro years but nont like now i never skip an episode ... . it was tons of fun . keane did a very good job a musiucal guest i really really enjoyed this one so this is really a must-see...moreless
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Paris Hilton hosts SNL. \'Nuff said.

8.0

By ironical08, Jul 18, 2006

First of all, let me just say that while I don\'t think Paris Hilton\'s all that great (except for, y\'know, the buckets of money), I don\'t hate her either. However, I will say that she\'s not a fabulous actress. I was pretty surprised when I heard that she was going to be hosting SNL, and I was really worried that it would just be a terrible episode. That said, I didn\'t think it was all that bad. The SNL writers did a great job with what they had to work with (uhm, nothing). Sooo, the reason I scored it so high was mainly because of the Weekend Update Point/Counterpoint. I *died.* It was so hilarious!!!! So, overall, not a bad episode.moreless
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At least Paris diddnt give anyone a STD. [Warning I burn Paris a few times]

2.5

By Darth-Revan45, Apr 19, 2006

The fact that Paris actuly got on Saturday Night Live is a trstament to the fact that hell will soon freeze over and Satan will take over Earth as his kingdom and torture us all for eternity. And that she brought Tinkerbell here just makes her look more like the ritch spoiled **** shes always been. Poor skits and writing.

AMERICAN IDOL: This season on American Idol, the judges witness not just awful singers, but awful people in general. (Armisen, Dratch, Forte, Parnell, Poehler, Rudolph, Sanz, Thompson)

MONOLOGUE: Paris Hilton\'s chihuahua Tinkerbell talks to Kenan Thompson\'s dog. (Hilton, Armisen(voice), Rudolph(voice), Thompson)

CHEAPKIDS.NET: Cheap and shoddy merchandise for children will help you save money, such as semi-flame retardant pajamas. (Meyers, Parnell, Poehler)

VERSACE SKIING: Donatella Versace goes skiing with Paris Hilton and Elton John in the Swiss Alps. (Hilton, Mitchell, Rudolph, Sanz)

PURSE SHOPPING: Starkisha and another customer fight over an incredibly expensive purse out of their price ranges. (Hilton, Meyers, Mitchell, Parnell, Thompson)

CHEAPKIDS.NET: Frugal parents will want to buy reading books with several grammarical errors. (Meyers, Parnell, Poehler)

EXCLUSIVE CONNECTIONS: Nerds and geeks finally get their sexual fantasies answered with a hotline devoted to Star Trek, Star Wars, Lord Of The Rings, and many more. (Hilton, Armisen, Dratch, Fey, Meyers, Poehler, Rudolph, Sanz)

THE NEW TRUMP FAMILY: Donald Trump and his three children explain in detail what they are going to do, and eerily have the same expressions and mannerisms as their patriarch. (Hilton, Armisen, Hammond, Meyers, Rudolph)

\"SOMEWHERE ONLY WE KNOW\": (Keane)

WEEKEND UPDATE: Philadelphia Eagle Donovan McNabb\'s mother Wilma McNabb loves Terrell Owens and wants the New England Patriots to win; jolly munchkins face tragedy when one of them falls of the Weekend Update desk; Point-Counterpoint: Eagles fan Tina Fey and Patriots fan Amy Poehler exchange insults at one another in their respective accents. (Armisen, Dratch, Fey, Mitchell, Poehler, Thompson)

MERV THE PERV: The popular cheerleader decides if she will go to the prom with sensitive football player or pervert Mervin Watson. (Hilton, Dratch, Meyers, Parnell, Poehler, Rudolph)

CHEAPKIDS.NET: Buying expired vaccines for the children can\'t hurt them. (Meyers, Parnell, Poehler)

RAFAEL ALONZO\'S I.T.F. TECHNICAL COMPUTER INSTITUTE: Teaching course will explain ultra-basic computer skills. (Hilton, Armisen, Mitchell, Riggle, Rudolph, Thompson)

INSIDE BARBIE\'S DREAMHOUSE: Barbie catches Ken in bed with a Fashion Fever Barbie. (Hilton, Fey(voice), Forte, Poehler, Rudolph)

\"EVERYBODY\'S CHANGING\": (Keane)

BRENT AT THE BAR: Philadelphia native annoys bar patron with his casual conversation and attempts at kissing her. (Hilton, Meyers, Rudolph)

BEAR CITY: An anthropomorphic ursine mumbles his cigarette preference to a confused panda cashier.

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- In the Barbie's dream house sketch you can see Paris Hilton's real hand holding Barbie's fake arm for several minutes before Amy Poehler's Barbie rips the arm out and beats Paris with it.
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- During the Barbie's Dreamhouse sketch, when "Ken" hands "Barbie" back her arm, you can see Paris Hilton's real arm showing.
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- Donovan McNabb's mother's name is Wilma, not Charlene. This is corrected in later episodes.
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- During the Donatella Versace skit, you can see the shadow of the person who really was skiing (the video is shown on a green screen)
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- Paris kept looking straight ahead as if she was trying to read her next line from the teleprompter. She does this numerous times. The most obvious was during the handbag purchasing sketch.
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- At the end of Merv The Perv, Paris Hilton walked right in front of the camera and Chris Parnell as he was saying "Everybody chung wang tonight!" This is a huge don't in staging as actors are suppose to walk behind the camera.
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- Tina Fey: An estimated eight million Iraqis voted in Sunday's election, and though the vote counting has yet to be completed, exit polls seem to indicate that the big winner is —wow, I did not expect this— Don Cheadle, for Hotel Rwanda! Congratulations, Don.
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- The "Pittsburgher in a Bar" sketch could possibly be some kind of inside joke aimed at the Steel City. The premise is a guy from Pittsburgh hitting on a pretty girl in a bar. He mentions Steeler coach Bill Cowher (the night before they lost to the Patriots), and uses the term "jagov" which is orginally a Pittsburgh term. He delivers his lines in an exaggerated Pittsburgh accent as well, flattening out vowels ("Stillers" "dahntawn"). However there is no mention of the sketch taking place there or any reason for it to be a Pittsburgh-themed sketch.
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- Amongst the sketches not shown in the 60 minute version: "Versace Ski Trip", "Expensive Purse", all three "Cheapkids.net" commercials, "The Trump Family", "ITF Computer Institute" and Keane's perfomance of "Everybody's Changing".
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- The NBC rerun of this episode replaces the last part of the Merv the Perv sketch (where Paris Hilton walks in front of the camera as Parnell says, "Everybody chung wang tonight") with a dress rehearsal version where she doesn't appear.
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- Paris Hilton was not as open to making fun of herself as the writers had hoped, and she turned out to be one of the most difficult hosts in recent memory. She rejected a number of sketches, including one called "Paris Hilton's House of Crabs." Similar to "Al Sharpton's Casa de Sushi," it featured Hilton advertising her own crab restaurant in New Jersey, with the opening line "Hi, I'm Paris Hilton, and I have lots of crabs."
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- When Paris Hilton's head spins around in the Barbie sketch, you can hear someone in the audience go "Eww."
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- Horatio Sanz played Kenan Thompson's role in the monologue during the dress rehearsal.
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- Chris Parnell as Trevor, the Broadway Guy (last seen in the Queen Latifah/Ms. Dynamite episode) was cut from Weekend Update after dress rehearsal.
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- The "Merv the Perv" sketch takes place at the Germantown High School reunion for the class of 1985. In real life, Chris Parnell went to Germantown High School (in Germantown, Tennessee) and graduated in 1985. Coincidentally, this episode aired on Chris Parnell's 38th birthday.
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- During the goodnights, Kenan Thompson can be seen holding up a poster that says "Happy Birthday Parnsy", this episode aired on Chris Parnell's birthday.
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- "Wait until I tell Jem! She'll think it's truly outrageous!"
  
  This refers back to the popular '80s cartoon, "Jem (and the Holograms)". The quote is a direct reference to the show's end-theme song, that goes, "Jem is truly outrageous / Truly, truly, truly outrageous."
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