Koppel asks the doctor if he saw the footage of Buckwheat being shot, to which the doctor responds that he has not.
The camera then goes into the operating room where doctors are busily working on Buckwheat. "Oh! I'm hurt, and confused, and I don't know what to say! No comment!" Alfalfa states. Koppel runs the video for Alfalfa, and later asks for his response to it. Koppel asks Alfalfa if he saw the footage of Buckwheat being shot, to which Alfalfa responds that he has not. The camera stops on Alfalfa (Mary Gross) talking to a woman. The camera passes through a group of Buckwheat's worried friends in the waiting area. Koppel takes us live to the hospital that Buckwheat was taken to. Koppel reruns the video of the shooting of Buckwheat ("for the benefit of those of you who have just joined us"). Gun shots are fired at Buckwheat, as his bodyguards try to cover him.Īn off-screen voice announces the special as "The Shooting of Buckwheat: America Stunned," which is sponsored by Texxon ("Life goes on. Buckwheat stands in front of a car, and an off-screen voice calls to him (as "Mr. A video of the event is presented, which shows Buckwheat leaving 30 Rockefeller Plaza with his date and a few bodyguards and greeting his fans.
BUH WEET SINGS SNL SERIES
The sketch opens with the "Good Old Days" theme playing over a series of photos of the Rascals. "Buh-Weet Sings:" In a parody of advertisements for records, Buckwheat (Eddie Murphy) presents his own rendition of hit songs. Gross would reprise Alfalfa for a number of the "Buckwheat is Dead" sketches. The cast would reprise their impersonations when John Candy hosted on Octo(with Candy portraying Spanky). A Rascals reunion was held with Buckwheat (Murphy), along with grown-up versions of Alfalfa (Mary Gross), Darla (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), and Froggy (Joe Piscopo). In his opening monologue, Blake admitted to having played Mickey Gubitosi in the Our Gang series.
On November 13, 1982, former Little Rascals Robert Blake hosted SNL. Murphy's impersonation drew complaints from both George McFarland and William Thomas III ( William Thomas Jr.'s son), both of whom felt that Murphy portrayed Thomas as an unintelligent person. On March 12, 1983, the Buckwheat character was shot to death in a parody of the attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan. Murphy later grew tired of fans referring to him as "Buckwheat," and thus decided to kill off the character. To top off the impersonation, Murphy mimicked the real-life speech impediment of young William Thomas Jr., regularly garbling the simplest words. Murphy played what was meant to be a grown-up Buckwheat, who still wore the same outfit and hairstyle that he had as a child. On October 10, 1981, cast member Eddie Murphy began portraying what many consider his most popular character impression, Buckwheat. Each week features a celebrity host, musical guest, and a series of sketches featuring the cast (and usually the host). Many future stars got their start as cast members, including Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Chevy Chase, Jimmy Fallon, Phil Hartman, Chris Farley, Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, Eddie Murphy, Bill Murray, Mike Meyers and Adam Sandler. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, and continues to be shown on the network Saturdays at 11:30 pm.
Saturday Night Live (abbreviated as SNL) is a late-night live sketch comedy television show created by Lorne Michaels.
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