| # |
Air date |
Recurring Series |
Episode Title |
Notes |
| 1 |
September 28, 1996 |
Ambiguously Gay Duo |
"It Takes Two to Tango" |
Ace and Gary foil Bighead's plan to take over Metroville. |
| 2 |
October 5, 1996 |
Fun with Real Audio |
"Ross Perot &
Larry King
Ramble" |
|
| 3 |
October 19, 1996 |
Fun with Real Audio |
"Bill Clinton
and Bob Dole" |
|
| 4 |
November 2, 1996 |
Ambiguously Gay Duo |
"Queen of Terror" |
Ace and Gary stop Queen Serena's evil scheme. |
| 5 |
November 11, 1996 |
Fun with Real Audio |
"O.J. Simpson
Trial" |
|
| 6 |
November 23, 1996 |
Michael
Jackson |
|
The first of three sketches featuring Michael Jackson. |
| 7 |
December 14, 1996 |
Ambiguously Gay Duo |
"Don We Now or Never" |
|
| 8 |
January 11, 1997 |
The
X-Presidents |
"North Korea" |
North Korea allies with space aliens to
conquer the world. |
| 9 |
January 18, 1997 |
Short Film |
"Wheaty, the Wheaten Terrier" |
|
| 10 |
February 8, 1997 |
Fun with Real Audio |
"State of the
Union" |
|
| 11 |
February 22, 1997 |
Fun with Real Audio |
|
Tom Snyder stalks
Dolly Parton. |
| 12 |
April 12, 1997 |
The X-Presidents |
"Brazilian Environmental Summit" |
Vice President Al Gore
is kidnapped by aliens posing as trees. Facing defeat, the X-Presidents call
on the re-animated Richard Nixon and Checkers the
dog to save the day. |
| 13 |
April 19, 1997 |
Ambiguously Gay Duo |
"Safety Tips" |
|
| 14 |
May 17, 1997 |
Fun with Real Audio |
"Sally Jesse Raphael" |
Almost cut from broadcast due to the depiction of animals
defecating. |
| 15 |
September 27, 1997 |
Fun with Real Audio |
"Casablanca Outtakes" |
|
| 16 |
November 8, 1997 |
Fun with Real Audio |
"Clinton Press Conference" |
|
| 17 |
November 15, 1997 |
Ambiguously Gay Duo |
"Blow Hot, Blow Cold" |
|
| 18 |
December 13, 1997 |
Fun with Real Audio |
|
Jesus tries to fix
everything that's wrong with today's commercialized Christmas. |
| 19 |
January 10, 1998 |
|
"George
Clooney in The Sexiest Car Alive" |
Clooney fights off paparazzi in a parody of Speed Racer. |
| 20 |
February 7, 1998 |
The X-Presidents |
"X-First
Ladies" |
|
| 21 |
February 14, 1998 |
|
"Ah Lin the Skater Man" |
Chinese speed-skater gets help from Ben Johnson. |
| 22 |
February 28, 1998 |
Fun with Real Audio |
"Interviewing David Brenner" |
|
| 23 |
March 14, 1998 |
|
"Conspiracy Theory Rock" |
Shown only once on television, pulled for defaming GE (NBC's parent company) and alluding to
Don Ohlmeyer as
the reason why Norm Macdonald was fired. Can
now be seen as a bonus feature on the DVD of the SNL special, "The
Best of TV Funhouse" and on video sites such as YouTube. |
| 24 |
April 4, 1998 |
|
"Titey" |
Disney's cheerful spin on Titanic. Former SNL castmember Gilbert
Gottfried cameos in this sketch as the voice of Napoleon, as do
Molly Ringwald
(as Anne Frank), Jason Alexander (as Titey), and Whoopi Goldberg
(as the iceberg). |
| 25 |
May 9, 1998 |
Ambiguously Gay Duo |
"A Hard One to Swallow" |
|
| 26 |
September 26, 1998 |
Fun with Real Audio |
"Presidential Address Outtakes" |
|
| 27 |
October 17, 1998 |
Fun with Real Audio |
|
Howard Stern
interrupts a Spartan Cheerleaders sketch to berate Saturday Night
Live on its declining quality and how Lorne Michaels is keeping the
show on to exploit it; Lorne teams up with Stern to create
Saturday Howard Night Live Stern after shooting him. |
| 28 |
October 24, 1998 |
|
"Heteroy" |
A Biblical superhero turns homosexual men straight. |
| 29 |
November 21, 1998 |
Ambiguously Gay Duo |
"Ace and Gary's Fan Club" |
Ace and Gary answer fan mail that asks obvious questions about
their homosexuality. |
| 30 |
December 12, 1998 |
Lost Cartoon Flashback |
"Globetrotters X-Mas" |
This cartoon also appeared in the Christmas episode of Comedy
Central's short-lived kids' show parody "TV Funhouse". |
| 31 |
February 6, 1999 |
X-Presidents |
"Constitution" |
|
| 32 |
February 13, 1999 |
Fun with Real Audio |
"The Poetry of Jewel" |
|
| 33 |
March 20, 1999 |
Fun with Real Audio |
"Oscar Highlights" |
|
| 34 |
May 8, 1999 |
Ambiguously Gay Duo |
"AmbiguoBoys" |
|
| 35 |
May 15, 1999 |
Unsold Cartoon Pilot Shack |
"The Ginsburg Gang" |
|
| 36 |
September 26, 1999 |
|
"25th Anniversary Special - Lorne Michaels" |
Lorne relishes being in control of the Saturday Night Live
franchise. |
| 37 |
October 23, 1999 |
Fun with Real Audio |
"House
Judiciary Committee" |
|
| 38 |
December 4, 1999 |
Millennium Fun with Real Audio |
"Friends
Apocalypse" |
|
| 39 |
December 11, 1999 |
Fun with Real Audio |
"1999: The Year in Journalism" |
|
| 40 |
February 19, 2000 |
The All-New Adventures of Mr. T |
"A Doll's House" |
|
| 41 |
April 15, 2000 |
Fun with Real Audio |
"Up Close with Gepetto" |
|
| 42 |
May 6, 2000 |
|
"The Life of a Catch Phrase" |
Lorne answers viewer mail and shows how Jon Lovitz's "Yeah, that's the ticket"
catchphrase became popular and fell out of favor in exchange for Dana Carvey's "Well,
isn't that special?" |
| 43 |
May 13, 2000 |
Ambiguously Gay Duo |
"Trouble Coming Twice" |
|
| 44 |
May 20, 2000 |
Fun with Some Real Audio |
"Madonna" |
|
| 45 |
October 14, 2000 |
The X-Presidents |
"Independents" |
The X-Presidents team up to prevent third-party candidates Ralph Nader and Pat Buchanan (who are
using Jimmy Carter's daughter Amy, Ronald Reagan's son, Ron, Jr.,
and Gerald Ford's dog, Liberty as decoys) from affecting the
presidential election. |
| 46 |
November 4, 2000 |
The All New Adventures of Mr. T |
"Actors Strike" |
|
| 47 |
November 18, 2000 |
Fun with Real Audio |
"Sex and the Country" |
The NBC and Comedy Central reruns of this episode replaces this
TV Funhouse cartoon with the cartoon from the previous episode
hosted by Charlize Theron. The E! rerun actually
shows the cartoon. |
| 48 |
January 20, 2001 |
The X-Presidents |
"Clinton Joins The Group" |
After leaving office, Bill Clinton attempts to join the group
despite not having superpowers. |
| 49 |
February 10, 2001 |
|
"Ray of Light" |
Ray
Lewis raps and sings through many Disney films including
running away on a limo whenever a Disney character gets killed.
Loosely based on Lewis'
murder case. |
| 50 |
February 24, 2001 |
|
"Backstreet Boys" |
Boy band superheroes fail at everything to save the day. |
| 51 |
March 10, 2001 |
Short Film |
"Find the Black People at the Knicks Game" |
A live-action video version of Where's Waldo? |
| 52 |
April 14, 2001 |
Fun with Real Audio |
"Bryant
Gumbel Interviews Survivor Cast" |
Feeling that his career has hit a new low, Gumbel makes several
attempts to commit suicide during the interview, but aides quickly
rescue/revive him; thus Gumbel never misses a beat. |
| 53 |
May 19, 2001 |
The Anatominals Show |
"Yogi Bear" |
Lorne Michaels worries about SNL's quality declining and begs
The Devil to get out of being executive producer of the show. Is
the only TV Funhouse cartoon to appear on an SNL episode hosted by
Christopher Walken. |
| 54 |
October 13, 2001 |
Fun with Real Audio |
"NBC Fall Retooling Preview" |
Emeril
Lagasse's sitcom is retooled for better ratings. |
| 55 |
November 10, 2001 |
Michael Jackson |
|
Michael Jackson tries to prove to his weird entourage that he's
not a pedophile anymore. |
| 56 |
November 10, 2001 |
|
"The 700
Club" |
Shown on West Coast airings and NBC reruns of this episode to
replace the Michael Jackson cartoon. |
| 57 |
December 15, 2001 |
|
"The Narrator Who Ruined Christmas" |
Sam the Snowman from Rudolph the
Red-Nosed Reindeer gives up on Christmas due to the 9/11
terrorist attacks and the anthrax scares. |
| 58 |
January 12, 2002 |
The X-Presidents/Ambiguously Gay Duo |
"Hunt for Osama" |
|
| 59 |
March 9, 2002 |
Fun with Real Audio |
"Colin Powell
on MTV" |
Mike Judge cameos
in this cartoon, providing the voices for Beavis and Butt-head. |
| 60 |
March 16, 2002 |
Fun with Real Audio |
"Oscars' Greatest Moments" |
Björk's swan dress
comes alive and attacks everyone at the ceremony. |
| 61 |
April 20, 2002 |
The Anatominals Show |
|
Lorne Michaels tries to keep U.S. Senators visiting Studio 8-H
from watching the latest installment of The
Anatominals. |
| 62 |
May 11, 2002 |
|
Bambi 2002 |
|
| 63 |
October 5, 2002 |
|
"The Smurfette
Show" |
Parody of E!'s The Anna Nicole Show. Jim Cummings cameos
as the voice of Gargamel. |
| 64 |
October 19, 2002 |
Ambiguously Gay Duo |
"The Third Leg of Justice" |
|
| 65 |
November 16, 2002 |
|
"The Religetables" |
VeggieTales
parody showing horrifying, violent, and scandalous moments in
religion both perfect for Christmas and Halloween which it is an all new collection
of inspirational stories from your favorite foods of faith. |
| 66 |
December 14, 2002 |
|
Charlie
Brown Christmas |
The Peanuts
gang discover that they can change reality by waving their arms
around. |
| 67 |
March 8, 2003 |
The X-Presidents |
"Iraq 2003" |
Tom Kenny from
SpongeBob SquarePants and Jeff Bergman (who is
one of many voice actors who now voices Bugs Bunny) cameos. |
| 68 |
March 15, 2003 |
|
"Are You
Hot?" |
Lorenzo
Lamas rates cartoon characters on their sex appeal. Was used as
a cold opening in SNL's "Best of TV Funhouse" special, which an
added scene where Barney Rubble opens the show with, "Live from New
York, it's Saturday Night!" |
| 69 |
May 10, 2003 |
|
"Saddam
and Osama" |
Anime-style cartoon about terrorist leaders tricking American
troops. Also includes live action commercial for a toy made of
rocks and an anti-Semitic parody of the cartoon adaptation of the
1960s Batman. |
| 70 |
May 17, 2003 |
|
"Cokee, the Most Expensive Dog in the World" |
Ben Affleck buys
a Robert Duvall
look-alike dog for Jennifer Lopez, then has trouble making
it speak like Duvall. |
| 71 |
October 4, 2003 |
|
"Yankee Super-Heroes" |
|
| 72 |
December 13, 2003 |
Fun With Real Audio |
"George W. Bush" |
|
| 73 |
February 21, 2004 |
Fun with Real Audio |
"Access Hollywood" |
|
| 74 |
March 6, 2004 |
|
"Cartoons and Your Government" |
Michael Powell shows clips
of classic cartoons (from Disney, Warner Brothers, and
Hanna-Barbera) that have been censored under new FCC regulations. The
cartoon ends like the famous Warner Brothers cartoon Duck Amuck where Howard Stern is the
mischievous cartoonist who messes with Powell (giving him a naked
body who no explicit genitals shown), snickering and saying Bugs
Bunny's catphrase: "Ain't I a stinker?" |
| 75 |
March 13, 2004 |
|
"The Making of The Passion of the Dumpty" |
Parody of The Passion of the
Christ behind-the-scenes movie special is interrupted by
doctored political ads for George W. Bush. |
| 76 |
May 8, 2004 |
|
"Pothead Theater" |
Live-action/animated short where real stoners request
cartoons. |
| 77 |
October 9, 2004 |
The X-Presidents |
"Election Meddling" |
|
| 78 |
October 30, 2004 |
Fun with Real Audio |
"John
McCain" |
John McCain freaks out while trying to praise George W. Bush
during a speech. |
| 79 |
November 20, 2004 |
|
"The Homocranial Mind Mixer" |
George W. Bush creates a machine that swaps the minds of
homosexual celebrities, making them heterosexual. |
| 80 |
December 18, 2004 |
|
"Blue Christmas" |
Santa skips the states that re-elected George W. Bush and hangs
out with liberal celebrities like Margaret Cho, Al Franken, and Moby. |
| 81 |
April 9, 2005 |
Michael Jackson |
|
A scientist gives Michael Jackson glasses that makes his sham
girlfriend Tara Reid
look like Emmanuel
Lewis from Webster. |
| 82 |
April 16, 2005 |
Short Film |
"Sexual Harassment and You" |
A live-action educational film showing how handsome men (like
host Tom Brady) don't
get in trouble for sexual harassment in the
workplace. |
| 83 |
May 14, 2005 |
|
"Shazzang" |
A parody of the forgotten Hanna-Barbera cartoon called Shazzan where children
summon a giant, all-powerful genie to easily defeat their enemies, but
Shazzang starts to go overboard and sadistically tortures the
villains. |
| 84 |
May 21, 2005 |
|
"Divertor" |
A superhero helps the President divert attention away from
political crises by creating celebrity scandals for people to worry
about. |
| 85 |
October 1, 2005 |
Fun with Real Audio |
"John Roberts" |
Justice Roberts avoids answering all questions even after this
confirmation hearing. |
| 86 |
December 10, 2005 |
|
"Celebrity Mugshot Poker" |
A stop-motion film similar in style to South Park and the
Terry Gilliam
animations for Monty Python's Flying
Circus where famous mugshots play poker, presented by real
life Celebrity Poker Showdown
hosts Dave Foley and
Phil Gordon. |
| 87 |
December 17, 2005 |
|
"Christmastime for the Jews" |
A black-and-white stop-motion musical film, sung by Darlene Love, and
animated in the style of Rankin-Bass "Animagic," showing Jewish
people having their own brand of fun on Christmas Eve. |
| 88 |
January 14, 2006 |
|
"Darwin" |
Hanna-Barbera-esque cartoon sponsored by a religious network.
The 700 Club part where Pat Robertson preaches to children was
shown as the cold opening in this episode to replace a Hardball sketch that
was cut at dress rehearsal. The 700 Club part is now the only
cartoon to be used as a cold opening on Saturday
Night Live. |
| 89 |
March 4, 2006 |
|
"Belated Black History Moments" |
Dennis
Haysbert shows three failed cartoon series featuring black
characters: Token Power (which features Winston
Zeddemore, Franklin from the Peanuts comic strip, and Valerie from Josie and the Pussycats as
detectives); The Hoke and Daisy Show (featuring the stars
of Driving Ms. Daisy going on various
adventures); and Ladysmith Black Mambazo in
Outer Space (which entails the singing group dashing around
and deeply intoning "Oh, no" as they are chased by robots and
aliens). Parodies the cartoon Josie and the Pussycats in Outer
Space.
- This is the first TV Funhouse to feature LIVE bits. Dennis
Haysbert was originally asked to tape his introductions; the plan
was scrapped due to scheduling conflicts.
|
| 90 |
April 15, 2006 |
|
"Journey to the Disney Vault" |
Children discover the dark side of the Disney empire, including
Walt Disney's
cryogenically frozen head, Vivien Leigh's frozen head (Walt wanted to
marry her in the future), and the "original" version of Song of the
South that "[Walt] only played at parties" where Uncle
Remus bashes his own race to the tune of "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah". |
| 91 |
May 20, 2006 |
Fun with Real Audio |
"Presidential Outtakes" |
Features various famous moments in George W. Bush's Presidency
and everyone from people to animals to levees spitting out food and
water in reaction to the ridiculous claims. |
| 92 |
October 28, 2006 |
|
"Republican Attack Ads" |
George W. Bush unveils new attack ads against Democrats: one
depicts Ted Kennedy as Dracula claiming that he wants to "cut and
run", then French kisses Osama bin Laden. Barack Obama comes in
dressed as The
Count from Sesame Street counting "one gay
marriage, two gay marriages..."; the other depicts a pregnant woman
giving candy to trick-or-treaters until Hillary Clinton
(dressed as a witch) pops out of the pregnant woman's stomach and
offers the kids condoms and abortion pills, then French kisses the
pregnant woman. |
| 93 |
November 11, 2006 |
|
"Kobayashi" |
An anime-styled parody of Dragon Ball Z
featuring hot dog eating champion Takeru Kobayashi. |
| 94 |
December 9, 2006 |
|
"Diddy Kiddies" |
A group of kids must solve the mystery of what Sean "Diddy" Combs does
for a living. |
| 95 |
January 20, 2007 |
Fun With Real Audio & Stuff |
"Frontline: 2007 Year in Review" |
New, bizarre ways to liven up TV news programs are exhibited,
such as "chipmunknification" and farting in a shallow pool. |
| 96 |
March 24, 2007 |
|
"Maraka" |
A parody of Dora the Explorer features
Maraka and her cat, Mittens, on an adventure to Penguin Island. As
the two travel, Maraka starts speaking in various tongues, curses
at the audience, discusses Robert Blake's innocence, and, at the end
of the sketch, asks a philosophical question about the nature of free will. |
| 97 |
April 21, 2007 |
|
"Torboto" |
A parody of Gigantor. Because of the Geneva
Convention's stance on torturing prisoners, Dick Cheney and George
W. Bush build a robot that tortures prisoners at Guantánamo
Bay, but soon feels sorry for his actions. |
| 98 |
May 12, 2007 |
|
"Tales From The Greatest Generation" |
Albert
Einstein's genius is overshadowed by his ample breasts. He
teams up with Winston Churchill and Lassie (who also have big
breasts) and rob banks. |
| 99 |
May 19, 2007 |
|
"Decision '08: Spring Cleaning '07" |
Oprah
Winfrey (voiced by Maya Rudolph) interviews the candidates
for United States President in 2008, where they reveal many strange
secrets. |
| 100 |
September 29, 2007 |
Ambiguously Gay Duo |
"First Served, First Come" |
Bighead enlists the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport Undercover
Police to out Ace and Gary at his BBQ. |
| 101 |
March 2, 2008 |
|
"The Obama Files" |
Barack Obama
sends Jesse
Jackson (voiced by Darrell Hammond) and Al Sharpton (voiced by
Robert Smigel)
on wild goose hunts (to nonexistent counties such as Bophuthatswana,
East Paraguay, and Lower Zambuta) to keep them from
helping him. This is the last TV Funhouse cartoon. |
According to an interview with Robert Smigel slashes in the
budget were made when SNL came back from the WGA Strike. His
cartoons were cut for the rest of the season.
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