Not enough SCTV skits out here, so I thought I would share a preferred of mine. The skit is “Half Wits” which originally aired on January 28, 1983. This was a running skit of a game show where the contestants are unable to answer any questions correctly. Eugene Levy, plays Alex Trebel, based on game show host Alex Trebec (Jeopardy). Alex starts by chatting with the contestants. The first category is articles of clothing discovered in a bedroom. The second is European cuisine. Alex decides to have the contestants choose a number from 1 to 10. Prize: seat covers from Vinyl World. Alex Trebel – Eugene Levy Darren Peel – John Candy Blanche Ray Kellogg – Andrea Martin Arthur Andrew-Leggett – Joe Flaherty Lawrence Orbach – Martin Short Johnny Ola (announcer) – John Candy assistant – additional. Hope you get pleasure from this classic!
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Damn Cigarettes !! they killed John Candy.
@aqelfaris what the hell did trebek ever do to u?
great upload
@supramanpsi yes supra that’s why i wrote ‘shame on u snl’. i saw this originally when it aired on nbc. obv snl of 90′s-00′s picked up on this bit and expounded. i blieve nbc was rerunning cbc shows of SCTV or perhaps they had their own deal w/ nbc at that point, it ran afta snl shows in the 80′s. got that? good i’m no halfwit. ha!
@kristoscan its not a rip of snl this is older alot older
“I lied. I thought it would sound good on tv.”
lol!
Still love this. Can’t get enough of making sport of that smug douche-bag Trebek.
shame on u snl jeopardy, ripoff yet still as funny. poor trebek. your mother ha.
gene levy as host…hilarious…lol
Love it.
“Sounds like a demanding job”
“It is for me”
Love it!!
Is that Harry Reams?
@BlanketMan Mine is, “I don’t know, because I’m still in HIGH SCHOOL!”
YEAH BABY HALF- WITS!
I had taped this clip on VHS and later showed it to my parents and they loved it. I remember my dad watching this, his face turned red and he was having a hard time breathing he was laughing so hard! Then my mom, would always repeat “a parka” when I’d ask her something having watched this… which kinda got annoying after a while….
due decimal system…
Eugene Levy (playing Alex) should’ve won an Emmy for his performance here. And how he kept a straight face throughout the whole thing is beyond me.
Ah, back when tv was meant to be entertaining and not for advertising.
Oh man. That was great! LMAO. I remember this skit and show so well. What funny-ass people they had. Great skits
“Chest of Drawers, Alex?”
@BlanketMan for me it is “chest of drawers, Alex?”
Thank you, Johnny Ola
anyone know if the halfwits skit with the whats in your fridge question and them awnsering mulch is on youtube?
I have certain goals in life I feel compelled to complete! Ha! Don’t we all….
@harwicke They were both very well made skits though