EPISODE REVIEWS
Chris Farley / The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
October 25, 1997
[OPENING] Farley gets permission to host
It was alright. Led into the monologue nicely.
Grade: B-
[MONOLOGUE] Chris Farley
This was cool. I absolutely love it when they make fun of Tim Meadows.
Grade: B+
[COMMERCIAL] Yum Bubble Genital Herpes Gum
Just plain stupid.
Grade: F
[SKETCH] Morning Latte
One of the better sketches of the night. The, "Over the weekend you stupid bitch" part was awesome.
Grade: A-
[SKETCH] Mary Katherine Gallagher
Just bad. Will Ferrell singing Spice Girls was humorous.
Grade: C
[COMMERCIAL] Martha Stewart: Living promo
Mildly entertaining.
Grade: B-
[SKETCH] Matt Foley: Motivational Speaker
I was totally looking forward to this, but the writing was pathetic. I knew everything that Farley was going to say before he said it. The dialogue in the beginning was the exact same one as the Christina Applegate episode of way back when. Horrible.
Grade: C-
[WEEKEND UPDATE] with Norm MacDonald
You have to love Norm. He has been the best part of the show over the last few years.
Grade: A
[MUSICAL GUEST] The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Mega-Cool! They should have done a song that wasn't so over-played.
Grade: A
[SKETCH] Goth Talk
Great. The mix of goth and Florida suburbia always cracks me up.
Grade: A-
[THE LOST DEEP THOUGHTS] by Jack Handey
Good, not great.
Grade: B
[SKETCH] The Sally Show
Alright. It only got good when Meadows' arms got ripped off.
Grade: B-
[SKETCH] Hank Williams Jr. records Monday Night Football song
Wow, what a good impression. Best line was, "C'mon, why you making fun of us?" "Because you suck." Great. What the hell was that Bosephus thing about?
Grade: B+
[SKETCH] The Super Fans ... where are they now?
Just bad.
Grade: D-
[SKETCH] El Nino fights on The Weather Channel
Not very good. "El Nino is Spanish for ... The Nino," was a good line.
Grade: B-
OVERALL:
I was extremely disappointed with this episode. Where was the second Bosstones song!!!??? When I heard Chris Farley was hosting I got really excited. What a let down. The writers deserve to be smacked.
Episode Review written by Mike Lang
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