EPISODE REVIEWS

John Goodman / Paula Cole
February 7, 1998

[OPENING] Linda Tripp confronts Monica Lewinsky over dinner:

Among the better topical openings, but how could you miss with such natural material?

GRADE: B+

[MONOLOGUE] John Goodman and Dan Aykroyd

I was never a big fan of the Blues Brothers and I've been watching the show since day 1. However, they do generate a degree of excitement.

GRADE: B

[SKETCH] Morning Latte

This one had its moments. Cherri O has the ditsy morning hostess down pat.

GRADE: B

[SKETCH] Bill Clinton disagrees with several of the Ten Commandments

Clever use of today's hot topic. Not a classic, but definitely was fun.

GRADE B+

[SKETCH] CBS World Of Sports: Eye On The Olympics

Again, not a classic but it had its moments.

GRADE: B

[TV FUNHOUSE] The X-Presidents

This was downright bad. They need to stop doing this one.

GRADE: F

[SKETCH] Emeril Live on the Food Network

I'm no Jim Breuer fan and this didn't help

GRADE: D

[WEEKEND UPDATE] with Colin Quinn

Colin's best yet. He's no Norm, but he was clicking this night.

GRADE: A-

[MUSICAL GUEST] Paula Cole

I went out and got a snack

[SKETCH] Judge Judy

Irwin Mainway was one of my all-time favorites from the golden era. It was nice to see him back in this contrived sketch.

GRADE: B

[SKETCH] Martha Stewart Living promo

A good takeoff of a genuinely obnoxious person.

GRADE: B-

[SKETCH] Sabado Chistoso

It wasn't bad, but it really wasn't too memorable. However, better than most stuff from the last 30 minutes.

GRADE: B

[SKETCH] When cobras attack

Overall, I'd say this was one of the worst sketches in the program's history--particularly its ending. Was I missing something here?

GRADE: Double F-

[SKETCH] Storytellers (with Neil Diamond)

A contrived excuse to use Will F's decent Neil Diamond impersonation.

GRADE: C-

Overall:

GRADE B (I missed Norm)

Episode Review written by P J H

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