Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Jackie Rogers Jr Will Get You Every Time. SCTV.

Before there was Austin Powers there was The Incomparable Jackie Rogers Junior from SCTV. Here's a video that someone put together with his great performances.

Were any of you fans? Hmmm?

Seriously. You need to sit through this. Or fast forward to the 7 minute part.

11 comments:

Dr Zibbs said...

..and look at 2:29 when he floats in the air.

Chemgeek said...

THere is soooooo much about SCTV that was pure TV genius. John Candy was unrivaled.

That's it. I'm spending the rest of the night finding as many SCTV clips that I can.

Martin Short was pretty dang funny too.

Chemgeek said...

Christmas- That's all.

Ha. Good stuff. Good stuff.

Paige said...

Huge fan. But nothing rivals Short's Ed Grimley from SNL circa 1985.

Tom said...

I love Jackie Rogers Jr., but I think it is an acquired taste. You can see glimpses of Ed Grimley whenever he dances.

tattytiara said...

I've been thinking about SCTV a lot these days, mainly because I know Bob and Doug's version of the 12 Days of Christmas better than I do the traditional.

Anonymous said...

Paige, you couldn't be more wrong. SNL is and was hacky at best. The Ed Grimley character is a perfect example - on SCTV, Grimley was fleshed out with good writing that took the character to interesting places; SNL took an already complex character and made him static and two-dimensional.

Moooooog35 said...

Martin Short.

When THIS is the peak of your career, there's no wonder why you cry yourself to sleep.

Dr Zibbs said...

Look at Anonymous chiming in. I do agree with you.

JenJen said...

Good grief what a train wreck.

Dr Zibbs said...

Yeah JenJen, a train of hilarity.