Burns pinch-hitting for Darryl Strawberry with Homer, and rationalizing his decision by saying that he's "playing the percentages" (as a left-handed pitcher is on the mound, and Strawberry bats left-handed, while Homer bats right-handed). overdosing on 'Brain Tonic' and declaring "It feels like there's a party in my mouth, and everyone's invited", as well as Mr. The episode features such classic situations as Ken Griffey Jr. Burns decides to hire ringers to ensure his team's victory. The basic story is that the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant softball team, led by Homer, advances to the championship game, prior to which Mr. To many fans, including myself, it still ranks as one of the best Simpsons episodes ever. Originally aired on February 20, 1992, the episode featured nine actual Major Leaguers as guest stars, including Darryl Strawberry, Don Mattingly, Roger Clemens, Wade Boggs, Steve Sax, Mike Scioscia, Ozzie Smith, Jose Canseco, and Ken Griffey, Jr.
My favorite bit of comedy involving athletes will always be the Season 3 episode of The Simpsons entitled Homer at the Bat. To this day, Jim McMahon is probably better known for being the 'Punky QB' than for his exploits on the field. The song also spawned numerous imitations from other teams in the 80's who wanted their own new school anthem, but none were ever as successful as the original. The Super Bowl Shuffle became an instant hit, actually charting as a single as high as number 41, and even being nominated for a Grammy. Prior to finishing their historic run, though, they recorded a music video, using a funky new form of music, rap, as a way to promote the team. The Chicago Bears (or, the Chicago Bears Shufflin' Crew) steamrolled through the NFL in 1985, finishing 15-1 and dominating the postseason in a way few teams ever have, before or since, shutting out both the Giants and the Rams, and destroying the Patriots in Super Bowl XX 46-10. No collection of wild and wacky videos featuring athletes would be complete without this gem, which was amazingly, not recorded as a joke. For those unfamiliar with this sketch, I'll let them read the transcript, so as not to spoil the punchline.
Including at the very end of the scene, when Stu tells Dan and Leslie where he's going. He says exactly what he thinks, no exceptions. Throughout the scene, each character's internal thoughts are recited out loud to the audience, so we know exactly what everyone is thinking.ĭan and Leslie's thoughts are the polar opposite of almost everything they're actually saying, but not Stu's. The setup is that Phil Hartman and Jan Hooks' characters, Dan and Leslie, are on a date when Montana, as Hartman's roommate Stu, shows up unexpectedly.
In it, Montana plays a character named 'Sincere Guy Stu'. The clip comes from an episode of Saturday Night Live in 1987 when Joe Montana was the host. I join in the pleas I've already heard from others to uncover this gem. This gets bumped down to the bottom of the list as an honorable mention simply because I couldn't find an actual video clip of it anywhere.
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