Tonight Mena & I were watching "Skating with Celebrities" [1] and about some particular skater, she said, "He's good," and I laughed, and then she said, "Wait, what's that from?", and then we both said "Snowbird!"
If you're not aware of the genius that is "Snowbird," read Mena's post from a couple of years ago. Briefly put, "Snowbird" was a short film by Bruce McCulloch (of Kids in the Hall fame) that aired on an episode of Saturday Night Live in 1994/95, where Bruce played a struggling—but really great—karaoke singer whose special song was "Snowbird." And it was the most amazing thing I've ever seen.
Then, one day, I lent it to Mena, and—here's where the story gets a bit hazy—she either lost it, or she taped over it, or her dad taped over it, or Augie ate it, or... & the list goes on.
And so, you know: I've got tapes of pretty much every episode of "Seinfeld" for about five seasons, of "Saturday Night Live" for about at least two seasons, of some fucking show with Randy Quaid & Jonathan Winters that I can't remember the name of, &c.
But that particular episode of SNL, with the best short film ever? It's lost, forever. And people, I need to see "Snowbird."
So Mena & I are collectively asking once again: does someone have "Snowbird" in digital form? Please?
Come on, internet! Don't let us down!
[1] Yes, really. I thought it might inspire a blog post in & of itself, but now, I'm not so sure. It was just kind of sad.
In particular, Todd Bridges. I was telling Mena that it was ironic that he was skating to "Jungle Boogie," considering the Daily Show interview a couple of years ago where he said he was planning a career comeback ala John Travolta in Pulp Fiction. So the thought of "Skating with Celebrities" being his "comeback" makes me very, very sad.
Maybe try this guy? http://www.saturday-night-live.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=36
Posted by: omit | January 24, 2006 at 09:46 AM
That was a friggen' awesome short, I was just googling for it myself. I recorded SNL throughout the mid '90s. I'll search for the clip on my tapes when I get a VCR!
Posted by: Nathanel Christopher | April 20, 2008 at 03:04 PM
Agh! I've been trying to find this myself for YEARS! If you do end up finding it, POST IT, PLEASE! This was such a funny skit, I've never been able to relay it to people verbally, it's one of those, "Guess you just have to see it" type of things!
Posted by: erin | September 10, 2008 at 09:56 AM
wow i thought i was the only loser looking for this...thanks guys for letting me know im not alone hahahaha...ya i have it on a tape somewhere in my massive VHS collection problem is the majority of them are in storage about hour drive south of where i am...even than to be fair i may have taped over it or something because i dont remember seeing it with in the last 10 years...any how i am the media king i will find it and i will share it keep in touch yall hollywood9169@hotmail.com...keep in touch and we will win this battle hahaha
Posted by: Tommy | April 17, 2009 at 01:46 PM
Is anyone still looking for this? I'm dying to find it online, but I DO have it on VHS. Why doesn't Bruce post this - it's sheer brilliance!!
Posted by: Jennifer in Austin | November 22, 2009 at 09:24 PM
i would love to see this again, as well as the "Rockers To Help Explain Whitewater" sketch. Can't find them.
Posted by: jennifer velado | February 28, 2010 at 02:13 PM