Laser Cats! 3D

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1. Making original idioms

   6:27

   The hosts pledge to create their own idioms, starting with a cloudberry-based one, which Andy hopes becomes a lasting phrase.

   If we can somehow make that something we say moving forward, Seth, I'd really like it.

2. Cloudberry idiom coined

   6:36

   The podcast aims to invent original idioms; the cloudberry phrase 'eating cloudberries straight off the bush' is proposed as a way to describe someone not all there.

   Sounds like they've been eating cloudberries straight off the bush.

3. Christopher Walken impressions across SNL

   7:00

   During Walken's hosting week, cast members filled the halls with Walken impressions, which Seth remembers as a big part of that week.

   you'd walk down the hallways and every room you would hear people doing like, Christopher Walken impression through the door.

4. Liz's idea behind the Walken reunion

   7:35

   Akiva credits his wife Liz, a former SNL writer, with the concept that became the Walken family reunion sketch.

   And this was all her.

5. Rare pitch that made it to air

   7:37

   Akiva says this was one of the only pitches he made in a meeting that became an aired sketch.

   it was one of the only times in the pitch meeting I said a pitch that actually became a sketch that actually was on the air.

6. Walken family reunion sketch

   8:03

   Walken told the cast that for the sketch to work, he had to do an impression of how people think he sounds, letting every cast member do their own Walken.

   It was a Walken family reunion.

7. Walken and the spooky ghosts line

   9:20

   Seth recalls Walken's ghost-fearing little girl bit, which he finds funnier than the others.

   I hate ghosts. They're spooky.

8. Cage comedy callback

   15:33

   Seth jokes about Andy later getting cage comedy right by impersonating Nick Cage, referencing the failed man-monkey sketch.

   By pretending to be Nick Cage and getting celebrities to come on?

9. Grease rehearsal sketch

   18:16

   A drama teacher keeps stopping the cast's Grease Lightning rehearsal over the dirty lyrics, a sketch Seth remembers fondly and credits to Sublette.

   Do you remember at all, Andy, the Greece high school musical rehearsal?

10. Fans point here

    18:21

    1 YouTube comment timestamps this moment, 39 likes.

    Do you remember at all, Andy, the Greece high school musical rehearsal? No. You're in it. And it's, you guys are rehearsing for Grease and you're singing Grease Lightning. — Seth

11. Fans point here

    18:53

    1 YouTube comment timestamps this moment, 6 likes.

    And he like points you and he's like, do you know what that means? And you're like, I think so. Do you know what that means? Your cheeks will cream. Lucas, do you know what that means? I think I do, yeah. — Seth

12. Googly Eyes: an all-time great

    20:36

    Googly Eyes, written by Eric Kenward, is described as an all-time great Walken sketch with the googly-eyed gardener premise.

    Googly Eyes is an all-time great Christopher Walken sketch.

13. Googly Eyes and the Phil Hartman era

    20:55

    Akiva says Googly Eyes feels like it would have been from the Phil Hartman era, which Andy agrees with.

    Well, it felt like something that would have been in the Phil Hartman era or something.

14. Googly eyes and cactus trust

    21:57

    Walken's gardener explains googly eyes on cacti as a way to know where you stand with dangerous plants.

    The only way to know where you stand with someone is to look into their eyes, right?

15. SNL works best when it cuts less

    23:09

    Jorma says the best SNL sketches let you just watch a performance without cutting.

    It's also like a testament to the thing that when SNL is really good is when it cuts less.

16. Eric Kenward sends voice note

    24:03

    Googly Eyes writer Eric Kenward sends in a voice note, and Seth introduces him right before the clip plays.

    Eric Kenward, who wrote Googly Eyes, sent in a voice note.

17. Origin of Googly Eyes Gardener

    24:11

    Eric Kenward explains the sketch grew from his grandmother putting googly eyes on cacti, and an idea about humanizing dangerous things. Walken's input shaped the final version.

    This is something my grandma Kenward used to really do. googly eyes on her cactuses

18. Fuck-around piece

    25:27

    Kenward describes the sketch as what the writers called a 'fuck around piece,' a loose, quickly written idea. He says it suited Walken's ability to elevate the wispiest concepts.

    it was kind of what we used to call a fuck around piece

19. Winston Churchill replaces Jesus

    27:34

    Standards objected to a Jesus reference in the sketch, prompting a meeting with Lorne. Walken suggested Winston Churchill as the replacement line.

    And I remember Christopher Walken just said, Winston Churchill, and that's obviously so much better.

20. Seth's Pranksters sketch with Walken

    28:28

    Seth describes writing Pranksters for Christopher Walken in his second season, a parody of a kids' prank show that ends with a tire-iron murder. Walken's preference to keep the original draft is praised.

    I wrote a sketch for Christopher Walken, my second year on the show called Pranksters

21. Walken prefers the original draft

    29:31

    Seth recounts bringing rewrites to Walken on the floor, and Walken insisting the original version was better, which the hosts praise as typical of his judgment.

    He's like, it's worse. We're gonna go back to the way it was.

22. The Continental sketch

    31:01

    Andy praises The Continental, a sketch told from the POV of a woman in the title character's apartment, noting it has no real stylistic precedent on SNL.

    the whole sketch is from the POV of a woman that is in The Continental's apartment
    Kuato

23. Laser Cats 3D rewatch verdict

    32:01

    Andy says the third Laser Cats short had some laughs but did not blow him away, and he preferred the first two. Akiva says the first half needed trimming.

    I thought it had a couple of yucks and it didn't blow me away. I think I preferred the two prior.

24. Fans point here

    34:12

    1 YouTube comment timestamps this moment, 3 likes.

    This thing that is delightful. And I love that it was taken so seriously. I love that there was notes and rewrites. And then this Oscar-winning actor's like, no, it was better before. I just love.

25. Fans point here

    38:10

    1 YouTube comment timestamps this moment, 39 likes.

    So I feel like we're bearing the lead of one thing right off the bat, which is there's always a little cameo of who Lorne is with. And so you guys roll a TV into a restaurant. So that's a heightened. You've been in… — Seth

26. Chris Dodd cameo in Laser Cats

    38:51

    Senator Chris Dodd appears in the Laser Cats 3D restaurant ending after Lorne agreed to arrange him, an example of the hosts asking Lorne for big guests.

    And Lorne got him. Lorne got him. He got him. He delivered.

27. Fans point here

    44:35

    1 YouTube comment timestamps this moment, 15 likes.

    Say baby puppy pug 10 times fast. Okay. Baby puppy pug. Baby puppy pug. Baby puppy pug. Baby puppy pug. Baby puppy pug. Well, my man Keith got the verbal dexterity on the MIC. I also liked that you're trying to shoot…

28. Lorne leaves before the ending

    46:04

    At the end of Laser Cats 3D, Lorne has left the restaurant and only Chris Dodd remains, and the hosts riff that Lorne's verdict is classic Lonely Island self-deprecation.

    So, Lorne, what'd you think? He went home, but I loved it. Really? No. Enjoy your meal. Bye.

29. Criterion rating debate

    46:44

    The hosts debate which Laser Cats short, if any, deserves Criterion status, with Jorma arguing only the first one does. The Criterion ranking term is introduced here as part of the show's shorts rating system.

    I think that out of the seven laser cuts, there was one for every season that Andy was on the show.
    Criterion

30. Fans point here

    48:11

    1 YouTube comment timestamps this moment, 6 likes.

    Alex Wallach7683. I knew it. The names always roll off the tongue. This person appreciated they added pool floaties and a bingo visor to Christopher Walken's costume. It really gives that spacey futuristic officer look. — Akiva

31. Shorts clarification episode idea

    48:25

    Seth proposes a holiday episode revisiting all shorts to clarify which are Criterion, and a guest appearance by Nan Golden is suggested as a joke.

    we were talking about maybe doing, around the holidays, a quick episode where we go back through all the shorts
    Criterion

32. Nan Golden era bit

    48:55

    The Nan Golden era is a long-running phrase for the SNL cast era best exemplified by Season 32. Here the hosts ask Tim to explain the Nan Golden reference, and the riff turns to Sacklers and big pharma.

    It's a Nan Golden era. Thank you. Oh, my God. Thank you.

    Goes back to an golden era, Ep. 7, 31:52, Seth: And this is a very exciting time where it's early in our, you guys know, I call it a golden era.

    an golden era