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Anthology
The
Decline and Fall of Gorch
Part
Two: The Fall -- July 2002
The
Gorch Anthology
Anthology
Contents
Chapter
11
Buzzkill
in
which Scred discovers the unbearable lightness of bee-ing
(January
24, 1976 -- hosts Peter Cook & Dudley Moore)
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[
Gilda Radner is in front of a black screen, ready to introduce the
musical guest. ]
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Gilda
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And
now...
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[
Scred enters, wearing a killer-bee costume. ]
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Scred
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Okay,
here I am! I'm ready!
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Gilda
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Scred...
what are you doing here?
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Scred
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Hey,
where is everybody? Where's all the bees?
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Gilda
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Scred,
there aren't going to be any bees on this show.
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Scred
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Are
you sure?
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Gilda
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Yeah!
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Scred
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Oh...
well, they told me that they were doing a sketch on The Andy Griffith
Show, and that I could play Aunt Bea.
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Gilda
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Scred...
they decided not to do it. Didn't anybody tell you?
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Scred
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Aww,
that's just great! That's really great! Boy, how come nobody tells us
Muppets anything? No, don't laugh. We're tired of being second class
citizens around here.
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Gilda
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Oh,
Scred...
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Scred
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Don't
gimme that aw Scred stuff! I mean, how come we're not in any of the major
sketches? Really! I could do News Update. I'm capable.
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Gilda
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Okay.
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Scred
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Good
evening. I'm Scred. And you're not.
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[
The audience applauds. ]
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Scred
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I
mean, y'know, toy boat, toy boat, big deal. But nooo... you know, I have to
go to a lot of trouble just to get extra tickets!
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Gilda
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Really!
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Scred
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Yeah!
And let me tell you...
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Gilda
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What?
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Scred
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My
parents are sick about it.
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Gilda
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Really?
You know something, Scred, is there anything else you want to say?
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Scred
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Uh.
Just one more thing... Can I play with your moogies?
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Gilda
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[
She giggles and tickles him. ] No, you can't play with my moogies! You
know something, now that you're here, there is something you can do.
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Scred
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Oh,
yeah?
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Gilda
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Yeah.
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Scred
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What?
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Gilda
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Why
don't you introduce Neil Sedaka.
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Scred
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Hey,
I'd love to.
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Gilda
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Okay.
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Scred
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Ladies
and gentlemen... Neil Sedaka.
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[
Gilda kisses Scred and nuzzles with him. ]
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illustration
by Chris
Smigliano
Gorch
Fact
This is another Gorch sketch that manages to evade the re-run editors, who
typically cut out the Gorch sketch when they edit the show down to an
hour.
It's a neat little artifact -- the first time the Gorch characters actually
expressed the real resentment that was building between the SNL folks and the
Henson folks. Gilda obviously adores Scred and the Muppets, and she takes every
opportunity to touch him and kiss him. But the Muppets weren't working on the
show, and everybody knew it.
There's a two-month break between this appearance and the next Gorch sketch --
this was late January, and the next time the Muppets appear on SNL, it's
mid-March. And all sorts of things have happened while they were away...
Next
in the Gorch Anthology:
Homeless!
The
Gorch Anthology
Anthology
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