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vercetti2021

(10,156 posts) Sun Jun 20, 2021, 04:10 AM Jun 2021

This MadTV skit predicted present day America

This skit was released in 1997.

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This MadTV skit predicted present day America (Original Post) vercetti2021 Jun 2021 OP

Yikes! This was on TV?! Rhiannon12866 Jun 2021 #1

Yep vercetti2021 Jun 2021 #2

They certainly did! But would it be allowed? Not exactly "politically correct," but it sure applies Rhiannon12866 Jun 2021 #3

Honestly I think it would work in today's age vercetti2021 Jun 2021 #7

I think so, too! Rhiannon12866 Jun 2021 #8

Yep! vercetti2021 Jun 2021 #10

It's because those kooks were widespread... Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2021 #4

See as a kid I never experienced it vercetti2021 Jun 2021 #6

I agree. mucifer Jun 2021 #14

I loved MadTV. Great writing; great performers. spooky3 Jun 2021 #5

I took it over SNL vercetti2021 Jun 2021 #9

I liked Stephnie Weir's quirky characters. spooky3 Jun 2021 #16

Thanks for posting that. Nt raccoon Jun 2021 #11

Brilliant. Thanks. (nt) Pinback Jun 2021 #12

Excellent ! 3Hotdogs Jun 2021 #13

she had a Christmas album, too: mucifer Jun 2021 #15

+1 spooky3 Jun 2021 #17

Wow!!! That was smack on it! Duppers Jun 2021 #18

The more things change, the more they stay the same nattyice Jun 2021 #19

Rhiannon12866

(205,467 posts)

1. Yikes! This was on TV?!

Reply to vercetti2021 (Original post)

Sun Jun 20, 2021, 04:16 AM

Jun 2021

You're right, she completely nailed it!

vercetti2021

(10,156 posts)

2. Yep

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Reply #1)

Sun Jun 20, 2021, 04:28 AM

Jun 2021

Did you hear the audience boo? MadTV had a time machine

Rhiannon12866

(205,467 posts)

3. They certainly did! But would it be allowed? Not exactly "politically correct," but it sure applies

Reply to vercetti2021 (Reply #2)

Sun Jun 20, 2021, 04:35 AM

Jun 2021

Today!

vercetti2021

(10,156 posts)

7. Honestly I think it would work in today's age

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Reply #3)

Sun Jun 20, 2021, 06:13 AM

Jun 2021

Because it mimics what the right has embraced and people are smart enough especially on our side to know what is satire

Rhiannon12866

(205,467 posts)

8. I think so, too!

Reply to vercetti2021 (Reply #7)

Sun Jun 20, 2021, 06:14 AM

Jun 2021

Someone should bring this to Stephen Colbert's attention!

vercetti2021

(10,156 posts)

10. Yep!

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Reply #8)

Sun Jun 20, 2021, 06:16 AM

Jun 2021

Just give Nicole a maga hat and boom. Updated and still the same lmao

Buckeye_Democrat

(14,855 posts)

4. It's because those kooks were widespread...

Reply to vercetti2021 (Original post)

Sun Jun 20, 2021, 04:36 AM

Jun 2021

... even back then. There was nothing predictive about the skit because most people were aware of that type of behavior in '97, and even earlier.

George 'Dumbya' Bush tapped into those voters too. Trump just made it even more obvious.

vercetti2021

(10,156 posts)

6. See as a kid I never experienced it

Reply to Buckeye_Democrat (Reply #4)

Sun Jun 20, 2021, 06:12 AM

Jun 2021

I mean today it's everywhere because thank you social cancer media. I mean maybe back then it wasn't as like loud because there wasn't a social media to Parrot it anymore or the internet really

mucifer

(23,549 posts)

14. I agree.

Reply to Buckeye_Democrat (Reply #4)

Sun Jun 20, 2021, 07:10 AM

Jun 2021

spooky3

(34,457 posts)

5. I loved MadTV. Great writing; great performers.

Reply to vercetti2021 (Original post)

Sun Jun 20, 2021, 05:07 AM

Jun 2021

Key and Peele launched from it.

Nicole Sullivan was brilliant in this skit.

vercetti2021

(10,156 posts)

9. I took it over SNL

Reply to spooky3 (Reply #5)

Sun Jun 20, 2021, 06:15 AM

Jun 2021

While I loved the mid-90s SNL. MadTV literally was my humor level as a child. Over the top no shits given sketch comedy. Especially Ms Swan and Stewart.