Seattle/Northwest DUers: Do you remember "Almost Live!"?

[Zomby Woof]

A favorite feature of mine:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRz6IP9k400

I think on average, the program was better than SNL.

[SeattleGirl]

1. Loved that show!

Especially all their riffs on Ballard and Kent. :rofl:

BTW. Nancy Guppy's dad was one of my profs in college. Loved her; wasn't so very fond of him.

[Zomby Woof]

2. I lived in Kent for nearly 12 years

So "COPS: In Kent" was a favorite skit, and true to life! I stil use the term "Kentification" (Definition: Fortifying the local water supply with Budweiser) :rofl:

I think it was a great primer for life in the Pacific Northwest. A newcomer could learn a lot about the region, lol.

[SeattleGirl]

3. Absolutely! To this day, whenever I drive through Ballard,

I always check to make sure my seatbelt isn't hanging out the door, and my blinker isn't on when I have no intention of turning!

And to me, Kent always means "Bumper Bangs". :rofl:

[Mojambo]

4. Great. There goes my night.

Here's one of my favorites.

Folk Songs Of The Slightly Inebriated

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRg6CgxM0T8&feature=related

[Zomby Woof]

5. The Worst Girlfriend In The World

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLSrKYTd_Us&feature=related

[Mojambo]

9. Uncle Fran!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2eELydBxuc&feature=related

[SeattleGirl]

6. "High Fivin' White Guys!"

I forgot that Bill Nye was one of them!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQXqEAYHudQ&feature=related :rofl:

God, this show just kills me!

[Zomby Woof]

7. Bill Nye is one of the good guys

Great science program he does for kids - the rest of the country has no idea where he started. :D

I met him when I worked at the Tukwila Barnes & Noble. He was promoting his latest science book for kids, and I helped set him up. Nice guy, kind of shy, actually.

[Zomby Woof]

8. Another "The Lame List"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0qOOH7NdI8&feature=related

[Sebastian Doyle]

10. They still air the reruns after SNL every Saturday

Most of it's still funny, as dated as it is, which is more than I could say about the SNL reruns from the same era.

[Zomby Woof]

11. So true

I don't live up there anymore, or I would still watch the reruns. YouTube gives me a decent fix though.

[Drunken Irishman]

13. Oh I don't know, the early 90s of SNL were great.

It wasn't until 1997 they went downhill fast.

[Drunken Irishman]

12. Bill Clinton rolled down some steps at 1:30 in the morning?

[Zomby Woof]

14. Yes

At Greg Norman's (the pro golfer) house in FLA. Clinton had to have knee surgery and was on crutches for a while.

As for the quality of Almost Live vs SNL, I am mainly referring to the post-Hartman/Myers era of the mid-90's onward. Plus, being only 30 minutes long, it didn't peter out with bad skits at the end like even the best SNL's did.

[Fire Walk With Me]

15. Definitely enjoyed it. Amusing stuff.

[Missy Vixen]

16. "She's the worst girlfriend in the world

A psycho bitch from Hell, yeah, that's the girl..."

I LOVE Almost Live! My husband and I were the last two people seated for their last show, and we miss it still. However, skits like "Ballard Driving School" and "High-Fivin' White Guys" live on!

:woohoo:

[wickerwoman]

17. Ooo... you've rekindled my secret crush on John Keister.

"Sluggy come home....."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSXLl8ipg0w

[wickerwoman]

18. Fumes of Fury

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_cXlSlPboI&feature=related

Green Riverdance

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85DSN7vPGwY&feature=related

[Zomby Woof]

19. Mind Your Manners with Billy Quan!

Remember kids, be like Billy! Behave yourself! :rofl:

8 Ball of Fury:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQRuNwOMzW8